Letter of Instructions No. 647, issued by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on December 27, 1977, addresses the reinstatement of government officials and employees previously purged in September 1975. The instruction grants executive clemency for reemployment to those not recommended for reinstatement by the Appeals Committee but deemed qualified, in accordance with Civil Service Law. Additionally, it allows individuals who cannot be reinstated for various reasons to either retire if eligible or receive other legal benefits. All heads of government departments and agencies are mandated to comply with these directives immediately.
December 27, 1977
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 647
| TO | : | All Heads of Departments, Bureaus, Offices, Agencies and Instrumentalities of the Government |
| All Concerned |
WHEREAS, it has been observed that many of the officials and employees purged in September 1975, have been found to be innocent of the charges leveled against them;
WHEREAS, in several administrative orders that I have issued, many of them have been ordered reinstated to their former positions upon recommendation of the Appeals Committee created under Administrative Order No. 370, series of 1975;
WHEREAS, in order to end anxiety among the deserving officials and employees not yet reinstated up to the present, it is necessary that their cases should be decided once and for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and direct:
1. All officials and employees who were not recommended for reinstatement by the Appeals Committee but are qualified to reenter the government service are hereby granted executive clemency for purposes of reemployment subject to Civil Service Law and rules if recommended by their respective department heads.
2. All officials and employees who cannot be reinstated for any reason shall be allowed to retire, if qualified, or receive such other benefits granted by law.
All Heads of Departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the Government, are hereby enjoined to strictly comply with these instructions. cdt
These instructions shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 27th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Seven. aisa dc