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SENATE
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE 
REGULATION FOR THE LICENSING, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION AND 
PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERS, 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS IN THE 
PHILIPPINES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 1364, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Since its inception through RA 1364 on 18 June 1955 the practice of Sanitary 
Engineering profession had been fundamentally in sanitation, water supply, sanitary 
and storm sewerage systems, and general pollution control and industrial hygiene. In 
recent years, however, the professional responsibilities had greatly increased to 
include the following; (1) domestic and industrial wastewater treatment; (2) septage 
management system; (3) stream, river sanitation and water pollution control; (4) 
atmospheric pollution control, both indoor and outdoor environment; (5) solid waste 
management and sanitary landfill design; (6) radioactive, nuclear, toxic and hazardous 
material waste management; (7) sanitary utilities in buildings; and (8) emergency 
water and sanitation. Clearly, Public Health Engineering needs to be protected by 
updating Environmental Engineering.
Environmental protection is paramount in preservation and continuance of life. 
However, the decades of abuse of our ecosystem by unrestrained waste disposal, 
industrialization and modernization had resulted to destructive impact of climate 
change and its subsequent related disasters. The scope and complexities of pollution


had increased and the need for environmental preservation and protection has to be 
broadened to safeguard public wellbeing. This has prompted the Sanitary Engineers 
to re-assess the existing Sanitary Engineering Law in order to recommend and adopt 
measures to carry out more efficient pollution abatement techniques, increasing 
numbers of environmentalist and realigning other engineering professionals into 
environmental and sanitary engineering field. Hence, there is an urgent need to 
update the Sanitary Engineering Law to enable environmental and sanitary engineers 
and practitioners to be more effective in dealing with today's worsening 
environmental and public health problems.
CHED Memo Circular No. 35 series of 2009 had realized the need to revise the 
Sanitary Engineering Curriculum to prepare graduates in the following fields 
of practice: (1) Air Pollution and its Control; (2) Domestic and Industrial Wastes 
Collection, Treatment and Disposal; (3) Sanitary Science as Applied to Buildings; 
(4) Public Health Engineering; (5) Sewerage (Storm and Sanitary) Systems; (6) Soil 
Pollution and its Control; (7) Solid Waste Management; (8) Water Pollution and 
its Control; (9) Water Supply and Waterworks Systems; and (10) Environmental 
Engineering Works.
Furthermore, in the said CMO 35 series of 2009, the different fields of 
specialization in Sanitary Engineering were enumerated, to wit; (1) Environmental 
Engineering; (2) Environmental Management; (3) Public Health Engineering; (5) 
Sanitary Science as Applied to Buildings; (6) Solid Waste Management; (7) 
Wastewater Engineering; and (8) Water Supply Engineering.
Even when CMO 98 series of 2017 was issued in furtherance, more or less, 
to the Outcomes Based Education, the curriculum contents are practically similar to 
those contained in CMO 35 series of 2009, specifically on the professional courses.
Sanitary Engineering was also considered by CHED as one of the 
priority courses from 2014 (CHED Memo Order No. 1, s. 2014).
In the United States of America the practice of Sanitary Engineering was also 
established in 1956 but has evolved into Environmental Engineering in the 1960's and


that one of the member professions of the American Board of Engineering 
and Technology is the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
In the global arena. Environmental Engineering is well represented by the 
Sanitary Engineers in ASEAN, APEC and ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineering 
(ACPE) registries for decades. The Washington accord, likewise, recognizes the 
representation of sanitary engineers in environmental engineering. The evolution of 
BS environmental and sanitary engineering will re-establish and continue to affirm the 
global dignity and will not vitiate the Philippine representation in these registries.
With the rise in demand for engineers that can review, evaluate and 
approve plans relevant to environmental and sanitary engineering works in local 
government units (LGUs), national government agencies and instrumentalities, 
including government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) as well as in 
industries, private establishments, firms, corporations and institutions, it has become 
crucial to address the increase in the professional population of environmental and 
sanitary engineers by integrating engineers who practice under environmental and 
sanitary engineering and align for career progression in the field of practice to provide 
more effective and efficient public service.
