Question & AnswerQ&A (CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 37)
Section 26, Article II of the 1987 Philippine Constitution guarantees equal access to opportunities for public service.
Appointments to public office shall be based on the principle of merit and fitness, to be determined as far as practicable by competitive examinations.
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is empowered to administer and enforce the merit system for all levels and ranks in the civil service.
The CSC conducts open and competitive civil service examinations to apply the merit and fitness principle in appointing government employees to career service.
Yes, disabled persons whose disabilities do not physically and mentally render them incapable of performing the duties of certain positions are allowed to apply and take the Civil Service Examinations.
Persons who are crippled, deaf, mute, blind, or have partial physical disabilities that do not impair their ability to perform the duties of the position are included.
It provides that the Commission shall maintain a healthy government workforce but this should not be interpreted to disqualify persons with disabilities who can still perform the duties of the job.
Employees shall be selected on the basis of fitness to perform the duties and assume the responsibilities of the positions.
To request all examination administering boards and government agencies issuing licenses to allow disabled persons to take board or civil service examinations and to be issued licenses like normal persons.
The Memorandum Circular took effect immediately upon adoption on July 30, 1990.