Question & AnswerQ&A (MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 01)
The main purpose is to ensure that all employees and officials in the Office of the President holding coterminous appointments remain in service and continue to perform their duties until July 31, 2016, to prevent disruption in government service delivery.
All employees and officials in the Office of the President holding coterminous appointments are affected by this order.
The appointments are extended until July 31, 2016, unless sooner revoked, resignations accepted, replacements appointed, or reappointments issued.
Yes, the extension does not apply to employees and officials of the Private Office (except those of Internal House Affairs Office and Protocol Office), Immediate staff of the Office of the Executive Secretary, Office of the Cabinet Secretary, and Offices of various Presidential Advisers and Assistants.
Coterminous appointments refer to appointments of employees whose term is co-terminus or ends with the appointing authority's term or a specific period unless renewed or replaced.
Yes, appointments can be sooner revoked, or resignations can be accepted despite the temporary extension.
Employees serving on a holdover basis continue in service temporarily beyond their appointment expiration to maintain functions until replacements are appointed.
Yes, the memorandum order takes effect immediately upon issuance.
It prevents disruption in government services by ensuring continuity of operations despite expiration of appointments until a certain date or replacement.