It is in this context that the practitioners of environmental and 
sanitary engineering professional engineers, technologists, and technicians must have 
a career progression in environmental and sanitary engineering field to gear the 
professionals towards specialization.
It is hereby proposed in this measure for local and international development 
to follow globalization trends in specialization in order to serve the Filipinos and be 
globally competitive. In view of these, it is imperative for the enactment of a new 
Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Law to come up with a more definitive and 
responsive law that maintains global acceptable and locally responsive to the needs 
of the people.


Hence, the approval of this measure is earnestly sought.
JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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SENATE
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INTRODUCED BY SENATOR JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE 
REGULATION FOR THE LICENSING, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION AND 
PRACTICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERS, 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS IN THE 
PHILIPPINES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT 1364, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 
Philippines, in Congress assembled:
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TITLE AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
SECTION 1. Short Title. -This Act shall be known as the Environmental and 
Sanitary Engineering Act.
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Sec. 2. Statement of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of
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environmental and sanitary engineers, environmental and sanitary engineering
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technologists, and environmental and sanitary engineering technicians in nation
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building and development. Thus, the state shall develop and nurture competent,
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virtuous, productive and well-rounded environmental and sanitary engineers,
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environmental and sanitary engineering technologists, and environmental and sanitary
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engineering technicians whose standards of professional practice and service shall be


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excellent, world-class and globally competitive through regulatory measures,
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programs and activities.
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Sec. 3. Objectives. -This Act shall govern, but not be limited to, the following:
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a) The examination, registration, licensure and certification of environmental and
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sanitary engineers, environmental and sanitary engineering technologists and
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environmental and sanitary engineering technicians;
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b) The regulation, supervision, and control of the practice of environmental and
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sanitary engineers, environmental and sanitary engineering technologists, and
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environmental and sanitary engineering technicians;
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c) The development, upgrading, and updating of the curriculum of environmental
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and sanitary engineers, environmental and sanitary engineering technologists,
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and environmental and sanitary engineering technicians' professions in
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conformity with the approval of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED);
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d) The development and improvement of the professional competence and career
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progression in 
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environmental and sanitary engineering technologists, and environmental and
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sanitary engineering technicians through, among others, continuing
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professional development (CPD);
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e) The integration of the existing environmental and sanitary engineers, sanitary
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inspectors and pollution control officers professions; and
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f) The creation of relevant positions for environmental and sanitary engineers,
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environmental and sanitary engineering technologists and environmental and
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sanitary engineering technicians and such other positions which require the
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knowledge and services of 
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practitioners in 
all levels of local government units, relevant national
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government agencies and instrumentalities, including government owned and
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controlled corporations (GOCCs) as well as in industries, private establishments,
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firms, corporations and institutions.
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a. /I/W-Accredited Integrated Professional Organization.
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b. Allied Baccalaureate Degree - a Bachelor's Degree relative to directly support
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the practice of an Environmental and Sanitary Engineer in the field of
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specializations under this Act.
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c. Allied Engineering - Civil Engineering and/or Chemical Engineering.
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d. Board- Professional Regulatory Board of Sanitary Engineering.
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e. BSEnSE- Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering.
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f. BSSE- Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering.
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g. Chairperson - Chairperson of the Professional Regulatory 
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Environmental and Sanitary Engineering.
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h. CHED- Commission on Higher Education.
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i. Commission — Professional Regulation Commission.
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j. Commissioner- Chairperson of the Professional Regulation Commission.
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k. C/Y?-Continuing Professional Development.
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/. DOH- Department of Health.
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m. Environmental and Sanitary Engineer- a person duly registered with the Board
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for Environmental and Sanitary Engineering in the manner provided in this Act.
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n. Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technologist - a person duly
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registered with the Board for Environmental and Sanitary Engineering in the
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manner provided in this Act.
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o. Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technician - a person duly registered
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with the Board for Environmental and Sanitary Engineering in the manner
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provided in this Act.
