Government personnel can be reassigned under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) to help frontliners in the government response against Covid-19.
In its Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 14, series of 2020, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) allowing to government agencies to implement “reassignment, detail, transfer, and designation to augment human resources involved in addressing the pandemic.”
The issuance will apply to government medical workers and professionals, who may be tasked to provide their services in government hospitals or temporary medical facilities.
“This applies for the duration of the state of national emergency to augment the depleting number of frontliners where their services are necessary, provided that appropriate training is provided prior to deployment,” CSC said.
Likewise, MC 14, also allows qualified government officials and personnel to be reassigned in posts near their homes or home provinces, if it is under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ).
It also allows agencies to fill up positions, which were vacated promotion without awaiting action of the CSC on promotional appointments.
“This applies to positions related to health, social service, and similar positions providing essential services in this time of national health emergency,” CSC said.
CSC also stressed that recruitment of skilled workers shall still comply with the qualification standards of the positions as provided under the 2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (ORAOHRA).
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