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Introduced by SENATOR FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE COMPREHENSIVE CHEMICAL 
ENGINEERING LAW AND REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 
NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN (R.A. NO. 9297), 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ACT OF
2004"
EXPLANATORY NOTE
At the forefront of scientific and technological developments, chemical 
engineers design, innovate, install, commission, and operate processes to create 
products that we all depend on. They are often tackling some of the world's most 
urgent problems and also contribute to the quality of people's lives such as the 
improvement of the environment in combating acid rain and greenhouse effect and 
developing technologies to end starvation, disease,^ and poverty. In short, the 
development of chemical engineering is a paramount interest to our national 
development, public safety, and environmental su6stainability.
However, the present law which is RA 9297, otherwise known as otherwise 
known as the "Chemical Engineering Law of 2004", has not been fully implemented 
due to loopholes in its provisions. Despite the passage of the law, industrial facilities 
were erected and operated without the guidance and expertise of chemical engineers. 
Leveling and area of specialization were not clearly defined and categorized. Thus, 
this resulted in violations of process safety, industrial operation standards, and other 
related requirements that exposed the public to unsafe practices in the manufacturing 
processes and in lack of chemical engineers in both private and public institutions.
Linder this proposed measure, one of the major improvements is the detailed 
description, including skills and attributes, of the positions of the Chemical Engineering 
Technologist and the Technician. Since these professions fall within the purview of 
chemical engineering, then it is a must for them to be included. Another update in the 
proposal is the inclusion and adaptation of the outcomes-based engineering 
educational parameters, highlighting skills and attributes to be attained under the 
Sydney Accord, Dublin Accord, Washington Accord, and our local counterpart which is 
the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF). With this update, our chemical 
engineers in the country shall be placed in a more globally competitive and competent 
position, which increases their chances at employment and mobility. Moreover, this


bill would regulate engineering education, provide for the professional fields of 
specialization of chemical engineers, lay down the requirements for the operation of 
industrial facilities and other institutions, include artificial intelligence and emerging 
technoiogies, encourage and promote innovation and collaboration, as well as give 
recognition to their qualifications and achievements.
Given the importance of chemical engineering in national development, public 
safety, and environmental sustainability, the passage of this bill is urgently needed.
N. TOLENTINO


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
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Second Regular Session 
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Introduced by SENATOR FRANCIS "TOL" N. TOLENTINO
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE COMPREHENSIVE CHEMICAL 
ENGINEERING LAW AND REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 
NINE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN (R.A. NO. 9297), 
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ACT OF
2004"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
ARTICLE I
TITLE, STATEMENT OF POLICY, DEFINITION OF TERMS,
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SECTION 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the "Comprehensive Chemical
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advance, supervise, and regulate the practice of Chemical Engineering in the
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interest of public safety and national development by providing an ecosystem that
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encourages innovation and value creation through mutually reinforcing mechanisms
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of enhanced chemical engineering education guaranteed to imbibe internationally
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accepted skills and attributes of engineers, a career progression and specialization
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framework for competitiveness and a prioritization of Filipino Chemical Engineers in
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the practice of the profession in the Philippines.
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SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. Unless otherwise provided, the following terms
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(a) Accredited Integrated Professional Organization also known as AIPO is the
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Certificate of Recognition refers to the certificate issued by the Board of 
Chemical Engineering in recognition for advance studies and research and 
accomplishments in Chemical Engineering.
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Certificate of Industrial Worthiness refers to a document issued by a 
certifying professional chemical engineer after an annual industrial 
inspection and with favorable technical findings.
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Certifying Professional Chemical Engineer refers a professional chemical 
engineer who is jointly authorized by the LGU Engineer's Office and the 
local chapter of the AIPO to conduct industrial inspection and to issue 
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(g) Chemical engineering Is a discipline at the interface of molecular sciences
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translation of molecular information into discovery of new products and
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Commission refers to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
Commission.
(n) CPD shall mean Continuing Professional Development.
spans its lifecycle, updated from real-time data, and uses simulation, 
machine learning, and reasoning to help in decision-making.
Engineering & Construction Firms refer to establishments which offer 
services on engineering design, procurement of equipment and 
construction materials, and construction of industrial plants.
Establishment refers to any business enterprise, national government 
agencies, local government units, non-profit organizations, academic 
institutions, and research centers engaged in activities involving Chemical 
Engineering Practice.
Industrial Plant refers to any plant or facility in which a unit process and/or 
unit operation are involved, including the related pollution control and 
abatement processes or operations. This shall include all types of 
manufacture of industrial or consumer products and goods, as well as 
industrial or waste treatment facilities and any other related products 
specified in Production and/or Manufacturing Operation [Section 4 A (5)].
within an industrial plant to protect its employees and assets by minimizing 
or eliminating hazards, accidents, and near misses.
sustainable, safe, and environment-friendly industrial plant process and 
operation. "Technical-compliance" means compliance with the generally 
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(u) Practice of Chemical Engineering shall mean the performance of activities 
within the areas of practice of Chemical Engineering Profession and to 
indicate PChE as suffix to the Professional Chemical Engineer's name.
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Process shall mean a series of steps or actions taken to achieve a particular 
purpose.
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Process Instrumentation refers to the study, development and 
implementation of tools, equipment, mechanisms, and machinery for a 
certain process to provide technical means of process control and 
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Process Control refer to the manipulation of a control device to maintain a 
process parameter within an acceptable deviation from an ideally required 
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Process Equipment refer to equipment where unit process or unit operation 
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Production Personnel shall mean engineers, technologists, technicians, and 
other related technical people employed by establishments operating 
industrial plants and pollution control and abatement facilities.
(aa) Professional Chemical Engineer (PChE), following the Washington Accord 
qualification standards and attributes, is a natural person or a hybrid of 
natural person and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and/or Robots and/or Digital 
Twin, with the natural person being a duly registered professional who is 
a holder of a valid physical or digital Certificate of Registration and a 
Professional Identification Card, and a tamper proof digital seal issued by 
the Board of Chemical Engineering and the Professional Regulation 
Commission; certified by his or her local chapter of the Accredited 
Integrated Professional Organization (AIPO) as a member of "Good 
Standing"; and holder of a valid Professional Tax Regulation (PTR). The 
use of AI and/or Robots and/or Avatars shall be registered together with 
the application or renewal of the natural person of his/her Chemical 
Engineering License. The natural person shall be responsible for providing 
the signature and digital seal for the outputs created by AI and/or Robots, 
and/or Digital Twin. AI/Robots/Digital Twin by themselves shall not be 
considered Professional Chemical Engineers for the purpose of ensuring 
public safety by preventing its misuse by anonymous and unscrupulous 
individuals or groups of individuals.
(bb) Professional Chemical Engineering Subjects shall refer to any of the 
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and chemical principles; industrial processes; momentum transfer; heaft 
transfer; mass transfer; separation processes; particle technology/ 
chemical reaction engineering; environmental engineering; process 
equipment and plant design; process dynamics and control; chemical 
process safety; biochemical, biomolecular, and bio-engineering; special 
topics on emerging technologies; chemical engineering research; chemical 
engineering entrepreneurship, and internship.
(cc) Professional Regulatory Board of Chemical Engineering, also known as 
PRB-ChE or Board of Chemical Engineering, as created by this law.
