EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
)
First Regular Session 
)
SENATE
'1? NOV 27 0/l58
Introduced by SENATOR LACSON
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 PlL\CTITIONERS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
For many Filipinos, life would grind to a halt without lights, charged gadgets, TV 
sets, refrigerators, and microwave ovens. Homes, hospitals, and offices are reliant on 
electricity and, on a grand scale, our country’s macroeconomic growth and development is 
dependent on the effective and safe transmission of energy throughout industries and our 
communities.
It is apparent that the chain from power generation to electrical installation needs to 
be supported, monitored, and held up to rigorous standards of quality and reliability. While 
a current regulatory framework is in place for electrical practitioners in the country, 
elevating the standards of the profession and ensuring that our Filipino electrical 
practitioners can build a promising career in the Philippines.
With the Philippine Electric Engineering Bill, we hope to enhance learning, 
licensing, testing, and practicing in the field of electrical engineering.
This proposal also endeavors to bridge the gap between education and employment 
by strengthening the relationship between the academe and the industry to make certain 
that our graduates are well equipped for the jobs available in the market.
This Bill intends to reaffirm the value of our Filipino electrical practitioners by 
empowering them with education and skills development at par with global standards and 
assuring them of a fulfilling career.
This proposal introduces the following improvements;
1. A Declaration of Policy


2. Wider Definition of Terms Used as Reference in Regulating the Practice of the 
Electrical Profession, the proposed new law manifests more comprehensive 
definition of terms surrounding the profession.
3. More Substantive Provisions on the Field of Practice of Responsible Character, 
which refers to the high level of experience, confidence and a sound 
understanding of accountability over the practitioner’s work whether design, 
execution or implementation of projects or operation and maintenance, as 
guaranteed safe to lives and the preservation of properties to include the 
responsibility over the safety and well-being of the personnel under the 
practitioner’s supervision.
4. Clear Mandate on “Who are Authorized to Practice” the Electrical Profession.
5. Clear Mandate on ‘Who Are Authorized to Teach’ Electrical Engineering 
Courses in Colleges & Universities.
6. The Much Wider Employability of Registered Master Electricians (RME) and 
Registered Electrical Engineers (REE) as embodied in the Provision for 
‘Minimum Complement of Licensed Practitioners’ in Power Plants, Industrial 
Plants, Transmission/ Distribution Systems, Commercial Complexes & 
Construction Projects.
7. The Institutionalization of the Philippine Electrical Code (PEC) & Philippine- 
Recognized International Standards as Foundations for Quality Electrical 
Practices that are Committed to Public Safety, Preservation of Lives & 
Properties.
8. The Institutionalization of Employing Registered Master Electricians (RME} and 
Registered Electrical Engineers (REE) in Government Units for the enforcement 
of the law considering that it will ultimately redound to the safety of lives and 
preservation of properties.
9. The Institutionalization of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) 
amongst Electrical Practitioners to Ensure Lifelong Technology Advancement & 
Personal Capabilities.
10. The Institutionalization of a ‘Culture of Quality Services’ amongst Electrical 
Practitioners in the Fields of Design, Installation, Operation & Maintenance.
11. New Provisions for Foreigner -  Practitioners Authorized to Practice in the 
Country.
12. More Substance in the Licensure Examinations to Ensure a Pool of Quality 
Licensed Electrical Professionals.
13. New Provisions on the Responsibility & Accountability of Electrical 
Practitioners over their Work, and the Imposition of Penal Provisions to 
Violators of this Law to Include Violations by Impostors of the Profession.
14. Provision to give opportunity to TESDA graduates to take the Registered Master 
Electricians (RME) licensure examination.


15. Provision that is aligned with the K-12 program of the Government wherein 
graduates have the opportunity to beeome a Registered Master Electricians 
(RME).
16. The level of License Grades is Intended for Filipino Electrical Practitioners to 
become comparable globally.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
Pa n/^^^^/i^Lacso n 
v>Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
)
First Regular Session 
)
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SENATE
'19 NOV 27 P/-58
Introduced by SENATOR LACSON
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 House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
ARTICLE I
TITLE AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
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SECTION I. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Electrical Engineering
2 
Act.”
