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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. gods

Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

EXPLANATORY NOTE

As a manifestation of support to this timely piece of legislation, this representation
respectfully refiles this bill, which has constantly been receiving support from the
past Congress.

The State shall establish a career service and adopt measures to promote morale,
efficiency, integrity, responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy in the civil
service. It shall also strengthen the merit and reward system, integrate all human
resources development programs for all levels and ranks, and institutionalize a
management climate conducive to public accountability.

This measure seeks to recognize the competency of individuals with doctorate
degrees for appointment or promotion to career executive positions in the civil
service. The completion of post-graduate studies has been long accepted as
equivalent to passing the board or bar examinations. It is only fitting that this
representation further affirms the importance of academicians in the country by
granting this opportunity for career advancement in the civil service.

In view of the foregoing, the massage of this bill earnestly sought.

JOH VIN YUL SERVO” C. NIETO

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House BILL No. 4946 _

Introduced by Hon. John Marvin “Yul Servo” C. Nieto

AN ACT DECLARING THE CONFERMENT OF A DOCTORATE DEGREE AS
EQUIVALENT TO ENTRY LEVEL CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE OFFICER
(CESO VI) IN THE CIVIL SERVICE

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. - This Act shall be known as the “CESO Equivalency Act of 2018”.

SEC. 2. - The State shall establish a career service and adopt measures to promote
morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy in the
civil service. It shall also strengthen the merit and reward system, integrate all
human resources development programs for all levels and ranks, and institutionalize
a management climate conducive to public accountability.

SEC. 3. - The conferment of a doctorate degree by an institution of higher learning
duly accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is hereby declared
as equivalent to entry level Career Executive Service Officer (CESO VI) eligibility in
the civil service for purposes of appointment to executive positions in the classified
service in the Government or any of its branches, subdivisions, instrumentalities
and agencies including government-owned or controlled corporations with original
charters, except with regard to positions requiring highly specialized knowledge not
covered by the doctorate degree of the holder.

The same benefits and privileges of CESO VI shall be granted to the holders of
doctorate degrees with the utmost consideration of their competence and skills for
appointment and promotion to executive positions in the civil service.

SEC. 4. - The registrars or other responsible officers of CHED accredited colleges
and Universities offering doctorate degrees shall regularly furnish the Civil Service
Commission (CSC) with a list of graduates of their respective colleges or universities
who have been conferred with doctorate degrees within sixty (60) days from
conferment.

SEC. 5. - Eligibility shall commence on the date of conferment. Provided, that for

those who have already been conferred doctorate degrees prior to the passage of
this Act, their eligibility shall be deemed to commence from the approval hereof.


SEC. 6. - The Civil Service Commission is tasked herein to formulate the
Implementing Rules and Regulation of this Act within thirty (30) days from its
effectivity.

SEC. 7. - The fund necessary for the implementation of this act shall be included in
the Annual General Appropriations Act upon the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 8. - If any provision hereof is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder
of the law or provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and subsisting.

SEC. 9. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations
contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after the completion of its
publication in the Official Gazette or in At least two (2) newspapers of general
circulation.

Approved,