Practice question
An agency says all digital or electronic signatures on appointment copies are prohibited because the rules forbid rubber stamps. Which is best?
- Rubber stamps and authorized digital signatures are necessarily identical
- Only an oral appointment is valid
- The rules require public disclosure of signing credentials
- Any pasted image is automatically compliant
- The prohibition must be distinguished from expressly permitted digital or electronic methods subject to safeguards
Legal references
- CSC Resolution No. 2500358, 2025 ORAOHRA, Rules I-IV and relevant appointment provisions: https://csc.gov.ph/phocadownload/userupload/irmo/mc/2025/MC%20No.%2008%20s.%202025.pdf
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