SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENArE 
S.No. G'799 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
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AMENDING ACT NO. 4120, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT CREATING A 
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR THE 
PROMOTION OF RESEARCH WORK ALONG SCIENTIFIC LINES 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 2, Section 17, provides: 
SEC. 17. The State shall give priority to education, 
science and technology, arts, culture, and sports to foster 
patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, and 
promote total human liberation and development. 
Effective management of projects dictates that the managers establish goals that 
are measurable. Bereft of such aspect, projects end up useless and ultimately a waste of 
taxpayers' money. 
However, the 2013 COA Report on the National Research Council of the 
Philippines (NCRP) revealed the following: 
The Agency has no standard operating procedure to 
assess if the objectives and expected results of completed 
research projects were attained nor to evaluate their impact 
and potential benefits, hence, research outputs were not endorsed 
to the appropriate government agencies for possible use, adoption 
or further study, thus creating gaps in fully realizing the objectives 
of the research projects and, ultimately, in the achievement of the 
Agency's mission. (Emphasis supplied) 
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Not only does this finding show the ineffectiveness of the NRCP, it puts the whole 
existence of the 80-year old agency into question. Corrective legislation must be made to 
ensure that only measurable research projects can be undertaken through the NRCP. 
This bill seeks to mandate the NRCP to establish a process of assessing the 
success of research projects and evaluating their impact and potential benefits. It also 
prohibits the initiation or continuation of projects which do not have an approved method 
of determining success. 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.No. 2799 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
AN ACT 
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AMENDING ACT NO. 4120, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS AN ACT CREATING A 
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NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR THE 
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PROMOTION OF RESEARCH WORK ALONG SCIENTIFIC LINES 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "Research Evaluation 
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Process Establishment Act." 
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SECTION 2. An additional paragraph shall be added in Section 3 of Act No. 
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4120, otherwise known as the "An Act Creating a National Research Council of the 
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Philippine Islands for the Promotion of Research Work Along Scientific Lines," so that 
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the same shall read as follows: 
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Section 3. The National Research Council of the Philippine Islands 
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shall, aside from the charter members mentioned in Section 1 hereof, 
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consists of members duly elected by the incorporators thereof in accordance 
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with its Constitution and By-Laws and the said corporation shall have 
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power to make its own organization, including constitution, by-laws, and 
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rules and regulations; to fill vacancies created by death, resignation, or 
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otherwise; to provide for the election of members, division into classes, and 
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other matters needful or usual in such institution. 
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THE COUNCIL SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCESS OF 
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ASSESSING THE SUCCESS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS AND 
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EVALUATING THEIR IMPACT AND POTENTIAL BENEFITS. TO 
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SUCH END, NO RESEARCH PROJECT MAY BE INITIATED OR 
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CONTINUED 
WITHOUT 
AN 
APPROVED 
METHOD 
OF 
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DETERMINATION OF' WHETHER THE OBJECTIVES AND 
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EXPECTED RESULTS OJ? THE PROJECTS WERE ATTAINED. 
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THE COUNCIL SHALL LIKEWISE ENSURE THAT THE 
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FINDINGS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS ARE ENDORSED TO THE 
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PROPER 
GOVERNMENT 
AGENCIES 
AND/OR 
NON-
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GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. 
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SECTION 3. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared 
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unconstitutional or invalid, the rellfainder of the Act which is not affected thereby shall 
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continue to be in full force and effect. 
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SECTION 4. Repealing Clause, - All laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations, 
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or parts thereof, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
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amended, or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 5. Effectivity Clause, - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
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following its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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