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First Regular Session 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Introduced by Senator Magsaysay, Jr. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Living in Metro Manila means knowledge that clean air is considered a rare 
commodity. It may1 be an understatement to say that we may have one polluted 
environment that we' wonder how much toxins enter our bodies. True enough, the scope 
and complexities of environmental pollution have grown to an unimaginable proportion 
that a comprehensive environmental surveillance and protection must be arrived at, to 
solve this physical barrier. 
One of these areas that should be considered in providing remedial solution to 
environmental pollution is the training and education of our citizens. To this end, the 
professional sector known as the Sanitary Engineers, Environmental Engineers and 
Sanitarians should be the first to be considered, as they will be practitioners who will 
espouse the ideals of modern living and disseminate the goodness of clean environment. 
With the fast-changing signs of the times and the advent of modem technology, 
the existing Sanitary Engineering Law that aims to protect the public health and the 
environment has become outdated. Hence, it is the aim of this legislation to enact a 
measure that will enable the professionals to be more effective in dealing with today's 
environmental and public health problems. 
In the early years of Sanitary Engineering profession, the practice had been 
fundamentally limited to such activities as sanitation, water supply, sanitary and storm 
sewerage, and general environmental protection. In recent years, however, the 
professional responsibilities greatly increased with new areas to consider as: 
* Domestic and industrial waste water treatment; 
e Stream sanitation and water pollution control; 
e Atmospheric pollution control, indoor and outdoor environment; 
* Radioactive and hazardous material waste disposal. 
The above-mentioned ecological factors severely affect today's environment. 
The rapid deterioration of the environment, as a result of unplanned and often 
unrestrained solid and liquid disposal has affected public safety and health. 


With this legislation, a code, entitled: “The New Sanitary and Environmental 
Engineering Law”, is ordained with a more defitive and responsive environmental and 
public health engineering law that adapts with the globalization approach. 
It would be of great interest to Congress to know that even schools, institutions 
and universities in the Philippines offering courses in Sanitary Engineering have revised 
and updated their Sanitary Engineering curriculum to include subjects pertaining to 
environmental protection science. One such school is the Mapua Institute of Technology, 
which offer an undergraduate degree leading to Bachelor of Science in Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering which was duly approved and accredited in 1979 by the then 
Ministry of Education Culture and Sports. 
Premises stated, this legislation is recommended for early cognizance. 


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Introduced by Senator Magsaysay, Jr. 
AN ACT ORDAINING 
A NEW SANITARY AND 
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LAW 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled 
ARTICLE I 
TITLE AND DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 
SECTION 1. ,This Act shall be known as “The New Sanitaq and Environmental 
Engineering Law of 2004.” 
SEC. 2. Defition of Terms -As used in this Act, The following terms shall 
mean: 
2.1 
“Practice of Sanitary and Environment Engineering a person is deemed to 
be in the practice of sanitaq and environmental engineering when he 
renders or offers to render professional engineering services in the form of, 
but not limited to the following: 
2.1.1 
Consultancy, investigation valuation, 
planning, 
monitoring, 
construction, installation, manufacturing, research and management of services 
requiring sanitary and environmental engineering knowledge. 
2.1.2 Human resources development on Environmental protection and 
Sanitation, in consonance with the other engineering disciplines and with the 
other paramedical and medical sciences. 


2.1.3 Description of works under 
Sanitary and Environmental 
engineering are, but not limited to the following: 
2.1.2.1 Public Health - a field wherein services as nosocomial 
engineering for the health administrative authority are rendered in, but not 
limited to sanitation ,disease prevention and control, and other public health 
concerns using engineering methods and paramedical measures; 
2.1.3.2 Water usage, conservation and protection - shall includes 
all aspects in the protection and conservation of water resources, 
classification of waters, protection of watershed and use of water; 
2.1.3.3 
Water supply, storage, treatment, distribution, re-use and 
disinfection - involves engineering works including, but not limited to 
water source, water storage, horizontal and building water distribution 
systems, equipment and control devices, flow and pressure, control and 
water conselvation devices, water purification, water reservoirs and water 
pumping facilities 
and shall include water collection, conveyance, 
treatment and distribution; 
2.1.3.4 Storm drainage and waste water management- Waste water 
management shall include, but not limited to waste minimization, sanitary 
sewers systems, industrial wastewater conveyance and disposal, wastewater 
treatment plants, sewage treatment plants and effluent disposal , sewer 
appurtenances, sewage li-Fting stations, leachate treatment, sludge and 
septage disposal and storm drainage management shall includes, but limited 
to run- collection, storm water conveyance and disposal, including stonn 
sewer appurtenances; 
2.1.3.5 Solid waste Refuse management shall include, but not 
limited to 
waste minimization, 
storage, 
segregation, 
collection, 
conveyance, treatment and disposal, including necessary appurtenances; 
I 2.1.3.6Toxic and hazardous substances and radiation- Toxic and 
Hazardous substances shall involve engineering works in, but not limited 
to manufacturing , processing, storage , conveyance, use, treatment and 
disposal of the products and by products such as heavy metals, persistent 
organic pollutant, priority pollutants, polychlorinated biphenyls, poisons 
radioactive and nuclear wastes, hospital and institutional wastes and 
agricultural wastes and Radiation shall include, but not limited non- 
ionic and ionic radiation effects, protection and control; 


