Confusion marked the implementation of the first official issuance of President Benigno Aquino III, he had to hold it for review on the first day of its implementation.
Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Malacañang is reviewing Memorandum Circular No. 1 that declared all non-career executive service positions vacant as of June 30, 2010 June 2010, and extended the services of contractual employees whose contracts expire on 30 June 2010.
Lacierda said, there was no mistake. They just “finetuned” the language. He said it should answer the question, “Bababa na ba ako?”. He also said there are non-career officials who are not political appointees.
At the department of Foreign Affairs,where all the undersecretaries were political appointees, Undersecretaries did not report to work because they would have no official personality and they would not be authorized to sign anything.
They are concerned they would be accused of “usurpation of authority.”
The MC was signed by Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa. This is the original MC.
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1
DECLARING ALL NON-CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE POSITIONS VACANT AS OF 30 JUNE 2010, AND EXTENDING THE SERVICES OF CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYEES WHOSE CONTRACTS EXPIRE ON 30 JUNE 2010In order to prevent the unnecessary disruption of government operations and the impairment of all official processes and transactions as well as the delivery of services to the people, the following are hereby directed:
1. All positions occupied by non-CESO presidential appointees are hereby declared vacant as of noon, 30 June 2010. In the meantime, the most senior career executive service officer shall take over as Officer-in-Charge, to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the position until 31 July 2010 or until a replacement has been appointed and has qualified whichever comes first.
2. The Contracts of Services of contractual employees which expire on 30 June 2010 are hereby extended up to 31 July 2010 unless otherwise earlier terminated or renewed by the heads of the hiring agencies in accordance with their specific needs and requirements and subject to pertinent administrative and auditing rules and regulations.
3. Services rendered by the government personnel mentioned in Section 2 herein shall be compensated in accordance with existing civil service, budgeting, accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
4. Officials and personnel referred to Sections 1 and 2 above are hereby finally directed to effect an orderly and complete turn-over of records, documents, books, equipment and other properties of their respective offices to their successors, after the latter shall have been
appointed, qualified to and assumed their positions.This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of June 2010
Signed for the President
Paquito Ochoa,
Executive Secretary
mc-no1 declare all non-career positions vacant
This is the revised MC 1:
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1
DECLARING ALL CO-TERMINOUS, THIRD LEVEL POSITIONS VACANT AS OF JUNE 30, 2010; DIRECTING ALL NON-CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE (CESO) OCCUPYING CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE (CES) POSITIONS TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; AND EXTENDING THE SERVICES OF CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL AND/OR CASUAL EMPLOYEES WHOSE CONTRACTS EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2010.
In the exigency of the service and to ensure continuity of government operations, official processes and transactions as well as the delivery of services to the people, the following are hereby directed:
1. All presidential appointees under coterminous status and/ or those occupying positions created in excess of the authorized staffing pattern in all departments, offices, agencies and bureaus in the executive branch, are deemed separated from the service as of noon of June 30, 2010.
2. All non-Career Executive Service Officials (non-CESO) occupying Career Executive Service (CES) positions in all agencies of the Executive Branch shall remain in office and continue to perform their duties and discharge their responsibilities until July 31, 2010, or until their resignations have been accepted and/or until their respective replacements have been appointed or designated, whichever comes first.
3. In cases where the head of agency or office has resigned and whose resignation have been accepted or is deemed separated on June 30, 2010 and no replacement has been appointed or designated, the next-in-rank and most senior official shall take over as Officer-in-Charge, to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the position until July 31, 2010 or until a replacement has been appointed or designated, whichever comes first.
4. Contractual and/or casual employees whose contracts expire on June 30, 2010 shall continue their services up to July 31, 2010, unless otherwise earlier terminated or renewed by the heads of the hiring agencies in accordance with their specific needs and requirements and subject to pertinent administrative and auditing rules and regulations.
5. Services rendered by the aforementioned officials and personnel referred to in paragraphs 2,3 and 4 in compliance with the provisions of this Memorandum Circular shall be compensated in accordance with existing civil service, budgeting, accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
6. Officials and personnel referred to Sections 2,3, and 4 above are hereby finally directed to effect an orderly and complete turn over of records, documents, books, equipment and other properties of their respective offices to their successors, after the latter shall have been appointed or designated.
This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of June 2010.
By Authority of the President:
PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary
MC #1 on HOLDOVERS (revised) -1final VERSION 1(2)
A Malacañang release said Lacierda released the fine-tuned version of Memorandum Circular No. l, which clarified further the issue of the tenure of government officers and contractual personnel whose appointments have expired yesterday (June 30) at the close of the Arroyo administration.
