Question & AnswerQ&A (MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 25)
The purpose of Memorandum Order No. 25 is to reconstitute the Office of the President (OP) Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (OP-PRAISE) Committee.
The Chairperson of the OP-PRAISE Committee is the Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration.
The Human Resource Management Office provides secretariat and administrative support to the Committee.
The OP-PRAISE Committee was originally constituted under Memorandum Order No. 60, series of 2022.
The representative for 3rd Level positions is to be assigned by the Executive Secretary. The representatives and alternate representatives for 2nd and 1st Level positions are members of the committee, but the memorandum does not specify the appointing authority for these representatives.
The members include representatives from the Office of the Executive Secretary, Human Resource Management Office, Legal Office, Finance Office, and Technical Services Offices.
Reconstituting the OP-PRAISE Committee signifies the continuation and possible updating of the committee’s composition and functions related to awards and incentives for service excellence within the Office of the President.
No, there are no penalties or sanctions mentioned in Memorandum Order No. 25.
This Memorandum Order legally redefines the composition and administrative support structure of the OP-PRAISE Committee, thereby affecting the committee’s operation and governance within the Executive branch.