Palace extends terms of OICS till December
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. has authorized the extension of the terms of officers-in-charge (OIC) and other personnel on holdover capacity in government offices until the end of the year.
Press Secretary Beatrix “Trixie” Cruz-angeles disclosed Marcos instructed Executive Secretary Victor D. Rodriguez to issue Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 3 on Wednesday, amending the provisions of his previous MC 1.
“This extends the authority of Officers-in-charge until December 2022, unless a replacement has been designated or appointed, whichever comes first,” Angeles said in a brief statement issued on Thursday.
Under MC 1, OICS, non-career Executive Officials (CESO) occupying Career Executive Services (CES) in holdover capacities, contractual or casual employees were supposed to end their terms on July 31, 2022.
The officials and personnel covered by MC 3 were required to submit a bi-monthly performance report to their respective heads for the duration of their extended term.
The covered OICS as well as government-owned or -controlled corporations (GOCC) and government financial institutions (GFI), free port and special economic authorities without a new set of appointive directors and elected chief executives are banned from entering into new contracts.
The only exception to the said restriction is contracts or projects involving food, transportation, energy or those authorized by the President.
MC 3 also clarified the positions, which were declared vacant under MC 1 last June 30, do not apply to GOCCS, government instrumentalities with corporate powers, government corporate entities and GFIS.
The positions, which we declared vacant under MC 1 were presidential appointees, whose appointments are classified as co-terminus; appointees occupying positions created in excess of authorized staffing pattern; NON-CESO occupying CES positions; and contractual and/or casual employees.
Rodriguez said MC 3 was issued to “ensure continuous and effective delivery of public service.”