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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1408
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1408 -
CONFERRING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITY ON ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
(EDP) SPECIALISTS ON THE BASES OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND THE
REQUIREMENTS OF PUBLIC SERVICE
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WHEREAS,
the present development efforts of the government give support and
encouragement to the development of technology to carry out the various
and complex tasks of government;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the magnitude of the national development programs call for
the installation of and use of computer technology;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the recruitment into the government service of Electronic Data
Processing Specialists has therefore become necessary;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the recruitment of qualified manpower in this field has been
rendered difficult due to the requirements of the Constitution and the
Civil Service Law and Rules that merit and fitness for government
employment be largely determined by competitive examination;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission has conceived of other ways of
determining merit and fitness when it considered the highly technical
qualifications of scientific and technological personnel adequate as
the bases to confer/grant a civil service eligibility;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the fitness of the Electronic Data Processing personnel for
government employment can be determined by their proficiency which can
be acquired through training in their field of specialization. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order:cralaw:red
Section 1. It shall be the policy of the government
to give support to the development of computer technology and to
attract electronic data processing personnel into the public service
and towards this end the Civil Service Commission is hereby authorized
to confer appropriate civil service eligibility to those certified to
it as proficient by the National Computer Center, through the National
Computer Institute.
Section 2. As used in this Decree, the term
Electronic Data Processing Specialists shall refer to a person who has
at least a bachelor's degree or its equivalent and has been issued a
certificate of proficiency in any of the following areas;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
A. Electronic Data Processing System and
Analysis and Design
B. Computer Programming
C. Computer Operation
Section 3. In furtherance of this Decree, the Civil
Service Commission and the National Computer Center, through the
National Computer Institute, shall jointly assess the competence or
proficiency of those presently holding Electronic Data Processing
positions, and certify those who are qualified for the grant of an
eligibility as provided in this Decree.
Section 4. These offices shall likewise prescribe
training course for electronic data processing specialists and those
determined to be proficient shall be issued a certificate of
proficiency which shall be the basis for the conferment of the
Electronic Data Processing Specialists civil service eligibility. The
conferment of civil service eligibility as herein provided shall lapse
five years from the date of this Decree.
Section 5. The Civil Service Commission and the
National Computer Center shall promulgate and implement the appropriate
rules and regulations in accordance with the provisions of this Decree.
Section 6. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 8th day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-eight.
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