Section 1. Section ten of Act Numbered Four thousand and
seven, known as "The Reorganization Law of Nineteen hundred and
thirty-two", is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 10.
The Commissioner of Civil Service shall be Executive Officer of all the
Boards of Examiners hereinafter named and shall conduct the
examinations given by said Boards according to the rules and
regulations promulgated by him and approved by the President. Subject
to the approval of the President the Commissioner shall designate a
ranking officer of his bureau to act as Secretary of all the Boards of
Examiners and who shall receive a compensation of six thousand pesos
per annum. The bureau shall, under the direct custody of the Secretary
keep all the records of the Boards of Examiners, including examination
papers, minutes of deliberations, and records of administrative
proceedings and investigations of all the Boards. Examination and
registration fees shall be paid to the disbursing officer for the
Bureau of Civil Service and such officer shall pay from the receipts
thereof all the authorized expenses of the different Boards, including
the compensation provided for herein."
The Board of Accountancy, the Board of Examiners for Marine Officers,
the Board of Examiners for Marine Engineers, the Board of Medical
Examiners, the Board of Dental Examiners, the Board of Pharmaceutical
Examiners, the Board of Optical Examiners, the Board of Examiners for
Nurses, the Veterinary Examining Board, the Board of Examiners for
Surveyors, the Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers, the Board of
Mechanical Engineering Examiners, the Board of Mining Engineering, the
Board of Examiners for Chemical Engineers, the Board of Examiners for
Architects, shall each be composed of a chairman and two members, who
shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines, upon the
recommendation of the Commissioner of Civil Service, from among such
persons of recognized standing in their professions as may be certified
as having practiced at least ten years, except the Board of Examiners
for Marine Officers, which practice should be fifteen years including
that acquired from third mate to master and harbor or coast pilot,
academically and morally qualified by their respective bona fide
professional organizations, who shall serve for a period of three
years, and who shall receive compensation not to exceed ten pesos per
capita of the candidates examined, or registered without examination:
Provided, That members of the first boards to be appointed after the
approval of this Act shall hold office for the following terms:
Chairman for three years, one member for two years, and one member for
one year: Provided, further, That the President of the Philippines
shall designate any chairman of any of the sixteen boards as executive
chairman as official spokesman of all the examiners without extra
compensation, to see that the office of the Boards of Examiners
performs its function efficiently and other duties necessary to insure
the efficient performance of the duties of each Board in conducting
examination, raising the ethical and educational standards of the
different professions and shall be given a transportation monthly
allowance of one hundred and fifty pesos.
Subject to the approval of the President and with the advice of the
Commissioner of Civil Service, the Boards aforementioned shall
promulgate necessary rules and regulations, set professional standards
for the practice of their respective professions and prescribe
collegiate courses for same. The Boards shall report within one hundred
twenty days after each examination the results therefor to the
Commissioner of Civil Service, who shall in turn and with his
recommendation, submit such results to the President for approval.
After approval thereof the Board concerned shall issue the registration
certificate attested by the Secretary entitling the candidate to whom
it is issued to practice the profession for which he has taken the
examination. The same procedure shall be followed with respect to
registration certificates without examination.cralaw
Except as modified by this Act, all laws governing examinations given
by the above-mentioned boards shall continue in force.
Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.cralaw
Enacted, without executive
approval, June 23, 1957.
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