2.2 
2.3 
2.4 
2.5 
2.6 
2.7 
2.8 
2.9 
2.1.3.7 Pollution prevention and control- shall involve all aspects 
in prevention and control of noise, air, water and land pollution; 
2.1.3.8 Life and safety - shall involve the preservation of life and 
protection of property against hazards and injurious condition in, but not 
limited in buildings horizontal development, air crafts sea vessels, lands 
crafts, industrial areas, public places and areas, undergound structures for 
public land private use, recreational places and areas; it shall include 
consdction safety management, management operation safety, and 
mitigating measures; 
2.1.3.9 Environmental engineering and planning- Engineering in 
Environmental protection shall include, but not limited Hydrology, 
Ecology, Environmental Impact Assessment. 
“Bioso1ids”- similar to sludge 
“Fixture unit”- a quality in terms of which the load producing effects 
on the plumbing system of different kinds of plumbing fixtures are 
expressed on some arbitrarily chosen scale. 
“Garbage” is used to designate those putrescible wastes resulting from the 
growing, handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food. 
“Gray water”- is untreated household waste water which has not come in 
contact with toilet waste and includes used water from bathtubs, showers 
bathroom was basin, and clothes washing machine and laundry tubs; it 
shall not include waste water from kitchen sinks or dishwashers. 
“Hazardous waste”- shall refer to by-products, side products, process 
residues, spent reaction media, contaminated plant or equipment or other 
substances from manufacturing operations and as consumer discards of 
manufactured product which present unreasonable r i s k h j u r y  to health 
and safety and to the environment. 
“Ionizing radiation”- is the energy that is propagated through space or a 
material medium in the form of waves or particles and is capable of either 
directly or indirectly removing electrons from atoms, thereby creating 
ions, which are electrically charged atoms. 
“Master plumber” - As used in this act shall mean a person duly 
registered with the Special board on Master Plumbers under Board of 
Examiners of Sanitaty and Environmental Engineering in the manner as 
hereinafter provided 
“Non-ionizing radiation”- includes ultraviolet radiation ,visible light, 
microwaves, electro -magnetic radiation used in television, AM and FM 
radio communications and electro-magnetic fields around electric power 
lines and appliances 
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2.10 
“Plumber “- as one who fits and repairs water drainage pipes. 


2.11 
2.12 
2.13 
2.14 
2.15 
2.16 
2.17 
2.18 
2.19 
2.20 
2.21 
2.22 
2.23 
2.24 
“Plumbing Design” - shall mean the design of water distribution 
system and sanitary drainage system within the building in compliance to 
the National Plumbing Code. 
“Plumbing”- shall plumber’s trade or work; the art of assemblage of 
pipes and fixtures used to convey water and waste. 
“Radiation”-the process in which energy in the form of rays of light, heat, 
or waves is sent out trough space from atoms, and molecules as they 
undergo internal change. 
“Reclaimed Water”- is water which, as a result of a tertiary treatment of 
domestic wastewater, is suitable for direct beneficial use; especially 
excldded from this definition is ‘‘gay water”. 
“Refuse”- are the materials that are collected and disposed of which 
includes garbage, rubbish, ashes, street sweepings, and dead animals, and 
solid market and industrial waste. 
“Re-use water”- gray water and/ or reclaimed water put into beneficial 
use. 
“Rubbish”- denotes all non-putrescible waste except ashes. 
“Sanitarian”- as one who reviews or examines critically establishment in 
compliance to the Sanitation Code and its implementing rules and 
regulations. 
“Sanitary and environmental Engineer”. as used in this Act shall mean a 
person duly registered with the board of Examiners for Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering in the manner as hereinafter provided. 
Sanitary Engineer”- as used in this Act shall mean a person duly 
registered with board of Examiners for Sanitary Engineering, under 
Republic Act 1364, that shall be a “Sanitary and Environmental 
Engineer” upon enactment of this law. 
“Solid waste”- synonymous to refuse. 
“Toxic materials”- any material that may have a poisonous effect on man 
or organism. 
“Trash”- similar to rubbish, dry solid wastes similar to wastes generated 
in office buildings. 
“Treated water”- water that had undergone mechanical, physical, andor 
chemical process for the purpose of purification. 
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ARTICLE II 
BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SANITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
ENGINEERING 