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p. Environmental Engineering-encompasses the application and management of
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science and engineering principles to protect the environment and avoid its
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degradation, which includes the air, water, and land resources; to provide safe
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water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms and, if
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needed, to rehabilitate polluted sites; solid waste management, environmental
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impact assessment, environmental risk assessment and management,
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atmospheric pollution abatement; noise pollution abatement; conservation and
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protection of water resources; classification of water; and management of toxic
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environmental engineering is the protection of human populations from the
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effects of adverse environmental factors and the protection of environments,
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both local and global, from potentially deleterious effects of natural and human
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activities such as Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Mitigation, Disaster Risk
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Management and Disaster Risk Reduction as related to Environmental 
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Sanitary Engineering;
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q. Environmental Engineering Management - refers to an entire spectrum of
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activities including, but not limited, to environmental impact assessment (EIA),
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water quality management, ambient air quality management, climate change
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adaptation and mitigation, disaster risk reduction and management, and other
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programs and strategies to maintain safe and healthy environment and protect
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public health;
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r. Environmental Health - a branch of public health that encompasses the
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assessment and control of environmental factors that can potentially affect
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human health.
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5. HEI- higher education institutions.
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t OBO- Office of the Building Official.
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u. Pollution Control Officer - inspects and investigates sources of pollution to
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protect the public and environment and ensure conformance with regulations
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and ordinances
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V. Public Health Engineering - covers the control of all factors in man's physical
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environmental that adversely affect human life, health and safety. It focuses
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on the identification and prevention of transmission of diseases through the
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control of physical aspects of the environment including food, water, air, refuse,
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soil, insects, rodents, vermin and all other vectors and also the control of
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domestic and personal hygiene practices. Specific activities includes sanitation
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of establishments, institutions and public places; vector control; industrial
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hygiene; occupational health and safety engineering; health care engineering;
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life safety engineering; nuisance abatement; healthful lighting and ventilation;
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emergency water supply and sanitation; environmental 
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water and inclusive of those in buildings/structures; food sanitation; and other 
engineering services related to the protection of public health and welfare; It 
also includes the application of scientific and engineering concepts and 
principles to the examine indoor and outdoor environmental quality and 
condition to identify, monitor, evaluate and eliminate or control of hazards that 
expose people, environment or property to danger;
w. RA 1364- the Sanitary Engineering Law;
X. Sanitary Engineer - a person duly registered with the Board for Sanitary 
Engineering as provided in R.A. 1364.
y. Sanitary Inspector - the present title of a Sanitarian, a person currently 
employed with the local government units whose work is to inspect public 
places and establishments to ensure that they are complying with sanitation 
standards.
z. Sanitary Utilities in Buiidings - refers to the water supply and distribution 
system, sanitary drainage system, wastewater recycling and reuse, storm 
drainage system and wastewater treatment facility as well as fire protection in 
buildings where hydraulic and engineering principles are applied.
aa. Specialist - shall mean a registered Environmental and Sanitary Engineer who 
is certified by the accredited integrated professional organization of PRC on 
Environmental and Sanitary Engineering to have demonstrated his advanced 
knowledge, skills and experience, in a recognized specialization 
of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, and who is the recipient of 
a certificate of specialization set forth in this Act.
bb. Wastewater Engineering - where basic principles of science and engineering 
are applied to the problems of water pollution control. It covers wastewater 
characterization, analysis and determination of water waste flow rates and 
constituent loadings, as well as primary, secondary and tertiary or advanced 
treatment processes, and design, wastewater treatment plant 
residuals management, and other issues related to wastewater treatment plant 
performance and wastewater disposal. It covers sewage collection, 
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septage management systems; sanitation safety planning; wastewater reuse
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and recycling systems.
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cc. Water Supply Engineering - concerned with the scientific principles
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and analysis pertaining to quality of water supply systems for
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municipal waterworks as well as water re-use applications; water quality criteria
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and standards and their relation to public health, environmental and urban
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water cycle; water quality concepts and their effect on treatment process
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selection; operation and maintenance of water supply systems; evaluation of
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project alternatives on basis of chosen selection criteria for drinking water. It
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includes engineering design of water supply systems; water treatment and
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purification; water safety planning inclusive of water quality management,
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more particularly on the physical, biological, microbiological, and radiological
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quality of water to maintain its most beneficial use; water harvesting and
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recycling systems.
