NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
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SENATE
S. No. 2515
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23 DEC 13 PI 56
RECEIVED BY:
Introduced by Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong"T. Go, Senator Joel Villanueva, 
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., and Senator Grace Poe
AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN THE 
PHILIPPINES AND INSTITUTING HIGHER STANDARDS OF REGULATION 
IN THE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 
PRACTITIONERS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On February 24, 1995, the New Electrical Engineering Law was enacted. The 
law provides for the composition, powers and functions of the Board of Electrical 
Engineering, examination and registration of professionals, and the prohibitions in the 
practice of the electrical engineering profession.
The field of electrical engineering is a cornerstone of progress, impacting 
diverse sectors such as infrastructure, energy, and technology. In recognition of the 
critical role played by electrical engineers in the nation's development, it is imperative 
to fortify the regulatory framework governing their practice, ensuring that it remains 
robust, responsive, and aligned with contemporary needs.
This bill seeks to develop and nurture a pool of proficient and quality electrical 
engineering practitioners whose standards of practice shall be outstanding, honorable 
and globally competitive. This bill will mandate the provision of rational regulatory 
measures that are responsive to the growing needs of the electrical engineering 
profession considering the advances in technology and globalization.


In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
SENATOR CHRISTOPHER I^WRENCE "BONG" T. GO
SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
SENATOR RAMOIVBONG REVILLA JR.


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBUC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session
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SENATE
S. No. 2515
of the g'iTr-.n.llV
23 DEC 13 PI 56
RECEIVED S', ;
Introduced by Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go, Senator Joel Villanueva, 
Senator Ramon Bong Revilla Jr., and Senator Grace Poe
AN ACT
STRENGTHENING THE PRACTICE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN THE 
PHILIPPINES AND INSTITUTING HIGHER STANDARDS OF REGULATION 
IN THE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 
PRACTITIONERS
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 "Electrical Engineering
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Act of 2023."
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Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of electrical
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practitioners in nation-building. Towards this end, the State fosters, develops and
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nurtures a pool of proficient and quality electrical engineering practitioners whose
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standards of practice shall be outstanding, honorable, and globally competitive. The
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State shall provide rational regulatory measures that are responsive to the growing
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needs of the electrical engineering profession considering the advances in technology
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and globalization.
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Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall
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mean:
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a) Practice of electrical engineering - a person is deemed to be in the practice of
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electrical engineering when he renders or offers to render professional electrical
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engineering service in the form of:
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2. Professional Design Services;
3. Management, supervision and taking charge of the construction, 
erection, installation, alteration, testing and commissioning of projects 
involving all kinds of electrical systems and the power system of any 
critical facility of multiple electrical components in powering a controlled 
environment in the power structure are all part of the electrical power 
train;
4. Management, supervision and taking charge of the tending, operation, 
maintenance and control of electrical systems of electric power plants, 
grid systems, switchyards, transmission and distribution systems, 
network system control, data acquisition, protection and monitoring 
systems, conflagration detection, control and protection system, electric 
utilities, watercrafts, electric locomotives, factories, farm electrification, 
and industrial complexes, commercial buildings, government buildings, 
institutional buildings, health care facilities, airports and seaports and all 
other facilities involving electrical processes;
5. Management, supervision and taking charge of the manufacture, 
fabrication, repair, testing and commissioning of electrical components, 
equipment and devices including switchgears, switchboards, control­
gears, transformers, generators, electric motors, controllers, appliances, 
lighting fixtures, apparatuses and other related processes;
6. Teaching of basic and professional electrical engineering subjects in 
government- recognized engineering schools including allied sciences, 
the Electrical Engineering Law, the Philippine Electrical Code and 
International Electrical Standards and their applications into the electrical 
industry;
7. Management, supervision and taking charge of the sale, supply and 
distribution of electrical equipment including industrial equipment and its 
control systems, controllers and devices, power electronics, industrial 
robotics, instrumentation and automation; and other related equipment
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or components requiring application of electrical engineering data and
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principles, interpretation of technical specifications of electrical products;
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8. Employment in national, provincial or local government units/agencies
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or in government-owned and controlled corporations, government
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financial institutions as a Professional Electrical Engineer, Registered
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Electrical Engineer or Registered Master Electrician if the nature and
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character of his work is in line with the profession requiring knowledge
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and expertise of electrical engineering including Certified Electrical
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System Inspector and Certified Electrical Plans Examiner;
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9. And all other services related to Electrical Engineering under this Act.
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b) Electrical Engineering - refers to the profession of the art and science of
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conceptualizing, planning, designing and creating Electrical Systems to include
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but not limited to the operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery,
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electrical processes of all types of buildings, commercial complexes, factories
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or industrial plants, electric plants, variable renewable energy (VRE), energy
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storage, transmission, distribution, electric locomotives, watercrafts;
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construction and commissioning of electrical projects, manufacturing and
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distribution of electrical products, teaching electrical subjects; and other related
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facilities or processes, in accordance with the principles of safety and reliability.
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c) Electric supply equipment - is any equipment which produces, modifies,
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regulates, or controls the supply of electric energy.
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d) Electric plant - is an establishment or a system for the production and
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modification of electric energy.
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e) Power plant design - refers to planning, specifying, coordinating layouting of
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electrical equipment in power plants, substations and the like.
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f) Substation - is any building, room or separate place which houses or encloses
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electric supply equipment connected to transmission or distribution lines and
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g) Electrical system design - refers to the choice of electrical systems, including
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planning and detailing of requirements for protection, control, monitoring,
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coordination, and interlocking of electrical systems among others.
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h) Voltage - is the highest effective potential difference between any two
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conductors of the circuit concerned expressed in volts;
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i) kVA or MVA - refers to the capacity of an electric piant or ratings of supply
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equipment ex- pressed in kilovoit-amperes or megavolt-amperes. kVA or MVA
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is aiso referred to as the connected load of industrial plants, commercial edifices
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and other establishments expressed in kilovolt-amperes or megavolt-amperes;
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j) kW or MW- refers to the capacity of an electric plant or ratings of supply
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equipment expressed in kilowatts or megawatts. kW or MW is also referred to
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as the connected load of industrial plants, commercial edifices, institutional
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buildings, watercrafts and other establishments ex- pressed in kilowatts or
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megawatts;
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k) Utilization equipment - refers to energy-consuming equipment including
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motors, heaters, furnaces, light sources and other devices which utilize electric
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energy, for any purpose.
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I) Industrial plant or factory- refers to manufacturing assembly plants, including
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engineering shops, shipyards or other business endeavors where electrical
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machinery and equipment are installed.
