FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
Introduced by Senator Loren Legarda 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill proposes to upgrade the credence of the practice of metallurgical 
engineering, defining its functions clearly, prescribing standards and requirements, and 
creating a professional regulatory board to ensure excellent, globally competitive, and 
responsible practice of the same. 
Due to technological advancement, the first law on metallurgical engineering, 
which is Presidential Decree 1536, was rendered outdated and ineffective in promoting 
and regulating the practice of the profession. Underscoring the need to develop 
competent, virtuous, productive and well-rounded metallurgical engineers, the bill 
proposes the following: 
1. Creation of the Professional Regulatory Board of Metallurgical Engineering; 
2. Definition of the scope and nature of the professional practice of metallurgical 
engineers; 
3. Setting up of criteria or qualifications for the licensure of practitioners; and 
4. Imposition of more stringent penalties to reduce engagement in illegal activities 
that may lead to environmental disasters. 
Recognizing the potentials of the mineral processing industry, this bill will in 
effect plant a stable foundation for the practice of metallurgical engineering. Through 
this measure, the profession will be more effectively regulated, thereby ensuring its 
credibility. 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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Second Regular Session 
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S.B. No. 
Introduced by Senator Loren Legarda 
AN ACT 
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING IN 
THE PHILIPPINES REPEALING FOR THIS PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL 
DECREE 1536, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE METALLURGICAL 
ENGINEERING LAW OF 1978, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be if enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives offke Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
Article I 
TITLE, STATEMENT OF POLICY, DEFINITION OF TERMS AND SCOPE OF 
PRACTICE 
Section 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Metallurgical 
Engineering Act of 2008." 
Sec. 2. Statement of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of 
metallurgical engineers in nation building and development. Their talents 
through sustainable human development shall be promoted. Thus, the State 
shall develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-rounded 
metallurgical engineers whose standards of professional practice and service 
shall be excellent, world-class and globally competitive through regulatory 
measures, programs and activities. 
Sec. 3. Objectives. - This Act shall govern but shall not be limited to: 
(a) the examination, registration, and licensure of metallurgical engineers; 
(b) the supervision, control and regulation of the practice of metallurgical 
engineering; 
(c) the development and upgrading of the curriculum of metallurgical 
engineering profession; 
(d) the development of the professional competence of metallurgical 
engineers through continuing professional education; 
(e) and the integration of the metallurgical engineering profession. 
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SEC. 4. Definition of Terms - As used in this Act, the following terms shall 
mean as follows: 
a) ”Practice of metallurgical engineering” means the offering or rendering of 
services of any of the specialized branches of metallurgy for a fee, salary 
or other reward or compensation, paid to him/her or through another 
person, or even without such reward or compensation. The term shall be 
synonymous with the term ”rendering metallurgical engineering 
services.” 
b) ”Metallurgical Engineering” means a profession ‘which embraces the 
scientific, engineering, environmental and economic aspects of 
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Mineral Processing and 
Extractive 
Metallurgy - The 
preparation, separation, extraction and purification of ores, 
metals and mineral products by physical and chemical method 
such as ore dressing, pyrometallurgical processes such as 
roasting, and smelting, hydrometallurgical processes such as 
leaching, electrometallurgical processes such as electric smelting 
and electrolysis and other similar processes. 
Adaptive and Physical Metallurgy - Processes which pertain to 
the adaptation and application of metals such as melting, 
casting, forging, rolling, extrusion, welding and other metal 
working and finishing operations. 
These include unit 
operations relating to the control of microstructure of metals 
and its alloys such as the heat treatment and surface hardening, 
quality control in allowing operations to meet specification of 
metal alloys; and metallographic studies. These also apply to 
powder, mechanical, nuclear and vacuum metallurgy. 
Fuel Technology - Fuel preparation processes such as washing, 
flotation, and heavy media separation including carbonization, 
gasification and cooking operations. 
