MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES
[ EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 63, July 02, 2024 ]
REVOKING THE POLICY GRANTING CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE RANK TO GRADUATES OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS, Section 2, Article IX-B of the Constitution provides that 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;
WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1 (s. 1972) mandated to Career Executive Service Board to promulgate rules, standards and procedures on the selection, classification, compensation and career development of members of the Career Executive Service;
WHEREAS, Section 8, Chapter II, Book V of Executive Order (EO) No. 292 or the "Administrative Code of 1987" states that the entrance to the third level (Career Executive Service [CES]) positions shall be prescribed by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 35 (s. 2023), on 22 February 2024, the CESB recommended to revoke the policy of granting CES ranks to the graduates of MNSA Program of the NDCP to synchronize the standards and procedures for the conferment of CES ranks; and
WHEREAS, Section 17, Article VII of the Constitution vests in the President the power of control over all Executive departments, bureaus and offices, and the mandate to ensure the faithful execution of laws;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR., President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and existing laws, do hereby order:
Section 1. Revocation. The policy granting CES eligibility and rank to graduates of the MNSA program of the NCDP under EO No. 145, is hereby revoked. As may be necessary, the CESB, in coordination with concerned govenrment agencies, shall formulate and issue guidelines for the effective implementation of this Order.
Section 2. Repeal. Sections 1 and 2 of EO No. 145 are hereby repealed.1aшphi1 All other orders, rules and regulations , and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Order are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 3. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately upon its publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
DONE, in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of July, in the year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Four.
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