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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
ion provides Article 11, Section 26 of the Constitu 
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access to opportunities for public service, x x x as may be defined by law” 
292, otherwise known as the Administration Code of the Philippines, provides 
for the recruitment and selection of employees. Section 21 further provides that “opportunity for 
government e h ’  loyment shall be open to all qualified citizens and positive efforts shall be 
exerted to attrac P the best qualified to enter the service”. 
Governdent invests heavily in educational through state colleges and universities. Hence, 
priority should de given to qualified honor graduates of public schools in the recruitment of civil 
service personnel. This would also serve as an incentive for students in government-fi-inded 
schools to excel jacademically. 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANUEL B. VILLAR, JR. 
AN ACT GRANTING PRIORITY TO HONOR GRADUATES OF STATE COLLEGES 
AND STATE UNIVERSITIES IN THE APPOINMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE 
EMPLOYEES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
Section 1. Short Title. This Act shall be laown as the "Public Honor Graduates Priority 
Act." 
Section 2. Priority in Appointment. - In the appointment of civil service employees, 
priority shall be given to honor graduates of state colleges and state universities of the 
Pliilippines: Provided, That the employee possesses all the minimum qualifications for the 
position as required by law. 
Section 3. Penalties. - In the exercise of its disciplinary authority, the Civil Service 
Commission shall impose the following administrative sanctions for any willful violation of this 
act: (1) First violation - suspension of one (1) month without pay; (2) Second Violation- 
suspension of two (2) months without pay; and (3) Third Violation and subsequent violations 
hereof - suspension of six (6) months without pay. 
Section 4. Rules and Regulation. - The civil Service Commission shall prescribe the 
rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act. The Civil Service Commission shall 
fuiiiish the Senate and the House of Representatives a copy of the rules and regulations within 
ninety (90) days after approval of this Act. 


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Section 5. Separability Clause. - If any provision, or part hereof, is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
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valid and subsisting. 
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Section 6. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree, or issuance, executive 
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order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule and regulation contrary to or inconsistent 
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with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
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Section 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
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publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved,