Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
ri`OusEB[LLNO.8659
RECEIVED
Introduced by CONGW. ATTY. MARGARITA IGNACIA 8. NOGRALES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Public  Welfare  and  Proper  Plumbing  System  are  the  concern  of  all.  These  are
underscored in the plumbing works of buildings. It is necessary that plumbing design
and installation be undertaken by people with adequate and technical background in
accordance with sound engineering practice and generally accepted standards.
Some sixty-eight (68) years ago, in June 18, 1955, Congress enacted R. A. 1378,
otherwise known as the Plumbing Law, which regulates the trade of Master Plumbers.
High School graduates with five (5) years plumbing installation experience used to
dominate  the  trade.  With  the  advent  of  high-rise  buildings,  their  numbers  are
dwindling but sustaining.  Master Plumbers with engineering expertise is  coming
about.  Since  then,  the  law  has  become  outmoded  with  provisions  that  do  not
harmonize with the times. To date, the practice of plumbing is still considered as a
trade,  although,  the  act of plumbing  works  has become  more  complex  with  the
emergence and expansion of all types of buildings design and construction, coupled
by the trend of urbanization, the proliferation of urban centers, and the subsequent
complexity of architectural and engineering works, these all the more spell out the
demand for plumbing engineer.
The burgeoning plumbing industry dramatizes the need for the participation
of Plumbing Engineers with good academic background in engineering, to cope up
with the new technology required. The time has come,  to upgrade the plumbing


profession. R. A. 1378 must give way to a new law for Plumbing Engineers. Plumbing
Engineering must be accorded professional acceptance and recognition.
Section 1 (8), Item (15) of R. A. 6511, An Act Amending Republic Act 465, An
Act to Standardize the Examination and Registration Fees charged by the National
Examining Boards,  and other purposes,  provide and  lists down the Profession of
Plumbing Engineers as a preparation for regulation of the profession. For this reason,
registered engineers who are holders of Master Plumbers Certificate, have responded
to  the  call  of  the  times  and  bonded  themselves  together  under  one  roof,  The
Philippines Society of Master Plumbers and Plumbing Engineers (PSMPE), Inc. Their
move was backed up by colleges and universities who recognized the importance of
plumbingengineeringbyofferingitasadistinctcourse.Congresshastocomeupwith
the law to elevate the plumbing trade to one of professional engineering and in the
interest of public welfare.
Approval of this bill is urgently requested.
CONGW. ATTY. MARGftyhaA 8. NOGRALES


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session
HOUSEB|LLNo.8659
Introduced by CONGW. ATTY.  MARGARITA IGNACIA 8. NOGRALES
"AN ACT REGULATING THH PRACTICE 0F PLUMBING ENGINEERING IN THE
PHILIPPINES,  AMENDING  FOR  TIIE  PURPOSE  REPUBLIC  ACT  NO.   1378,
OTHERWISE  KNOWN  AS  `THE  PLUMBING  LAW'  APPROPRIATING  FUNDS
THEREFORE AND PROVIDING PHNALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF."
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Rapresentatives Of the Phili:ppines in Congress
assembled
ARTICLE I
TITLE, OBJECTIVE, AND DEFINITION 0F TERMS
SECTION 1. Short Tz.#c. -This Act shall be known as the ``Plumbing Engineering
Act,,.
SECTION 2. DccJflr¢fz.o# o/ PoJ!.ey. -The State recognizes the importance of plumbing
engineering in nation-building and development. Pursuant thereto, it shall encourage
the  establishment  of  a  pool  of  dynamic,  responsive  and  innovative  plumbing
professionals who are committed to the pursuit of excellence and the ethical practice
of the plumbing profession,  and the use of modem technologies to achieve social
upliftment and the improvement of the quality of life. Thus, the State shall develop
and nurture competent and globally competitive plumbing professionals who shall
conform to the highest standards of excellence.
