RA 708 (Foreign Service Act of the Philippines) Section 8

Reinstatement of Foreign Affairs Officers.

Section 8

SEC. 8. Reinstatement of Foreign Affairs Officers.—The president may, upon recommendation of the Secretary, reappoint to the service a former Foreign Affairs Officer who has been separated from the service by reason of appointment or election to some other position in the Government service and who has served continuously or for at least two years in the Government up to the time of reinstatement. The Secretary shall, taking into consideration the qualifications and experience of each candidate for reappointment and the rank of his contemporaries in the service, recommend the class to which he shall appropriately be reappointed. PART C.—FOREIGN SERVICES STAFF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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