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m) Licensed Electrical Practitioner" (LEP) - refers to a person professionally and
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academically qualified, registered and licensed to practice electrical engineering
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as defined in this Act, with a Certificate of Registration by the Professional
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Regulatory Board of Electrical Engineering and a valid professional identification
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card issued by the Professional Regulations Commission as Professional
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Electrical Engineer, Registered Electrical Engineer or Registered Master
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Electrician. The Professional Electrical Practitioners can manage completely the
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power system of any critical facilities of multiple electrical components in
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powering a controlled environment in the power structure as all part of the
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electrical power train as follows;
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1. Consulting Electrical Engineer
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2. Electrical System Designer
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3. Electrical Practitioner-In-Charge in Electrical Operations
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4. Electrical Project-In-Charge in Electrical Projects
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5. Electrical Works or Projects
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6. Electrical Equipment or Machinery
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7. Electric Supply Equipment
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8. Electrical Utilization Equipment
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9. Electric Power Plants
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10. Industrial Plant or Factory or Manufacturing Plant
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11. Industrial Complex
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12. Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Plant
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13. Commercial Establishment
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14. Institutional Buildings
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15. Power Grid or Grid
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16. Power Grid System Operation and 
Control
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17. Power Distribution System Operation and Control
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18. Power Substation
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19. Watercraft Electrical System
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20. Electric Locomotive System
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n) System Nominal Voltage or Voltage - is the highest effective potential
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difference between any two conductors of the circuit concerned expressed in
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volts. For the purpose of this Act, "System Nominal Voltage" shall refer to the
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Philippine-recognized standard voltage levels;
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o) Unsafe Installation - refers to all new and existing installations which are in
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violation or non- compliant with the provisions of the latest edition of the
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Philippine Electrical Code and other Philippine recognized International
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Standards;
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p) Unsafe Design - refers to all new and existing plans and designs which are in
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violation or non- compliant with the provisions of the latest edition of the
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Philippine Electrical Code and other Philippine recognized International
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Standards;
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q) Philippine Electrical Code - As recognized by this Act, the Philippine Electrical
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Code sets forth the minimum requirements and standards that constitute the
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framework as a legal criteria of safe electrical design, trustworthy installations
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and the appropriate equipment installed within industrial and commercial
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establishments, public and private buildings, including mo- bile homes and
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recreational vehicles, floating buildings, watercrafts, locomotives and other
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structures aimed at safeguarding persons and buildings and their contents from
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the hazards arising from the use of electricity for light, heat, power, and for
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other purposes;
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r) Electrical Plans - refers to the documents illustrating the interpretation of the
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electrical system as designed, through a structure of symbols, drawings and
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diagrams that gives a clear description of sizes, ratings, configurations and
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other relevant identification to every part and components of the system
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according to the norms set forth by the Philippine Electrical Code and other
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Philippine-recognized Standards in a form of hard prints used for reference in
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construction, operation and maintenance;
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s) Electrical plans- duly signed, stamped or sealed, as instruments of service, are
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the intellectual properties and documents of the author who is the Electrical
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Design Engineer-of-Record with the Office of the Building Official, whether the
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purpose for which they are made is executed or not;
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t) As-buHt Plans or As-buHt Drawings - refers to a revised set or sets of plans or
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drawings that are documented during or upon completion of a project or a
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particular job. As final set of documents, they reflect all the changes that had
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been made to the original construction draw- ings including notes,
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modifications, and any other information in the specifications and work- ing
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drawings during the construction process, and where the exact dimensions,
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geometry, and location of all elements of the works completed are shown as of
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u) Distribution Utiiity or DU - refers to an electric cooperative, or a private
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corporation, or government-owned utility or a local government unit that has a
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franchise to operate an electric distribution system;
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v) Electric Cooperative or EC refers to a cooperative or corporation authorized to
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provide electric services pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 269;
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w) Electrical Firm refers to a partnership or corporation composed of authorized
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Electrical Engineering Practitioners duly registered with proper government
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agencies with business permits as professional services providers and who are
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authorized to collectively render electrical engineering services;
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x) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) refers to a sustaining and
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progressive Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) driven learning program
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or process that maintains, enhances, or increases the knowledge and
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continuing ability of electrical practitioners;
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ARTICLE II
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BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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Sec. 4. Composition of the Board. - The Board of Electrical Engineering,
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hereinafter referred to as the Board, shall be created as a collegial body under the
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general supervision and administrative control of the Professional Regulations
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Commission (PRC). The Board shall be composed of a chair- person and two (2)
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members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines from among the
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recommendees of the Commissioner of the PRC, hereinafter referred to as the
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Commissioner. The recommendees of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
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shall be chosen from the nominees of the integrated and accredited association of
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electrical engineers.
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Sec. 5. Powers and Duties of the Board. - The Board shall exercise executive,
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administrative, quasi-legislative, or quasi-judicial powers in carrying out the provisions
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of this Act. It shall be vested with the following specific powers, functions, duties and
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responsibilities:
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b) Determine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for registration with
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or without licensure examinations and for special permits;
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c) Prepare the examination questions in accordance with the Scope of
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Examinations under this Act; prescribe the syllabi of the subjects and their
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relative weights for the licensure examinations; formulate or adopt test
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questions and deposit them in a test question bank; draw the test questions at
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random through process of computerization; conduct the examination; correct
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and rate the examination papers manually or through process of
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computerization; and submit the examination results to the Professional
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Regulations Commission (PRC) within the period provided for by the rules of
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the Commission;
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d) Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements of candidates for Professional
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Electrical Engineers and subjects in the licensure examination for Registered
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Electrical Engineers, Registered Master Electricians and their relative weights,
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subject to the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);
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e) Register successful applicants for professional electrical engineers and
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applicants who have passed the licensure examinations for registered electrical
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engineers or registered master electricians and issue the corresponding
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certificates of registration and professional licenses;
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f) Issue special permits to individual foreign electrical engineers and electricians
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for specific projects and for a specific duration of time;
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g) Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the electrical engineering
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profession, adopt measures for the enhancement of the profession and the
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maintenance of high professional, technical, and ethical standards and conduct
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ocular inspection of places where registrants practice their profession, such as,
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but not limited to: electric plants, substations, switching stations, industrial
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plants or factories, commercial establishments, airports, seaports, institutional
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buildings, watercrafts, electric locomotives, engineering offices, repair shops,
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electrical projects, new, and ongoing constructions and similar places to
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determine and enforce compliance with this Act. The Board shall authorize the
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duly integrated and accredited electrical engineering association to render
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assistance in this function;
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h) Promulgate rules and regulations including a code of ethics, administrative
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policies, orders and issuances to carry out the provisions of this Act;
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i) Investigate violations of the Act and the rules and regulations, code of ethics,
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administrative policies, orders and issuances promulgated by the Board. The
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rules on administrative investigation promulgated by the Professional
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Regulation Commission (PRC) shall govern in such investigation;
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j) Issue subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, to secure the attendance of
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respondents or witnesses or the production of documents at and relative to the
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investigation conducted by the Board;
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k) Delegate the investigation of the case to the chairman, a member of the Board
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or a Professional Regulations Commission attorney (PRC attorney). If the case
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concerns strictly the practice of the profession, the investigation shall be
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presided by the chairman or a member of the Board with the assistance of a
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PRC attorney;
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I) Render decision, order or resolution on preliminary investigation or inquiry, on
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undocketed cases and on docketed administrative cases against examinees or
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registrants which shall become final and executory unless appealed with the
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PRC within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the copy thereof. The decision of
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the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) may be appealed to the Court
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of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the Rules of Court;
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m) After due notice and hearing, cancel examination papers and bar any examinee
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from future examination; refuse or defer his registration; reprimand the
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registrant with stern warning; suspend him from the practice of his profession;
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revoke his certificate of registration; delist his name from the roll of professional
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electrical engineers, registered electrical engineers and registered master
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electricians for continuous non-payment of annual registration fees and non-
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compliance with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements;
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reinstate or reenroll his name in the said roll, reissue or return his certificate of
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registration. A decision of suspension, revocation of the certificate of
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registration, or delisting from the roll by the Board as provided herein, may be
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appealed initially to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) within
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fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof. The decision of the PRC may be appealed
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to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the Rules
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of Court;
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n) Administer oaths in connection with the administration, implementation, or
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enforcement of this Act;
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o) Submit an annual report on the proceedings and accomplishments during the
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year and on recommendations of the Board to the Professional Regulation
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Commission (PRC) after the close of each fiscal year;
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p) Prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of the Act or the rules
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and regulations of the Board;
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q) Adopt an official seal;
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r) Coordinate with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the
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Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in prescribing, amending or revising
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the courses;
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s) Prescribe programs, guidelines and criteria on the Continuing Professional
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Development program (CPD) for professional electrical engineers, registered
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electrical engineers and registered master electricians and renew their
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professional licenses after compliance with the CPD requirement;
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t) Perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to implement
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effectively this Act. The policies, resolutions, rules and regulations, orders or
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decisions issued or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the review
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and approval by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC); however, the
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Board's decisions, resolutions or orders which are not interlocutory, rendered
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in an administrative case, shall be subject to review only if on appeal.
