DEPED
RATIONALIZATON
PROGRAM
Janice B. De Castro
Executive Order No. 366 s. 2004
Directing a strategic review of the
operations and organizations of the
executive branch and providing
options and incentives for
government employees who may be
affected by the rationalization of the
functions and agencies of the
executive branch.
What is the Rationalization Program?
The Rationalization program was
mandated for government agencies
in October 2004 through Executive
Order (EO) 366.
It is a move to tranform the
Executive branch into a more
effective and efficient government.
It aims to:
Focus on government efforts and
resources on its vital services
Improve the quality and
efficiency of government services
delivery by minimizing overlaps
and duplication
Why do we need to rationalize
government operations?
To keep pace with changing demands
and technologies;
What may have been relevant
undertaking for the government a
number of years ago may no longer
be necessary at the present time;
RP in two phases:
Phase I
includes the mandate, functions
and proposed organizational structure for
the agency. It also shows the indicative
staffing and costing.
-submitted on Feb 2013
-approved on Nov 2013 by (DBM)
Department of budget and management
Phase II
includes the placement of the
employees into the new staffing
pattern and the names and positions
of employees which will be affected
by the rationalization effort of the
organization.
Scope of DepEd RP:
a) All Central Office Units;
b) (16) Regional Offices excluding
DepEd-ARMM;
c) Schools Division Offices – Proper
(206 as of June 20, 2013); and
d) Casual and contractual employees
DepEd Order No. 53 s.2013
The DepEd rationalization
Plan has been approved.
What does it mean to be affected?
Affected means that their current
position is not in the new structure
or there are fewer items provided in
the new structure.
All affected employees are provided
options, whether they want to
remain in government service or
retire with benefits
What are the options for affected
employees?
Remain in government service
Convert item to Co- Terminus with
the Incumbent (CTI) status
Retirement under EO 366
Take note: For regular employees
holding plantilla items:
No one will loose their rank or
position level
No one will be forced to retire. It is
voluntary
No one will be forced out of
retrenched from the organization