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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.No. 2434 
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OCT 15 P5:t}3 
Prepared by the Committee on Civil Service and Government Reorganization 
with Sen. Trillanes IV as author thereof 
AN ACT 
STRENGTHENING, MODERNIZING AND ALIGNING THE PRACTICE OF 
AGRICULTURAL 
ENGINEERING 
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COUNTRY 
INTO 
THE 
INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURAL AND 
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives afthe Philippines in Congress 
Assembled: 
ARTICLE I 
GENERAL PROVISIONS 
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SEC. 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Agricultural and 
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Biosystems Engineering Act of 2014". 
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SEC. 2. Statement of policy. - It is hereby declared a policy of the State to promote, 
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strengthen and regulate the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering profession in 
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the Philippines by instituting measures that will result in relevant agricultural and biosystems 
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engineering education and enhanced roles and better career prospects for agricultural arid 
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biosystems engineers. 
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Likewise, the State hereby guarantees the application and delivery of agricultural and 
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biosystems engineering services to accelerate agricultural and fishery modernization; and 
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ensure food and water security, bioenergy development, natural resources conservation, 
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environmental protection and human health and safety by fostering the training and 
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development of an adequate and well-trained pool of agricultural and biosystems engineers in 
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SEC. 3. Coverage of this Act - This Act shall cover the following aspects of the 
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practice of the profession of agricultnral and biosystems engineering: 
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a. Examination, registration and licensure of agriCultural and biosystems engineers; 
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b. Supervision, control and regulation of the practice of agricultnral and biosystems 
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engineering; 
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Development, upgrading and updating of the curriculum of the agricultnral and 
biosystems engineering profession in coordination with the Commission on Higher 
Education (ChEd) and the concerned state universities and colleges (SUCs); 
Development and improvement of the professional competence and practice of 
agricultnral and biosystems engineers through, 
among others, 
Continuing 
Professional Development (CPD) and career progression and specialization; and 
Integration of all agricultnral and biosystems engineers under one national Accredited 
Professional Organization of agricutnral and biosystems engineers (APO) which shall 
be recognized by the Board of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers and the 
Professional Regulatory Commission (pRC). 
SEC. 4. Definition of Terms . • As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean: 
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering - refers to the application of engineering 
science and desigus to the processes and systems involved in the sustainable 
production, post production and processing of safe food, feed, fiber, timber and other 
agricultnral and biological materials and the efficient utilization, conservation and 
management of natnral and renewable resources in order to enhance human health in 
harmony with the environment. Agricultnral and biosystems 
consist of crops, 
forestry and other plants, pOUltry, livestock and other animals, wildlife and other 
living things; 
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer - refers to a person who is registered and 
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licensed to practice agricultural and biosystems engineering in the country and who 
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holds a valid certificate of registration and professional identification card from the 
Board of Agricultnral and Biosystems Engineering and the Professional Regulation 
Commission; 
Agricultural and Bioystems Power and Machinery - refers to farm power and 
machinery 
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production, harvesting, processing, storage, manufactnre, 
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products/materials and includes, but is not limited to, tractors and their attachments, 
power tillers, seeders, transplanters, windmills, harvesting machines, crop protection 
and maintenance equipment, irrigation equipment and accessories, greenhouses and 
other thermal conditioning equipment, livestock, poultry, fishery and forest 
equipment, slaughtering equipment, meat/fishery and crop processing equipment, 
post-harvest machines such as milling machines, dryer, threshers, grain and other 
strippers, agricultural transport machinery and storage; 
Agricultural and Biosystems Buildings and Structures - refers to buildings and 
structures for the 
production, harvesting, processing, storage, manufacture, 
preserving, 
transporting 
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distribution of agricultural 
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products/materials and includes, but not limited to, silos and its components, 
agricultural and biosystems machinery and equipment sheds, farm houses, 
green/screen houses, poultry houses, piggery houses, slaughterhouses, farm to market 
roads, farm bridges, agricultural and biological products storage/warehouse, buildings 
and structures for poultry, livestock, fishery and forestry production and processing, 
kiln drying and lumber treatment structure, farm equipment, farm supplies and other 
structures such as self feeders, and soil and water conservation structures; 
Agricultural and Bio-Processing - refers to local activity or series of activities to 
maintain or raise the quality or change the form or characteristics of agricultural, 
fishery, forestry and biological products/materials and includes, but not limited to, 
cleaning, sorting, grading, treating, drying, dehydrating, grinding, mixing, milling, 
canning, dressing, slaughtering, freezing, pasteurizing, conditioning, packaging, re-
packing, transporting of agricultural, fishery, forestry and other biological 
products/materials. 
Agricultural and Biological Waste Utilization and Management - refers to the· 
development of systems, processes and equipment for agricultural waste disposal and 
utilization and enviromnent-friendly technologies such as, but not limited to, compos~ 
plant, biogas plant, biomass utilization technologies, systems and processes; 
Agricultural and Bio-Information System -
refers to utilization of information 
systems, database and other information management tools for agricultural use, 
biological systems modeling to understand the mutual response between life and the 
enviromnent; and application of GIS technology for inventory, analysis and 
management of agricultural and biological resources and remote sensing technology 
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for observation and examination of the landscape and its local fottns and agricultural 
activities; 
Agricultural and Biosystems Automation and Instrumentation - refers to the use and 
application of agricultural and biosystems sensors 
such as, but not limited to, 
computer models for control and automation in the agricultural and fishery 
production industrY and the biological systems and likewise, robotics for fattn 
operation when use of machines are difficult or impossible, agricultural and 
biosystems machine design and automated controls, precision farming systems, 
agricultural safety and controlled-environment agriculture; and the development and 
application of metrology equipment such as moisture meters, weighing scale and 
other metrology equipment; 
Agricultural and Biosystems Resource Conservation and Management - refers to 
measures of conservation and proper management of agricultural and biological 
resources such as, but not limited to, area development for agriculture, settlement 
and recreation; parks and plant nurseries; 
beneficial ecosystem of life and 
environment; study and analysis of agricultural system as an integrated component of 
landscape; monitoring and conservation of natural resources; rehabilitation of forest, 
lakes, rivers and idle lands; and the sustainable development, management and 
exploitation of the agricultural ecosystem; 
Accredited Professional Organization - refers to the professional orgauization of 
agricultural and biosystems engineers duly accredited by the Professional Regulatory 
Board of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and the Professional Regulation 
Commission, hereinafter referred to as "APO"; 
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering - refers to the 
tertiary or higher education program which provides graduates with a Baccalaureate 
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Degree and shall hereinafter be referred to 
as BSABE. This program is effectively promulgated under enabling Policies, 
Standards and Guidelines (pSG) issued by the Commission on Higher Education in 
coordination with the Board of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and/or 
relevant State Universities and Colleges (SUCs); 
Commission on Higher Education - refers to the government agency created to lead, 
promote, and regulate higher/tertiary education in the Philippines created under 
Republic Act No. 7722, hereinafter referred to as "ChEd"; 
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Irrigation - refers to the artificial application of water to the soil to assist in the 
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growing of agricultural and forest crops, maintenance oflandscapes, and revegetation 
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include drip, sprinkler, shallow tube. well and other pressurized irrigation system; 
national and communal irrigation systems; surface and ground water resource 
management; and irrigation structures and facilities such as dams, weirs, pump 
systems, conveyances, canals and flumes; 
Professional Regulation Commission - refers to the government agency described 
under Republic Act No. 89.81, hereinafter referred to as the "Commission"; 
Profossional Regulatory Board of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering - refers 
to the administrative body created by law to supervise and regulate the practice of 
the agricultural and biosystems engineering and is the ultimate authority in the 
practice of the agricultural and biosystems engineering profession in the Philippines. 