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Sec. 6. Qualifications of Board Members. - Each Board member must, at the time
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a) Be a natural-born Filipino citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least
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seven (7) consecutive years;
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b) Be at least thirty-five (35) years of age, of proven integrity with high moral
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values in his personal as well as his professional conduct;
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c) Be a person with no final conviction by the court of an offense involving moral
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turpitude;
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d) Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
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from a university, school, college, academy or institute duly constituted,
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recognized and accredited by the Philippine government;
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e) Be a professional electrical engineer with a valid certificate of registration and
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a valid professional license duly qualified to practice electrical engineering in
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the Philippines;
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f) Have practiced electrical engineering for a period of not less than ten (10) years
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prior to his appointment, with a sworn statement as such; and
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g) Not be an official nor a member of the faculty of, nor have a pecuniary interest
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in, any university, college, school or institution conferring a bachelor's degree
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in electrical engineering for at least three (3) years prior to his appointment,
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and is not connected with a review center or with any group or association
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where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examinations
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are offered or conducted at the time of his appointment.
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Sec. 7. Term of Office. - The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of
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three (3) years from the date of appointment or until their successors shall have been
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appointed and qualified. They may, however, be reappointed for a second term. Each
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member shall qualify by taking an oath of office before entering upon the performance
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of his duties.
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Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the President from the list of
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recommendees by the Commissioner who were chosen from the list of nominees
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submitted by the integrated and accredited association for the unexpired term only.
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Sec. 8. Removal of Board Members. - Any member of the Board may be removed
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by the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner
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for neglect of duty, in- competence, malpractice, commission or tolerance of
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irregularities in the examinations, or for unprofessional, unethical, or dishonorable
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conduct, after having been given the opportunity to defend him- self in a proper
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administrative investigation.
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Sec. 9. Compensation of Chairman and the Board Members. - The chairman and
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members of the Board shall receive a monthly compensation as prescribed under
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existing laws: Provided, That such compensation shall be increased or modified
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pursuant to the General Appropriations Act.
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Sec. 10. Executive Officer of the Board. - The Commissioner shall be the executive
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officer of the Board and shall conduct the examination given by the Board and shall
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designate any subordinate officer of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to
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act as secretary and custodian of all records including all examination papers and
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minutes of the deliberations of the Board.
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ARTICLE III
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EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION
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Sec. 11. Examination Required. - All applicants for registration for the practice of
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electrical engineering in the Philippines shall be required to pass a technical
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examination as hereafter provided, except as otherwise specifically allowed under this
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Act.
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Sec. 12. Registration and License Required. - A valid certificate of registration and
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a valid professional identification card from the Professional Regulation Commission
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(PRC) are required before any person is allowed to practice electrical engineering in
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the Philippines except as otherwise allowed under this Act.
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Sec. 13. Examination Fees. - All applications for professional electrical engineer,
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registered electrical engineer, and registered master electrician shall be subject to
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payment of fees prescribed by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);
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Provided, That ninety percent (90%) of the fees is to be treated as a special fund for
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the programs, projects and activities of the PRC and the remaining ten percent (10%)
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shall be set aside as a trust fund for the establishment and maintenance of the center
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for continuing education and research.
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Sec. 14. Registration Fees, License Fees and Fines. - All applicants for registration
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and license to practice as professional electrical engineer, registered electrical
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engineer and registered master electrician shall be subject to the payment of
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registration fees, license fees, and fines in case of violation of the pertinent rules and
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regulations for the amounts prescribed by the Board and approved by the PRC:
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Provided, That fifty percent (50%) from these collections is to be treated as a special
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fund for programs, projects and activities of the PRC and the other fifty percent (50%)
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shall be set up in a separate special fund for the supervisory and regulatory functions
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of the Board.
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Sec. 15. Exemption from Examination and Registration.
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a) Examination and registration shall not be required of foreign electrical
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engineers, erection/commissioning/guarantee engineers employed as technical
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consultants by the Philippine government or by private firms, for which the
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pertinent professional society certifies that no qualified Filipino professional is
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available, or of foreign electrical installers for the erection and installation of a
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special project or for any other specialized work, subject to the following
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conditions:
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1. That the abovementioned foreign professionals are legally qualified to
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practice their profession in their own country in which the requirements and
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qualifications for obtaining a license or certificate of registration are not
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lower than those specified in this Act;
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2. That the scope of work to be performed by said foreign professionals shall
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be limited only to the particular work for which they were contracted;
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3. That prior to commencing work, the foreign professional shall secure a
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special permit from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);
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4. That said foreign professional shall not engage in private practice on their
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own account;
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5. That for every foreign professional contracted pursuant to this section, one
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Filipino understudy who is registered under the provisions of this Act shall
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be employed by the private firm utilizing the services of such foreign
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professional for at least the duration of the alien expert's tenure with said
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firm; and
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6. That the exemption herein granted shall be good only for twelve (12)
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months, renewable at the discretion of the Board.
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b) No registration with the Board shall be required of the following:
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1. Engineering students, apprentices and other persons employed or acting as
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subordinates of, or undergoing training under a person holding a valid
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certificate of registration and a valid professional license under this Act; and
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2. Persons in charge of or supervising the operation, tending and maintenance
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of an electric generating set for private use employing voltages not
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exceeding two hundred fifty volts (250 V) and capacity not exceeding fifty
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kilovolt amperes (50 kVA): Provided, that the owner or operator shall be
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required to have the electric generating set periodically inspected at
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intervals of not more than one (1) year by a Professional Electrical Engineer,
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a Registered Electrical Engineer on a national, city, provincial or municipal
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government authority 
exercising legal jurisdiction 
over electrical
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installations.