SECTION 3. Dc¢.#z.£z.o7z a/Tcr"s. -As used in this Act:


18                  (a) Mflsfcr pz#fflber refers to a person who is a holder of a valid certificate of
19      Registration or professional license and  professional identification  card  as  master
20      plumber;
21                  (b) Pr¢cfjcc a/ pJ#7#bj#g engineering refers to the professional and organized
22      act of applying scientific principle and  technique for the design,  installation,  and
23      operation of plumbing systems involving hot and cold water supply, installation of
24      fixtures, sanitary drainage, vent system, storm drainage, gas piping, swimming pools,
25      water feature,  fire protection system,  irrigation system,  private water system and
26      private  sewerage  disposal  system  within  or  adjacent  to  any buildings  and  other
27      structures. It shall embrace services to the following activities:
28
29                               (1)   Consultations,   designing,   preparation   of   plans,   specifications,
30      estimates, erection, installation, and supervision of plumbing works, including the
31      inspection and acceptance of materials used therein;
32                               (2)  Extension,  addition,  alteration,  and  modification of all piping  for
33      fixtures, equipment,  appliances, and appurtenances in connection with any of the
34      abovescope;and
35                              (3) Engagement in the teaching or transfer of knowledge and technology
36      of  plumbing  engineering  in  any  institution  of  learning,  particularly  on  subjects
37      included in the licensure examinations; and
38
39                  (c) Phafflbj#g e#gj#cer refers to a person who is a holder of a valid certificate of
40      Registration or professional license and professional identification card issued by the
41      Professional  Regulatory  Board   of  Plumbing   Engineering  and   the  Professional
42      Regulation  Commission  (PRC)  and  who  is  legally  qualified  to  practice  plumbing
43      engineering in the philippines pursuant to this Act.
44
45                                                                          ARTICLE II
46            PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PLUMBING ENGINEERING
47
48      SECTIONI 4. Creation and composition of the prof essional Regulatory Board of plumbing
49      £#gz.7tccrz.77g. -There is hereby created a professional Regulatory Board of plumbing
50      Engineering, hereinafter called the Board, which shall be under the administrative
51      control and supervision of the PRC. The Board shall be composed of a chairperson
52      and  two  (2)  members  to  be  appointed  by  the  President  of  the  Republic  of  the
53      Philippines from among those recommended by the pRc from the three (3) nominees
54      of the duly accredited professional organization (APO) of plumbing engineers.
55
56       SECTION 5. Qw¢Zt/i.c¢ffo7zs a/ffec Mc77tbcrs a/ffrc Bo¢rd. -At the time of their respective
57      appointments, the members of the Board, including the chairperson, must:
58
59                  (a) Be a natural-born Filipino citizen and resident of the philippines for at least
60      five (5) consecutive years;


61                   a) Be at least thirty~five (35) years of age;
62                  (c) Be of proven integrity and high moral values;
63                  (d) Not have been convicted on final judgment by any court for any offense
64      involving moral turpitude;
65                  (e) Be a plumbing Engineer holding a valid certificate of Registration and a
66      valid professional license as plumbing Engineer having a degree of Bachelor of science
67      in Engineering, and an active practitioner in plumbing Engineering for not less than
68      ten (10) years prior to appointment;
69                  (f) Not be a member of the faculty of any school, academy, institute, college, or
70      university where a regular course in plumbing Engineering is being taught, nor have
71      pecuniary  interest  in  or  administrative  supervision  over  any  such  institution  of
72      learning;and
73                  (g) Not be connected with a review center or with any group or any association
74      where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are
75      offered  or  conducted,  for a period  of at least three  (3)  consecutive  years  prior to
76      appointment.
77
78      SECTloNI 6. Term of of f ice of the Members of the Board. -The chairperson and members
79      of the Board shall hold office for a term of three (3) years from the date of appointment.
80      0f the members of the Board first appointed under this Act, one (1) member shall be
81      appointed and hold office for three (3) years, one (1) member for two (2) years, and
82      one (1) memberforone (1) year.
