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Practice question: Rights of Public Officers

Multiple Choice Medium

Practice question

A permanent employee displaced in reorganization seeks a position in another agency under RA 6656 Section 5. She lacks a mandatory qualification for that position. Does her preference alone cure the deficiency?
  1. No; the other-agency preference requires meeting the position’s qualifications
  2. Yes; every qualification disappears
  3. Yes; every agency must create a new post
  4. Yes; she may insist on any salary she chooses
  5. No permanent employee ever receives preference

Legal references

  • Republic Act No. 6656: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1988/ra_6656_1988.html Sections 3–9.

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