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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 nurtures
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a pool of proficient and quality electrical engineering practitioners whose standards of
7 
practice shall be outstanding, honorable and globally competitive. The State shall provide
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rational regulatory measures that are responsive to the growing needs of the electrical
9 
engineering profession considering the advances in technology and globalization.
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SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. -  As used in this Act:
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a) 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 but not
14 
limited to the operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery, electrical processes
15 
of all types of buildings, commercial complexes, factories or industrial plants, electric
16 
plants, electric locomotives, watercrafts; construction and commissioning of electrical
17 
projects, manufacturing and distribution of electrical products, teaching electrical subjects;


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and other related facilities or processes, in accordance with the principles of safety and
2 
reliability.
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b) Practice of Electrical Engineering refers to the professional act in responsible
4 
character of performing electrical engineering services in the form of:
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1) Electrical Consultancy Service in the form of authoritative assessments,
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investigation, examination, appraisal of electrical system designs or existing systems,
7 
specifications and construction processes; providing oral or written advice and direction
8 
on technical issues; decisions and recommendation or evaluation on technical audits,
9 
in-depth system analyses; and other services requiring expert electrical engineering
10 
knowledge, engineering calculations, and application of engineering data and
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principles;
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2) Professional Design Service refers to the preparation of electrical plans,
13 
calculations, designs, studies, specifications and estimates for electrical systems as:
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generating plants including conventional and renewable, transmission and distribution
15 
systems, power substations, electrical equipment and machinery, network system
16 
protection, switchboards and switchgears; electrical systems of dwellings or residences,
17 
buildings, facilities, industrial plants and factories, industrial parks, commercial
18 
complexes, mining operations, airports, seaports, economic zones, watercrafts, electric
19 
locomotives, and other related electrical works, processes or projects;
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Professional Design Service encompasses the performance of the processes in
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the creation or production of:
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(i) 
schematic or conceptual design phase,
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(ii) design development phase,
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(iii) procurement specifications and tender documents,
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(iv) construction planning details.
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(v) consultancy services in actual construction as owner’s representative;
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to include the preparation of preliminary, technical, economic and financial studies of
28 
a project; preparation of electrical work performance parameters, materials and
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equipment specifications, scopes of work, technical terms of reference, bill of
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materials, cost estimates, bidding and tender documents; construction and project
31 
management, providing responsible direction or management over the construction,
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erection, expansion, demolition, renovation, remodeling, alteration, restoration of all
33 
electrical systems as defined in this Act;
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3) Management, supervision or taking charge of the construction, erection,
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installation, alteration, testing and commissioning of projects involving all kinds of
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electrical systems.


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4) Management, supervision or 
taking charge of the tending, operation,
2 
maintenance and control of electrical systems of electric power plants, grid systems,
3 
switchyards, transmission and distribution systems, network protection and
4 
monitoring systems, electric utilities, watercrafts, electric locomotives, factories and
5 
industrial complexes, commercial buildings, government buildings, institutional
6 
buildings, health care facilities, airports and seaports and all other facilities involving
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electrical processes;
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5) Management, supervision or taking charge of the manufacture, fabrication,
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repair, testing and commissioning of electrical components, equipment and devices
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including switchgears, switchboards, control-gears, transformers, generators, electric
11 
motors, controllers, appliances, lighting fixtures, apparatuses and other related
12 
processes;
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6) Management, supervision or 
taking charge of the sale, supply and
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distribution of electrical equipment including industrial equipment and its control
15 
systems, 
controllers and 
devices, 
power electronics, 
industrial 
robotics,
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instrumentation and automation; and other related equipment or components
17 
requiring application of electrical engineering data and principles, interpretation of
18 
technical specifications of electrical products;
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7) Teaching of basic and professional electrical engineering subjects in
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government-recognized engineering schools including allied sciences, the Electrical
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Engineering Law, the Philippine Electrical Code and International Electrical
22 
Standards and their applications into the eleetrieal industry;
23 
8) Employment in national, provincial or local government units/agencies or in
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government-owned and controlled corporations, government financial institutions as
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a Professional Electrical Engineer. Registered Electrical Engineer or Registered
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Master Electrician if the nature and character of his work is in line with the profession
27 
requiring knowledge and expertise of electrical engineering.
