Preamble
WHEREAS, the Constitution provides for organization of a Civil Service Commission which shall establish a career service and adopt measures to promote morale, efficiency and integrity in the government service; WHEREAS, Presidential Decree No. 110 dated January 26, 1973 declared the Civil Service Commission envisioned in the Constitution in existence, providing guidelines for its operation; WHEREAS, there is need for the immediate organization of the Civil Service Commission in order to enable it to carry out its mission as mandated by the Constitution; and WHEREAS, the former Civil Service Commission created under Republic Act No. 2260, as amended, and as organized under the Integrated Reorganization Plan may serve as the nucleus of the Civil Service Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby decree and order: OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES STANDARDS