Policy Governing the Filing and Taking of Civil Service Examinations of Those Holding Dual Citizenship

October 30, 2014

CSC RESOLUTION NO. 1401559

POLICY GOVERNING THE FILING AND TAKING OF CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS OF THOSE HOLDING DUAL CITIZENSHIP

WHEREAS, Article IX-B, Section 2 (2) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that appointments in the civil service shall be made only according to merit and fitness to be determined, as far as practicable, and, except to positions which are policy-determining, primarily confidential or highly technical, by competitive examinations;

WHEREAS, Section 12 (7), Chapter 3, Book V of Executive Order (EO) No. 292 provides that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) shall have the power to control, supervise, and coordinate Civil Service Examinations (CSE);

WHEREAS, Section 12 (8), Chapter 3, Book V of EO No. 292 provides that the CSC shall prescribe all forms for CSE, appointments, reports and such other forms as may be required by laws, rules and regulations;

WHEREAS, Section 3, Rule II of the Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V of EO No. 292 provides that admission to any examination for entrance into the career service shall be limited to citizens of the Philippines who are at least 18 years of age at the time of application;

WHEREAS, there are individuals who possess dual citizenship and are interested to apply for and take the CSE;

WHEREAS, the Commission has no existing policy on those with dual citizenship who are applying and taking the CSE;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2 of the Republic Act No. 9225, otherwise known as the "Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003", all Filipinos who become citizens of another country shall be deemed not to have lost their Philippine citizenship. Further, Section 3 of the same Republic Act declares that "natural-born citizens of the Philippines who have lost their Philippine citizenship by reason of their naturalization as citizens of a foreign country are deemed to have re-acquired Philippine citizenship upon taking the oath of allegiance to the Republic;"

WHEREAS, the Commission finds the need to provide opportunity to holders of dual citizenship to take the CSE;

WHEREFORE, the Commission hereby RESOLVES to allow Filipinos, who had been naturalized citizens of a foreign country but had re-acquired Philippine Citizenship under RA No. 9225, to apply for and take any of the civil service examinations being administered by the CSC, provided that they present their original Certification of Retention/Re-acquisition of Philippine Citizenship from the Bureau of Immigration and submit a copy of said Certification to the CSC or its Personal/Field Offices, in addition to the other admission and application requirements of the examination. DCSTAH

This Resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from its publication in a newspaper general circulation.

Quezon City.

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE IIIChairman

(SGD.) ROBERT S. MARTINEZCommissioner

(SGD.) NIEVES L. OSORIOCommissioner

Attested by:

(SGD.) DOLORES B. BONIFACIODirector IV

Published in The Philippines Star on February 18, 2015.