June 1, 1987

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 180

PROVIDING GUIDELINES FOR THE EXERCISE OF THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE OF

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, CREATING A PUBLIC SECTOR LABOR-MANAGEMENT
COUNCIL AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

In accordance with the provisions of the 1987 Constitution, I, CORAZON C.

AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do hereby order:
I. Coverage
SECTION 1. This Executive Order applies to all employees of all branches,
subdivisions, instrumentalities, and agencies of the Government, including government-
owned or controlled corporations with original charters. For this purpose, employees
covered by this Executive Order shall be referred to as "government employees." cdasia

SECTION 2. All government employees can form, join or assist employees'

organizations of their own choosing for the furtherance and protection of their
interests. They can also form, in conjunction with appropriate government authorities,
labor-management committees, works councils and other forms of workers'
participation schemes to achieve the same objectives.
SECTION 3. High-level employees whose functions are normally considered
as policy-making or managerial or whose duties are of a highly con dential nature shall
not be eligible to join the organization of rank-and-file government employees.
SECTION 4. The Executive Order shall not apply to the members of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines, including police o cers, policemen, remen and jail
guards.
II. Protection of the Right to Organize
SECTION 5. Government employees shall not be discriminated against in
respect of their employment by reason of their membership in employees'
organizations or participation in the normal activities of their organization. Their
employment shall not be subject to the condition that they shall not join or shall
relinquish their membership in the employees' organizations. casia

SECTION 6. Government authorities shall not interfere in the establishment,

functioning or administration of government employees' organizations through acts
designed to place such organizations under the control of government authority.
III. Registration of Employees' Organization
SECTION 7. Government employees' organizations shall register with the
Civil Service Commission and the Department of Labor and Employment. The
application shall be led with the Bureau of Labor Relations of the Department which
shall process the same in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code of the
Philippines, as amended. Applications may also be led with the Regional O ces of the
Department of Labor and Employment which shall immediately transmit the said
applications to the Bureau of Labor Relations within three (3) days from receipt thereof.
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SECTION 8. Upon approval of the application, a registration certi cate shall

be issued to the organization recognizing it as a legitimate employees' organization
with the right to represent its members and undertake activities to further and defend
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 its interest. The corresponding certi cates of registration shall be jointly approved by
the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission and Secretary of Labor and Employment.
IV. Sole and Exclusive Employees' Representatives
SECTION 9. The appropriate organizational unit shall be the employers unit
consisting of rank-and-file employees unless circumstances otherwise require.
SECTION 10. The duly registered employees' organization having the support
of the majority of the employees in the appropriate organizational unit shall be
designated as the sole and exclusive representative of the employees. casia

SECTION 11. A duly registered employees' organization shall be accorded

voluntary recognition upon a showing that no other employees' organization is
registered or is seeking registration, based on records of the Bureau of Labor Relations,
and that the said organization has the majority support of the rank-and- le employees
in the organizational unit.
SECTION 12. Where there are two or more duly registered employees'
organizations in the appropriate organizational unit, the Bureau of Labor Relations shall,
upon petition, order the conduct of a certi cation election and shall certify as the
exclusive representative of the rank-and-file employees in said organization unit.
V. Terms and Conditions of Employment in Government Services
SECTION 13. Terms and conditions of employment or improvements thereof,
except those that are xed by law, may be the subject of negotiations between duly
recognized employees' organizations and appropriate government authorities.
VI. Peaceful Concerted Activities and Strikes
SECTION 14. The Civil Service law and rules governing concerted activities
and strikes in the government service shall be observed, subject to any legislation that
may be enacted by Congress. cdt

VII. Public Sector Labor-Management Council

SECTION 15. A Public Sector Labor-Management Council, hereinafter
referred to as the Council, is hereby constituted to be composed of the following:
1) Chairman, Civil Service Commission - Chairman

2) Secretary, Department of Labor and - Vice-Chairman

Employment

3) Secretary, Department of Finance - Member

4) Secretary, Department of Justice - Member

5) Secretary, Department of Budget and - Member

Management
The Council shall implement and administer the provisions of this Executive
Order. For this purpose, the Council shall promulgate the necessary rules and
regulations to implement this Executive Order. asia dc

VIII. Settlement of Disputes

SECTION 16. The Civil Service and labor laws and procedures, whenever
applicable, shall be followed in the resolution of complaints, grievances and cases
involving government employees. In case any dispute remains unresolved after
exhausting all the available remedies under existing laws and procedures, the parties
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 may jointly refer the dispute to the Council, for appropriate action.
IX. Effectivity
SECTION 17. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and Eighty-Seven.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 83 No. 23 Page 2708 on June 8, 1987.

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