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Sec. 16. Holding of Examinations. - Examinations for the practice of electrical
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engineering in the Philippines should be given twice a year in the City of Manila and
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other places on dates that the Board may recommend for determination of scheduling.
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The Board shall schedule the interview or oral examination of every applicant for
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registration as professional electrical engineer at the office of the Professional
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Regulation Commission (PRC) or other government facilities that may be ap- proved
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by the Commission.
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Sec. 17. Qualifications of Applicant for Registration as Professional Electrical
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Engineer. - Any person applying for registration as professional electrical engineer
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shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that, on or before the date of
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registration, the applicant:
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c) Is of good reputation with high moral values;
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d) Has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral
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turpitude;
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e) Is a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
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from a university, school, college, academy or institute duly constituted,
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recognized and accredited by the Philippine government;
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f) Is a Registered Electrical Engineer with certificate of registration and valid
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professional identification card and with seven (7) years or more of qualified
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practice beginning from the date of his registration as a Registered Electrical
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Engineer; and
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g) Is a member of good standing of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
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accredited professional organization for at least five (5) years.
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Sec. 18. Qualifications of Applicants for Registered Electrical Engineer Examination.
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- Any person applying for admission to the registered electrical engineering
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examination, as herein provided shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that,
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on or before the date of the examination, the applicant:
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a) Is a citizen of the Philippines;
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b) Is of legal age;
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c) Is of good reputation with high moral values;
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d) Has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral
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turpitude; and
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e) Is a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
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from a university, school, college, academy or institute duly constituted,
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recognized and accredited by the Philippine Government.
25 
Sec. 19. Qualifications of Applicants for Registered Master Electricians Examination
26 
- Any person applying for examinations for Registered Master Electrician as herein
27 
provided shall establish, to the satisfaction of the Board, that on or before the date of
28 
the examination, the applicant:
29 
a) Is a citizen of the Philippines;
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b) Is of legal age;
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c) Is of good reputation with high moral values;
2 
d) Has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral
3 
turpitude;
4 
e) Has satisfied any of the following conditions:
5 
1. Has completed at least three (3) years of a Bachelor of Science in
6 
Electrical Engineering (BSEE) program or a course in electrical
7 
engineering technology from an engineering school recognized by the
8 
Philippine government and, in addition, has a subsequent specific record
9 
of one (1) year practice in electrical wiring and installation, operation
10 
and maintenance of utilization devices and equipment; or
11 
2. Has completed a Certificate Course in Electrical Technology from a
12 
school recognized by the Philippine government and, in addition, has a
13 
subsequent specific track record of two (2) years experience in electrical
14 
wiring and equipment installation, operation and maintenance of power,
15 
utilization devices and equipment; or power line installation and
16 
maintenance, or substation installation, operation and maintenance;
17 
3. Has completed High School under a Program with a track in Electrical
18 
Technology from a school recognized by the Philippine government and,
19 
in addition has a subsequent specific track record of five (5) years
20 
experience in electrical wiring and equipment installation, operation and
21 
maintenance of power, utilization devices and equipment; or power line
22 
installation and maintenance, or substation installation, operation and
23 
maintenance;
24 
4. Has completed secondary education and has completed a separate but
25 
relevant technical education and skills training program with
26 
corresponding certificate of competency.
27 
Provided however, that the applicant has a specific track record of at
28 
least seven (7) years of experience in electrical wiring and equipment
29 
installation, operation and maintenance of power, utilization devices and
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equipment, or power line installation and maintenance, or substation
2 
installation, operation and maintenance.
3 
Sec. 20. Scope of Examination. - As a prerequisite for registration as Professional
4 
Electrical Engineer, Registered Electrical Engineer, Registered Master Electrician, the
5 
applicant shall pass the examinations and shail comply with the requirements thereto:
6 
a) Professional Electrical Engineer
7 
For the purpose of confirming the service record and clarifying the technical
8 
report submitted by the applicant for registration as a professional electrical
9 
engineer, an oral examination or interview shall be conducted on the following
10 
documents to be submitted to the Board:
11 
1. Certified experience record from the date applicant took oath as a
12 
registered eiectrical engineer indicating the inclusive dates, companies
13 
worked for, description of specific responsibilities, significant
14 
accomplishments as well as the name and position of immediate
15 
supervisors to establish the lessons learned and the impact to his
16 
practice as a professional;
17 
2. Technical Engineering Report (TER) covering an evaluation, an analysis,
18 
a study or a critical discussion of an electrical engineering project or
19 
subject, on one or several technical aspects such as: design,
20 
construction, installation, commissioning, testing, operation,
21 
maintenance, repair, re- search and the like. The TER shall be supported
22 
by engineering principles and data. Published or unpublished scientific
23 
paper or treatise on electrical engineering theories and applications may
24 
be considered as complying with the requirement;
25 
3. Three (3) certifications signed by three (3) Professional Electrical
26 
Engineers to the effect that the experience record submitted by the
27 
applicant is factual and that the technical paper submitted was actually
28 
prepared by the applicant.
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The applicant must obtain passing marks on the experience record and on the
2 
technical report in order to qualify for registration as a professional electrical
3 
engineer.
4 
b) Registered Electrical Engineer
5 
The applicant shall pass a written examination on different subjects or group
6 
of subjects as follows:
7 
1. Mathematics, such as: Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Engineering Data Analysis,
8 
Differential Equations, and others. The weight is twenty five percent
9 
(25%).
10 
2. Engineering sciences and allied subjects, such as Chemistry for
11 
Engineers, Physics for Engineers, Computer-aided Drafting, Engineering
12 
Mechanics, Engineering Economics, Technopreneurship 101,
13 
Fundamentals of Deformable Bodies, Materials Science and Engineering,
14 
Electronic Circuits: Devices and Analysis, Basic Thermodynamics,
15 
Industrial Electronics, Electromagnetics, Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals
16 
of Electronic Communications, Logic Circuits and Switching Theory,
17 
Microprocessor Systems, Computer Programming, Basic Occupational
18 
Safety and Health, Environmental Science and Engineering, and others.
19 
The weight is thirty percent (30%).
20 
3. Electrical engineering professional subjects, such as numerical methods
21 
and analysis, EE law, codes, and professional ethics, electrical standards
22 
and practices, electrical circuits 1, electrical circuits 2, electrical
23 
apparatus and devices, electrical machines 1, electrical machines 2,
24 
engineering mathematics for EE, electrical systems and illumination
25 
engineering design, power system analysis, fundamentals of power plant
26 
engineering design, distribution systems and substation de- sign,
27 
management of engineering projects, research methods, research
28 
project or capstone design project, instrumentation and control,
29 
feedback control systems and others. The weight is forty five percent
30 
(45%).
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The passing general weighted average rating shall be seventy percent
2 
(70%) with no grade below fifty percent (50%) in any group of subjects
3 
listed above.
4 
The examination questions on the foregoing subjects shall cover only basic
5 
theories and principles, and shall exclude questions based on experience
6 
and trade practices. The number of questions shall be such that the
7 
examination can be finished in three (3) consecutive eight-hour days.
