The Constitutional Commissions are explicitly granted fiscal autonomy to protect their operations from external financial pressure.
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The approved annual appropriations for the Constitutional Commissions must be released to them automatically and regularly.
Each Commission, sitting en banc, has the power to promulgate rules regarding pleadings and practice before it.
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Procedural rules promulgated by the Constitutional Commissions are explicitly prohibited from modifying, diminishing, or increasing substantive rights.
Every case brought before a Commission must be decided by a majority vote within sixty days of submission.
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A case is deemed submitted for decision once the final required pleading, brief, or memorandum has been filed.
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Decisions of a Commission may be brought to the Supreme Court on certiorari within thirty days by an aggrieved party.
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The Constitutional Commissions are authorized to perform any other functions that may be provided and assigned by law.
The Constitution establishes the Civil Service Commission, the Commission on Elections, and the Commission on Audit as independent governmental bodies.
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The Civil Service is exclusively administered by the Civil Service Commission, which consists of a Chairman and two Commissioners.
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