83
84                 The chairperson or members of the Board may be reappointed for another term
85      but shall in no  case  serve continuously for more than six  (6) years.  Any vacancy
86      occurring in the membership of the Board within the term of a member shall be filled
87      for the unexpired portion of the term only. Each member of the Board shall take an
88      oath of office prior to the official performance of duties.
89
90      SECTIO"   7.   Compensation   and  Allowances   Of  the   Members   Of  the   Board.   -  The
91      Chairperson and members of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances
92      comparable   with   the   compensation   and   allowances   being   received   by   the
93      Chairpersons and members of existing regulatory boards in the pRc and as may be
94      provided for in the General Appropriations Act.
95
96      SECTION 8. Pozocrs a"d Dz/fz.cs a/ #ic Bo¢rd. -The Board shall exercise the following
97      specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:
99                  (a)  Supervise  and  regulate  the  examination,  registration,  licensure,  and  the
100      practice of plumbing engineering;
101                   @) Determine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for registration;
102                  (c) Prepare the examination questions in accordance with section 14 hereof and
103      supervise, check, and rate the licensure examination papers;


104                  (d) Prescribe, amend, or revise the requirements and subjects in the licensure
105      examination  for  plumbing  engineers  and  their  relative  weights,  subject  to  the
106      approvalof thepRC;
107                  (e) Administer oaths to successful examinees entering the practice of plumbing
108      engineering in the philippines;
109                  (f)  Issue,   suspend,   or  revoke  the  license  for  the  practice  of  plumbing
110      engineering or to reissue the same;
111                  (g) Issue special permits to foreign plumbing engineers for specific duration of
112       time;
113                   (h) Adopt an official seal of the Board;
114                  (i) Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the plumbing engineering
115      profession and, whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper
116      for the enhancement of the profession and  the maintenance of high professional,
117      technical, and ethical standards of the profession;
118                  0) Prescribe and adopt a set of ethical and technical standards for the practice
119      of plumbing  engineering in  the Philippines  and  cause these  to be published  and
120      disseminated;
121                  (k) Investigate, hear and try administrative cases involving violations of this
122      Act, its implementing rules and regulations, the sets of ethical and technical standards
123      and, for the purpose, issue subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum to
124      secure the appearances of witnesses and the production of documents in cormection
125      therewith;
126                  (1) Submit an annual report on the action on all applications for licensure; the
127      names of all persons licensed or certified; actions involving suspension, revocation, or
128      denial of license; recommendations for reciprocity; receipt and disbursement of any
129      monies; and other matters that may be required by law from the pRc after the close
130      of eachfiscalyear;
131                  (in)  Ensure,  in  coordination  with  the  Commission  on  Higher  Education
132      (CHED) and  the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA),
133      that all educational institutions offering plumbing engineering program comply with
134      the policies, standards and requirements of the course prescribed by the CHED in the
135      areas of curriculum, faculty, library and facilities;
136                  (n) Coordinate with the PRC, CHED, and TESDA in prescribing, amending and
137      revising the curriculum of the related course;
138                  (o)   Prescribe   guidelines   and   criteria   for   the   Continuing   Professional
139      Development (CPD) program for plumbing engineers as a condition for the renewal
140      of their professional licenses; and
141                  (p)  Perform  such  other  functions  and  duties  as  may  be  necessary  for  the
142      effective implementation of this Act.
143
144      SECTICIN 9. Supervision Of the Board, Custodian Of its Records,  Secretariat and Support
145      ScrtJi.ces. - The Board shall be under the administrative supervision of the PRC. All
146      records of the Board, including the application for examination, examination papers


147      and results, minutes of deliberation, administrative cases, and other investigations
148      involving plumbing engineers shall be kept by the PRC.
149                  The  PRC  shall  designate  the  Secretary  of the  Board  and  shall  provide  the
150      secretariat with the necessary support services to implement the provisions of this Act.
