Palace amends 1st memo, extends stay of non-CESOs
A day before all non-Career Executive Service Officials (CESO) would have been thrown out of their jobs, Malacañang issued on Friday a new memorandum circular (MC) extending their service, thereby amending the very first memo dispensed by the President when he assumed office on June 30.
MC No. 2, signed by Executive Secretary Paquito "Jojo" Ochoa Jr. Thursday, has allowed non-CESOs to stay in their Career Executive Service (CES) positions until October 31, instead of July 31, as stated in MC No. 1.
According to the Career Executive Service Board, there are 1,179 non-CESO in CES positions.
It will be recalled that the Aquino administration's MC No. 1 was amended a day after it was issued because it created confusion about the status of some government employees.
The "fine-tuning" of the language of the document drew criticisms for the new government's legal team which crafted the order. However, Aquino stood by his officials and maintained that there had been no lapses in the creation of the circular.
Aquino's first memorandum declared all co-terminus third level positions vacant as of June 30. However, all non-CESO occupying career executive service positions were directed to continue performing their duties and responsibilities until July 31 to ensure continuity in government operations until their replacements have been designated.
The new order, MC No. 2, states the officials will remain in office until October 31 or "until their resignations have been accepted and/or until their respective replacements have been appointed or designated, whichever comes first, unless they are reappointed in the meantime."
Their stay was extended "in the exigency of the service and to ensure continuity of government operations, officials processes, and transactions as well as the delivery of services to the people," MC No. 2 stated.
In certain cases where the head of the agency has resigned and no replacement has been designated yet, the next-in-rank and most senior official of the agency will be designated as the officer-in-charge (OIC). The department secretary may also name as OIC a senior official of the department to which the agency is attached.
The OIC will lead the agency also until October 31, unless the OIC's designation is extended, the new memorandum said.
The same memo said any official whose service has been terminated or whose resignation has been accepted on or before July 31, will be considered as "separated from the service" even though no replacement has yet been appointed or designated.
It did not further extend the stay of contractual and casual employees who, according to MC No. 1, can stay in their posts until July 31 unless the contracts are terminated or renewed by the agencies concerned. –Jam Sisante, VVP, GMANews.TV
MC No. 2, signed by Executive Secretary Paquito "Jojo" Ochoa Jr. Thursday, has allowed non-CESOs to stay in their Career Executive Service (CES) positions until October 31, instead of July 31, as stated in MC No. 1.
According to the Career Executive Service Board, there are 1,179 non-CESO in CES positions.
It will be recalled that the Aquino administration's MC No. 1 was amended a day after it was issued because it created confusion about the status of some government employees.
The "fine-tuning" of the language of the document drew criticisms for the new government's legal team which crafted the order. However, Aquino stood by his officials and maintained that there had been no lapses in the creation of the circular.
Aquino's first memorandum declared all co-terminus third level positions vacant as of June 30. However, all non-CESO occupying career executive service positions were directed to continue performing their duties and responsibilities until July 31 to ensure continuity in government operations until their replacements have been designated.
The new order, MC No. 2, states the officials will remain in office until October 31 or "until their resignations have been accepted and/or until their respective replacements have been appointed or designated, whichever comes first, unless they are reappointed in the meantime."
Their stay was extended "in the exigency of the service and to ensure continuity of government operations, officials processes, and transactions as well as the delivery of services to the people," MC No. 2 stated.
In certain cases where the head of the agency has resigned and no replacement has been designated yet, the next-in-rank and most senior official of the agency will be designated as the officer-in-charge (OIC). The department secretary may also name as OIC a senior official of the department to which the agency is attached.
The OIC will lead the agency also until October 31, unless the OIC's designation is extended, the new memorandum said.
The same memo said any official whose service has been terminated or whose resignation has been accepted on or before July 31, will be considered as "separated from the service" even though no replacement has yet been appointed or designated.
It did not further extend the stay of contractual and casual employees who, according to MC No. 1, can stay in their posts until July 31 unless the contracts are terminated or renewed by the agencies concerned. –Jam Sisante, VVP, GMANews.TV
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