Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 1060)
The official title is "Foreign Service Institute Decree of the Philippines."
The main purpose is to create the Foreign Service Institute, authorize it to establish a Career Foreign Service Development Program, provide funds for its operation, and other related objectives to develop and strengthen the Philippine Foreign Service.
The Foreign Service Institute is established within the Department of Foreign Affairs.
The Institute's objectives include programming, implementing, and managing the Career Foreign Service Development Program (CFSDP), organizing complementary organizational development and training programs for career and non-career personnel, managing supportive plans and operating systems, and developing its own policies and administrative structure to competently accomplish its activities.
The Director is appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Board of the Institute and serves a four-year term.
No, the Director shall not lose seniority or promotional opportunities by reason of the appointment as Director.
The Assistant Director is chosen from the academic community, provides technical assistance and expertise, and is appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Board. The term and compensation are fixed by the Board.
It consists of continuous training, examinations, performance, and evaluation systems. Successful participation in training programs is required for eligibility and advancement of Career Foreign Service Officers and personnel.
The transitional period shall not exceed three years.
The Board is composed of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, President of the University of the Philippines, President of the Development Academy of the Philippines, and the Director of the Foreign Service Institute. The Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs serves as the permanent Chairman.
The Board governs the Institute, formulates rules, regulations, policies, systems, and procedures for its management and operations, and governs the qualifications and eligibility of participants in training programs.
An initial appropriation of four million, eight hundred eighty-four thousand, two hundred ninety-one pesos (P4,884,291.00) is provided for the first year of operation.
Subsequent yearly operational funds shall be incorporated in the General Appropriation Decree.
If any provision or its application is declared invalid, the remainder of the Decree or its application to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected.
It took effect upon its approval on December 9, 1976.