WHEREAS,
the present development efforts of the government give emphasis to
scientific and technological programs in keeping with national and
global events;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, this is consistent with the provision of the Constitution that
"(T)he State shall promote scientific research and invention", and that
"(T)he advancement of science shall have priority in national
development;"
WHEREAS, the recruitment into the government service of more scientific
and technological personnel has therefore become necessary;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, such recruitment has been rendered difficult both by the
scarcity of qualified manpower in these fields and by the
requirements of the Constitution and the Civil Service law and rules
that merit and fitness for government employment be largely determined
by competitive examinations;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission which is responsible for the
conduct of such examinations has not yet come up with a test that would
accurately measure the capabilities of such personnel;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there are now in the government service scientific and
technological specialists who have dedicated themselves to government
and who therefore need to be given some form of recognition; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, it is believed that the highly technical qualifications gained
through education and sharpened by research and experience, of
scientific and technological personnel can be considered more than
adequate to determine their fitness and capacity for government jobs;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 and encouragement to science and technology, and to
attract scientific and technological specialists into the public
service, realizing the contribution that they can make to push with
greater vigor the development programs of the country.
Section 2. As used in this Decree, the term
scientific and technological specialist shall refer to a person who has
at least a bachelor's degree with major in any of the following fields,
or any bachelor's degree with specialization in the same fields:cralaw:red
A. Applied Sciences, such as
Agricultural Science
Agronomy Plant Pathology
Animal Husbandry Soils Science
Plant Breeding Horticulture
Plant Physiology
Medical Science
Physiology
Parasitology
B. Biological Sciences, such as
Botany Microbiology
Zoology Paleontology
Biology Ecology
C. Biophysical Sciences, such as
Biophysics Health Physics
Biochemistry Environmental
Science
D. Physical Sciences, such as
Physics Astronomy
Meteorology Seismology
Geophysics Archeology
Geochemistry Astrophysics
E. Engineering Sciences, such as
Nuclear Engineering
Geothermal Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Aeronautical Engineering
F. Mathematics such as pure and applied mathematics
including statistics.
Section 3. For purpose of appointment in the Civil
Service, a person whose field of specialization is appropriately
covered by a board examination shall utilize the civil service
eligibility arising therefrom.
Where a field of specialization is not covered by a board examination
the scientific and technological specialist concerned as defined in
Section 2 hereof shall be conferred a civil service eligibility if he
is determined to be qualified by a committee composed of the Chairman,
National Science Development Board, the Commissioner, National
Institute of Science and Technology, and the Chairman, Philippine
Atomic Energy Commission. The Chairman, Civil Service Commission, or
his representative may sit in the deliberations of the Committee, as
may be necessary.
A scientific and technological specialist may qualify for conferment of
eligibility if, as determined by the Committee, he fully meets the
requirements for three years research and/or teaching experience in the
pertinent field, or an earned graduate degree. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
* Section 5. The Committee shall promulgate the
appropriate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this
Decree which shall be effective upon approval by the Civil Service
Commission.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 16th day of September, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-six.
* Copied verbatim from documents obtained directly
from the Malacañang records (missing Section 4).
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