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c) ”Metallurgical Plant” means any facility involved in processes which 
include but not limited to the : 
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Preparation, separation, concentration of minerals, coal and 
metallurgical fuels; 
ii) 
Extraction 
of 
metals 
such 
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hydrometallurgical, 
pyrometallurgical and elec trometallurgical processes; 
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c) Management or supervision of the testing and commissioning of 
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f) Employment in government as a metallurgical engineer if the nature and 
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1) Other metallurgical work or service, which, in the assessment and opinion 
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engineering. 
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Adaptation and application of metals such as melting, casting, 
forging, rolling, extrusion, powder metallurgy, heat treatment, 
welding and other metal working and finishing operations. 
d) ”Metallurgical Engineer” refers to a person who is a holder of a valid 
Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card issued by 
the Board of Metallurgical Engineering and the Professional Regulation 
SEC 5. Scope of Practice- Metallurgical Engineering service shall embrace the 
following similar services in relation to metallurgical plants: 
a) Consultation, valuation and management services requiring metallurgical 
b) Engineering design, preparation of plans, specifications and project 
d) Management, supervision, operation and auditing of metallurgical plants; 
e) Teaching of metallurgical engineering subjects in government recognized 
g) Metallurgical investigation and testing of mineral and metal products; 
h) Training of metallurgical plant operating personnel; 
j) Participation in the preparation of environmental studies for metallurgical 
projects and monitoring under the Environmental Impact Assessment 
k) Teaching of metallurgical engineering subjects in any academic program 
leading to a professional degree, including refresher and review courses; 
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Article I1 
CREATION OF THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD 
OF METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING 
Sec. 6. Composition of 
the Professional Regulatoy Board 
of 
Metallurgical Engineering-- There is hereby created a Professional Regulatory 
Board of Metallurgical Engineering, hereinafter called the Board, under the 
administrative control and supervision of 
the Professional Regulation 
Commission, hereinafter called the Commission, to be composed of a chairman 
and two (2) members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines from a 
list of three (3) recommendees for each position, chosen and ranked in the order 
of preference and submitted by the Commission, from a list of five (5) nominees 
submitted by the duly accredited professional organization of metallurgical 
engineers in the Philippines. The Board shall be organized not later than six (6) 
months from the effectivity of the Act. 
Sec. 7. Powers and Duties of the Board. - The Board shall have the 
following powers and duties: 
(a) To supervise and regulate the practice of metallurgical engineering 
profession; 
(b) To determine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for 
registration; 
(c) To prescribe the subjects in the licensure examinations, determine the 
syllabi of the subjects and their relative weights, construct the test 
questions in the examinations, score and rate the examination papers, 
and submit the examination results to the Commission; 
(d) To issue together with the Commission, certificates of registration and 
professional identification cards to applicants who have passed the 
licensure examinations for metallurgical engineers; 
(e) To issue special/ temporary permits to foreign metallurgical engineers 
to practice the profession; 
(f) To inquire into conditions affecting the practice of the profession and 
adopt measures for the enhancement and maintenance of high 
professional, ethical and technical standards. Pursuant thereto, the 
Board may inspect establishments where metallurgical engineers 
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order to determine and enforce compliance with the provisions of this 
Act and issue Certificates of Compliance for the purpose. 
(g) In coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), 
inspect the facilities, faculty, equipment and other aspects directly 
related to the metallurgical engineering program of educational 
institutions; 
(h) To adopt the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) necessary for 
carrying out the provisions of this Act. 