It shall be hereinafter referred to as the "Board"; 
Soil and Water Conservation - refers to measures that control soil and water 
degradation and enhance farm productivity; and shal1 consist of small farm reservoir, 
farm ponds, small water impoundments, contour farming; terracing; soil erosion 
control, land conditioning and mulching, and flood control. 
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SEC. 5. Scope of Practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. - The 
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practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering within the meaning and intent of this 
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Act shall embrace, but not be limited to, the following: 
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Preparation of engineering designs, plans, specifications, project studies, feasibility 
studies and estimates of irrigation and drainage, soil and water conservation and 
management systems and facilities, agrometeorological systems, agricultural and 
biosystems power and machinery, agricultural and biosysterns buildings and 
structures, renewablelbio-energy systems and farm electrification, agricultural and 
bio-processing and post-harvest facilities and system, agricultural and biological 
waste utilization and management, agricultural and bio-information system, 
agricultural and biosystems resource conservation and management, and agricultural 
and bio-automation and instrumentation system; 
Supervision or management on the construction, operation and maintenance of 
irrigation and drainage, soil and water conservation and management systems and 
facilities, 
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machinery, agricultural and biosystems buildings and structures, renewablelbio-
energy systems and fann electrification, agricultural and bio-processing and post-
harvest facilities and system, agricultural and biological' waste utilization and 
management, agricultural and bio-infonnation system, agricultural and biosystems 
resource conservation and management, and agricultural and bio-automation and 
instrumentation system; 
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Valuation, appraisal, investigation, inspection, monitoring and technical audit on 
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agricultural and biosystems machineries and equipment, structures and facilities and 
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agriCUltural and biosystems engineering projects; 
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Consultancy Services on agricultural and biosystems engineering undertakings; 
Conduct of research and development, training and extension on agricultural and 
biosystems engineering; 
Testing, evaluation and inspection of agricultural and biosystems machinery, and 
other related agricultural and biosystems engineering facilities, eqnipment and 
projects; 
Manufacture, distribution, installation and sale of agricultural and biosystems 
machinery and other related agricultural and biosystems engineering facilities and 
equipment; 
Teaching and/or conduct of lecture of agricultural and biosystems engineering 
subjects in institutions oflearning in the Philippines; 
Preparation and evaluation offann development plans, fann suitabllity maps and land 
use maps/reports for agricultural, livestock and poultry, fishery, aquaculture and 
forest production and processing; 
Training and supervision of agri-fishery machinery technicians and operators of agri-
fishery machinery service centers/pools, and agricultural and biosystems engineering 
technicians and operators in agricultural and biosystems plants, establishments, 
facilities and projects; 
Employment with the government and private finns. and establishments, provided, 
that such item or position requires the knowledge and expertise of an Agricultural and 
Biosystems Engineer, or its duties and responsibilities covers the scope of practice 
agricultural and biosystems engineering; 
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Participation in the preparation of environmental studies for agricultural, fisheries, 
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agro-industrial and biosystems projects and its monitoring under the environmental 
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impact assessment (EIA) system; 
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section any activity or act of professional practice, or revise it as the need arises to conform 
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to changes and new developments brought about by the latest trends in Agricultural and 
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Biosystems Engineering; and may perform other acts or conduct other activities that may be 
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determined by the Board, subject to approval by the Professional Regulation Commission ~ 
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light of the trend of the practice of the profession. 
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ARTICLE II 
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PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF 
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SEC. 6. Creation and Composition of the Board. - There is hereby created a 
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Professional Regulatory Board of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering to be composed 
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of a Chairman and two (2) Members under the administrative control and supervision of the 
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Commission. They shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines from a list of three 
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(3) recommendees for each position which were ranked by the Commission from a list of 
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five (5) nominees for each position submitted by the duly Accredited Professional 
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Organization of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers (APO) in the Philippines. The Board 
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. shall be organized not later than six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act. 
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SEC. 7. Qualifications of Members of the Board. - A member of the Board shall, at 
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the time of their appointment, possess the following qualifications: 
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(a) Must be a Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines; 
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(b) Must be at least thirty-five (35) years of age; 
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(c) Must be a holder of Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 
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Agricultural Engineering or its equivalent, conferred by a school, academy, college or 
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university in the Philippines or abroad which is accredited or recognized by the 
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(d) A registered Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer with a valid professional license and 
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an active practitioner for not less than ten (l0) years prior to his appointment; 
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member of the faculty of, directly or indirectly, any school, academy, institute, college 
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or university where a regnlar course in Agricultural Engineering or Agricultural and 
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Biosystems Engineering is being taught; or have any pecuniary interest, directly or 
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indirectly, in or administrative supervision over any such institutions ofleaming; 
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connected with a review center or any group or association where review classes or 
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lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are offered. or conducted at the time 
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of appointment; 
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(g) Must be a member in good standing of the APO for at least five (5) years, but not an 
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incumbent officer or trustee thereof; and 
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(g) Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude. 
