Prior Authority of this Commission is Dispensed with in the Hiring/Employment of Consultants on Contractual Basis

June 26, 1990 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 069-90 SUBJECT : Prior Authority of this Commission is Dispensed with in the Hiring/Employment of Consultants on Contractual Basis TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees and Others Concerned For the information and guidance of all revenue officials and employees, quoted hereunder is Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 26, series of 1990 dated May 21, 1990. "Pursuant to Civil Service Resolution No. 90-452 dated May 21, 1990, the Civil Service Commission hereby adopts the following policy on the hiring of consultants on contractual basis in the Civil Service, as follows: 1. In the interest of the service and considering that consultancy services on contractual basis are among those included in the non-career service and do not involve filling up of career or non-career service positions or plantilla items, the prior authority of this Commission to hire or employ persons who are 57 years of age or over, or those who are previously retired from the government service, is no longer required. In other words, the heads of Department/Agency need not secure prior authority of this Commission as required under existing law, rules and regulations to effect employment of consultants falling under these categories, to wit: aisa dc a. Persons who are 57 years old or over; and b. Persons who were previously retired from the government service under existing retirement laws. 2. Notwithstanding Item No. 1, all contracts of consultancy services should be submitted to this Commission or its proper Regional Office for review and approval in accordance with the Civil Service Law, Rules and Regulations. cd This Circular shall take effect immediately. (Sgd) Patricia A. Sto. Tomas" Chairman All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. (SGD.) JOSE U. ONG Commissioner of Internal Revenue