Article 90p. 90

ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

governmental and other agencies and to render such

information available to duly accredited persons.

SECTION

32.

Powers

of

the

Philippine

National

Science

Society .

—

The Philippine National Science

Society shall have the power to:

(1)

Make

its

own

organization,

including

its

Constitution, by-laws and rules and regulations;

(2) Fill all vacancies created by death, resignation or

otherwise;

(3) Provide for the election of members, division into

classes, and for all other matters needful or usual in such

institutions;

(4) Receive bequests and donations and hold the

same

in

trust,

to

be

applied

in

aid

of

scientific

investigations according to the will of the donors;

(5)

Be

exempt

from

the

payment

of

all

internal-revenue

taxes,

fees,

assessments

and

other

charges of the Government in carrying out its aims,

functions, and powers;

(6) Submit an annual report to the Congress and to the

President of the Philippines an accurate account of its

works and activities during the corresponding fiscal year;

and

(7) Perform such powers as may be provided by law or

necessary to carry out its purposes and functions.

SECTION 33. The National Academy of Science and

Technology . — The National Academy of Science and

Technology shall be composed of outstanding scientists

to serve as reservoir of competent and technological

manpower for the country. The total membership of the

Academy shall not exceed fifty (50) at any one time;

however, this number may be increased by a two-thirds

vote of all the members and approval thereof by the

President.

The

Academy

shall

have

its

own

Secretariat/Administrative

staff

and

shall

have

the

following functions and powers:

(1) Provide its members the following benefits and

privileges:

(a) free publications of scientific and technological

works;

(b) travel support for attendance and participation in

international conference; and

(c)

such

other

incentives,

financial

or

otherwise

designed to promote a scientific and technological effort

and achievement.

(2) Recommend annually for Presidential awards not

more than ten (10) scientists for distinguished individual

or collaborative achievement in science or technology

who shall be accorded by the President the rank and title

of "National Scientists." Said "National Scientists" shall

each be given gratuity in such amount to be fixed by the

Academy and entitled to other privileges as enjoyed by

the National Artists.

(3) Engage in other projects and programs designed to

recognize

outstanding

achievements

in

science

to

promote scientific productivity.

SECTION 34. The Philippine Science High School . —

The Philippine Science High School shall offer on a free

scholarship

basis

a

secondary

course

with

special

emphasis on subjects pertaining to the sciences with the

end view of preparing its students for a science career.

The exercise of its corporate powers is vested exclusively

in the Board of Trustees and in the Director of the High

School insofar as authorized by said Board. The Board of

Trustees shall be composed of the Secretary of Science

and Technology, who shall be ex officio Chairman of the

Board, the Secretary of Education, who shall be ex officio

Vice-Chairman,

and

the

following

members:

the

President

of

the

University

of

the

Philippines,

the

Chairman of the UNESCO National Commission of the

Philippines, the Director of the Philippine Science High

School, all ex officio members, a representative from the

American-Philippine

Science

Foundation,

Inc.,

to

be

designated by the President, one representative from the

Philippine National Science Society, one representative

from the National Academy of Science and Technology,

one member representing industry, and one member

representing agriculture.

The

members

of

the

Board

representing

the

Philippine

National

Science

Society,

the

National

Academy

of

Science

and

Technology,

Industry

and

Agriculture shall be appointed by the President of the

Philippines upon the recommendation of the Secretary of

Science and Technology.

SECTION

35.

The

Metals Industry and Research

Development

Center .

—

The

Metals

Industry

and

Research

Development

Center

shall be a non-profit

research and technological institution which shall provide

both

the

government

and

the

private

sector

with

professional management and technical expertise on

such vital activities for the development of the industry as

training

of

engineers

and

technicians,

information

exchange, trade accreditation service, quality control and

testing

of

metal

products,

research

and

business

economic advisory services.

The Administration of the Center and the exercise of

its corporate powers are vested exclusively in the Board of

Trustees which shall be composed of the Secretary of

Science

and

Technology,

who

shall

be

ex

officio

Chairman, the Secretary of Trade and Industry, who shall

be ex officio Co-Chairman, and the following members:

the

Executive

Director of the Philippine Council for

Industry

and

Energy

Research

and

Development, a

representative each from the Department of Natural

Resources, the National Economic and Development

Authority,

the

Metals

Industry

Research

and

Development Center and three representatives from the

metals, engineering and allied industries sub-sector to be

appointed by the Secretary of Science and Technology.

The

Center

shall

have the powers and functions

assigned to it by law.

BOOK V

TITLE I Constitutional Commissions

SUBTITLE A Civil Service Commission

2017 Omnibus Rules on Appointments and Other Human

Resource Actions

2017 Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service

CHAPTER 1 General Provisions

SECTION 1. Declaration of Policy . — The State shall

insure and promote the Constitutional mandate that

appointments in the Civil Service shall be made only

according to merit and fitness; that the Civil Service

Commission, as the central personnel agency of the

Government

shall

establish

a

career

service,

adopt

measures

to

promote

morale,

efficiency,

integrity,

responsiveness,

and

courtesy

in

the

civil

service,

strengthen the merit and rewards system, integrate all

human resources development programs for all levels

and ranks, and institutionalize a management climate

conducive to public accountability; that public office is a

public trust and public officers and employees must at all

times be accountable to the people; and that personnel

functions

shall

be

decentralized,

delegating

the

corresponding authority to the departments, offices and

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