QuestionsQuestions (DOST ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 002)
Its title is “DOST Merit Selection Plan Implementation.” It directs concerned DOST officials to adopt and efficiently implement the amended DOST Merit Selection Plan (MSP).
All concerned officials of the DOST system are directed to adopt and ensure the efficient implementation of the attached amended DOST MSP.
The attached document is the amended DOST Merit Selection Plan (MSP).
The CSC approved it on January 06, 2009.
It is dated February 25, 2009, and it was adopted on the same date (25 Feb. 2009).
It requires DOST officials to implement the amended DOST MSP in a manner that is effective and properly carried out, consistent with the requirements of the MSP and applicable civil service rules.
Any earlier DOST issuances that conflict or are inconsistent with the amended DOST MSP (as implemented by this Order) are overridden by this Order.
It was signed by Estrella F. Alabastro, PhD., Secretary of the DOST.
It indicates that the MSP has the required CSC approval before being implemented, reflecting compliance with civil service rules on merit selection.
Prior issuances remain in effect only insofar as they do not conflict with this Order; conflicting ones are superseded.
It appears in the NAR (National Administrative Register) publication: NAR Vol. 20 No. 2, April–June 2009, indicating it is officially recorded in that compilation.
The DOST Secretary mandates compliance by directing all concerned DOST officials within the DOST system to adopt and implement the amended MSP.
Because administrative policies like an MSP often require prior approval; the approval date helps determine validity and the effective framework governing personnel selection.
The Order itself is a directive to adopt and implement the rules contained in the attached amended MSP; the attached plan is the substantive policy being adopted.