Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 145)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 145 (s. 2021) is to reinforce the policy on the grant of Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) rank to graduates of the Master in National Security Administration (MNSA) program of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), amending EO No. 696 as amended.
Graduates of the MNSA program of the NDCP who are appointed to Career Executive Service (CES) positions are eligible to be granted a CESO rank commensurate to their respective CES positions, subject to requirements prescribed by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB).
Yes, but they must comply with the requirements for appointment to a CESO rank as prescribed and mandated by the CESB.
They shall be entitled to a salary equivalent to Salary Grade (SG) 25.
Section 2 is amended to provide that graduates of the MNSA program of the NDCP appointed to CES positions shall be granted a CESO rank commensurate to their respective CES positions, subject to CESB requirements.
The Career Executive Service Board (CESB), in consultation with the NDCP, shall issue the necessary implementing guidelines.
Funding for the salary adjustments shall be charged against the available Personnel Services allotments of the concerned agency, subject to budgeting, accounting, and auditing laws, rules, and regulations.
All orders, issuances, rules, and regulations contrary to or inconsistent with EO No. 145 are repealed, modified, or amended accordingly.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.