Lacierda said that except for differences in language, the fine tuned version is essentially the same in content and spirit as the earlier version of the Circular signed yesterday (June 30) by new Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr.
“There is no conflict between the two. The essence of the earlier MC is there,” said Lacierda, as he forthwith furnished media with copies of new MC No. 1 signed and issued by Ochoa on the same day.
Lacierda called for a news briefing to sort out questions on the content and intent of one of Malacanang’s earliest issuances.
During the briefing he also stressed the rationale of the order and that the one- month reprieve given to personnel of the executive department with appointments co-terminous with the Arroyo administration was “in the exigency of service and to ensure continuity of government operations, official processes and transactions, as well as the delivery of service to the people.”
The Circular declared vacant effective June 30, 2010 all third level positions occupied by officials (directors, assistant secretaries and undersecretaries) who have co-terminous appointments from the previous administration.
Palpak na kaagad?
Growing pains lang yan. They did not mean harm.
But this should make them (Aquino’s team)careful. They have to be aware that a presidential act affects thousands, millions of people. It affects the whole country.
Ganyan din noon si Cory. Pagkatapos ng inauguration, pinagtatanggal agad yung mga political appointees. Kaso, yung mga gustong ma-promote, kahit mabubuting superiors, itinuturo para masibak at sila ang papalit.
Kaya nga tinawag noon si Cory ng mga Marcos Loyalists na “Manananggal”.
“All non-career executive officials occupying career executive service positions in all agencies of the executive branch shall remain in office and continue to perform their duties and discharge their responsibilities until June 31, 2010, or until their resignations have been accepted and/or until their respective replacements have been appointed or designated, whichever comes first,” it said.”
June 31, 2010?
May mga butas nitong memorandum circular na ito.
Toink namber wan!
MP, That was typo error by the Inquirer.
I have posted the revised memo.
On a legal standpoint, there was nothing wrong in amplifying a certain order. It is better to clarify and prevent ambiguity than to be obstinate and insist on the source of confusion.
Pero sa mga ordinaryong tao (lalo na kung asar galit kay Aquino) isang kapalpakan ang nangyari.
OA din naman yung mga nasa DFA, hindi nagreport for work. Ang Memo ay it is deemed vacated and it does not follow that they dont have to report for work, unless ayaw nilang mag turn over o ayaw nilang kunin yung mga personal effects nila sa office.
In any language, basta ang mga political appointees ni Gloria should be out of office, deemed resigned, by this very hour.
Hinihintay ko lang na maluklok ka Excellency. I’m sure may nakapgpayo na, pero kung hindi man, here goes:
Get a good forensic computer analyst. Replace all the hard drives of sensitive computers – yung gamit ni Puno, gamit ng Bruha, or people close to them, with new ones. Let the forensic techie analyze the old hard drives.
Kahit na deleted ang files, or even reformatted and Windows was reinstalled, puwede pang makita ang binura. Then you can have electronic evidence of any wrongdoing.
Better do it at the DBM, the PMS, and the military.
Huwag mo lang ibibigay kay Davide. He may just davide and conquer.
Nagiging apologist na ako ng Aquino Administration. Madam Chi, yan exacto ang gustong sabihin ni Lacierda na same in content and in spirit.
MP, That was typo error by the Inquirer. – Ellen.
Umaayon tayo, nakikisa sa magandang layunin ng bagong pamumuan subalit hindi ibig sabihin niyon ay ilalayo natin ang mga mata sa pagsusuri ng pinakamaliit na detalye sa ilalim ng maykroskop. Ingat silang lahat kahit ang alinmang naglalabas ng mga releases mula sa Malakanyang.
Kasama tayo hangaring pagbabago at naging leksiyon na ang hanggang ngayon ay umaalingasaw pang bakas ng kasibaan ng Mgagarapal-Arroyo.
Mahirap na.
Pasensya na. Dati tayong Senate staff, and bill drafting and editing is second nature.
The term coterminous is merely an accepted modern version. It comes from the Latin terminus (end) which is a noun, not an adjective. So the “ous” ending is inappropriate,;(ous as in harmonious, litigious)because that signifies an adjective. Co-terminus to mean the same end or ending is the preferred form, as can be gleaned from the text of Supreme Court decisions.
Yung third paragraph mo Mr/Madam alalay ng Pangulo:
The second verb is not in agreement with the singular noun.