SEC.3. Composition of the Broad - Within the thirty (30) days from the effecti& 
of this Act, there shall be created a Board for Sanitary and Environmental Enginedg 
hereinafter referred to as the Board, to be composed of one (1) chairman, two (2) 
members, one (1) Master plumber Specialty Board Chaman, two (2) Sanitarian 
Specialty Board Members who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines 
upon the recommendation of the Professional Regulation Commission of Civil Service 
from among such persons of recognized standing in their profession as nominated by the 
Accredited Professional Organization as having practiced at least ten (10) years ,and 
academically, for baccalaureate degree holders, and morally fully qualified by their 
respective bonafide associations. The members of the Board shall hold office for a term 
of three (3) years after appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed 
and shall have duly qualified. For the board and the specialty boards, the fist members 
of the Boards underlthis Act shall hold office for the following terms: one member for 
one (1) year, one member for two (2) years; one member of three (3) years while the 
successors shall serve a full term of three (3) years. Each member of the Board shall 
qualify by taking the proper oath of office before entering upon the performance of his 
duties. Any member of the Board may be immoral, or dishonorable in conduct, after 
having been given opportunity to defend himself in a proper administrative investigation: 
Provided, That during the process of investigation, the President shall have the power to 
suspend such member under investigation and shall appoint a temporary member in his 
place. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled for the unexpied term. 
SEC. 4. Description of the Board Hierarchy. The Specialty Boards shall work 
under the direction, supervision and responsibility of the chairman of the Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering Board. The specialty board chairmen shall be sanitary and 
environmental engineers and members of the specialty board shall preferably be 
practitioners of the trades. 
SEC. 5. powers and Duties of the Board. - The Board shall exercise 
executive/administrative or 
quasi-legislative 
or 
rule-making 
or 
quasi-judical 
investigative powers in canying out the specific powers, functions, duties and 
responsibilities. 
5.1 
Supervise and regulate the practice of Sanitary and Environmental 
Engineers, Sanitarians and Master Plumbers m the Phdippines; 
Detennine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for registration 
for special permits; 
Prepare the examination questions in accordance with Section 20 hereof or 
modifications thereof prescribe the syllabi of the subjects and their 
relative weights for the licensure examinations; formulate or adopt test 
questions and deposit them in a test question bank; draw the test questions 
at random through process of computerization; 
and submit the 
examination results to the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) 
within the period provided for by the rule of the Commission; 
5.2 
5.3 
5.4 
Prescribe, 
amend or revise the requirement for Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineers, Sanitarians and Master Plumbers and subject 
in the licensure examination for professional Sanitary and Environmental 


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5.6 
5.7 
5.8 
5.9 
5.10 
5.11 
5.12 
5.13 
Engineers, Registered Sanitarians and Registered Master Plumbers and 
their relative weights, subject to the approval of the Commksion; 
Register successful applicants who have passed the licensure examination 
for Sanitary and Environmental Engineers, Sanitarians and Master 
Plumbers and issue corresponding certificate of registration and 
professional licenses; 
Issue special permits to individual foreign 
Sanitary Engineer, 
Environmental Engineers, Sanitarians and Master Plumbers for specific 
Projects and for a specific duration of time; 
Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering, Sanitarian and Master Plumber professions 
and adopt measures fbr the enhancement of the professions and the 
maintenance of high professional, technical, and ethical standards and 
conduct ocular inspection of the places where registrants practice their 
professions to determine and enforce compliance with this Act. The 
Board shall authorize the duly integrated and accredited sanitary and 
environmental engineering, integrated Sanitarian and Master Plumbing 
associations to render assistance in this function; 
Promdgate rules and regulations including a code of ethics, administrative 
policies, orders and issuance to carry out the provisions of this Act; 
Investigate violations of the Act and the rules and regulations, code of 
ethics, administrative policies, orders and issuance promulgated by the 
Board. The rules on administrative investigation promulgated by the 
Commission shall govern in such investigation; 
Issue subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, to secure the attendance of 
respondents or witnesses or the production of documents at and relative to 
the investigation conducted by the Board; 
Delegate the investigation of the case to the chairmm a member of the 
Board of Professional Regulations Commission attorney CpRC attorney). 
If the case concerns strictly the practice of the profession, 
the 
investigation shall be presided by the chairman or member of the Board 
with the assistance of a PRC attorney; 
Render decision, order or resolution on preliminary investigation or 
inquiry, on undocketed cases and on docked administrative cases 
against examinees or registrants which shall become final and executory 
unless appealed with the Commission within fifteen (15) days from 
receipt of the copy thereof. The decision of the Commission may be 
appealed to the Court of Justice in accordance with the procedure provided 
in the Rules of Court; 
After due notice and hearing, cancel examination papers and/or bar 
examinee from future examinations; refuse or defer his registration; 
reprimand the registrant with stern warning; 
suspend him from.the 
practice of his profession; revoke his certificate of registration; delisting 


