EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 135 February 27, 1987
AMENDING SECTIONS 19(6) AND 8 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREES NOS. 807 AND 1409, RESPECTIVELY, AND REVOKING AND/OR REPEALING MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1284 DATED JUNE 4, 1985.
WHEREAS, in the interest of justice, there is need to confer upon the Civil Service Commission jurisdiction over appeals in contested or promotional appointments and to make its decisions thereon, as well as in administrative disciplinary cases, final and reviewable only on certiorari by the Supreme Court.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order:
Sec. 1. Section 19(6) of Presidential Decree No. 807 dated October 6, 1975 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 19. Recruitment and Selection of Employees. . . .
"(6) A qualified next-in-rank employee shall have the right to appeal initially to the heads of ministries, agencies or instrumentalities including government-owned or controlled corporations, then to the Merit Systems Board, and finally to the Civil Service Commission, an...
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Amending Sections 19(6) and 8 of Presidential Decrees Nos. 807 and 1409, Respectively, and Revoking And/Or Repealing Memorandum Circular No. 1284 Dated June 4, 1985.
Executive Order No. 135
Summary of Executive Order No. 135
Amending Sections 19(6) and 8 of Presidential Decrees Nos. 807 and 1409, and Revoking Memorandum Circular No. 1284
- Confers jurisdiction to the Civil Service Commission over appeals in contested or promotional appointments and administrative disciplinary cases. (Section 1)
- Decisions of the Civil Service Commission are final and reviewable only on certiorari by the Supreme Court within 30 days from receipt of the decision by the aggrieved party. (Sections 1 and 2)
- Defines "qualified next-in-rank" as an employee appointed on a permanent basis to a position previously determined to be next-in-rank and who meets the requirements for appointment thereto as previously determined by the appointing authority and approved by the Commission. (Section 1)
- Decisions of the Merit Systems Board involving the removal of officers and employees from the civil service are subject to automatic review by the Civil Service Commission. (Section 2)
- Protest cases pending on appeal before the Office of the President shall be indorsed to the Civil Service Commission, through the Merit Systems Board, for decisions on the merits, except those already decided but pending on motion for reconsideration that shall be disposed of in accordance with Executive Order No. 19, Series of 1966, as amended. (Section 3)
- Repeals and/or modifies all existing laws, decrees, letters of instructions, letters of implementation, executive orders, memorandum circulars or orders, as well as rules and regulations, or any provisions or parts thereof, especially Memorandum Circular No. 1284 dated June 4, 1985, which are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Order. (Section 4)
- Takes effect immediately. (Section 5)
Amending Sections 19(6) and 8 of Presidential Decrees Nos. 807 and 1409, and Revoking Memorandum Circular No. 1284
- Confers jurisdiction to the Civil Service Commission over appeals in contested or promotional appointments and administrative disciplinary cases. (Section 1)
- Decisions of the Civil Service Commission are final and reviewable only on certiorari by the Supreme Court within 30 days from receipt of the decision by the aggrieved party. (Sections 1 and 2)
- Defines "qualified next-in-rank" as an employee appointed on a permanent basis to a position previously determined to be next-in-rank and who meets the requirements for appointment thereto as previously determined by the appointing authority and approved by the Commission. (Section 1)
- Decisions of the Merit Systems Board involving the removal of officers and employees from the civil service are subject to automatic review by the Civil Service Commission. (Section 2)
- Protest cases pending on appeal before the Office of the President shall be indorsed to the Civil Service Commission, through the Merit Systems Board, for decisions on the merits, except those already decided but pending on motion for reconsideration that shall be disposed of in accordance with Executive Order No. 19, Series of 1966, as amended. (Section 3)
- Repeals and/or modifies all existing laws, decrees, letters of instructions, letters of implementation, executive orders, memorandum circulars or orders, as well as rules and regulations, or any provisions or parts thereof, especially Memorandum Circular No. 1284 dated June 4, 1985, which are inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Order. (Section 4)
- Takes effect immediately. (Section 5)