FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
10 
JllL -7 1\9 :2,1 
,SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
531 
INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to establish a National Center of Excellence for Technology 
Assessment, Management, Forecasting and Planning by expanding what is now 
the Technology Management Center (TMC) at the University of the Philippines in 
Diliman, Quezon City. 
The TMC was created by the Board of Regents of the University of the 
Philippines on February 1995. It was established in response to the need of 
Filipino firms and industries to keep themselves abreast with technological 
advancements that have a direct effect in increasing productivity. 
It was 
designed to help our industries to, become globally competitive, 
As distinguished from the TMC, the main function of the proposed Center is to 
provide Congress and other government agencies expert advice on technology 
forecasting, assessment and evaluation, planning, policy analysis and other 
technology-related activities. 
The need for the expanded Center has all the more been made urgent by the 
emergence of a more liberal trading regime and the Philippines' accession to the 
World Trade Organization, It is therefore imperative that the Philippines should 
catch up with its rapidly industrializing Asian neighbors in terms of technology 
development, productivity, economic growth and competitiveness, among other 
things, 
The passage of this bill will help pave the way for an accelerated awareness and 
rapid development of science and technology in keeping with global trends. 
Hence, its early approval is earnestly sought. 
, 
Senator 


FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
First Regular Session 
) 
10 Jlll -7 
A9:2~. 
SENATE 
Senate Bill No. 
531 ' 
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INTRODUCED BY SEN. JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA 
AN ACT 
EXPANDING 
THE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT CENTER OF 
THE 
UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES IN DillMAN, QUEZON CITY, INTO A 
NATIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, 
MANAGEMENT 
AND 
FORECASTING 
AND 
APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS 
THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. 
Technology Management Center: 
Expansion into a National 
Center of Excellence for Technology Management. -
The . Technology 
Management Center of the University of the Philippines in Diliman; Quezon City 
is hereby expanded into a National Center of Excellence for Technology 
Assessment, Management and Forecasting, hereinafter referred to as the 
Center. 
The Center shall provide the Congress and other government agencies, as well 
as private business and industry, advice and assistance on technology 
forecasting, assessment and evaluation, planning, policy analysis, technology 
sourcing, acquisition, negotiation, upgrading and innovation, as well as on other 
technology-related activities. 
SEC 2. Functions. - The Center shall have the following functions: 
(a) 
Through the Congress, advise and assist the Government in science 
and technology plannin£j, technology assessment and forecasting, and 
other aspects of technology management; 
(b) 
Act as technology resource center for the Government and its agencies 
as well as for the private sector; 
(c) 
Provide advanced education and training in the field of technology 
management; 
(d) 
Undertake interdisciplinary research on various aspects of technology 
management; 


(e) 
Render consultancy services to local entrepreneurs, business and 
industry executives, and other technology users; and, 
(f) 
Manage, directly or indirectly, the technology-oriented business ventures 
of the UP. 
SEC 3. Organization Structure, Staffing and Supervision of the Center. - The 
Center shall be headed by a director who shall be assisted by two (2) deputy 
directors, both of whom shall be appointed by the President of the University of 
the Philippines. The director and his deputies shall serve for a term of three (3) 
years. 
The director and his deputies must be citizens of the Philippines, at least thirty 
(30) years of age on the day of their appointment, of good moral character, with 
recognized experience in research aid consultancy as well as executive ability 
and competence in the field of science, technology, business management, 
public administration, economics, finance, or any other related field. The director 
and his deputies shall be responsible far the day-to-day operations of the Center 
as well as other administrative and supervisory functions. The director is hereby 
authorized to hire such technical and administrative staff and provide 
compensation subject to the Salary Standardization Caw, the Civil Service Law 
and the Civil Service rules and regulations as may be necessary to attract highly-
qualified personnel and to ensure high quality staff work. 
The Center shall be attached to the office of the UP Diliman Chancellor for 
purposes of supervision and program coordination. 
SEC 4. Advisory Board: Composition. - The Advisory Board of the Center shall 
be composed of the following as ex officio members: 
(a) The chairperson of the Senate Committee on Science and Technology; 
(b) The chairperson of the House Committee on Science and Technology; 
(c) The Undersecretary for Research and Development of the Department of 
Science and Technology; 
(d) The president of the UP System; 
(e) The chancellor of the UP in Diliman; 
(f) Th e director of the Centeri and 
(g) A recognized expert in the field of science and/or technology, representing 
the private sector to be nominated by the chancellor of the UP in Diliman. 
SEC 5. Advisory Board Functions. - The Advisory Board shall have the following 
functions: 
(a) Advise the Center regarding technology management concerns of the 
public and private sectors; 
(b) Help develop and strengthen the Center's linkages with appropriate 
national, regional and international institutions and agencies; 
(c) Foster resource generation for the Center's programs and activities; and 
(d) Conduct an annual review and assessment of the Center's activities and 
performances. 


The Advisory Board shall be co-chaired by the chairperson of the Senate 
Committee on Science and Technology and the chairperson of the House 
Committee and Science and Technology. The director of the Center shall be the 
vice-chairman. 
The Advisory Board shall meet once every three (3) months and at such other 
times as may be requested by either of the chairpersons of the Board. 
SEC 6. 
Funding. - The amount necessary for the implementation of this Act 
shall be included in the budget of the University of the Philippines System. 
Thereafter, such amounts as may be necessary for the continued operation of 
the Center shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations Act. 
SEC 7. Transfer of Personnel, Records, Appropriations, Assets and Liabilities. -
All permanent personnel, records, appropriations, assets and liabilities of the 
Technology Management Center shall be transferred to the National Center of 
Excellence for Technology Assessment, Management and Forecasting. 
SEC 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly. 
SEC 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part of provision hereof 
referring to any person or circumstance is declared invalid, such declaration shall 
not affect the other provisions of this Act. 
SEC 10. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
following its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) national newspapers 
of general circulation. 
Approved,