QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10156)
RA 10156 confers upon certain LGU legislators the appropriate civil service eligibility based on length of service and educational qualifications.
Members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod, and Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
An eligibility equivalent to a Career Service Professional Eligibility.
The member must be a holder of a bachelor’s degree.
An eligibility equivalent to a Career Service Sub-Professional Eligibility.
The member must have at least earned seventy-two (72) units in any baccalaureate degree program.
The eligibility granted is considered appropriate for second and first level positions in the career service, respectively, subject to exceptions under the Act.
It does not cover positions requiring qualifications in skills or trade test and/or requiring board examinations and other special eligibilities under special laws.
Generally for second and first level positions in the career service, respectively.
No. Coverage applies to members elected after the effectivity of the Local Government Code of 1991.
The CSC, in consultation with the DILG, shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations to carry out the Act.
Within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of the Act.
Fifteen (15) days following its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.
All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations, and issuances (or parts thereof) inconsistent with RA 10156 are repealed or amended accordingly.
Six (6) years of aggregate service.
Nine (9) years of aggregate service.
They would not meet the statutory condition for the Career Service Professional Eligibility equivalent under Section 1(a).
It is granted only if the member meets the statutory conditions (service length plus the specific degree/units requirement).
It creates statutory civil service eligibility for LGU legislators under specified conditions, which can be used for appropriate career service positions, subject to exceptions requiring special examinations/skills tests.