The resolution granting civil service eligibility to Sanggunian Members has been amended. 

This, after the Civil Service Commission (CSC) promulgated Resolution No. 2300882 on 15 September 2023, amending CSC Resolution No. 1300486 dated 06 March 2013. This new rule adopts and prescribes the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10156, also known as “An Act Conferring Upon Members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod, and Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the Appropriate Civil Service Eligibility under Certain Circumstances, and for Other Purposes.”

Pursuant to R.A. 10156, Sanggunian Member Eligibility (SME) may be granted to the following Sanggunian Members, who have been elected after the effectivity of the Local Government Code of 1991: 

● Vice Mayor, as presiding officer for the Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod; 

● Vice Governor, as presiding officer for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan; and 

● regular Sanggunian Members of the Sangguniang Bayan, Sangguniang Panlungsod and Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

SME shall not be applicable to the following Sanggunian Members, who were not elected at large or by political district:

• President of provincial, city, or municipal chapter of the Liga ng mga Barangay; 

• President of the panlalawigan, panlungsod, and pambayang Pederasyon ng mga Sangguniang Kabataan; and 

• Sectoral representatives to the Sanggunian Panlalawigan, Bayan, or Panlungsod.

CSC Chairperson Karlo Nograles said the amendment aims to encompass a broader range of Sanggunian Members seeking to apply for career service positions.

“By amending the eligibility requirement for Sanggunian Members, we hope to recognize the years they have committed to serving the public as frontliners in local government units. Their wealth of experience and expertise constitutes a valuable contribution to the 1.9 million-strong civil service workforce,” he said.