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5.15 
5.16 
5.17 
5.18 
5.19 
from the roll of professional Sanitary and En*onmental 
Engineers, 
Registered Sanitarians and Master plumbers for continuous non-payment 
of annual registration, or delisting from the roll by the Board as provided 
herein, may be appealed initially to the Commission within fifteen (15) 
days from receipt thereof. 
The decision of the Commission may be 
appealed to the Court in accordance with the procedure provided in he 
Rules of court: 
Administer oaths in connection with the administration, implementations, 
or reinforcement of this Act; 
Submit an annual report on the proceeding and accomplishments during 
the year and on recommendations of the Boards to the Commission after 
the close of each fiscal year; 
Prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of the Act 
andor the rules and regulations of the Board; 
Adopt an official seal; 
Coordinate with the Commission on higher Education and the department 
of Education, culture and Sports (DECS) in prescribing, amending and/or 
revising the courses; 
Perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to implement 
effectively this Act. 
The policies, resolutions rules and regulations 
orders or decisions issued or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to 
the rekew and approval by the Commission; however, the Board’s 
decisions, resolution or orders which are not interlocutory, rendered in an 
administrative case, shall be subject to review only if on appeal. 
SEC. 6. Qualifications of Board of Members. - Each member of the Board must, 
at the time of this appointment: 
6.1 Be a natural-born Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines for at 
least five (5) consecutive years; 
Be at least thuty-five (35) years of age, of proven intekty with high moral 
values in his personal as well as his professional conduct. 
Be a person with no final conviction by the court of an offense involving 
moral turpitude; 
Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering 
(BSSE) or Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sanitary 
Engineering (BSEnSE), for the members of the Board of Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering and chairmen of Specialty Boards, from a 
university, school, college, academy or institute duly constituted, 
recognized and accredited by the Philippine government; 
6.5.1 Be a registered Professional Sanitary and Environmental Engineer 
or Sanitarian or Master Plumber with a valid ceriificate of 
6.2 
6.3 
6.4 


registration in their respective field of practice and a valid license 
duly qualified to practice sanitary and environmental engineering 
or as Sanitarian or master Plumber in the Philippines; 
Have practiced sanitary and environmental engineering or as a Sanitarian or 
Master Plumber for the period of not less than ten (10) years prior to 
his appointment, with a sworn statement as such; and 
Not be an official nor a member of the faculty of, nor have pecuniary 
interest in, any university, college, school or institution conferring a 
bachelor’s degree in sanitary and environmental engineering for at least 
three (3) years prior to his appointment, and is not connected with a 
review center or with any group or association where review classes or 
lectures in preparation for the licensure examinations are offered or 
conducted at the time of his appointment. 
6.6. 
6.7. 
SEC. 7. Terms of Office - The members of the Board shall hold office for a term 
of three (3) years from the date of appointment or until their successors shall have been 
appointed and qualified. They may, however, be re-appointed for a second term as 
recommended by their respective accredited professional organizations. Each member 
shall qualify by taking oath of office before entering upon the performance of his duties. 
Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the President from the list of candidates selected 
by the Commissioner who were chosen fi-om the list of nominees submitted by the 
integrated and accredited association fro the unexpired term only. 
SEC. 8. Removal of Board Members. - Any member of the Board may be 
removed by the president of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the 
Commissioner for neglected of duty, incompetence, malpractice, commission or for 
unprofessional, unethical, or dishonorable conduct, after having been given the 
opportunity to defend himself in a proper administrative investigation. 
SEC. 9. Compensation of Chairman and the Board members. - The members of 
the Board shall receive a monthly compensation of no less than Fifteen thousand pesos 
(P=15,000.00): Provided, That the Chairman shall be receive a monthly compensation of 
ten percent (10%) more: Provided, M e r ,  That such compensation shall be increased or 
modified pursuant to the General Appropriations Act of the year: Provided, furthermore, 
That they shall receibe other benefits that maybe provided for by law. 
SEC. 10. Executive Office of the Board. - The Commissioner shall be the 
executive officer of the Board and shall conduct the examination given by the Board and 
shall designate any subordinate officer of the Commission to act as secretary and 
custodian of all records including all examination paper and minutes of the deliberations 
of the Boards. 
ARTICLE III 
EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION 
SEC. 11. Examination Required. - All applicant for registration fro the practice 
of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Registered Sanitarian or Master Plumber in 
the Philippines shall be required to pass their respective technical examinations as 
hereinafter provide, except as othenvise allowed under this Act. 


