Civil Service Commission (Philippines)

The Civil Service Commission (Filipino: Komisyon sa Serbisyo Sibil, abbreviated as CSC) is one of the three Constitutional Commissions of the Philippines with responsibility over the civil service. It is tasked with overseeing the integrity of government actions and processes. The commission was founded in 1900^[2] through Act No. 5 of the Philippine Commission and was made a bureau in 1905.^[3] The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is the central personnel agency of the Philippine government responsible for the policies, plans, and programs concerning all civil service employees.^[4]

Civil Service Commission
Komisyon ng Serbisyo Sibil

The main office of the CSC in Quezon City
Abbreviation	CSC
Formation	September 19, 1900
Headquarters	Civil Service Commission, Central Office, IBP Road, Constitution Hills, 1126 Quezon City
Membership	1 chairperson, 2 commissioners
Chairperson	Marilyn Barua-Yap
Budget	₱1.60 billion (2020)[1]
Website	csc.gov.ph

It has 16 regional offices throughout the country.

The other two Constitutional Commissions are the Commission on Elections and Commission on Audit.

Members

The 1987 Constitution staggered the terms of the members of the Constitutional Commissions. Of the first appointees, the Chairman would serve seven years (1st line), a Commissioner would serve five years (2nd line), and another Commissioner would serve three years (3rd line). Term refers to a fixed period, while tenure refers to the actual period that a person held office.

The names of the first members of the CSC from 1987 to 2000 were mentioned in the 2000 Supreme Court case Gaminde v. Commission on Audit; some notably served longer than their prescribed terms, that is from February 2 of the calendar year of when their terms started, then ending seven years thereafter; most served an exact seven years, or from the day they were appointed, ending seven years later. This practice ended in 2000 with the court's decision.

Current composition

Commission en banc

Current composition

Position	Line	Picture	Name	Tenure started	Tenure scheduled to end	Appointed by
Chairman	1st		Marilyn Barua-Yap	October 16, 2024	February 2, 2029	Bongbong Marcos
Commissioner	2nd		Ryan Alvin Acosta	February 2, 2022	February 2, 2027	Rodrigo Duterte
Commissioner	3rd		Aileen Lizada	February 2, 2019	February 2, 2025	Rodrigo Duterte

Assistant commissioners

• Ariel G. Ronquillo

Members since 1987

Term started	Chairman (1st line, 7-year original)	Commissioner (2nd line, 5-year original)	Commissioner (3rd line, 3-year original)	Appointed by
February 2, 1987	Celerina Gotladera February 2, 1987 – January 30, 1988 Patricia Santo Tomas March 4, 1988 – February 2, 1994	Samilo N. Barlongay March 4, 1988 – February 2, 1992	Mario D. Yango March 4, 1988 – February 2, 1990	Corazon Aquino February 25, 1986 – June 30, 1992
February 2, 1989
February 2, 1990			Mario D. Yango February 2, 1990 – May 31, 1991 Ramon P. Ereñeta December 12, 1991 – February 2, 1997
February 2, 1992		Samilo N. Barlongay February 2, 1992 – March 4, 1993 Thelma P. Gaminde March 4, 1993 – February 2, 1999		Fidel V. Ramos June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998
February 2, 1994	Patricia Santo Tomas February 2, 1994 – March 4, 1995 Corazon Alma G. de Leon March 22, 1995 – February 2, 2001
February 2, 1997			Jose F. Erestain Jr. February 11, 1997 – February 2, 2004
February 2, 1999		Thelma P. Gaminde February 2, 1999 – February 2, 2000 J. Waldemar V. Valmores September 2000 – February 2, 2006		Joseph Estrada June 30, 1998 – January 20, 2001
				Gloria Macapagal Arroyo January 20, 2001 – June 30, 2010
February 2, 2001	Karina Constantino David February 23, 2001 – February 2, 2008
February 2, 2004			Jose F. Erestain Jr. February 2, 2004 – March 2004 Cesar D. Buenaflor July 2004 – February 2, 2011
February 2, 2006		Mary Ann Z. Fernandez-Mendoza May 2006 – February 2, 2013
February 2, 2008	Ricardo Saludo April 1, 2008 – September 30, 2009 Francisco Duque III February 2, 2010 – February 2, 2015
February 2, 2011			Rasol L. Mitmug April 4, 2011 – early 2012 Robert S. Martinez July 6, 2012 – February 2, 2018	Benigno Aquino III June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2016
February 2, 2013		Nieves L. Osorio March 10, 2013 – June 19, 2017 Leopoldo Roberto W. Valderosa Jr. June 19, 2017 – February 2, 2020
February 2, 2015	Alicia dela Rosa-Bala September 15, 2015 – February 2, 2022
February 2, 2018			Aileen Lourdes A. Lizada February 2, 2019 – present	Rodrigo Duterte June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
February 2, 2020		Ryan Alvin R. Acosta February 2, 2022 – present
February 2, 2022	Karlo Nograles March 4, 2022 – June 1, 2022 July 7, 2022 – October 7, 2024 Marilyn Barua-Yap October 16, 2024 – present
				Bongbong Marcos June 30, 2022 – present
February 2, 2025			TBA
February 2, 2027
February 2, 2029		TBA		TBD

Career Executive Service Board

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 891, s. 2010 the Career Executive Service Board (CESB) is mandated to promulgate rules, standards and procedures on the selection, classification, compensation and career development of members of the Career Executive Service. In Eugenio vs. Civil Service Commission, G.R. No. 115863, March 31, 1995, the Supreme Court recognized the existence, mandate and authority of the CESB over third level positions, and its autonomy from the Civil Service Commission (CSC)."

Organizational structure

• Office of the Chairman
• Office of the Commissioners
• Office of the Assistant Commissioners
• Office of the Executive Director
• Commission Secretariat and Liaison Office
• Office for Legal Affairs
• Examination, Recruitment, and Placement Office
• Office for Human Resource Management and Development
• Civil Service Institute
• Office for Strategy Management
• Internal Audit Service
• Human Resource Policies and Standards Office
• Integrated Records Management Office
• Human Resource Relations Office
• Office for Financial and Assets Management
• Public Assistance and Information Office

Publications

• Philippines. Civil Service Board (1906). Annual Report of the Philippine Civil Service Board to the Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands, Issue 5. Contributors United States. Philippine Commission (1900–1916), United States. Bureau of Insular Affairs. Bureau of Public Printing. ISBN 9715501680. Retrieved April 24, 2014.

Examinations

The CSC is tasked to generate roster of eligibles through these examinations:^[5]

• Career Service Examination (Professional and Sub-Professional)
• Career Service Examination for Foreign Service Officer (CSE-FSO)
• Fire Officer Examination (FOE)
• Penology Officer Examination (POE)
• Basic Competency on Local Treasury Examination (BCLTE)
• Intermediate Competency on Local Treasury Examination (ICLTE)
• Pre-employment Test
• Promotional Test
• Ethics-Oriented Personality Test (EOPT)

See also

• Civil service commission, similar office in other countries

References

1. Aika Rey (January 8, 2020). "Where will the money go?". Rappler. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
2. Hayden, Ralston (1933). "Higher Officials in the Philippine Civil Service". American Political Science Review. 27 (2): 204–221. doi:10.2307/1947725. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 1947725. S2CID 147040174.
3. Passed September 19, 1900.
4. "Foreign Service Officer exam application extended | GOVPH".
5. "CSC releases exam calendar for 2020". www.csc.gov.ph. Retrieved June 19, 2020.

External links

• Media related to Civil Service Commission of the Philippines at Wikimedia Commons
• Philippine Civil Service Commission official website