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REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1619 - AN
ACT TO MAKE THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS THE MAXIMUM AGE LIMIT OF CANDIDATES FOR
FOREIGN SERVICE EXAMINATIONS, BY AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SEVEN
HUNDRED EIGHT |
Section 1.
Subsection (b), section two, part B, title III of Republic Act Numbered
Seven hundred eight, otherwise known as the Foreign Service Act of the
Philippines, is amended to read as follows: "(b) The Board
shall receive applications for the Foreign Affairs examinations and
nominate candidates between the ages of twenty-three and thirty-eight,
inclusive, who are physically fit and who in their opinion may, by
reason of academic training or practical experience, or both, be
qualified to take the examinations: Provided, That any person who,
prior to the approval of this Act, has passed the Foreign Affairs
Officers written examination while in the Foreign Service shall be
considered eligible if he falls within the age limit provided for in
this Act: Provided, further, That any person who is holding a
responsible position in the service of the Department or in the Foreign
Service for at least two years prior to the date of the examination and
who is physically fit and a degree holder requiring at least four
academic years in any college recognized by the Government be qualified
to take the examinations, regardless of the maximum age limit
prescribed herein. Foreign Affairs examinations shall be open only to
Filipino citizens. No person married to an alien may take these
examinations without the written consent of the Secretary of Foreign
Affairs."
Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: June 4, 1957 |
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