Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 883)
It grants Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) rank to lawyers in the government executive service who have obtained graduate degrees in law and successfully passed the bar examinations.
They shall initially be granted the rank of CESO III or higher, along with the corresponding salary grade and other privileges.
Presidential Decree No. 1 and Section 7, Chapter 2, Subtitle A, Title I, Book V of the Administrative Code are cited for classifying CES members according to rank based on responsibility, qualification, and competence.
They must have obtained a graduate degree in law from a recognized institution and have successfully passed the bar examinations conducted by the Supreme Court.
RA No. 1080 recognizes the bar examinations as civil service examinations for appointment in the classified service, regardless of whether the degree is undergraduate or graduate, supporting the qualification of lawyers for CESO rank.
The CESB considers the government position of the officer, academic honors and distinctions, and bar or board examination ratings when determining the CESO rank level.
No, the CESO rank granted under this order shall vest upon compliance with requirements and shall not prescribe.
No, the order explicitly states that nothing shall defeat the security of tenure and other privileges under existing laws and regulations.
The President of the Philippines, by virtue of executive power, through the implementation and evaluation of recommendations by the Department or Agency Heads and the CESB.
EO No. 883 repeals or modifies all executive orders, administrative orders, proclamations, rules, or regulations that conflict with its provisions.