(i) To adopt a Code of Ethics and a Code of Professional and Technical 
Standards for the practice of the metallurgical engineering profession; 
(j) To investigate, in accordance with the rules on administrative 
investigation promulgated by the Commission, violations of this Act 
and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the Code of Ethics and 
the Code of Professional and Technical Standards for metallurgical 
engineers, administrative policies, orders and issuances promulgated 
by the Board; 
(k) To issue subpoena duces tecum to secure the attendance of witnesses or 
the production of documents in connection with administrative cases 
before the Board; 
(1) To hear and decide administrative cases filed against metallurgical 
engineers and firms employing metallurgical engineers. The hearing 
shall be presided by the chairman or a member of the Board with the 
assistance of an attorney of the Commission. The decision of the Board 
may be appealed to the Commission and to the Court within fifteen 
(15) days from notice, otherwise the decision shall become final and 
executory; 
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To administer oaths in connection with the performance of its 
functions; 
(n) To adopt an official seal and prescribe the seal of the metallurgical 
engineering profession; 
(0) To submit an annual report on the proceedings and accomplishments 
during the year and/or recommendations of the Board to the 
Commission thirty (30) days after the close of each calendar year; 
(p) To prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of this Act 
and/ or the rules and regulations of the Board; 
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(9) To prescribe guidelines and criteria on the continuing professional 
Education (CPE) program for metallurgical engineers in consultation 
with the integrated and accredited professional organization of 
metallurgical engineers; and 
(r) To perform regulatory, administrative, and quasi-legislative functions 
as mandated under R.A. 8981, otherwise known as the PRC 
Modernization Act, and such other functions as may be necessary in 
order to implement the provisions of this Act. 
Sec. 8. Qualifications of the Chairman and Members of the Board - 
The chairman and members of the Board, at the time of their appointment, must 
be: 
(a) A citizen and resident of the Philippines; 
(b) At least a holder of a bachelor’s degree in metallurgical engineering as 
conferred by an engineering school of good standing, recognized and 
accredited by Government; 
(c) A registered Metallurgical Engineer with a valid certificate of registration 
and professional identification card and an active practitioner for not less 
than ten (10) continuous years prior to his/ her appointment; 
(d) A person who does not have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly 
in any university, college, school or institution conferring an academic 
degree necessary for the admission to the practice of metallurgical 
engineering, or in any institution where review classes in preparation for 
the licensure examinations for metallurgical engineers are being officially 
offered or conducted; and not be a member of the faculty or of the 
administration thereof prior to appointment to the Board, and 
(e) A member of the accredited professional organization (APO) of 
metallurgical engineers but not a trustee or officer thereof. 
Sec. 9. Term of Office- The chairman and every member of the Board shall 
hold office for a term of three (3) years after their appointment or until their 
successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified. They maybe 
reappointed for another term of three (3) years immediately after the expiry of 
their term but in no case shall the whole term exceed six (6) years. Interim 
vacancies shall be filled for the un-expired portion of the term only. 
The chairman and members shall qualify by taking the proper oath prior to 
assumption of office. 
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Sec. 10. Compensation of the Board. - The chairman and members of the 
Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable to that being 
received by the chairman and members of other professional regulatory boards 
under the Commission as provided for in the General Appropriations Act. 
Sec. 11. Custodian of Records, Secretariat and Support. - All records of 
the Board, including applications for examinations, examination papers and 
results, 
minutes of meetings, deliberations of administrative and other 
investigative cases involving the Board shall be kept by the Commission. The 
Commission shall designate the Secretary of the Board and shall provide 
secretariat and other support services to implement the provisions of this Act. 
Sec. 12. Grounds for Suspension or Removal of 
Board Members/ 
Chairman. - The President, upon the recommendation of the Commission after 
due process and administrative investigation conducted by the Commission, 
may remove or suspend a chairman or member of the Board on any of the 
following grounds: 
(a) gross neglect, incompetence or dishonesty in the discharge of his/her 
duty; 
(b) violation of any of the causes/grounds and the prohibited acts provided 
in this Act and the offenses in the Revised Penal Code, the Anti-Graft and 
Corruption Practices, and other laws, or 
(c) manipulation or rigging of the licensure examination result for 
metallurgical engineering, disclosure of 
secret and confidential 
information on the examination questions prior to the conduct thereof, or 
tampering of grades. 
Sec. 13. Annual Report. - The Board shall submit an annual report to the 
Commission after the close of each calendar year giving detailed account of 
Board proceedings during the year and embodying such recommendations as 
the Board may desire to take. 
