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l'his 11.1s ret'crence to; y11~1rearlier erl' retluesting chrifieatiuo alldlur
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lxliilkilkiou OII the alleged cpntlicting IllLC;
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Accurdirig LO you, the Il+an~nc~trrendere4 xul Opu~inuNm. 32-2005, 17 'LOIO.
40-1I)I I which artururrate lhrj two (2) lypes CJT '~3~1al eroplcryea, lo wit: ( 1 ) ~twsc
tor i f i Lha plilutilh 01 rlw l o 4 govrrnnlent unit concerned al~clfilled tip via

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"al~pti~t~rnrnl", all! (b) t h w 11uf pntvitld tiw i n ~he!~lru~Lilla
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iu nyin ? 11 :i n, Scct~on. 77 of Republic Act No.

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t~rtlert uluracw. 'I'!re I k ? ~ r u n wu~~t.l~ored
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id1 nr 111el . ~ u lG u v r r a t n e ~ ~ ~ uI' 1'991 which ylicitly coafers alltllarily I I ~ I L B IlI l ~ c
IclcaI ..I~ict'rxccu~ivr~ Lir hire ~ u ' h e l bL 11t1ugI1
job or let. LTIIIICEIC~S.
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that 111,: l~e1~;arlme~aos
ycwititut as cunt;~~nt:d
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~11c lilrcgiriry: upil~ial~s art: will1 the nr(ing uf the Suprwne Cuurr in Atirn-ca
vs. Villnrtml. 111 tlus w e , Guwt rul'd thar while the Gover~~or has 111r
in~tlwrityLo a p l r r ~ i ~ ~ t t . -
wllose phrtes are paid out of he provi~tchl
Iwds, this does ' d employees of the siu~gjiuniai~g
p ~ u l a t s w i g u Y~ I I ~ U1 UIe. ~ i . c t $ u ~ ~ r n ovhWel&mo
r are paid out of the f1111ds
xpprul~riatedfor 1l1e S a u ~ u nRin ~l a h w i p f ~k 'w such autl~orityis Lodgd with the

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\.-ice tiuvmlur. 'Tllus, what dc ernliues tkc a:~thc>ry to sp1.mj11toflirials autl e111lrloycr5
< , I LIU: ~rruvinccis the source u l he nlrpuulcer's wlajics. la so niling, the Supren~eCuurk

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!Vari,>t~;if Preesi,lislr
I.c.agr~t: UP Vice GovenLors of t h e i ~ l ~ i l i ~ ~ l i m s
2 7 UCT 2014
I!nii 51 I . Future p411t1'le.w 1 /
I I2 i'al~ilyAve~nw,S o u t h ' C r i a ~ ~ ~ l e
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'I'his Ii,~s reverence to; yinlr cirlier lt.~(cr rtquestiog clorificatiuli an~l!ur

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ot'job ordci eu~ployeer. 4
n.v~ilk:atiou on tile alleycrl c{ntlicring 1)IL.C L ~ a lopinions regarding thc proper
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Ac:eorrlil~glo yuu, the l)+il-tlt~e~~r reudrrcd Opi~liooNm. 32-1005,17 2010.
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~ , ~ u ~ i d1ur c d in L I I ~p1i111tillaof rl~t*local Ilo\wnllI&lt u n i ~curu:rrned and fillell 111, vi.t
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111 t i ~ cIICSI Iypc <:IF o y u l uml~luyecs, the, Ikpxtulent opilicd i l l those Ici;al
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[lic oc:icr I~uud,the.blayot has jbr :~othurityIr) hir tlv.111 ~lirouphtllc exvcutiu~~
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L I I ~ EI I IJII~L.BI.LS. 'I'LL~I)l!yar~nw$~ a~~cliored its OL)~II@II 77 OF Republic Act Nu.
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tlrt! i11t:o u l e a t with t.lLe r u b g of the Sul,rwne Court i l l ~\rirn-/;l

i~i~ilwrity to a(~lx1i11t.
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,'s. Villacowl. 111 this cuse, the Sul~ren~ti Court rulkd that w11ile the tiovenlor l~abkht!
officials an'l el~lployreswl~uxek~lariesI ure paid out of the pruvi~lciill
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iul~ds, this does not extend ; t o the oKcial's a d employees of the silllggu~iia~lg
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l~nlalawigilii an4 of the, Vic+Cuvernor whae palarles are paid out of the lill~ds
;cl)prul)riated for t l ~ eSar~zuniaqgPal~laluwigi~l bec sucll uutl~orityis lodgcd wit11 the
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. what clc{em~iuest k a p p i u t otlirials aad c~nl~lt>yces
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ix the source otfil~eapp)~l~ree's sitlafie*. 111 so mliug, the Supreme Giurl
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01) lllr. ocher hirnd, I?, sexks of 2010, wllich is OIL(? of
ol~ioi.mz.wc8upi~udLI
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to UPP'II~ t11en1i s /&HI

would be:w,ork111# uorfw
or under the CUfice ul'
culdut. i u c c ~ r f t r e ~ ~ ~ ~ t ~

fir 0pi11e din+tb w,uld WI cotrtrLer c c ~the

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assailed wol~lrllead us tc~all
them. In Bct, they
ruppl,lcl~ietueach uthcr.