So blogging, talagang may mga mali, dahil ang daliri, minsan, mabilis pa sa ibig sabihin. Also, spontaneous ang mga palitan. Pero sa paggawa ng batas, tila hindi magandang reflection ang mga pagkakamaling kayang mahuli ng isang human editor, at kaya ding hulihin ng spellcheck/editor ng Microsoft Word. Isang click lang yan; nagbibigay pa ng mungkahi ang Microsoft Word.
Again, ang trabaho ang pinupuna natin, hindi ang tao. Baka umalma na naman ang mga fans, with the usual, give the President some space. Presidente ko rin siya, kahit hindi ko candidato.
I hope this first salvo does not set the tone for the next five years and 364 days.
Agree with saxnviolins, It’s not enough that Noynoy would not indulge in corruption. it’s also important that his government should be competent and efficient.
Dapat ang trabaho inaayos.
Sana nerbyus lang. I hope they will learn from this mistake fast.
ur absolutely right becky, nasa Global Competitions tayo… dapat ipakita nila ngayon ang future plan, reform ng local government hindi recycled para makita ng bayan kung ano ang naghihintay sa 6 years????
dapat nilang ilatag yan!
Ayan, Lesson Number 1: Di dapat padalos-dalos sa pag-issue ng mga memos. Kailangan KLARO! Reviewhing maigi para di nagkakalituhan. Baka kailangan pa ng dagdag na consultantsssssss ni P-Nyoy at ng kanyang Exec Sec. Ochoa.
“Get a good forensic computer analyst.” -sax
Sax,
Agree ako dyan. Bilib talaga ako sa iyo, mahirap kang magulangan. Hehehe. Dapat lang mag-ingat si P-Nyoy dahil in politics maraming ahas. At dapat eh halughugin ang buong Malacañang at baka may mga nakasingit na spy gadgets.
Based sa mga news report, medyo nangangapa pa si Atty. Lacierda. Hindi ko alam kung ano background nya? Politician ba sya, media practitioner? Hindi ko rin alam kung ano sya kapag walang camera pero sa harap ng kamera, hindi naman arrogante ang dating.
Ang dapat bantayan ay yung sa DepEd. Hindi yata nakapagbaon ng diplomasya o tact bago nagpunta sa Ultra. Bilang alagad ng Diyos, paano kaya nya haharapin ang mga ahas sa DepEd. Alam kaya nya nas Si Roco nga napagkaisahan ng mga ahas dun.
Dapat talagang na review maigi ang mga memos. In the field of LAW, eh importante ang mga period, commas, semi colon etc. bukod sa grammar, dahil pwedeng magbago ang meaning and spirit na gustong iparating ng particular na batas. Ingat-Ingat!!!
Luz:
Talagang necessity is the mother of invention. Mga four years ago, biglang nag-crash ang aking computer, at nag-reinstall ng Windows ang tech guy. Burado lahat ng files.
Hinala ko lang na may paraan para ma-recover ang files, kaya todo google. Sa awa ng Diyos, at galing ng mga open source geeks, may na-download akong file recovery program. Nakuha ko lahat ng aking buradong files.
I’m sure maglalaway ang IT forensics guy kung bigyan ng mga lumang hard drive ng cabal; nang sa gayon ay malathala ang cabal-balan.
Ooops…
atty sax, ayos yan…piestang umaatikabo kapag nadiskubre ang mga cabal-balan nina putot.
Red Lantern – July 1, 2010 4:20 pm
RE: Palpak na kaagad?
Day 1 pala yan…Red Lantern, paano na yong 5-years and 365 days niya bilang P-Noy e napaso kaagad?
Dapat maging maingat siya sa mga BULONG-BRIGADE, sila ang sisira sa ebinuladas niyang mga NOTA during his inagorasyon.
Aba naman…ang 21 minutes na kanyang pagtula sa Quirino Grandstand e nakarecord na yan sa kukote ng milyong Noypi. At sa oras na magkamali siya ng pagdedesisyon at ang maging pangangatwiran e tulad ng pinalitan niyang rehime.
Sure, walang katapusang balitaktakan muli ito.
Napanood nýo ba ang naging interview sa bagong DepED secretary…astig, sinopla kaagad ang taga-medya…ang pagkakasabi e ang malinaw pa sa sikat ng araw.
Di pa nagiinit ang puwet sa DepED, banatan kaagad ang taga-Media…di rin pala marunong mag-isip itong si Brother, di ba niya alam na ang media ang naging tools ng mga elitista kaya napabagsak si Pangulong Erap.