Article I11 
LICENSURE EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION 
Sec. 14. Inhibition from Practicing Metallurgical Engineering. - No 
person shall practice or offer to practice metallurgical engineering in the 
Philippines without having been previously registered under the provisions of 
this Act or granted a certificate of exemption under this Act. 
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Sec. 15. Passing of Licensure Examination Requirement. - Except as 
otherwise specifically allowed under this Act, applicants for registration for the 
practice of metallurgical engineering shall be required to pass a licensure 
examination as provided for in this Act. 
Sec. 16. HoZding of Examination. - Examination of candidates applying for 
registration as Metallurgical Engineer shall be given at least once a year in such 
places and dates as the Commission may designate in accordance with the 
provisions of R.A. No. 8981. 
Sec. 17. Scope of Examination. - Unless modified by the Board and 
approved by the Commission, the licensure examination shall cover, but shall 
not be limited to, the following subjects: 
(a) Mineral Processing, Extractive Metallurgy, Assaying and 
Chemistry; 
(b) Physical and Applied Metallurgy; 
(c) Fuel Technology and Refractory Science; 
(d) Engineering Management, Law and Ethics; 
(e) Applied Mathematics and Mechanics and, 
(f) Any other pertinent subjects as the Board may deem necessary to 
test the applicant’s ability and knowledge to ensure safety, 
economy, proficiency and environmental compliance in the 
design, 
construction, 
installation, 
maintenance, 
operation, 
organization and management of metallurgical plants: Provided, 
That the relative weight of (a) and (b) subjects shall not be less than 
thirty percent each. 
Subject to the approval of the Commission, the Board may amend or 
revise the subjects, their syllabi, passing average, and the system and procedure 
in the licensure examinations for the practice of metallurgical engineering and 
the corresponding weight pursuant to the implementing rules and regulations 
issued for this purpose. The said subjects and their syllabi may be amended by 
the Board so as to conform to technological changes brought about by continuing 
trends in the profession. 
Sec. 18. Qualification of Applicants - Any person applying for licensure 
metallurgical engineer shall establish to the satisfaction of the 
examination as 
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(a) He/she is a citizen of the Philippines or a foreign citizen whose country 
has reciprocity agreement with the Philippines ; 
(b) He/she is of good moral character 
(c) He/she holds the degree of Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical 
Engineering from a university, school, college, academy, or institute duly 
constituted and recognized as such by the government; and 
(d) He/she must not have been convicted by a court of law of a crime 
involving moral turpitude. 
Sec. 19. - Examination Fees- Any applicant admitted to the metallurgical 
engineering examination shall pay such fees as may be prescribed by the 
Commission before he/she shall be allowed to take the examination. 
Sec. 20. - Rating in the Licensure Examination. - To pass the licensure 
examination for metallurgical engineering, a candidate must obtain a general 
weighted average of no less than seventy per centum (70%) and a rating of no 
less than fifty per centum (50%) in any examination subject. 
Sec. 21. - Report of Ratings. - The Board shall, within fifteen (15) days 
from the last day of examinations, report the rating of examinees to the 
Commission. 
Sec. 22. - Issuance of 
Certificate of Registration and Professional 
Identification Card- A certificate of registration shall be issued to those who are 
registered with or without licensure examination subject to payment of fees 
prescribed by the Commission. It shall bear the signatures of the Chairperson of 
the Commission and of the Chairman and members of the Board, stamped with 
the official seal of the Commission and of the Board, certifying that the person 
named therein is entitled to the practice of the profession with all the privileges 
appurtenant thereto. Until withdrawn, revoked, or suspended in accordance 
with this Act, it shall remain in full force and effect. 
A professional identification card bearing the registration number and 
date, its validity and expiry duly signed by the Chairperson of the Commission 
shall likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the prescribed fees. 
Sec. 23. - Issuance of Certificates of Specialization- Upon the nomination 
of the accredited professional organization of metallurgical engineers, the Board 
shall issue a Certificate of Specialization to an applicant who is a registered 
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experience in a specific field of metallurgy and has documented his/her 
expertise and competence on the same. 
