Question Appropriate Appointment

What are the different types of coterminous appointments?

Please be guided by Section 9 (d), Rule IV of the 2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human Resource Actions (Revised July 2018) on the conterminous status of employment, as follows:
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"Sec. 9. Employment Status. The employment status in the civil service shall be determined by the appointment issued, which can be any of the following:

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d. Coterminous — an appointment issued to a person whose tenure is limited to a period specified by law or whose continuity in the service is based on the trust and confidence of the appointing officer/authority or of the head of the organizational unit where assigned. Specifically, the categories of coterminous appointments are:

1. Coterminous with the appointing officer/authority – an appointment is coexistent with the term/tenure of the appointing officer/authority.

2. Coterminous with the head of the organizational unit where assigned – an appointment is coexistent with the term/tenure of the head of the organizational unit to which he/she is assigned, who is not the appointing officer/authority.

Appointees to coterminous positions that are not primarily confidential in nature (Items 1 and 2) must meet the education, training and experience requirements of the positions as proposed by the respective Agency Heads and approved by the Commission. Pending the submission and approval of the agency qualification standards, the qualification requirements provided under the CSC Qualification Standards Manual shall be used as bases in the attestation of these coterminous appointments.

Eligibility is not required for appointment, except those whose duties involve the practice of a profession regulated by the Philippine Bar/Board or special laws and/or require licenses such as those positions listed under Category IV of CSC MC No. 11, s. 1996, as amended, but preference should be given to civil service eligibles.

3. Coterminous (primarily confidential in nature) – an appointment to positions determined by law or declared by the Commission to be primarily confidential in nature, the duties and responsibilities of which imply not only confidence in the aptitude of the appointees but primarily close intimacy which insures freedom of discussion, delegation and reporting without embarassment or freedom from misgivings or betrayals of personal trust. Appointees to primarily confidential positions are exempt from the qualification requirements, except those whose duties involve the practice of a profession regulated by the Philippine Bar/Board or special laws and/or require licenses.

4. Coterminous with the Lifespan of the Agency- appointment to a position which is co-existent with the lifespan of the agency based on the agency's Staffing Pattern as approved by the DBM or the GCG. xxx"


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