Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 68)
The primary purpose is to facilitate the implementation of government reforms by directing the dismissal, suspension, or resignation of officials and employees under the Department of Public Works and Communications who are facing charges or are considered notoriously undesirable.
The addressees include the Secretary of Public Works and Communications, the Commissioner of Public Highways, the Postmaster General, the Commissioner of Land Transportation, the Director of Telecommunications, the Acting Chief of Radio Regulation, the Director of Civil Aeronautics Administration, and the Officer-in-Charge of the Irrigation Service Unit.
The Letter orders the immediate dismissal of certain officials and employees, suspension without pay for one year of others, and to consider some officials and employees as resigned.
Yes, certain officials named (Felipe Nobleza, Paulino Versoza, Rosalinda Purugganan, Jesus Sembrano) are to be suspended for one year without pay instead of being dismissed.
The suspended employee is barred from receiving any salary during the one-year period of suspension as a penalty for their infractions or undesirability.
The President exercises executive authority to enforce disciplinary measures within government departments as part of reform programs.
The Letter does not explicitly mention procedures or due process but directs immediate compliance with the disciplinary measures, implying a summary or expedited process.
It affects various offices under the Department of Public Works and Communications, including public highways, postal services, land transportation, telecommunications, radio regulation, civil aeronautics, and irrigation service.
It means that some officials and employees should be regarded as having voluntarily left their positions, effectively terminating their employment without formal dismissal or suspension.
The attached reports provide the detailed recommendations for dismissal, suspension, or resignation of specific officials and employees, forming the basis of the disciplinary actions ordered.