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Order of National Scientists
Order of National Scientists ;
Awarded by Philippines
Type	Order
Awarded for	See Nomination and selection
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	President of the Philippines
Statistics
First induction	1978
Last induction	2023
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
	; Ribbon bar of the order; ;

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

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 edit

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 edit

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 honour, 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]

List of National Scientists edit

Since 1978, there have been 42 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 Carmencita Padilla. Honorees such as the Ramon Magsaysay Award-winning pediatrician Fé del Mundo, have garnered international recognition as well.

As of September 2023, the National Scientists of the Philippines are:

Year	National Scientist	Field
1978	Juan Salcedo, Jr.^†	Nutrition and Public Health
	Alfredo C. Santos^†	Physical Chemistry
	Gregorio Y. Zara^†	Engineering and Inventions
1980	Fe Del Mundo^†	Pediatrics
1980	Eduardo Quisumbing^†	Plant Taxonomy, Systematics, and Morphology
1982	Geminiano T. de Ocampo^†	Ophthalmology
	Casimiro del Rosario ^†	Physics, Astronomy, and Meteorology
	Gregorio Velasquez^†	Phycology
1983	Francisco Fronda^†	Animal Husbandry
	Francisco Santos^†	Human Nutrition and Agricultural Chemistry
	Carmen Velasquez^†	Parasitology
1985	Teodoro Agoncillo^[a]^†	Philippine History
	Encarnacion Alzona ^†	Philippine History
	Hilario Lara^†	Public Health
1986	Julian Banzon^†	Chemistry
1986	Dioscoro L. Umali^†	Agriculture and Rural Development
1987	Jose Encarnacion, Jr.^†	Economics
1987	Luz Oliveros-Belardo^†	Phytochemistry
1988	Alfredo Lagmay^†	Experimental Psychology
1989	Paulo Campos^†	Nuclear Medicine
1994	Pedro Escuro^†	Genetics and Plant Breeding
1994	Clara Lim-Sylianco^†	Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry
1998	Dolores Ramirez	Biochemical Genetics & Cytogenetics
1998	Jose R. Velasco^†	Plant Physiology
1999	Gelia T. Castillo^†	Rural Sociology
2000	Bienvenido Juliano^†	Biochemistry
2001	Clare Baltazar	Systematic Entomology
2001	Benito Vergara^†	Plant Physiology
2004	Onofre Corpuz^†	Political Economics and Government
2005	Ricardo Lantican	Plant Breeding
2006	Lourdes Cruz	Biochemistry
2008	Teodulo Topacio, Jr.^†	Veterinary Medicine
2010	Mercedes Concepcion	Demography
	Ernesto Domingo	Internal Medicine/ Gastroenterology
	Perla D. Santos Ocampo^[6]^†	Pediatrics
2011	Raul V. Fabella^[7]	Economics
2011	Bienvenido Nebres, S.J.^[8]	Mathematics
2014^[9]	Angel Alcala^†	Biological Sciences
	Ramon Barba ^†	Horticulture
	Edgardo Gomez^†	Marine Biology
	Gavino Trono, Jr.	Marine Biology
2019	Emil Q. Javier^[10]	Plant Breeding
2023	Carmencita Padilla^[11]	Medical Genetics, Pediatrics

Notes:

^ Posthumous award

References edit

^ Section 2, Pres. Decree No. 1003-A
^ Executive Order No. 236, s. 2003 Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
^ ^a ^b Section 8, Pres. Decree No. 1003-A
^ Section 3, Executive Order No. 131 (26 October 1993)
^ First Whereas Clause, Executive Order No. 131 (26 October 1993)
^ PNoy confers National Scientist Award to Dr. Santos-Ocampo. Abs-cbnnews.com (2010-06-23). Retrieved on 2012-06-30.
^ Aquino names economist ‘national scientist’ | Inquirer News. Newsinfo.inquirer.net (2011-07-27). Retrieved on 2012-06-30.
^ Helen Flores (2011-06-30). Nebres, Fabella named 'national scientists'. Philstar.com. Retrieved on 2012-06-30.
^ "Former UP president Emil Javier named national scientist". www.inquirer.net. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ Duterte confers National Scientist title to ex-UP president. news.abs-cbn.com. Retrieved on 2019-08-08.
^ ABS-CBN News, ABS-CBN News (August 31, 2023). "Marcos confers national scientist title to world-renowned clinical geneticist".