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SEC. 8. Term of Office. The Chairman and two Members of the Board shall hold 
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office for a term of three (3) years from the date of their appointment and until their 
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successors shall have been appointed and qualified. The first Board under this Act shall hold 
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these terms of office: the Chairman for three (3) years; the first Member for two (2) years; 
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and the second Member for one (1) year; Provided, that any appointee to a vacancy with an 
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unexpired term shall only serve such period. 
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The Chairman or a Member of the Board may be reappointed to their positions for 
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another term of three (3) years inunediately after the expiry of their terms. PrOVided: 
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furthermore, that the holding of such position shall not be for more than two (2) terms nor 
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more than six (6) years, whichever is longer. The Chairman and two Members of the Board 
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shall take their oath of office prior to entering upon the performance of duty. 
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SEC. 9. Compensation and Allowances of the Board. - The Chairman and Members 
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of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable to the compensation and 
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allowances being received by the Chairmen and Members of existing Professional 
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Regnlatory Boards under the Professional Regulation Commission as provided for in the 
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SEC. 10. Vacancy and Removal of Board Members. - Any vacancy occurring in the 
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Board within the telTIl of a member shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term only. 
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Gross neglect, incompetence or dishonesty in the discharge of duty; 
Violation or tolerance of the violation of this Act or the Code of -Ethics, for 
agricultural and biosystems engineering; 
Involvement in the manipulation, tampering or rigging of the licensure examination, 
its questions and/or its results, and in the disclosure of classified and confidential 
infolTIlation pertaining to the licensure examination; 
Final judgment for crimes involving moral turpitude; and 
Unprofessional, unethical, immoral or dishonorable conduct 
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right to be heard and to defend himself, assisted by counsel, shall be respected in the proper 
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administrative investigation. 
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specific powers, functions and duties: 
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provisions of this Act; 
Supervise the registration, licensure and practice of Agricultural and Biosystems 
Engineers in the Philippines; 
Administer oaths of successful examinees entering the practice of Agricultural and 
Biosystems Engineering; 
Issue the certificate of registration to successful examinees; 
Issue, suspend or revoke the license for the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems 
Engineering profession; 
Adopt an official seal of the Board; 
Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the Agricultural and Biosystems 
Engineering profession through the conduct of ocular inspections and monitoring in 
agricultural and biosystems engineering offices, plants or establishments both public 
and private, and in the case of schools, in coordination with the Commission on 
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Higher Education (CHED) and/or the concerned State Universities and Colleges 
(SUCs), and whenever necessary adopt such measures, including promulgation of 
agricultural and biosystems engineering standards, rules and regulation's and best 
practices for the enhancement and maintenance of high professional and ethical 
standards of the profession and the formulation and implementation of agricultural 
and biosystems engineering profession development plan/road map; 
Prescribe andlor adopt, and enforce a Code of Ethical and Professional Standards for 
the practice of agricultural and biosystems engineering profession; 
Hear and try administrative cases involving violations of this Act, its implementing 
rules and regulations, the code of ethics for agricultural and biosystems engineers and 
for this purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure the 
appearance of witnesses and the production of documents in connection therewith; 
Prescribe guidelines in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program for 
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers in coordination with the APO of Agricultural 
and Biosystems Engineers; 
Ensure, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) andlor 
State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), that all educational institutions offering 
agricultural and biosystems engineering education comply with the policies, standards 
and requirements of the course prescribed by CHED in the areas of curriculum, 
faculty, library and facilities; 
Prepare, adopt, issue or amend the syllabi of the subjects fur examinations including 
its Table of Specifications in consultation with the academe, and cause the 
determination and preparation of questions for the licensure examination which shall 
strictly be within the scope of the syllabi of the subjects for examinations, as well as, 
administer, COffect and release the result of the licensure examinations; 
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Issue a cease or desist order to any person, association, partnership, corporation or 
cooperative engaged in violation of any of the provisions of this Act, any agricultural 
and biosystems engineering standards andlor rules or regulations duly promUlgated 
by the Board as part of the rules governing the practice of Agricultural and 
Biosystems Engineering in the Philippines; 
Punish for contempt of the Board, both direct and indirect, in accordance with the 
pertinent provision of, and penalties prescribed by, the Rules of Court; 
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Perform regulatory, administrative, and quasi-legislative funetions as mandated under 
R.A. No. 8981, otherwise known as the Professional Regulation Commission 
Modernization Act, and such other functions as may be necessary to implement the 
provisions of this Act; and 
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Discharge such other duties and functions as may be deemed necessary for the 
enhancement of the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering profession and the 
upgrading, development and growth of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 
education in the Philippines. 
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All policies, resolutions, rules and regulations of the Board shall be subject to the 
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review and approval of the Commission. 
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SEC. 12. Supervision of the Board; Custodian of its Records, Secretariat and 
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Support Services. - The Board shall be under the administrative supervision of the 
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Commission. All records of the Board, including applications fur examination, examination 
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papers and results, minutes of deliberation, administrative cases and other investigations 
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involving agricultural and biosystems engineers shall be kept by the Commission. 
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The Commission shall designate the Secretary of the Board and shall provide the 
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secretariat and other support services to implement the provisions ofthis Act. 
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submit an annual report to the President through the Professional Regnlation Commission 
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giving a detailed account of its proceedings and accomplishments during the year and 
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making recommendations for the adoption of measures that will upgrade and improve the 
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conditions affecting the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in the 
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EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSE 
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SEC. 14. Examination Required. - All applicants for registration for the practice of 
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Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering shall be required to undergo and pass the licensure 
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examination as provided for in this Act. 
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examination for agricultural and biosystems engineers shall have the following 
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A citizen of the Philippines or a foreign citizen whose country or State has a policy on 
reciprocity in the practice of the profession; 
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equivalent, or Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering prior to or after ten 
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(10) years after the approval of this Act, in a school, academy, institute, college or 
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university_or an institution duly recognized by the Commission on Higher Education 
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of registration obtlrined through misrepresentation made in the application for examination. 
