National Social Scientist of the Philippines

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Order of National Social Scientists
Awarded by Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Type Order
Awarded forLife achievement in the social sciences
StatusCurrently constituted
Sovereign President of the Philippines
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of Gabriela Silang
Next (lower) Gawad Mabini
Equivalent Order of National Artists, Order of National 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 Social Scientists, abbreviated as ONSS (Filipino: Orden ng mga Pambansang Alagad ng Agham Panlipunan) is an honor given by the Republic of the Philippines. The Order of National Social Scientists is the highest national recognition conferred upon Filipinos for life achievement in the Social Sciences. [1]

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Background

Presidential Decree No. 1003-A issued by President Ferdinand Marcos on December 17, 1976, created the National Academy of Sciences composed of outstanding scientists. The Academy was authorized to "establish not more than ten yearly awards to scientists for distinguished achievement in science who shall be accorded by the President the rank and title of "National Scientist"". [2]

Nomination and selection

The recipients of the Order of National Social Scientists are recommended annually by the National Academy of Science and Technology. [1] It is the task of the Academy, which is composed of Filipino scientists, to recommend not more than ten (10) individuals who shall be accorded by the President the rank and title of National Social 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] National Social Scientists are given gratuities and are entitled to privileges enjoyed by National Scientists.

The Honors Code of 2003 [4] was the code that created the Order of National Social Scientists, grouped and ranked with the Order of National Scientists and the Order of National Artists as the Order of Artistic, Cultural, and Scientific Merit of the Republic. This in effect removed social scientists under the purview of the Order of National Scientists, and established it as a separate order. As of 2020, the award has been given to a total of eight (8) social scientists. The last conferment was held last 2011 to National Scientist Raul V. Fabella for his significant contributions in the field of Economics. [5]

Benefits

Awardees are conferred the rank and title of "National Social Scientist", with an accompanying medallion and citation. They are also given a financial gratuity with the amount determined by the 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, [6] befitting their recognized status as heroes of the Philippines. [7]

Roster of National Social Scientists

As of August 2020, there have been five (5) men and three (3) women who have been designated as National Social Scientist in the roster where two (2) of them are currently living. The most recent conferment was made to honor NS Raul V. Fabella.

ImageNameField of SpecializationDeclaration/ ProclamationYear Conferred
Teodoro Agoncillo NAST.jpg Teodoro Agoncillo Philippine History
1985
Encarnacion Alzona NAST.jpg Encarnacion Alzona History
1985
Jose Encarnacion Jr. NAST.jpg Jose Encarnacion, Jr. Economics
1987
Alfredo Lagmay NAST.jpg Alfredo Lagmay Experimental Psychology
1988
Gelia T. Castillo ONS.jpg Gelia Castillo Rural Sociology
1999
Official Portrait of Dr. Onofre D. Corpuz, National Scientist for Social Science.jpg Onofre Corpuz Political Economics and Government
2004
Mercedes Concepcion.jpg Mercedes Concepcion DemographyPresidential Proclamation No. 1980, January 14, 2010 [8]
2010
Raul Fabella NAST.jpg Raul Fabella EconomicsPresidential Proclamation NO. 208, July 27, 2011 [9]
2011

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  2. "Presidential Decree No. 1003-A, s. 1976". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . December 16, 1976. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. 1 2 Section 8, Pres. Decree No. 1003-A
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  6. Section 3, Executive Order No. 131 (26 October 1993)
  7. First Whereas Clause, Executive Order No. 131 (26 October 1993)
  8. "ACCORDING TO MERCEDES BARREDO CONCEPCION, PH.D., THE RANK AND TITLE OF NATIONAL SCIENTIST".
  9. "CONFERRING ON RAUL VILLASEÑOR FABELLA, PH.D., THE RANK AND TITLE OF NATIONAL SCIENTIST".