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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 395, September 6, 1996 ]

AMENDING THE IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES OF THE EMPLOYEE SUGGESTION & INCENTIVE AWARDS SYSTEM (ESIAS) OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Pursuant to Rule X of the Omnibus Civil Service Rules and in line with the celebration of the Civil Service Week on September 13-19, 1996, Par. IV (B) of Memorandum Order No. 118-B, series of 1993 of this Office, entitled “Implementing the Employee Suggestion & Incentive Awards System of the Office of the President (Proper)” is hereby amended to include Personnel Development Award among the Incentive Awards authorized in the said Order, as follows:

“11. Personnel Development Award shall be given to an official/employee of the Office of the President who-

a. has completed a doctoral or masteral degree upon his/her own initiative and personal expenses

b. has successfully undergone a non-solicited scholarship/grant abroad through the NEDA

while serving the Office of the President.

“Award shall be as follows:

1.	Doctoral Degree	–	P10,000.00
2.	Masteral Degree	–	8,000.00
3.	Certificate holder of two (2) weeks to one (1) year intensive foreign scholarship/grant relevant to grantees officials duties, endorsed by the NEDAs Special Committee on Scholarship.1aшphi1		6,000.00

“Only one (1) award shall be granted the awardee notwithstanding the number of his/her post graduate degrees or scholarships grants.”

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

Manila, September 6, 1996

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