(dd) Professional Fee refers to a fee paid by any establishment to a professional 
chemical engineer who rendered chemical engineering professional services.
(ee) R.A. 8981 refers to "The PRC Modernization Act of 2000."
(ff) Risk Management refers to the identification, evaluation, and prioritization 
of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources 
to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate 
events or to maximize the realization of opportunities. This includes 
technical, operational, process, and/or industrial risk.
(gg) Systems Thinking refers to the holistic approach to analysis that focuses 
on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate and how systems . 
work overtime and within the context of larger systems.
(hh) Unit Process refers to the chemical change, the equipment, and control 
system involved in the manufacture and production of any Industrial or 
consumer products either in solid, liquid, gaseous, or plasma form or the 
treatment of industrial, chemical, water, and wastewater which Includes, 
but not limited to, the use and application of chemical treatment 
technologies; biological (use of micro-organism), bioengineered or 
biochemical technologies; nanoparticles and nanotechnology-related 
water treatment technologies; enzymes; catalysts; polymers (biopolymers 
and synthetic polymers); nuclear level operations; chromatography and 
other products described under Production and/or Manufacturing 
Operation [Section 4 A (5)]. It also refers to any chemical change, 
including its equipment and control system that Is unique to a specific 
industry as mentioned in Production and/or Manufacturing Operation or 
from the state-of-the-art development of emerging technologies which 
may include the assistance or use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) or 
Programming Languages.
(ii) Unit Operation refers to any physical operation. Including its equipment 
and control systems, by which the desired step in any industrial process 
in an industrial plant or facility is conducted, controlled, monitored, and 
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be combined and/or connected with other unit operations and/or unit 
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environment-friendly products.
This includes, but not limited to the following:
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Storage, transport, and handling of gas, liquid, and/ or solids, 
which includes, but not limited to, chemicals of any type, industrial 
gases or gaseous fuels, solid fuels (be it synthetic or organic); 
granulates or granular solids, Newtonian or non-Newtonian fluids 
including pastes, slurries, etc.; raw materials for production of 
agricultural products, food and beverage, cement, energy-related 
industries, semiconductor, and any other types of products as 
described in Production and/or Manufacturing Operation [Section 
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Heat transfer which involves conduction, convection, radiation, or 
phase change which includes but not limited to, evaporation, 
sublimation, condensation, melting, combustion, pyrolysis, 
incineration, pasteurization, sterilization, cooling, freezing, 
liquefaction, and other new emerging heat transfer technologies.
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Mass Transfer which includes, but not limited to, distillation, 
adsorption, absorption, humidification, extraction, leaching, 
mixing, homogenization, packaging, migration, diffusion, 
dispersion, and other new emerging mass transfer technologies.
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Separation Processes which includes solid-liquid, gas-solid, liquid- 
gas extraction in any industrial plant; screening, crystallization, 
fluidization, molecular sieving, coalescing, filtration which includes 
the use of osmosis, carbon filtration, any membrane separation, 
desalination and any other type of separation, including the use of 
chemicals, bio-chemicals, enzymes, catalysts, nanoparticles and 
nanotechnology in water, waste, wastewater treatment; polymer 
separation, biopolymer, bioengineered or biochemical separation 
technologies; and other new emerging separation technologies.
V. Solid Processing and Particle Technology shall include size 
reduction, size enlargement, screening, crushing, pulverizing, solid 
mixing, flotation, and other new emerging solid processing and 
particle technologies.
vi. Process Measurement which measures dimensions, using process 
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expansion of production processes. It also includes engineering and 
operations audit and process streamlining.
c. Estimation and/or Valuation - Determination of capital investments for 
constructing Industrial Plants, or its Units, or a particular equipment 
including material and installation costs. It also includes value 
engineering, cost minimization, cost control, cost forecasting, and risk 
analysis. In addition, it pertains to the modelling of the size of natural 
resources or mineral reserves, determining the value of the reserve for 
the clients' accounting books, and determining the net book value of 
Industrial Plants or equipment for its intended sale.
d. Planning - This pertains to project planning to consulting engagement/s. 
Project planning refers to a systematic analysis of identifying and listing 
things that must be undertaken to achieve the project's objectives, 
testing and validating the plan and delivering it to end user/s. Planning 
includes the identification of risk and opportunities related to the plant 
operations.
Rendering consulting services requires the Professional Chemical 
Engineer to provide seal and signature on the appropriate pages of the 
documents of the documented outputs.
(2) Investigation and Expert Witnessing
Investigation is any inquiry, examination or study of any adverse event that 
took place, inside or outside the vicinity of an Industrial Plant or any facility 
that involves chemical engineering concepts and theories. It utilizes 
science, technology, law, forensic principles and techniques, sustainability 
engineering and technologies; and/or chemical engineering knowledge, 
principles, and professional skills, for the determination, discovery, and 
verification of facts to arrive at a valid, logical, or sound conclusion for any 
administrative, civil, criminal or any related cases. This shall also include 
investigating any persons, materials, substances, products, by-products, 
raw materials handling and storage, industrial and non-industrial waste 
handling, storage, disposal, and compliance, structures, components, 
equipment, industrial and non-industrial processes, and systems that fail to 
attain design capacities, efficiency, mandatory industrial process 
compliance, inspection and worthiness, sound environmental and safety 
requirements.
Industrial Plant Laboratories which perform tests and analyses involving 
unit operations equipment, unit processes, and/or pollution abatement 
shall be classified as Chemical Engineering Laboratory, hence, it shall be 
operated, supervised, and/or managed by a Professional Chemical 
Engineer. The tests and analyses performed in Chemical Engineering 
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Chemical analyses can be conducted by a Professional Chemical Engineer 
so long as it is incident to his/her function and professional practice as 
Chemical Engineer.
Any activity performed outside of the aforementioned laboratories, in-field 
or mobile, are considered Chemical Engineering Practice, hence warrants 
a signature and seal of a registered Professional Chemical Engineer on 
every page of the Laboratory Report.
This shall also include any activity, undertaking, engagement and/or 
technique, related to investigation, to be performed in a chemical 
engineering laboratory or facility such as, but not limited to unit operations 
laboratory, unit process laboratory, quality assurance laboratory, research 
and development laboratory, forensic evidence testing laboratory, pilot 
plant and other related laboratories, which uses chemical engineering 
concepts and theories.
Expert witnessing refers to providing an expert opinion in a court of law 
on matters involving chemical engineering concepts and theories on the 
subject under litigation. The said expert opinion would then become part 
of the corpus of evidence in court proceedings.
(3) Designing and Piiot-testing
Process, Piant, and Equipment Design - Any act to conceptualize and 
simulate processes, size process equipment and pipelines, strategically 
design the control systems, put in place safety features and layers of 
protection to the design of an industrial plant or a unit thereof. This 
function also includes Hazard and Operability Studies, Design Gap 
Analysis, and Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability Studies. In the 
conduct of these activities, the latest version of design tools and 
technologies and other similar application software may be used. The 
Professional Chemical Engineer shall affix his/her signature and seal on 
every page of the output from these activities.
In addition, the plan for pollution control and abatement facilities, such as 
wastewater treatment facility, and treatment, disposal of toxic and 
hazardous wastes, and other related technologies and devices which are 
part of building permit requirements, shall be signed and sealed by a 
Professional Chemical Engineer. The City or Municipal Engineering Office 
shall include this in building permit requirements.