SEC. 12. Registration and License Required. - A valid of registration and a valid 
professional license from the Commission are required before any person is allowed to 
practice sanitary and environmental engineering, as Sanitarian or Master Plumber in the 
Philippines except as otherwise allowed under this Act. 
SEC. 13. Examination Fees. - All applicants for Written examinations for the 
Professional Sanitiuy, Registered Sanitarian and Registered Master Plumber shall be 
subject to payment of fees prescribed by the Commission: provided, That ninety percent 
(90%) of the fees is to be treated as a special fund for the programs, projects and 
activities of the Commission and the remaining ten percent (10%) shall be set aside as a 
trust fund for the establishment and maintenance of the center for continuing education 
and research. 
SEC. 14. Registration fees, License Fees and Fines. - All applicants for 
registration and license to practice shall be subject to payment of registration fees, license 
fees, and fmes in case of violation of the pertinent rules and regulations for the amounts 
prescribed by the Board and approved by the Commission: Provided, That fifty percent 
(50%) shall be set up in a separate special fund for the supervisory and regulatory 
functions of the Board. 
SEC. 15. Exemption from Examination and Registration. - Registration shall not 
be required of the following persons: 
Foreign sanitary engineers or experts called in the Philippines Government for 
consultation for specific Sanitary andor Environmental Engineering services as defined 
under this Act: Provided, That this practice shall be limited to such work: and Provided, 
further, That they do not engage in private practice at their own account as Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineers. 
SEC. 16. Holding Examination. - Examination of candidates desiring to practice 
Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Sanitarian and master Plumbing in the 
Philippines shall be given in the City of manila or any other regional centers that maybe 
designated by board, beginning the last Monday of February and August of each year, 
provided that such days do not fall on official holidays, otherwise the examination shall 
be held on the day next following. 
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SEC. 17. Qualifications of Applicants for Sanitary and En*onmental 
Engineering Examidations. - Any person applying for admission to the Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering examination, as herein provided, shall establish to the 
satisfaction of the Board that, on or before the date of the examination, he possesses the 
folIowing qualifications: 
17.1 He is a citizen of the Philippines; 
17.2 He is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; 
17.3 He is of good reputation with good moral values; 
17.4 He has not been fimally convicted by the court of an offense involving 
moral turpitude; and 
17.5 He is a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in S a n i m  
Engineering (BSEE) or Bachelor of Science in Sanitary and Environmental 
Engineering (BSSEnE) from a university, school, college, academy or 
institute duly constituted, recognized and accredited by the Philippine 
government. 


SEC. 18. Qualification of Applicants for Registered Sanitarian. - Any person 
applying for admission to the Sanitarian examinations, as herein provided, shall establish 
to the satisfaction of the Board that, on or before the date of the e x d a b o n ,  be 
possesses the following qualifications: 
18. I He is a citizen of the Philippines; 
18 2 He is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; 
18.3 He is good moral reputation with high moral values; 
18.4 He has not been fiially convicted by the court of an offense involving 
moral turpitude; 
18.5 He is h second year Bachelor of Science in Sanitary, Civil, Mechanical 
Chemical or Electrical Engineering or second year bachelor of Science in 
the Natural Sciences; 
He has at least two (2) units in basic microbiology, parasitology and 
environmental sanitation laws; and 
He has at least six (6) weeks experience as apprentice Sanitarian under the 
supervision of Registered Sanitary and Environmental Engineer. 
18.6 
18.7 
SEC. 19. Qualification of Applicants for Registered Master Plumbers. - Any 
person applying fro admission to the master plumber examination, as herein provided, 
shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that, on or before the date of the 
examination, he possesses the following qualifications: 
19. I He is a citizen of the Philippines. 
19.2 He is at least twenty-one (21) years of age; 
19.3 He is good moral reputation with high moral values; 
19.4 He has not been fiially convicted by the court of an offense klvolvkg 
moral turpitude; 
19.5 He is at least a high school graduate; 
19.6 He has at least five (5) years experience in actual plumbing work under 
the supervision of a registered master plumber. 
SEC. 20. Scope of Examination. - Applicants for certifies of registration as 
Sanitary and Environmental Engineer, Sanitarian and Master Plumber. 
20.1 Professional Sanitary and Environmental Engineer. - Mathematics, 
including algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry, analytic, descriptive 
and solid geometry, differential and integral calculus, rational and applied 
mechanics; hydraulics, topographic and hydrographic surveying; design 
and construction of wooden, masonry, reinforced concrete, and steel 
structures as flumes, water towers and drainage canals; hydrology, 
ecology, water and sewerage analysis, microbiology and bacteriology, 
chemistry, public health engineering, environmental impact assessment, 
pollution prevention and control, design and construction of sewer, storm 
drains,l water purification plants, sewage treatment plants and plumbing 
engineering: Provided, however, that duly registered civil engineers shall 
be exempted from taking examinations in the following subjects: (1) 
Mathematics, including algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry, 
differential and integral calculus, rational and applied mechanics, (2) 
hydraulics; (3) topographic surveying; and (4) design and construction of 
wooden masonry, reinforces concrete and steel structures as flumes, water 
towers and drainage canals. 


