Regul he Binet Department of Education WAR 74 105 DepEd MEMORANDUM Nor Q2g + & 2025 GRANT OF CONTINUING AUTHORITY FROM COMELEC TO APPOINT OR HIRE NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DURING THI: PROHIBITED PERIOD OF THE 2025 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS. To: Undersecretaries Assistant Secretaries Bureat and Service Directors Regional Directors Schoola Division Superintendents All Others Concerned 1. _Forthe information and guidance of all cmoerned, enclosed is a copy of Memorandum No. 25-04018 dated March 7, 2025, from the Commission on Blections (COMELEC) Law Department, approving the request for the Grant of Continuing Authority to Appoint oF Hire New Employees in the Department of Education (DepEd) During the Prohibited Period of the 2025 National and Local Elections. 2. In this connection, the grant of continuing authority shall apply o the appointment oF hiring of personnel at all levels of governance in Dep from March 28, 2025 ta May’ 1, 2025, ad shall be subject tothe following conditions: 1 The authorization shall be limited to orders to appoint or hire new ‘employees, particularly teaching, related-teaching, aad aonteaching personnel, signed and issued by Secretary Soany Angara or his Suthorized representative, ». The said appointment or hiring is essential tothe proper functioningof the fice and shall not in any manner influence the conduct of the May 12, 2025 National and Local Blecdons; The same shall not involve promotion or the giving of any increase of salary or remuneration or privilege, which is strietly prohibited during the 45:day period before the May'12, 2025 national and local elections ‘without any exception whatsoever; 4. This authorization shall be prospective in application and without prejudice to the applicable Civil Service Law, res, and regulations on personnel actions/movements; and ©. Proper notices prescribed and required under Section 28(d) of COMELEC Resolution No. 11059 shal be promptly sent othe COMELEC through the Law Department, Dep camp, Mee Arnt, at cy 100 A s3-7208s2-7230/9221261 Mi ase-s76ns7 2209 wedge‘The signing authorities on appointments under DepEd Order No. 015, s. 2024 tded Revised Designation of Undersccretaries and Aasistant Secretaries to the Strands and Functional Areas of Responsibilities and Revised Signing Authorities on Human Rerouree Actions js temporarily suspended during the prohibited peried from March 28, 2025 to May 11, 2025. All appointments shall be submitted to the Office of the Secrevary ‘ough the Office of the Undersecretary for Human Resource and. Organizational Development. Copies of appointments for signature shall be accompanied by 2 summary using the template, which can be downloaded threugh this inks hntps://sinyuel.com/BHROD-PDtempletes. The signing authority in the appointment shall be inthe following manner By the Authority ofthe Secretary PETER IRVING C, CORVERA Undersecrevary’ Office ofthe Secretary 4. or more information, please contact the Mureau of Human Resource and ‘Organisational Development Personnel Division, Department of Education Central Office, DepEd Complex, Meraleo Avenue, Pasig City, titough email at bhrod.pdadeped.gov.ph oF telephone number (02) 8633-9345, 5. Immediate dissemination ofthis Memorandum is desire, Enel As stated References: ‘DepEd Order No. O18, s, 2024) Depld Memorandum No, 062, . 2023 ‘To be indicated in the Perpetual Index ‘ander the following subjects APPOINTMENT ‘AUTHORITY BUREAUS AND OFFICES ELECTION EMPLOYEES HIRING OFFICIALS PROHIBITION RULES AND REGULATIONS go wre on econ tert om OME a as Be ace.(enclosure to DepEd Memorandum No.'29, 8.2025) Republic ofthe Philippines COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS: Manila UAW DEPARTMENT MemonaNbuM No. 25 - 04018 FoR CHAIRMAN GEORGE ERWIN M. GARCIA SUBJECT : RECOMMENDATION ON THE REQUEST FOR THE GRANT OF CONTINUING AUTHORITY TO. APPOINT OR HIRE NEW EMPLOYEES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DURING THE PROHIBITED PERIOD OF THE 2025 NATIONAL AND LOCAL ELECTIONS DATE: 07 MARCH 2025 This has reference to the attached 17 February 2025 letter of Secretary Sonny Angara, Department of Education (DepEd), which was endorsed to and received by this Departmen on 04 March 2025, seeking continuing authority to appoint or hte new employees during the prohibited period. Pertinent portion ofthe letter reads ‘This has reference to the prohibitions stated under COMELEC Resolution No, 1099 dated 24 May 202 ened Calerlar of Activities and Peri of Certain Prohibited Aet in Connection withthe May 12, 2025 Natal ana Local Elections (NLE) and BARMIM Paliamentry lection, twit [_—“raton | rontarrions | ec PROH I Appointment or hiring of new | | employees, creation of new positions, | filligot new positions na government | office, agency, or instrumentality | ‘whether national or Ieca, inclaing governmentovened or control! | corporations, except upon prior suthorty of the Come | Promotion or giving of sor ince enumeration ot pi March 28 2025 to May 11, ams osernment™ offi or employeeincluding those in government-owned - ‘controlled corporations, In this connection, this Department humbly requests an exemption on the prohibition on appointments for teaching, related-teaching. and non-teaching personnel, which are critical or the coined deliver of ‘sducation services to our stakeholders and learners. This request is aligned with our priorities to increase the filling-up rate of the Department In addition to the Offices of the President and Vice President of the Philippines, Senate, House of Representatives, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Court of Tax Appeals, including the Electoral Tribunals, other