2017 RACCS
Presented by
 Assistant Commissioner
 ARIEL G. RONQUILLO
Head, CSC RRACCS Technical Working Group
 

New Version of the

RACCS
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2017 Rules on Administrative Cases in
the Civil Service (2017 RACCS)
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Rules : 1-23
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Sections: 126
 

Major Amendments
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Redefined the following terms:
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 Agency
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Probationary Employee
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Personnel Actions ( now HR Actions)
 

Major Amendments
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New terms defined:
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Back wages
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Developmental Intervention
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Employee
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Ex-parte
Fixer
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Human Resource
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Motu Propio
 

Major Amendments
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New terms defined:
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Official
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Prima Facie
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Protest
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Psychological Intervention
Sexual Harassment
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Show-Cause Order
 

Major Amendments
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 Added under those cases cognizable by the
Commission are complaints against officials
who are not elective officials
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 “Heads of Agencies”
Agencies” changed to “Discipli
“Disciplining
ning
 Authorities”
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Requests for extension of service excluding
presidential appointees
 

Major Amendments
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Included provisions on other offenses such as
sexual harassment and violation of RA No.
9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act (ARTA)

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Provided options on how to conduct
preliminary investigation
 

Major Amendments
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 Added a provision that if the

respondent receives attachments,

with incomplete a notice of charge
the
respondent may request for the lacking
documents and the period to answer
will not run until the same is received
by the respondent.
 

Major Amendments
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 Added a provision on prohibited

pleading that
denied, no MRwhen filed and
or appeal eventually
thereon shall
be allowed.

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Devoted a rule on the payment of back
wages
 

Major Amendments
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 Added a provision that if the
the preventive

suspension is imposed
executory unless a TRObyis the CSC,
issued byitthe
is
CA or the SC.
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 Added a provision
designated stating
prosecutor whothat
failsthe
to
appear, without justifiable reason, at

the pre-hearing
liable for Neglectconference
of Duty. may be
 

Major Amendments
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 Allowed the adoption of the Judicial

 Affidavit Rulequestions
clarificatory without prejudice to the
that may be
asked during the hearing.
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 Added a provision clarifying that a

private prosecutor may be allowed to
appear only under direct control and

supervision by the public prosecutor

 

Major Amendments
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Emphasized that failure to copy furnish

the
mayother
justifyparty with proof
non-receipt of service on
or non-action
the pleading.
 

Major Amendments
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The release of the retirement benefits

of a person
governed bywith pending
RA 10154 or case shall be
An Act
Requiring All Concerned Government
 Agencies to Ensure the Early Release of
the Retirement Pay, Pensions, Gratuities
and Other Benefits of Retiring
Government Employees”.
 

Major Amendments
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The Report of Investigation shall be

treated with confidentiality.

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The penalty of fine may be converted
into fine when the respondent has

already
from theretired or otherwise
government separated
service.
 

Major Amendments
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Provided a fixed medium range of

penalty in imposing the penalty of

suspension
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Clarified the imposition of penalty in

committing
offenses andtwo
twoorormore
moredifferent
counts of the
same offense
 

Major Amendments
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The accessory penalty of
Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits   now
excludes terminal leave benefits and personal
shares/contributions to the GSIS.

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In lieu of a preventive suspension,
suspension, the proper
disciplining authority or head of agency may
reassign respondent to other units of the agency
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Upon exoneration, the respondent shall be entitled
to back salaries and other benefits reckoned from
the time of illegal dismissal
 

Major Amendments
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Clarified that a private complainant may

file
the adecision
motion of
forCSC
reconsideration from
regional office
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Recognized resort to private courier

service
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Emphasized that those certified true
copies of evidence that are attached to
a Memorandum
case shall be relevant to the
 

Major Amendments
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The penalty of demotion shall result
re sult in

diminution of salary
the next lower salarycorresponding
grade with theto
same salary step
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Exclusion of
of Services the Rule on Accreditation
 

Major Amendments
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Revised guidelines in the settlement of

purely personalcases
administrative matters in
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Restoration of civil service eligibility

shall not apply to those who were

guilty of any form of examination found
irregularity
 

Major Amendments
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 Added a provision stating when an
de facto
appointee is considered
official or employee a
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 Another provision is added stating
stating that

agencies may fill

resulting from up a vacant
promotion onlyposition
after the
CSC has approved/validated the

promotional appointment
 

Major Amendments
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For evaluation purposes, the

qualifications
reckoned fromofthe
an time
appointee
of theshall be
issuance
of appointment
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Devoted a rule
revocation on the protest and
of appointments
 

Major Amendments
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 An affidavit of disinterested witnesses

shall only be required

documentary to support
requirement for the COPI
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Improved the grounds and procedure

for Dropping from the Rolls where

psychological intervention and
developmental interventions are

considered
 

Major Amendments
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Clarified that other agencies of the

government may
other agencies deputize
provided lawyers
that prior of
understanding is executed in a

Memorandum
agencies between the two
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Introduced the presumptive notice rule
 

FINAL NOTES