Authorizing the Department Secretaries To Accept, Approve and Sign "By Authority of the President" the Applications For Early Retirement Or Voluntary Separation of Duly Qualified Presidential Appointees in Their Respective Departments Who Wish To Avail Themselves of the Benefits Under Republic Act No. 6683

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 349 March 2, 1989

AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES TO ACCEPT, APPROVE AND SIGN "BY AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT" THE APPLICATIONS FOR EARLY RETIREMENT OR VOLUNTARY SEPARATION OF DULY QUALIFIED PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS WHO WISH TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THE BENEFITS UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6683

WHEREAS, Section 7 of Republic Act 6683 provides that the application for early retirement or voluntary separation of officials and employees who wish to avail themselves of the benefits under the said Act shall be accepted by the head of the government office or agency, and defines the "head of government office or agency" as referring to the Secretary in the case of bureaus, divisions and other bureaus and other offices under a department;

WHEREAS, the Joint Department of Budget and Management-Civil Service Commission Circular Letter No. 89-1, dated January 31, 1989 provides that: "[P]residential appointees, may, if qualified, avail (themselves) of the benefits under the Act, subject to acceptance of their applications by the President";

WHEREAS, it is for...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 349

Authorizing Department Secretaries to Accept and Approve Applications for Early Retirement or Voluntary Separation
- Pursuant to Section 7 of Republic Act No. 6683, which allows officials and employees to avail of early retirement or voluntary separation benefits, and defines the "head of government office or agency" as the Secretary for bureaus and offices under a department. (Section 1)
- Presidential appointees may avail of the benefits under the Act, subject to acceptance of their applications by the President, as per Joint Department of Budget and Management-Civil Service Commission Circular Letter No. 89-1. (Section 1)
- To facilitate prompt action on applications of presidential appointees, the Department Secretaries are authorized to:
• Accept, approve and sign "By authority of the President" the applications for early retirement or voluntary separation of duly qualified presidential appointees in their respective departments who wish to avail of the benefits under Republic Act No. 6683 and whose applications are recommended for approval by the President. (Section 1)
• Act on similar applications of duly qualified presidential appointees in government-owned or controlled corporations attached to or under their respective departments in the same manner. (Section 1)
- Notices of final actions made on all applications pursuant to this Executive Order shall be furnished to the Office of the President immediately. (Section 2)
- The Executive Order takes effect immediately. (Section 3)