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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House BILL NO. ___________ 
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INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE NARCISO BRAVO, JR. 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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There is a distinct class of workers among us that have kept the government, 
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in every administration, running smoothly as a well-oiled machine, impervious to 
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political changes and bureaucratic realignments. They walk the corridors of power 
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serving elected leaders with extreme dedication and patriotism; they reach the far 
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lengths of the archipelago executing the national agenda as public workers, division 
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superintendents, regional directors, scientists, health professionals, district 
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engineers, members of the defense establishment and law enforcement, immigration 
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and customs officers, legal officers, or otherwise professionals in their respective 
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fields. They are everywhere: in the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of 
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government.   But they are not so ordinary, for they comprise the “third level” or 
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managerial class of workers in government. They are the Career Executive Service 
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professionals, or otherwise known as Career Executive Service Officers (CESOs). 
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The Career Executive Service (CES) was created under the Integrated 
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Reorganization Plan as embodied in Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1 dated 24 
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September 1972, to form a continuing pool of well-selected and development-
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oriented career administrators who shall provide competent and faithful service. 
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Positions in the CES are as follows: Undersecretary, Assistant Secretary, 
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Bureau Director¸ Assistant Bureau Director, Regional Director, Assistant Regional 
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Director, Chief of Department Service and other officers of equivalent rank as may 
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be identified by the Career Service Executive Board (CESB), all of whom are 
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appointed by the President. (Section 7 [3], Chapter 2, Subtitle A, Title I, Executive 
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Order [E.O.] No. 292, s. of 1987 or the Administrative Code of 1987) 
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A person who meets such managerial experience and other requirements and 
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passes such examinations as may be prescribed by the CESB shall be included in 
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the register of career service eligible and, upon appointment to an appropriate class 
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in the CES, become an active member of the Service (Section 5[a], Article IV, IRP, 
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P.D. No. 1)
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Appointment to rank is necessary to complete one’s membership in the CES 
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(Section 7[3], Chapter 2, Book V, E.O. No. 292, s. 1987, Section 5[c], Article IV, Part 
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III, IRP, P.D. No. 1) 
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Members of the CES shall be classified according to rank based on broad 
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levels of responsibility and on personal qualifications and demonstrated competence. 
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Salary and status shall be based on rank, not on the position occupied at any given 
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time. (Section 5[b], Article IV, IRP, P.D. No. 1, s. 1972) 
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As of 26 February 2020, the total number of occupied CES positions is 1,906 
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out of 2,672 available CES positions, and out of the 1,906 filled positions, only 986 
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are ranked career officers and third level eligible (Source: CES Occupancy Figures, 
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Career Service Executive Board, www.cesboard.gov.ph>occupancy).  This means 
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that of the 1.6 Million workers in government (Inventory of Government Human 
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Resource as of August 2020, the Civil Service Commission), less than one thousand 
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(1,000) CES Officers indispensably take the role as managers and prime movers in 
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the bureaucracy to ensure the continuous, unhampered, efficient, and faithful 
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implementation of government programs and the national agenda.  As members of 
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the CES, these officers remain faithful to their tenure in government service for the 
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rest of their professional careers until they reach the age of mandatory retirement. 
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Consistent with the original intent of P.D. No. 1 creating the CES, “[M]embers 
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of the CES shall be compensated according to rank and shall be provided with 
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attractive salaries, fringe benefits and reasonable allowances. The employing 
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agency shall provide the funds to pay the salary, fringe benefits and allowances of 
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the career executive assigned to it. (Section 5[d], Article IV, IRP, P.D. No. 1, s. 1972) 
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Moreover, it is a declared policy of the State to provide equal pay for 
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substantially equal work and to base differences in pay upon substantive differences 
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in duties and responsibilities, and qualification requirements of the positions. 
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(Section 2, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6758 or the Salary Standardization Law) 
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Demonstrably, members of the CES, otherwise termed as CESOs possess 
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those rare qualities of competence, innovation, and development or career-
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orientation. As a result of their sterling qualities, they are given more responsibilities, 
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work longer hours, attend more meetings and trainings, but unfortunately, at the end 
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of the day, receive equal pay as their peers who are non-CESOs with the same 
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salary grade. 
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It is therefore the intent of this measure to give due recognition to our hard- 
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working members of the Career Executive Service by giving them attractive salaries, 
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reasonable special allowances, retirement benefits and privileges commensurate to 
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their faithful and exemplary government service. 
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For these reasons, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly requested. 
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ___________ 
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INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE NARCISO BRAVO, JR. 
AN ACT RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CAREER 
EXECUTIVE SERVICE (CES) IN EFFECTIVELY UPHOLDING, PURSUING, 
AND MAINTAINING GOOD GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN 
PUBLIC 
SERVICE 
BY 
GRANTING 
THEM 
SALARIES, 
SPECIAL 
ALLOWANCES, 
RETIREMENT 
BENEFITS, 
AND 
PRIVILEGES 
COMMENSURATE TO THEIR CES RANKS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS 
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “CES Recognition Act of 2021.” 
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is hereby declared the policy of the State to 
maintain and keep a roster of qualified, committed, and efficient members of the 
Career Executive Service (CES) in the government by providing them with salaries, 
special allowances, retirement benefits and privileges commensurate to their CES 
ranks. (Sec.5 [d], Article IV, Integrated Reorganization Plan [IRP], PD No.1 s. 1972) 
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Section 3. Members of the CES; Qualification Requirements. – A person who 
meets such managerial experience and other requirements and passes such 
examinations as may be prescribed by the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) 
shall be included in the register of career service eligible and, upon appointment by 
the President of the Republic of the Philippines to an appropriate rank, shall become 
an active member of the CES. (Section 5[a], Article IV, IRP, PD No. 1 s.1972)  
 
An incumbent of a CES position who does not possess the appropriate 
qualification shall undergo the CES eligibility process prescribed by the CESB, within 
one (1) year from appointment to qualify for the CES position and avail of the benefits 
provided under this Act. 
The CESB shall ensure that only CES eligible and with appropriate ranks shall 
be given preference to occupy available CES positions.  
 
