Just in case those who have not read revised memo number one… here it is! and the Palace news release
This is the ‘clarified version’ with a press release explanation for the contents of the memo below.

It’s normal actually for memo’s to go through revision.
More so for clarification this one in particular had another ominous tone to it – the first – major fravus between the Palace and its Press Corps. after a Presidential spokesman choose to go first with the story on ABS-CBN’s ANC News channel.
Which has been widely seen as supportive of Aquino during the campaign.
Lacierda clarifies Palace order on co-term officials, personnel

Presidential spokesman Edwin F. Lacierda today released the fine-tuned version of Memorandum Circular No. l, which clarified further the issue of the tenure of government officers and contractual personnel whose appointments have expired yesterday (June 30) at the close of the Arroyo administration.

Lacierda said that except for differences in language, the fine tuned version is essentially the same in content and spirit as the earlier version of the Circular signed yesterday (June 30) by new Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr.

“There is no conflict between the two. The essence of the earlier MC is there,” said Lacierda, as he forthwith furnished media with copies of new MC No. 1 signed and issued by Ochoa on the same day.

Lacierda called for a news briefing to sort out questions on the content and intent of one of Malacanang’s earliest issuances.

During the briefing he also stressed the rationale of the order and that the one- month reprieve given to personnel of the executive department with appointments co-terminous with the Arroyo administration was “in the exigency of service and to ensure continuity of government operations, official processes and transactions, as well as the delivery of service to the people.”

The Circular declared vacant effective June 30, 2010 all third level positions occupied by officials (directors, assistant secretaries and undersecretaries) who have co-terminous appointments from the previous administration.

The MC also asked non-career officials and other service contracted personnel to continue their services until July 31.

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1

DECLARING ALL CO-TERMINOUS, THIRD LEVEL POSITIONS VACANT AS OF JUNE 30, 2010; DIRECTING ALL NON-CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE (CESO) OCCUPYING CAREER EXECUTIVE SERVICE (CES) POSITIONS TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; AND EXTENDING THE SERVICES OF CERTAIN CONTRACTUAL AND/OR CASUAL EMPLOYEES WHOSE CONTRACTS EXPIRE ON JUNE 30, 2010.

In the exigency of the service and to ensure continuity of government operations, official processes and transactions as well as the delivery of services to the people, the following are hereby directed:

1. All presidential appointees under coterminous status and/ or those occupying positions created in excess of the authorized staffing pattern in all departments, offices, agencies and bureaus in the executive branch, are deemed separated from the service as of noon of June 30, 2010.

2. All non-Career Executive Service Officials (non-CESO) occupying Career Executive Service (CES) positions in all agencies of the Executive Branch shall remain in office and continue to perform their duties and discharge their responsibilities until July 31, 2010, or until their resignations have been accepted and/or until their respective replacements have been appointed or designated, whichever comes first.

3. In cases where the head of agency or office has resigned and whose resignation have been accepted or is deemed separated on June 30, 2010 and no replacement has been appointed or designated, the next-in-rank and most senior official shall take over as Officer-in-Charge, to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the position until July 31, 2010 or until a replacement has been appointed or designated, whichever comes first.

4. Contractual and/or casual employees whose contracts expire on June 30, 2010 shall continue their services up to July 31, 2010, unless otherwise earlier terminated or renewed by the heads of the hiring agencies in accordance with their specific needs and requirements and subject to pertinent administrative and auditing rules and regulations.

5. Services rendered by the aforementioned officials and personnel referred to in paragraphs 2,3 and 4 in compliance with the provisions of this Memorandum Circular shall be compensated in accordance with existing civil service, budgeting, accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

6. Officials and personnel referred to Sections 2,3, and 4 above are hereby finally directed to effect an orderly and complete turn over of records, documents, books, equipment and other properties of their respective offices to their successors, after the latter shall have been appointed or designated.

This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of June 2010.

By Authority of the President:

PAQUITO N. OCHOA, JR.
Executive Secretary

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