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c) Electrical Practice ofResponsible Character -  refers to the high level of experience,
29 
confidence and a sound understanding of accountability over the practitioner’s work
30 
whether design, exeeution or implementation of projects or operation and maintenance, as
31 
guaranteed safe to lives and the preservation of properties to include the responsibility over
32 
the safety and well-being of the personnel under the practitioner’s supervision.
33 
d) A uthorized Electrical Engineering Practitioner refers to a person professionally and
34 
academically qualified, registered and licensed to practiee eleetrieal engineering as defined
35 
in this Act, with a Certificate of Registration by the Professional Regulatory Board of
36 
Electrical Engineering and a valid professional identification card issued by the
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1 
Professional Regulations Commission as Professional Electrical Engineer, Registered
2 
Electrical Engineer or Registered Master Electrician.
3 
e) Consulting Electrical Engineer refers to a highly-experienced, academically
4 
qualified, recognized by a professional organization, licensed and authorized Professional
5 
Electrical Engineer, with outstanding proficiency in specialized fields of Electrical
6 
Engineering, provides expert Consultancy services as defined in this Act;
7 
f) Electrical System Designer refers to the authorized Professional Electrical Engineer
8 
having a Service Agreement with a Client as defined in this Act, who is directly responsible
9 
for the authorship of plans and designs of the Electrical System of a Project-on-Record
10 
with the Office of the Building Official and who shall assume the civil liability for the
11 
plans, specifications and contract documents bearing his signature and seal;
12 
g) Electrical Practitioner-In-Charge refers to the authorized Electrical Engineering
13 
Practitioner registered and licensed to practice Electrical Engineering, who is directly
14 
responsible for the supervision or taking charge of the operation, tending and maintenance
15 
of electric plants, electric power transmission and distribution systems, substations and
16 
switching stations, industrial plants and complexes, commercial buildings and complexes,
17 
electric locomotives and watercrafts, and other facilities involving electrical systems
18 
subject to limitations as defined in this Act;
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\\) Electrical Project-In-Charge refers to the authorized Electrical Engineering
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Practitioner registered and licensed to practice Electrical Engineering, who is directly and
21 
professionally responsible in the supervision of electrical construction in faithful
22 
compliance of the design plans-on-record of a Project-on-Record with the Office of the •
23 
Building Official (OBO), and who shall be liable and accounlable for the civil liability over
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the quality workmanship of the installation process;
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i) Electrical System refers to a facility or structure or process composing of an
26 
arrangement of sets, arrays or assemblage of electrical machinery, equipment, devices;
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interconnected, interdependent and integrated in combination with each other that are
28 
configured to carry out an electrical function or operation such as generating, supplying,
29 
transmitting, distributing, conveying, or transforming power in providing or utilizing
30 
electric energy services.
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For purposes of this Act, electrical systems cover the following:
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(i) 
Electrical System for Dwellings and Residences -  includes service entrance
33 
conductors, service equipment, feeders and sub-feeders, distribution panelboards,
34 
circuit conductors, grounding conductors, utilization devices, appliances, lighting
35 
fixtures, wirings and accessories, branch circuit protection, back-up generating


1 
facilities and control system; and other related system components within a dwelling or
2 
residence;
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(ii) Eleetrieal Systems of Buildings and Commercial Complexes -  includes the
4 
customer-owned and operated primary substations, vaults, power centers or secondary
5 
substations, on-site generation facilities, distribution switchgears, switchboards,
6 
distribution boards; interconnections with other buildings within a complex; feeders,
7 
sub-feeders, system protection, motor control centers, control centers, power factor
8 
compensation equipment, metering and sub-metering, grounding systems, lightning
9 
protection, indoor and outdoor lighting and illumination; uninterrupted power supplies,
10 
programmable logic controllers, building electronic/electrical control systems;
11 
electrical processes for: ventilating and air-conditioning systems, personnel
12 
conveyance systems, materials conveying systems; power supply, distribution boards,
13 
power panels and branch circuits for communication, telecommunications, telephone,
14 
fire alarms, building management systems, in-building direct current (DC) systems and
15 
other facilities involving electrical processes;
16 
(Hi) Eleetrieal Systems of Factories and Industrial Complexes -  ineludes the
17 
customer-owned and operated primary substations, vaults, secondary substations or
18 
power centers, on-site generation facilities, control and data acquisition centers,
19 
distribution switchgears, switchboards, distribution centers, eontrol centers, feeders,
20 
sub-feeders, system protection, lighting and illumination, electrical sub-systems for
21 
ventilating and air-conditioning, personnel eonveyance systems, materials handling and
22 