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biosystems engineers shall cover the required competencies for the entry level of the practice 
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)f Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and shall include the following subjects: 
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Agricultural and Biosystems Power, Energy and Machinery Engineering which 
include agricultural power and bio-energy, machine design and analysis, machinery 
management and mecharrization of agricultural and bioproduction systems; 
Land and Water Resources Engineering which include agrometeorology, irrigation 
and drainage engineering, soil and water conservation, and aquaculture engineering; 
Agricultural and Biosystems Structures and Environment Engineering which include: 
agricultural structures engineering, forest engineering, design and management of 
agricultural and biosystem structures, and bio-environmental design; 
Agricultural and Bioprocess Engineering which include refiigeration and cold 
storage, agri-industrial and biosystems application of electrical energy and 
electronics, agricultural products process engineering, and food and bio-based 
products process engineering; 
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PreparationlEvaluation, 
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Development and Extension on Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; 
Fundamentals of Agricultural, Fishery, Ecological and Environmental Sciences; 
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Mathematics and Basic Engineering Principles; 
Laws, Professional Standards and Ethics; and 
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Other subjects within the areas of competencies required for the practice of 
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering profession pursuant to Section 5 ofthis Act. 
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The said subjects and their syllabi may be periodically amended by the Board so as to 
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confonn with the latest technological changes brought about by continuing trends in the 
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profession. 
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SEC. 18. Rating in the Board Examinations • • To be qualified as having passed the 
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Board examination for agricultural and biosystems engineers, a candidate must obtain a 
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percent (55%) in any given subject. However, an examinee who obtains a weighted general 
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average rating of seventy percent (70%) or higher, but obtains a rating below fifty-five 
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percent (55%) in any given subject, must retake the examination in the subject or subjects 
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where he obtained a grade below fifty-five percent (55%) and must obtain a grade or grades 
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in the said subject or subject of not lower than fifty-five percent (55%). 
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SEC. 19. Report of Ratings. - The Board shall submit to the Commission the ratings 
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obtained by each candidate within ten (10) days after the examination, unless extended for 
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just cause. Upon the release of the results of the examination, the Board shall send by mail 
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the rating received, by each examinee at his given address using the mailing envelope 
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submitted during the examination. 
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SEC. 20. Re-examination . • An applicant who fails to pass the examination for the 
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third time shall be allowed to take another examination only after the lapse of one (1) year 
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and only after having undertaken a refresher program in a duly accredited institution. The 
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Board shall issue guidelines on the refresher program requirement. 
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SEC. 21. Oath. - All successful candidates in the examination shall be required to 
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take their oath before the Commission, the Board or any government official authorized to 
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administer oaths, prior to entering upon the practice of the Agricultural and Biosystems 
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SEC. 22. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification 
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(a) A Certificate of Registration shall be issued to those who are registered after 
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payment of fees prescribed by the Commission. It shall bear the signatures of the 
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Chairperson of the Commission and of the Chairman and Members of the Board, stamped 
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with the official seal of the Commission and of the Board, certifying that the person named 
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therein is entitled to the practice of the profession, with all the privileges appurtenant thereto. 
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Until withdrawn, revoked or suspended in accordance with this Act, the Certificate of 
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Registration shall remain in full force and effect. 
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(b) A Professional Identification Card bearing the registration number and its validity 
11 
and expiry dates duly signed by the Chairperson of the Commission shall likewise be issued 
12 
to every registrant who has paid the prescribed fees, and has submitted a certificate of 
13 
membership in good standing from the APO and proof of completion of the CPD 
14 
requirements. The said card shall be renewed every three (3) years upon proof of completion 
15 
of the mandatorY Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. 
16 
Once registered, the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer may use Engr. as the 
11 
official appendage title. No person shall practice Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 
18 
the country unless such person has secured a license to practice Agricultural and Biosystems 
19 
Engineering in the manner herein provided. 
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SEC. 23. Refusal to Register. - The Board shall not register any successful applicant 
22 
for registration with or without licensure examination who has been: 
23 
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(a) 
convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by a court of competent 
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jurisdiction; 
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(b) 
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(c) 
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(d) 
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(e) 
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found gnilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct by the Board; 
adjudged guilty for violation of the General Instructions to Examinees by the Board; 
declared of unsound mind by a court of competent jurisdiction; and 
Proven to be afflicted with addiction to drug or alcohol impairing one's ability to 
practice the profession through a finding to this effect by a medical or drug testing 
31 
facility accredited by the Government. 
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In refusing such registration, the Board shall give the applicant a written statement setting 
33 
forth the reasons therefor and shall file a copy thereof in its records. 
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SEC. 24. Revocation or Suspension of the Certificate of Registration and 
3 
Cancellation of Temporary/Special Permit. - The Board shan have the power, upon notice 
4 
and hearing, to revoke or suspend the Certificate of Registration (COR) of-a registered 'and' 
5 
licensed agricultural and biosystems engineer or to . cancel Special Temporary Pennit (STP) 
6 
granted to a foreign agricultural and biosystems engineer, for the same grounds enumerated 
7 
in Section 23 ofthis Act, except paragraph (c) hereof, and any of the following grounds: 
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(a) 
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(b) 
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(i) 
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Violation of any provision of this Act, Implementing Rules and Regulations, Code of 
Ethics, Code of Technical Standards for the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems 
Engineering, and of policies and regulatory measures of the Board and/or the 
Commission; 
Perpetration or use of fraud in obtaining hislher Certificate of Registration, 
Professional Identification Card, Special Temporary Permit; 
Gross incompetence, negligence or ignorance in the conduct of the profession 
resulting to death, injury of persons and/or damage to property; 
Unjustified refusal to join or to remain a member in good standing of the APO; 
Unjustified or unexplained neglect or failure to pay the annual registration fees for 
five (5) consecutive years; 
Unjustified or unexplained non-renewal of the Professional Identification Card after 
the lapse of five (5) consecutive years; 
Aiding or abetting the illegal practice of a non-registered and unlicensed agricultural 
and biosystems engineer by, among others, allowing himlher to use hislher Certificate 
of Registration and/or Pmfessional Identification Card or hislher Special Temporary 
Permit; 
Illegally practicing the profession during hislher suspension from the practice thereof; 
and 
Addiction to a drug or alcohol abuse impairing hislher ability to practice hislher 
profession or being declared with unsound mind by a conrt of competent jurisdiction. 
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The Board shall periodically evaluate the aforementioned grounds and revise or add 
32 
new ones as the need arises subject to approval by the Commission in order to meet the 
33 
trends and developments in the profession. 
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SEC. 25. Reissuance of Revoked Certificate of Registration, Replacement of Lost 
2 
or Damaged Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification 
Card or 
3 
Temporary/Special Permit"': The Board may, upou petition, reinstate or reissue a revoked 
4 
Certificate of Registration after two (2) years from the effectivity of the revocation, which is 
5 . reckoned from the date of surrender of the said certificate andlor the Professional 
6 
Identification Card to the Board alldior the COllllPission. The Board may not require the 
7 
holder thereof to take another licensure examination. The petitioner shall prove to the Board 
8 
that helshe has valid reasons to resume the practice of hislher profession. For the grant of 
9 
hislher petition, the Board shall issue a Board Resolution subject to approval by the 
10 
Commission. 
