CSC warns government workers vs. partisan political activities

May 2, 2018

“No officer or employee in the civil service, as well as any member of the military, shall engage, directly or indirectly, in any electioneering or partisan political activity, except to vote.” This warning was issued by Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Alicia dela Rosa-Bala in line with preparations for the May 14 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections. “Civil servants are mandated by law to uphold political neutrality in the conduct of their duties even more during election season,” added the CSC chairperson.

April 23, 2018

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) calls for applications for the August 12 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT).

April 30, 2018

Applications for the October 14, 2018 conduct of the Pre-Employment Test, Promotional Test and Ethics-Oriented Personality Test (EOPT) will begin on June 25 until August 24, 2018, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) announced.

CSC eyes 2018 HR Symposium in Davao

April 27, 2018

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) eyes the conduct of the largest human resource symposium in the country in Davao City on July 18-20 this year. This is the first time the CSC would conduct the Symposium in Mindanao region to gather HR practitioners both from the private and public sectors under the theme, “Achieving Breakthrough Results Through Strategic HR”. For the past four years, the Symposium had been held in Cebu (2013-2016) and Metro Manila (2017).

April 12, 2018

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) will conduct a Special Career Service Examination Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) on April 15, 2018 for government employees who want to apply for a permanent position, or for a promotion. The examination also includes those under job order and contract of service with government agencies to give them opportunity for possible absorption in the government service.

March 16, 2018

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminds the public that acceptance of applications for the Fire Officer, Penology Officer, and Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examinations is until April 27, 2018 only. The exams are slated June 17, 2018.

March 14, 2018

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is urging heads of agencies to recognize their outstanding employees by nominating them to the 2018 Search for Outstanding Government Workers. Submission of nomination is until March 30, 2018.

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December 29, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) clarified that it does not endorse or accredit any review center offering classes to examinees nor has it developed a downloadable mobile review application. The warning came in light of social media offers and outdoor advertisements offering review classes for career service (CS) exams. The CSC reiterates that review centers claiming to have been accredited are not in any way connected with CSC, adding that availing of review classes will be at one’s own risk as it is not a guarantee of passing the CS exams.

Starting November 4, 2017, the President's 8888 Citizens' Complaint Hotline, which was temporarily hosted by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) since August 1, 2016, is being fully managed and operated by the Office of the President through the Office of the Cabinet Secretary. The CSC, however, will continue to attend to queries, complaints, requests for assistance, and other types of feedback on government frontline services through the Contact Center ng Bayan.

December 27, 2017

Government workers found guilty of fixing and/or in collusion with fixers in consideration of economic and/or other gain or advantage shall be penalized by dismissal and perpetual disqualification from public service.

December 27, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has announced the resetting of the suspended August 6, 2017 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) in Iligan City Testing Center to March 18, 2018, simultaneous with the first schedule of CSE-PPT next year. The said suspension was due to the hostility in Marawi City, from where the majority of the examinees in Iligan come from.

November 16, 2017

The Civil Service Commission Regional and Field Offices are now accepting applications for the March 18, 2018 Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT). The deadline for submission of application is on January 31, 2018. The CSC reminds interested individuals however to file their applications early because acceptance of application is on a first-come, first-served basis and shall be closed any time before the deadline if the CSC Regional/Field Office has already reached the target number of applicants.

October 27, 2017

A public school teacher shared his talent for construction work by building a classroom, a concrete footbridge leading to the school and a hand washing facility to address the accessibility, security and sanitation problems which have long hounded the learning center. With his contributions, he was conferred with the highest honor a government worker can receive in his/her lifetime—the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award.

October 25, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) calls for applications for the Qualifying Test for Foreign Service Officer Examination (FSOE) on January 28, 2018.

Applications should be submitted in person at any Regional Consular Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), or Philippine embassies and consulates abroad until December 1, 2017 or at the DFA-Board of Foreign Service Examinations, Pasay City until December 8. Admission fee is P500.

October 20, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) yesterday warned against the unauthorized use of its logo, stating that the act may be subjected to criminal prosecution and result in jail time.

September 29, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC), in collaboration with the Department of Finance-Bureau of Local Government Finance (DOF-BLGF), will conduct the Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE) on November 26, 2017 at CSC regional and field offices.

September 19, 2017

A TOTAL of 25,127 examinees, representing 10.98% of the total 228,917 examinees, passed the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test conducted nationwide on August 6, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) said.