conveying systems; interconnections with other buildings or plants within a complex,
23 
grounding systems, lightning protection systems; eleetrieal sub-systems for process
24 
equipment and machineries to include but not limited to: uninterrupted power supplies,
25 
programmable 
controllers, 
industrial 
electronic/electrieal 
control 
systems,
26 
instrumentation and automation systems, power electronics and industrial robotics;
27 
distribution boards, power panels, panelboards and branch circuits for communication,
28 
telecommunications, telephone, fire alarm, inter-building management systems, and
29 
other facilities involving electrical processes;
30 
(iv) Electrical Systems of Power Plants -  includes the array or assemblage of
31 
power generators (conventional and renewable), their control systems and protection,
32 
take-off substations, power centers, supervisory control and data acquisition centers,
33 
distribution switchgears, switehboards, in-plant direct current (DC) systems, power
34 
cireuit breakers, motors and motor control centers, interconnections with other power
35 
plants, or with the grid, short circuit abatement systems, system protection,
36 
interconnection to auxiliaries, grounding systems, lightning protection systems;


1 
industrial electronics control systems, instrumentation and automation systems,
2 
distribution boards, sub-systems for lighting and illumination, ventilating and air-
3 
conditioning, materials handling and conveying systems; distribution boards and
4 
branch circuits for communication, telephone, fire alarni. building management
5 
systems, and other facilities involving electrical systems;
6 
(v) Power Transmission System -  refers to an electrical process so arranged,
7 
schemed and functioning to carry out the conveyance and delivery of bulk power over
8 
short, medium or long spans of distances through a series of structure arrangement of
9 
towers, or steel poles with assemblages of high voltage (HV), extra high voltage (EHV),
10 
and high voltage direct current transmission (HVDC), electrical equipment that include
11 
but not limited to power substations, switching, or power factor compensating stations;
12 
all containing power switches, disconnects, circuit breakers, transformers, regulators,
13 
power capacitors, short-circuit current abatement equipment, direct current (DC)
14 
systems, switehgears, switchboards, control systems, supervisoryr control and data
15 
acquisition centers; with power lines installed whether overhead, underground or
16 
underwater; in alternating or direct current form, auxiliaries and accessories inter-
17 
connected, interdependent and in combination with each other;
18 
(vi) Power Distribution System - refers to an electrical process so arranged,
19 
schemed and functioning to carry out delivery of power over short or medium spans of
20 
distances near or at the load centers through a series of structure arrangement of steel,
21 
concrete or wooden poles, with assemblages of medium (MV) or low voltage (LV)
22 
equipment and components that include but not limited to power substations all
23 
containing power switches, disconnects, power centers, circuit breakers, power
24 
transfonners, regulators, power factor compensation equipment, direct current (DC)
25 
systems, short-circuit current abatement equipment, control systems, supervisoiy
26 
control and data acquisition centers, feeders, sub-feeders, distribution centers; with
27 
power lines whether installed overhead, underground or underwater; auxiliaries and
28 
accessories inter-connected, interdependent and in combination with each other;
29 
(vii) Electrical Systems for Watercrafts - includes electric propulsion system,
30 
power generators and their control systems and protection, supervisory control and data
31 
acquisition centers, distribution switchgears, switchboards, direct current (DC)
32 
systems, power circuit breakers, motors and motor control centers, system protection,
33 
interconnection to auxiliaries, grounding systems, lightning protection systems,
34 
instrumentation and automation systems, distribution boards, sub-systems for lighting
35 
and illumination, ventilating and air-conditioning, electric cranes, materials handling
36 
and conveying systems; panelboards and branch circuits for communication, telephone,
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1 
fire alarm, building management systems, and other facilities involving electrical
2 
systems within the watercraft;
3 
(viii)Electrical Systems for Electric Locomotives - includes power generators and
4 
their control systems and protection, supervisory control and data acquisition centers,
5 
distribution switchgears, switchboards, direct current (DC) systems, power circuit
6 
breakers, motors and motor control centers, system protection, interconnection to
7 
auxiliaries, grounding systems, lightning protection systems, instrumentation and
8 
automation systems, distribution boards, sub-systems for lighting and illumination,
9 
ventilating and air-conditioning, electric cranes, materials handling and conveying
10 
systems; panelboards and branch circuits for communication, telephone, fire alarm,
11 
building management systems, and other facilities involving electrical systems within
12 
the electric locomotive;
13 
j) Electrical System Design refers to the professional design service of
14 
conceptualizing, creating and developing plans and designs for electrical systems involving
15 
engineering calculations to include the choice of system configurations; fault and load flow
16 
analysis, sizing, arc flash, hannonics and voltage drop. It includes selection and
17 
specifications of equipment, system protection and grounding systems, detailing of the
18 
requirements for control systems, protective device discrimination and other related
19 
processes in accordance with Philippine-recognized Codes and Standards applied into the
20 
design of Electrical Systems.
