NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
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s.B. No. 2846
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF PLUMBING ENGINEERING IN THE 
PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic Act No. 1378 otherwise known as the "Plumbing Law" was passed 
into law on June 18, 1955. Sixty-nine years later, the same law stands without any 
amendment or revision despite the various changes and advancements that came 
into place. The said law has become outdated with provisions that do not harmonize 
with the changing times.
The rapidly expanding plumbing industry dramatizes the need for the 
participation of Plumbing Engineers with respectable academic background, to cope 
up with the new technology required and to adopt to globally accepted industry 
standards and practices.
The need for the participation and enhancement of the Plumbing Engineers 
with academic background in engineering is vital for them to cope up with new 
technology, materials, and advancement. This is indeed important with the ongoing 
rapid urbanization of our country, taking into consideration that the Philippines is the 
most vulnerable country to climate change.
Thus, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
EE R. MARCOS


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Third Regular Session 
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S.B. No. 2SAQ
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF PLUMBING ENGINEERING IN THE 
PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, 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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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Plumbing
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Engineering Act."
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of
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plumbing engineering in the rapid urbanization of our country and in nation-building
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and development. The State shall encourage the establishment of a pool of
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innovative plumbing professionals that adopt to globally accepted industry standards
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and practices who are committed to the pursuit of excellence and the ethical
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practice in the plumbing profession in order to achieve social upliftment and the
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improvement of the quality of life.
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Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - The following shall be defined in this Act, as
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follows:
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(a) Master Plumber shall refer to a person who is a holder of a valid
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Certificate of Registration or professional license and professional identification card
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as master plumber;
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(b) Practice of Plumbing Engineering shall refer to the professional and
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organized act of applying scientific principle and technique 
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installation of fixtures, sanitary drainage, vent system, storm drainage, gas piping,
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swimming pools, water feature, fire protection system, irrigation system, private
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water system and private sewerage disposal system within or adjacent to any
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buildings and other structures. It shall embrace services to the following activities:
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(1) Consultations, designing preparation of plans, specifications,
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estimates, erection, installation, and supervision of plumbing works, including
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the inspection and acceptance of materials used therein;
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(2) Extension, addition, alteration, and modification of all piping for
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fixtures, equipment, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with any of
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the above scope; and
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(3) Engagement in the teaching or transfer of knowledge and
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technology of plumbing engineering in any institution of learning particularly
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on subjects included in the licensure examinations; and
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(c) Plumbing Engineer shall refer to a person who is a holder of a valid
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Certificate of Registration or professionai license and professional identification card
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issued by the Professional Regulatory Board of Plumbing Engineering and the
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Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and who is legally qualified to practice
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plumbing engineering in the Philippines pursuant to this Act.
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Sec. 4. Creation of the Professional Regulatory Board of Plumbing
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Engineering. - There is hereby created a Professional Regulatory Board of Plumbing
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Engineering, hereinafter called the "Board", which shall be under the administrative
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control and supervision of the PRC. The Board shall be composed of a Chairperson
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and two (2) members to be appointed by the President of the Republic of the
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Philippines from among those recommended by the PRC from the three (3)
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nominees of the duly accredited professional organization (APO) of plumbing
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engineers.
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Sec. 5. Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the Board. - At the
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time of their respective appointments, the members of the Board, including the
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Chairperson, must have the following qualifications:
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(a) Be a natural-born Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines for at least
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five (5) consecutive years;
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(b) Be at least thirty-five (35) years of age;
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(c) Be of proven integrity and high moral values;
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(d) Not have been convicted on final judgment by any court for any offense
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involving moral turpitude;
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(e) Be a Plumbing Engineer holding a valid Certificate of Registration and a
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valid professional license as Plumbing Engineer having a degree of Bachelor of
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Science in Engineering, and an active practitioner in Plumbing Engineering for not
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(f) Not be a member of the faculty of any school, academy, institute, college,
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or university where a regular course in Plumbing Engineering is being taught, nor
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have pecuniary interest in or administrative supervision over any such institution of
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learning; and
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(g) Not be connected with a review center or with any group or any
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association where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure
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examination are offered or conducted, for a period of at least three (3) consecutive
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years prior to appointment.
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Sec. 6. Term of Office. - The Chairperson and members of the Board shall
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hold office for a term of three (3) years from the date of appointment.
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Of the members of the Board first appointed under this Act, one (1) member
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shall be appointed and hold office for three (3) years, one (1) member for two (2)
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years, and one (1) member for one (1) year.
