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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 181 June 1, 1987

AUTHORIZING THE REORGANIZATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND ENHANCING ITS INDEPENDENCE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

WHEREAS, under Article II, Section 1 of the Provisional Constitution, as adopted in Proclamation No. 3 dated March 25, 1986, the President shall give priority to measures to achieve the mandate of the people to completely reorganize the government;

WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Section 16, of the 1987 Constitution recognizes that the reorganization of the government shall be continued even after the ratification of the Constitution.

WHEREAS, under Article XVIII, Section 6, of the 1987 Constitution, the President shall continue to exercise legislative powers until the First Congress is convened;

WHEREAS, the independence of the Civil Service Commission as mandated under the 1987 Constitution must be enhanced to enable it to discharge effectively its powers and functions and thereby strengthen the career service;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order the following:

(Section 1 to 5)

Sec. 6. Effectivity. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, Philippines, the 1st day of June, in the year of Our Lord, hundred and eighty-seven.

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