21 
k) Service Agreement means a duly notarized written contract or equivalent public
22 
instrument stipulating the scope of services of an electrical work or project to be rendered
23 
by the authorized electrical engineering practitioner for a client, guaranteeing
24 
compensation of such services.
25 
1) Electrical Works or Projects refers to the development of engineering plans,
26 
drawings and designs or the aetual eonstruetion, installation, erection and execution of
27 
electrical projects in progress, testing and commissioning to include alteration and
28 
expansion of power and electrical systems and other electrical structures.
29 
m) 
Electrical Equipment or Machinery includes all power equipment and
30 
components such as electric generators (conventional and renewable), power substations,
31 
transmission and distribution system equipment and accessories, control centers, electric
32 
drive motors and control systems, power electronics, industrial robotics and automation
33 
systems to include industrial programmable controllers, as accessories for generators,
34 
furnaces, heat exchangers, manufacturing processes, materials handling processes, heating,
35 
air-conditioning, ventilating, and refrigeration systems, pollution abatement and
36 
environmental control system, pressure vessels, printing machines, electrical equipment of


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all kinds of mills, mining operations, shops, factories, shipyards, drydocks, electric
2 
locomotives and other systems or processes utilizing electrical power whether installed on
3 
land, underground, or on board watercrafts;
4 
n) Electric supply equipment refers to any equipment which produces, modifies,
5 
regulates, or controls the supply of electric power to include but not limited to generators,
6 
transformers, voltage regulators, uninterruptible power supply equipment, and the like;
7 
o) Utilization Equipment refers to power-consuming equipment as motors, heaters,
8 
furnaces, light sources and other devices which use electric power for any productive
9 
purposes;
10 
p) Electric Power Plant refers to an industrial facility or establishment for the
11 
production of electric power comprised of a system of generators, ancillary and auxiliary
12 
equipment and machines altogether interconnected, interdependent and in combination
13 
with each other for generation, conversion or modification of energy derived from steam,
14 
internal eombustion engines, pumping stations, compressed gas, hydraulic, geothermal,
15 
dendro-thermal, nuclear, ocean thermal energy, biomass, waste heat, wind, gas, water, solar
16 
heat, ocean waves and tides, and other energy sources. An electric power plant is also
17 
referred to as power station, generating station, power plant, electric plant, powerhouse or
18 
generating plant;
19 
q) Industrial Plant or Factory or Manufacturing Plant refers to an industrial building,
20 
facility or establishment containing production-processing equipment and machines where
21 
discrete and continuous goods or products are manufactured to include but not limited to
22 
mineral processing plants, machine shops, shipyards, drydocks and other related industries;
23 
r) Industrial Complex refers to a cluster of several inter-connected industrial plants or
24 
factories producing several different goods or products under common ownership, control
25 
or general management;
26 
s) Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Plant refers to an industrial plant engaged in
27 
designing, fabrication, manufacturing and production of electrical products as
28 
transformers, motors, generator, switchgears, switchboards, control-gears, control panels,
29 
power panels, panelboards other related engineered products;
30 
t) Commercial Establishment refers to a an edifice or building or structure that is used
31 
for business or commercial purposes that includes office buildings, hotels, condominiums,
32 
restaurants, resorts, entertainment centers, parking buildings, warehouses, retail stores,
33 
department stores, specialty shops, shopping malls, markets, supermarkets, theaters,
34 
stadiums, convention centers, airports, seaports and the like;


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u) Commercial Complex refers to a cluster of several inter-related commercial
