RESOLUTION - 2025 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (ORAOHRA) - Amendments and Additional Provisions

Sep 21, 2026

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A formal Civil Service Commission resolution outlines constitutional and statutory bases for appointments and human resource actions in the Philippine civil service. It approves amendments and additional provisions to the 2018 ORAOHRA, citing prior resolutions and implementing circular memoranda. The text establishes general policies for appointment by merit and fitness, defines human resource actions, and specifies rule coverage across career and non-career positions, including applicable guidance for third-level officials.

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RULE I GENERAL POLICIES ON APPOINTMENTS

RULE II REQUIREMENTS FOR REGULAR APPOINTMENTS

2500358 Number 30 APR 2025 Promulgated:_ X-----------------------------------------------------X # RESOLUTION WHEREAS,Section 3,Article IX-B of the 1987 Philippine Constitutionmandates the Civil Service Commission(CSC),as the central personnel agency of theGovernment,to “establish a career service and adopt measures to promote morale,efficiency,integrity,responsiveness,progressiveness,and courtesy in the civil service.It shall strengthen the merit and rewards system,integrate all human resourcesdevelopment programs for all levels and ranks,and institutionalize a managementclimate conducive to public accountability.x×x”; WHEREAS,Section 12 (2),Chapter 3,Title I(A),Book V of the AdministrativeCode of 1987 provides that the CSC shall prescribe,amend,and enforce rules andregulations for carrying into effect the provisions of civil service laws and otherpertinent laws; WHEREAS,Section 12(14),Chapter 3,Title I (A),Book V of the same Codeprovides that the CSC shall take appropriate action on all appointments and otherpersonnel matters in the civil service; WHEREAS,Section 26,Chapter 5,Title I (A),Book V of the same Codeprovides,among other things,that “all personnel actions shall be in accordance withsuch rules,standards,and regulations as may be promulgated by the Commission”; WHEREAS,in line with this mandate,the CSC promulgated Resolution No.1701009 dated 16 June 2017 which was published in the Philippine Star on 02 August2017,took effect on 18 August 2017,and was circularized through CSC MemorandumCircular No.24,s.2017,otherwise known as the 2017 Omnibus Rules onAppointments and Other Human Resource Actions(ORAOHRA); WHEREAS,certain amendments have to be made to the 2017 ORAOHRA toensure that the provisions therein are in accordance with other administrativeissuances and pertinent laws;thus,CSC Resolution No.1800692 was promulgated on03 July 2018,was published in the Philippine Star on 10 August 2018,and took effecton 26 August 2018; WHEREAS,after the promulgation of CSC Resolution No.1800692,severalfurther amendments to the 2017 ORAOHRA were made,such as CSC Resolution No.1900773 on the Revised Policies on Training or Learning and Development W ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X Requirements for Division Chief and Executive Managerial Positions in Governmentand CSC Resolution No.1900898,amending Section 96 of the 2017 ORAOHRA bygranting exemption to agencies conferred with PRIME-HRM Bronze or Silver or GoldAward and other agencies based on meritorious cases to fill vacancies resulting frompromotion without awaiting attestation from the CSC of the promotional appointment;and WHEREAS,there is a need to revisit,update,and amend the existing rules onappointments and other human resource(HR)actions to adapt to the requirements ofthe situation in times of calamities,disasters,pandemic,and other similar occurrencesthat may be experienced in the Philippines,as well as to align government HR policieswith relevant laws and emerging needs of officials and employees of the government; WHEREFORE,the CSC RESOLVES to APPROVE the amendments to andadditional provisions of CSC Resolution No.1800692,1which shall be known and citedas the 2025 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human ResourceActions (ORAOHRA). ## RULEIGENERAL POLICIES ON APPOINTMENTS Sec.1.Appointments in the civil service shall be made only according tomerit and fitness to be determined,as far as practicable,and except to positionswhich are policy-determining,primarily confidential,or highly technical,bycompetitive examination.² Sec.2.Any action denoting the movement or progress of human resource in thecivil service such as promotion,transfer,reappointment,reinstatement,reemployment,reclassification,detail,reassignment,secondment,³demotion,and separation shall beknown as human resource action. Sec.3.These rules shall apply to employees appointed to first and secondlevel positions,inclu

FAQs

What is the document’s purpose regarding appointments and HR actions?

It approves amendments and additional provisions to the existing ORAOHRA governing appointments and other human resource actions in the civil service.

Under what principle must appointments in the civil service be made?

Appointments must be made only according to merit and fitness, determined as far as practicable, except for policy-determining, primarily confidential, or highly technical positions by competitive examination.

What does the document define as a “human resource action”?

Any action denoting movement or progress of human resource in the civil service, such as promotion, transfer, reappointment, reinstatement, reemployment, reclassification, detail, reassignment, secondment, demotion, and separation.

Sep 21, 2026

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