Merit System and Equal Opportunity in Government Employment
- Executive Order No. 292 mandates that government employment opportunities be open to all qualified citizens.
- Employees must be selected based on fitness to perform the duties and responsibilities of the post.
- Positive efforts should be exerted to attract the best qualified persons into public service.
Disability and Equal Access to Civil Service Examinations
- The National Council for the Welfare of Disabled Persons (NCWDP) promotes the welfare and equal rights of disabled persons.
- NCWDP Resolution No. 11 (1990) requests examination boards and government licensing agencies to allow disabled persons to take board and civil service exams.
- Disabled persons should be issued licenses similarly to non-disabled persons when qualified.
Physical and Mental Fitness Policy Clarification
- CSC Memorandum Circular No. 17 (1989) emphasizes maintaining a healthy workforce for productivity and efficiency.
- This policy should not be interpreted to disqualify persons who are crippled, deaf, mute, blind, or partially physically disabled.
- Disabilities that do not impair capability to perform government duties should not be grounds for exclusion.
CSC Policy on Disabled Persons Taking Civil Service Examinations
- CSC Resolution No. 90-668 (July 30, 1990) adopts a policy permitting disabled persons who are physically and mentally capable to take civil service exams.
- These include persons who are crippled, deaf, mute, blind, or suffer partial disabilities.
- Passing disabled examinees will be issued the same certificates of eligibility as others.
Effectivity
- The memorandum circular took effect immediately upon promulgation on July 30, 1990.
- It reiterates the commitment to equal access and non-discrimination in civil service examinations for qualified disabled persons.