8 
c) Registered Master Electrician
9 
The applicant for Registered Master electrician shall pass the examinations and
10 
shall comply with the requirements thereto:
11 
1. Technical Subject: Ohm's Law, basic calculations on direct and
12 
alternating current circuits, single phase and three-phase circuits, basic
13 
transmission and distribution circuits; basic theories in electrical
14 
equipment, machines and apparatuses such as: motors, generators,
15 
transformers, wires and cables, fuses, circuit breakers and safety
16 
switches; knowledge in motor controllers as: basic magnetic starters,
17 
reversing controllers, star-delta, reduced voltage controllers,
18 
programmable logic controllers, soft starters and variable frequency
19 
drives; control circuits, schematic diagrams, and other related subjects
20 
as may be prescribed by the Board.
21 
2. Philippine Electrical Code and other relevant general requirements for
22 
installation of wirings for lighting and power; approved wiring methods,
23 
approved types of wiring materials and devices; installation of
24 
switchboards and panel boards, installation principles for hazardous
25 
locations; methods in creating electrical diagrams, reading and
26 
interpretation of drawing symbols and plans; installation principles of
27 
power and distribution transformers, substation components;
28 
application of standard structures, power line construction, line
29 
hardwares and devices; principles in banking single phase transformers;
30 
installation practices of poles, towers and other structures; principles
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and practices in operation and maintenance of electrical equipment such
2 
as power circuit breakers, switchgears and outdoor power switching
3 
equipment; safety practices and involving low, medium, high voltages;
4 
general knowledge in the Philippine Electrical Engineering Law, and
5 
other related subjects as may be prescribed by the Board.
6 
The number of test questions shall be such that the examinations can be
7 
finished in one (1) eight-hour day.
8 
The relative weights shall be fifty percent (50%) for technical subjects and
9 
fifty percent (50%) for Philippine Electrical Code.
10 
The passing general average rating shall be seventy percent (70%) with no
11 
grade below fifty percent (50%) in any subject.
12 
Sec. 21. Report of Ratings. - The Board of Electrical Engineering shall, within
13 
thirty (30) days after the date of completion of the examinations, report the ratings
14 
obtained by each candidate to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
15 
Sec. 22. Reexamination of Failed Subjects. - An applicant shall be allowed to
16 
retake, any number of times, only the subject/s in which he has obtained a grade
17 
below fifty percent (50%). When he shall obtained an average grade of seventy
18 
percent (70%) in the subject/s repeated, he shall be considered to have passed his
19 
licensure examination.
20 
Sec. 23. Professional Oath. - All successful candidates in the examination shall
21 
be required to take a professional oath before the Board or any government official
22 
authorized to administer oaths prior to entering upon the practice of professional
23 
electrical engineering, registered electrical engineering, registered master electrician.
24 
Sec. 24. Issuance of Certificates of Registration and Professional Identifications.
25 
- The registration of a professional electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer
26 
and registered master electrician commences from the date the name of the
27 
professional is entered in the roll of registrants or licensees for the profession. Every
28 
registrant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements specified in this Act, upon
29 
payment of the registration fee, shall be issued a certificate of registration and a
30 
professional identification card as a Professional Electrical Engineer, a Registered
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Electrical Engineer or a Registered Master Electrician that shows the fuii name of the
2 
registrant and with registration number, signed by the Commissioner and by the
3 
Chairman and members of the Board, stamped with the official seal, as evidence that
4 
the person named therein is entitled to practice the profession with all the rights and
5 
privileges appurtenant thereto. The certificate shail remain in full force and effect until
6 
withdrawn, suspended, or revoked in accordance with law.
7 
A professional identification card signed by the Commissioner and bearing the
8 
registration number and date of issuance thereof and the month of expiry or
9 
renewabiiity shall likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the annual
10 
registration fees for three (3) consecutive years and has complied with the
11 
requirements of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD), unless exempted
12 
therefrom. This professional identification card will serve as evidence that the licensee
13 
can lawfully practice his profession until the expiration of its validity. Non-renewal of
14 
the professional identification card will render the electrical engineering practitioner
15 
not authorized to practice electrical engineering as prescribed in this Act.
16 
Sec. 25. Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD). - The CPD
17 
guidelines shall be prescribed and promulgated by the Board subject to the approval
18 
of the Commission, after consultation with the integrated and accredited electrical
19 
engineering associations, other associations of the electrical engineering profession,
20 
and other concerned sectors. The Board shall incorporate in the said guidelines the
21 
creation of a CPD council that shall be composed of officers coming from the Board,
22 
the Commission, the integrated and accredited electrical associations, and other
23 
concerned sectors. It shall be vested with the functions, duties and responsibilities to
24 
implement the guidelines and shall have the juridical personality that is distinct and
25 
separate from and independent of the Board, the Commission, the integrated and
26 
accredited electrical engineering association, and other associations of the electrical
27 
engineering profession.
28 
Sec. 26. Organization of Electrical Engineering Practitioners. - There shall only
29 
be one national organization of electrical engineering practitioners, which shall be
30 
recognized and accredited by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Every
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grade of electrical engineering practitioners under this Act upon registration with the
2 
PRC as such, shall ipso facto, become a member of the accredited national
3 
organization.
4 
The Professional Electrical Engineer, Registered Electrical Engineer and the
5 
Registered Master Electrician shall receive the benefits and privileges appurtenant to
6 
this listed membership in the duly accredited electrical engineering association only
7 
upon payment of the required membership fees and dues.
8 
Sec. 27. Seal of Professional Electrical Engineer. - All licensed Professional
9 
Electrical Engineers may obtain a seal of a design prescribed and certified by the Board
10 
bearing the registrant's name, the certificate number and the legend "Professional
11 
Electrical Engineer." Plans, design, specifications, reports and other professional
12 
documents prepared by or executed under the immediate supervision of, and issued
13 
by a licensee, shall be stamped on every sheet with said seal when filed with
14 
government authorities or when submitted or used professionally; Provided, however,
15 
That it is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document with said seal after the
16 
registrant's name has been delisted from the roster of professional electrical engineers
17 
or after the validity of his professional identification card which bear the evidence that
18 
he is authorized to practice as mandated in this Act, has expired.
19 
The registrant shall be allowed again to use his seal or stamp in the documents
20 
he prepares, signs or issues only after he is reinstated to the practice of his profession
21 
and reissued a new professional identification card.
22 
Sec. 28. Indication of Registration and Professional License Number. - The
23 
Professional Electrical Engineer, Registered Electrical Engineer and Registered Master
24 
Electrician shall be required to indicate the registration and professional license
25 
number, the date registered, and the date of its validity in the documents the engineer
26 
signs, uses or issues in connection with the practice of profession.
27 
Sec. 29. Refusal to Issue Certificates. - The Board of Electrical Engineering shall
28 
not issue a certificate of registration to any person convicted by the court of any
29 
criminal offense involving moral turpitude or to any person guilty of immoral or
30 
dishonorable conduct or to any person of unsound mind. In the event of refusal to
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issue certificates for any reason, the Board shall give the applicant a written statement
2 
setting forth the reasons for such action, which statement shall be incorporated in the
3 
records of the Board.
