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PD 997

This presidential decree establishes policies and procedures for conferring civil service eligibility on scientific and technological specialists in the Philippines government. It recognizes that development programs require more experts in fields like agriculture, biology, physics, and engineering. It allows a committee comprised of leaders from the National Science Development Board, National Institute of Science and Technology, and Philippine Atomic Energy Commission to qualify candidates based on their research experience or graduate degrees in specialized fields not covered by existing exams. The decree aims to attract more specialists into public service by considering their technical qualifications and experience in lieu of competitive exams.

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PD 997

This presidential decree establishes policies and procedures for conferring civil service eligibility on scientific and technological specialists in the Philippines government. It recognizes that development programs require more experts in fields like agriculture, biology, physics, and engineering. It allows a committee comprised of leaders from the National Science Development Board, National Institute of Science and Technology, and Philippine Atomic Energy Commission to qualify candidates based on their research experience or graduate degrees in specialized fields not covered by existing exams. The decree aims to attract more specialists into public service by considering their technical qualifications and experience in lieu of competitive exams.

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 997 September 16, 1976

MALACAÑANG
Manila
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 997 September 16, 1976
CONFERRING CIVIL SERVICE ELIGIBILITIES ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL
SPECIALISTS ON THE BASES OF THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND THE REQUIREMENTS
OF PUBLIC SERVICE
WHEREAS, the present development efforts of the government give emphasis to scientific and
technological programs in keeping with national and global events;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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;
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:
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:
A. Applied Sciences, such as
Agricultural Science
Agronomy
Animal Husbandry
Plant Breeding
Plant Physiology
Plant Pathology
Soils Science

Horticulture

Medical Science
Physiology

Parasitology

B. Biological Sciences, such as

Botany

Zoology

Biology

Microbiology

Paleontology

Ecology

C. Biophysical Sciences, such as

Biophysics

Biochemistry

Health Physics

Environmental Science

D. Physical Sciences, such as

Physics

Meteorology

Geophysics

Geochemistry

Astronomy

Seismology

Archeology

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.
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.
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