1. Pursuant to Memorandum Circular No. 14, s. 2018 entitled “2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions, Revised July 2018”, this Office hereby reminds the field of the following rules and regulations of certain modes of separation from the service which should be strictly implemented effective School Year 2019-2020.
2. ORA OHRA, Rule X Section 104 states that, “Resignation is an act of an official or employee by which he/she voluntarily relinquishes in writing his/her position effective on a specific date which is shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date of such notice or earlier as mutually agreed upon by the employee and the appointing authority officer/authority. To constitute a complete and operative resignation of an official or employee, there must be a written intention to relinquish the office, the acceptance by the appointing officer/authority and a written notice of such acceptance duly served to the official or employee concerned.”
3. Under the same section, resignation shall be governed by the following rules:
a. An official or employee is deemed to have tendered his/her resignation upon receipt by the appointing officer/authority of the former’s written resignation.
b. Pending receipt by the official or employee of the action taken by the appointing officer/authority on the resignation, the official or employee shall remain in office and retain all the powers, duties and responsibilities appurtenant thereto.
c. The appointing officer/authority shall act on the notice of resignation within 30 days from the receipt thereof. In case the resignation of the official or employee remains unacted upon for 30 days from receipt of the formal letter of resignation by the appointing officer/authority, it shall be deemed complete and operative on the specified date of effectivity or 30 days from submission thereof, in cases where the effectivity date is not specified. It is understood,
however, that she required clearance from money, property and work-related accountabilities shall be secured by the official or employee before or immediately after the date of effectivity of resignation.
d. In the interest of service, however, the appointing officer/authority may set a date of effectivity of resignation, but in no case shall be earlier than the date specified in the letter of resignation or 30 days from submission thereof.
