NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Third Regular Session
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SENATE
Senate Bill No. 2967
25 IAN 28 A1Q
RKCE!’.':
(In substitution of Senate Bills No. 1245, 1389, and 2070, 
taking into consideration House Bill No. 8520)
Prepared by the Committees on Local Government; Civil Service, Government 
Reorganization and Professional Regulation; and Finance with Senators Pimentel 
III, Revilla Jr., Estrada, and Ejercito as the authors thereof.
AN ACT
CREATING A MANDATORY POSITION FOR A HUMAN RESOURCE 
MANAGEMENT OFFICER IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS, AMENDING FOR 
THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 443, 454 AND 463 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7160, 
AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 
1991," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 443 of Repubiic Act No. 7160 or the "Locai Government
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Code of 1991", as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"SECTION. 443. Officials of the Municipal Government. - (a) There
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shall be in each municipality a municipal mayor, a municipal vice-mayor,
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sangguniang bayan members, a secretary to the sangguniang bayan, a
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municipal treasurer, a municipal assessor, a municipal accountant, a
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municipal budget officer, a municipal planning and development
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coordinator, a municipal engineer/building official, a municipal health
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officer [artd], a municipal civil registrar [.], AND A MUNICIPAL
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICER.
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SEC. 2. Section 454 of the same law is hereby amended to read as follows:


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"SECTION. 454. Officials of the City Government. - (a) There shall
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be in each city a mayor, a vice-mayor, sangguniang panlungsod members,
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a secretary to the sangguniang panlungsod, a city treasurer, a city
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assessor, a city accountant, a city budget officer, a city planning and
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development coordinator, a city engineer, a city health officer, a city civil
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registrar, a city administrator, a city legal officer, a city veterinarian, a city
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social welfare and development officer, [and] a city general services
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officer AND A CITY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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OFFICER.
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SEC. 3. Section 463 of the same law is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"SECTION. 463. Officials of the Provincial Government. - (a) There
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shall be in each province a governor, a vice-governor, members of the
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sangguniang panlalawigan, a secretary to the sangguniang panlalawigan,
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a provincial treasurer, a provincial assessor, a provincial accountant, a
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provincial engineer, a provincial budget officer, a provincial planning and
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development coordinator, a provincial legal officer, a provincial
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administrator, a provincial health officer, a provincial social welfare and
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development officer, a provincial general services officer, a provincial
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agriculturist, [and] a provincial veterinarian[T], AND A PROVINCIAL
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICER.
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SEC. 4. A new article and section to be denominated as Article XXI, Section
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490-A shall be inserted after Article XX, Section 490 of Title Five, on Appointive Local
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Officials Common to All Municipalities, Cities and Provinces, and shall read as follows:
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"ARTICLE XXI
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THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICER
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SECTION. 490-A. QUALIFICATIONS, POWERS AND DUTIES. -
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(A) NO PERSON SHALL BE APPOINTED AS HUMAN RESOURCE
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MANAGEMENT OFFICER UNLESS HE IS A CITIZEN OF THE
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER,
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A HOLDER OF A COLLEGE DEGREE PREFERABLY IN PSYCHOLOGY
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OR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, A FIRST GRADE CIVIL SERVICE 
ELIGIBLE OR ITS EQUIVALENT, A RESIDENT OF THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNIT (LGU) CONCERNED, HAS ACQUIRED 
EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR AT LEAST 
THREE (3) YEARS IN THE CASE OF THE PROVINCE OR CITY, OR 
TWO (2) YEARS IN THE CASE OF A MUNICIPALITY, AND HAS 
UNDERGONE THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR HUMAN 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICERS TO BE CONDUCTED BY THE 
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC).
(B) 
THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICER SHALL BE 
APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE CIVIL SERVICE 
COMMISSION (CSC) FROM THE LIST OF AT LEAST THREE (3) 
ELIGIBLE RECOMMENDEES OF THE LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF 
THE LGU CONCERNED, SUBJECT TO CIVIL SERVICE RULES AND 
REGULATIONS.
(C) 
THE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICER SHALL:
a. FORMULATE A HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 
PLAN THAT WILL ENHANCE PERSONNEL 
MANAGEMENT PROCESSES IN THE LGU CONCERNED 
WITH EMPHASIS IN THE AREAS OF RECRUITMENT 
AND SELECTION, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, 
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, PERSONNEL 
WELFARE, AND REWARDS AND INCENTIVES FOR 
SERVICE EXCELLENCE;
b. MONITOR AND EVALUATE THE MANAGEMENT OF 
PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE IN THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNIT CONCERNED AND ENSURE THAT 
SUCH IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CIVIL SERVICE 
RULES AND REGULATIONS;
C. INSTITUTIONALIZE A CENTRALIZED RECORDS 
DEPOSITORY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DOCUMENTS 
SUCH AS APPOINTMENT PAPERS, PERSONAL DATA


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SHEETS, SERVICE RECORDS, STATEMENTS OF
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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES, LEAVE CREDITS AND
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OTHER PERTINENT RECORDS;
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d. CONDUCT CONTINUING HUMAN RESOURCE
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DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, AND OTHER CAPACITY
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BUILDING ACTIVITIES TO ENHANCE THE
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COMPETENCY OF PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS;
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e. ENSURE THAT CIVIL SERVICE LAWS AND RULES ON
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PERSONNEL MATTERS ARE PROPERLY EXECUTED;
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f. ADVISE ON MATTERS RELATED TO CIVIL SERVICE
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RULES AND REGULATIONS ON RECRUITMENT,
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SELECTION AND PLACEMENT (RSP), LEARNING AND
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DEVELOPMENT 
(L&D), 
PERFORMANCE
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MANAGEMENT (PM), AND REWARDS AND
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RECOGNITION (R&RO) AND OTHER HUMAN
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RESOURCE POLICIES;
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g. ESTABLISH LINKAGES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH
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HUMAN RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;
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h. EXERCISE SUCH OTHER POWERS AND PERFORM
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SUCH OTHER FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES AS MAY BE
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PRESCRIBED BY LAW OR ORDINANCE."
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SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - Should any provision or part of this Act be
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declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions and parts hereof, insofar as
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they are separable from the invalid ones, shall remain in full force and effect.
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SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations,
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rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby
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repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
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publication in the Official Gazette ox in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,