The output of the design process involves Process and Product 
Specifications, which includes technical specifications of unit processes and 
unit operations. Hence, its preparation is the responsibility of the 
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description or identification to provide clear instructions on project intent, 
performance, and construction of an Industrial Plant, Process Equipment, 
and/or Chemical Engineering Laboratory. This shall also include the setting 
of explicit technical standard requirements for material, design, product, or j 
service. The specifications may be set by government agencies, private 1 
entities, standard organizations, trade associations, corporations and others 
referenced by a contract or procurement document. All specifications 
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control, and overseeing the construction of Industrial Plant in accordance 
with the approved design and its commissioning to ascertain that the facility 
functions as intended. It also involves the technical acceptance of equipment 
supplied at project site which includes quality control appertaining to the 
technical specifications and completeness against packing lists. It may also 
Include functions such as, but not limited to, progress monitoring of 
scheduled tasks and activities, making adjustments, when necessary to 
ensure completion of installation on schedule and within budget or 
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Management Systems and Systems Thinking
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This shall refer to the operation, supervision, and management of production 
and/or manufacturing facility of any establishment where Unit Processes, 
Unit Operations, and/or a series or combination thereof are involved.
The effective operation, supervision, and management of a production and/or 
manufacturing facility. Including the implementation of integrated management 
systems, shall require a deep understanding of Systems Thinking to optimize 
unit operations and unit processes, identify interconnections between them, 
and address underlying problems.
The Professional Chemical Engineer shall also perform production planning, 
optimization, troubleshooting, and process re-engineering in cases where 
the scope is manageable.
Furthermore, the Professional Chemical Engineer shall manage, supervise 
and/or operate the pollution control and abatement and waste treatment 
facilities of Industrial Plants and other manufacturing or production 
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development, introduction, innovation, and improvement of products,* 
services, systems, operations, and processes involving the application of 
Chemical Engineering concepts and theories. It also pertains to baslq 
research leading to breakthroughs in Chemical Engineering. It can also refer ^ 
to multi-disciplinary research which involves a substantial application off 
Chemical Engineering concepts and theories.
A Professional Chemical Engineer shall also engage in metrology. 
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quality and conformance to specifications and deliverables. Assist Production 
and/or Manufacturing Operation in tracking, documenting, and reporting ■ 
quality levels. Analyze and investigate product complaints or reported quality 
issues to ensure resolution in accordance with company guidelines and 
external regulatory requirements. Develop and/or update company 
procedures to ensure capture, investigation, and proper documentation of 
complaints. Monitor risk-management procedures and maintain problem logs ' ' 
for identifying and reporting issues to management and product 
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The regulation, inspection, and monitoring of compliance of an Industrial 
Plant to laws, rules and regulations relating to good manufacturing practices," 
process safety, food safety, pollution control and abatement, including but 
not limited to solid wastes and wastewater management, industrial gas .. 
emission, and chemical storage, handling, and transport, shall be considered 
as an area of Chemical Engineering practice. As such, the Department of 
Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Justice, Department of 
Public Works and Highways, Department of Trade and Industry, Department ‘ 
of the Interior and Local Government, Department of National Defense, 
Department of Science and Technology, Department of Foreign Affairs, = 
Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of Health// 
Philippine Space Agency, the Local Government Units and other related 
government agencies are required to hire Chemical Engineers to dispose of 
the aforementioned regulatory functions.
The Certifying Chemical Engineers, as duly authorized by the Board, shall be 
granted authority to exercise the regulatory powers of the Board to conduct 
the inspection of Industrial Plants to ensure compliance with regulatory 
requirements on process and operational safety and waste management as 
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Teaching, lecturing, reviewing and/or doing research in an academic 
environment that involves application and demonstration of chemical 
engineering principles shall be considered professional chemical engineering 
practice.
(10) Entrepreneurship
Chemical Engineering Entrepreneurship deals with the commercialization 
of chemical engineering technologies from its development to incubation, 
then to mainstream market adoption.
(11) Corporate Governance
The Professional Chemical Engineer may assume Board Membership in Utility 
Concessionaires as well as in Establishments, imbued with public interest, 
where such establishment engages in operations that employs the concepts 
and theories of chemical engineering.
Any Professional Chemical Engineer engaged in Chemical Engineering 
Entrepreneurship or are assuming directorship in a corporation with chemical 
engineering-related business, shall be considered as engaged in the practice 
of chemical engineering.
The services of Professional Chemical Engineer shall also include the 
preparation of Sustainability Reports of Publicly- listed Companies as 
required by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SECTION 5. Chemical Engineering Specialist. The Chemical Engineering 
Specialists with qualifications as may be determined by the PRB - ChE, and who 
shall be certified as such having specialization or specialties in certain areas of the 
chemical engineering practice.
There shall be areas of practice of chemical engineering, that shall be reserved for 
Chemical Engineering Specialists. For that purpose, the PRB - ChE are to provide 
rules and regulations for the qualification, certification, and the area of practice of 
the Chemical Engineering Specialists.
SECTION 6. Chemical Engineering Technologist (ChET). The Chemical 
Engineering Technologist shall perform functions related to established engineering 
methods, techniques, tools, testing, and resources within the technology domain. 
ChET provides technical support to Professional Chemical Engineers as needed in 
an industrial plant and other related chemical engineering areas. He/She shall 
engage in the technology, equipment and processes used to convert raw materials 
into consumer products and in other related Chemical Engineering services.
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SECTION 7. Chemical Process Technician (CPTech). The Chemical Process
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Technician shall perform functions related to manufacturing equipment monitoring
3 
and operation and applies established practices and procedures which may require
4 
performance of duties related to production or as laboratory technician for Chemical
5 
Engineering Laboratories in industrial plants and academic institutions. CPTech shall
6 
monitor chemical processes and test product quality to ensure that they meet
7 
standards and specifications, set-up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments
8 
and equipment, maintain production equipment, and troubleshoot problems.
9 
SECTION 8. Coverage of Professional Practice. A duly licensed professional
10 
chemical engineer cannot be prevented from the practice of chemical engineering
11 
if the work is within the scope of his/her profession. Likewise, this Act shall not
12 
prevent the practice of any legally recognized allied profession: Provided, That the ^
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activity is within the scope of the allied profession. 
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ARTICLE II
THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
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SECTION 9. Selection and Composition of the Members of the Board. The
15 
Board of Chemical Engineering, herein referred to as the Board, under the
16 
administrative control and supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission
17 
hereinafter called the Commission, shall be composed of a Chairperson and four (4)]
18 
members appointed by the President of the Philippines as taken from the nominees;'
19 
recommended by the duly Accredited Integrated Professional Organization oT
20 
Chemical Engineers and short-listed by the Commission. 
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The Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of Chemical Engineers shallt
22 
recommend three (3) nominees for every vacant position, six (6) months prior to
23 
end of the term. Recommendation and selection of short-listed nominees shall be.
24 
done for one position at a time. 
