REVISED POLICY ON ORIGINAL AND PROMOTIONAL APPOINTMENT TO CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE (CES) RANKS

WHEREAS, the afore-quoted law
likewise provides that “a person who meets such managerial experience
and other requirements and passes examinations, as may be prescribed by
the Board, shall be included in the register of career executive eligibles
and upon appointment to appropriate class in the Career Executive
Service, become an active member of the service” and that “the
appointment to appropriate classes in the Career Executive Service shall
be made by the President from a list of career executive eligibles recommended by the Board. Such appointments shall be made on the basis of ranks;”

WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 1
reiterates that “Members of the Career Executive Service shall be
classified according to rank based on broad levels of responsibility, on
personal qualifications and on demonstrated competence.  Salary and status shall be based on rank, not on the position occupied at any given time.  The
number and classification of ranks in the service shall be recommended
by the Board and reviewed and approved by the President;”

WHEREAS, pursuant to this provision
of law, the Office of the President issued Memorandum Circular No. 796
s. 1974 which provides for the ranking structure of the Career Executive
Service where CES Rank I, with the corresponding equivalent position
Undersecretary is the highest rank, and CES Rank V with the
corresponding equivalent position of Assistant Regional/Director (Bureau
Wide regionalization) is the lowest;

WHEREAS, the President, by virtue of
Memorandum Order No. 372, s. 1991 dated July 3, 1991, issued a modified
ranking structure and salary schedule in the Career Executive Service
with CES Rank I with the corresponding  salary grade 30 of  as
the highest rank, and CES Rank VI with the corresponding salary grade
of 26 as the lowest rank, and further directed the Career Executive
Service Board to establish the mechanics for the classification of
members of the CES in accordance with the said ranking structure and to
issue the corresponding rules and regulations;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Memorandum
Order No. 372, s. 1991 of the Office of the President and CESB
Resolution No. 91-11, the Board issued CESB Circular No. 8, s. 1991
dated July 15, 1991 for the implementation of the Modified Ranking
Structure in the Career Executive Service;

WHEREAS, the Board issued CESB
Resolution No. 39, s. 1991 dated November 25, 1991 entitled “Simplified
CES Ranking System” which simplified the process of determining the
appropriate CES rank to which a qualified CES Eligible or CESO may be
recommended for appointment to CES rank by the President;

WHEREAS, the Board, through CESB
Resolution No. 54, s. 1992 dated January 20, 1992 entitled “Modified
System of Determining Ranks in the CES,” adopted a refined system for
the determination of ranks of CES Eligibles being considered for appointment to CES ranks;

WHEREAS, in response to the
ever-changing needs of the bureaucracy, the Board deemed it necessary to
review the policies previously adopted in the appointment and promotion
in CES Rank pursuant to the modified ranking structure issued by the
President through M.O. No. 372 with the end view of transforming members
of the CES into Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs)
who are truly leaders, change agents, experts, a cut above the rest in
the bureaucracy, and indeed can make a difference in the government
service;

WHEREFORE, the abovementioned
premises considered, the Board RESOLVES, as it is hereby RESOLVED, to
adopt the Revised Policy on Original and Promotional Appointment to
Career Executive Service (CES) Ranks, stated herewith as follows:

ARTICLE I
Original Appointment to Career Executive Service (CES) Ranks

SECTION 1.       Ranking Structure in the Career Executive Service. — There are six ranks in the Career Executive Service (CES) Ranking Structure, to wit:

In the above ranking structure, the
six rank levels (CESO I-VI) are given the corresponding salary grades
ranging from salary grade 25-30.  Career Executive
Service Officer (CESO) I shall be the highest rank with an equivalent
salary grade of 30, while Career Executive Service Officer (CESO) IV
shall be the lowest rank with an equivalent salary grade of 25.

CES rank levels I, II and III shall be considered as Senior CES rank levels and occupants thereof shall be known as Senior CESOs.

SECTION 2.       Membership in the CES — Upon inclusion of his/her name in the Roster of CES Eligibles
after the conferment of CES Eligibility and compliance with the other
requirements prescribed by the Board, a CES Eligible assigned to any CES
position and appointed by the President to a CES Rank becomes a member
of the CES.

SECTION 3.       Original Appointment to CES Rank. — Appointment to appropriate classes, based on ranks in the CES, shall be made by the President from a list of CES Eligibles recommended by the Board.

Only a CES Eligible assigned to a CES position may be appointed by the President to a CES Rank.  The entry rank in the CES shall be CESO Rank VI regardless of the position to which a CES Eligible is assigned.