11 
A duplicate copy ofa lost-Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card or 
12 
Special Temporary Permit may be reissued in accordance with rules thereon and upon 
13 
payment of the prescribed fee therefor. 
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ARTICLE IV 
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PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING 
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SEC. 26. Vested Right - Automatic Registration of Practicing Agricultural and 
18 
Biosystems Engineers. - All agricultural engineers who are registered under Republic Act 
19 
No. 8559 at the time this Act takes effect, shall automatically be registered as Agricultural 
20 
and Biosystems Engineers. 
21 
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SEC. 27. Seal and Use of Seal. -
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(a) Each registrant shall, upon registration, obtain a seal of such design as the Board 
24 
may_-adopt and prescribe. Plans and specifications prepared by, or under the direct 
25 
supervision of a registered agricultural and biosystems engineer, shall be stamped with said 
26 
seal during the validity of the professional license. No person shall stamp or seal any 
27 
document with the seal of a registrant after his professional license has --expired or lost its 
28 
validity unless he has been reinstated to the practice andlor uuless his license has been 
29 
enewed. 
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(b) No officer or employee of the government, chartered cities, provinces and 
32 
municipalities now or hereinafter charged with the enforcement of laws, ordinances or 
33 
regulations relating to the implementation, construction, repair, operation and maintenance, 
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testing and evaluation of agricultural and biosystems buildings, structures, machineries and 
2 
equipment, irrigation, soil and water conservation structures and other agricultural and 
3' 
biosystems engineering facilities, shall accept or endorse any plans, designs, specifications or 
4 
. project studies which have not been prepared and submitted in full accord with the provisions 
5 
of this Act, nor shall any payment be approved by any such Officer for any work, the plans 
6 
and specifications of which have not been so prepared, signed and sealed by a duly registered 
7 
agricultural and biosystems engineer. 'This proVision shall be implemented by the Department 
8 
of Public Works and Highways and Local Building Officials in the issuance of building 
9 
permits and certificate of occupancy under the National Building Code, and by all concerned 
10 
national government entities and Local Government Units in the procurement and in the 
11 
discharge of their regulatory and auditing functions pertaining to agriCUltural and biosystems 
12 
buildings, structures, machineries and equipment, irrigation, soil and water conservation 
13 
structures and other agricultural and biosystems engineering facilities/projects. 
14 
15 
- (c) No agricultural and biosystems engiheer shall sign his name, affix his seal or use 
16 
any other method of signature on plans, designs, specifications or other documents made by 
17 
or under another agricultural and biosystems engineer's supervision lIDless the same is made 
18 
in such manner as to clearly indicate the part of such work actually performed by him, and no 
19 
person, except the agricultural and biosystems Engineer~In-Charge shall sign for any branch 
20 
of the work or any function of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering practice not actually 
21 
performed by him. The agricultural and biosystems Engineer-In-Charge shall be fully 
22 
responsible for all plans, designs, specifications and other documents issued under his seal or 
23 
. authorized signature. 
24 
The Board shall formulate, adopt and promulgate all necessary rules and regulations 
25 
for the effective implementation of the provisions relating to the design of the seal, the 
26 
signing and sealing of drawings, reports and other documents by agricultural and biosystems 
27 
ngineers. 
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(d) Drawings, plans, designs and specifications duly signed, stamped or sealed as 
30 
instruments of service are the property and documents of the agricultural and biosystems 
31 
engineer, whether the projects for which they were made is executed or not, no person 
32 
without the written consent of the agricultural and biosystems engineer or author of said 
33 
documents, shall duplicate or make copies of said documents for use in the repetition of and 
34 
for other projects, whether Slxecuted partly or in whole. 
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( e) All drawings, plans, specifications and other documents and reports to be used for 
3 
the design, construction, test and evaluation, research and extension of agricultural and 
4 
biosystems buildings, structures, machineries _ and equipment, irrigation, soil and water 
5 
conservation structures and other agricultural and biosystems engineering facilities/projects 
6 
shall be signed and sealed by a licensed agricultural and biosystems engineer. 
7 
Violation of any of the foregoing shall be ground for administrative and/or criminal 
8 
action. 
9 
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SEC. 28. Indication of License Number and Professional Tax Receipt Number. -
11 
The agricultural and biosystems engineer shall be required to indicate his Professional 
-12 
License Number, the duration of its validity, including the professional tax receipt number on 
13 
the documents he signs, uses or issues in connection with the practice of his profession. 
14 
SEC 29. Firms, Partnerships, Corporations, Cooperatives, Associations and 
15 
Foundations engaged in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Practice. - A firm, 
16 
partnership, corporation, association or foundation may engage in the practice of Agricultural 
17 
and Biosystems Engineering in the Philippines; Provided, that it complies with the following 
18 
requirements: 
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(a) 
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25 
26 
(b) 
27 
the firm, partnership, corporation, cooperatives, association or foundation applies for 
and is issued a certificate of registration by the Board and the Commission to engage 
in the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in the Philippines: 
Provided, that the majority of the partners of the partnership are registered and 
licensed agricultural and biosystems engineers: Provided, further, that the majority of 
the members of the board of directors or members of corporations or cooperatives 
shall be registered and licensed agricultural and biosystems engineers; and 
the practice of the 
firm, partnership, corporation, cooperative, association or 
foundation in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering shall be carried out by duly 
28 
registered and licensed agricultural and biosystems engineers. 
29 
SEC. 30. Integration of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers. - The Agricultural 
30 
and Biosystems Engineering profession shall be integrated into one (I) national organization 
31 
registered with Securities and Exchange Commission which shall be recognized by the Board 
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and by the Commission as the one and only integrated and accredited association of 
2 
agricultural and biosystems engineers. An agricultural and biosystem engineer duly 
3 
registered with the Board shall automatically become a member of the' integrated and 
4 
accredited association of agricultural and biosystems engineers, and shall receive the benefits 
5 
and privileges appurtenant thereto upon payment of the required fees and dues. 
6 
7 
Membership in the integrated and accredited association shall not be a bar to 
8 
membership in other associations of agricultural and biosystems engineers. 