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SECTION 10. Powers and Duties of the Board. The Board shall have the following
26 
powers and duties:
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1. Supervise, reguiate and uphold the practice of the chemical engineering
29 
profession in the Philippines in accordance with the provisions of this Act; :
30 
2. Determine the requirements and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants
31 
for registration and renewal of license of Professional Chemical Engineer
32 
(PChE), Chemical Engineering Technologist (ChET), and Chemical Process
33 
Technician (CPTech);
34 
3. Prescribe the subjects in the licensure examination aligned with the current
35 
minimum B.S. Ch.E. and BET-ChE curriculum standards set by the Commission
36 
on Higher Education; determine the syllabi of the subjects and their relative
37 
weights; develop examination table of specifications; construct the test
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questions in the examination; score and rate the examination papers; and
2 
submit the examination results to the Commission;
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4. Issue 
together with the Commission, 
Certificates of Registration and
4 
Professional Identification Card to applicants who have passed the licensure
5 
examinations for professional chemical engineers.
6 
5. Issue 
together with the Commission, 
Certificates of Registration and
7 
Professional Identification Card to applicants who have been certified as
8 
chemical engineering technologists and chemical process technicians;
9 
6. Issue together with the Commission, licensure examination exemptions,
10 
Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Card to applicants
11 
who have graduated from Internationally Accredited B.S. Ch.E. and BET-
12 
Ch.E. programs;
13 
7. Issue special permits to persons admitted to the practice of the profession;
14 
8. Award Certificate of Recognition for advance studies and research and
15 
accomplishments in the chemical engineering profession that contribute to
16 
its enrichment;
17 
9. Oversee the conduct of the Continuing Professional Development programs
18 
for Professional Chemical Engineers (PChE), Chemical Engineering
19 
Technologist (ChET), and Chemical Process Technician (CPTech);
20 
10. Conduct on-site inspection, submit an inspection report to the Commission
21 
and monitor compliance of industrial plants, facilities, institutions and other
22 
entities engaged in the area of practice of Chemical Engineering and shall
23 
seek the assistance of the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization
24 
in order to carry out these functions;
25 
11. Inquire into the conditions affecting the practice of the Professional
26 
Chemical Engineer (PChE), Chemical Engineering Technologist (ChET), and
27 
Chemical Process Technician (CPTech) and adopt measures for the
28 
enhancement and maintenance of a high professional, ethical and technical
29 
standard. Pursuant thereto, the Board may inspect establishments where
30 
chemical engineers practice their profession in order to determine and
31 
enforce compliance with the provisions of this Act;
32 
12. Issue Certificates of Compliance to Industrial Plants, facilities and institutions
33 
engaged in the scope of practice of Chemical Engineering pursuant to the
34 
provisions of this Act;
35 
13. In coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), inspect
36 
the facilities, faculty, equipment and other aspects directly related to the
37 
chemical engineering program of educational institutions and submit a
38 
monitoring report to the Commission;
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14. Adopt a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical Standards for the practice 
of chemical engineering;
15. Investigate, in accordance with the rules on administrative investigation 
promulgated by the Commission, violations of this Act and its implementing 
rules and regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical 
Standards for chemical engineers, administrative polices, orders and 
issuances promulgated by the Board;
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16. Issue subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum to secure the 
attendance of witnesses or the production of documents in connection with 
any administrative case before the Board;
11 
17. Hear and decide administrative cases filed against chemical engineers and
12 
firms employing chemical engineers. The hearing shall be presided by the
13 
Chairperson or a Member of the Board with the assistance of an Attorney of
14 
the Commission. Any decision shall be concurred in by at least a majority of
15 
the Board. Decisions of the Board may be appealed to the Commission within
16 
fifteen (15) days from notice, otherwise such decisions shall become final
17 
and executory;
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18. Administer oaths in connection with the performance of its functions;
19 
19. Adopt an official seal and prescribe the seal of the chemical engineering
20 
profession;
21 
20. Submit an annual report on the proceedings and accomplishments during
22 
the year and/or recommendations of the Board to the Commission thirty (30)
23 
days after the close of each calendar year; and furnish copies of the same
24 
annual report upon request of stakeholders;
25 
21. Conduct periodic consultations with the Accredited Integrated Professional
26 
Organization of Chemical Engineers and present quarterly accomplishment
27 
reports thereto;
28 
22. Prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of this Act and/or
29 
rules and regulations of the Board;
30 
23. Prescribe guidelines and criteria on the Continuing Professional Development
31 
(CPD) program for chemical engineers in consultation with the integrated
32 
and accredited chemical engineering organizations;
33 
24. In case of exigency of services, the Board may deputize other qualified
34 
professional chemical engineers duly recommended by the Accredited
35 
Integrated Professional Organization of Chemical Engineers to serve some
36 
of their functions, with due compensation to the appointed deputies;
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25. Support and adopt, in partnership with the Accredited Integrated 
Professional Organization of Chemical Engineers, nationally and/or 
internationally recognized Philippine registry for chemical engineers;
26. Institutionalize technical and specialized skills development;
27. Recognize chemical engineering specialties and subspecialties;
28. Adopt the implementing rules and regulations of this Act; and
29. Perform such other functions as may be necessary to implement the 
provisions of this Act.
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The two (2) members of the Board shall focus on conduct on-site inspections.
11 
SECTION 11. Qualifications of the Board Chairperson and Members. The
12 
Chairperson and Members of the Board must, at the time of the appointment shall
13 
be:
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a) A natural-born Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines;
15 
b) At least a holder of a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering as
16 
conferred by an engineering school of good standing, recognized and
17 
accredited by the Government;
18 
c) 
A professional chemical engineer who has been in active practice for at
19 
least ten (10) years;
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d) At least being conferred as Senior Specialist Chemical Engineer;
21 
e) A member of good standing of the Accredited Integrated Professional
22 
Organization;
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f) 
Must not be a faculty member and/or academic administrator of any
24 
university, college, school, or Institution offering BS and/or graduate
25 
degree of chemical engineering or separated from the aforementioned
26 
institution at least one year prior to his/her oath-taking as Board
27 
chairperson or member; and
28 
g) Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.
29 
SECTION 12. Term of Office. The Chairperson and the Members of the Board shall
30 
have a term of three (3) years with one reappointment only. No chairperson or
31 
member of the Board shall serve for more than two (2) regular terms. Vacancies
32 
shall be filled for the unexpired term only. The Chairperson and Members shall
33 
qualify by taking the proper oath prior to assumption of office: Provided that the
34 
incumbent Chairperson and Members shall be allowed to serve for the remainder
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of their term until a new composition of the Board shall have been constituted.
2 
Replacement or selection of the members of the Board shall be done one at a time.
3 
SECTION 13. Secretary of the Board. The Board shall have a Secretary,
4 
appointed by the Commission, who shall record the minutes of its meetings and
5 
perform such other functions as the Board may require. The Commission shall
6 
provide for compensation of the Secretary.
7 
Section 14. Removal/Suspension of the Chairperson and Members. The
8 
President upon recommendation of the Commission may remove any member of
9 
the Board on the following grounds: conflict of interest, neglect of duty,
10 
incompetence, commission or tolerance of irregularities in the licensure
11 
examination, malpractice or unprofessional or unethical conduct, violation of this
12 
Act or the Code of Ethics for Chemical Engineers, final judgment of crimes involving
13 
moral turpitude, after due notice and hearing where his right to be heard, to defend
14 
himself and to be assisted by counsel shall be respected.
15 
SECTION 15. Compensation of the Board. The Chairperson and Members of the
16 
Board shall receive such compensation or honorarium as may be prescribed by the
17 
rules and regulations of the Commission.
