Section 7 of Republic Act No. 8439 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 7. Other Benefits.
Section 1
SECTION 1. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 8439 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 7. Other Benefits. - Notwithstanding laws and issuances on Compensation and Position Classification System, and Salary Standardization in the Government, science and technology personnel defined under Section 5 of Republic Act No. 8439 shall receive the following: "(a) Honorarium. - S & T personnel who rendered services beyond the established regular workload of scientists, technologists, researchers and technicians whose broad and superior knowledge, expertise or professional standing in a specific field contributes to productivity and innovativeness shall be entitled to receive honorarium subject to rules to be set by the Department. "The government shall not impose a limit on the amount of additional honoraria sourced from externally funded grants that may be received by S & T personnel. "x x x."