9 
10 
SEC. 31. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreign agricultural and biosystems engineer 
11 
shall be issued a temporary license to practice the Agricultural.and Biosystems Engineering 
12 
profession or consultancy thereof or be entitled to any of the rights and privileges under this 
13 
act nuless the country of which he is a subject or citizen specifically permits Filipino 
14 
agricultural and biosystems engineers to practice within its territorial limits on the same basis 
15 
as the su~ects or citizens of such foreign state or country. 
16 
SEC. 32. Special Temporary Permits for Foreign Agricultural and Bioystems 
17 ,Engineers. -
The practice of foreign agricultural and biosystems engineers in the 
18 
Philippines shall be limited to natural persons only and shall be governed by the provisions 
19 
of Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known as the "Professional Regulation Commission 
20 
(PRC) Modernization Act of 2000"; PrOVided, that any foreign national who has gained 
21 
entry in the Philippines to perform professional services as an agricultural and biosystems 
22 
engineer or render such services or prepare or produce such documents which are within the 
23 
scope of practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering as set forth in this Act, such 
24 
as, but not limited to, being a consultant in foreign-funded or assisted project of the 
25 
government or employed or engaged by Filipino or foreign contractors or private firms, 
26 
whether or not the nomenclatUre of his/her profession is specifically called in hislher 
27 
country of nationality as agricultural and biosystems engineer, but who does not meet or 
28 
wish to comply with the requirements for admission to take the licensure examinations shall, 
29 
before assuming the duties, functions and responsibilities as agricultural and biosystems 
30 
engineer or consultant, secure special temporary permit from the Board, subject to the. 
31 
approval of the Commission and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), to 
32 
practice hislher profession in counection with the project to which he/she was 
33 
commissioned: Provided, that the following conditions are satisfied: 
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(a) 
(b) 
(c) 
(d) 
that helshe is a citizen or subject of a country which specifically permits Filipino 
professionals to practice their profession within the territorial limits on the same basis 
as the subjects or citizens of such foreign country or state; 
that helshe is legally qualified to practice Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in 
hislher own country, and that hislher expertise is necessary and advantageous to the 
Philippines, particularly in the aspects of technology transfer and specialization; 
that helshe shall be required to work with a Filipino counterpart, a natural person who 
is a registered and licensed agricultural and biosystems engineer, and professional 
services fees and expenses of documentation pertaining to the project shall be 
proportionately shared by both foreign and Filipino agricultural and biosystems 
engineers, including liabilities and taxes due to the Philippine government, if any, 
relative to hislher participation therein, or professional services rendered to the 
project in accordance with established rules and regulations; and 
that helshe shall obtain an employment permit from the DOLE: Provided, that the 
employment permit may be issued to a non-resident alien or to the applicant-
employer after a determination by the Commission and the Board of the non-
availability of a person in the Philippines who is competent, able and willing at the 
time of application to perform the services for which the foreign expert is being 
invited. 
SEC. 33. Positions in Government and Private Firms and Establishments with 
21 
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering functions. -
Only registered and licensed 
22 
agricultural and biosystems engineers with valid PRC license shall be appointed or 
23 
designated to all positions in government and private firms and establishments with 
24 
agriCUltural and biosystems engineering functions and responsibilities, which shall include, 
25 
but not be limited to, the following: 
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30 
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All levels of Engineer positions in the Agricultural Engineering or Agricultural and 
Fishery Engineering and Forest Engineering BureaulDivisionlSectionlUnit of the 
Department of Agriculture, Local Government Units, and in the Department of 
Agrarian Reform, Department of Environment and Natural Resources and other 
concerned government entities whose duties, functions and responsibilities constitute 
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8 
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(c) 
the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering pursuant to Section 5 of this 
Act; 
All levels of instructor/professor positions in public and private school, colleges and 
universities whose main duties and functions involve the teaching of Agricultural and 
Biosystems Engineering subjects for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering 
Degree,_ -Agriculture/Agribusiness Degree, Fisheries Degree and other related 
curriculum or degrees; 
All levels of Science Research Specialist! Assistant Positions in government and 
11 
private institutions whose main duties and functions involve research and 
12 
. development and training and extension on Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering; 
13 
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(d) 
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(g) 
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Head or assistant head, Director or Manager and other executive positions of 
agricultural or agricultural and biosystems or agricultural and fisheries engineering or 
aquaculture engineering or forest engineering group, unit, section division, bureau, 
department, center and branch in all National Government Departments or Agencies, 
government owned and controlled corporations, local government units and colleges 
and universities, private offices, firms and establishments; 
Head or assistant head, Director or Manager and other executive positions of a group, 
unit, section, division, bureau, department, center or branch of any of the 
specialized area of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in government and 
private firms, offices and establishments; 
All levels of Planning Officer, Project Evaluation Officer, Project Development 
Officer, Development Management Officer, Environmental Management Specialist 
and Technical Audit Specialist positions in government and private firms and offices 
that deal with, or undertake any of the specialized area of Agricultural and 
Biosystems Engineering or its main functions and responsibilities which involve the 
planning, project development, evaluation, inspection, monitoring and technical audit 
of agricultural and biosystems infrastructure, facilities, machineries and processes and 
other Agricultural and Bioystems Engineering facilities; and 
All Professional and Sub-Professional Positions either supervisory or non-supervisory 
and career executive positions in government, and all other positions in private firms, 
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2 
3 
establishments and enterprises whose duties, functions and responsibilities mainly 
constitute the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. 
4 
Appointments made thereafter in violation hereof shall be considered null and void. 
5 
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) in consultation with the Board of Agricultural and 
6 
Biosystems Engineering and the APO of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers shall 
7 
promulgate or update the qualification standards for these positions including those positions 
8 
whose duties and functions, constitute the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems 
9 
Engineering in all government instrumentalities. 
10 
11 
Moreover, registered and licensed agricultural engineers may also qualify for 
12 
appointment in all positions in government and private firms and establishments whose 
13 
duties and functions partly constitute the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems 
14 
Engineering. This include, among others, Provincial/CityiMunicipal Engineer, Agriculturist, 
15 
Building Official, Environment and Natural Resources Officer and Planning and 
16 ,Development Officer of the Local Government Units, subject to the candidates compliance 
17 
with the rest of the requirements Imposed by the law or issuance creating the said positions. 
