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THE 1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ARTICLE XIVTHE

1987 CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES – ARTICLE XIV

EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ARTS, CULTUSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Section 10. Science and technology are essential for national development and progress. The
State shall give priority to research and development, invention, innovation, and their utilization;
and to science and technology education, training, and services. It shall support indigenous,
appropriate, and self-reliant scientific and technological capabilities, and their application to the
country’s productive systems and national life.

Legal Basis #3

Republic Act No. 2067

AN ACT TO INTEGRATE, COORDINATE, AND INTENSIFY SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AND TO FOSTER INVENTION; TO PROVIDE FUNDS THEREFOR; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.

Section 1. This Act shall be known as the "Science Act of 1958."

Section 2. In consonance with the provisions of section four, Article XIV of the Constitution, it is hereby
declared to be the policy of the state to promote scientific and technological research and development,
foster invention, and utilize scientific knowledge as an effective instrument for the promotion of
national progress.
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Legal basis #2

Republic Act (RA) No. 11293 otherwise known as the “Philippine Innovation
Act” was signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on April 17, 2019. The law
mandates the creation of the National Innovation Council (NIC) that will steer
the whole-of-government coordination and collaboration and to remove the
fragmentation in the country’s innovation governance.

Rule 2.. – These Rules and Regulations are promulgated consistent with and
in furtherance of the State policy to foster innovation as a vital component of
national development and sustainable economic growth. Pursuant to Section
10, Article XIV of the Constitution that recognizes science and technology as
“essential for national development and progress” and gives priority to
“research and development, invention, innovation and their utilization”, the
State hereby adopts the following policies:

Rule 3. Definition of Terms. – As used in these Rules:

(a) Academic or educational innovative programs refer to significant

improvements on the delivery and production of knowledge, skills, programs
and curricula, research infrastructure, access to quality education among
others in order to produce the human talents and capital needed to compete
in the global knowledge economy as well as find solutions to national social
development and economic issues.