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RA 557 Section 2

Section 2

SEC. 2. In all these cases, the decision of the provincial board, the city or municipal council shall be appealable to the Commissioner of Civil Service. The appellant shall exercise the right to appeal by filing with the provincial governor, the city mayor or the municipal mayor as the case may be, a written appeal within fifteen days from the date he has been notified of the decision. If within this said period of fifteen days no appeal is taken, the decision shall stand final and the Commissioner of Civil Service shall be duly furnished with a copy of the order of suspension or removal. In case of appeal, the provincial governor, the city mayor or the municipal mayor to whom the appeal is filed shall forward the case with all its records to the Commissioner of Civil Service within twenty days from the receipt of the appeal, and the Commissioner of Civil Service shall render decision thereon within a reasonable time and his decision shall be final.

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CitationRA 557 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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