Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 67)
The title of Executive Order No. 67 is the "Reorganization Act of the Civil Service Commission."
The Civil Service Commission shall be composed of a Chairman and two Commissioners appointed by the President for a term of seven years without reappointment, with appointments to vacancies only for the unexpired term.
The Commission administers and enforces merit system laws, prescribes rules and regulations, formulates personnel policies, renders opinions on civil service matters, controls examinations, hears administrative cases, issues subpoenas, advises the President, inspects personnel programs, administers retirement programs, and performs other personnel agency functions.
The Commission controls, supervises, and coordinates Civil Service examinations, may call on any government entity for assistance, and exempts examination materials from inspection regulations.
The Chairman directs Commission operations, establishes procedures, transmits rules and reports to the President, issues appointments, delegates authority, approves budgets, and performs functions provided by law.
The Commissioners jointly exercise rule-making and adjudicative functions with the Chairman and perform delegated functions. The senior member acts as Chairman when the Chairman is absent.
The Board hears and decides appeals on administrative cases involving civil servants, including personnel actions and merit system violations, administers oaths, issues subpoenas, and promulgates related rules subject to Commission approval.
Officers and employees continue to perform their duties and receive salaries unless separated pursuant to Proclamation No. 3 or Executive Order No. 17, with severance benefits paid to those separated. No injunctions shall prevent their separation or replacement under this Order.
The Office of Compensation and Position Classification of the Ministry of Budget and Management and the Special Committee on Scholarships of the National Economic and Development Authority, along with their resources and necessary personnel, were transferred to the Commission.
The Development Academy continues training and human resource development functions for the government, focusing on professionalizing government executives and refraining from private sector consultancy.
They shall be liable for contempt of the Commission, as its decisions, orders, or rulings are final and executory but may be challenged by certiorari to the Supreme Court within 30 days.
Funding for the Executive Order's provisions comes from the Commission's existing budget, with possible augmentation from the National Treasury, and subsequent yearly funding through the General Appropriations Act.
If any provision is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions remain effective. All inconsistent laws and rules are repealed or modified accordingly to conform with the Executive Order.
It took effect immediately upon approval on November 21, 1986.