MANILA, Philippines – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has no problem with gays and lesbians who want to take the civil service exam, but would require them to use their latest photographs in their application forms, especially those who have altered their appearance to resemble their preferred sex.
In a memorandum issued last May 28, CSC chair Franciso Duque III said members of the so-called third sex are considered sexual minorities who should be given fair treatment.
“As human beings, (they) deserve to be treated impartially and to have equal access to public services just like other individuals,” he said.
Duque ordered all CSC regional directors to ask gay and lesbian applicants, especially those who have altered their appearances, to submit photographs and valid identification cards showing their present facial features.
Applicants who have undergone sex change or have altered their bodies will be required to present an authenticated copy of birth certificate to establish their identity.
If the applicants could not produce the requirements right away, the CSC would set a deadline for submission.
“Assure the applicant, like any other applicant, that the information he or she would provide shall be used for examination record purposes only and shall be treated with utmost confidentiality,” Duque instructed. –Michael Punongbayan (The Philippine Star)
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International Equal Pay Day
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more than other cost items.
For widespread, practical equality!”
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against serious violations of protocols of
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October –
Monthly Observances:
Industry and Commerce Safety Month
National Statistics Month
Local Government Month
Consumer Welfare Month
Cooperative Month
National Quality and Productivity Improvement Month
National Health and Wellness Tourism Month
National Indigenous Peoples Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Elderly Filipino Week
Week 2: National Health Education Week
Local Government Week
National Mental Health Week
October 17-23:
National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty
October 18 – 24:
United Nations Week
Last Week:
Nurses’ Week
Consumers’ Protection Week
Week of the 4th Sunday:
Barrio Farmers’ Week
Daily Observances:
First Monday (Oct 4): Universal Children’s Day i
n the Philippines
Oct 5: National Teachers’ Day
Oct 10: Local Government Day
Third Thursday (Oct 14): Conflict Resolution Day
Oct 21: Tenants’ Emancipation day
Oct 24: United Nations Day
Oct 29: National Indigenous People’s Thanksgiving Day
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