151
152      SECTION  10.  RefflozJ¢j a/ ¢ Mcmbcr a/ #Ic  Bo¢rd.  - The  President may remove  any
153      member  of  the  Board,  upon  the  recommendation  of  the  PRC,  on  the  following
154      grounds:
155
156                  (a) Neglect of duty or incompetence;
157                  a) Violation or tolerance of the violation of this Act or the code of Ethics or
158      Technical standards for plumbing Engineers; and
159                  (c) Final judgment of a crime involving moral turpitude.
160                 Members shall be given due notice and hearing where the right to be heard and
161      to  defend   themselves,   assisted  by  a  counsel,   shall  be  respected  in  a  proper
162      administrative investigation the PRC shall conduct.
163
164      SECTION 11. Ar!r[w¢J Rapor£. - The Board shall, at the close of each calendar year,
165      submit an annual report to the president of the philippines through the PRC, giving
166      detailed  account  of  its  recommendation  for  the  adoption  of  measures  that  will
167      upgrade and improve the conditions affecting the practice of plumbing engineering
168      in the philippines.
169
ARTICLE Ill
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION, AND LICENSE
172
173       SECTION  12.  L!.cc7tst/rc  fx¢77f I.r€¢ffo#  Rcq"I.red.  ~  All  applicants  for  registration  as
174      plumbing engineers shall be required to undergo and pass a written examination as
175      hereinafter provided.
L]6      SEicTION T3. Qualif ecations of Applicants f or plumbing Engineering Examination. -The
177      applicant  for  the  plumbing  engineering  examination  shall,  on  the  day  of  the
178      examination, possess the following qualifications:
179
180                   (a) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
181                  a) Be a citizen of the philippines or of a foreign country that upholds the
182      reciprocal practice of plumbing engineering therein by philippine nationals;
183                   (c) Be of good moral character; and
184                  (d) Be a holder of a Bachelor of science degree in plumbing Engineering.
185
186       SECTION  14.  Scapc  a/ £x¢mz.77#£z.o77.  -  The  applicant  for  registration  as  plumbing
187      engineer shall be examined in the following subjects:
188
189                  (a) General Engineering and Mathematics
20%


190                 a) Plumbing code
191                   (c) Plumbing Design
192                   (d) Practical problems and Installation
193
194
195                  The subjects and their syllabi may be amended by the Board to conform to
196      technological changes brought about by the continuing trends in the
197      profession.
198
199       SECTION 15. Sz/spc77sz.o7t or Rcz7ocofz.o#. -The Board may suspend or
200      revoke  a  Certificate  of  Registration  obtained  through  misrepresentation  in  the
201      application for examination.
202
203      SECTION  16.  £xfl"z.#flffo7i Fccs.  - Every applicant admitted  to  take the plumbing
204      engineering examinations shall pay such fees as may be prescribed by the PRC.
205
206       SECTION  17.  Scfeed#Je a/ £##mz.77¢f{.orI.  -Examinations for candidates for plumbing
207      engineering shall be given by the Board twice a year in Metro Manila, and in such
208      other  places  as  may  be  deemed  appropriate  by  the  Board.  The  dates  of  the
209      examinations shall be fixed by the Board.
210
211       SECTION 18. Adr"z.ssz.o7t to fxfl"z.7t4zfz.o7i. -The Board, with the approval of the PRC,
212      shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement or
213      carry  out  the  provisions  of  this  Act,  especially  those  relating  to  the  scope  of
214      examinations for plumbing engineering, proper conduct of the examinations, custody
215      and correction of examination papers, and registration of plumbing engineers.
216                  The Board shall have control and jurisdiction over examination papers, from
217      the preparation, printing and distribution to examinees, during the review of test
218      scores up to the time the list of successful examinees is released for publication in
219      newspapers of general circulation in the country.
