The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is the central personnel agency of the Philippine government. One of the three independent constitutional commissions with adjudicative responsibility in the national government structure, it is also tasked to render final arbitration on disputes and personnel actions on Civil Service matters.

RESPONSIBILITY

Recruitment, building, maintenance and retention of a competent, professional and highly motivated government workforce truly responsive to the needs of the government's client - the public.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

• leading and initiating the professionalization of the civil service;
• promoting public accountability in government service;
• adopting performance-based tenure in government; and
• implementing the integrated rewards and incentives program for government employees.

CSC's SERVICES ARE CLASSIFIED INTO 6 KEY REFORM AREAS:

1. Effective and Efficient Administrative Justice ;
2. Professionalizing the Civil Service;
3. Improving Public Service Delivery ;
4. Harnessing Public Sector Unionism;
5. Strengthening External Relations; and
6. Managing Support Services.

These programs are carried out by the personnel complement of the Commission, which by year-end totaled, 1,350 employees. They are distributed in the CSC's central, 15 regional, 105 field/provincial offices nationwide.