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SECTION 16. Annual Report. The Secretary shall prepare an annual report for the
20 
consideration and approval of the Board. The Board shall submit an annual report
21 
to the Commission after the close of each fiscal year giving a detailed account of
22 
the proceedings of the Board during the year and embodying such
23 
recommendations to the Commission as the Board may desire to make. The
24 
accredited integrated professional organization may request for a copy of the
25 
annual report.
ARTICLE III
LICENSURE EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND EXEMPTION
26 
SECTION 17. Examination Requirement. All applicants for registration for the
27 
practice of chemical engineering shall be required to pass the licensure examination
28 
prescribed herein.
29 
SECTION 18. Hoiding of Examination. Examination of candidates desiring to
30 
practice chemical engineering shall be given twice each calendar year on the dates
31 
and venues prescribed by the Board. Such examination shall be conducted by the
32 
Board.
33 
SECTION 19. Scope of Examination. The licensure examination for Professional
34 
Chemical Engineer shall cover, but shall not be limited to. Physical and Chemical
35 
Principles; General Engineering; and Chemical Engineering: Provided, That the
36 
relative weight of Chemical Engineering is not less than forty per centum (40%).
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At least 70% of the examination questions shail focus on the meaningful application
2 
of essential understanding, principies, competencies or skiiis, and professional
3 
practice of chemical engineering in the real world.
4 
The Board shall revise the scope of licensure examination which will include
5 
specialty or specialization subject/s in case of a specialized bachelor's degree of
6 
chemical engineering is offered, but the relative weight of speciaity or specialization
7 
subject/s is not more than thirty per centum (30%).
8 
SECTION 20. Qualifications for Professional Chemical Engineer
9 
Examinations. Any person applying for admission must have the following
10 
quaiifications:
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(a) That he/she is a citizen of the Philippines;
12 
(b) That he/she is of good morai character;
13 
(c) That he/she is a graduate of a school, institute, college, or university
14 
recognized by the Government and has been conferred the degree of
15 
Bacheior of Science in Chemical Engineering; and
16 
(d) That he/she has not been convicted of an offense involving moral
17 
turpitude by a court of competent jurisdiction.
18 
SECTION 21. Qualifications for the Chemical Engineering Technologist. Any
19 
person applying for admission must have the foilowing qualifications: 
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(a) That he/she is a citizen of the Philippines;
21 
(b) That he/she is of good moral character;
22 
(c) That he/she is a graduate of Bachelor of Engineering Technoiogy -
23 
Chemical Engineering program or has compieted at least 36 units of the
24 
professional courses of a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
25 
program according to CHED guideiines; and
26 
(d) That he/she has not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude
27 
by a court of competent jurisdiction.
28 
SECTION 22. Qualifications for Chemical Process Technician. Any person
29 
applying for admission must have the foiiowing quaiifications:
30 
(a) That he/she is a citizen of the Philippines;
31 
(b) That he/she is of good morai character;
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(c) That he/she has completed at least 18 units of a Bachelor of Engineering
2 
Technology- Chemical Engineering program according to CHED
3 
guidelines; and
4 
(d) That he/she has not been convicted of an offense involving moral
5 
turpitude by a court of competent jurisdiction.
6 
SECTION 23. Examination Fees. Every applicant admitted taking the chemical
7 
engineering examination shall pay such fees as may be prescribed by it before he
8 
or she is allowed to take the examination.
9 
SECTION 24. Report of Rating. The Board shall complete the correction of
10 
examination papers within twenty (20) days from the last day of the examination.
11 
The Commission shall report the rating of examinees not more than thirty (30)
12 
days after the Board has completed the correction of examination papers.
13 
SECTION 25. Exemption from Licensure Examination. All applicants who have
14 
graduated from Internationally Accredited B.S. Ch.E. and Technology programs are
15 
entitled to apply for exemption from licensure examination, provided that all
16 
requirements are met according to the provisions of this Act. This shall be construed
17 
to mean that all qualified applicants may or may not apply; and that all applicants
18 
for exemption shall still submit additional school portfolio requirements and shall
19 
undergo screening. Only those passing the screening process shall be exempted
20 
and properly registered.
21 
SECTION 26. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional
22 
Identification Card. The Commission, on recommendation of the Board, enter in
23 
the Roster of Professional Chemical Engineers and issue a Certificate of Registration
24 
and Professional Identification Card to each person who obtained a general average
25 
of no less than seventy per centum (70%) and a rating of no less than fifty per
26 
centum (50%) in any examination subject and applicants were screened to be
27 
qualified for exemption. Likewise, Certificate of Registration and Professional
28 
Identification Card shall be issued to qualified Chemical Engineering Technologists
29 
and Chemical Process Technicians. Every Certificate of Registration shall state the
30 
full name of the registrant and his registration number and shall be signed by the
31 
Chairperson and Members of the Board and the Commission and authenticated by
32 
the official seal of the Commission indicating that the person named therein is
33 
entitled to the practice of the profession with all the privileges appurtenant thereto.
34 
The said Certificate of Registration shall remain in full force and effect until
35 
suspended or revoked in accordance with this Act.
36 
A professional identification card bearing the signature, number, date of issuance,
37 
expiry date, duly signed by the Chairman of the Commission shall likewise be issued
38 
to every registrant who has paid the prescribed fee. This professional identification
39 
card shall also be considered a professional license.
40 
SECTION 27. Renewal of Professional License. The professional license issued
41 
to Professional Chemical Engineer, Chemical Engineering Technologist and
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Chemical Process Technician shall be valid for three (3) years from its issuance and
2 
shall be renewed every after three (3) years on the birth month of the Professional
3 
Chemical Engineer, Chemical Engineering Technologist and Chemical Process
4 
Technician upon presentation/submission of the proof of the required Continuing
5 
Professional Education credit units earned and payment of prescribed fees. Proof
6 
of membership of good standing to the AIPO is also a requirement for the license
7 
renewal of the Professional Chemical Engineer.
8 
Subject to limitations prescribed by the Implementing Rules and Regulations, the
9 
professional license may be renewed prior to its expiration to allow continuing
10 
practice of the profession.
11 
A surcharge, as prescribed by the Implementing Rules and Regulations, shall be
12 
collected for those failed to renew their professional licenses for ten consecutive
13 
years.
14 
SECTION 28. Seal of Professional Chemical Engineer. Each chemical engineer
15 
shall, upon registration, obtain a seal as prescribed by the Board bearing the
16 
professional's name, registration number and the legend "Professional Chemical
17 
Engineer." Plans, specifications, designs, reports, and other professional documents
18 
prepared by or executed under the supervision of and issued by the professional
19 
shall be stamped on every sheet with said seal. Indicating therein his/her current
20 
Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) number, date/place of payment and current
21 
membership number in the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization, when
22 
filed with the Government authorities or when submitted or used professionally.
23 
SECTION 29. Fees for Registration. Every person issued a Certificate of
24 
Registration as a professional chemical engineer shall pay to the Commission such'
25 
fees as the Commission may prescribe.
26 
SECTION 30. Exemptions from Registration and Issuance of Special Permit'
27 
to Practice. Registration shall not be required of the following persons upon proper'
28 
application for exemption with the Board:
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30 
i. 
Chemical engineers, recognized as experts in their specific fields of
31 
chemical engineering, called in by the Republic of the Philippines for
32 
consultation or for a specific design, installation, or project; Provided, that
33 
their practice shall be confined to such work; and
34 
ii. 
Chemical engineers; who have distinguished themselves in their respective
35 
fields of specification, contracted as professors or lecturers on chemical
36 
engineering subjects by Philippine schools, or colleges, institutes or
37 
universities on a direct hire or exchange basis, subject to verification of
38 
credentials by the Board.
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iii. Chemical engineers; who have distinguished themselves in their respective
40 
fields of specification, contracted as consultants, technology providers or
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specialists on chemical engineering processes by Philippine industrial firms
2 
on a direct hire basis, subject to verification of credentials by the Board.
3 
SECTION 31. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Registration and
4 
Cancellation of Special Permit to Practice. Any of the following shall be
5 
sufficient ground for the suspension or revocation of a Certificate of Registration
6 
and cancellation of Special Permit to Practice:
7 
i. 
Any act of incompetence, negligence, or illegal practice of chemical
8 
engineering resulting to damages to property and environment, injury or
9 
loss of lives;
10 
ii. 
Acts inimical to the chemical engineering profession;
11 
iii. 
Gross immorality or commission of any act involving moral turpitude; and
12 
iv. 
Violation of this Act, the rules and regulations, other policies of the Board
13 
and the Code 
of Ethics.
14 
Complaints against professional chemical engineers and firms employing chemical
15 
engineers may be filed by any person or by the Board motu proprio. Complaints
16 
shall be in writing and sworn to by the persons executing them. Complaints shall
17 
be filed with the Secretary of the Board. Provided, That the action of the Board
18 
shall be subject to appeal to the Commission within fifteen (15) days from notice,
19 
whose decision on the matter shall be final.
20 
SECTION 32. Reissuance of Revoked Certificate of Registration and Special
21 
Permit to Practice and Replacement of Lost Certificates. The Board may,
22 
for reasons it may deem sufficient and upon proper petition, reissue revoked
23 
Certificates of Registration and Special Permit to Practice.
24 
A new Certificate of Registration and Special Permit to Practice may be issued to
25 
replace a lost, destroyed, or mutilated Certificate, subject to the rules and
26 
regulations of the Board, and upon payment of the appropriate fees to the
27 
Commission.
ARTICLE IV
PRACTICE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
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SECTION 33. Vested Rights, Automatic Registration of Chemical Engineers.
29 
All chemical engineers who are registered at the time this Act takes effect shall
30 
automatically be recognized as Professional Chemical Engineers.
31 
SECTION 34. Who May Practice Chemical Engineering. Except as may be
32 
provided in this Act, only professional chemical engineers, with unexpired
33 
professional license, shall practice chemical engineering. The professional chemical
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engineer shall not be hindered, prevented, restricted, or alienated from practicing
2 
the chemical engineering areas of practice and/or where chemical engineering
3 
principles, fundamentals, and theories are applicable to any field or allied fields of
4 
practice including and/or involving the use of unit operations, unit processes,
5 
pollution abatement, separation processes, and/or transport processes.
6 
Furthermore, the use of chemical engineering principles, fundamentals, theories,
7 
and areas of practice which are applicable to any field or allied fields of practice
8 
including and/or involving the use of unit operations, unit processes, pollution
9 
abatement, separation processes, and/or transport processes shall be considered a
10 
chemical engineering practice. No firm, partnership, corporation, or association may
11 
be licensed and registered as such for the practice of chemical engineering, but
12 
duly licensed and registered chemical engineers may form partnerships among
13 
themselves or with other licensed and registered engineers and architects and use
14 
the title "Chemical Engineers," "Engineers and Architects" in their partnership
15 
name.
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SECTION 35. Prohibitions in the Practice of Chemical Engineering. No
17 
person shall practice chemical engineering or render chemical engineering service,
18 
without a valid certificate of registration, a valid professional identification card or
19 
a special permit to practice. Any person who shall commit the following acts shall
20 
be guilty of misdemeanor:
21 
(a) Practice chemical engineering or render chemical engineering services, or
22 
pass himself off or advertise himself as a chemical engineer without a valid
23 
certificate of registration and/or valid professional identification card or
24 
when such has been suspended or revoked;
25 
(b) Attempt to use as his own the certificate, valid ID, or seal of another person
26 
or impersonate any professional chemical engineer;
27 
(c) Attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration;
28 
(d) Sign or seal a document involving the design, plan, technical specification
29 
and the like with an expired professional identification card or on behalf of
30 
another professional chemical engineer; or
31 
(e) Furnish the Board or Commission any false information or document in order
32 
to secure a Certificate of 
Registration or renewal of Professional
33 
Identification Card.
34 
SECTION 36. Roster of Chemical Engineers. The Commission shall keep a roster
35 
of all professional chemical engineers, chemical engineering technologists and
36 
chemical process technicians, stating their names; registration numbers and places
37 
of business. The Commission shall regularly update such roster and make it
38 
available to all interested parties upon formal written request free of charge.
39 
SECTION 37. Submission of Designs and Specifications for Government
40 
Approval. Any proposal, design, specification, working drawings or plan for processes
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and equipment in an industrial plant, which functions with unit operation, unit process
2 
and/or pollution abatement, or any part thereof submitted to any government
3 
agency, national or local, including government-owned or controlled corporations,
4 
shall not be processed or approved, nor shall such plant be issued any permit, license,
5 
franchise, authorization or certification, unless such proposal, design, specification,
6 
working drawing or plan is signed by a professional chemical engineer, with its seal
7 
and registration number affixed thereto.
8 
SECTION 38. Hazard Allowance, Health and Accident Insurance, and Legal
9 
Assistance. Professional chemical engineers, chemical engineering technologists and
10 
chemical process technicians who are exposed to workplace and process hazards as
11 
part of their regular responsibilities are entitled to a commensurate hazard allowance,
12 
medical benefits, and insurance coverage. These should be indicated as separate
13 
items in the compensation package and cannot be incorporated in the basic salary.
14 
Legal assistance shall be provided by the employer to professional chemical
15 
engineers, chemical engineering technologists and chemical process technicians
16 
who face civil or criminal suits arising from work done in good faith.
17 
SECTION 39. National Career Progression and Specialization. There shall be
18 
an institutionalized national chemical engineering career progression and
19 
specialization program to be formulated by the Board in consultation with the AIPO,
20 
Civil Service Commission and other concerned government agencies. The
21 
application process for specialization shall be prepared and implemented by the
22 
PRB-ChE with the assistance of the AIPO.
23 
SECTION 40. Code of Technical Standards. The existing Code of Technical
24 
Standards for the Practice of Chemical Engineering shall be transformed to
25 
Philippine Chemical Engineering Standards (PChES) and shall serve as Code of
26 
Technical Standards of all professional chemical engineers in the practice of their
27 
profession. The Board, in collaboration with the AIPO of chemical engineers, the
28 
DOST, DENR, DTI, DPWH, DA, DILG, DOH, DOE, DOLE and other concerned
29 
agencies and private organizations, shall develop new standards under the PChES.
30 
SECTION 41. Foreign Reciprocity. No foreign chemical engineer shall be granted
31 
any of the right or privilege under this Act unless the country of which he is a
32 
subject or citizen grants the same or similar rights or privileges to Filipino chemical
33 
engineers.
