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FourTH CoNGRESS oF THE REPUBLIC
oF THE PHILIPPINES S. No. 240
First Session
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AN ACT TO UP-DATE THE COMMISSIONED SERVICE
OF THE BUREAU OF COAST AND GEODETIC
SURVEY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Commissioned service of the Bureau of Coast
and Gendetic Survey.—(a) The commissioned service in the
Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey, Department of Na-
tional Defense, established by Executive Order Numbered
Ninety-four, series of nineteen hundred forty-seven, shall
continue, to be distributed in the grades of captain, com-
mander, ‘ lieutenant-commander lieutenant, lieutenant
(junior grade), and ensign: Provided, That the number of
officers in each-grade shall not exceed the following percent-
ages of the total authorized number of commissioned officers
on the active list: eight per centum (8%) in the grade
of c&ptain fourteen per centum (14%) in the grade of
commander, nineteen per centum (199%) inthe grade of
Heutenant-commander, twenty-three per centum (23%)
in the grade of lieutenant, eighteen per centum (18%)
in the grade of lieutenant (junior grade), and eighteen
per centum (18%) in the grade of ensign: Provided, fur-
ther, That the number authorized in each grade may be
increased by the number of vacancies existing in the higher
grades.
(b) Whenever a final fraction of one-half or greater
occurs in computing the authorized number of officers
of any grade, the next higher whole number shall be
regarded as the authorized number: Provided, That no
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officer shall be reduced in grade or pay or separated from
the active list as the result of any computations made to
determine the authorized number of officers in the various
grades,
(c) Officers of the corps shall be natural-born male
citizens of the Philippines and shall rank with and after
officers of corresponding grades in the Armed Forces with
the same length of service in grade, as follows: captain
with colonel, commander with lieutenant-colonel, lieutenant-
commander with major, lieutenant with captain, lieutenant
(junior grade) with first lieutenant, and ensign with second
lieutenant.
SEC. 2. Appointment of commissioned officers—(a) The
President shall appoint the commissioned officers of the
Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey: Provided, That,
except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, all
original appointments shall be in the grade of ensign from
among cadets who have qualified in accordance with section
3 hereof; And Provided, further, That all appointments
and. promotions to the rank of captain shall be made with
the ‘consent of the Commission on Appointments of the
Congress.
(0) The Director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall’
have at least the rank of Captain. The Assistant Director
shall have at least the rank of Commander. Both shall be
appointed by the President, with the consent of the Com-
mission on Appointments of the Congress, from the list
of commissioned officers of the Coast and Geodetic Survey
not below the rank of lieutenant commander and lieuten-
ant, respectively.
(c) Any commissioned officer who received his com-
taission,under Executive Order No. 94, series of 1947, shall
continue to hold his commission with all the rights and
privileges due his grade as any other officer who receives
his commission under Sections 2 (a) or 2 (b) of this Act,
SEC. 3. Appointment of Cadets—(a) Cadets shall be
appointed by the Secretary of National Defense, upon
recommendation of the Director of Coast and Geodetic Sur-
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vey, from a list of eligibles established under the regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of National Defense.
The authorized number of cadets may be increased by the
number of vacancies in the higher grades. Persons to
be eligible for appointment as cadets shall be natural-born
male citizens of the Philippines and shall have at least
a bachelor of science degree in any of the following fields:
geodetic, civil, mechanical, electrical, mining, or chemical
engineering, or graduates of a uaval or military academy
recognized by the government with at least a bachelor
of science degree.