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Sec. 5. Scope of Practice. -The following shall be the respective practice of:
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5.1 Environmental and Sanitary Engineer a person shall be deemed to
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practice Environmental and Sanitary Engineer within the meaning and intent of this
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Act is one who renders, or offers to render professional services in the form of, but
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not limited to the following:
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a. Consultation and academic services, valuation, investigation, studies,
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researches, surveys, reports and management services requiring environmental
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and sanitary engineering knowledge;
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b. Engineering design; supervision; direction; teaching; preparation of plans,
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specifications and project studies; estimates; be in-charge construction;
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execution of plans; monitoring, operation and maintenance of environmental
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and sanitary engineering systems, processes, works, projects or plants,
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including but not limited to its; tanks, reactors, materials handling equipments,
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piping, sensors, controls, monitors and all components necessary to complete
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ratings in totality or individually of its components in the different of fields of 
specialization as provided for in this Act;
c. Develop, implement and manage programs;
d. Waste minimization and resource recovery (recycling and reuse), cleaner 
production, pollution abatement and mitigation, polluted sites remediation and 
other relevant environmental strategies;
e. Conduct research on environmental and sanitary problems, including current 
and emerging contaminants, pollutants and public health issues, and create, 
design and innovate solutions; and
f. Prepare and certify technical, environmental and sanitary reports for 
compliance to environmental and sanitation laws and regulation.
g. Research and laboratory works pertaining to environmental and sanitary 
engineering;
h. Specialized services as provided by this Act.
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5.2 Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technologist under the
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supervision of an environmental and sanitary engineer, shall:
a. Conduct office, laboratory and field works pertaining to environmental and 
sanitary engineering projects and undertakings;
b. Recommend the issuance of environmental and sanitary engineering permits 
as well as other related permits, clearances, or licenses, including discharge 
permits, permit to operate air pollution source and control installations, and 
sanitary permits; and
c. Assist environmental and sanitary engineers in the practice of the profession.
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engineering technologist or both shall conduct inspection, data gathering and
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sampling as regards to the different fields of specialization as contained in Section 6
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Sec. 6. Specializations in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering. - The
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following specializations are recognized by this Act:
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a. Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Education
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b. Environmental Engineering Management
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i. Ecology and Environmental Management
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ii. Environmental Impact Assessment
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Hi. Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
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iv. Atmospheric Pollution Abatement, Noise Pollution Abatement,
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Land and Air Pollution Abatement
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V. Lake, River and Seawater Pollution Abatement
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Vi. Classification of Water
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vii. Conservation and Protection of Water Resources;
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viii. Protection of Watersheds
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ix. Radiological Pollution Management;
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X. Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater
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xi. Spills Clean Up and Remediation
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xii. Climate Change Adaptation
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xiii. Disaster Risk Reduction and Management
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c. Public Health Engineering
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i. Occupational Health and Safety Engineering
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ii. Health Care Engineering
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iii. Life Safety Engineering
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iv. Healthful Lighting and Ventilation
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V. Vector Control
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vi. Emergency Water Supply and Sanitation
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vii. Disposal of Dead Persons
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viii. Swimming Pool Systems
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i. Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal
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ii. Solid Waste Management
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iii. Toxic and Hazardous Waste Management
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iv. Nuclear Waste Management
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f. Wastewater Engineering
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V. Sludge and Septage Management
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i. Water Supply System
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iii. Water Treatment and Purification
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iv. Water Safety Planning
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ARTICLE 2
BOARD OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SANITARY ENGINEERING
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Sec. 7. Creation and Composition of the Board. -There is hereby created a
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Board of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, which shall consist of;
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a. The Board of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering shall consist of a 
Chairperson and four (4) Members. Two (2) Board Members shall be 
responsible for the environmental and sanitary engineering licensure 
examinations; Two (2) Board Members shall be responsible for the 
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and for the environmental and sanitary engineering technician licensure 
examinations; and
b. The aforementioned Board Members for purposes of this Law shall be 
hereinafter referred to as the "Board". They shall be appointed by the President 
of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the Chairperson of the 
Professional Regulation Commission, from a list of eight (8) nominees for the 
Board of the Environmental and Sanitary Engineering. All nominees shall be 
endorsed by the duly accredited integrated professional organization of the 
Environmental and Sanitary Engineers.
