Granting Civil Service Eligibility To College Honor Graduates
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Granting Civil Service Eligibility To College Honor Graduates
Presidential Decree No. 907
March 11, 1976
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Presidential Decree No. 907Granting Civil Service Eligibility to College Honor Graduates
- Provides opportunity for youth participation in public service (Whereas clauses)
- Recognizes academic excellence as equivalent to competitive examinations for public employment (Whereas clauses)
Provisions:
- Confers civil service eligibility to honor graduates of 4-year or longer courses from accredited schools (Section 1)
• First Grade Eligibility: For positions within their field of study (Section 1)
• Second Grade Eligibility: For positions outside their field of study (Section 1)
- Defines "honor graduates" as those who finish their course with at least cum laude honors (Section 2)
- Eligibility to be prescribed in accordance with Section 19(9) of P.D. No. 807 (Section 3)
- Civil Service Commission to promulgate implementing rules and regulations (Section 4)
- Effective upon approval, covering honor graduates from school year 1972-1973 onwards (Section 5)
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Granting Civil Service Eligibility To College Honor Graduates
Presidential Decree No. 907
•March 11, 1976
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 907 March 11, 1976
GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO COLLEGE HONOR GRADUATES
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the government to afford the youth with every possible opportunity for participation and involvement in national endeavors, especially those that will lead to the improvement of communities and other public service;
WHEREAS, for purposes of employment in the public service, the Constitution prescribes competitive examinations as the principal means of determining merit and fitness but at the same time opens the door for the adoption of other methods;
WHEREAS, the government is convinced that a student who has pursued his collegiate course as a scholar and has in fact graduated with honors, has sufficiently shown that he is fit to hold a position in the public service and competent to discharge its duties and responsibilities;
WHEREAS, it is considered that graduation with honors earned under the competitive atmosphere of the academic community is as good as qualifying mark in a competitive examination to determine merit and excellence for...
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Amends
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Tags
Executive Issuances
Presidential Decrees
civil service eligibility
honor graduates
college graduates
public service employment
competitive examinations
merit and fitness
academic excellence
civil service commission
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 907 March 11, 1976
GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO COLLEGE HONOR GRADUATES
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the government to afford the youth with every possible opportunity for participation and involvement in national endeavors, especially those that will lead to the improvement of communities and other public service;
WHEREAS, for purposes of employment in the public service, the Constitution prescribes competitive examinations as the principal means of determining merit and fitness but at the same time opens the door for the adoption of other methods;
WHEREAS, the government is convinced that a student who has pursued his collegiate course as a scholar and has in fact graduated with honors, has sufficiently shown that he is fit to hold a position in the public service and competent to discharge its duties and responsibilities;
WHEREAS, it is considered that graduation with honors earned under the competitive atmosphere of the academic community is as good as qualifying mark in a competitive examination to determine merit and excellence for...
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