National Scientist of the Philippines

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Order of National Scientists
Awarded by Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Type Order
Awarded forHaving made significant contributions to the development of Philippine sciences
StatusCurrently constituted
Sovereign President of the Philippines
Statistics
First induction1978
Last induction2024
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Gabriela Silang
Next (lower) Gawad Mabini
Equivalent Order of National Artists, Order of National Social Scientists, Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan, Order of Lakandula - Special Class of Champion for Life
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Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of National Scientists of the Philippines (Tagalog: Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Agham ng Pilipinas), abbreviated as ONS, is the highest award accorded to Filipino scientists by the Philippine government. Members of the order are known as National Scientists.

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The award was created on December 16, 1976 by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree Nos. 1003 and 1003-A, which also created the National Academy of Science and Technology. For the purposes of the law, a scientist is defined as "an individual who has earned a doctoral degree in any field of the sciences" and "has demonstrated and earned distinction in independent research or significant innovative achievement in the basic and applied sciences, including agricultural, engineering, and medical sciences, in mathematics and in the social sciences as manifested by published works in recognized scientific and technical journals." [1] It was elevated to the status of order in 2003. [2]

Nomination and selection

It is the task of the National Academy of Science and Technology which is composed of Filipino scientists to recommend not more than 10 scientists annually to the President of the Philippines for conferment of the rank of National Scientist. It is the President of the Philippines who makes the ultimate selection, which is based on "distinguished individual or collaborative achievement in science and technology." [3]

Benefits

Awardees are conferred the rank and title of National Scientist, with an accompanying medallion and citation. They are also given a financial gratuity with the amount determined by the National Academy. [3] In addition, they are entitled to the same privileges enjoyed by National Artists of the Philippines, which include a monthly life pension, medical and hospitalization benefits, and a place of honor, in line with protocular precedence, at national state functions. They are likewise by law entitled upon death to a state funeral conducted by the National Academy and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, [4] befitting their recognized status as heroes of the Philippines. [5]

Roster of National Scientists

Since 1978, there have been 44 men and women have been designated as National Scientist in the roster where 11 of them are currently living. The most recent conferment was made to honor Romulo Davide. Honorees such as the Ramon Magsaysay Award recipient pediatrician Fe del Mundo, have garnered international recognition as well.

As of August 2024, the National Scientists of the Philippines are:

PresidentYearImageNational ScientistDivisionField
Ferdinand Marcos 1978 Juan S. Salcedo Jr. NAST.jpg Juan Salcedo, Jr. Health SciencesNutrition and Public Health
Official Portrait of Dr. Alfredo C. Santos, National Scientist for Mathematical and Physical Sciences.jpg Alfredo C. SantosMathematical and Physical SciencesPhysical Chemistry
Gregorio Y. Zara NAST.jpg Gregorio Y. Zara Engineering Sciences and TechnologyEngineering and Inventions
1980 National Scientist Dr. Fe Del Mundo.jpg Fe Del Mundo HealthPediatrics
Retrato de Eduardo Quisumbing (cropped).jpg Eduardo Quisumbing Biological SciencesPlant Taxonomy, Systematics, and Morphology
1982 De Ocampo, Geminiano T.jpg Geminiano T. de Ocampo Health ScienceOphthalmology
Casimiro del Rosario NAST.jpg Casimiro del Rosario Mathematical and Physical SciencePhysics, Astronomy, and Meteorology
Gregorio VelasquezAgricultural SciencesPhycology
1983Francisco FrondaAgricultural ScienceAnimal Husbandry
Francisco SantosHealth SciencesHuman Nutrition and Agricultural Chemistry
Carmen Velasquez Agricultural SciencesParasitology
1985 Teodoro Agoncillo NAST.jpg Teodoro Agoncillo [lower-alpha 1] Social SciencesPhilippine History
Encarnacion Alzona NAST.jpg Encarnacion Alzona Social SciencesPhilippine History
Hilario LaraHealth SciencesPublic Health
Corazon Aquino 1986 Julian Banzon Official Gazette PH (cropped).jpg Julian Banzon Mathematical and Physical SciencesChemistry
Dioscoro L. Umali Agricultural SciencesAgriculture and Rural Development
1987 Jose Encarnacion Jr. NAST.jpg Jose Encarnacion, Jr. Social SciencesEconomics
Luz Oliveros-Belardo Mathematical and Physical SciencesPhytochemistry
1988 Alfredo Lagmay NAST.jpg Alfredo Lagmay Social SciencesExperimental Psychology
1989 Paulo Campos NAST.jpg Paulo Campos Health SciencesNuclear Medicine
Fidel V. Ramos 1994 Pedro Escuro NAST.jpg Pedro Escuro Agricultural SciencesGenetics and Plant Breeding
Clara Lim-Sylianco.jpg Clara Lim-Sylianco Mathematical and Physical SciencesBiochemistry and Organic Chemistry
1998 Dolores Ramirez NAST.jpg Dolores Ramirez Agricultural SciencesBiochemical Genetics & Cytogenetics
Jose R. Velasco Agricultural SciencesPlant Physiology
Joseph Estrada 1999 Gelia T. Castillo ONS.jpg Gelia T. Castillo Social SciencesRural Sociology
2000Bienvenido JulianoMathematical and Physical SciencesBiochemistry
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 2001 ClareBaltazar.jpg Clare Baltazar Biological SciencesSystematic Entomology
Benito Vergara NAST.jpg Benito Vergara Agricultural SciencesPlant Physiology
2004 Official Portrait of Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz, National Scientist for Social Science.jpg Onofre Corpuz Social SciencesPolitical Economics and Government
2005Ricardo LanticanAgricultural SciencesPlant Breeding
2006 Pr Lourdes J. Cruz.png Lourdes Cruz Mathematical and Physical ScienceBiochemistry
2008Teodulo Topacio, Jr.Agricultural SciencesVeterinary Medicine
2010 Mercedes Concepcion.jpg Mercedes Concepcion Social SciencesDemography
Ernesto Domingo 2022 stamp of the Philippines.jpg Ernesto Domingo Health SciencesInternal Medicine / Gastroenterology
Perla D. Santos Ocampo [6] Health SciencesPediatrics
Benigno Aquino III 2011 Raul Fabella NAST.jpg Raul V. Fabella [7] Social SciencesEconomics
Fr. Bienvenido Nebres (2012).png Bienvenido Nebres, S.J. [8] Mathematical and Physical SciencesMathematics
2014 [9] National Scientist Angel Alcala.jpg Angel Alcala Biological SciencesBiological Sciences
Ramon Barba Official Portrait.jpg Ramon Barba Agricultural SciencesHorticulture
National Scientist Edgardo Gomez - 2017 (cropped).jpg Edgardo Gomez Biological SciencesMarine Biology
National Scientist Gavino Trono.jpg Gavino Trono, Jr. Biological ScienceMarine Biology
Rodrigo Duterte 2019 Dr. Emil Javier (cropped).jpg Emil Q. Javier [10] Biological SciencePlant Breeding
Bongbong Marcos 2023 Carmencita Padilla NS BBM awarding (cropped).jpg Carmencita D. Padilla [11] Health SciencesMedical Genetics, Pediatrics
2024 Romulo Davide NAST.jpg Romulo Davide [12] Plant Pathology and Nematology
Notes
  1. Posthumous award

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References

  1. Section 2, Pres. Decree No. 1003-A
  2. Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  3. 1 2 Section 8, Pres. Decree No. 1003-A
  4. Section 3, Executive Order No. 131 (26 October 1993)
  5. First Whereas Clause, Executive Order No. 131 (26 October 1993)
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