ARTICLE IX
B. THE CIVIL SERVICE
COMMISSION
Section 1. (1) The civil service
shall be administered by the Civil Service Commission composed of a
Chairman
and two Commissioners who shall be natural-born citizens of the
Philippines
and, at the time of their appointment, at least thirty-five years of
age,
with proven capacity for public administration, and must not have been
candidates for any elective position in the elections immediately
preceding
their appointment.
(2) The Chairman and the
Commissioners shall be appointed by the President with the consent of
the
Commission on Appointments for a term of seven years without
reappointment.
Of those first appointed, the Chairman shall hold office for seven
years,
a Commissioner for five years, and another Commissioner for three
years,
without reappointment. Appointment to any vacancy shall be only for the
unexpired term of the predecessor. In no case shall any Member be
appointed
or designated in a temporary or acting capacity.cralaw:red
Section 2. (1) The civil
service embraces all branches, subdivisions, instrumentalities, and
agencies
of the Government, including government-owned or controlled
corporations
with original charters.cralaw:red
(2) Appointments in the civil
service shall be made only according to merit and fitness to be
determined,
as far as practicable, and, except to positions which are
policy-determining,
primarily confidential, or highly technical, by competitive examination.cralaw:red
(3) No officer or employee
of the civil service shall be removed or suspended except for cause
provided
by law.cralaw:red
(4) No officer or employee
in the civil service shall engage, directly or indirectly, in any
electioneering
or partisan political campaign.cralaw:red
(5) The right to self-organization
shall not be denied to government employees.cralaw:red
(6) Temporary employees of
the Government shall be given such protection as may be provided by law.cralaw:red
Section 3. The Civil Service
Commission, as the central personnel agency of the Government, shall
establish
a career service and adopt measures to promote morale, efficiency,
integrity,
responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy in the civil service. It
shall strengthen the merit and rewards system, integrate all human
resources
development programs for all levels and ranks, and institutionalize a
management
climate conducive to public accountability. It shall submit to the
President
and the Congress an annual report on its personnel programs.cralaw:red
Section 4. All public officers
and employees shall take an oath or affirmation to uphold and defend
this
Constitution.cralaw:red
Section 5. The Congress shall
provide for the standardization of compensation of government officials
and employees, including those in government-owned or controlled
corporations
with original charters, taking into account the nature of the
responsibilities
pertaining to, and the qualifications required for, their positions.cralaw:red
Section 6. No candidate who
has lost in any election shall, within one year after such election, be
appointed to any office in the Government or any Government-owned or
controlled
corporations or in any of their subsidiaries.cralaw:red
Section 7. No elective official
shall be eligible for appointment or designation in any capacity to any
public office or position during his tenure.cralaw:red
Unless otherwise allowed
by law or by the primary functions of his position, no appointive
official
shall hold any other office or employment in the Government or any
subdivision,
agency or instrumentality thereof, including Government-owned or
controlled
corporations or their subsidiaries.cralaw:red
Section 8. No elective or
appointive public officer or employee shall receive additional, double,
or indirect compensation, unless specifically authorized by law, nor
accept
without the consent of the Congress, any present, emolument, office, or
title of any kind from any foreign government.cralaw:red
Pensions or gratuities shall
not be considered as additional, double, or indirect compensation. |