220
221       SECTION 19. Rflf!.#g z.#  £fec Board fxfl"z.#¢fz.o7t.  -To pass the board examination for
222      Plumbing Engineers, an examinee must obtain a weighted general average of seventy
223      percent (70%), with no grade lower than fifty percent (50%).
224
225      SECTION 20. Rccx¢m!.#¢fz.o7c. -An applicant who fails to pass the examination for the
226      third time shall be allowed to take another examination only after the lapse of one (1)
2:ZJ      year.
228
229      SECTION  21.  Rcporf  a/ Rflfz.7Igs.  - The  Board  shall  submit  to  the  PRC  the  ratings
230      obtained  by  each  examinee  not  later  than  the  twentieth  (20th  )  day  after  the
231      examination, unless extended for a just cause. Upon the release of the results of the
232      examination, the Board shall send by mail the rating received by each examinee at the


latter's given address, using the self-addressed mailing envelope submitted during
the examination.
SECTION 22. O¢ffe. - All successful plumbing engineering examinees and all those
who have qualified for registration without examination shall be required to take the
Oath  of  Profession  before  the  Board  or  any  person  authorized  by  the  PRC  to
administer oaths before the examinee can be registered and issued a Certificate of
Registration  and   professional   identification   card.   The   oath  taking   shall  be   a
prerequisite to the practice of the profession as a Plumbing Engineer.
SECTI0IN  Z3.  Issuance  Of  Certificates  Of  Registration  and  Professional  License.  - The
effectivity  of the  registration  of plumbing  engineers  commences  on  the  date  the
registrant's name is entered in the roll of registrants or licenses for the profession.
Every registrant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements specified in this Act,
upon payment of the registration fee, shall be issued a Certificate of Registration as a
Plumbing Engineer.
The Certificate of Registration shall show the full name of the registrant and a
serial number, signed by the Chairperson and members of the Board, and stamped
with the official seal, evidencing that the person named therein is entitled to practice
the profession with all the rights and privileges appurtenant thereto. The Certificate
of Registration shall remain in full force and effect until withdrawn, suspended, or
revoked.
A professional license signed by the Chairperson and bearing the registration
number, the date of issuance and the month of expiry or renewability shall likewise
be  issued  to  every  registrant  who  has  paid  the  registration  fees  for  three  (3)
consecutive  years  and  has  complied  with  the  requirements  of  the  CPD,  unless
exempted there from. This license shall serve as evidence that the licensee can lawfully
practice the profession until the expiration of its validity.
SECTION 24. Scflj a/Pj#77!Z7z.7tg £7zgz.#ccr. -All licensed plumbing engineers may obtain
a personal seal of a design prescribed by the Board bearing the registrant's name, the
certificate number and the legend ``Plumbing Engineer". Plans, specifications, reports,
and  other professional documents prepared by or executed under the immediate
supervision of and issued by a licensee shall be stamped on every sheet with the seal
when filed with government authorities or when submitted or used professionally.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to use the seal on any document when the
registrant's name has been delisted from the roster of plumbing engineers, or after the
validity of the professional license has expired. The seal or stamp can be used again
only after the registrant is reinstated to the practice of the profession and reissued a
new professional license.
SECTION 25. Rcrtysflz fo Jss#e Ccrfz/i.cflfcs. - The Board shall not issue a Certificate of
Registration to any person convicted by the court of any criminal offense involving


276      moral turpitude, or to any person guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct, or to
277      any person of unsound mind. In the event of refusal to issue certificates for any reason,
278      the Board shall give the applicant a written statement setting forth the reasons for such
279      action, which statement shall be incorporated in the records of the Board.
