Prohibition and restriction of nepotism practices

The Order prohibits appointments in the classified or unclassified service in favor of a relative of the appointing authority or of the person exercising immediate supervision.
The prohibition covers appointments made in the National, provincial and municipal governments and in any branch and instrumentality.
The Order further restricts eligibility within offices where a family already occupies positions.
The family-based restriction applies when two or more members of one family are already in the same office or Bureau.

Executive Order No. 111 prohibits any appointment made in favor of a relative of the appointing authority or of the person exercising immediate supervision over the appointing authority.
The prohibition applies to all appointments in the National, provincial and municipal governments and in any branch and instrumentality.
The prohibition applies regardless of whether the position is in the classified or unclassified service.
The prohibition is directed specifically at appointment in favor of relatives within the covered governmental units and branches.

When two or more members of one family are already in an office or Bureau, no other member of that family may be appointed to any position therein.
The restriction prevents further appointments to the same office or Bureau once the family threshold of two or more members is reached.
Eligibility for appointment is barred for additional family members occupying positions in that same office or Bureau.
This restriction operates as an eligibility limitation for appointments within the same organizational unit.

The Order defines “relative” to mean those related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity.
“Members of the family” referred to in the Order are the persons related within the third degree by consanguinity or affinity.
The third-degree relationship standard applies both to the appointment prohibition and the family-occupancy restriction.

The Order exempts persons employed in a confidential capacity from the nepotism prohibitions and restrictions.
The Order exempts teachers from the nepotism prohibitions and restrictions.
The Order exempts physicians from the nepotism prohibitions and restrictions.
The Order exempts members of the Army from the nepotism prohibitions and restrictions.

For each exempted appointment in a particular instance, a full report of the appointment must be made to the President.
Reporting is required in every particular instance where an exemption is used.
The Order imposes the reporting requirement as a condition tied to the exempt appointments.

Cases of previous appointments that are in contravention with the Order must be corrected by transfer.
Pending transfer, no promotion is allowed in favor of the relative occupying a subordinate position.
Pending transfer, no promotion is allowed in favor of anyone of the members of the same family in a Bureau or office.
In exceptional cases, an appointment or promotion may be allowed with approval of the Commissioner of Civil Service when applying the rules would impair the efficiency of the service or would produce patent injustice.

The Commissioner of Civil Service may approve an appointment or promotion in exceptional cases.
Approval is available only where strict application would impair efficiency of the service.
Approval is also available where strict application would produce a patent injustice.
The exceptional relief applies to both appointment and promotion actions.

The Order is signed by MANUEL L. QUEZON, President of the Philippines.
The Order is countersigned by ELPIDIO QUIRINO, Secretary of the Interior.
The Order is dated thirtieth day of August of nineteen hundred and thirty-seven and is issued in the City of Manila.
The Order is dated in the Commonwealth of the Philippines, the second year.