July 28, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) will administer the Career Service Examination-Pen and Paper Test (CSE-PPT) to 242,901 examinees on August 6, 2017.

A total of 208,757 examinees (85.9%) will take the Professional level exam, while 34,144 examinees (14.1%) will take the Sub-professional level exam.

Examinees are advised to check their school assignment through the Online Notice of School Assignment (ONSA) from the CSC website. Those who are unable to access the ONSA, they may call the CSC

July 26, 2017

Joint Circular No. 1, s. 2017, which was jointly issued by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), Commission on Audit (COA), and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), aims to protect Job Order (JO) and Contract of Service (COS) workers while recognizing the need for government agencies to hire personnel on temporary basis.

June 2, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) advised passers of the May 3, 2015 Career Service Examination Paper and Pencil Test (CSE-PPT), both Professional and Subprofessional levels, to claim their CSC Eligibility Card.

May 30, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) extended the filing of the Personal Data Sheet (PDS) until June 15, 2017. This applies to those who have not yet submitted their updated PDS. Those who have already submitted their updated PDS to their agency’s human resource management office (HRMO) in compliance with CSC Memorandum Circular No. 11, series of 2017 need not re-submit.

May 24, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) expressed its support to Executive Order No. 26 which provides for the establishment of smoke-free environments in public and enclosed places natiowide, and reiterated its 100% smoke-free policy which prohibits smoking in the premises, buildings, and grounds of government agencies.

May 24, 2017

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded all government agencies that they have until October 18, 2017 to conduct a random mandatory drug test for their employees.

Under CSC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 13, s. 2017 issued on April 19, 2017, government agencies are given six months from the effectivity of the said policy to conduct a “

A total of 25,090 or 11.42 percent out of 219,697 examinees passed the Career Service Examinations, Pen and Paper Test administered nationwide by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) on March 12. The CSC released the complete List of Passers of the March 12, 2017 Career Service Professional and SubProfessional examinations through the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph, April 21.

An early morning parade on November 24, 2016 ushered in the observance and celebration of MINDANAO WEEK of PEACE, with the theme “Healing for Personal and Social Transformation”.

CSC SEAL OF EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

September 9, 2015

The Civil Service Commission Regional Office 9 in Zamboanga City, hosted the awarding of the Seal of Excellence Award to the top-ranking frontline service offices in Region 9. It was held on September 3, 2015, at the Crystal Ballroom of the Grand Astoria Hotel. CSC Commissioner Hon. Nieves L. Osorio was present to give the awards, which consists of a wall mountable glass plaque and P100,000.00 cash.

The awardees were the following: Pag-IBIG Fund-Zamboanga Branch; PHILHEALTH Insurance Corp.-Local Health Insurance Office, Zamboanga City; Government Service Insurance System (GSIS)-Dipolog Branch; and Land Transportation Office-Ipil District Office, Zamboanga Sibugay.

October 27, 2014

More and more services of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) are being certified to ISO 9001:2008, the international standard on Quality Management System, with its Accreditation and Registration Services for Employees’ Organizations as the latest to receive such certification.

Particular services certified to ISO 9001:2008 are the Accreditation of Employees’ Organizations and the Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA) Registration. These are in line with CSC’s functions to ensure the development of responsible public sector unionism, improve management-employee relations, and assist and support employee organizations in government, which are managed by its Human Resource Relations Office.

October 23, 2014

The Civil Service Commission recognized top performing frontline service offices based on the Anti-Red Tape Act Report Card Survey (ARTA-RCS), an instrument used to check agency compliance with the ARTA provisions to gauge citizens’ satisfaction with the quality of government services.

In the recognition program, “Celebrating Excellence in the Public Frontline Service Office,” held at the Luxent Hotel in Quezon City yesterday, CSC hailed three ARTA Best Performing CSC Regional Offices (Regions 3, 6, and NCR) and awarded the 2014 ARTA Breakthrough Agency Award to five agencies, namely, Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Philippine Health Insurance Commission (PhilHealth), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Public Attorney’s Office (PAO).

September 30, 2014

“The adoption of the four-day workweek scheme is voluntary, and only government agencies in Metro Manila that meet the pre-requirements may begin implementing the four-day workweek scheme”, this was stressed by CSC Chairman Francisco T. Duque III as he clarified the policy on the alternative work scheme.

Agencies must submit to the CSC a notice of intent and certification that they have complied with the prerequisites.