Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service
Letter of Instructions No. 1112, issued on March 5, 1981, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, addresses the overstaffing in the Philippine government service amidst global crises. It mandates the Presidential Adviser on Civil Service and Government Reorganization, in collaboration with relevant ministries and commissions, to conduct a comprehensive inventory of government personnel to assess actual manpower needs. The directive emphasizes the need to rectify the imbalance between an oversupply of clerical positions and a deficiency in professional and technical roles. Additionally, it calls for recommendations on recruitment strategies and the establishment of new qualification standards to enhance government efficiency, particularly in regional offices.
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- What is Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service about?
- Letter of Instructions No. 1112, issued on March 5, 1981, by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, addresses the overstaffing in the Philippine government service amidst global crises. It mandates the Presidential Adviser on Civil Service and Government Reorganization, in collaboration with relevant ministries and commissions, to conduct a comprehensive inventory of government personnel to assess actual manpower needs. The directive emphasizes the need to rectify the imbalance between an oversupply of clerical positions and a deficiency in professional and technical roles. Additionally, it calls for recommendations on recruitment strategies and the establishment of new qualification standards to enhance government efficiency, particularly in regional offices.
- What type of law is Letter of Instructions No. 1112?
- Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service (Letter of Instructions No. 1112) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service enacted?
- Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service (Letter of Instructions No. 1112) was enacted on Mar 5, 1981.
- What is the citation for Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service?
- Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service, Letter of Instructions No. 1112, Mar 5, 1981 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 1112
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 5, 1981
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1112
| TO | : | The Presidential Adviser |
| Civil Service Government Reorganization | ||
| The Minister | ||
| Ministry of the Budget | ||
| The Chairman | ||
| Civil Service Commission | ||
| The Chairman | ||
| Commission on Audit |
WHEREAS, it is the consensus or general belief that the government service is overstaffed;
WHEREAS, efforts have been made to reduce government personnel, especially during periods of crisis similar to the ones that the entire world is experiencing;
WHEREAS, these efforts to ascertain the true and correct manpower requirements of the government service must be pursued as a measure necessary to effect economy in budgetary measures;
WHEREAS, there is likewise a marked lack of urgently needed professional, technical and technological services in the government, while there is a growing over supply in the general clerical services;
WHEREAS, this situation has to be corrected in order to gear the government service to a truly development-oriented force for development;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
(1) The Presidential Adviser on Civil Service and Government Reorganization to pursue or undertake, jointly with the Ministry of the Budget, the Civil Service Commission and the Commission on Audit, the objectives mentioned above —
(a) the taking of an inventory of personnel of each of the ministries, government-owned and controlled corporations and agencies of the government shall be taken; acd
(b) on the basis of these data, to determine the real or actual personnel requirement of each of the ministries, government-owned and controlled corporations and other agencies of the government (in short prepare and recommend a manpower budget);
(c) to determine the extent of the deficiencies in the professional, scientific, technical and technological service of the government, and recommend measures to be taken to correct the deficiencies;
(d) to recommend measures designed to ensure a balance program of recruitment for professional, technical, scientific and technological services; the Civil Service Commission prescribing, if necessary, new qualification standards and occupational groupings;
(e) special attention shall be given to the regional offices as it is may desire to further strengthen the decision-making and implementing machinery in the regional and other local offices.
The Presidential Adviser on Civil Service and Government Reorganization is authorized to call on the assistance of any officer or official or office of the government in accomplishing this task.
Malacañang, Manila, March 5, 1981.
Cite This Law
Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service, Letter of Instructions No. 1112, Mar 5, 1981 (Philippines)
Ascertainment of the True and Correct Manpower Requirements of the Government Service, Letter of Instructions No. 1112 (Phil. 1981)
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