Duterte grants higher ranks, salary to MNSA graduates of National Defense College in gov't

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday granted a Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) rank to graduates of the Master of National Security Administration program of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), provided that they are already occupying Career Executive Service (CES) positions.

This is provided under Executive Order 145 dated August 3 but was released on August 4.

“Those who are appointed to CES positions will be granted CESO rank that is commensurate to their respective CES positions, subject to requirements to be prescribed and mandated by the Career Executive Service Board,” the EO read.

“There is a need to revitalize and reinforce the policy on the grant of CESO rank to graduates of the said program of the NDCP to deepen the pool of leader-managers in government and further strengthen the quality of policy formulation and governance in public sector,” the EO added.

Likewise, EO 145 provides that graduates of the Master of National Security Administration (MNSA) program of the NDCP who occupy positions in the career service that are at least division level with Salary Grade 24 (around P86,000 a month) will be entitled to a salary equivalent to Salary Grade 25 (at least P98,000 a month.)

The funding requirements for EO 145 will be charged to Personnel Services budget of the concerned agency, subject to budgeting, accounting and auditing laws, rules and regulations.—AOL, GMA News