Physical and Mental Fitness for Continued Employment in the Public Service

December 3, 1990 REVENUEMEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 096-90 SUBJECT : Physical and Mental Fitness for Continued Employment in the Public Service TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees and Others Concerned For the information and guidance of all officials and employees, quoted hereunder is Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 17, s. 1989 dated May 2, 1989. "The new Constitution provides that "The Civil Service Commission, as the central personnel agency of the Government, shall establish a career service and adopt measures to promote morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness, progressiveness and courtesy in the civil service." As the central personnel agency, the Commission shall maintain a healthy government workforce that can adequately meet the requirements of the service. A healthy employee works more efficiently, more productively and possesses a better and more responsive work attitude than a sickly employee. cd i Under Section 29 of the Civil Service Decree of the Philippines (PD 807), the Commission shall integrate into a national plan the career and personnel development plans of each department or agency which shall include provision for, among others, employees' health services. The Commission notes that there is need for a continuing evaluation of the state of health of government employees. They must be given a chance to undergo preventive or remedial health measures to ensure that they are in good health at all times. In view of the foregoing, a health evaluation system shall be established in each department and agency whereby all government employees shall be required to undergo annual medical and physical examinations. Where an employee or official is noted to be unable to perform his duties for health reasons, whether physical or mental, the supervisor is obliged to report incidence of such irregular or unexplained behavior for evaluation and corrective action. acd Where the evaluation indicate that the employee is unable to continue working because of his physical or mental condition, steps shall be taken to effect improvement of the person's physical or mental state. Where this is deemed not possible and the person's continuance in the service may further jeopardize his health, that of his co-employees' health and the service itself, he may be separated. This separation however, shall not be disciplinary in nature and shall entitle the person to separation and other benefits under existing laws. This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately. cd i (Sgd.) Patricia A. Sto. Tomas" Chairman All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. (SGD.) Victor A. Deoferio, Jr. Deputy Commissioner (Officer-in-Charge)