34 
SECTION 42. Act Not Affecting Other Professions. This Act shall not be
35 
construed to affect or prevent the practice of any other lawfully recognized
36 
profession.
37 
SECTION 43. Indication of Registration/Professional License Number and
38 
Professional Tax Receipt Payment. The professional chemical engineer and
39 
chemical process and engineering technologist shall be required to indicate his
40 
Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card number, date of issuance
41 
in the duration of validity, including the Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) of the
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documents he signs, uses, or issues in connection with the practice of his
2 
profession.
3 
SECTION 44. Membership in the Accredited Integrated Professional
4 
Organization (AIPO). There shall be an integrated national organization of
5 
chemical engineers duly accredited by the Board and the Commission. A chemical
6 
engineer duiy registered with the Board and the Commission shali automaticaily
7 
become a member subject to the provisions on membership of the current
8 
constitution and by-laws of the AIPO for chemical engineers. The member shall
9 
receive benefits appurtenant thereto upon payment of the required fees and dues.
ARTICLE V
CERTIFICATE OF PROCESS COMPLIANCE
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SECTION 45. Certificate of Process Compliance. The Board, after inspection,
11 
shall issue a Certificate of Process Compliance valid for three (3) years to industrial
12 
plants or similar facilities, provided, that tasks which require Chemical Engineering
13 
knowledge and skills shall be carried out only by Professional Chemical Engineers
14 
holding a valid physical and/or digital Certificate of Registration and Professional
15 
Identification Card issued by the Board. In addition, the industrial plants or similar
16 
facilities shall be in compliance with all the related regulatory requirements. Risk
17 
Management Plan and the Philippine Chemical Engineering kandards. The
18 
management or administration of such industrial plants and similar shall be held
19 
liable for any violatlon/s of this Act.
20 
SECTION 46. Risk Management Plan. All industrial plants shall establish Risk
21 
Management Plan focusing on workplace and process safety to prevent exposures
22 
and reduce risks; and minimize or eliminate materials and process toxicity. The pian
23 
shall have established operational and process control measures on how materials
24 
are handled, workers are protected, and potential risks are mitigated.
25 
SECTION 47. Process Compliance. Industrial process shall be reviewed, certified,
26 
signed and sealed by a Professional Chemical Engineer.
27 
SECTION 48. Suspension or Revocation of Certificate of Process
28 
Compliance. Certificates of Compliance may be suspended or revoked for non-
29 
compliance with the provisions of this Act.
30 
SECTION 49. Reissuance of Revoked Certificate of Process Compliance and
31 
Replacement of Lost Certificates. The Board may, for reasons it may deem
32 
sufficient and upon proper petition, reissue revoked Certificate of Process
33 
Compliance.
34 
A new Certificate of Process Compliance may be issued to replace a lost, destroyed,
35 
or mutilated Certificate, subject to the rules and regulations of the Board, and upon
36 
payment of the appropriate fees to the Commission.
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ARTICLE VI
INDUSTRIAL INSPECTION AND WORTHINESS
1 
SECTION 49. Industrial Inspection. There shall be mandatory annual industrial
2 
inspections in all industrial plants and related facilities in the Philippines.
3 
SECTION 50. Industrial Worthiness. After an annual industrial inspection and with
4 
favorable technical findings, the Certifying Registered Professional Chemical Engineer
5 
shall issue a Certificate of Industrial Worthiness to the establishment engaging
6 
industrial plant/s, affixing his or her signature and seal. If the establishment is
7 
engaging two or more industrial plants in different areas, a separate certificate per
8 
industrial plant shall be issued.
9 
A chemical engineer employed or engaged by the establishment shall not be
10 
allowed to inspect and certify the same establishment.
11
12 
No establishment shall be issued a business permit by the Local Government Units
13 
without the Certificate of Industrial Worthiness.
14 
SECTION 51. Application Fee. An application fee shall be paid by any
15 
establishment to the Local Government Units, which is starting to engage industrial
16 
plant operation, as prescribed by the Implementing Rules and Regulations. The LGU
17 
Engineer's Office shall only issue a permit to operate an industrial plant after the
18 
issuance of the Certificate on Industrial Worthiness. The application fee amount
19 
shall be adjusted every three years by the LGU Treasurer's Office based on price
20 
index adjustments.
21 
SECTION 52. Professional Fee of Certifying Registered Professional
22 
Chemical Engineer. A professional fee shall be paid by the establishment to the
23 
certifying registered professional chemical engineer after industrial inspection as
24 
per industrial plant, as prescribed by the Implementing Rules and Regulations.
25 
The professional fee shall be adjusted every three years by the LGU Treasurer's
26 
Office based on price index adjustments.
27 
SECTION 53. Industrial Worthiness Review. Within fifteen (15) days after
28 
industrial inspection and issuance of unfavorable technical findings, any
29 
establishment may submit a request to the LGU Engineer's Office for industrial
30 
worthiness review. Within five (5) days after the receipt of the review request, the
31 
LGU Engineer's Office shall convene the LGU Industrial Review Panel.
32 
A review fee, prescribed by the LGU Engineer's Office, shall be paid by the
33 
establishment to the LGU. The total review fees collected shall be utilized for the
34 
honoraria of the committee chair and members.
35 
SECTION 54. LGU Industrial Review Panel. The LGU Industrial Review Panel
36 
shall be composed of three (3) registered professional chemical engineers who are
37 
selected by lottery from the list of all certifying registered professional chemical
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1 
engineers. The most senior shall be the chair. The Panel shall conduct Industrial re-
2 
inspection and documentary review within ten (10) days after its formation and
3 
may issue a Certificate of Industrial Worthiness after its favorable technical review
4 
findings. Selection lottery shall be made each time when there is a request for
5 
industrial worthiness review.
6 
SECTION 55. Administrative Appeal. The technical review findings of the LGU
7 
Industrial Review Panel may be appealed to the Board of Chemical Engineering
8 
within fifteen (15) days after the issuance of the technical review findings. The
9 
Board shall conduct industrial re-inspection and documentary review and may issue
10 
a Certificate of Industrial Worthiness after its favorable technical review findings.
11 
The findings of the Board shall be final.
ARTICLE VII
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND CONTINUING 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
12 
SECTION 56. Curriculum Development and Updating. 
The CMED, in
13 
consultation with the Board, the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of
14 
Chemical Engineers, and the Industry stakeholders, shall develop and continuously
15 
update the Chemical Engineering Curriculum in accordance with the required
16 
competencies on the practice of the profession prescribed under this Act, in order
17 
to align with international standards of chemical engineering education and
18 
practice, and to be responsive to the industry requirements.
19 
SECTION 57. Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Continuing
20 
Professional Development is an integral part in the practice of chemical engineering
21 
profession and is considered relevant to sustained competency enhancement,
22 
capacity building and renewal of professional license. A CPD Program shall be
23 
prescribed and promulgated by the Board in consultation with the Accredited
24 
Integrated Professional Organization of Chemical Engineers, concerned government
25 
agencies and stakeholders shall prescribe guidelines in the implementation of the
26 
CPD programs for chemical engineers. The Board shall maintain the CPD Council
27 
that is composed of a Chairperson coming from the Board, a member from the
28 
accredited integrated professional organization of chemical engineers, a member
29 
from the academe, a member from industry, and a member from the Department
30 
of Science & Technology who is a chemical engineer. The CPD for professional
31 
chemical engineers is hereby made mandatory for the practice of the profession.