20.2 Registered Sanitarian: 
Arithmetic; Code on Sanitation and its 
implementing d e s  and regulations; Microbiology and Parasitology and 
Practical problems; 
20.3 Registered Master Plumber - Plumbing arithmetic; Plumbing Code of the 
Philippines; Sanitation, Plumbing design and installation; Practical 
problems; and oral practical problems and experience. 
SEC. 21. Report of Ratings. - The Board of Examiners for Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering shall, within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the 
date of completion of the examination, report the ratings obtained by each candidate to 
the Commission. 
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SEC. 22. Reexamination. - An applicant who for the third time fdls to pass the 
examination for the h n e  grade shall not be allowed to take another until at least one year 
has elapsed after his last examination. 
SEC. 23. Oath. - AU successful candidates in the examination shall be required to 
take a professional oath before the Board or any government official authorized to 
administer oaths prior to entering upon the practice of sanitary engineer and master 
plumber. 
SEC. 24. Issuance of Certificates of registration and Professional Licenses. - The 
registration of sanitary and environmental engineer, registered sanitarian or registered 
master plumber commences from the date his name is entered in the roll of registrants or 
licenses for his profession or trade. Every registrant who has satisfactorily met all the 
requirements specified in this Act, upon payment of the registration fee, shall be issued a 
certificate of Sanitary and Environment Engineer, Registered Sanitarian or Registered 
Master Plumber that shows the full name of the registrant and with serial number, signed 
by the Commissioner and by the chairman and members of the Board, stamped with the 
official seal, as evidence that the person named therein is entitled to practice the 
profession or trade with all the rights and privileges appurtenant thereto. The certificate 
shall remain in full force and effect until withdrawn, suspended, or revoked in accordance 
with law. A professional license signed by the Commission and bearing the registration 
number and date of issuance thereof and the month of expiry or renew-ability shall 
likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the annual registration fees for three 
(3) consecutive years. This license will serve as evidence that the license can lawhlly 
practice his profession until the expiration of its validity. 
SEC. 25. Integration of the Professional Organizations. - The sanitary and 
environmental engineering profession shall be integrated into one national organization 
which shall be recognized by the Board as the one integrated and accredited Registered 
Sanitarians’ association and one integrated and accredited registered Master Plumbers’ 
association. Every sanitary and environmental engineer, registered sanitarian and 
registered master plumber upon registration with the Board as suclb shall ipso facto, 
become a member of their respective integrated national organization. Those who have 
registered with the Board but are not members of the said organization at the of the 
effectivity of this Act, shall be allowed to register as members of the said integrated 
organizations with three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in the 
integrated organizations shall not be a bar to membership in other associations. The 
sanitary and environmental engineer, registered sanitarian and registered master plumber 
shall receive the benefits and privileges appurtenant to this listed membership in their 


respective duly integrated and accredited associations only upon payment of the required 
membership fees and dues. 
SEC. 26. Seal and Use of Seal. - All sanitary and Environmental Engineers shall 
obtain their respective seal of such design as the Board shall authorize and direct: 
Provided, however, That the serial number of the certificate issued by the Board shall be 
included in the design of the sealed plans and specifications prepared by, or under the 
direct supervision of a registered sanitary and environmental engineer shall be stamped 
with the seal during the life of the registrants’ certificate, and it shall be unlawful for any 
one to stamp or seal any document with said seal after the certificate of the registrant 
named therein has expired or has been revoked, unless said certificate shall have been 
renewed or reissued. 
SEC. 27. Refusal to Issue Certificate. The Board of Sanitary engineering shall not 
issue a certificate of registration to any person convicted by the court of any criminal 
offense involving moral turpitude or to any person &ty 
of immoral or dishonorable 
conduct or to any person of unsound mind. In the event of refusal to issue certificates for 
any reason, the Boarld shall give the applicant a written statement setting forth the reasons 
for such action, which statement shall be incorporated in records of the Board. 
SEC. 28. Revocation of Certificates of Registration and Suspension from the 
Practice of Profession. - The Board shall be the power, upon proper notice and hearing, 
to revoke any certificate of registration of any registrant, to suspend him from the 
practice of his profession or to repiitnand him for any cause specified in the preceding 
section, or for the use of perpetration, or for gross negligence or incompetence or for 
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct; for violation of this Act, the rules and 
regulations and other policies of the Board and the Code of Professional Ethics. It shall 
be sufficient ground for the revocation of a certificate issued to a person under this Act, 
and his suspension fiom the practice of his profession for unprofessional or dishonorable 
conduct; if: 
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being a professional Sanitary and Environmental Engineer, he has 
signed and aExed his seal on any plan, design, technical reports, 
valuation, estimate, specification or other similar document or work 
not prepared by him or not executed under his immediate 
supervision; 
to be in responsible charge of the construction, erection, installation 
or alteration, or of the performance of sanitary engineering service 
in connection with the manufacture, sale supply or distribution of 
any sanitary engineering works, projects or plant (as cited in article 
one, section two of this Act), either for himself or fio others, unless 
he holds a valid certificate of registration as sanitary and 
environmental engineer. 
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Being Registered Master Plumber, he has installed or constructed 
works not complying with plans and specifications. 
This decision of the Board shall be h a l  executory unless it is appealed by the 
respondent to the Commission within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of such decision. 
The Board’s or Commission’s decision is appealable by the respondent to the Court of 
Justice in accordance with the procedure provided under this Rules of Court. 


