FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1332' 
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INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution provides Article II, Section 26 of the Constitution: "The State 
shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service, x x x as may be 
defined by law" Executive order 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 employment shall be open to all 
qualified citizens and positive efforts shall be exerted to attract the best qualified to 
enter the service". 
Government invests heavily in educational through state colleges and 
universities. Hence, priority should be 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-funded schools to excel academically. 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 1332 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
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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 known 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 Philippines: Provjded, That the employee possesses all the minimum 
qualifications for the position as required by law. 
Section 3. Penalties. 
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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. 
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The Civil Service Commission shall 
prescribe the rules and regulations necessary to implement this Act. The Civil Service 
Commission shall furnish 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 unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected 
shall remain valid and subsisting. 
Section 6. 
Repealing Clause. 
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Any law, presidential decree, or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule and regulation contrary to 
or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
Section 7. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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