Philippine Science High School System(PSHS)

September 20, 2022 Dear Kathleen Berones, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 05, 2022 09:17:26 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for HR Best Practices in Candidate Assessment. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of [some/most/all] of the information you requested. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the DOST Secretary or the PSHS System Executive Director. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Deputy Director Rod Allan De Lara FOI Receiving Officer

September 20, 2022 Dear Kathleen Berones, Greetings from the PSHS System. Allow me to resend to you our response to your query. It appears that our response was not completely captured based on what is posted in the eFOI portal. With your indulgence, kindly refer to our response to your query. 1. The recruitment, selection and placement process of the PSHS System is strictly in accordance with the recruitment, selection and placement policy set by Civil Service Commission and the 2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (Revised July 2018). (Documents are available at CSC Website). Links can be found here: http://www.csc.gov.ph/phocadownload/PolicyReso/2018/2017ORAOHRA(RevisedJuly2018)CSCResoNo1800692_af.pdf 2. The PSHS System also uses the DOST Merit Selection Plan (MSP) for hiring of non-teaching staff and the approved PSHSS MSP for teaching staff. (PSHSS MSP is available at PSHS Website). Links can be found here: https://pshs.edu.ph/downloads/policies_and_guidelines/Merit-Selection-Plan-for-Teachers-2016-July-27.pdf 3. There is a systemwide criteria for hiring new faculty and administrative staff. The criteria can be found in the MSP. Respectfully, Deputy Director Rod Allan De Lara FOI Receiving Officer