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(b) 
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SEC. 34. Personnel Required. -
All conGel11ed National Government Agencies, Local Government Units and State 
Colleges and Universities implementing, regulating, 
funding and undertaking 
research, development, training and extension, testing, evaluation and inspection as 
well as technical audit of irrigation, farm mechanization, post-harvest and agro7 
processing facilities, agricultural and biosystems infrastructures, farm-to-market 
roads, agro-meteorology, forest mechanization development programs, 
and 
environmental protection and conservation programs and projects shall employ the 
required number of agricultural and biosystems engineers, and for this purpose, create 
various levels of agricultural and biosystems engineer positions; 
All 
agricultural and biosystems engineering facilities/projects supervised and 
maintained or accredited by the government such as grain/agro processing complex. 
slaughterhouse, communal and national irrigation system, agricultural machinery and 
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equipment service centers, and testing and evaluation centers must have at least one 
registered and licensed agricultural and biosystems engineer; 
Firms, companies, partnerships, cooperatives or associations which are engaged in the 
installation, fabrication, 
manufacture, distribution or sale of agricultural and 
biosystems machinery and equipment, facilities and other agricultural and biosystems 
engineering processes, shall hire or engage the services of at least one licensed 
agricultural and biosystems engineer. 
All contractors of irrigation, farm-to-market roads and agricultural and biosystems 
structures and facilities shall have at least one registered and licensed agricultural and 
biosystems engineerls as part of their Sustaiuing Technical Employees; 
The following offices and establishments shall also employ or engage the services of 
at least one or the required number of registered and licensed agricultural and 
biosystems engineers: 
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
Agro-processing establishments such as rice mills, feed mills, sugar mills, 
coconut oil mills, fiber extraction processing plants, meat processing plants, 
fish processing plants, poultry and meat processing plants, fish processing 
plants, food processing plants and agricultural and fishery products storage 
facilities; 
Agro-industrial firms or establishments, corporation and cooperatives and 
government entities engaged in agricultural, liveStock, poultry and fishery 
production and processing, the operation and maintenance of plant/forest 
nurseries and parks, and other agricultural and biosystems engineering 
endeavours; 
Financing and banking institutions engaged in providing credit and financial 
assistance on agribusinesses which are 
commercial in nature such as 
irrigation, postharvest facilities, agro-processing and storage, forest 
products, aquaculture, food and fiber production facilities and machineries; 
and 
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(4) 
Consultancy firms, foundations, non-government organizations and other 
organized groups engaged in providing agricultural and biosystems 
engineering services relative to management and consultancy, training and 
extension, research and development and/or the provision. of irrigation, 
postharvest facilities, 
agro-processing and storage, forest products, 
aquaculture, food and fiber production facilities and machineries and soil 
and water conservation; 
9 
Provided, that there shall be no understaffing and/or overloading of agricultural and 
10 
biosystems engineers. The ratio of agricultural and biosystems engineers to clientele shall be 
11 
such as to reasonably effect a sustained quality of agricultural and biosystems engineering 
12 
services at all times without overworking the agricultural and biosystems engineers. 
13 
14 
The Board shall promulgate guidelines and standards on the required manpower 
15 
complement of agricultural and biosystems engineers in concerned public and private offices 
16 
and establishments. 
17 
18 
SEC. 3S • National Career Progression and Specialization Program. - There shall 
19 
be an institutionalized national agricultural and biosystems engineering career progression 
20 . and specialization program to be formulated by the Board in consultation with the APO, 
21 
Civil Service Commission and concerned government agencies: Pruvided, that any 
22 
agricultural and biosystems engineer before being allowed to work in specialty areas to 
23 
perform beyond generalist function or have specific specialties, must finish the formal 
24 
education or training towards specialization, possess recognized practice competencies and 
2S 
must be certified by the Board and must be a member of a relevant and accredited 
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agricultura1 and biosystems specialty organization: Provided, forther, that Agricultural and 
27 
Biosystems Engineering specialty organizations shall be recoguized and certified by the 
28 
Board. 
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The Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Specialization shall include, but not 
31 
limited, to the following: 
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(a) 
(b) 
Agricultural and Biosystems Power and Machinery Engineering 
Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 
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(c) 
Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 
2 
(d) 
Agricultural and Biosystems Buildings and Structures 
3 
(e) 
AgricultUral and Bio-process Engineering 
4 
(t) 
Food Engineering 
5 
(g) 
Renewable/Bio-Energy and Fann Electrification 
6 
(h) 
Agricultural and Biological Waste Management 
7 
(i) 
Aquacultural Engineering 
8 
(j) 
Forest Engineering 
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(k) 
Agricultural and Biosystems Automation and Instrumentation 
10 
(I) 
Agricultural and Bio Infonnation System 
11 
(m) 
Agrometeorology 
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(n) 
Agricultural and Biological Resource Conservation and Management 
13 
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SEC. 36. Code of Technical Standards- The existing Philippine Agricultural 
15 
Engineering Standards (P AES) shall be transfonned into a Philippine Agricultural and 
16 
Biosystems Engineering Standards (PABES) and shall serve as Code of Technical Standards 
17 
of all registered and licensed agricultural and biosystems engineers in the practice of therr 
18 
profession. The Board, in collaboration with the APO of Agricultural and Biosystems 
19 
Engineers, Department of Agriculture, Department of Science and Technology, Department 
20 
of Environment and Natural Resources and other concerned government agencies and private 
21 
organizations, shall develop new standards and update the existing standards under the 
22 
PABES. 
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ARTICLE V 
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AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND 
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CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONI DEVELOPMENT 
28 
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SEC 37. Curriculum Development and Updating- The Commission on Higher 
30 
Education (ChEd) in consultation with the Board and the industry stakeholders and 
31 
concerned State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) shall develop and continuously update the 
32 
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Curriculum in accordance with 
required 
33 
competencies on the practice of the profession prescribed under this Act, in order to align 
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with international standards of agricultural and biosystems engineering education and 
2 
practice, and to become responsive to the industry requirements. 
3 
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) shall likewise 
4 
include in its program, the development and promulgation of competency standards and 
5 
training programs and regulations for agricultural and biosystems engineering technici/UlS 
6 
and operators. 
