Officers and employees in the civil service are strictly forbidden from engaging in any electioneering or partisan political campaigns.
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The Constitution explicitly protects the right of all government employees to engage in self-organization.
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Temporary government employees are constitutionally entitled to receive such protection as may be provided by law.
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The Civil Service Commission serves as the central personnel agency tasked with establishing a career service for the Government.
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Members of the Civil Service Commission serve a strict seven-year term without any possibility of reappointment.
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Only natural-born citizens of the Philippines are eligible to be appointed as members of the Civil Service Commission.
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Appointees to the Civil Service Commission must be at least thirty-five years old at the time of their appointment.
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Candidates from the immediately preceding elections are barred from being appointed to the Civil Service Commission.
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To ensure independence, the salaries of the Chairman and Commissioners cannot be decreased at any point during their tenure.
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The Constitutional Commissions have the authority to independently appoint their own officials and employees in accordance with the law.
