Over 300 Bureau of Corrections personnel who are in danger of being terminated next month for failing to earn a college degree and pass the civil service examination have asked for a two-year extension to comply with the law. | dexcabalzaINQ
He stressed that under the law, government agencies should help affected BuCor employees, saying they were hopeful of getting the support of new BuCor and Department of Justice officials.
“While there is already a law to be implemented, if its implementation becomes prejudicial and compromises those who are to be affected, then automatically there’s got to be a way to adjust it,” he said. In a statement, he pointed out that the BuCor had asked the CSC for help three times. In response to the first request, the CSC allotted 50 slots in a Civil Service Examination–Pen and Paper Test in August 2022 to bureau personnel. The number, however, represented only 16 percent of the affected employees.In a letter on Oct. 13, 2022, the BuCor asked the CSC to extend the reglementary period for three years or until March 15, 2026, but “unfortunately, it did not prosper.
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