Section 2
Section 2(c), Rule XVI, of the Civil Service Rules prohibit the reappointment or reemployment of employees who have commuted the money value of their leave unless they refund the money value of the unexpired portion of the commuted leave; and WHEREAS, it is assumed that when these law and rule were promulgated the abolition of offices caused by a constitutional change was not contemplated; NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, do hereby order and decree: