EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 111

: All appointments in the National, provincial, and municipal governments, including any branch and instrumentality, whether in the classified or unclassified service.
: A relative is defined as those related within the third degree either of consanguinity (blood relation) or of affinity (relation by marriage).
: Appointments made in favor of a relative of the appointing authority or of the persons exercising immediate supervision over the appointing authority are prohibited.
: No other member of such family shall be eligible for appointment to any position within that office or bureau.
: Persons employed in a confidential capacity, teachers, physicians, and members of the Army are exempted, provided that a full report of such appointment is made to the President.
: Previous appointments in violation must be corrected by transfer, and no promotion shall be allowed for relatives occupying subordinate positions until the transfer is effected.
: In exceptional cases where applying the rule would impair service efficiency or cause patent injustice, an appointment or promotion may be made with the approval of the Commissioner of Civil Service.
: It sets the limit for determining who qualifies as a relative for purposes of restricting nepotism in government appointments.
: The Commissioner of Civil Service has the authority to approve exceptions.