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The Chairperson or members of the Board may be reappointed for another
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term but shall in no case serve continuously for more than six (6) years. Any
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vacancy occurring in the membership of the Board within the term of a member
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shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term only. Each member of the Board
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shall take an oath of office prior to the official performance of duties.
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Sec. 7. Powers, Functions, Duties, and Responsibiiities. - The Board shall
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exercise the following powers, functions, duties, and responsibilities:
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(a) Supervise and regulate the examination, registration, licensure, and the
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practice of plumbing engineering;
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(b) Determine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants 
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registration;
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(c) Prepare the examination questions in accordance with Section 14 hereof
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and supervise, check, and rate the licensure examination papers;
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(d) Prescribe, amend, or revise the requirements and subjects in the licensure
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examination for plumbing engineers and their relative weights, subject to the
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approval of the PRC;
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(e) Administer oaths to successful examinees entering the practice 
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plumbing engineering in the Philippines;
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(f) Issue, suspend, or revoke the license for the practice of plumbing
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engineering or to reissue the same;
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(g) Issue special permits to foreign plumbing engineers for specific duration
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of time;
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(h) Adopt an official seal of the Board;
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(i) Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the plumbing engineering
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proper for the enhancement of the profession and the maintenance of high
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professional, technical, and ethical standards of the profession;
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(j) Prescribe and adopt a set of ethical and technical standards for the
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practice of plumbing engineering in the Philippines and cause these to be published
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and disseminated;
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(k) Investigate, hear and try administrative cases involving violations of this
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Act, its implementing rules and regulations, the sets of ethical and technical
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standards and, for the purpose, issue subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena
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duces tecum to secure the appearances of witnesses and the production of
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documents in connection therewith;
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(I) Submit an annual report on the action on all applications for licensure; the
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names of ail persons licensed or certified; actions involving suspension, revocation,
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or denial of license; recommendations for reciprocity; receipt and disbursement of
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any monies; and other matters that may be required by law from the PRC after the
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close of each fiscal year;
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(m) Ensure, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
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and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), that all
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educational institutions offering plumbing engineering program comply with the
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policies, standards and requirements of the course prescribed by the CHBD in the
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areas of curriculum, faculty, library and facilities;
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(n) Coordinate with the PRC, CHED, and TESDA in prescribing amending and
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revising the curriculum of the related course;
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(o) Prescribe guidelines and criteria for the Continuing Professional
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Development (CPD) program for plumbing engineers as a condition for the renewal
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of their professional licenses; and
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(p) Perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary for the
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effective implementation of this Act.
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Sec. 8. Compensation and Ailowances. - The Chairperson and members of
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the Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable with the
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compensation and allowances being received by the Chairpersons and members of
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existing regulatory boards in the PRC and as may be provided for in the General
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Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 9. Supervision of the Board, Custodian of its Records, Secretariat and
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Support. - The Board shall be under the administrative supervision of the PRC. All
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The PRC shall designate the Secretary of the Board and shall provide the 
secretariat with the necessary support services to implement the provisions of this 
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Sec. 10. Removal of a Member of the Board. - The President may remove any 
member of the Board, upon the recommendation of the PRC, on the following 
grounds:
(a) Neglect of duty or incompetence;
(b) Violation or tolerance of the violation of this Act or the Code of Ethics or 
Technical Standards for Plumbing Engineers; and
(c) Final judgment of a crime involving moral turpitude.
Members shall be given due notice and hearing where the right to be heard 
and to defend themselves, assisted by a counsel, shall be respected in a proper 
administrative investigation the PRC shall conduct.
Sec. 11. Annual Report. - The Board shall, at the close of each calendar year, 
submit an annual report to the President of the Philippines and the Congress 
through the PRC, giving detailed account of its recommendation for the adoption of 
measures that will upgrade and improve the conditions affecting the practice of 
plumbing engineering in the Philippines.
Sec. 12. Requirement of Licensure Examination. - All applicants for 
registration as plumbing engineers shall be required to undergo and pass a written 
examination as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 13. Qualifications of Applicants for Plumbing Engineering Licensure. - 
The applicant for the plumbing engineering examination shall, on the day of the 
examination, possess the following qualifications:
(a) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;
(b) Be a citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign country that upholds the 
reciprocal practice of plumbing engineering therein by Philippine nationals;
(c) Be of good moral character; and
(d) Be a holder of a Bachelor of Science degree in Plumbing Engineering.
Sec. 14. Scope of Examination. - The applicant for registration as plumbing 
engineer shall be examined in the following subjects:
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The subjects and their syllabi may be amended by the Board to conform to 
technological changes brought about by the continuing trends in the profession.
