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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 70
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 70 -
PRESCRIBING ECONOMY MEASURES IN GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS BY LIMITING THE
FILLING OF VACANT POSITIONS IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH
WHEREAS, personal services cost is the
biggest component of the National Government budget;
WHEREAS, the faster pace of annual personal services growth relative to
that of the total budget results in a negative growth in the level of
capital spending by the government;
WHEREAS, there is a need to impose limitations on the filling of vacant
positions in government to contain the growth of personal services as a
component of the budget, and provide greater fibility in the
reallocation of public resources into more productive uses for the
economy;
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the government to maintain a lean and
productive work force by optimizing the services of existing government
operations by limiting the filling of vacant positions.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Republic
of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do
hereby order the adoption of economy measures in government operations
by limiting the filling of vacant positions.
Section 1. Coverage. — The provisions stipulated
herein shall apply to all positions in all departments and agencies in
the Executive Branch, including government-owned and/or controlled
corporations and State Universities and Colleges.
Sec. 2. Limitations on the Filling of Vacant
Positions. — Filling of positions in the Executive Branch shall be
allowed only if the positions involved are any of the following:
(a) Positions in agencies with fiscal autonomy as
provided for in the Constitution;
(b) Teaching and allied teaching positions in schools
and educational institutions;
(c) Medical and allied medical positions in hospitals;
(d) Uniformed positions in the Philippine National
Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology and the Philippine Coast Guard;
(e) Positions in newly created, streamlined or
reorganized agencies as authorized by law or directed by the President
of the Philippines in 1997 or later; and
(f) Positions to be filled by personnel who are
currently employed in the National Government, by transfer or promotion.
Sec. 3. Filling by Appointment or Hiring of New
Employees. — Positions to be filled by appointment or hiring of new
employees shall be allowed: Provided, That, only 10% of the vacant
itemized positions in the agency as of December 31 of the preceding
calendar year, net of those identified in Sec. 2(a) to (f), shall be
filled within a year: Provided, Further, That, the filling of positions
by appointment or hiring of new employees over and above the 10%
ceiling in the preceding proviso may be allowed only when a
corresponding number of vacant itemized positions with commensurate or
higher salary is abolished as deemed necessary by the Department of
Budget and Management: Provided, Finally, That, the filling of vacant
administrative positions in any department or agency may only be
allowed up to 40% of the vacant itemized positions authorized herein to
be filled in a year.
For this purpose, appointments made within the current year prior to
the issuance of this Order shall be included in the determination of
the number of positions authorized to be filled pursuant to this
Section .
Sec. 4. Monitoring of Compliance. — The Department
of Budget and Management, in the case of regular agencies and State
Universities and Colleges, and the Civil Service Commission, in the
case of government-owned and/or controlled corporations, shall monitor
compliance to this Administrative Order.
Sec. 5. Release of Funds for Unfilled Positions. —
Pursuant to Sec. 67 of the General Provisions of Republic Act No.
8745, the General Appropriations Act for FY 1999, the Department of
Budget and Management shall release the corresponding funds for
unfilled positions only upon compliance with the above guidelines, and
upon submission by the agency of a request for the purpose with a copy
of an appointment of the individual concerned, as signed by the head of
the agency/appointing authority.
Sec. 6. Effectivity. — This Administrative Order
shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 17th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and
Ninety-Nine.
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