4 
After no less than a year from the finality of the Board's decision, the Board,
5 
out of equity and justice, may recommend to the Professional Regulation Commission
6 
(PRC) the issuance of the certificate of registration to the applicant.
7 
Sec. 30. Revocation of Certificates of Registration and Suspension from the
8 
Practice of the Profession. - The Board shall have the power, upon proper notice and
9 
hearing, to revoke any certificate of registration of any registrant, to suspend him
10 
from the practice of his profession or to reprimand him for any cause specified in the
11 
preceding section, or for the use of, perpetration of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a
12 
certificate of registration, or for gross negligence or incompetence or for
13 
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct; for violation of this Act, the rules and
14 
regulations and other policies of the Board and the Code of Professional Ethics.
15 
It shall be sufficient ground for the revocation of a certificate issued to a person
16 
under this Act, and his suspension from the practice of his profession for
17 
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, if:
18 
a) Being a professional electrical engineer, he has signed and affixed his seal on
19 
any plan, design, technical reports, valuation, estimate, specification or other
20 
similar document or work not prepared by him or not executed under his
21 
immediate supervision;
22 
b) He has represented himself as having taken charge of or supervised: any
23 
electrical construction or installation; operation, tending and maintenance of
24 
any electric plant; manufacture or repair of electrical equipment, teaching of
25 
electrical engineering subjects; sale or distribution of any electric supply or
26 
utilization equipment requiring engineering calculations or application of
27 
engineering principles and data, without actually having done so.
28 
The decision of the board shall be final and executory unless it is appealed by
29 
the respondent to the Commission within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of
30 
such decision. The Board's or Commission's decision is appealable by the
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respondent to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided
2 
under the Rules of Court.
3 
Any person, firm, association or corporation may file charges in accordance
4 
with the provisions of this section against any licensee, or the Board may, on
5 
its own initiative (motu propio) investigate and/or take cognizance of acts and
6 
practices constituting cause for suspension or revocation of the certificate of
7 
registration by proper resolution or order, such charges shall be in writing and
8 
shall be sworn to by the person making them and shall be filed with the Board.
9 
The rules and regulations of the Commission on administrative investigation
10 
shall govern the procedure and conduct of administrative investigation before
11 
the Board.
12 
The respondent shall have the right to a speedy and public hearing and to
13 
confront and cross- examine witnesses against him.
14 
Sec. 31. Re-issuance of Revoked Certificates or Repiacement of Lost
15 
Certificates.
16 
a) Subject to the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), the
17 
Board may re-issue a certificate, for reasons it may deem sufficient, entertain
18 
an application for a new certificate in the same manner as application for an
19 
original one. It may exempt the applicant from the necessity of undergoing an
20 
examination.
21 
b) A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate that has been lost,
22 
destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the rules of the Board.
23 
ARTICLE IV
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FIELD OF PRACTICE OF THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSION
25 
Sec. 32. Fieid of Practice. - The field of practice of responsible character for
26 
Professional Electrical Engineers, Registered Electrical Engineers, and Registered
27 
Master Electricians shall be as follows:
28 
a) The Professional Electrical Engineer's field covers the practice of the electrical
29 
engineering profession in its full scope without limits as to voltage levels or
30 
MVA capacities to include the sole authority to design electrical systems,
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provided that such designs, plans and specifications related therein shall bear
2 
his signature and seal as author of official documents appurtenant thereto the
3 
responsibilities and accountabilities, as defined in this Act.
4 
Further, that the Professional Electrical Engineer-of-Record with the Office of
5 
the Building Official and Author of Electrical Documents submitted shall bear
6 
his seal and signature and shall have full liability over these said documents for
7 
a period of fifteen (15) years; unless his responsibility is assumed by another
8 
Professional Electrical Engineer who made modification to the electrical system
9 
under the new employ of the establishment owner or management.
10 
b) Appointment of Professional Electrical Engineers in government - Where a
11 
position in a government institution requires a master's degree holder, a
12 
Professional Electrical Engineer shall be eligible for the position.
13 
c) Subject to the limitations as defined in this Act, a Registered Electrical
14 
Engineer's field of practice covers the practice of the electrical engineering
15 
profession in its full scope without limits as to volt- age levels or MVA capacities
16 
to include the authority to design electrical systems, provided that such
17 
designs, plans and specifications related therein shall bear his signature
18 
includes the taking charge and supervision of projects execution and installation
19 
works; operation and maintenance of electrical systems in power plants,
20 
industrial plants, commercial buildings or complexes, water- crafts, electric
21 
locomotives, and other electric systems; to include manufacture and repair of
22 
electrical equipment and machines, switchboards, transformers, generators,
23 
motors, electrical apparatuses; teaching of electrical engineering subjects and
24 
allied sciences; and the sale and distribution of electrical equipment requiring
25 
engineering calculations or application of engineering data.
26 
Further, that the Registered Electrical Engineer-of-Record with the Office of the
27 
Building Official on electrical documents submitted bearing his name and
28 
signature over the design or supervision of an electrical installation shall have
29 
full civil liability over these said installations for a period of fifteen (15) years;
30 
unless his responsibility is assumed by another Registered Electrical Engineer
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who made modification to the electrical system under new employ of the
2 
establishment owner or management.
3 
d) Subject to the limitations as defined by this Act, a Registered Master
4 
Electrician's field of practice includes the installation, erection, wiring of
5 
electrical projects; operation, teach basic electrical technology subjects
6 
maintenance and repair of electrical machinery, equipment and devices in an
7 
electric system of residential, institutional, commercial and industrial plants, in
8 
power plants, industrial sub- stations, watercrafts, electric locomotives, to
9 
include installation of transmission, distribution and substation system
10 
equipment; erection and installation of electric poles, towers and other related
11 
structures, installation of line hardware, stringing of power lines, switching
12 
equipment and devices; banking of transformers; to include but not limited to
13 
operation, maintenance and repair thereat.
14 
Provided, that if the scope of work, or the machinery, equipment or the
15 
electrical system involved is rated in excess of five hundred kilovolt-amperes
16 
(500 kVA), or not to exceed of six hundred volts (600 V), the Registered Master
17 
Electrician shall be under the supervision of a Professional Electrical Engineer
18 
or a Registered Electrical Engineer.
19 
Provided furthermore, that the Registered Master Electrician-of-Record with the
20 
Office of the Building Official on electrical documents submitted bearing his
21 
name and signature or supervision of an electrical installation shall have full
22 
civil liability over these said installations for a period of fifteen (15) years; unless
23 
his responsibility is assumed by another Registered Master Electrician (RME)
24 
who made modification to the electrical system under new employ of the
25 
owner.
