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heads of departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the National<br />

Government and the disciplining authority of state universities and colleges,<br />

government-owned and-controlled corporations with original charters or<br />

created under special 'laws and local government units, shall be final and<br />

executory, if the penalty imposed is suspension of not more than thirty (30)<br />

working days or a fine of not more than thirty (30) working days pay.<br />

(b) Without prejudice to the power of review by the Commission and its powers<br />

to decide cases on appeal provided for in this Code, the decision of the head<br />

of the bureau or department-wide regional office shall be final and executory,<br />

if the penalty imposed is suspension of not more than thirty (30) working or a<br />

fine of not more than thirty (30) working days' pay.<br />

(c) The decision in a disciplinary case becomes final upon expiration of the<br />

period within which to file a motion for reconsideration and no such motion is<br />

filed.<br />

SEC. 197. Execution of Decision -<br />

(a) The decisions of heads of agencies and other disciplining authorities shall be<br />

immediately executory upon receipt of a copy thereof by the parties<br />

concerned, even pending appeall.<br />

(b) Decisions of the disciplining authority in disciplinary cases shall be<br />

immediately executory unless a motion for reconsideration is seasonably<br />

filed, in which case the execution of the decisions shall he held in abeyance<br />

pending resolution of the motion,<br />

(c) The filing and pendency of petition for cefiorari with the Supreme Court shall<br />

not stop the immediate execution of the decision of the Commission, unless<br />

the Court issues a restraining order or a writ of preliminary injunction. For<br />

this purpose, no other Courts can issue a temporary restraining order or a<br />

writ of preliminary injunction against the Commission.<br />

Chapter 5. Administrative Penalties<br />

SEC. 198. Penalfies That May Be lmposed. - Heads of departments and<br />

agencies and other disciplining authorities may impose the penalty of reprimand or<br />

censure, fine in amount not exceeding six (6) months' salary, suspension without pay<br />

for not more than one (I)<br />

year, demotion in rank or pay, or dismissal from the service.<br />

SEC. 199. Imposition of Penalties -<br />

(a) In meting out punishment, the same politics shall be imposed for similar<br />

offenses and only one (I) penalty shall be imposed in each case. In the<br />

imposition of these penalties, the disciplining authority shall take into<br />

consideration the circumstances which may either exonerate the respondent<br />

from from any liabiilty, mitigate or aggravate the offense.<br />

(b) In the imposition of the proper penalties, the adminstrative offenses or<br />

causes for disciplinary action mentioned in this Code shall be categorized<br />

into light, less grave, and grave.<br />

(c) The Commission shall promulgate rules and regulations on the classification<br />

of administrative offenses into light, less grave and grave and shall prescribe<br />

the corresponding principal and accessory penalties, such as cancellation of

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