board and at such ti me as it shall determine, to give public notice of the place, day, and hour therefor. [2169-6, 7.] SECTION  2213 . Examination Manual. —  The Chief of Constabulary, with the approval of the Secretary of Commerce and Police, shall prepare and promulgate an examination manual, prescribing therein the manner in which examinations shall be conducted, the subje cts which shall be the basis of examination, and the standards which must be attained in them. [2169-5.] SECTION  2214 . Qualifications for Service Examination. —  To be eligible for such examination, a candidate shall have the following requirements: (1) Be a native of the Philippine Islands; (2) Be from twenty-one to forty years of age; (3) Be a person of good habits; (4) Be of sound physical constitution; (5) Not suffer from any contagious disease; (6) Have no criminal record; (7) Have not been expelled or dishonorably discharged from any civil or military employment; (8) Be able to write and read English or Spanish; and (9) Have a perfect reading and writing knowledge of the vernacular. [2169-9.] SECTION  2215 . Certification of Physical Proficiency. —  No person shall be permitted to take the service examination except after due certification of physical proficiency, unless the examining board, in its discretion and for good cause, waives this requir ement, in which case the physical examination may be made later. But no name shall be placed upon any eligible list until such certificate is forthcoming. SECcIH The physical examination shall be made by the district health officer or municipal physician or physicians to whom the chairman of the board shall give Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 650