280
281      SECTION 26. Grocl77ds/or Reuoc¢£fo7}. -The Board shall have the power, upon proper
282      notice  and  hearing,  to  revoke  or  suspend  any  Certificate  of  Registration  of  any
283      registrantwho:
284
285                  (a) Has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude;
286                  @) Has been found guilty of dishonorable conduct;
287                  (c) Has been found of being unsound mind;
288                  (d) Has been found guilty of gross negligence or incompetence, or
289      unprofessional or dishonorable conduct; and
290                  (e) Has been found guilty of any violation of this Act, the rules and
291      regulations and other polities of the Board, and the code of professional Ethics.
292
293                  The decision of the Board may be appealed to the Chairperson of the PRC,
294      whose decision shall be final.
295                  Any  person,  firm,  association,  or  corporation  may  file  charges  against  a
296      certified licensed plumbing engineer in accordance with the provisions of this section
297      in  writing,  sworn to,  and  filed  with  the  Secretary  of  the  Board.  The  Board  may
298      investigate  or  take  cognizance  of  acts  and  practices  constituting  cause  for  the
299      suspension or revocation of the Certificate of Registration by proper resolution or
300      order.
301
302      SECTroN 2J. Reissue of Revoked Certificates  and Replacement Of Lost Certificates. - A
303      person may apply to the Board for reinstatement of a license or certificate at any time
304      after  one  (1)  year  from  the  date  of  revocation  of  the  license  or  certificate.  The
305      application shall be in writing and shall conform with the requirements provided by
306      the Board. No license or certificate shall be reissued unless the Board is satisfied that
307      good cause exists to warrant such reinstatement.
308
309                  A new certificate of Registration to replace any certificate that has been lost,
310      destroyed, or mutilated may be issued subject to the rules of the Board.
311
312      SECTIONI   Z8.   Exemption  from   Examination   and   Registration   Of  Foreigners.   -   (aL)
313      Examination and registration shall not be required of foreign plumbing engineers
314      employed as technical consultants by the philippine government or by private firms
315      subject to the certification of pertinent professional society that no qualified Filipino
316      professional is available, subject to the following conditions:
317


318                  (1)  That  the  foreign  professionals  are  legally  qualified  to  practice  their
319      profession in their own country in which the requirements and  qualifications for
320      obtaining a license or certificate of Registration are not lower than those specified in
321       thisAct;
322                  (2) That the scope of work to be performed by foreign professionals shall be
323      limited only to the particular work for which they were contracted;
324                  (3) That prior commencing to work,  the foreign professionals shall secure a
325      special permit from the PRC;
326                  (4) That foreign professionals shall not engage in private practice on their own
327      account;
328                  (5) That for every foreign professional contracted pursuant to this section, one
329      (1) Filipino understudy who is registered under the provisions of this Act shall be
330      employed by the private firm utilizing the services of such foreign professional for at
331      least the duration of the latter's tenure with said firm; and
332                  (6) That the exemption herein granted shall be good only for six (6) months,
333      renewable for another six (6) months at the discretion of the Board. In case a foreign
334      professional ceases to be employed in accordance with this section and engages in an
335      occupation  requiring  registration  as  plumbing  engineer,  the  foreigner  must  be
336      registered under the provisions of this Act.
337
338                  @) No registration with the Board shall be required of engineering students,
339      apprentices and other persons employed or acting as subordinates of, or undergoing
340      training  under  a  person  holding  a  valid  Certificate  of  Registration  and  a  valid
341      professional license under this Act.
342
ARTICLE IV
PRACTICE 0F PLUMBING ENGINEERING
345
346       SECTION 29. Pr¢c£!.cc a/PJ#r#bz.7zg fr7gz.7tccr!.#g. -Except as may be provided in this Act,
347      no person shall use the title ``Registered plumbing Engineer", or display or use any
348      title, sign, card, advertisement, or other device to indicate such person practices or
349      offers to practice plumbing engineering unless the person shall have received from
350      the Board a certificate of Registration and issued a professional identification card by
351      the pRc and the Board.
352                  The activities enumerated in section 3 describing the coverage of the practice
353      of plumbing engineering shall notbe construed as excluding any other work requiring
354      plumbing engineering knowledge and application.