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Sec. 8. Qualifications of the Members of the Board. - A member of the Board
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at the time of the appointment, shall possess the following qualifications;
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a. Must be a Filipino citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least five (5)
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b. At least thirty-five (35) years of age, of good moral character, and of proven
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c. Holder of a degree of Bachelor of Sciences in Environmental and Sanitary
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Engineering (BSEnSE) or Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering (BSSE)
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from a university, school, college, academy or institute in the Philippines that
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Engineer;
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interest in any university, college, school or institution conferring bachelor's
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degree in environmental and sanitary and engineering for at least three (3)
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center or with any group or association which offers or conducts review classes
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Sec. 9. Term of Office. - A member of the board hall hold office for a term 
of three (3) years from the date of appointment, or until their successor shall have 
been appointed or qualified. They may, however, be reappointed for the second term 
as recommended by their respective accredited professional organization. 
Each member shall qualify by taking oath of office before entering the performance of 
his duties. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the President of the Philippines, 
from the list of candidates endorsed by the Chairperson, who were chosen 
and recommended from the list of nominees submitted by the accredited 
professional organization for the unexpired term and shall continue to hold office for 
a term of three (3) years until successor shall have been appointed or qualified. At 
the expiration of the term of the Board Chairperson, the most senior of the 
Board member shall temporarily assume and perform the duties and functions of 
the Chairperson, until a permanent Chairperson is appointed by the President of 
the Philippines.
Sec. 10. Compensation and Aiiowances of the Board Members. -The members 
of the Board shall receive a monthiy compensation in accordance with the salaries and 
wages stipulated under the PRC Law, provided, that the Chairperson of the Regulatory 
Board shall receive a monthly compensation of ten percent (10%) more. Provided, 
further, that such compensations shali be increased or modified pursuant to the 
General Appropriations Act of the year. Provided, furthermore, that they shall receive 
other benefits that may be provided by the Law.
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Support Services. - The Board shail be under the administrative supervision of the
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Sec. 12. Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of the Board. -The Board shall
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a. To promulgate the implementing rules and regulations necessary in carrying
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sanitary engineering, environmental and sanitary engineering technologist, and
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environmental and sanitary engineering technician in accordance with the
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successful registrants;
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e. To issue special temporary permit to qualified foreign environmental and
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sanitary engineering practitioners, who may be authorized by existing laws to
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practice environmental and sanitary engineering in the Philippines for a specific
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project and duration of time only;
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sanitary engineering profession and, whenever necessary, adopt such
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measures deemed proper for the enhancement of the profession and the
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maintenance of high professional technical and ethical standards;
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Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), Code of Ethics, administrative
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policies, orders and issuances promulgated by the Board. For this purpose, the
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Board shall issue subpoena ad testificandum and/or subpoena ducestecum to
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secure the attendance of the respondents or witnesses and the production of
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i. To conduct, through the Legal Officers of the Commission, summary 
proceeding on minor violations of this Act, its IRR, including the general 
instructions to examinees, and render the summary judgement thereon, which, 
unless appealed to the Commission, shall become final and executor after 
fifteen (15) days from the receipt of the decision;
j. To suspend, revoke, reissue, or reinstate the certificate of registration and 
professional identification card or special temporary permit for causes provide 
by this laws;
k. To prepare, adopt, and issue the syllabi or Tables of Specifications (TOS) of the 
subjects for examination, in consultation with CHED or HEIs; determine and 
the prepare the questions for the licensure examinations which shall strictly be 
within the scope of the syllabus or table of specifications of the subjects for 
examination; score and rate the examination papers and submit the results in 
all the subjects duly signed by the members of the Board to the Commission 
within thirty (30) days from the last day of examination, unless extended for 
justifiable cause, and subject to the approval of the Commission;
l. To prescribe and adopt a Code of Ethics for Environmental and Sanitary 
Engineers, Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technologists and 
Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technicians in consultation with the 
AIPO;
m. To prescribe guidelines in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 
program and to create the CPD Council with the objective of providing and 
ensuring the continuous development of all environmental and sanitary 
engineering practitioners;
n. To adopt an official seal of the Board; and
0. To perform other functions and duties as may be necessary to implement this 
Act. The policies, resolutions, rules and regulations issued or promulgated by 
the Board shall be subject to review and approval of the Commission. However, 
the Board's decisions, resolutions and orders rendered in administrative cases 
shall be subject to review only if on appeal.