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8 
SEC. 38. Rationalization and Upgrading Program. - The: Commission on Higher 
9 
Education in collaboration with the Board, Department of Agriculture, Department of 
10 
Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Science and Technology, Technical 
11 
Education and Skills Development Authority, the concerned State Univesities and Colleges 
12 
and the Department of EdUcation and in consultation with the industry stakeholders, shall 
13 
formulate and implement a rationalization and upgrading program on Agricultural and 
14 
Biosystems Engineering, Education in- the country with the end view of upgrading and 
15 
modernizing school facilities and equipment, faculty development and training, provision of 
16 
scholarships, developing ladderized program on agricultural and biosystems engineering and 
17 
other developmental undertakings to produce globally competitive agricultural and 
18 
biosystems engineering graduates. professionals, technicians and operators. 
19 
In line with this, all concerned Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) shall formulate 
20 
and implement their Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Education Competitiveness 
21 
Road Map as part of the Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Profession 
22 . Development Plan/Road Map and shall serve as one of the basis in the provision of grants 
23 
from the government for the upgrading program. 
24 
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SEC. 39. Career Guidance and Advocacy " The Board and the Commission. in 
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collaboration with the Department of Labor and Employment, Philippine Overseas 
27 
Employment Administration. Commission on Higher Education. Department of Education. 
28 
Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department 
29 
of Trade and Industry, APO and other concerned government agencies and private 
30 
organizations, shall formulate and implement a Career Guidance and Advocacy Program ot) 
31 
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. The Program shall include the conduct of research 
32 
studies on the supply and demand and qualifications of the agricultural and biosystems 
33 
engineering profession both local and abroad, employment promotion and entrepreneurship 
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assistance for Filipino agricultural and biosystems engineers, and integration of the practical 
2 
application of Agricultural and Bioystems Engineering in basic education. 
3 
SEC. 40. Continuing Professional Development - The Board and the Commission, 
4 
in consultation with the academe, APO, concerned government agencies and stakeholders, 
5 
shall prescribe guidelines in the implementation of the Continuing Professional Development 
6 
(CPD) programs for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers. The CPD for every agricultural 
7 
and biosystems engineer registered under the PRC is hereby made mandatory for continued 
8 
the practice of the profession. The CPD Credit units earned by the professional shall be 
9 
required in the renewal of professional license and accreditation systems for advance level of 
10 
practice and for ASEAN Chartered Professional Engineers, APEC Engineers and other 
11 
international accreditations. 
12 
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The CPD credit units earned by an agricultural and biosYStenlS engineer shall likewise 
14 
applied as the training requirement for promotion for positions in the government agencies 
15 
and private firms and for teaching positions in academic institutions, and shall be 
16 
accumulated and may be transferred pursuant to Pathways and Equivalencies of the 
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Philippine Qualification Framework. 
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ARTICLE VI 
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ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT AND PENAL PROVISIONS 
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SEC. 41. Enforcement. - The Professional Regulation Commission shall be the 
22 
enforcement agency of the Board. As such, the Commission shall implement the concerned 
23 
provisions of this Act, enforce its implementing rules and regulations as adopted by the 
24 
Board, conduct investigations on complaints including violations of the Code of Ethics and 
25 
Professional Standards of the profession and prosecute the same when so warranted. 
26 
Furthermore, all duly constituted law enforcement agencies and offices of national, 
27 
provincial, city or municipal government or of any political subdivision thereof, shall, upon 
28 
the call or request of the Board or the Commission, render assistance in enforcing the 
29 
proviSions of this Act and prosecute any person violating the provisions of the same. Any 
30 
person may bring before the Commission, Board, or the aforementioned officers of the law, 
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cases of illegal practice or violations of this Act committed by any person or party. 
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'The Board shall assist the Commission in filing the appropriate charges through the 
2 . concerned prosecution office in accordance with law and rules of court. 
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SEC. 42. Penalties. - In addition to the administrative sanctions imJ?Osed under this 
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Act, any person who violates any of the provisions of this Act, or any of the following acts 
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shall, upon conviction, be penalized by a fine of not less than one hundred thousand pesos 
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(P I 00,000.00) 
but not more than five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000.00), or 
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imprisonment of not less than six (6) months but not more than five (5) years, or both fine 
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and imprisonment, at the discretion of the court: 
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Engaging in the practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering in the 
Philippines without being registered or without confoiming to the provisions of this 
Act; 
Presenting or attempting to use as hislher own the certificate of registration and/or 
Professional Identification Card of another registered agricultural and biosystems 
engineer or a holder of a special temporary permit; 
Giving any false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board, or impersonating any 
registered agricultural and biosystems engineer or a holder of a special temporary 
permit; 
Using a revoked or suspended certificate of registration; or an expired or unrenewed 
Professional Identification Card or special temporary permit; 
Using in connection with his/her name or otherwise assuming, using or advertising 
any title or description tending to convey the impression that helshe is an agricultural 
and biosystems engineer without holding a valid certificate of registration and 
Professional Identification Card or a valid special temporary permit; 
Implementing or causing the implementation of any 
unents not prepared and 
plans, designs, technical 
signed by a registered 
ngineer in those cases where this Act specifically 
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Violating any of the provisions of this Act and the rules and regulations thereof 
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In case the offender is a corporation, partnership, association, foundation or juridical 
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person, the penalty of imprisonment shall be imposed on the agricultural and biosystems 
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Engineer-In-Charge jointly and solidarily with the responsible professionals as well as the 
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controlling officer or officers thereof responsible for pennitting or causing the violation. 
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ARTICLE VII 
TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS 
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SEC. 43. Transitory Provision. - The incumbent Chairperson and Members of the 
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Board shatI, in an interim capacity, continue to carry out their functions under the provisions 
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of this Act without need for new appointments as Chairperson and Members thereof until the 
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first Board, created under this Act, shall have been constituted or organized pursuant thereto. 
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SEC. 44. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Subject to the approval of the 
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. Commission, the Board shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations to carry out 
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the provisions of this Act, which shall be effective after sixty (60) days following its 
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publication in the Official Gazette or in a major daily newspaper of general circulation in the 
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country. 
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SEC. 45. Separability Clause. - If any clause, provision, paragraph or part hereof 
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shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, invalidate or 
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impair any other part hereof, but such judgment shall be merely confined to the clause, 
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provision, paragraph or part directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment has 
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been rendered. 
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SEC. 46. Repealing Clause. -
All laws, decrees, executive orders and other 
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Act are hereby modified and/or superseded. Republic Act No. 8559 is hereby expressly 
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repealed. 
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SEC. 47; Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following its 
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pUblication in the Official Gazette or in a major daily newspaper of general circulation in the 
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Philippines, whichever comes first. 
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