Sec. 15. Grounds for Suspension or Revocation of License. - The Board may 
suspend or revoke a Certificate of Registration obtained through misrepresentation 
in the application for examination.
The Board shall have the power, upon proper notice and hearing, to revoke or 
suspend any Certificate of Registration of any registrant who:
(a) Has been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude;
(b) Has been found guilty of dishonorable conduct;
(c) Has been found of being unsound mind;
(d) Has been found guilty of gross negligence or incompetence, or 
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct; and
(e) Has been found guilty of any violation of this Act, the rules and 
regulations and other policies of the Board, and the Code of Professional Ethics.
The decision of the Board may be appealed to the Chairperson of the PRC, 
whose decision shall be final.
Any person, firm, association, or corporation may file charges against a 
certified licensed plumbing engineer in accordance with the provisions of this section 
in writing, sworn to, and filed with the Secretary of the Board. The Board may 
investigate or take cognizance of acts and practices constituting cause for the 
suspension or revocation of the Certificate of Registration by proper resolution or 
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Sec. 16. Examination Fees. - Every applicant admitted to take the plumbing 
engineering examinations shall pay such fees as may be prescribed by the PRC.
Sec. 17. Scheduie of Examination. - Examinations for candidates for plumbing 
engineering shall be given by the Board twice a year in Metro Manila, and in such 
other places as may be deemed appropriate by the Board. The dates of the 
examinations shall be fixed by the Board.
Sec. 18. Admission to Examination. - The Board, with the approval of the 
PRC, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement 
or carry out the provisions of this Act, especially those relating to the scope of 
examinations for plumbing engineering, proper conduct of the examinations, custody 
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The Board shall have control and jurisdiction over examination papers, from the 
preparation, printing and distribution to examinees, during the review of test scores 
up to the time the iist of successfui examinees is released for publication in 
newspapers of general circulation in the country.
Sec. 19. Rating in the Board Examination. - To pass the board examination 
for Plumbing Engineers, an examinee must obtain a weighted general average of 
seventy percent (70%), with no grade lower than fifty percent (50%).
Sec. 20. Re-examination. - An applicant who fails to pass the examination for 
the third time shall be allowed to take another examination only after the lapse of 
one (1) year.
Sec. 21. Report of Ratings. - The Board shall submit to the PRC the ratings 
obtained by each examinee, not later than the twentieth (20th) day after the 
examination, unless extended for a just cause. Upon the release of the results of the 
examination, the Board shali 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.
Sec. 22. Oath. - 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.
Sec. 23. 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 shaii 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 priviieges appurtenant thereto. The Certificate 
of Registration shall remain in fuli force and effect until withdrawn, suspended, or 
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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 therefrom. This license shall serve as evidence that the licensee can 
lawfully practice the profession until the expiration of its validity.
Sec. 24. Seal of Plumbing Engineer. - 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.
Sec. 25. Refusal to Issue Certificates. - The Board shall not issue a Certificate 
of Registration to any person convicted by the court of any criminal offense involving 
moral turpitude, or to any person guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct, or to 
any person of unsound mind. In the event of refusal to issue certificates for any 
reason, the Board shall give the applicant a written statement setting forth the 
reasons for such action, which statement shall be incorporated in the records of the 
Board.
Sec. 26. Reissue of Revoked Certificates and Replacement of Lost Certificates. 
- A person may apply to the Board for reinstatement of a license or certificate at any 
time after one (1) year from the date of revocation of the license or certificate.
Sec. 27. Exemption from Examination and Registration. - Registration shall 
not be required from any of the following persons:
(a) Foreign plumbing engineers employed as technical consultants by the
Philippine government or by private firms, subject to the following conditions:
(1) That no qualified Filipino is available for the work or undertaking 
that the foreign professional is being hired or commissioned for, as 
certified by the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization of 
Plumbing Engineers;
(2) That the foreign professional concerned is legally qualified to 
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registration are not lower than those specified in this Act;
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concerned shall be limited only to the particular work for which he or
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shall secure a special permit to practice plumbing engineering in the
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section, a duly registered Filipino plumbing engineer shall be employed
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by the government agency or private firm concerned: Provided, That
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the Filipino plumbing engineer concerned shall remain employed for at
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least the duration of the contract of the foreign professional; and
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of the Board: Provided, That in the event that the original employment
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or service contract involving a foreign professional has been completed
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or terminated, the foreign professional concerned and his or her new
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contracting government agency or private firm shall likewise satisfy the
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this Act, no person shall use the title "Registered Plumbing Engineer", or display or
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use any title, sign, card, advertisement, or other device to indicate such person
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practices or offers to practice plumbing engineering unless the person shall have
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No firm, partnership, corporation or association may be licensed and 
registered as such for the practice of plumbing engineering, but duly licensed and 
registered plumbing engineers may form partnerships among themselves or with 
other licensed and registered engineers and architects and use the title "Plumbing 
Engineers", "Engineers", or "Engineers and Architects" in their partnership names.
