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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 907
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 907 -
GRANTING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY TO COLLEGE HONOR GRADUATES
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WHEREAS, it
is the policy of the government to afford the youth with every possible
opportunity for participation and involvement in national endeavors,
especially those that will lead to the improvement of communities and
other public service;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, for purposes of employment in the public service, the
Constitution prescribes competitive examinations as the principal means
of determining merit and fitness but at the same time opens the door
for the adoption of other methods;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the government is convinced that a student who has pursued his
collegiate course as a scholar and has in fact graduated with honors,
has sufficiently shown that he is fit to hold a position in the public
service and competent to discharge its duties and responsibilities;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is considered that graduation with honors earned under the
competitive atmosphere of the academic community is as good as
qualifying mark in a competitive examination to determine merit and
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WHEREAS, the immediate absorption of these honor graduates in the
public service will assure their participation in public affairs and
buoy up the quality of the civil service;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby
decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Honor graduates of four-year or longer
courses from schools, colleges and universities of good standing as
determined by the Secretary of Education and Culture are hereby
conferred appropriate civil service eligibilities, as follows:cralaw:red
Second Grade
Civil Service Eligibility For those who occupy
positions requiring the
application of knowledge
and skill outside their field
of study.
First Grade
Civil Service Eligibility For those who occupy
positions within their
respective fields of study.
Section 2. Honor graduates shall refer to those
students who finish their course with at least cum laude honors.
Section 3. The Civil Service eligibility granted
under this Decree shall prescribe in the manner provided under Sec.
19(9) of P.D. No. 807.
Section 4. The Civil Service Commission shall
promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this
Decree.
Section 5. This Decree shall take effect upon its
approval provided that Honor graduates from the schoolyear 1972-1973
and thereafter shall likewise be conferred eligibilities under this
Decree.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 11th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.
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