Aquino names 17 to key gov’t posts
By Michael Lim Ubac
President Benigno Aquino III recently named several officials to top government posts.
President Benigno Aquino III recently named several officials to top government posts.
Senate Secretary Emma Lirio-Reyes can heave a sigh of relief after the Civil Service Commission (CSC) ruled she could stay at her post until the senators vote on her replacement when they meet in session in June.
All government workers, from the President to administrative aides, are now required to file a statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) based on “simpler” but more detailed forms intended “to maximize the SALN’s potential as a transparency and accountability tool,” Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chair Francisco Duque III said Friday.
Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson has expressed disappointment over the failure of many DPWH engineers and projects managers in passing the agency’s first-ever “promotional examinations.”
Eastern Samar Gov. Conrado Basada Nicart Jr. was charged on Tuesday with graft and violation of the Civil Service rules at the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly withholding the salaries and benefits of 11 provincial government employees despite an order from the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to pay them.
The Civil Service Commission has put off changing the older version of the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) to a more detailed version.
President Benigno Aquino has promoted an old hand at the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) as a justice in the Sandiganbayan.
THE Civil Service Commission (CSC) recently launched its national photography contest dubbed 2012 Philippine Civil Service Anniversary “Give it your best shot.”
If you see government vehicles being used for personal purposes during the Holy Week vacation, please report to the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas.
Amid a hue and cry from lawmakers, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has deferred the use of a new form for the filing of statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) that would require public officials to disclose all their sources of income and detailed estimates of family expenses.
When you get down to it, P21 million in 10 years in salaries and other emoluments Chief Justice Renato Corona received was not excessive, according to Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman Francisco Duque.
A government worker may have to enlist the help of a lawyer and an accountant just to fill out the new SALN form, two lawmakers said Monday.
The looming infringement on an official’s privacy appears to be the reason behind the Senate’s plan to request the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to defer the implementation of a new form of statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) that government employees are required to submit yearly.