Sec. 29. Prohibited Acts. - The following acts shall be prohibited:
(a) Practice or offer to practice plumbing engineering in the Philippines 
without having previously obtained a Certificate of Registration and a 
professional license from the Professional Regulatory Board of Plumbing 
Engineers;
(b) Use or attempt to use the Certificate of Registration, professional license 
or seal of another;
(c) Submission of fraudulent evidence of any kind to the Board or to any 
member thereof to obtain a Certificate of Registration and professional 
license;
(d) Fraudulent impersonation of any registered plumbing engineer;
(e) Attempt to use a revoked or suspended Certificate of Registration or an 
expired professional license;
(f) Use, in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume or 
advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that such 
person is a plumbing engineer or master plumber without holding a valid 
Certificate or a valid license; and
(g) Sign a document involving plumbing design, plan, technical specification, 
valuation, and the like on behalf of a plumbing engineer.
Sec. 30. Database of Plumbing Engineers. - The PRC shall keep and regularly 
update a database of all the licensed and registered plumbing engineers. The 
database shall include their names, registration numbers, and places of business.
Sec. 31. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreign engineer shall be admitted to take 
the board examination, be given a Certificate of Registration, or be entitled to any of 
the rights and privileges under this Act unless the country of which the person is a 
subject or citizen specifically permits Filipino engineers to practice within its 
territorial limits on the same basis as the subjects or citizens of that country.
Sec. 32. License Number and Privilege Tax Receipt - The plumbing engineer 
shall be required to indicate the Certificate of Registration, the professional 
identification card number, the date of issuance, and the duration of validity, 
including the Privilege Tax Receipt (PTR) on the documents the plumbing engineer 
signs, uses, or issues in connection with the practice of the profession.
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Sec. 33. Integration of the Plumbing Professional Organizations. - The 
plumbing professional organizations shall be integrated into one (1) national 
organization which shall be recognized by the Board as the one and only integrated 
and accredited association of plumbing engineers. A plumbing engineer, upon 
registration with the Board as such, shall ipso facto become a member of the 
integrated national organization. Those who have been registered with the Board 
but are not members of the said organization at the time of the effectivity of this Act 
shall be allowed to register as members of the said integrated organization within 
three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in the integrated 
organization shall not be a bar to membership in other associations of the 
engineering profession.
Sec. 34. Continuing Professional Development (CPD). - The CPD guidelines 
shall be prescribed and promulgated by the Board subject to the approval of the 
PRC, after consultation with the integrated and accredited plumbing engineering 
associations, other associations of the plumbing engineering profession, and other 
concerned sectors. The Board shall incorporate in the said guidelines the creation of 
a CPD council that shall be composed of officers coming from the Board, the PRC, 
the APO, and other concerned sectors. It shall be vested with the functions, duties 
and responsibilities to implement the guidelines and shall have the juridical 
personality that is distinct and separate from and independent of the Board, the PRC 
and the APO.
Sec. 35. Penalties. - In addition to the administrative sanctions, a person 
found to have violated any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be 
penalized by a fine of not less than fifty thousand pesos (Php 50,000.00) nor more 
than two hundred thousand pesos (Php 200,000.00) or imprisonment of not more 
than six (6) years, or both, at the discretion of the court. If the offender is a 
corporation, partnership, or juridical person, the penalty shall be imposed on the 
officers responsible for permitting or causing a violation of the provision/s of this 
Act.
Sec. 36. Enforcement. - The Board shall be assisted by the PRC in carrying 
out the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules and regulations and other 
policies. The lawyers of the PRC shall act as prosecutors against illegal practitioners 
and other violators of this Act and its rules. The duly constituted authorities of the 
government shall likewise assist the Board and the PRC in enforcing the provisions 
of this Act and its rules.
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Sec. 37. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) calendar 
days after the effectivity of this Act, the PRC shall formulate the implementing rules 
and regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 38. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations 
or other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are 
hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Sec. 39. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is 
declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or any provision not affected 
thereby shall remain in force and effect.
Sec. 40. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days 
following the completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette or in a 
newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
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