Memorandum Circular No. 19




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No. 19, s. 1963, February 15, 1963 ] URGING STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF LAW REGARDING EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS 57 YEARS OLD OR OVER. WHEREAS, Section 6 of Republic Act No. 728 provides that no person shall be appointed or reinstated in the service if he is already 57 years of age unless the President of the Philippines WHEREAS, it has been observed that in almost all requests for authority for the employment of persons 57 years old or over, the proposed appointees had been allowed to assume the duties of the position even before their appointments are authorized by this Office. This practice is a clear violation of the abovementioned provisions of law. WHEREFORE, heads of departments and chiefs of bureaus and offices, including provincial, municipal, and city governments and corporations owned or controlled by the Government, are hereby enjoined not to allow proposed appointees in their offices who are suffering from age disqualification to assume the duties of their own position without the prior authority of this Office, otherwise the official or officials causing such violation shall be held responsible therefor. The Auditor General is hereby requested not to allow payment of salaries of employees appointed or reinstated in violation of the aforementioned provision of law of this memorandum circular.1âшphi1 By authority of the President: SALVADOR L MARIÑO Executive Secretary Manila, February 15, 1963 The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation