| Publication of Vacancies |
| Republic Act 7041 (commonly known as the Publication
Law) was passed by the Philippine legislature in July 1990 to provide transparency
and promote equal opportunity in hiring government personnel. |
| In essence, the law requires that vacancies in government service
should first be announced to the public before they can be filled. |
| Implementation of the law is lodged with the operating
agencies themselves and the CSC as the central personnel agency of government. |
| Specifically, agencies are required to post announcements
regarding the vacancy in three conspicuous places for at least 10 days.
The announcements should indicate full details about the vacancy (position
title; item number; the full qualification standards required; and the work station). |
| Agencies are also required to submit the same information
to the appropriate CSC Regional Office which is required to consolidate and
publish all vacancies in their jurisdiction in bulletin form. The "Bulletin
of Vacancies in the Civil Service" are published once every quarter by all
CSC regional offices. This Bulletin should then be made available to walk-in
clients at the Regional, Field and Provincial Offices. |
| The Bulletin may also be sold at cost. |
| As an alternative to publication in the Bulletin, agencies are
also allowed to take out advertisements in newspapers and periodicals of general
circulation announcing the vacancies. |
| The CSC does not act on personnel appointments submitted for
its processing unless there is proof of publication by way of a clipping of the
published announcement. |
| Agencies, specifically their personnel officers, are subject
to penalties if they fail to comply with the provisions of the Publication Law.
Initial violations call for a censure against the erring personnel officer.
Repeated or willful violations call for imprisonment of 2 years and a fine of
not less than P5,000 but not more than P10,000. |
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