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Government agencies may resume filling-up of vacant positions, issuance of appointments, among other human resource actions guided by the Interim Guidelines on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (IGAOHRA) for the Period of State of Calamity Due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

The announcement was made by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) through Resolution No. 2000659 promulgated on 8 July 2020 which laid down the parameters on hiring for first and second level positions, including second level executive/managerial positions in the career service, and those appointed to the non-career service who are non-presidential appointees during State of Calamity.

The IGAOHRA takes effect retroactively or on 16 March 2020, the date of the declaration placing the entire country under State of Calamity. It shall remain in force until lifted.

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Government gears up for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

For the 120th Philippine Civil Service Anniversary in September, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) will highlight the role of technology in the evolution of public service in the country, especially as the nation copes with the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

Thus, the theme of the anniversary celebration is Philippine Civil Service @120: Public Sector in the Age of Digital Transformation.

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All public officials and employees are given an additional period of sixty (60) days from 30 June 2020, the last day of filing of the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) to until 31 August 2020, to file their SALN with their respective departments, offices, or agencies.

This was announced by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) as it issued Resolution No. 2000603 dated 22 June 2020 which adopts the guidelines in the filing and submission of the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) Form for the year 2020 in response to the state of public health emergency.

The CSC also allows online submission of a duly executed SALN provided that the agency has put in place processes and mechanisms to enable or allow online oath taking and the electronic filing of the SALN, and ensure that the SALN electronically filed are verifiable and authentic.

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The Civil Service Commission Central Office (CSC CO) based in Batasan Hills, Quezon City has launched a web-based application that allows its clients to schedule an appointment for its records management services.

Effective 6 July 2020, CSC CO clients can book an appointment through the Online Registration, Appointment, and Scheduling System (ORAS) to request for certification and/or authentication, or certified true copy, of the following records on file at the CSC CO:

  • Career Service (Professional and Subprofessional) Eligibility
  • Civil Service Eligibility Granted under Special Laws and CSC Issuance
  • CSC Issuance (e.g. Memorandum Circular, Resolution, Decision)
  • Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) (for CY 2010 to CY 2018)
  • Employee Record (e.g. Appointment Paper for those who were assigned in agencies under the jurisdiction of the National Capital Region and Regional Office No. IV (Southern Tagalog) from CY 1980 to CY 1989, Statement of Service Record of former Civil Service Commission employees, Service Card in various agencies from CY 1930 to CY 1989).

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In view of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) continuing pandemic, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) will not be conducting any written career service examinations for the rest of the year.

In an advisory, the CSC said the implementation of public health standards during the pandemic, such as physical distancing, reduced capacity of public transportation, and restriction on mass gatherings, has led it to cancel the following civil service examinations via the pen-and-paper test (PPT) mode:

  • Fire Officer Examination, Penology Officer Examination, Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination scheduled on 21 June 2020;
  • Career Service Examination (CSE) PPT (Professional and Subprofessional Levels) scheduled on 9 August 2020;
  • Intermediate Competency on Local Treasury Examination, Pre-Employment Test, Promotional Test, Ethics-Oriented Personality Test scheduled on 11 October 2020.

Moreover, the conduct of the 15 March 2020 Professional and Subprofessional CSE-PPT shall be reset in 2021. A separate issuance pertaining to the said rescheduled exam will be released by the CSC.

The 15 March 2020 CSE-PPT was supposed to be held in 66 testing locations nationwide with an estimated total of 293,845 individuals nationwide registered to take the test.

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