(8) Cadets shall be appointed ensigns under the regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of National Defense as
vacancies occur in the commissioned force, after not less
than six months of continuous and satisfactory service as
cadets,
Sec. 4. Promotion of commissioned officers—(a) Com-
missioned officers of the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic
Survey shall be promoted whenever vacancies occur within
the limitations imposed under Section 1 hereof in accord-
ance with a set of regulations prescribed by the Secretary
of National Defense, and shall receive the same base pay,
longevity pay and other allowances as are now or may
hereafter be authorized for officers of corresponding grades
in the Armed Forces: Provided, That for purposes of this
Act, officers commissioned on July 1, 1947 shall be con-
strued to have a length of service equivalent to all the
service they have completed with the coast and geodetic
survey: Provided, further, That service as an officer in
the Armed Forces shall also be included in the computation
of length of service.
(b) Commissioned officers in the Pl C&GS shall be
entitled to time-in-grade promotion after selection on the
basis of seniority, fitness, and efficient service by the Per-
sonnel Board constituted by the Secretary of National
Defense for the purpose.
1 (c) Irrespective of the existence of any vacancy, indi~
vidual commissioned officers of the PI C&GS shall be con-
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ij sidered by the Personnel Board for promotion to the next
higher grade sufficiently in advance of the date on which
they complete the corresponding number of years of active
commissioned service required hereunder in order that
such officers as are recommended by the Personnel Board
may be promoted to and appointed in such higher grade
on the date on which they correspondingly complete such
requisite length of service:
(1) Ensign to lieutenant (junior grade) after three (3)
years as ensign;
(2) Lieutenant (junior grade) to full lieutenant after
five (5) years as lieutenant (junior grade) ;
(8) Lieutenant to lieutenant-commander after seven (7)
years as lieutenant: Provided, That the total
number of lieutenant-commanders shall not exceed
nineteen per centum (199%) of the total authorized
number of commissioned officers in the active list;
(4) Licutenant-commander to commander after seven
(1) years as lieutenant-commander: Provided,
That the total number of commanders shall not
exceed fourteen per centum (14%) of the total
authorized number of commissioned officers on
the active list;
" (6) Commander to captain after six (6) years as com-
mander: Provided, That the total number of
captains shall not exceed eight per centum (8%)
of the total authorized number of commissioned
officers on the active list,
(a) Any provisions of existing law, executive orders,
rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding,
savings in the appropriations authorized for any fiscal
year for the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey for
salaries and wages, for sundry expenses, and/or for special
Purposes may, with the approval of the President of the
Philippines, be used to cover the amount necessary to
effectuate the time-in-grade promotions herein provided.
(e) Promotions to all grades shall be made by the
President: Provided, That no person shall be appointed
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ensign or shall be promoted from ensign to lieutenant
(junior grade), and from lieutenant (junior grade) to
lieutenant without passing a satisfactory mental and
physical examination conducted in accordance with regula-
tions prescribed by the Secretary of National Defense.
Sué. 5. Rétirement.—(a) The provisions of Republic Act
Numbered Six hundred sixty as amended shall continue to
be made applicable to the commissioned officers of the
Philippine Coast and Geodetic Survey.
(0) For purposes of this section, the periods of service
of a commissioned officer of the Philippine Coast and
Geodetic Survey shall be credited as follows:
(1) Services of a commissioned officer shall include his
total services in the Philippine Government and
shall be deemed continuous through the period of
enemy occupation during World War II. Service
in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
up to and including June 30, 1950, shall in any
case be included in determining whether he has
completed the minimum or maximum length of
* service for retirement: Provided, That the last
ten (10) years of service shall be as commissioned
officer in the Bureau of Coast and Geodetic Survey.
(2) Any period of service amounting to six months or
more shall be counted as a complete year.
SEC. 6. Saving Clause.—Nothing in this Act shall operate
to reduce the grade, pay, and allowances of officers who
are commissioned in the service of the Philippine Coast
and Geodetic Survey at the time of the approval of this
Act.
SEc. 7. All the provisions of Executive Order No. 94,
series of 1947, not inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, shall continue to remain in full force and effect.
Sec. 8. Repeat of laws—All laws and regulations or
provisions thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this
‘Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 9. Date of Effectivity—This Act shall take effect
upon its approval.
Approved, June 13, 1958.
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