els Mer Pa a -| i 7 a Regional Office No. 3 leet eee =) July 13, 2018 2 Engr. Paquito T. Moreno, Jr. CESO ut yi Ss Regional Director - Department of | ‘Environment and Natural Resources Region 3 ia Diosdado Macapagal Government Center City of San Fernando, Pampanga ged 3iC 00320008318 7 Dear Engr. Moreno: ‘This refers to your letter dated June 11, 2018 regarding “application of CSC Resolution ‘No 001897 dated 21 August 2000 for the exemption of the lawyers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region III from the use of the bundy clock”. Pertinent portions of which read: “In the said resolution, the CSC allowed the lawyers of the Legal Services Division of the DENR Central Office to be exempted from the biometrics considering the “special nature of their functions which necessitates a different and more exacting hours to address the various demands of the Department. “The lawyers in the DENR Regional Office are in a similar situation. They perform like duties as their counterparts in the Central Office. xxx The nature of the duties of the lawyers are thus special in nature, making the pressing of the fingers four times a day on the bundy clock impractical, if not, impossible. “In this regard, it is requested that the exemption granted to the lawyers of the Central Office be likewise granted to the lawyers of this Regional Office.” The request of Antonio H. Cerilles, then Secretary, Department of Environment and ‘Natural Resources reads: “In consideration of the special nature of the functions being ‘performed by the lawyers of the Legal Service of this Department which necessitates a different and more exacting work hours to address the various demands of the Department, exemption from using the bundy clock to all lawyers in the Legal Service is hereby requested.” (emphasis supplied) CERTIFIED PHOTO COPY ne ceetne 6 ONT Ay In aRACEto Serve: Recnonsive Accessible Courteous and Effective Public Service/ SB Republic of the Philippines eee DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES SSH" Rewion 3, Diosdado Macapagal Government Center, City of San Femando, Pampanga 11 June 2018 NELSON G. Director IV Civil Service Commission Region IIT Maimpis, City of San Femando SARMIENTO S27 28 alae, ae i = Madam: e lg DoF ~ This is to seek the application of CSC Resolution No. 001897 dated 21 August 2000 for the exemption of the lawyers of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region III from the use of the bundy clock. In the said resolution, the CSC allowed the lawyers of the Legal Services Division of the DENR Central Office to be exempted from the biometrics considering the “special nature of their functions which necessitates a different and more exacting work hours to address the various demands of the Department.” ‘The lawyers in the DENR Regional Office are in a similar situation. They perform like duties as their counterparts in the Central Office. The duties of the lawyers, such as hearings, investigations, and meetings throughout the Region, are not limited to the confines of the office: unlike the duties of the other employees who have to be present in the office in order to perform their work. The nature of the duties of the lawyers are thus special in nature, making the pressing of the fingers four times a day on the bundy clock impractical, if not, impossible. In this regard, itis requested that the exemption granted to the lawyers of the Central Office be likewise granted to the lawyers of this Regional Office. ‘Thank you and kind regards. Yours, ENGR. P; ‘T. MBRENO, JR., CESO II Regional Director - CERTIFIED PHOTO COPY from ov Rwhocrey 6 pirat** Republic of the Philippines CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION _ Serbisyo Sibil: sang Dang Taong Pagilingkod CERILLES, ANTONIO H. Rez Request to Exempt Lawyers From Bundy Clock Requirement NOTICE OF RESOLUTION Secretary Antonio H. Cerilles pepartment of Environment & Natural Res DENR — Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon oe Sir/ Mantam: Se PN idee 1 No. 00-4897 Wolo Ohad, on. voy at Lochod herewacth, 1h Lhe shavenent yt led: tase, (Vie Oh Sis Feamet emgage 28, 2on0 Director Anger i| csc ~ nce eeReputtc ot ine Phy _ Civil VICE COMMISSION Pap CERILLES, Antonio H, om 0. pholeapy Re Request to Exempt Lawyers es From Bundy Clock Requirement beanie Vp. ans wy°C. Use of Bundy Clock and Other Records of Attendance the office are indicated, ‘Subject to verification x x x The Record of gitendance which shall be kept in @ conspicuous place, shall be in the ‘custody of a responsible officer who shall ‘monitor the arrival and departure of officials and employees” (Underscoring supplied) From the aforecited provision, itis clear that the maintenance of a daily ime record for officials and employees need nol be accomplished exclusively through the use of a bundy clock Other means of recording attendance may be allowed, provided the same shail be subject to verification, se ESernest WHEREFORE, the request of Secretary Cerilles for the exemption of awyers in the DENR Legal Service from the use of the Bundy Clock is hereby granted. In lieu thereof, they are directed to use an attendance logbook, which should be under the custody of a responsible officer of the DENR. = Quezon city, AUG.2 1 2000——e . t |