355                  No firm, partnership, corporation or association may be licensed and registered
356      as such for the practice of plumbing engineering, but duly licensed and registered
357      plumbing engineers may form partnerships among themselves or with other licensed
358      and  registered  engineers  and  architects  and  use  the  title  ``Plumbing  Engineers'',
359      ``Engineers", or ``Engineers and Architects" in their partnership names.
360


361
SECTION 30. Proj!!.Z7z.fed Acts. -The following acts shall be prohibited:
362
363                  (a) Practice or offer to practice plumbing engineering in the philippines without
364      having previously obtained a Certificate of Registration and a professional license
365      from the professional Regulatory Board of plumbing Engineering;
366                  @) Use or attempt to use the certificate of Registration, professional license or
367      sealof another;
368                  (c)  Submission of fraudulent evidence  of any kind  to the Board  or to  any
369      member thereof to obtain a certificate of Registration and professional license;
370                  (d) Fraudulent impersonation of any registrant of like or different name;
371                  (e) Attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of Registration or an
372      expired professional license;
373                  (f) Use, in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume or advertise
374      any  title  or  description  tending  to  convey  the  impression  that  such  person  is  a
375      plumbing engineer or master plumber without holding a valid certificate or a valid
376      license;and
377                  (g) Sign a document involving plumbing design, plan, technical specification,
378      valuation, and the like on behalf of a plumbing engineer.
379
380       SECTION 31. Rosfcr a/PJ#7#b!.7?g £7ig{.#eers. -The PRC shall keep a roster of all duly
381      licensed and registered plumbing engineers, stating their names, registration numbers,
382      and  places  of business.  The  PRC  shall  regularly update  such  roster  and  make  it
383      available to the public.
384
385      SECT±OIN 32. Submission of Designs, Specif ications and Reports. ~ Any proposal, desigr\,
386      specification,   working   drawing,   program,   or   report  to  be   submitted   to   any
387      government agency, national or local, including government-owned or -controlled
388      corporations,   shall   not   be   processed   or   approved   if   such   proposal,   design,
389      specification, drawing, and similar documents have not been signed by a registered
390      plumbing engineer, with the seal and registration number affixed thereto.
391
392      SECTION 33. Forcz.g7! Rcct.procz.fy. -No foreign engineer shall be admitted to take the
393      board examination, be given a certificate of Registration, or be entitled to any of the
394      rights and privileges under this Act unless the country of which the person is a subject
395      or citizen specifically permits Filipino engineers to practice within its territorial limits
396      on the same basis as the subjects or citizens of that country.
397
398       SECTION 34. L!.ce71sc N#77tbe"7zd pr!.I".Zcgc Tor Rcce{.pf. -The plumbing engineer shall
399      be required to indicate the certificate of Registration, the professional identification
400      card number, the date of issuance, and the duration of validity, including the privilege
401      tax receipt (PTR) on the documents the plumbing engineer signs, uses, or issues in
402      connection with the practice of the profession.
403


404      SECT10NI 35. Integration Of the Plunding Professional Organizations. - The plumbing
405      professional organizations shall be integrated into one (1) national organization which
406      shall be  recognized  by  the  Board  as  the  one  and  only  integrated  and  accredited
407      association of plumbing engineers. A plumbing engineer, upon registration with the
408      Board  as  such,   shall  ipso  facto  become  a  member  of  the  integrated  national
409      organization.            Those  who  have been  registered  with  the  Board  but  are  not
410      members of the said organization at the time of the effectivity of this Act shall be
411      allowed to register as members of the said integrated organization within three (3)
412      years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in the integrated organization shall
413      not be a bar to membership in other associations of the engineering profession.
