Under the Administrative Code of 1987, nepotism in government appointments is prohibited when the appointee is related to the appointing or recommending authority within the:

The correct answer is B. Third civil degree of consanguinity or affinity

Section 59 of Book V of EO 292 prohibits appointments in favour of relatives of the appointing or recommending authority, the chief of the bureau or office, or the immediate supervisor, within the third civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.