SBN-1045 - Senate

Control, supervise and coordinate civil service examinations. Any entity or
public officer in government may be called upon by the Commission to
assist in the preparation and conduct of the said examinations. Such
assistance includes, but it is not limited to, the provision of personnel and
security, the use of buildings and facilities, as well as the transportation of
examination materials.
Grant civil service eligibility to qualified applicants based on civil service
examinations results, performance, training, education, qualifications and
other similar standards, subject to the guidelines it may prescribe;
Prescribe all forms for civil service examinations, appointments, reports
and such other forms as may be required by law and the rules and
regulations of the Commission;
Declare, when appropriate, positions in the civil service system as
primarily confidential, highly technical or policy-determining;
Formulate, administer and evaluate programs relative to the recruitment
and selection, development and retention of qualified and competent work
force in the public service, including administration, development and
evaluation of training, scholarship and retirement programs;
Resolve administrative cases and other civil matters brought before it
directly or on appeal, including disciplinary matters, contested
appointments or personnel actions. The decisions, orders or ruling of the
Commission may be brought by the aggrieved party to the Supreme Court
only on certiorari;
Issue subpoena ad testificandum (process directing the attendance of
witness) andlor subpoena duces tecum (process directing the production
of documentary evidence);
Deputize public officers and employees of the Commission and of other
departments and agencies to investigate and hear cases and to submit
their findings and recommendations to the Commission;
In the exercise of its quasi-judicial functions, punish for contempt, direct
and indirect, public officers, employees and other persons for refusal or
failure to comply with the decisions, orders, rulings or processes and
proceedings of the Commission;
Delegate any power or function of the Commission to its regional or field
offices.
Review decisions and actions of its offices;
Enforce and execute its decisions, orders and rulings, and for this urpose,
deputize any national or local law-enforcement agency or instrumentality
of the government which shall act under the direct and immediate
supervision of the Commission;
Act on all appointments and other personnel matters in the civil sewice
system;