Addrendum to the Effectivity of DepEd Merit Selection Plan

Addendum to the Effectivity of DepEd Order No. 019, s. 2022 (The Department of Education Merit Selection Plan

JAN 13 2023

DepEd MEMORANDUM No. 002 s. 2023

ADDENDUM TO THE EFFECTIVITY OF DEPED ORDER NO. 019, S. 2022 (The Department of Education Merit Selection Plan)

To:
Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned

1. In view of the ongoing legal review of the omnibus guidelines on recruitment, selection, and appointments (RSA) which shall commence and facilitate the full implementation of the Department of Education (DepEd) Merit Selection Plan (MSP), this is to further defer the effectivity of DepEd Order (DO) No. 019, s. 2022 (The Department of Education Merit Selection Plan) until the Guidelines on Recruitment, Selection, and Appointment in the Department of Education is issued to govern all hiring and promotion of personnel in the Department.

2. As such, all ongoing recruitment, assessment, and selection processes based on prior publication and posting shall continue to be governed by existing guidelines, as applicable; provided that the appointments in relation thereto are issued prior to the effectivity of the new RSA guidelines.

Further, all vacancies, except for Teacher I positions, that are published and posted prior to the effectivity of the new RSA guidelines but have yet to commence with the assessment process shall be subjected to the criteria and point system as stipulated in the new guidelines.

The School Year (SY) 2022-2023 Registry of Qualified Applicants (RQA) for Teacher I shall be valid until the end of the current school year. The new RSA guidelines shall apply in the assessment of applicants starting SY 2023-2024

3. It is reiterated that all vacant positions shall be filled-up without delay.

4. In addition, the conduct of re-orientation and simulation activities intended for the Human Resource Merit Promotion and Selection Board (HRMPSB) and its subsequent cascading to the sub-committees, applicants, personnel, and other stakeholders, shall continue pending the issuance of the RSA Guidelines.

5. In view of the above, all heads of offices in each governance level, appointing officers/authorities, HRMPSBS, Human Resource Management Officers (HRMOs), and all others concerned shall employ the necessary transitory measures laid down under DepEd Memorandum (DM) No. 041, s. 2022.

6. For more information, please contact the Bureau of Human Resource and Organizational Development-Human Resource Development Division, 4th Floor, Mabini Building, Department of Education Central Office. DepEd Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City through email at bhrod.hrdd@deped.gov.ph or at telephone number (02) 8470-6630.

7. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.

GLORIA JUMAIL-MERCADO
Undersecretary
Officer-in-Charge 

Addendum to the Effectivity of DepEd Order No. 019, s. 2022 (The Department of Education Merit Selection Plan 

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