Sec. 24. - Seal of a Metallurgical Engineer- A metallurgical engineer, 
upon registration and payment of fees and dues to the accredited professional 
organization, shall obtain a seal of such design prescribed by the Board, bearing 
the registrant’s name, 
certificate number and the legend 
”Registered 
Metallurgical Engineer”. Designs, plans, specifications, project feasibility studies, 
appraisals, valuations, recommendations, technical reports, proposals, and other 
professional documents involving metallurgy, quarries, coalliery works, projects 
or installations shall be stamped on every sheet with the said seal of the 
registrant when filed with government authorities or when submitted or used 
professionally: Provided, That it shall be unlawful for any one to stamp or seal 
any document with the said seal after the certificate and/ or professional 
identification card shall have been revoked or cancelled or expired. 
Sec. 25. - Fees for Registration- Every person issued a Certificate of 
Registration shall pay to the Commission such fees as the Commission may 
prescribe. 
Sec. 26. - Issuance of Temporary /Special Permits- Temporary Special 
Permits shall be issued to the following upon proper application with the Board: 
(a) foreign metallurgical engineers, recognized as experts in their specific 
fields of metallurgical engineering, called in by the Republic of the 
Philippines for consultation or for specific design, installation or 
project: Provided, That their practice shall be confined to such work 
only; 
(b) foreign metallurgical engineers who have distinguished themselves in 
their respective fields of specialization, contracted as professors or 
lecturers on metallurgical engineering subjects by Philippine schools, 
or colleges, institutes or universities on a direct hire or exchange basis, 
subject to verification of credentials by the Board; or 
(c) foreign metallurgical engineers who are duly registered under the 
bilateral or multilateral agreements where the PhiIippines is a 
signatory. 
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Sec. 27. - Refusal to Register. - The Board shall not register any successful 
applicant for registration with or without licensure examination who has been: 
(a) convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by a court of 
competent jurisdiction, 
(b) found guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct by the Board, 
(c) summarily adjudged guilty for violation of the General Instruction to 
Examinees by the Board; and 
(d) declared of unsound mind by a court of competent jurisdiction. 
In refusing such registration, the Board shall give the applicant a written 
statement setting forth the reasons therefor and shall file a copy thereof in its 
records. 
Sec. 28. -Revocation or Suspension of the Certificates of Registration and 
Cancellation of Temporay/Special Permit. - The Board shall have the power, 
upon notice of hearing, to revoke or suspend the certificate of registration of a 
registered metallurgical engineer or to cancel a temporary/special permit 
granted to a foreign metallurgical engineer, for any of the grounds or causes 
enumerated in Sec. 27 of this Act, except letter (c) thereof, and for any of the 
following grounds: 
(a) violation of a provision of this Act, its IRR, Code of Ethics, and Code of 
Professional and Technical Standards for the practice of metallurgical 
engineering; 
(b) perpetration or use of fraud in obtaining 
his/her certificate of 
registration, professional identification card, or temporary/special 
permit; 
(c) gross incompetence, negligence or ignorance resulting to death, injury 
or damage; 
(d) any act of 
misrepresentation in connection with an alleged 
performance of metallurgical engineering activities; 
(e) acts inimical to the metallurgical engineering profession; 
(f) gross immorality; 
(g) conviction by final judgment of any act involving moral turpitude; 
(h) aiding or abetting the illegal practice of a non-registered and non- 
licensed metallurgical engineer by allowing him/her to use his/ her 
certificate of registration and/or professional identification card, or 
his/ her special/ temporary permit; 
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(i) illegally practicing the profession during his/ her suspension from the 
practice thereof; and 
(i) addicted to a drug or alcohol abuse impairing his/her ability to 
practice his/her profession, or declared with an unsound mind by a 
court of competent jurisdiction. 
The Board shall periodically evaluate the afore-mentioned grounds and 
revise, exclude or add new ones as the need arises subject to the approval by the 
Commission. 
