Pursuant to existing laws and jurisprudence, all non-Career Executive Service Officials (non-CESO) occupying Career Executive Service (CES) positions shall continue, in a hold-over capacity, to perform their duties and discharge their responsibilities until their successors have been appointed and have qualified.

All official actions of said non-CES officials while in such hold-over capacity are deemed legitimate.

This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 30 June 1999

BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE PRESIDENT:

(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary