EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 901
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 901 -
PRESCRIBING THE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE SCIENTIFIC
CAREER SYSTEM INITIALLY IN THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, a Scientific Career System has
been established within the civil service pursuant to Executive Order
No. 784 dated March 17, 1982 in order to support and encourage the
development of science and technology which is one of the major
dimensions in the country’s national development efforts;
WHEREAS, the implementation of the new system would bring about
profound changes in the operation of the total civil service and must
therefore be put into effect on a gradual basis starting with the
National Science and Technology Authority which is the primary agency
in the field of scientific and technological development;
WHEREAS, there is need to prescribe rules and regulations to put the
system in operation in the NSTA;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the
authority vested in me by Presidential Decree No. 1416 as amended, do
hereby order and direct:
Section 1. Statement of Policy. — It shall be the
policy of the government to support and encourage the development of
science and technology, to attract scientific experts into the public
service, and to provide a system for the recognition and reward of
technological and scientific specialists in the government who have, by
their scientific productivity, efficiency, innovativeness and
effectiveness on the job, shown their dedication to the public service.
Sec. 2. Definition and Character. — The Scientific
Career System (SCS) is a system of recruitment, career progression,
recognition and reward of scientists in the public service as a means
of developing a pool of highly qualified and productive scientific
personnel.
The System shall be characterized by:
(a)
Entrance to and career progression or advancement based on
qualification, merit and scientific productivity;
(b) Career
paths that shall allow scientists to develop within their respective
areas of expertise without leaving their status as scientists; and
(c) Incentives
and rewards to insure attraction and retention of highly qualified
manpower in the science and technology sector.
Sec. 3. Coverage. — The System shall apply to
scientific personnel with masteral and/or doctoral degrees in the
sciences who are directly involved in research and development.
Other highly qualified scientific personnel who are occupying sensitive
positions which are critical to research and development at the time of
the approval of these rules may be included in the system upon the
recommendation of the Director General of the National Science and
Technology Authority (NSTA).
The System shall embrace the NSTA and its component agencies provided
that other scientific personnel in the national government shall
likewise be covered by the system as soon as rules and requirements for
the purpose have been worked out.
As used in these rules, the System shall cover natural sciences,
engineering and technology, medical sciences and agricultural sciences
as listed in Annex 1. The Scientific Career System herein established
may hereafter, upon the recommendation of the NSTA Director General,
include other fields and disciplines in its coverage for the purpose of
meeting the requirements of the national scientific community.
Sec. 4. Rank in the System. — Appointment in the
System shall be based on rank — from Scientist I to Scientist V.
Scientific personnel shall be admitted into the System to the extent
that they meet the minimum qualifications as follows:
(a)
Scientist I — Completion of a masteral degree in the appropriate fields
of science and the (10) years of productive scholarship and
professional research and development (R&D) work beyond the
masteral degree or a doctoral degree and five (5) years of productive
scholarship and professional R&D work beyond the doctoral degree.
(b)
Corresponding qualification requirements for the other ranks
(Scientists II-IV) shall be developed by the SCC.
Sec. 5. Salary Schedule. — The salary schedule for
the scientists appointed to the System shall be in accordance with the
attached compensation plan (Annex II), and shall include fringe
benefits and reasonable allowances comparable to those of the Career
Executive Service, provided that the said plan may be revised with the
concurrence of the Office of Budget and Management.
Sec. 6. Administration of the System. —
(a)
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) shall administer the System and
shall have final authority to decide on all matters pertaining to the
System.
(b) A
Scientific Career Council (SCC) shall be established jointly by the CSC
and NSTA to screen candidates for appointment to the System. The
Council shall be composed of the Chairman of the Civil Service
Commission as ex-officio chairman, the Director General of the National
Science and Technology Authority as ex-officio Co-Chairman and the
following ex-officio members: the Chairman of the National Research
Council of the Philippines, the President of the National Academy of
Science and Technology, and the President of the University of the
Philippines System.
The Scientific Career Council
shall establish special technical committees in the following fields of
specialization, namely, biological, physical and engineering sciences
to assist the SCC in performing its tasks. Similar committees for other
fields may also be created as needed.
Each of the above technical
committees shall be composed of at least five (5) members who are
recognized authorities in their respective fields and who shall each
serve for a term of two (2) years. At least two (2) members shall be
regular members of the National Academy of Science and Technology and
at least three (3) regular members of the National Research Council of
the Philippines.
(c) A
Scientific Career Evaluation Committee (SCEC) shall be established in
the NSTA to assist in the preliminary screening of candidates for
appointment to the System.
Sec. 7. Appointment/Advancement in the System. —
(a)
Upon request of the head of the NSTA the SCEC shall assess
qualifications of candidates for appointment and/or advancement in the
System.
(b) The SCEC
shall submit its assessment of the candidates to the NSTA head who
shall submit to the Scientific Career Council the names of those
nominated for further screening.
(c) The SCC
shall proceed to evaluate the candidates and recommend
approval/disapproval of their appointment/advancement in the System.
(d) The NSTA
head shall appoint scientific personnel to the rank in the System
subject to approval by the CSC, except to the highest rank which shall
be made by the President of the Philippines.
(e) All those
appointed to the System shall constitute a pool of scientists who may
be assigned to special scientific projects within the NSTA or on an
inter-agency basis. However, upon completion of the project, the
scientist shall return to his post in the NSTA.
(f) In line
with the policy of providing scientific personnel with broad experience
in leadership and research management which directly affects their
effectiveness in R & D work and their professional advancement, or
whenever demanded by the exigencies of the service as determined by the
Scientific Career Council, those appointed in the System may be
temporarily designated to the positions in the Career Executive Service
in which case, they shall continue to receive the compensation and/or
allowances pertaining to their scientific rank or the temporary
position whichever are higher.
Sec. 8. Funding. — The funds required to implement
the System shall be drawn from the existing appropriation of the NSTA
and its agencies and thereafter shall be provided in future
appropriation measures.
Sec. 9. Criteria for Appointment in the System. —
The following shall be the criteria for appointment to scientific ranks:
(a)
Education — shall refer to advanced academic degree of at least
masteral level from a college or university of recognized standing
either locally or abroad.
(b)
Productivity — shall refer to significant outputs and contributions in
relevant fields of applied and natural sciences. This shall include:
(1)
Scientific articles in publications of international circulation, and
other work of similar nature.
(2)
Discoveries, inventions, and other significant original contributions.
(3) Practical
applications of research findings, discoveries, inventions in commerce
in public policy and in government.
(4) Books,
monograms, compendiums, and major bodies of published work.
(5) Training
of young scientists.
(6)
Professional Standing — shall refer to the level of acceptance and
recognition in the scientific community in terms of professional, moral
and ethical integrity.
In
addition to the foregoing article, no person shall be considered for
appointment to the System unless he has been granted eligibility under
PD 997 or Republic Act No. 1080.
Sec. 10. Training and Development. — The Civil
Service Academy and the NSTA shall develop and administer a continuing
program of training and development for all scientific personnel in the
government service.
Sec. 11. Security of Tenure. — No person covered
by the System shall be divested of, or demoted in, rank except for
cause as provided by law. The provisions of the Civil Service Law and
Rules on administrative discipline shall apply in proceeding against
members of the System.
Sec. 12. Effectivity. — These rules shall take
effect upon their approval.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 19th day of July, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-three.
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