Any person, firm or association may file charges in accordance with the 
provision of this Section against any registrant, or the Board may investigate 
violation of any of the above-mentioned causes. An affidavit-complaint shall be 
filed together with the affidavits of witnesses and other documentary evidence 
with the Board through the Legal and Investigation Office. The Board may motu 
pvopvio conduct an investigation which shall be embodied in a formal charge to 
be signed by at least a majority of the members of the Board. The rules on 
administrative investigation issued by the Commission shall govern the hearing 
or investigation subject to applicable provisions of this Act, R.A. No. 8981 and 
the Rules of Court. 
Sec. 29. - Re-issuance of Revoked Certificate of Registration and 
Replacement of Lost Certificate of Registvation and Professional Identification 
Card - The Board may, after two (2) years from the date of revocation of the 
Certificate of Registration, re-issue a certificate upon proper application. 
A new certificate of registration and professional identification card, or 
temporary/special permit, which has been lost, destroyed or mutilated, may be 
reissued after payment of the required fee prescribed by the Commission. 
Article IV 
PRACTICE OF METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING 
See. 30. - Prohibition from Practicing Metallurgical Engineering. - No 
person shall practice or offer to practice metallurgical engineering or render 
metallurgical engineering service without a valid certificate of registration and a 
valid professional identification card. 
Any person who shall commit the 
following acts shall be guilty of misdemeanor: 
a) Practice metallurgical engineering or render metallurgical engineering 
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metallurgical engineer without a valid certificate of registration or when 
suchhasbeensuspendedorrevoked; 
b) Attempt to use as his/her own the certificate or seal of another person or 
impersonate another registered metallurgical engineer; or 
c) Furnish the Board or Commission any false information or document in 
order to secure a Certificate of Registration. 
No firm, partnership, corporation or association shall operate a metallurgical 
plant without a minimum complement of licensed metallurgical engineers 
pursuant to the implementing rules and regulations issued for this purpose. 
Sec. 31. - Who May Practice Metallurgical Engineering - Except as may be 
provided in this Act, only persons properly licensed and registered may practice 
metallurgical engineering. 
For purposes of this Act, no firm, partnership, 
corporation or association may be licensed and registered as such for the practice 
of metallurgical engineering, but duly licensed and registered metallurgical 
engineers may form partnerships among themselves or with other licensed and 
registered engineers and architects and use the title “Metallurgical Engineers,” 
”Engineers,” or ”Engineers and Architects” in their partnership name. 
Sec. 32. - Vested Rights- All practicing metallurgical engineers who are 
registered as metallurgical engineers at the time this Act takes effect, shall 
automatically be registered under this Act as registered metallurgical engineers. 
Sec. 33. - Roster of Metallurgical Engineers.- A roster showing the 
names, registration numbers and dates of issue and expiry, current addresses, 
place of business of all metallurgical engineers shall be prepared and kept by the 
Commission which shall be made available to interested parties upon formal 
written request. 
Sec. 34. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreign metallurgical engineer shall be 
granted any of the right and privilege under this Act unless the country of which 
he/she is a subject or citizen grants the same or similar rights or privileges to 
Filipino metallurgical engineers. 
Sec. 35. Indication of Certificate of Registration and Professional Tax 
Receipt.- The metallurgical engineer shall be required to indicate his/ her 
certificate of registration number, the duration of validity, including the 
professional tax receipt number on the documents he/she signs, uses or issues in 
connection with the practice of his/her profession. 
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Sec. 36. Posting of Certificates. - Registered metallurgical engineers shall 
post or cause to be posted in a conspicuous place within his/her office or place of 
business his/ her certificate of registration as metallurgical engineer; he/she shall 
present the same upon demand of members of the Board or law enforcement 
officers of the national, provincial, city, or municipal governments. 