26 
Sec. 33. Prohibitions in the Practice of Eiectricai Engineering. - It shall be
27 
unlawful for any person to:
28 
a) Practice or offer to practice electrical engineering in the Philippines without
29 
having previ- ously obtained a certificate of registration, professional license
30 
and a valid identification (ID) issued by the Professional Regulation Commission
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1 
(PRC) qualifying him as an Li- censed Electrical Practitioner as defined in this
2 
Act, except as provided for in Section 15 hereof;
3 
b) Use, or attempt to use as his own, certificate of registration, professional license
4 
or the seal of another;
5 
c) Give false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or to any member thereof
6 
in obtaining a certificate of registration or professionai iicense;
7 
d) Falsely impersonate any registrant of like or different name;
8 
e) Attempt to use a revoked or suspended Certificate of Registration or an expired
9 
professional identification card;
10 
f) Use, in connection with the registrant's name or otherwise assume, use or
11 
advertise any title or description tending to convey the impression that he is a
12 
Professional Electrical Engineer, Registered Electrical Engineer or Registered
13 
Master Electrician without holding a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid
14 
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) identification card;
15 
g) Sign a document involving electrical design, plan, technical specification,
16 
valuation and the like on behalf of a professional electrical engineer.
17 
h) Take responsible charge or supervise the preparation of plans, designs,
18 
investigations, valuation, technical reports, specifications, project studies,
19 
estimates or consultancy services or to be in the performance of other electrical
20 
engineering services unless he is a duly authorized electrical engineering
21 
practitioner as defined in this Act;
22 
i) Make offers, proposals, quotations, or enter or sign into a contract to render
23 
Professional Design Services, installation works, execution of projects,
24 
maintenance services or for the supply or fabrication of electrical equipment,
25 
and other electrical services unless he is an authorized Electrical Practitioner as
26 
defined in this Act;
27 
j) Make use of electrical plans, designs, specifications, drawings and electrical
28 
documents relative to the construction of a building or of any other purposes
29 
without bearing the seal and signature of a Professional Electrical Engineer as
30 
defined in this Act;
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k) To duplicate or to make copies without the expressed written consent of the
2 
author of an electrical document for use in the repetition of and for other
3 
projects or buildings, whether executed partly or in whole;
4 
I) Take direct charge or responsible supervision of the construction, erection,
5 
installation, alteration, testing, commissioning, operation, tending, and
6 
maintenance of any electrical system, equipment, machinery or process; or the
7 
performance of electrical engineering services in connection with the
8 
manufacture, sale, supply, distribution, application of electrical equipment and
9 
systems or of any electrical works for projects, either for himself or for others,
10 
unless he is a duly authorized electrical engineering practitioner as defined in
11 
this Act;
12 
m) Order or otherwise cause the fabrication, manufacture, construction, erection,
13 
installation or alteration of any electrical equipment, machinery or process for
14 
any electrical works, pro- jects, or plants, unless the designs, plans, layouts or
15 
specifications have been prepared by or under the direct responsible charge of
16 
an authorized electrical engineering practitioner as defined in this Act;
17 
n) Teach basic electrical engineering subjects and allied sciences unless the
18 
person is a duly Registered Electrical Engineer or Professional Electrical
19 
Engineer authorized to practice as defined by this Act; and
20 
o) Teach professional subjects in electrical engineering course unless the person
21 
is an Professional Electrical Engineer; or an Registered Electrical Engineer with
22 
a Masteral or Doctorate Degree related to electrical engineering.
23 
p) To render, make offers or proposals, or enter into a contract to provide
24 
electrical engineering services for any private persons, entities, clients or
25 
projects, whether in personal capacities for any registered electrical
26 
engineering practitioner who is an officer or employee of any local government
27 
unit or agency charged with the enforcement of laws, ordinances or regulations
28 
relating to the construction, inspection and approval of electrical permits.
29 
q) To render, make offers or proposals, or enter into a contract to provide
30 
electrical engineering services for any private persons, entities, clients or
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projects, whether in personal capacities for any electrical 
engineering
2 
practitioner who is an officer or employee of the Grid Opera- tor, Electric
3 
Cooperatives (EC's) and Distribution Utilities (DU's) or any other practitioners
4 
similarly situated.
5 
Sec. 34. Signing ofEiectricai Pians, Specifications and Other Contract Documents
6 
- It shall be unlawful for any licensed electrical practitioner to sign his name, affix his
7 
seal, or use any other method of signature on electrical plans, specifications, or other
8 
contract unless the same is made in such manner as to clearly indicate the part or
9 
parts of such work actually performed by the former; and it shall be unlawful for any
10 
person, except the Electrical-Engineer-of-record to sign for any branch of the work or
11 
any function or electrical engineering practice, not actually performed by him. The
12 
Electrical Engineer-of-record shall be fully responsible for all electrical plans,
13 
specifications, and other documents issued under his seal or authorized signature.
14 
The Board shall make all the necessary rules and regulations with regard to the
15 
signing and sealing of drawings, specifications, reports and other documents.
16 
Sec. 35. Ownership of Pians, Specifications and Other Contract Documents. -
17 
Plans, design and specifications and other contract documents duly signed, stamped,
18 
or sealed, as instruments of service, are the intellectual property and documents of
19 
the Licensed Electrical Practitioner, whether the object for which they are made is
20 
executed or not. It shall be unlawful for any person to duplicate or to make copies of
21 
said documents for use in the repetition of any for other projects or buildings, whether
22 
executed partly or in whole, without the written consent of Licensed Electrical
23 
Practitioner or author of said documents.
24 
All Licensed Electrical Practitioner shall incorporate this provision in all contract
25 
documents and other instruments of service.
26 
Sec. 36. Minimum PersonneiRequired. - Except as otherwise provided in this Act,
27 
all electrical installations, undergoing construction, operation and maintenance in
28 
every building or commercial complex, industrial plant, power plant, locomotive, sea
29 
craft, VRE, factory, manufacturing plant in an industrial complex or any electrical
30 
system or process in operation, shall have not less than the following complements of
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authorized electrical engineering practitioners in accordance to capacity in kVA or MVA
2 
as defined by the Professional Regulatory Board of Electrical Engineering;
3 
a) For capacities of 150 kVA up to 300 kVA - one (1) resident Registered Master
4 
Electrician;
5 
b) For capacities above 300 kVA up to 1000 kVA - one (1) resident Registered
6 
Master Electrician and one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer;
7 
c) For capacities above 1000 kVA up to 5,000 kVA - Two (2) resident Registered
8 
Master Electricians, and one (1) resident Registered Electrical Engineer or
9 
Professional Electrical Engineer:
10 
d) For capacities above 5,000 kVA to 20,000 kVA - three (3) Registered Master
11 
Electricians, one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer and one (1) Professional
12 
Electrical Engineer as resident complement:
13 
e) For capacities above 20,000 kVA to 60,000 kVA - four (4) Registered Master
14 
Electricians, two (2) Registered Electrical Engineers, and one (1) Professional
15 
Electrical Engineer, as resident complement:
16 
f) For capacities above 60,000 kVA - five (5) Registered Master Electricians, three
17 
(3) Registered Electrical Engineers, and one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer,
18 
as resident complement:
19 
g) For single or cluster capacities of Manned Substations of Grid or Distribution
20 
Utilities (DU's) up to 75 MVA in specific inclusive area or location: one (1)
21 
Registered Master Electrician, one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer per shift,
22 
and one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Head or Managing Electrical
23 
Engineer whose scope of responsibility 
includes overall operation 
and
24 
maintenance;
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h) For single or cluster capacities of Manned Substations of Grid or Distribution
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Utilities (DU's) above 75 MVA up to 200 MVA in an inclusive area or location:
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two (2) Registered Master Electricians, one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer
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per shift, and one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Head or Managing
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Electrical Engineer whose scope of responsibility includes overall operation and
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maintenance.
