REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1244 - AN
ACT AMENDING PARAGRAPH (c), SECTION ONE, PART B, TITLE III OF THE
"FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES" |
(RE: ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT AS
FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICER) Section 1. Paragraph (c), section one, Part B, Title III of Republic Act Numbered Seven hundred eight, otherwise known as the "Foreign Service Act of the Philippines," is amended to read as follows: "(c) No person
shall be eligible for appointment as a Foreign Affairs Officer unless
he has passed such competitive examinations as the Board of Foreign
Service Examiners may prescribe to determine his fitness and aptitude
for the work of the service and has demonstrated his loyalty to the
Government of the Republic of the Philippines and his attachment to the
principles of the Constitution: Provided, however, That any person who
has satisfactorily completed the Foreign Service Training Program in
the United States Department of State or who has rendered continuous
satisfactory service in a position of responsibility in the Department
or in the Foreign Service or both for at least five years on the date
of the approval of this Act shall be exempted from both the written and
oral examinations prescribed in this Act: Provided, further, That the
foregoing exemptions shall also be accorded to any person who, having
served in a position of responsibility in the department or in the
foreign service or both for more than three years but less than five
years on said date, shall have completed five years of continuous
satisfactory service in such position within two years thereafter:
Provided, finally, That any person who has satisfactorily completed the
training in the Institute of Foreign Affairs of the Department and has
served continuously for at least one year in an advisory capacity or as
secretary to a Philippine delegation or mission abroad shall be
certified by the Board as eligible for appointment as Foreign Affairs
Officer. "For the purpose of this Act, the
phrase "position of responsibility shall mean the position of
assistant, analyst, or attorney, or any other position of a higher
designation." Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: June 10, 1955 |