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Civil Administration Reform – 1996

The civil service reform stipulation in the 1996 accord was not implemented this year. No formal recruitment efforts, affirmative action programs, or outreach initiates by the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines intended to increase the number of ARMM residents employed in the civil service could be found. Within the GRP Civil Service Commission, the Office of Examination, Recruitment and Placement and the Office of Public Assistance and Information were contacted for information regarding Article 72 and relevant programs targeted at ARMM residents. No information could be obtained on any specific program.¹

A broad report on civil service reform and the role of civil society participation covering the administrations of Ramos (1992-1998), Estrada (1998-2001), and Macapagal-Arroyo (2001-2010) makes no mention of any policy or goal or program aimed at increasing the representation of ARMM residents in the civil service.²

1. “The Phillipine Civil Service Commission,” accessed July 30, 2012, http://excell.csc.gov.ph/cscweb/dir_co.html.
2. Prijono Tjiptoherijanto, “Civil Service Reform in the Philippines: The Role of Civil Society,” 2008, accessed Aug 23, 2012, http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/UNPAN/UNPAN031550….