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i) For single or cluster capacities of Manned Substations of Grid or Distribution
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Utilities (DU's) above 200 MVA in an inclusive area or location in this category:
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three (3) Registered Master Electricians, two (2) Registered Electrical Engineers
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per shift, one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Head of Shift Operations,
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and one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Managing Electrical Engineer
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whose scope of responsibility includes overall operation and maintenance.
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j) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all resident authorized electrical
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practitioners in Grid System Operations shall have minimum requirements of at
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least Registered Electrical Engineers or Professional Electrical Engineers during
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shift operations and one Professional Electrical Engineer as Head or Managing
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Electrical Engineer for every department, division or section, as the case may
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be.
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k) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, all resident electrical practitioners in
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Distribution System Operations shall have minimum requirements of at least
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Registered Electrical Engineers or Professional Electrical Engineers during shift
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operations, and one Professional Electrical Engineer as Head or Managing
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Electrical Engineer for every department, division or section as the case may
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be.
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I) For electrical works or projects of 150 kVA up to 1,000 kVA capacity: One (1)
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Registered Master Electrician as Project Electrician-In-Charge, and one (1)
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Registered Electrical Engineer as Project Engineer-In-Charge, and one (1)
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Professional Electrical Engineer as Project Manager or Consultant.
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m) For electrical works or projects of over 1,000 kVA up to 5,000 kVA capacity:
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Two (2) Registered Master Electricians as Project Electricians-In-Charge, and
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one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer as Project Engineer-In-Charge, and one
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(1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Project Manager or Consultant.
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n) For electrical works or projects under construction of over 5,000 kVA capacity:
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Three (3) Registered Master Electricians as Project Electricians-In-Charge; and
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two (2) Registered Electrical Engineers as Project Engineers-In-Charge; and
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one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Project Manager; and one (1)
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Professional Electrical Engineer as Consultant.
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The Professional Regulatory Board of Electrical Engineering in consultation with the
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industry stakeholders shall review and amend the categories and classification in every
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three (3) years when necessary.
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Sec. 37. Preparation of Plans, Supervision of Projects and Application of the
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Philip- pine Electrical Code. - It shall be unlawful for any person not authorized under
8 
this Act to prepare plans, designs, valuations or specifications for any electrical wiring,
9 
equipment or system; and no installation thereof shall be undertaken unless the plans,
10 
designs, valuations and specifications have been prepared by or under the responsible
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charge of, and signed and sealed by a Professional Electrical Engineer; and a
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construction permit for the execution thereof is first secured; and unless the work is
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done in accordance with the Philippine Electrical Code and other Philippine-recognized
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International Standards and is executed under the responsible charge or supervision
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of a Professional Electrical Engineer, a Registered Electrical Engineer, or a Registered
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Master Electrician as the case may be, and the routinary fiscal, ministerial and
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technical requirements of the government agency, if any, exercising jurisdiction over
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the particular installation have been complied with.
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Sec. 38. Practice Not Allowed for Firms and Corporations. - The practice of
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electrical engineering is a professional service admission to which is based on
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individual and personal qualifications. Hence, no firm or corporations may be
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registered or licensed as such for the practice of electrical engineering.
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However, persons properly qualified and licensed as professional electrical
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engineers may, among themselves, form a partnership or association and collectively
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render electrical engineering service. Individual members of such partnerships or
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associations shall be responsible for their own respective acts.
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Provided, that in cases involving professional liability of an electrical engineer
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employed within and representing the firm in present or past jobs, and whether still
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or no longer working within the firm, the firm and the engineer involved are jointly
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and severally liable to all obligations arising from business transactions of the firm.
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Sec. 39. Posting of Certificate of Compiiance. - The owner, manager or the
2 
person in charge of an electric plant, industrial plant or factory, commercial
3 
establishment, institutionai building, watercraft, or eiectric locomotive shali post or
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cause to be posted in a conspicuous place within such piant or estabiishment the
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certificate of registration of the engineers or eiectricians employed in such plant or
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establishment, in a frame protected by transparent giass or equivalent.
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Sec. 40. Certificate of Specialty. - Certificates of specialty shall be issued by
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the Board, subject to the approvai of the Commission, to licensed electrical
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practitioners who have been screened and recommended by the integrated and
10 
accredited electrical engineering association. These are for specific fields in which the
11 
applicants 
have specialized knowledge, training and experience and have
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demonstrated their competence and expertise. The Board shall, subject to the
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approval of the Commission, and after consultation with the said association, prescribe
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and issue the necessary guidelines for the issuance of these certificates in accordance
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with the prescribed structure of quality assurance system aligned to the PQF and
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applicable international standards.
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Sec. 41. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreign engineer shall be admitted to take a
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board ex- amination, be given a certificate of registration, or be entitied to any of the
20 
rights and privileges under this Act unless the country of which he is a subject or
21 
citizen specifically permits Filipino engineers to practice within its territorial limits on
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the same basis as the subjects or citizens of such country.
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Sec. 42. Enforcement of the Act by Officers of the Law. - It shall be the duty
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of all constituted officers of the law of the national government, or any provincial, city
25 
or municipal government or of any political subdivision thereof to prosecute any
26 
person violating the provisions of this Act. The Secretary of Justice or his assistant
27 
shaii act as legai adviser of the Board and render such legal assistance as may be
28 
necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 43. Penalty Clause. - In addition to the administrative sanctions imposed
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under this Act.
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Any person, Filipino or Foreigner, who shall violate any of the provisions of this
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Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine
3 
of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than One
4 
million pesos (P1,000,000.00) or imprisonment for a period not less than six (6)
5 
months nor more than five (5) years or both at the discretion of the court.
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Further, any government agency or private firm or institution who violates
7 
under this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Million Pesos (P
8 
1,000,000.00) nor more than Five Million Pesos (P 5,000,000.00) at the discretion of
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the court.
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ARTICLE V
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TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
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Sec. 44. Terms of Office of Board Members. - Upon approval of this Act, the
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incumbent chairperson and two (2) members of the Board shall continue to serve until
14 
their terms of office expire or until their replacements under this Act have been
15 
appointed by the President of the Republic.
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ARTICLE VI
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FINAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 45. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Board shall formulate and
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issue the implementing rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
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Sec. 46. Funding Provisions. - Such sums as may be necessary to carry out
21 
provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year
22 
following its enactment into law and thereafter.
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Sec. 47. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 7920 is hereby repealed. All other
24 
laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof
25 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified
26 
accordingly.
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Sec. 48. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part of this Act is declared
28 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain
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in full force and effect.
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Sec. 49. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its
2 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation."
Approved,
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