EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
MANDATING THE INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF 
THE PHILIPPINES UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6541, ENTITLED AN ACT TO 
ORDAIN 
AND 
INSTITUTE A 
NATIONAL 
BUILDING 
CODE 
OF THE 
PHILIPPINES, AS A MAJOR SUBJECT IN THE CURRICULUM OF THE 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, 
MECHANICAL 
ENGINEERING, 
ELECTRICAL 
ENGINEERING, 
SANITARY 
ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, AND ARCHITECTURE, AND 
ITS INCLUSION AS A TOPIC IN THE LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR THESE 
PROFESSIONS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic Act No. 6541, otherwise known as An Act to Ordain and Institute a 
National Building Code o f the Philippines, is our government's policy which sets the 
technical standards in constructing and renovating buildings and structures in the 
Philippines. Central to it is the protection of "life, health, property and public welfare, 
consistent with the principles of environmental management and control; and to this 
end, make it the purpose of this Code to provide for all buildings and structures, a 
framework of minimum standards and requirements by guiding, regulating, and 
controlling their location, siting, design, quality of materials, construction, use, 
occupancy, and maintenance, including their environment, utilities, fixtures, 
equipment, and mechanical electrical, and other systems and installations."
Civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, sanitary 
engineering, electronics engineering, and architecture are professions that concern


primarily the building of structures. This proposed measure seeks to include in their 
curriculum, as a major subject, the National Building Code of the Philippines and to 
also include the Code as a topic in their respective licensure examinations. Hopefully, 
this effort will ensure that before the enumerated professionals practice their licenses, 
they are really equipped with needed knowledge and proficiency that the industry 
really require.
In view of these, consideration of this bill is earnestly sought.
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RAMOr^BONG REVILLA, 3R.


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
FJrst Regular Session
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, 3R.
AN ACT
MANDATING THE INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF 
THE PHILIPPINES UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6541, ENTITLED AN ACT TO 
ORDAIN 
AND 
INSTITUTE A 
NATIONAL 
BUILDING 
CODE 
OF THE 
PHILIPPINES, AS A MAJOR SUBJECT IN THE CURRICULUM OF THE 
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAMS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, 
MECHANICAL 
ENGINEERING, 
ELECTRICAL 
ENGINEERING, SANITARY 
ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, AND ARCHITECTURE, AND 
ITS INCLUSION AS ATOPIC IN THE LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS FOR THESE 
PROFESSIONS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o f Representatives o f the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. -  This Act shall be known as the “National Building Code 
Integration Act of 2020.”
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. -  It is the policy of the State to safeguard the life, 
health and property of its citizens and promote public welfare, consistent with the 
principles of sound environment management and control embodied in the National 
Building Code. Towards this end, the State shall ensure that those who practice the 
engineering and architecture professions shall receive the necessary formal 
instructions on, learn the latest know-how, regulations and technologies and be 
sufficiently trained in ensuring the safety and integrity of structures, both building and 
nonbuilding.


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Sec. 3. Pursuant to its mandate under Section 8 of Republic Act No. 7722, 
otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994”, the Commission on Higher 
Education (CHED) is mandated to develop and include in the curriculum of the 
Bachelor of Science degree programs in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, 
Electrical 
Engineering, 
Sanitary 
Engineering, 
Electronics 
Engineering, 
and 
Architecture the study of the National Building Code of the Philippines (NBCP) as a 
major subject in the higher education curriculum of the architecture and engineering 
courses.
Sec. 4. The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is hereby mandated 
to include the NBCP as a topic in the licensure examinations for the civil engineering, 
mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, sanitary engineering, electronics 
engineering, and architecture professions.
Sec. 5. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the CHED shall, 
in consultation with the PRC and other relevant stakeholders in higher education, 
promulgate the implementing rules and regulations necessary to ensure the efficient 
and effective implementation of this Act.
Sec. 6. Separability Clause. If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall 
remain valid and subsisting.
Sec. 7. Repealing Clause. -  All laws, presidential decrees or issuances, 
executive orders, letter of instructions, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary 
to, or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or 
amended accordingly.
Sec. 8. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved.