TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 15 & 16, 2025 * 9:00AM TO 12:00NN via ZOOM
The 2025 Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service (RACCS), promulgated by the Civil Service Commission, took effect on August 4, 2025, and now serves as the controlling framework for all disciplinary and non-disciplinary proceedings involving government personnel.
This three-session online training is a must-attend for HR officers, legal officers, agency heads, CODI members, disciplining authorities, appointing officials and other government functionaries involved in personnel management, administrative adjudication or governance.
Failure to understand and apply these revised rules can result in:
Whether you are initiating a case, conducting investigations or deciding appeals, this program will provide you with:
She is the incumbent Director IV of the Office for Legal Affairs, Civil Service Commission (CSC). She has been with the legal service of the CSC in various capacities starting in 1997 to 2002 and from December 2012 to the present. In between those stints, she was the Assistant Regional Director of the Civil Service Commission National Capital Region (CSC NCR). She was involved in the crafting of the 2017 RACCS and is an active resource person on administrative discipline, Republic Act No. 6713, 2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and other Human Resource Action, CSC Anti-Sexual Harassment Rules, among others.
Atty. Foronda graduated from the University of the Philippines, College of Law in 1991 and has a master’s degree specializing in policy studies from the UP National College for Public Administration and Governance.
SESSION 1 (3 hours)
Framework, Jurisdiction and Due Process under the 2025 RACCS
1. Legal Basis and Effectivity
• Constitutional and statutory mandates
• Effectivity of the 2025 RACCS: 4 August 2025
• Reasons for the revision: new laws, CSC policies, jurisprudence
2. Scope, Coverage and Interpretation
• Disciplinary vs. non-disciplinary cases
• Applicability to national agencies, LGUs, SUCs, GOCCs and BARMM
3. Jurisdiction and Venue
• CSC Central Office, Regional Offices and Field Offices
• Appellate vs. original jurisdiction
• Effect of resignation, retirement or death on jurisdiction
• Role of disciplining authorities and their limits
4. Roles, Responsibilities and Accountabilities
• Appointing authority vs. disciplining authority
• CODI, HRMPSB, CSC roles in handling cases
• Delegation of powers and proper procedures
5. Complaint Process and Preliminary Investigation
• Valid complaint requisites
• Anonymous complaints
• Preliminary investigation and rights of the parties
6. Handling Sexual Harassment Cases
• Structure and mandate of CODI
• CODI composition, conflict of interest and jurisdictional nuances
• What happens if CODI is absent or fails to act
SESSION 2 (3 hours)
From Formal Charge to Final Decision: Key Compliance Points
1. Issuance of Charges
• Formal charge vs. notice of charge: what's required?
• Required contents, prohibited pleadings and timelines
• Common pitfalls in charge issuance
2. Answer
• Properly crafted answer and grounds for dismissal
• Waiver of rights and consequences of non-response
• Electing for the submission of position papers or waiving formal investigation
3. Preventive Suspension
• Nature, purpose and limits
• Who can issue it? Delegation guidelines
• Invalid preventive suspension
• Applicability in sexual harassment cases
4. Pre-hearing Conference and Formal Investigation
• Procedure
• Right to speedy disposition of a case
5. Offenses and Penalties
• Grave offenses
• Less Grave Offenses
• Light Offenses
• Offenses provided by special laws or CSC rules
SESSION 3 (3 hours)
1. Decisions, Penalties and Reinstatements
• Evidence and quantum of proof
• Penalties and how they are applied
• Accessory penalties
• Effects of exoneration, back wages and moral reformation
2. Appeals, Motions for Reconsideration and Finality
• How and what happens pending the resolution of a motion for reconsideration
in a disciplinary and non-disciplinary case
• How, where to appeal and what happens pending appeal in disciplinary and non-disciplinary cases
• Party adversely affected
• When decisions become final and executory
• Role of due process
3. Other Provisions
• Settlement in administrative cases
• Protest/ Recall of appointments
• Dropping from the rolls
• Contempt of the Commission
4. Practical Application and FAQs
• Common errors of agencies and how to avoid them
• Q&A and clarifications
Contact Person: Glaisie Falculan
Mobile Number (+63 949) 870-1832
Telefax: (+632) 8842-7148 or 59
Email: glaisie.cgbp@yahoo.com
