Pursuant to DOST Administrative Order No. 010, series of 2000 "Guidelines in the Computation of Fees for Testing, Analytical and Calibration Services of the Attached Agencies of the DOST System", the Research and Development Institutes (RDIs) of the DOST are hereby allowed to increase their respective testing, analytical and calibration fees for services unique to their office.

A testing, analytical or calibration service shall be considered unique to an RDI whenever such service is offered only by such RDI or, whenever the methodology and/or the corresponding equipment is adapted only by such RDI.

The revised rates shall be posted for 15 days in the DOST Website and in a conspicuous place in the respective office premises of each RDI and at the DOST Central Office.

This order takes effect immediately.

Adopted: 19 May 2005

(SGD.) ESTRELLA F. ALABASTRO
Secretary