32 
The CPD credit units earned by the professional shall be required in the renewal of
33 
professional license and accreditation systems for advance level of practice and
34 
other international accreditations.
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ARTICLE VIII
ACCREDITED INTEGRATED NATIONAL 
ORGANIZATION OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERS
1 
SECTION 58. Membership in the Accredited Integrated Professional
2 
Organization of Chemical Engineers. There shall be an integrated national
3 
organization of chemical engineers duly accredited by the Board and the
4 
Commission. A Professional Chemical Engineer, Chemical Engineering
5 
Technologist or Chemical Process Technician duly registered with the Board shall
6 
become a member of the accredited organization upon oath-taking under the AIPO
7 
and payment of prescribed fees and dues and shall receive the benefits and
8 
privileges appurtenant thereto. Membership in the accredited integrated national
9 
organization shall not be a bar to membership in other associations of chemical
10 
engineers.
11 
The AIPO shall keep an updated official registry of its bonafide members indicating
12 
membership and annual dues official receipt number.
13 
Bonafide members of the AIPO practicing the chemical engineering profession
14 
shall be required to provide their official AIPO membership number and receipt
15 
(PTR) on official documents prepared by them for purposes of obtaining
16 
government regulatory permits and licenses.
17 
The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the accredited integrated organization
18 
of registered chemical engineers shall be the following:
19 
(a) Nominations to the vacancy of positions to the Board of Chemical Engineering;
20 
(b) Organize and facilitate the oath-taking of the newly registered Professional
21 
Chemical Engineers, Chemical Engineering Technologists and Chemical
22 
Process Technicians, in coordination with the Board of Chemical
23 
Engineering and PRC. The oath-taking shall be considered a private activity
24 
and collected fees shall be counted private funds. The AIPO shall submit a
25 
corresponding financial report and list of those who took the oath to the
26 
Board of Chemical Engineering and PRC;
27 
(c) Pursuing a program for continuing professional development;
28 
(d) Endorsement of the practice of foreign nationals to be issued
29 
temporary/special permit;
30 
(e) Institutionalize and maintain a national chemical engineering registry;
31 
(f) Establish chemical engineering specialties in coordination with the Board of
32 
Chemical Engineering;
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(g) Organize regular dialogue between the Board of Chemical Engineering, 
industries, academe and other stakeholders;
(h) Monitoring compliance and endorsing to/or filing a complaint with the Board 
and/or Commission for this act, its IRR, Code of Ethics, Standards of 
Professional Practice, and other agencies for violation of other relevant 
laws; regulations and the like; and
(i) Some other functions, duties and responsibility as may be prescribed by 
the Board of Chemical Engineering.
ARTICLE IX
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
9 
SECTION 59. Vested Rights. Automatic Registration of Professional Chemical
10 
Engineers. All chemical engineers who are registered under Republic Act 9297 at
11 
the time of the effectivity of this Act shall automatically be considered Professional
12 
Chemical Engineers and shall hold the same registration number. The validity and
13 
period of existing professional license shall continue in force until its date of expiry.
14 
Furthermore, the qualifications of Chemical Engineering Technologist or Chemical
15 
Process Technician shall be granted upon application to persons who are currently
16 
working as Chemical Engineering Technologist or Chemical Process Technician as
17 
provided by the Implementing Rules and Regulations.
18 
SECTION 60. Securing Certificate of Process Compliance. There shall be a
19 
five (5) year grace period for industrial plants, facilities, and institutions to apply
20 
and secure Certificate of Process Compliance.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
21 
SECTION 61. Code of Ethics. The Board shall adopt a Code of Ethics which shall
22 
be promulgated by the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization.
23 
SECTION 62. Penal Clause for the Practice of Chemical Engineering. Any
24 
person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of
25 
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than
26 
One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than One million pesos
27 
(P1,000,000.00) or imprisonment for a period of not less than six (6) months nor
28 
more than five (5) years or both at the discretion of the court. This includes any
29 
person who:
30 
(a) Practices chemical engineering or render chemical engineering services, or
31 
passes himself/herself off or advertises himself/herself as a chemical
32 
engineer without a valid physical and digital certificate of registration and
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1 
professional identification card or when such has been suspended or
2 
revoked;
3 
(b) Attempts to use as his/her own, the certificate or seal of another person, or
4 
impersonates any professional chemical engineer;
5 
(c) Attempts to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration or an
6 
expired professional license;
7
8 
(d) Signs a document involving design, plan, technical specification, and the like
9 
on behalf of a professional chemical engineer; or
10 
(e) Furnishes the Board or Commission any false information or document in
11 
order to secure a Certificate of Registration or renewal of Professional
12 
Identification Card.
13 
SECTION 63. Penal Clause for Industrial Plants, Facilities, and Institutions.
14 
Any Industrial plant, facility and institution which shall violate any of the provisions
15 
of this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced
16 
to a fine of not less than One Million pesos (P1,000,000.00) nor more than Fifty
17 
Million pesos (P50,000,000.00) at the discretion of the court. The management or
18 
administration of such industrial plants, private and government facilities, and
19 
institutions, shall also be held liable for violations of this Act.
20 
The responsible officer of such industrial plant, facility and institution shall, upon
21 
conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than Three Flundred Thousand pesos
22 
(P300,000.00) nor more than Three Million pesos (P3,000,000.00) or imprisonment
23 
for a period of not less than six (6) months nor more than one (1) year or both at
24 
the discretion of the court.
25 
SECTION 64. Penal Clause for violating Code of Technical Standards. A
26 
person who committed any malfeasance, misfeasance and nonfeasance under the
27 
Code of Technical Standards shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not
28 
less than one hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than One million
29 
pesos (P1,000,000.00) or imprisonment for a period of not less than six (6) months
30 
nor more than one (1) year or both at the discretion of the court. If the perpetrator
31 
is a public official or employee, additionally, he/she shall be perpetually barred from
32 
holding public office.
33 
SECTION 65. Enforcement Assistance to the Board. The Board shall be
34 
assisted by the Commission in carrying out the provisions of this Act and its
35 
implementing rules and regulations and other policies. The lawyers of the
36 
Commission shall act as prosecutors against illegal practitioners and other violators
37 
of this Act and its rules. The duly constituted authorities of the government shall
38 
likewise assist the Board and the Commission in enforcing the provisions of this
39 
Act and its rules.
40 
SECTION 66. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Subject to the approval of
41 
the Commission, the Board shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations
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1 
including Code of Ethics for Chemical Engineers and Philippine Chemical
2 
Engineering Standards for the Practice of Chemical Engineering to carry out the
3 
provisions of this Act, which shall be effective after sixty (60) days following their
4 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a major newspaper of general circulation.
5 
SECTION 67. Separability Clause. If any section of this Act shall be declared
6 
unconstitutional or invalid, such shall not Invalidate any other section of this Act.
7 
SECTION 68. Repealing Clause. Republic Act No. 9297 is hereby repealed and all
8 
other laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, ordinances, and other issuances
9 
or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby superseded,
10 
repealed, or amended accordingly.
11 
SECTION 69. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
12 
publication in the Official Gazette or in any major newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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