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during the year embodying also such recommendations as it may deem proper to
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Sec. 15. Examination Requirement - All applicants for registration for
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the practice of environmental and sanitary engineering, environmental and sanitary
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professions in the Philippines shall be given at the City of Manila, or any other regional
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to payment of fees prescribed by the Commission; Provided, that ninety percent (90%) 
of the fees is to be treated as a special fund for the programs, projects and activities 
of the Commission, and the remaining ten percent (10%) shall be set aside as trust 
fund for the establishment and maintenance of the center for Continuing Professional 
Development and research.
Sec. 18. Qualifications of Applicants for the Environmental and Sanitary 
Engineers Licensure Examinations. - An applicant for the licensure examination for 
environmental and sanitary engineer shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board, 
on or before the date of examination, that they possess the following qualifications:
a. A natural born citizen of the Philippines;
b. At least twenty-one years of age;
c. Of good reputation and good moral values;
d. Has not been convicted by the court of any offense involving moral 
turpitude; and
e. A holder of a degree in Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sanitary 
and Engineering (BSENSE) or Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering 
(BSSE) for a university, college, academy or institute, duly constituted 
recognized and accredited by the CHED.
Sec. 19. Qualification of Applicants for the Environmental and 
Sanitary Engineering Technologists Licensure Examination. - An applicant for the 
licensure examination for environmental sanitary engineering technologists shall 
establish to the satisfaction of the Board that the following qualifications are met:
a. A natural born citizen of the Philippines;
b. Of good reputation and good moral values;
c. Has not been convicted by the court of any offense involving moral 
turpitude; and
d. A holder of a degree in Bachelor of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering 
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A natural born citizen of the Philippines;
Of good reputation with good moral values;
Has not been convicted by the court of an offense involving moral 
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iv. A holder of a degree of:
1. Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sanitary 
Engineering (BSENSE), Bachelor of Science in Sanitary 
Engineering (BSSE) or Bachelor of Science in an Allied 
Engineering from a university, college, academy or 
institute, duly constituted, recognized and accredited by 
the Philippine Government with at least ten (10) years of 
experience in the fields of specialization under this Act.
2. Bachelor of Science in an Allied Engineering with Valid PRC 
license and has completed major subjects in Public Health 
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years of experience in the fields of specialization under this 
Act, subject to the satisfaction of the Board and the AIPO.
3. Master's in Environmental Engineering and has completed 
major subjects in Public Health and Environmental 
Engineering, following CHED program, from a university, 
college, academy or institute, duly constituted, recognized 
and accredited by the Philippine Government or from the 
AIPO; and with at least eight (8) years of experience in the 
fields of specialization under this Act.
B. Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technologies - subject to the 
satisfaction of the Board and the AIPO, the following shall be registered 
as Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technologists:
i. Sanitary Inspectors who are currently employed in the 
government service for at least three (3) years. In addition, they 
must have completed any Baccalaureate Degree.
ii. Pollution Controi Officers who have been actually practicing and 
designated as Pollution Control Officers for at least ten (10) years. 
In addition, they shall also have completed any Allied 
Baccalaureate Degree.
iii. Those who have been actually practicing under the different fields 
of specialization under this Act for at least ten (10) years. In 
addition, they shall also have completed any Allied Baccalaureate 
Degree.
C. Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technicians, subject to the 
satisfaction of the Board and the AIPO, the following shall be registered 
as Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Technicians:
i. Sanitary Inspectors who have regular employment as such and 
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ii. Pollution Control Officers who have been in the practice for less 
than ten (10) years and are accredited by the Department of 
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the licensure examinations for Environmental and Sanitary Engineers, Environmental 
and Sanitary Engineering Technologists and Environmental and Sanitary Engineering 
Technicians, a candidate must obtain a weighted general average of at least seventy 
percent (70%), with no grade lower than fifty percent (50%) in any given subject. 
However, an examinee who obtains a weighted general average rating of seventy 
percent (70%) or higher, but obtains a rating below fifty percent (50%) in any given 
subject, must retake only the examination in the subject or subjects where the grade 
obtained is below fifty percent (50%).
Sec. 25. Oath of Environmentai and Sanitary Engineering Practitioner. - All 
successful examinees must register and shall take the prescribed professional oath 
before any member of the Board or any other authorized official of the Commission 
prior to entering the practice of the profession.
Sec. 26. Issuance of the Certificates of Registration and 
ProfessionaiIdentification Card. - The Board and the Commission shall issue a 
certificate of registration to a registrant who has met all the requirements for 
registration under this Act. The certificate of registration shall bear the full name of 
the registrant, the signatures of the Chairperson of the Commission and all Members 
of the Board, and the official seals of the Board and the Commission. The certificate 
of registration shall be the evidence that the person named therein is entitled to 
practice the environmental and sanitary engineering, environmental and sanitary 
engineering technology or environmental and sanitary engineering technician 
profession, as the case may be, with all the privileges appurtenant thereto.
A professional identification card indicating the registration number, and dates 
of its issuance and expiry, duly signed by the Commission Chairperson, shall likewise 
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licensure examination, or be given a certificate of registration and professional 
identification card, or be entitled to any of the rights and privileges under this Act, 
unless the requirement for the registration or licensing in said foreign country of state 
are substantially the same as those required and contemplated by the laws of the 
Philippines, and that the laws of such foreign country of state specifically permits 
Filipino environmental and sanitary engineering practitioners to practice within its 
territorial limits on the same basis as the subjects or citizens of such foreign country or 
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for a specific project, or both; Provided, that such foreign environmental 
and sanitary engineering practitioners are legally qualified to practice 
environmental and sanitary engineering or its equivalent in their country 
or State.
b. Foreign consultants specializing in the field of environmental and 
sanitary engineering, who, in the judgment of the Board, may benefit 
the local practitioners through the transfer of technology: Provided, That 
such registrants shali satisfy the following conditions:
i. That, at the time of engagement, no Filipino environmental and 
sanitary engineering practitioner in the country is competent, 
available and willing to perform that services for which the 
foreigner has been hired; and
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b. Conviction by final judgment in any administrative case involving immorality or 
notoriously undesirable conduct;
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jurisdiction; or
ii. Proven to be afflicted with addiction to substance/s impairing the 
ability to practice the profession through a finding to this effect 
by a medical or drug testing facility accredited by the 
government.
In case of refusal to register, the Board shall issue to the applicant a written 
statement setting forth the reasons for such refusal and shall file a copy thereof in its 
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the power, after due notice and hearing, to suspend a registrant for a period of six (6)
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one has a valid reason to resume the practice of the profession. For the grant of one's 
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seal of such design as the Board shall authorize and direct: Provided, however, 
that the certificate of registration number issued by the Board shall be included in 
the design of the seal. Plans, specifications, reports and documentations prepared by, 
and under the direct supervision of an environmental and sanitary engineer shall 
be stamped with such seal during the validity of the latter's certificate of registration. 
It shall be unlawful to affix the seal on any document after the environmental 
and sanitary engineer's certificate of registration has been revoked, unless such 
certificate of registration shall have been renewed or re-issued.
Sec. 34. Display of Certificate of Registration in the Place of Practice. - The 
proprietor or manager of a firm, partnership or association which employs an 
environmental and sanitary engineer shall post or cause to be posted in a conspicuous 
place within the place of business of the firm, partnership or association, the certificate 
of registration of the environmental and sanitary engineer, provided that his terms of 
engagement is for the practice of said profession.