OIXce of tLlr Vicc-

o b>~~ployecs of u~uluf the OWce of' the Vice

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b. E~npln).ecsof rhe Sopgguninng
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Palgala gan aud oF the Office of the V k e -
Governor I I ~ ~ C I S C
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art? paid oi~rof the firucls spy~uyr~ilted
101' die

With ~ca;lrtl&I the cinl~lsjycesunder Ictt~1.(c)(i), the Vice-Ci>vt!r~ror

hi~bLIW au~hvritytu appoint tk; sat~tt.. discussed in the Villarusa
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14owever, a s co whose itrnls are not so proviiled in
the pluirtilla of the Ofliceof the Vice-Guveruor and
we fiivl the view that it is the
d d l e followi~lg~)ri>vliun;r

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Ilerelr~~treut
. xc piuiWilfi. fir
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.. T/iecllie executive ofevery rfitigovernrneuranir~.vhd/ 11"
1'capi~~tuilile&r I i l u t r ~ l ri wrucc.said rler,elo 2nr in his i~nit;rud take
>if persintrrel sccio~i.siu aor&.nce with rh G~c~stitutiuciul provisiuns 011
civil SC-IYI-, -yertirreot 1 rvs, arltl rules and gr~lirtiamt h a w , itrr.lirdiw
such t ~ ~.i ~ b
~riaypuliuic~s, h h : ~ slid~ st~ndiirds
guirleelirta
Froiide ~ las t r:J Civiwl~Swt-ice
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Liy ~I.!t-!;rl.i~~p thal "rhc* i ~ ~ h o r i t ~ c u "I'ice d i e bvernur to-( rhe c%Jli;..iilburrcl
c~~oi!>L>,.ec. c a f , % I I I & I I I I ~ ; I I ~ ~ ~ ' . I I ; ~ ~ /is ~ ~ ~ ~mrl
u ;III~ & ~ orr I I r/le Bcf &st rhc d .&&
. ~ ~ j ~ ! ~ ! ~ ~ s . . g ~fiplfl~
j h t ! ? ~$ - ~ ~ &&p&p&
r(l:d~ , ~ & ~ ~ i t i ~ itill-
( I f/l<_$.g,/_
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! ~ ; ~ . h rhe ~ ~ ~ & ~ . ' ~ r c ~ u l e to
~ li~tcludt.rllnsc c:~ltl)loyecs
cnu~i~vrart-d tlt\!lcr ~guutliutity o l ~11%: Vicu<;uvco~i~r
s i ~ t ~jol~
i . ot-d~'rsresult to llte ~ e c u r i ol'co~~i~-;cct o~~ x i v i c e und/or jol~ordcr cularucu.
Soi 11 intelrtiull 1s shown 11y Ll~eiu* o i lie SII(IKCIII~ ~ u r oft the telnls "a/rpoii~t~irent "ond
.;rj,poi,~ri;l~: /ru~ver"why~~ )rder wnployecs of rhe . % I I ~ U I I ~ ~ I I ~
IJ~olalawiyrui. The ujirrcirr# IIOWU" art! IIIX U Y ~ ~~ 1I 1 e u
re~cr-ring11s ctrllwacL acts.

:fines contracts of wrvicta an<! jolt

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covers rvices siich as jaoi~orial,~~v11rity
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1:onsultamy services ~y~bryee relatio~ishil>

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2 . . 'The job u1.dt.r cuve& piwe ot' work or qmittenc job ot'sl~ortduration ~lut

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t.xi~i.&iigsir mant on a daily basis;

3. Tllc~c i r u ~ u c of ct.j and job orders :not covered by Civil Servit.e l a w .

Ride and IIIIL C C I Y ~ ~ LbyY ~(3 mles;

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4. 'I'hr enll~lcrycesinv lvt4 111 rile coulr s. or job clrtlrrs do not cnjuy tllc
.?ull>kl: s,nic11 as l'ElIr\. (:OLh alul I1:YI'A.
Ilrncfirs elljoillrd by buvcr~i~ilcnl
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of services ulul job orders arc not
,ot havc to be sub~niuedto tllc Civil
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I F E ~ W ~ and/or
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oied pmvisions of the Local
Fexecutive orthe proviuce.
has the sutlmrity to hire them.

111 her-, Illis ahsence on the part OF the vice-guvclllol- [ti

eltrcrititti c:t)n~ra~.tsMI unit was reiterated by the
St11)reu~cG>UI l ill tlie

rile unexpired t m ~ :d'/ht!

in Slurion 44,
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(4) rhe.prjrvu.$
&~!JC!IW aod ~ ~ r l a ~ m
cilj,.mi~yruin caw$d'rci::pomry
1kxtk J ut'dik Cjdd.,~r:rld
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i a ~ by .I,.@Y m Muniui and Vk-Guwruor bemuse . k i l l 1 1
and &%iou 4bC, (a), ruirtTivelg.
4% ( 2 ) lwrlri~sinala the r am n~b.lautiilly~imlhr
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32-.2005,17-2010and 40-20 11
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unit, ek<apt in i.;wcs-
sutl~uriringr l ~ cvice-
Iiuyor ur vice-governor to eutrt into a111trac:wUII
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Very truly yourn,