Sec. 37. Integration of the Metallurgical Engineering Profession.- The 
metallurgical engineering profession shall be integrated into one (1) national 
professional organization of metallurgical engineers that is duly registered with 
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Board, subject to approval 
by the Commission, shall accredit the said organization as the one and only 
integrated and accredited professional organization (APO) of metallurgical 
engineers. All metallurgical engineers whose names appear in the Registry Book 
of Metallurgical engineers shall ipso fucto or automatically become members 
thereof and shall receive all the benefits and privileges appurtenant thereto upon 
payment of APO membership fees and dues. 
Membership in the integrated accredited professional organization shall 
not be a bar to membership in other metallurgical engineering organizations. 
ARTICLE V 
PENAL AND GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 38. Penal Clause. - Any person who shall practice metallurgical 
engineering in the Philippines, as defined in this Act, without a certificate of 
registration in accordance with the provisions of this Act, unless declared exempt 
from registration, or any person presenting or using as his/her own the 
certificate of registration of another, or any person who shall give any false or 
forged evidence, or any person who shall impersonate any registrant of like or 
different name, or any person who shall use a revoked or suspended certificate of 
registration, or any person who shall assume, use, or advertise any title or 
description tending to convey the impression that he/she is a metallurgical 
engineer without having graduated as such, or is engaged in the metallurgical 
engineering practice without holding a valid certificate of registration from the 
Board shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than Ten 
Thousand Pesos (PlO,OOO.OO) but not more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos 
(P100,OOO.OO) or imprisonment of not less than one (1) month but not more than 
five (5) years or both at the discretion of the Court. 
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Sec. 39. - Act Not Affecting Other Professions. -This Act shall not affect or 
prevent the practice of any other legally recognized profession. 
Sec. 40. Enforcement of the Act by the Officers of the Law. - The Board 
shall be assisted by the Commission in carrying out the provisions of this Act 
and its implementing rules and regulations and other policies. The lawyers of the 
Commission shall act as the prosecutors against illegal practitioners and other 
violations of this Act and its rules. The duly constituted authorities of 
government shall likewise assist the Board and the Commission in enforcing the 
provisions of this Act and its rules. 
Sec. 41. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Subject to approval of the 
Commission, the Board shall adopt and promulgate such implementing rules 
and regulations and the Code of Ethics and Code of Professional and Technical 
Standards of Metallurgical Engineers to carry out the provisions of this Act, 
which shall be effective after thirty (30) days following their publication in the 
Official 
Gazette or in a major newspaper of general circulation. 
Sec. 42. Funding Provision.- The Chairperson of the Professional 
Regulation Commission shall immediately include in its programs the 
implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the Annual 
General Appropriations Act. 
Sec. 43. Transitory Provisions. - (a) After the approval of this Act, 
metallurgical engineers possessing valid certificates of registration issued under 
R.A. 1536, otherwise known as the Metallurgical Engineering Law of 1978, shall 
register with the Board and be issued certificates as registered metallurgical 
engineers under this Act to replace their original certificates of registration, upon 
payment of the required fees. 
(b) Faculty Members currently teaching major metallurgical engineering 
subjects in universities, colleges, institutes, or schools shall not be allowed to 
continue teaching after five (5) years from the approval of this Act, unless they 
are or they have become registered metallurgical engineers with a Master’s 
degree in Metallurgical Engineering or equivalent from duly recognized and 
accredited universities, colleges, institutes or schools and have at least five years 
of practical experience. 
(c) The present chairman and members of the Board shall automatically be 
issued Certificates of Registration as registered metallurgical engineers. They 
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shall continue to function in the Board until such time as a new Board shall be 
constituted under this Act. 
Sec. 44. Separability Clause. - If any section or portion of this Act shall be 
declared unconstitutional or invalid, such shall not invalidate any other section 
of this Act. 
Sec. 45. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 1536 is hereby repealed. All 
other laws, parts of law, orders, ordinances, or regulations relative to the practice 
of metallurgical engineering which are inconsistent with the provisions of this 
Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. 
Sec. 46. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days following its 
publication in the Official Gnzeffe or in a major daily newspaper of general 
circulation in the Philippines. 
Approved, 
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