414
415       SECTION 36. Co7tft.ri#z.7tg pro/ess!.o#flz Dcz7ezapme7tf (CPD). -The CPD guidelines shall
416      be prescribed and promulgated by the Board subject to the approval of the PRC, after
417      consultation with the integrated and accredited plumbing engineering associations,
418      other  associations  of  the  plumbing  engineering  profession,  and  other  concerned
419      sectors.  The Board  shall incorporate in  the  said  guidelines  the  creation of a CPD
420      council that shall be composed of officers coming from the Board, the PRC, the APO,
421      and  other  concerned  sectors.  It  shall  be  vested  with  the  functions,  duties  and
422      responsibilities to implement the guidelines and shall have the juridical personality
423      that is distinct and separate from and independent of the Board, the pRc and the APO.
424
425                                                                          ARTICLE V
426                                                           GENERAL PROVISIONS
427
428      SECTION 37. Pc#¢Zft.es. -In addition to the administrative sanctions, a person found
429      to have violated any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be penalized
430      by a fine of not less than fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) nor more than two hundred
431      thousand pesos (P200,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than six (6) years, or both,
432      at the discretion of the court.
433                  If the offender is a corporation, partnership, or juridical person, the penalty
434      shall be imposed on the officers responsible for permitting or causing a violation of
435      the provision of this Act.
436
437      SECTION 38. £77/orccmc"f. -The Board shall be assisted by the pRc in carrying out
438      the  provisions  of this  Act  and  its  implementing  rules  and  regulations  and  other
439      policies. The lawyers of the PRC shall act as prosecutors against illegal practitioners
440      and other violators of this Act and its rules. The duly constituted authorities of the
441      government shall likewise assist the Board and the pRc in enforcing the provisions of
442      this Act and its rules.
443
444       SECTION 39. J77£pzcmc#fz.7!g RwZcs ¢#d Rcgw!flfz.o#s. -Subject to the approval of the PRC,
445      the Board shall, not later than the ninetieth (90th) day after the effectivity of this Act,
446      adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations including the code of Ethics and


447      Code of Technical standards for plumbing Engineers for the effective implementation
448      of the provisions of this Act.
449
450      SECTION 40. F#7tdi.#g proz7z.sfo7!s. -The chairperson of the PRC shall include in the
451      PRC's program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included
452      in the General Appropriations Act.
453
454      SECTION 41. Tr¢risz.fony prot„.sz.o7ts. -(a) All registered master plumbers holding valid
455      certificates of registration and professional license issued under Republic Act No.1378
456      shall register within three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act, and be issued new
457      certificates of registration and new professional license as plumbing engineers under
458      this Act to replace their original ones. Their serial numbers shall be provided by the
459       PRC.
460                  (a) A licensed sanitary Engineer with a valid certificate of Registration may
461      register as a plumbing Engineer within three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act
462      and upon approval of the Board.
463                  a)  A  graduate  of  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Architecture,  Civil  Engineering,
464      Mechanical Engineering,  Electrical Engineering, Sanitary Engineering,  Agricultural
465      Engineering, and Geodetic Engineering may take the board examination not later than
466      the seventh year from the promulgation of this Act.
467                  As soon as a course leading to a Bachelor's degree in plumbing Engineering is
468      implemented by the CHED, the Board shall make the said course a requirement for
469      taking the licensure examination.
470
ARTICLE VI
FINAL PROVISIONS
473
474       SECTION 42. Scpflr¢ZJz.J!.fry acz#sc. -If any section or provision of this Act is declared
475      unconstitutional or invalid,  the remaining sections or provisions not affected shall
476      remain in full force and effect.
477
478      SECTION 43. RcpcflJz.#g afl#sc. -Republic Act No.1378 is hereby repealed. All laws,
479      decrees, orders, rules and regulations, ordinances, and other issuances or parts thereof
480      inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Act  are  hereby  repealed  or  amended
481      accordingly.
482
483      SECTION  44.  £#ecfz.ui.ty.  -  This  Act  shall  take  effect  fifteen  (15)  days  after  its
484      publication in the official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
485
486      Approved,