Sec. 35. Roster of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Practitioners. - The 
Commission shall keep a roster of all duly licensed and registered environmental and 
sanitary engineers, environmental and sanitary engineering technologists, and 
environmental and sanitary engineering technicians, with their names; registration 
numbers and places of business. The Commission shall regularly update such roster 
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Sanitary Engineering Practitioners. - The Board shall adopt and promulgate the Code 
of Ethics and Standards of Practice for environmental and sanitary engineers, 
environmental and sanitary engineering technologists, and environmental and sanitary 
engineering technicians, prescribed and issued by the AIPO of environmental and 
sanitary engineers.
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sanitary engineering is a professional service based on individual and personal 
qualifications. A firm, association or partnership may practice this profession. Provided, 
that the principals of the firm, association or partnership are environmental and 
sanitary engineers registered with the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this 
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Sec.39. Integration of the Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Profession. 
- The Philippine Society of Sanitary Engineers, a duly Accredited Professional 
Organization for Sanitary Engineers by the PRC, together with the Sanitary Inspectors 
Association of the Philippines shall be integrated into one (1) national organization 
which shall be recognized by the Board as the one and only Accredited Integrated 
Professional Organization (AIPO) of the environmental and sanitary engineering 
practitioners. Every environmental and sanitary engineering practitioner shall, upon 
registration with the Board, ipso facto become a member of the AIPO and shall receive 
all the benefits and privileges appurtenant to their membership in the AIPO, upon 
payment of the required membership fees and dues.
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engineer in their respective Provincial, City and Municipai Health Offices, Engineering 
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No person shail be appointed to the position of environmental and sanitary 
engineer or those vested with environmental and sanitary engineering functions 
unless the person is a citizen of the Philippines, a resident of the local government 
unit concerned, of good moral character, and a registered environmental and sanitary 
engineer with the PRC. The appointee must satisfy the qualification 
requirements issued by the Civil Service Commission and wili have the minimum 
functions as foliows:
a) Initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and 
programs, techniques, procedures and practices in environmental and sanitary 
engineering works in general of the local government unit concerned;
b) Advise the local chief executive, governor or mayor, as the case may be, on 
environmental and sanitary engineering matters and concerns;
c) Administer, coordinate, supervise, and control the implementation of projects 
relevant to environmental and sanitary engineering;
d) Provide engineering services to the local government unit concerned, including 
investigation and survey, engineering designs, feasibility studies and project 
management;
e) In the case of provincial environmental and sanitary engineers, exercise 
technical supervision over all environmental and sanitary engineering offices of 
component cities and municipalities; and
f) Exercise such other powers and perform such other duties and functions as 
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securing a certificate of registration, professional identification card or special 
temporary permit, or impersonating any environmental and sanitary 
engineering practitioner;
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professional identification card or special temporary permit;
e. Using or advertising any title or description tending to convey the impression 
that a person is a environmental and sanitary engineering practitioner even 
without a valid certificate of registration, professional identification card or 
special temporary permit; or
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In case the offender is a corporation, partnership or judicial person, the penalty 
of imprisonment shall be imposed on the environmental and sanitary engineer jointly 
and solidarily with the responsible professionals, as well as the officer or 
officers responsible for permitting or causing the violation.
Sec.44. Enforcement of the Act by Officers of the Law. - The Board and the 
Commission shall implement and enforce the provisions of this Act, its IRR, and 
whenever warranted, investigate complaints for violations of this Act, its IRR and the 
Code of Ethics and Standards for Environmental and Sanitary Engineers, 
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or political subdivisions, shall assist in the enforcement of the provisions of this Act. 
The Department of Justice shall act as legal adviser of the Board and render such legal 
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against the current year's appropriations of the Commissions. Thereafter, such sums 
as may be necessary for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in 
the succeeding GAA.
Sec.46. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act of the application 
thereof is declared unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the same shall not affect 
the validity of the other provisions.
Sec.47. Repealing Clause. - RA 1364 is deemed repealed and replaced by 
this Act. All other professionals governed by their respective professional regulatory 
laws (PRLs) shall be allowed to continue their practice as provided for in the respective 
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