EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 790

: The purpose of Executive Order No. 790 is to extend the veteran preference rating in civil service examinations to any one child of a veteran in cases where the veteran or his wife failed to avail of such preference.
: Prior to EO No. 790, veteran preference was granted directly to veterans themselves and under certain conditions to widows or wives of disabled veterans.
: The extension was made because many veterans failed to avail themselves of the preference due to age or lack of qualifications, while their children could benefit from the preference to acquire civil service eligibility.
: Executive Order No. 132, series of 1948, initially granted veteran preference rating in civil service examinations.
: It seeks to change the limitation where veteran preference was not extended to the children of veterans.
: The Civil Service Commission is directed to amend its rules accordingly to implement the provisions of EO No. 790.
: No, the EO specifies the preference is to be extended to any one child of a veteran, not all children.
: The child may avail of the preference in cases where the veteran himself or his wife failed to avail of such preference in civil service examinations.
: President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Executive Order No. 790 into law.
: The legal basis includes recognition of the invaluable service of veterans and conformity with the spirit of Republic Act No. 65, as amended.