Letter of Instructions No. 72, issued on May 8, 1973, mandates the General Manager of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to create a comprehensive reorganization plan aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, productivity, and personnel discipline while reducing administrative costs. It requires the resignation of all officials from assistant chief of division to assistant general manager, with immediate dismissal for those who refuse to comply. The letter clarifies that resignations will not imply disciplinary action or forfeiture of benefits, while failure to resign will result in loss of benefits. Regular reporting on the implementation of these directives is also required.
May 8, 1973
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 72
| TO | : | ROMAN A. CRUZ, JR. |
| General Manager | ||
| Government Service Insurance System |
1. You are hereby directed to submit to me as soon as possible a complete reorganization plan covering the GSIS. Such a reorganization plan should aim at the following principal objectives: (a) to increase the operating efficiency of all GSIS officials and employees; (b) to increase the efficiency and productivity of the individual operating units and of the organization as a whole; (c) to improve personnel discipline and responsiveness to the spirit and ideal of the New Society; (d) to limit or reduce administrative expenses.
2. Pending the submission of this reorganization plan and in aid thereof, you are hereby directed to require the resignation of all officials of the System occupying the positions from assistant chief of division up to assistant general manager, together with those occupying the positions of equivalent rank. You are also directed to enforce the implementation of Letter of Instructions No. 14-A and Presidential Decree No. 6. Should any official or employee fail or refuse to resign as required herein, he shall be summarily dismissed or his services outright terminated without the necessity of filing formal charges. Your acceptance of a resignation as herein directed will not imply disciplinary action nor automatically cause a forfeiture of retirement and other benefits under existing laws, rules and regulations, but dismissal or separation on account of failure to submit his resignation shall cause forfeiture of all benefits.
3. Submit to me a periodic report on your implementation of this Letter of Instruction. cd
DONE in the City of Manila, this 8th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Three.