QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 136)
To require Presidential approval of requests for extension of services of Presidential appointees beyond the compulsory retirement age, and to set rules and limits on such extensions.
The Constitution grants the President the power to appoint officials of executive departments and other officers whose appointments are vested in him; the power to appoint includes the power to approve extensions of service beyond compulsory retirement.
The concerned Department Secretary must recommend the request for extension to the President (unless otherwise provided by law).
Extensions of non-Presidential appointees require approval by the Civil Service Commission, upon recommendation of the concerned Department Secretary, and in accordance with Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987) and other existing laws.
Executive Order No. 292, the Administrative Code of 1987, along with other existing laws.
They shall not be retained in the service except for exemplary meritorious reasons.
It creates an exception allowing retention beyond age 65 only when exemplary and meritorious grounds exist.
No. The requesting officer cannot assume or continue in office pending receipt of authority from the Office of the President.
It is not allowed; the officer cannot assume or continue in office without the required authority, indicating any service beyond retirement without approval would be unauthorized.
The first extension is for six (6) months, and the second extension is also for six (6) months.
A maximum extension of one (1) year only.
No. It limits the extension to a maximum of one (1) year, with specified first and second extensions of six months each.
All inconsistent rules, regulations, issuances, or parts thereof are repealed or modified accordingly.
The Department Secretary must make the recommendation for extension: to the President for Presidential appointees, and to the Civil Service Commission for non-Presidential appointees.
The President must approve such extensions, upon recommendation by the concerned Department Secretary (unless otherwise provided by law).