Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer
Republic Act No. 1244, enacted on June 10, 1955, amends the eligibility criteria for appointment as a Foreign Affairs Officer in the Philippines. It stipulates that candidates must pass competitive examinations to demonstrate their fitness and loyalty to the government. However, exemptions from these examinations are granted to individuals who have completed specific training programs or have served in responsible positions within the Foreign Service for a minimum duration. The Act also clarifies that "positions of responsibility" include roles such as assistants, analysts, or attorneys. This law became effective immediately upon approval.
Quick Answers
- What is Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer about?
- Republic Act No. 1244, enacted on June 10, 1955, amends the eligibility criteria for appointment as a Foreign Affairs Officer in the Philippines. It stipulates that candidates must pass competitive examinations to demonstrate their fitness and loyalty to the government. However, exemptions from these examinations are granted to individuals who have completed specific training programs or have served in responsible positions within the Foreign Service for a minimum duration. The Act also clarifies that "positions of responsibility" include roles such as assistants, analysts, or attorneys. This law became effective immediately upon approval.
- What type of law is Republic Act No. 1244?
- Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer (Republic Act No. 1244) is a Philippine Statutes enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer enacted?
- Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer (Republic Act No. 1244) was enacted on Jun 10, 1955.
- What is the citation for Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer?
- Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer, Republic Act No. 1244, Jun 10, 1955 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 1244
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 10, 1955
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. cd
"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."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 10, 1955
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 51, No. 6, p. 2810 in June 1955
Cite This Law
Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer, Republic Act No. 1244, Jun 10, 1955 (Philippines)
Amendment to Foreign Service Act Re: Eligibility for Appointment as Foreign Affairs Officer, Republic Act No. 1244 (Phil. 1955)
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