Any person, fm, association may file charges in accordance with the provisions 
of this Section against any license, or the Board may, on its own initiative (motu propio) 
investigate and/or take cognizance of acts and practices constituting cause fro suspension 
or revocation of the certificate of registration by proper making them and shall be filed 
with the Board. 
The rules and regulations of the Commission on administrative investigation shall 
govern the procedure and conduct of administrative investigation before the Board. The 
respondent shall have the right to speedy and public hearing and to confront and cross- 
examinee witnesses against him, 
SEC. 29. Re-issuance of Revoked Certificates and Replacement of Lost 
Certificate, - Subject to approval of the Commission, the Board may, after the expiration 
of one (I) year from the date of revocation of a certificate in the same manner as 
application for an original one. It may exempt the applicant from the necessity if 
undergoing an examination. 
A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate that has been lost, 
destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to the d e s  of the Board. 
SEC. 30 Continuing Professional Education. - All Professional Sanitary and 
Environmental Engheers, Registered Sanitarians and Registered Master Plumbers shall 
be required to atten4 the Continuing Professional Educational Program of the Accredited 
Professional Organi+tions. 
SEC. 31. Cbnthuing Professional Education Committee. - AU Accredited 
Professional Education Committee which shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, 
by means of resolution, and shall be represented by one (1) member the Academe, one 
(1) member eom the practitioners and one (1) member of the board of examiners to 
evaluate the programs, providers and certificates of the Continuing Professional 
Education. 
SEC. 32. Continuing Professional Education Certificate. - The Accredited 
Professional Organization shall issue Continuing Professional education Certificates, 
upon completion of activities set to promote and advance the practice. The certificates 
shall be evaluated by the Continuing Professional Education Committee and shall be a 
basis of renewal of the Professional license. Non-compliance with this provision shall 
mean suspension of the member from professional practice and shall only be allowed to 
practice upon completion of the requirement of the council. 
ARTICLE lV 
SUNDRY PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE OF SANITARY AND 
EWVlRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 
SEC. 33. Field of Practice. - The field of practice for sanitary and environmental 
engineers, registered sanitarian and registered master plumber shall be as follows: 
33.1 A Sanitary and Environmental Engineer’s field of practice includes the 
sole authority to sign and seal sanitary plans, etc., and to practice sanitq and 
environmental engineering in its full scope as defined in Article I of this Act. 


