OFFENSES UNDER
THE CIVIL
SERVICE
COMMISSION
RULES
A. GRAVE OFFENSES:
1. Dishonesty: Dismissal
2. Gross Neglect of Duty: Dismissal
3. Grave Misconduct: Dismissal
4. Being notoriously undesirable: Dismissal
5. Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude:
Dismissal
6. Falsification of Official Documents: Dismissal
7. Physically or mentally incapacity or
disability due to vicious habits: Dismissal
8. Engaging directly or indirectly in partisan
political activities by one holding non-
political office: Dismissal
9. Receiving for personal use of a fee, gift or
other value valuable thing in the course of
official duties or in connection therewith when
such fee gift or other valuable thing is given by
any person in the hope of expectation of
receiving a favor or better treatment than that
accorded to other persons, or committing acts
punishable under the anti-graft laws:
Dismissal
10. *Contracting loans of money or other
property from persons with whom the office of
the employee has business relations: Dismissal
11. Soliciting or accepting directly or indirectly
any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, loan, or
anything of monetary value which in the course
of his official duties or in connection with any
operation being regulated by, or any
transaction which may be affected by the
function of his office. The propriety or
impropriety of the foregoing shall be determined
by its value, kinship, or relationship between
giver and receiver and the motivation. A thing
of monetary value is one which is evidently or
manifestly excessive by its very nature:
Dismissal
12. Disloyalty to the Republic of the Philippines
and to The Filipino people: Dismissal
13. Oppression : Suspension for 6 mos.
and 1 day to 1 year
14. Disgraceful and immoral conduct:
Suspension of 6 mos. 1 day to 1 year
15. Inefficiency and incompetence in the
performance of official duties: Suspension
for 6 mos. 1 day to 1 year
16. Frequent unauthorized absences or
tardiness in reporting for duty loafing or
frequent unauthorized absences from duty
during regular office hours : Suspension
for 6 mos. 1 day to 1 year
17. Refusal to perform official duty:
Suspension 6 mos. 1 day to1 year
18. Gross insubordination: Suspension for 6
mos. and 1 day to 1 year
19. Conduct grossly prejudicial to the best
interest of the service : Suspension for 6 mos. 1
day to 1 year
20. Directly or indirectly having financial and
material interest in any transaction requiring
the approval of his office. Financial and
material interest is defined as pecuniary or
proprietary interest by which a person will
gain or lose something: Suspension for 6
mos. and 1 day to 1 year
21. Owning, controlling, managing or accepting employment
as officer, employee, consultant, counsel, broker, agent,
trustee, or nominee in any private enterprise regulated,
supervised or licensed by his office, unless expressly
allowed by law: Suspension 6 mos. 1 day 1 year
22. Engaging in the private practice of his profession unless
authorized by the Constitution, law or regulation, provided
that such practice will not conflict with his official
functions: Suspension 6 mos. 1 day 1 year
23. Disclosing or misusing confidential or classified
information officially known to him by reason of his office
and not made available to the public, to further his private
interests or give undue advantage to anyone, or to prejudice
the public interest: Suspension 6 mos. 1 day 1 year
24. **Obtaining or using any statement filed
under the Code of Conduct and Ethical
Standards for Public Officials and Employees
for any purpose contrary to morals or public
policy or any commercial purpose other than by
news and communication media for
dissemination to the general public:
Suspension for 6 mos. and 1 day to 1 year
B. LESS GRAVE OFFENSES:
1. Simple neglect of duty: Suspension for 6 mos. and 1 day
to 1 year
2. Simple misconduct: Suspension for 6 mos. and 1 day to 1
year
3. Gross discourtesy in the course of official duties :
Suspension for 1 mo. and 1 day to 6 mos.
4. Gross violation of existing Civil Service Law and rules of
serious nature: Suspension 1 mo. 1 day to 6 mos.
5. Insubordination: Suspension for 6 mos. 1 day to 1 year
6. Habitual drunkenness : Suspension 6 mos. 1
day 1 year
7. Nepotism as defined in Sec. 49 of Presidential
Decree No. 807: Suspension1 mo. 1 day 6 mos.
