administrative order implementing the Operational Guidelines on personnel appointment. The Operational Guidelines shall be effective immediately. Section 6. Incorporation of the Placement Committee’s Operational Guidelines The Placement Committee Operational Guidelines shall be incorporated in the Merit and Promotion Plan of the NCIP, any amendments to the Criteria and Guidelines shall be made in coordination with the consultative body called for this specific purpose. The recommendations of the consultative body shall be submitted to the Commission for consideration. Section 8. Principles In Formulating the Criteria of Appointment. The consultative body shall apply, but not be limited to, the following principles in the formulation of the criteria :and guidelines for retention and appointment: a) Adoption of qualifications and standards set by the Civil Service Commission as the minimum set of qualifications and standards; b) Adoption of evaluation measures to determine the applicant’s working knowledge on the IPRA; and c) Actual accountability and performance records of former ONCC/OSCC personnel who are seeking appointment. Part III: Transition Period Section 1. Definition of Transition Period. This term shall refer to the following stages of reorganization leading to the establishment of the NCIP: a) Winding up of the ONCC/OSCC This period covers six months, beginning from the date of effectivity of the Act, on November 22, 1997, and ending on May 22, 1998, during this period, the ONCC/OSCC shall conduct an audit of their finances, and prepare Terminal Reports of their accomplishments including financial audit which shall be submitted, on or before May 22, 1998, to the offices and agencies of government listed below: 1) Office of the President 2) NCIP; and 3) Commission on Audit. b) The NCIP main clientele, and the general public may exercise their Rights to Accessibility and Transparency as provided in Section 45 of the Act, to obtain all official records, documents and papers pertinent to the financial audit and Terminal Report of the ONCC/OSCC. c) The NCIP shall initiate a transition mechanism during the transition period which shall consist of the following: 1) Creation of the Transition Staff composed of a skeletal force from among the former personnel of the ONCC/OSCC, who shall be selected based on the criteria set by the Commission. The Transition Staff shall assist the Commission in the performance of the following tasks: i) Preparation of the NCIP CY 1999 Budget; ii) Inventory of the transferred assets/properties of the ONCC/OSCC to the NCIP in accordance to Section 76 of the IPRA; and the review of all transferred contracts, records, and documents as to their status, and evaluation of the same for purposes of continuance, termination, modification or amendment, pursuant to Section 76 of the Act; Page 56