ORGANIZATION
The officers of the Academy who are elected by the general membership from the members of the Executive Council consist of the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary. They are referred to as the Executive Council. The general administration and direction of the affairs of the Academy are vested in seven members appointed by the President of the Philippine for a three-year term. The Executive Council Meeting is held every second thursday of the month.
A Director heads the NAST Secretariat, which implements decisions of the Executive Council and attends day-to-day affairs of the Academy. The Secretariat is composed of two division, namely: Technical Services Division and Finance Administrative Division.
The Academy is an attached agency of the Department of Science and Technology.
ACD. JAIME C. MONTOYA
PRESIDENT
Chair, Health Sciences Division
ACD. ALVIN B. CULABA
VICE PRESIDENT
Chair, Engineering Sciences and Technology Division
ACD. JOSE MARIA P. BALMACEDA
SECRETARY
Chair, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division
ACD. ALLAN B.I. BERNARDO
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER
Chair, Social Sciences Division
ACD. REX VICTOR O. CRUZ
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER
Chair, Agricultural Sciences Division
ACD. WINDELL L. RIVERA
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER
Chair, Biological Sciences Division
ACD. ARNEL A. SALVADOR
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER
Member, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Division
LUNINGNING E. SAMARITA-DOMINGO, CESO III
DIRECTOR IV
In any nation, the science academy plays an important role as an adviser to the government and the science community. It is the body that the governemnt turns to for disinterested advice in science and technology.
Through its advisory activities, NAST has been able to bring science and technology closer to the lives of the Filipino. Its series of information fora and roundtable discussions have encouraged public participation in open discussions of important and pressing issues in science and technology on a wide range of topics such as biotechnology, genetic engineering, intellectual property rights, information and communications technology, high performance computing, sustainable agriculture and waste management, water resource management among others.
Academicians and other local and foreign experts have put their knowledge and expertise together to advise the legislators and the senate, including other policy making bodies of the government and non-government entities, on policies related to science and technology.
The NAST PHL Advisory activities are:
Annual Scientific Meeting
Dioscoro L. Umali Memorial Lecture
Speakers Bureau
Science Legislative Forum / Science Information Forum
Policy Forum / Roundtable Discussion
The Academy recognizes and provides incentives to Filipino scientists for outstanding achievements in scientific research and development. NAST PHL, through its Recognition function, has contributed significantly to promoting and fostering excellence in science and technology research in the country.
National Scientist Rank And Title
The conferment of the Order of National Scientist by the President of the Republic of the Philippines is the highest honor given to a Filipino man or woman of science. Nominees should receive 60 percent of the total votes of the full membership of the Academy before being recommended to the President of the country for the honor. The award was created pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1003-A on December 16, 1976. Since 1978, 43 Filipinos, 11 of whom are living, have been conferred as National Scientist.
Membership to the Academy
Academicians and Corresponding Members
Membership to the Academy is by peer recognition and carries with it the title of “Academician”. Elected as Academicians are resident Filipino scientists who have made exemplary contributions to science and technology and have advanced its cause in the Philippines.
Corresponding membership, on the other hand, is conferred on nonresident Filipino scientists who have made exemplary contributions to the advancement of science and technology and must have continuing connections and contributions to Philippine science. They should regularly come to the Philippines to practice their field of expertise. Filipino citizenship and residency are waived as long as the three qualifications are met.
Honorary Membership
To recognize exceptional outstanding contributions to science and technology, the Academy established the Honorary Membership which may be conferred on recipients of internationally recognized prestigious scientific awards such as the Nobel Prize, the Food Prize, and the like, whose research has contributed to the development of the Philippines and who come to the country to deliver a lecture for the Academy.
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