Administrative Code of 1987/Book IV/Title I/Chapter 10

by Corazon Aquino

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Chapter 10—Appointments, Compensation and Benefits

Sec. 35. Foreign Service Officers.—(1) Foreign Service Officers shall be appointed by the President.

(2) No person shall be eligible for appointment as Foreign Service Officer unless he has passed the competitive examinations given by the Board of Foreign Service Examiners and successfully completed his probationary service.

(3) The Secretary shall, upon the recommendation of the Board of Foreign Service, submit to the President names of eligibles for appointment as Foreign Service Officers. The initial appointment of Foreign Service Officers shall only be to Foreign Service Officer Class IV minimum.

Sec. 36. Staff Officers and Employees.—The Secretary shall appoint, in accordance with the Civil Service Law, all Foreign Service Staff Officers and Foreign Service Staff Employees who must be in the Philippines at the time of their original or initial appointment.

Sec. 37. Alien Employees.—The Secretary shall, upon the recommendation of the head of diplomatic or consular establishment and as much as possible in accordance with the Civil Service Law, appoint alien employees who shall be recruited at the post to supplement the regular staff of a foreign service establishment.

Sec. 38. Compensation and Benefits.—The salaries, allowances, travel expenses, insurance and other benefits of Foreign Service Officers, and Employees shall be as provided by law and regulations.