Section 4. Grant of Salaries Commensurate to CES Ranks. – Members of the 
CES shall be compensated according to rank based on broad levels of responsibility 
and on personal qualifications and demonstrated competence, and shall be provided 
with salaries commensurate to their CES ranks, to be determined by the Department 
of Budget and Management (DBM), CESB, and the National Union of Career 
Executive Service Officers, Inc. (NUCESO). (Section 5 [b] & [d], Article IV, IRP, PD 
No. 1 s. 1972) 
 
 
Section 5. Grant of Step Increments Due to Meritorious Performance. – 
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performance in any given year, provided they have complied with the following 
performance ratings: 
➢ “Outstanding” performance rating within a calendar year – two (2) step 
increments 
➢ “Very Satisfactory” performance rating within a calendar year – one (1) step 
increment. (CESB Resolution No. 1353, dated 22 June 2017) 
 
Section 6. Grant of Automatic CESO Rank and One-Step Salary Adjustment. – 
A CESO appointed to a higher CES position shall be automatically conferred by the 
President of the Republic of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the CESB, 
with the appropriate CESO Rank commensurate to the position he/she has been 
appointed to, without undergoing the usual CES eligibility process for the promotion or 
adjustment of rank, and shall be entitled to one-step salary adjustment in the salary 
grade attached to his/her new position.  
 
Section 7. Effects of Subsequent Salary Increases. – Upon implementation of 
any subsequent increases in the salary rates provided under Republic Act. No. 6758, 
as amended, all special allowances granted under this Act to the CES members shall 
be considered as an implementation of the said salary increases as may be provided 
by law. The special allowance equivalent to the increase in the basic salary as may be 
provided by law shall be converted as part of the basic salary.  (Similar to Sec.4, RA 
9279 [An Act Granting Additional Compensation for the Members of the National 
Prosecution Services and State Counsels in the DOJ]) 
 
 


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Section 8. Grant of Special Allowances. – To carry out the declared policy of this 
Act, all CES members, with an eligibility and with a rank,    shall be   granted special 
 allowances in the amount to be determined by the DBM, CESB and NUCESO. 
The grant of special allowances shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of 
the basic salary of said CES members, as provided in Republic Act No. 6758, 
otherwise known as the Salary Standardization Law, as amended. (Similar to Sec.2, 
RA 9279) 
 
Section 9. Retirement Benefits. – When a CES member, who has rendered at 
least fifteen (15) years of service in any branch of government, retires for having 
attained the age of sixty-five (65) years or resigns by reason of incapacity to discharge 
the duties of his/her office, he/she shall, during the residue of his/her natural life, in the 
manner hereinafter provided, receive a retirement pension based on the highest 
monthly salary, plus the highest monthly aggregate of transportation, living and 
representation allowances, which he/she was receiving at the time of his/her 
retirement or resignation.  
When a CES member has attained the age of sixty (60) years and has rendered 
at least fifteen (15) years of service in government, he/she shall likewise be entitled to 
retire and receive during the residue of his/her natural life the same benefits provided 
for in this section: Provided, however, that those with less than fifteen (15) years of 
service in the government shall be entitled to a pro-rata pension computed as follows: 
No. of years 
In Government       X 
 
15 years 
Basic Pay Plus the Highest 
Monthly 
Aggregate 
of 
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(Similar to Section 21, RA 10071 [An Act Strengthening and Rationalizing the National 
Prosecution Service]) 
Section 10. Automatic Increase. – All pension benefits of retired CES member 
shall be automatically increased whenever there is an increase in the salary and 
allowance of the same position from which he/she retired.  (Similar to Sec.23, RA 
10071) 
 
Section 11. Limitations. – A CES member shall not be entitled to special 
allowances and retirement benefits under this Act if he/she is already covered by any 
law providing the same allowances and benefits, unless the special allowances and 
retirement benefits under this Act are higher, in which case, he/ she shall receive the 
higher allowances and benefits. When a CES member covered under this Act shall 
assume an elective public office, he/she shall not, upon assumption of office and 
during his/her term, receive the monthly pension or any of the allowance due to 
him/her. 
 
Section12. Retroactivity. – The benefits mentioned in Sections 8 and 9 hereof 
shall be granted to all those who retired prior to the effectivity of this Act. (Similar to 
Section 24, RA 10071) 
Section 13. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DBM, CESB, and 
NUCESO shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective 
implementation of this Act not later than ninety (90) days from approval hereof. 
Section 14. Appropriations. – The amount needed for the initial implementation 
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agencies.  Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued 
implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.  
 
Section 15. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared invalid 
or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected by such declaration shall remain 
in full force and effect. 
 
Section 16. Repealing Clause. – All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, administrative orders, and rules and regulations inconsistent with this Act are 
hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
 
Section 17. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation. 
Approved,