Country: Philippines                          
Title:    Additional Insurance for Officials and Employees Performing
          High Risk Functions
Author:            Patricia A. . Sto. Tomas, Chairman, Civil Service
        Commission.  
Institution:       Civil Service Commission
Citations:         DECS Order No. 57, s. 1990 and MC No. 18, s. 1990.
Descriptors:       Insurance; Government employees.  
Full text: 1.       Inclosed is a copy of Memorandum Circular No. 18,
  s. 1990, of the Civil Service Commission prescribing the policies
  and guidelines adopted by the Commission to provide additional GSIS
  insurance to officials and employees who are engaged in high risk
  jobs, or who, in connection with, or in relation to the performance
  of their official duties perform high risk functions outside their
  official stations for a limited period of time.

  2.       Regional directors may enter into an agreement with the
  Government Service Insurance System regarding the insurance
  coverage of officials and employees in their respective
  jurisdictions if savings are available for the purpose, subject to
  the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.

  (Inclosure to DECS Order No. 57, s. 1990)

         The Civil Service Commission, pursuant to Section 35 of
  Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known as the Administrative Code
  of 1987, is mandated to promulagate rules, regulations and
  standards that may authorize the President or heads of departments
  and agencies to incur whatever necessary expenses in the
  recognition of subordinate officers or employees of the government
  who perform other extraordinary acts or service in the public
  interest, in connection with or in relation to their official
  government.

         In line with this mandate and consistent with the
  Commission's efforts to increase personnel benefits that will serve
  as incentive or reward to deserving officials  and employees, the
  Commission issued Resolution No. 90-080, dated Janaury 22, 1990
  authorizing heads o f agencies and departments to provide
  additional GSIS insurance to officials and employees who are
  engaged in high risk jobs, or who, in connection with, or in
  realtion to the performance of their official stations for a
  limited period of time.

         The Commission hereby adopts the following policies and
  guidelines:

      1.    High Risk Functions shall refer to duties or
  responsiblities that would hazard or danger to life and limb of an
  official or employee.  The danger or hazard may either be inherent
  to the regular functions of the official or employee or imminent
  for a limited period of time whether performed in or outside his
  official station.

     2.   The amount of additional insurance shall at least be
  equivalent to a one year salary of the official or employees.

     3.  Funds for this purpose may be sourced out from the savings
  of the department or agency.

     4.  The head of the department or agency shall enter into an
  agreement with the Government Insurance System on the insurance
  coverage of the officials and employees.