SECTION 4.       Basis for Original Appointment to CESO Rank VI.
— The original appointment to CESO Rank VI of a CES Eligible by the
President shall be based on three (3) major criteria, to wit:

a.      Broad Levels of Responsibility;

b.      Personal Qualifications; and

c.       Demonstrated Competence

SECTION 5.       Broad Levels of Responsibility.
— The level of managerial responsibility that a CES Eligible performs
shall be one of the criteria to be considered for original appointment
by the President to CESO Rank VI.  It shall be reckoned in terms of the general duties and responsibilities that a CES Eligible performs or exercise.

A CES Eligible shall only be
recommended by the Board for appointment to CESO Rank VI by the
President, if he/she, among other criteria, is assigned to any of the
following CES positions, namely: Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary,
Bureau Director, Assistant Bureau Director, Regional Director, Assistant
Regional Director, Chief of Department Service and other officers of
equivalent rank as may be identified by the Board.

SECTION 6.       Personal Qualifications.
— A CES Eligible assigned to a CES position, prior to his/her original
appointment to CESO Rank VI, must possess the following minimum personal
qualifications:

SECTION 7.       Demonstrated Competence — The level of performance of a CES Eligible shall be considered in his/her original appointment to CESO Rank VI.

The level of performance of a CES
Eligible shall be based on his/her Career Executive Service Performance
Evaluation System (CESPES) rating in the CES position to which he/she is
assigned.

The baseline rating for original appointment to CES rank shall be “Very Satisfactory”.  A
CES Eligible, who obtained a performance rating below “Very
Satisfactory”, shall not be recommended by the Board to the President
for appointment to CESO Rank VI.

ARTICLE II
Promotional Appointment to Career Executive Service (CES) Ranks

SECTION 1.       Upward Vertical Movement or Promotional Appointment to CES Rank
— The hierarchical CES ranking structure where the system of entry
starts at the bottom rank allows a CESO to grow in rank as he/she grows
professionally and improves in competence, even if, overtime, he/she
remains to occupy the same CES position.

SECTION 2.       Qualification Requirements for Promotional Appointment to the Next Higher CES Rank — A CESO shall be promoted by the President to the higher CES rank upon the recommendation of the Board.

The promotional appointment of a
CESO to the next higher CES rank shall be made by the President based on
three (3) major criteria, namely:

1.         Broad Levels of Responsibility;

2.         Personal Qualifications; and

3.         Demonstrated Competence

SECTION 3.       Broad Levels of Responsibility — The
level of managerial responsibility that a CESO performs shall be one of
the considerations of the Board in determining whether he/she shall be
recommended to the President for promotion in CES rank.

A CESO shall be recommended by the
Board for promotional appointment to the next higher CES rank, provided
he/she is assigned to any of the following CES positions, namely:
Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, Bureau Director, Assistant Bureau
Director, Regional Director, Assistant Regional Director, Chief of
Department Service and other officers of equivalent rank as may be
identified by the Board.

Moreover, a CESO, regardless of the
CES position to which he/she is assigned, may be recommended by the
Board for promotional appointment to the next higher CES rank even
without being promoted to a higher CES position provided all the other
requirements established by the Board are complied with.

SECTION 4.       Personal Qualifications
— In order to be recommended for promotional appointment to a higher
CES rank, a CESO must first meet the minimum personal qualification
requirements of the said higher CES rank.  There are three (3) personal qualification requirements for each rank, namely: Experience on CES Rank, Training and Eligibility.

For purposes of promotional
appointment to CES ranks, a CESO should obtain a CESPES rating of Very
Satisfactory for every year of experience in the CES rank provided in
the preceding table.

An Outstanding CESPES rating
received by a CESO during the year shall be equivalent to two (2) years
of experience in the CES rank.

A CESO who receives an Outstanding
and a Very Satisfactory CESPES rating shall be considered to have met
the three (3) years of experience in the CES rank and may be recommended
by the Board for promotional appointment to a CES rank.

The computation of either an Outstanding or Very Satisfactory CESPES rating shall be cumulative in nature.

An Unsatisfactory CESPES rating received by a CESO before he/she could complete the three (3) Very Satisfactory
or the Outstanding/Very Satisfactory CESPES requirements referred to in
the preceding paragraphs shall obliterate his/her previously obtained
Outstanding and/or Very Satisfactory ratings.  Hence,
the CESO concerned shall be required to start once more accumulating
Outstanding and/or Very Satisfactory ratings pursuant to the rules
provided in the preceding paragraphs of this section before he/she can
be recommended by the Board for promotion to a higher CES rank.