33.2 A registered Sanitarian's field of practice includes inspection of facilities 
for the purpose of sanitation, and fields of work provided by the Department of Health, 
Environmental Health Division. 
A registered master plumber's field of practice includes the installation, 
operation, maintenance and repair of plumbing system, equipment and devices, in 
residential, commercial and industrial building and the like: Provided, That if the 
installation of the plumbing fixture exceeds twenty (20) fixture units, the work shall be 
under the supervision of a professional sanitary engineer. 
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SEC. 34. Prohibition in the Practice of Sanitary and Environment Engineering. 
-No person shall: 
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Practice or offer to practice sanitary and environmental engineering in the 
Philippines without having previously obtained a certificate of registration and a 
professional license from the Board of Sanitaw and Environmental Engineering except as 
provided fro in Section 15 hereof; 
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Use, or attempt to use as his own, certificate of registration, professional license 
or the seal of another; 
34.3 Give false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or to any member thereof 
in obtaining a certificate of registration or professional license; 
34.4 Falsely impersonate any registrant of like or different name; 
34.5 attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration or professional 
license; 
34.6 Use, in connection with his name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any tile or 
description tending to convey the impression that he is a registered sanitary engineer, or 
registered master plumber without holding a valid certificate or a valid license; and 
34.7 Sign a document involving sanitary design, plan, technical specification, valuation 
and the like on behalf of a registered engineer. 
SEC. 35. Peigonnel required. - Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every 
industrial plant or factory, commercial establishment, institutional building, or in any 
other installation where persons and properties requke the service of a sanitary and 
environmental engineer, a duly registered sanitary engineer shall be employed for the 
purpose to ensure safe operation and safeguard public welfare. 
SEC. 36. Preparation of Plans, Supelvision of Installation, Application of the 
Philippine Sanitary and Environmental Engineering Code. - It shall be unlawfnl for any 
person not to authorized under this Act to prepared plans, designs, valuations or 
specifications for any sanitary equipment or system; and no installation thereof shall be 
undertaken unless the plans, designs, valuations and specifications have been prepared by 
or under the responsible charge of, and signed and sealed by a registered sanitary and 
environmental engineer; and a construction permit for the execution thereof is first 
secured; and unless the work is done in accordance with the Philippine Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering Code and is executed under the responsible charge or 
supervision of a registered sanitary and environmental engineer, or registered master 
plumber as the case may be, and the routinary fiscal and ministerial requirements of the 
government agency, if any, exercising jurisdiction over the particular installation have 
been complied with. 
SEC. 37. Practice for Firms and Corporations. - the practice of Sanitary and 
Environmental Engineering is a professional service admission to which is based on 
individual and personal qualifications. Practice in a corporation may be allowed but 


individual members ;hall be responsible for their own respective acts and shall be limited 
to restrictions of corporate practice. 
Persons properly qualified and licensed Sanitary and Environmental Engineer 
may, among themselves, form a partnership or association and collectively render 
sanitary engineering service. 
SEC. 38. Certificate of Specialty. - Certificates of specialty shall be issued by the 
Board, subject to the approval of the Commission, to Sanitary and Environmental 
Engineers who have been screened and recommended by the integrated and accredited 
sanitary and environmental engineering association. These are for specific fields in 
which the applicants have specialized knowledge, training and experience and have 
demonstrated their competence and expertise. The Board shall, subject to the approval of 
the Commission, and after consultation with the association, prescribe and issue the 
necessary guidelines for the issuance of these certificates. 
SEC. 39. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreign engineer shall be admitted to take a 
board examination, be given a certificate of registration, or be entitled to any of the rights 
and privileges under his Act unless the country of which he is a subject or citizen 
specifically permits Filipino engineers to practice within its territorial limits on the same 
basis as the subjects or citizens of such counby . 
SEC. 40. Enforcement of the Act by Officers of the Law. - It shall be the duty of 
all constituted officers of the law of the national government, or any provincial, city or 
municipal government or of any political subdivision thereof to prosecute any person 
violating the provisions of this Act. The Secretary of Justice or his assistant shall act as 
legal adviser of the Board and render such legal assistance as may be necessaty in 
carrying out the provisions of this Act. 
Sec. 41. Penalty Clause. - Any person who shall violate any provisions of this 
Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentences to a fme of 
not less than Fifty $ousand pesos Cp=SO,OOO.OO) or imprisonment for a period not less 
than six (6) months nor more than five (5) years or both at the discretion of the court. 
ARTICLE V 
1 
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS 
SEC. 42. Terms of Office of the Board Members. - Upon approval of this Act, the 
incumbent chairman and two (2) members of the Board shall continue to serve until their 
terms of office expire or until their replacement have been appointed by the President and 
shall have been duly qualified. 
SEC. 43. New Certificates of Registration and Professional Licenses. - 
43.1 Sanitary Engineers with valid certificates of registration under republic 
Act No. 1364 shall register within two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act and be 
issued new certificates of registration and new licenses as registered Sanitary Engineers 
with the same serial numbers as their old ones to replace their original certificates and 
licenses. 
43.2 Master Plumbers with valid certificates of registration under republic Act 
No. 1378 shall register within two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act and be 
issued new certificates of registration and new licenses as registered Master Plumbers 


with the same serial numbers as their old ones to replace their original certificates and 
licenses. 
Sec. 44. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act Nos. 1364 and 1378, existing 
provisions of provincial, city, or municipal ordinances or regulations pertaining to 
examinations for saditary contractor, sanitarian, or master plumbers and all other laws, 
part of laws, orders, ordinances or regulations in conflict with this Act are hereby 
repealed or amended accordingly. 
SEC. 45. Separability Clause. - if any part of this Act or application of such 
provision or circumstance is declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or 
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected by 
such declaration. 
SEC. 46. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall act effect thirty (30) days following 
its full publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,