By Gabriela Baron
The Career Executive Service Board (CESB) clarified on Wednesday, Jan. 11, that “on-stream candidates” are still allowed to remain in office until they are “reappointed or replaced.”
The Office of the President Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 12 amended MC Nos. 1 (s. 2022) and 3 (s. 2022) directs all non-career executive service (CES) officials to remain in office only until Dec. 31, 2022.
Signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, MC No. 12 authorized “on-stream” candidates to continue performing their duties and responsibilities until they are reappointed, replaced, or their respective successors are appointed or designated.
“This is a welcome development, but on our part, we need to define ‘on-stream candidates’ for the sake of our stakeholders,” CESB Chairperson Karlo Nograles said.
“On-stream candidates” are those who have passed the Written Examination, those Portfolio Assessment for the CES applicants whose required documents were received by the CESB Secretariat on or before Dec. 29 and approved by the Board, and those Master in National Security Administration graduates occupying CES positions whose required documents were received by the CESB Secretariat on or before Dec. 29 and approved by the Board.
MC 12 also authorized officers-in-charge of departments, agencies, bureaus, and offices, including non-CES officials occupying CES positions to perform their duties and responsibilities until a replacement has been appointed or designated.