SECTION 5.       Demonstrated Competence
— The Board shall consider the performance rating of a CESO obtained
from the CESPES, which should either be Very Satisfactory or Outstanding
in recommending him/her for promotional appointment to the next higher
CES Rank.

The Outstanding or Very Satisfactory
CESPES rating of a CESO, who is qualified for promotional appointment
to the next higher CES Rank, shall be subjected to a validation by the
Board.  The Board shall devise a mechanism in validating the said CESPES rating.

SECTION 6.       Screening Process Prior to an Entry to a Senior CES Rank Level —
In addition to the requirements for promotional appointment to CES
ranks as provided in the preceding sections, a CESO Rank IV shall be
required to hurdle a screening process established by the Board prior to
his/her entry to a Senior CESO Rank III.

ARTICLE III
Common Provisions

SECTION 1.       Grant of Assignment Allowance
— A CESO shall be compensated according to his/her rank and shall be
provided with attractive salaries, fringe benefits and reasonable
allowances.

A CESO Rank VI, who is assigned to a
higher CES position, which has the corresponding salary grade higher
than that of his/her rank, shall continue to receive the salary of
his/her rank.  However, he/she shall be entitled
to an assignment allowance which is the difference between the salary of
the rank and that of the higher CES position to which he/she is
assigned.

A CESO, who is promoted to a higher CES rank shall receive the salary of his/her new higher rank.  However,
if the CESO is assigned to a position higher than his/her rank, he/she
shall be entitled to an assignment allowance which is the difference
between the salary of the rank and that of the CES position.

A CESO shall enjoy the said assignment allowance for the duration of his/her assignment to the said CES position.

SECTION 2.       Additional Requirements for Original and Promotional Appointment to CES Ranks
— In addition to the three (3) major criteria for original or
promotional appointment to CES rank, a CESO or CES Eligible is required
to submit to the Board the following documentary requirements:

a.      Endorsement letter from the Department Secretary or Agency Head;

b.      Clearances from the following offices:

1.         Department or Agency of the CESO or CES Eligible;

2.         Civil Service Commission;

3.         Sandiganbayan;

4.         Presidential Anti-Graft Commission;

c.       Self-certification issued by the CESO or CES Eligible under stating that he/she has no pending administrative or criminal cases;

d.      Copy of service record duly certified by the Office Personnel/Administrative Officer; and,

e.      Copies of training certificates duly certified by an authorized personnel of duly accredited training institutions.

SECTION 3.       Endorsement of a Department Secretary or Agency Head for Original or Promotional Appointment to CES Rank —
The Department Secretary or Agency Head concerned shall endorse a
qualified CES Eligible assigned to a CES position for appointment to CES
rank after a maximum period of one (1) year of service during his/her
assignment to the said CES position.  For this
purpose, the Board shall send an official communication to the
Department Secretary or Agency Head allowing him/her thirty (30) days
from the lapse of the one (1) year service to make the necessary action,
whether he/she is willing to endorse the qualified CES Eligible for
original or promotional appointment to CES rank.  Failure
on the part of the Department Secretary or Agency Head to act within
the thirty (30) day period provided above shall constrain the Board to
consider the CESPES rating obtained by the CES Eligible during the said
one year period in lieu of the formal endorsement of the Department
Secretary or Head of Agency provided the same is at least “Very
Satisfactory”.

A Department Secretary or Head of
Agency cannot endorse to the Board a qualified CES Eligible for original
or promotional appointment to CES rank within six (6) months prior to
the end of the former’s term or tenure, provided however, that an
endorsement made by a Department Secretary or Head of Agency, within six
(6) months to one (1) year prior to his/her death, disability,
unforeseen resignation, removal, abolition of office or any other
similar act shall be considered valid.

ARTICLE IV
Final Provisions

SECTION 1.       Separability Clause — If
any section or part of this resolution shall be held to be invalid, the
remaining provisions shall be given full force and effect as if the
part held invalid had not been included therein.

SECTION 2.       Repealing Clause — All
existing CES rules and regulations, circulars and memoranda
inconsistent with this resolution are hereby repealed or amended
accordingly.

SECTION 3.       Effectivity — This
resolution shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in a
newspaper of general circulation or in the official gazette.

Adopted: 10 Sept. 2002