At ngayon, naging P-Noy ang kanilang Hepa B President…media ang siyang naging malaki ang contributions kaya heto ang mga elitista ulit ang maghaharing-uri sa Pinas.
Ang rehimeng Arroyo at P-Noy e both oportunista din naman…bakit kanyo, kasi ganito yan…ang handlers ni Gloria at P-Noy e mga elitista na sipsip at kicked-out.
Somatutal…sila ang nabibilang sa civil sosyalayts na gustong mapanatili ang kanilang status quo sa ating lipunan.
Karamihan sa kanila e galing yan from rug to riches families…bukas ang libro ng bayan, sino ba sila NOON at NGAYON?
Touchy na issue and pagtanggal ng mga tao. Biruin mo may mga pamilya din ang mga yan. Mas pabor ako sa review ng performance ng bawat isa bago tanggalin. Si Pnoy na rin ang nagsabi na hindi lahat ng nagsisilbi sa gobierno ay corrupt. Ang sabi ko naman, hindi lahat ng mga “appointees” ay hindi karapat dapat. May mga civil service eligible na wala namang binatbat. Kaya dapat, both the eligibility and performance ang base ng pagtanggal.
Masyadong minamadali ang pag-pwesto ng mga spporters ni P-noy. Dapat salain na muna ang mga nakapwesto na. Besides removing all these key employees at the same time will paralize the operations of the offices, kahit na sabihin natin na simple lang ang mga trabaho nila. Siguro mas maganda kung staggered ang pagtanggal para may continuity ng konti.
Dapat i-review ng mabuti ang mga ilalabas na memo. Pag naisuka mo na, dapat hindi mo kakainin ulit! YUCK!
We are watching guys! With scrutinizing eyes pa!
si Nerisa ba ay kasama sa pagbaba ng kanyang beloved “she is evil” boss niya…didn’t he say she is evil? and he said that he is loyal to her? dapat wala na rin siya…kapal muks rin pala siya….kung sabagay birds of a feather..
Well, nobody’s perfect ika nga…
Then again, sinabi na ni PNoy, kayo ang boss, so na sa atin na lang yun kung anong klaseng boss tayo…
…so whatever you’re reactions are, feel empowered, feel free to say or do whatever makes you fulfilled… 🙂
Si Erap nagsabi na na susuportahan niya ang bagong presidente, si Pnoy mismo biglang pinromote lahat ng tao sa “boss” level, kaya, taking a cue from him, ang tawag ko sa inyong lahat ngayon ay BOSSING na, at kung paano ako makisama sa mga boss ko, ganun na rin, ayoko yatang makasuhan ng insubordination…
Kaya have a good day sa inyo mga bossing, anong gusto niyo coffee, tea, or rosario? 🙂
Rosario po, Padre jug. Kung pwede, yung bata-bata pa.
Magandang araw po, ang mabunyi kong pugay
Sa minamahal ko’t mga pinagpipitaganan
Kapwa ko Pilipino’ng hangad ay katiwasayan
Pag-ahon sa kumunoy nitong kahirapan
Tanggapin sana at inyong ito’y pagdamutan.
Hindi ko madalumat lalong hindi ko malirip
Kung bakit madalas na hindi magtugma ang isip
Iisang lahi tayo’y bakit hindi magkaisa ang nais
Kayraming salungat na’y tumatahak pa sa lihis
Ang likong katwiran, pinangingibabaw pilit.
Paano tayo susulong, paano tayo aangat
Paano natin ibabangon ang bayan sa pagkasadlak
Paano natin matutubos sa upasala at paglibak
Paano natin tatanggaping dapat nang bigyang wakas
Pagkakalugmok na bunga ng ating pagkakawatakwatak?
I’ve personally witnessed a few corporate takeovers (these are medium-sized orgs, not the global multi-nationals) and the best way to reorganize is to keep your cards close to your chest. You first announce that changes in management will be undertaken and some managers and staff will have to go. Then everyone in rank and file will be subjected to one-on-one confidential interviews, the higher levels face a panel. The secrecy makes it easier to ferret the truth since it appears that no one is safe so there’s no point in looking after some other guy’s back when you yourself are a retrenchment candidate. It also easier to determine who belongs to which faction that it’s either they all survive or they all get booted out.
I’ve been part of this process once and you wouldn’t believe how far some will go to discredit his immediate superior and other people just get some points for himself. But that doesn’t impress much, instead, both the “sumbungero” and the one complained about get the same ticks on the “scorecard”. A good interrogator/interviewer can lead the discussion into finally getting to the source of the problem and usually this person who gets the most flak from underlings is the one who gets booted out first.
