Practice question
A temporary government employee who is a lawyer proposes an otherwise permissible private engagement. The employee has neither written agency permission nor annual renewal, and plans to use the government printer. The employee claims temporary status excludes the arrangement from Section 138. Which answer is best?
- Temporary employees are wholly outside the section
- Only permanent employees need permission
- A government printer becomes private property after hours
- Client consent cures every defect
- Section 138 expressly includes temporary employees; the permission and government-resource requirements still apply
Legal references
- CSC Resolution No. 2500358, April 30, 2025, 2025 ORAOHRA, Section 138, page 84 (official issuance reproduced by NVSU): https://sdg.nvsu.edu.ph/storage/files/Oz6zeeCBnzn0YIBDPBBxp8q3NeHBKUUjkjXxigX4.pdf
- R.A. No. 6713, Sections 7(b)(2) and 13: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html
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