agencies of the government may be granted continuing authority to appoint or hire new employees from 28 March 2025 to 11 May 2025, and to transferor detail officers and employees from 12 January 2025 to 11 June 2025, in view of the nature oftheir functions Under Sections 27 to 29 of COMELEC Resolution No, 11058 Upon evaluation, we find the letter-request of Secretary Sonny Angara, DepEd, in compliance with the aforementioned Resolution and justified in view of the nature of such agency's functions. IN LIGHT OF THE FOREGOING, this Department RECOMMENDS the APPROVAL of the request of Secretary Sonny Angara, DepEd, insofar a6 the continuing authority to appoint or hire new employees inthe DepEd isconcernes, provided that 1. This authorization shall be limited to orders to appoint or hire new ‘employees, particularly teaching, related-teaching and non-teaching, personne, signed and issued by the Secretary of Education; 12. The said appointment or hiring i essential to the proper functioning of the office and shall notin any manner influence the conduct of the 12 May 2025 National and Local Elections; 5. The sameshall not involve promotion or the giving of any inevease of salary or remuneration or privilege, whichis strictly prohibited during the forty-five-(45)-day period before the 12 May 2025 National an! Lo«al lections without any exception whatsoever, 4. This authorization shall be prospective in application and without prejudice to the applicable Civil Service Lav, rules andl regulations on personnel actions/ movements; and/ 5, The proper notices prescribed and required under Section 28(4) of COMELEC Resolution No, 11059 shall be promptly sent 10 this Commission through this Department Respectfully submitted for your consideration ATTY. SITTIE My BA Ga. TAWAGON haat or 1V a By virtue ofthe authority granted upon me under COMELEC Resolution No, 11039, promulgated on 13 September 202, the recommendation of the Law Department is hereby APPROVED. For the Commision ong AnlityDgEALAW 25.885(65 Form No. 35 [evisod 2017 (tang oot of Roce) Repub of te Piepines DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION a DepEd Conpes, Pais Cty rusty: APPOINTEE FOL NAME You are hereby appoint as (scopes _s6:20 ) under sae sthe DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Pemenet, Tonga, a) (Ctha/Deprtnenne) tha eapenstion rte of Gg > er month “The mature of ths apparent vee = (at Pony) who th Pala tem Wo, Page (andere, Rat a=) “The appoinent st tke fect cn th date of sping by the appointing faery, ye eno Seca: cto Pie ING ‘eis 2008 eS The ope gE Ps (tang eros nats) Soenoorn ray peCertification ‘Tiss carty that af requrement and supporting paps pursuant to CSCMC. No 24, 8 2017, as amended have bean complied wth, reviewed and fund tbe ner. “he pasion vs pushed at from —__» (20 __“and pst im 7 tn consonance wth RA No, OH Te ETRY the Hanan Resins Merk Fonoton ard Socio Board (HRMPSB)saredon Tie Ray FO Certification “Tiss cart thatthe appointee hes been sree ad oud qui by hearty of the HRH@SB during the alteration el cn Caines HSB ‘CSC/HRMO Notation [ACTION ON APPOINTMENTS. Recorded by (Dvd por CSCRO/FO eter ated 2 pope DATED | STATUS 1 cseROSC conan Petton for Review Dsc-cnmn (court of pen Supreme cotlies Department of Education [BUREAU OF HUAN RESOURCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 220 March 2025, SSONHY ANGARA Secretary Department of Baucation ‘Tint! WILFREDO E. CABRAL Undersecretary Human Resouror and Organizational Development De See. Angara Pursuant to COMELEC Memorandum No, 25-04018 dated 07 March 2025 and Deped Memorandum No. 2025 onthe Oran of Continuing Authority rom Come o Appoit ot Hire New Employee in the Department during the prohibited perod of the 2025 Matonal And Local Becton (NL) ne Doped Regional ice "respect ranemite the flowing + Annex A: Summary List of Orginal Appointee / New Hires within the jurisdiction of Depa Regional ice forthe month] of 2025; and + Annex B: Four @) orignal copies of Sppolntment Letters of each eriginal appoint (CSC Form No. 30-5 rises 2017) ‘The submission of the above-cited documentations cere the following: “+The appointmen:s or hiring ofthe reported persanne underwent the complete process of Recruitment, Selsson, and Apprintment process rit egulaty and al requirements ad ‘Sipporting papers have been complied with, reviewed, and found tobe inorder pursuant {o Bop Onder No. 007 s 2023, en amended and Oranibus Rales on Appointment ad Other Human tesource Action revised 2018 (ORAOHRA); 1+ The mame are esentl fo the proper fanetioning of the Regional Ole and shall not in thy manner ifvence the conduct ofthe 12 May 2025 National and Local Elections + Thar the same shall not involve promation or the ging of any increase of salary or entunertion or privilege, which i strictly probed during the frtyve-¢9)- day peviod Ecfoe the 12 May 2025 Natlonal snd Local Beesone without any exception whatsoever + That the appointments are prospective in applietion and without prejudice to the {pplieable Gal Sere Lav, res nd regulations on personnel ecions/movements; and + That the proper notices prescribed and requlted under Section 284d) of COMBLEC Resohition No. 11059 shall be promptly seat to the COMELEC through the Law Department “The Appointment Letters are for approval and signature of the appointing authority during the rohit period to appant or hire hew employees inline with the 2025 Ns, We hope for you positive consideration on tie mater Very yours rly, <> FULL MAME, Regional Deetor Depld Regional OMice -<>‘Regn ng iinet Department of Education BUREAU OF HUMAN RESOURCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL. 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