In Gloria’s case, however, it may be difficult to discover from the lieutenants whatever sins the generals commit. It’s one big syndicate after all.
sax: “Talagang necessity is the mother of invention.”
In the case of the House, pork barrel IS the mother of invention. Puro imbentong mga pambabaluktot sa batas at rules ang naging dahilan kung bakit nakalusot si Putot sa impeachment mula pa nung 2005.
Pati yung project na pinag-gamitan ng pork at halaga ng proyekto ay inimbento rin lang.
we all make mistakes..we are but human…who does not make mistakes…si putot lang ata : kasi para sa kanya hindi pagkakamali “lapse of judgments”…ang pag korap, sinungaling, pagnakaw..hindi kasalanan…
…I agree they should be careful…na overwhelmed lang sila on their first day…they are but ordinary and simple folks like many of us…
rose, masyado lang talaga mataas ang expectation sa bagong gobyerno kaya kahit pag-gawa ng memo pinapatulan ng media at sensationalized na. Wala yatang diyaryo na hindi cover story yang memo na yan.
mataas ang expectation? wala lang kasing maisulat na worth
their money kahit ano ano na lamang…hirap sila sa paghanap ng corruption….walang silang makitang sinungalin as a matter of fact lumabas pang sinply, at humble si PNOY.
buti na man at wala na tayong maririnig na corruption, kasinungalingan (perhaps only from Davide) at pagnanakaw…salamat kay gloria wala ng manakaw ang bagong administration…hintayin na lang ang cha cha ni putot at ang Dahil sa Iyo (which will be dedicated kay Aquino) ni Imelda…ano kaya “dahil sa iyo ako’y naghirap”? pero hanga din ako kay Imelda..at age 80 maganda pa rin..at mataas pa hindi umurong..how liliutian will she be kaya.. kasi ang sabi pagdating mo sa age 80 umuurong ang tao…ano kaya ang hitsura ni gloria at age 80? can somebody do a sketch! hindi na seguro ma drawing ang mukha.
From Rey:
You might want to look into the feedback from MRT employees that Gen. Berroya, the GMA appointed general manager of MRT does not plan to resign. He believes that he is CESSO. He continues to exact millions from advertisers at MRT.
Leteseng Berroya ‘yan!
‘Anlayo sa dating battalion commander naming kamag-anak (siguro) niya.
Tsk tsk tsk. goyang’s legacy – corruption to the max!
Rose, ngayon pa lang madali nang ma-imagine kung ano ang itsura ni goyang at age 80. HIndi na rin dapat pang hintayin ang pagsapit niya sa edad na iyon. Ngayon nga ay hindi bagay sa kanya ang kanyang KAHA. Putot pero ang laki ng KAHAmbugan at KAHAnginan sa tuktok.
Talagang sagad sa buto ang pagkaganid ni Berroya, walang pinagkaiba sa amo nya. Regardless ng iba’t ibang interpretation ng memo order, wala na bang natitirang kahihiyan dun sa mga naappoint ni Arroyo for political considerations. Baka naman ang paniniwala ni Berroya na ang kanyang competence ang dahilan sa pagkakaappoint sa MRT.
Pagsabihan mo nga yang mga kaibigan mo MPR!!
Pareng Oblak,
‘Wag kang mag-aalala. Hinahanda ko na ang aking sniper rifle. Ako mismo ang tatapos sa mga kupal na ‘yan upang hindi na pamarisan.
Hindi ko naman sila dededbolin, kakapunin ko lang para hindi na dumami ang lahi.
Problema lang hahanap pa ako ng powerful lense na ikakabit sa riple na angkop sa salamin ko sa mata. Ire kasing aking salaming ginagamit ay hindi magkatugma ang grado’ Pero nakita ko naman ang dipirensiya. ‘Yung kanan, ang grado ay nasa ibaba, nasa itaas naman ang sa kaliwa. Kaya pala mahal ang pagkakasingil sa akin psychometrist na inorderan ko. Nagoyo ako.
Hinahating ko nga, eh.
what is embarrasing about it? ikaw ba hindi ba nagkakamali?
this pertains to MC 1 1. All positions occupied by non-CESO presidential appointees are hereby declared vacant as of noon, 30 June 2010. In the meantime, the most senior career executive service officer shall take over as Officer-in-Charge, to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the position until 31 July 2010 or until a replacement has been appointed and has qualified whichever comes first.
Question : Does this provision will also be applied to all Regional directors from National offices who does not posses such qualification?…thanks