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Section 5 PRESCRIPTION OF OFFENSES

Prescription of Offenses refers to the period within which a complaint for alleged
violation of these rules may be filed by the appropriate party, against an employee. Beyond said
period, Offense will be deemed prescribed. Meaning, the aggrieved party can no longer file the
complaint for the said alleged violation of these rules. This, however, shall not prejudice the
right of the aggrieved party, other than the School, to pursue a separate administrative, civil
and/or criminal case against an employee who violated the former’s rights under existing laws.

5.1. The period of prescription of an offense shall start from the day the commission
of the offense is discovered by the School and shall be interrupted when an investigation
is conducted by the Department Head, Immediate Supervisor and/or another party
designated by the School.

Such period shall start to run again when the investigation proceedings terminate
or when the proceedings are unjustifiably stopped for thirty (30) continuous working days
for any reason not imputable to the offender.

5.2. The prescription period shall not run when the employee abandons his/her
employment or is absent from Philippine territory or is in hiding.

5.3. Offenses punishable by verbal reprimand to suspension shall prescribe in one (1)
year.

5.4. Offenses punishable by termination of employment shall not prescribe.

Section 6 PRESCRIPTION OF PENALTIES

The penalty for any offense committed must be implemented or enforced within the
periods provided below, otherwise the same shall prescribe. This means that after the period
provided below has expired with the penalties not being implemented, the same can no longer
be enforced. Such periods shall commence to run from the time the guilty employee is informed
in writing of the findings and/or decision on the offenses committed and the penalty(ies)
therefor.

Penalties Prescriptive Period

1. Counseling or Verbal Warning Six (6) months
2. Written Reprimand One (1) year
3. Three (3) days suspension One (1) year & six (6) months
4. Five (5) days suspension Two (2) years
5. Ten (10) days suspension Three (3) years
6. More than Ten (10) days suspension Four (4) years

The imposition of the penalty of termination of employment shall not
prescribe.

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