8. Recommending any son to any position in a
private enterprise which has a regular or
pending official transaction with his office,
unless such recommendation or referral is
mandated by (1) law, or (2) international
agreements, committed and obligation, or as
part of the function of his office : Suspension 1
mo. 1 day 6 mos.
9. Unfair discrimination in rendering public
service due to party affiliation or preference:
Suspension 1 mo. 1 day 6 mos.
10. Failure to file sworn statements of assets,
liabilities and net worth, and disclosure of
business interest and financial connections
including those of their spouses and unmarried
children under eighteen (18) years of age living
in their households: Suspension 1 mo. 1 day 6
mos.
11. Failure to resign from his position in the
private business enterprise within thirty (30) days
from assumption of public office when conflict of
interest arises, and/or failure to divest himself of
his share holdings or interest in private business
enterprise within sixty (60) days from such
assumption of public office when conflict of
interest arises: Provided, however, that for those
who are already in the service and a conflict of
interest arises, the official or employee must either
resign or divest himself of said interest within the
periods hereinabove provided, reckoned from the
date when the conflict of interest had arisen:
Suspension 1 mo. 1 day 6 mos.
C.LIGHT OFFENSES:
1. Neglect of duty: Reprimand 1-30 days
2. Discourtesy in the course of official duties: Reprimand 1-
30 days
3. Improper or unauthorized solicitation of contributions from
subordinate employees and by teachers or school officials
from school children: Reprimand 1-30 days
4. Violation of reasonable office rules and regulations:
Reprimand 1-30 days
5. Gambling prohibited by law: Reprimand 1-30 days
6. Refusal to render overtime service: Reprimand 1-30 days
7. Disgraceful, immoral or dishonest conduct prior to entering
the service: Reprimand1-30 days
8. Borrowing money by superior officers from subordinate to
superior officers: Reprimand 1-30 days
9. Lending money at usurious rates of interest: Reprimand 1-
30 days
10. Willful failure to pay just debts or willful failure to pay taxes
due to the government: Reprimand 1-30 days
11. Pursuit of private business, vocation or profession without
the permission required by Civil Service rules and regulations:
Reprimand 1-30 days
12. Lobbying for personal interest or gain in legislative halls and
offices without authority: Reprimand 1-30 days
13. Promoting the sale of tickets in behalf of private enterprises
that are not intended for charitable or public welfare purposes
and even in the latter cases if there is no prior authority:
Reprimand 1-30 days
14. Failure to act promptly on letters and
request within fifteen (15) days from receipt,
except as otherwise provided in the rules
implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical
Standards For Public Officials and Employees:
Reprimand 1-30 days
15. Failure to process documents and complete
action on documents and papers within a
reasonable time from preparation thereof,
except as otherwise provided in the rules
implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical
Standards for Public Officials and Employees:
Reprimand 1-30 days
16.Failure to attend to anyone who
wants to avail himself of the
services of the office, or act
promptly and expeditiously on
public transactions: Reprimand
1-30 days
Only one penalty shall be imposed for each case. "Each Case"
means one administrative case which may involve one or
more charges or counts.
In the determination of penalties to be imposed, mitigating and
aggravating circumstances may be considered.
If the respondent is found guilty of two or more charges or
counts, the penalty imposed should be that corresponding to
the most serious charge or count and the rest may be
considered as aggravating circumstances.
The second or the third offense committed need not be the same
offense previously committed but any offense of the same
classification.
The penalty of dismissal shall carry with it that of
cancellation of eligibility, forfeiture of leave credit
sand retirement benefits, and the disqualifications
for re employment in the government service.
The penalty of forced resignation shall carry with it
that of forfeiture of leave credits and retirement
benefits, and the disqualification for employment
in the government service for a period of one year.
However, where the resignation contains
conditions or disqualification regarding re
employment in a class of position, the respondent
shall be disqualified for re employment in such
position.
