Amendment to R.A. No. 708 Re: Conversion of Certain Positions in Department of Foreign Affairs
Republic Act No. 895, approved on June 20, 1953, amends provisions regarding the conversion of certain positions within the Department of Foreign Affairs. It specifically allows for the conversion of Counselor positions and those of chiefs of division, held by graduates of the Foreign Affairs Training Program, into Foreign Affairs Officer positions (Class I and Class II). This amendment facilitates the rotation of career personnel between the Home Office and the Foreign Service. The Secretary of Foreign Affairs is tasked with regulating the exchange of these personnel, ensuring compliance with the Act's stipulations. The law takes effect upon its approval and was published in the Official Gazette in July 1953.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Republic Act No. 895
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Statutes
- Subcategory
- Republic Acts
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
June 20, 1953
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 895
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION SEVEN, PART C, TITLE III, REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHT, REGARDING CONVERSION OF CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO POSITIONS OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICERS
SECTION 1. Section seven, Part C, Title III, of Republic Act Numbered Seven hundred eight, is amended to read as follows: cd i
"Sec. 7. Conversion of positions. — To permit rotation of career personnel between the Home Office and the Foreign Service, as contemplated in this Act, the positions of Counselors and the positions of chiefs of division and those of equal rank and responsibility now occupied by graduates of the Foreign Affairs Training Program in the United States Department of State are hereby converted into positions of Foreign Affairs Officers, Class I and Class II, respectively, occupying the rate in each class which the Secretary deems appropriate. The Secretary shall, by regulation, determine the manner and frequency in which Counselors, chiefs of division and occupants of positions of equal rank and responsibility shall be exchanged with Foreign Affairs Officers in the field, subject to the limitations of this Act."
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 20, 1953
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 49, No. 7, p. 2695 in July 1953
Cite This Law
Amendment to R.A. No. 708 Re: Conversion of Certain Positions in Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic Act No. 895, Jun 20, 1953 (Philippines)
Amendment to R.A. No. 708 Re: Conversion of Certain Positions in Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic Act No. 895 (Phil. 1953)
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