I.

History
Metals Industry Development Center (MIDC) was established on June 18, 1966
under the Republic Act No. 4724 which states To develop and expand the metals
industry of the Philippines. The Center was primarily tasked to work for close
rapport between the government and the industry in order to foster the advancement
of metals engineering, and allied industries in the country.
On May 31, 1972, the name Metals Industry Development Center was altered
under the Republic Act No. 6428. Its name was then modified in to Metals Industry
Development and Research Center (MIRDC) which gives it communal existence and
protracts its power. The administration of the Center and the exercise of its corporate
authority were vested exclusively in a Board of Trustees organized under this Act.
Their legal bases are as follows:
RA No. 4724
To develop and expand the metals industry of the Philippines, Republic Act No.
4724, dated June 18, 1966, established the Metals Industry Development Center
(MIDC). The Center was primarily tasked to work for close rapport between the
government and the industry in order to foster the advancement of metals,
engineering, and allied industries in the country.
RA No. 6428
Reorganizing and renaming the MIDC into Metals Industry Research and
Development Center (MIRDC), giving it corporate existence and expanding its
powers. The administration of the Center and the exercise of its corporate authority
were vested exclusively in a Board of Trustees organized under this Act.
EO No. 602
Transferring the MIRDC from the then National Science Development Board
(now Department of Science & Technology) to the then Ministry of Trade & Industry
(now Department of Trade & Industry) for policy and program coordination and
direction.
PD No. 1765
Reorienting its thrust from research and development to direct assistance to the
metals industry

EO No. 128
Transferring the Center from the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) to the
Department of Science & Technology (DOST) as a separate and attached agency.

EO No. 494
December 6, 1991 transformed the MIRDC into a regular government agency
attached to the DOST. This was fully implemented on 27 May 1993.
The establishment Vision and Mission are as stated as Center of excellence in
science, technology and innovation for globally competitive metals, engineering &
allied industries by 2025. and To provide both government and private sectors in
the metals, engineering, and allied industries with professional management and
technical expertise on the training of engineers & technicians; information exchange;
quality control & testing; research & development; technology transfer; and business
economics advisory services.
Later presidential issuances reflected the Center's change of thrust and direction.
These were Executive Order No. 602, transferring the MIRDC from the then National
Science Development Board (now Department of Science & Technology) to the then
Ministry of Trade & Industry (now Department of Trade & Industry) for policy and
program coordination and direction; Presidential Decree No. 1765, reorienting its
thrust from research and development to direct assistance to the metals industry; and
Executive Order No. 128, transferring the Center from the Department of Trade &
Industry to the Department of Science & Technology as a separate and attached
agency.
Finally, Executive Order No. 494 dated December 6, 1991 transformed the
MIRDC into a regular government agency attached to the Department of Science and
Technology. This was fully implemented on 27 May 1993.