2 
establishments for business or commercial use under common ownership or general
3 
management;
4 
\) Institutional Buildings refer to school buildings, libraries, hospitals, churches,
5 
religious buildings, museums, cultural centers, government buildings and the like;
6 
w) 
Capacity of Industrial Plant, Commercial Establishment, Process Work or
1 
Project refers to the rated capacity in Kilovolt-Amperes (kVA) or Megavolt-Amperes
8 
(MVA) of electrical works or projects, or industrial or commercial establishments for the
9 
purpose of this Act shall be the Total Kilovolt-Ampere (kVA) or Total Megavolt-Ampere
10 
(MVA) rating of all generators and transformers installed for use as electric supply
11 
equipment in such works, projects or plants, or establishments whether in operation or not,
12 
and without regard to the connected loads requiring power from power sources;
13 
x) Capacity of Electric Power Plant refers to the aggregate or total rated capacity in
14 
Kilovolt-Amperes (kVA) or Megavolt-Amperes (MVA) of all generators within the plant
15 
to include the capacities of transformer tie-ups with other power sources that are owned,
16 
operated and controlled by the plant which are installed whether in operation or not;
17 
y) Power Grid or Grid refers to the interconnected network of synchronized power
18 
plants or power providers through a maze of transmission, sub-transmission, distribution
19 
systems, manned or unmanned switching stations and substations carrying power from near
20 
or distant sources to wholesale demand load centers and is controlled and operated by one
21 
or more system operation control centers;
22 
z) Grid System Operation and Control refers to the round-the-clock management,
23 
supervision, monitoring, data acquisition and operational control over the processes of
24 
power grids, substations, generator control stations and load dispatch centers ensuring real
25 
time moment-to-moment power balance, load flow transactions, load scheduling and
26 
dispatching in facilitating inter-player transactions, while maintaining the security and
27 
stability of the interconnected systems therein;
28 
aa) 
Distribution System Operation and Control refers to the round-the-clock
29 
supervision, data acquisition, monitoring and operational control over the distribution
30 
processes of a distribution utility involving manned or unmanned substations and load
31 
dispatch centers ensuring real time moment-to-moment power balance, load flow
32 
transactions, load scheduling and power delivery;
33 
bb) 
Substation refers to a room, or a building, or an outdoor structure containing
34 
a combination of power switches, disconnects, circuit breakers, power transformers, power
35 
rectifiers and inverters, voltage regulators, system protection devices, power factor
36 
compensation equipment, short-circuit current abatement equipment, switchgears, control-
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1 
gears, metering equipment and other related equipment interconnected with each other to
2 
alternating or direct current power lines so arranged, schemed and functioning to transform,
3 
modify, regulate and/or control the supply of electric energy;
4 
cc) 
System Nominal Voltage or Voltage is the highest effective potential
5 
difference between any two conductors of the circuit concerned expressed in volts. For the
6 
purpose of this Act, “System Nominal Voltage” shall refer to the Philippine-recognized
7 
standard voltage levels.
8 
dd) 
kVA or MV A refers to the capacity of an electric plant or ratings of supply
9 
equipment expressed in kilovolt-amperes or megavolt-amperes. kVA or MVA is also
10 
referred to as the connected load of industrial plants, commercial edifices and other
11 
establishments expressed in kilovolt-amperes or megavolt-amperes;
12 
ee) 
kW or MW refers to the capacity of an electric plant or ratings of supply
13 
equipment expressed in kilowatts or mega watts. kW or MW is also referred to as the
14 
connected load of industrial plants, commercial edifices, institutional buildings, watercrafts
15 
and other establishments expressed in kilowatts or megawatts;
16 
fO 
Watercraft refers to any waterborne units which is designed and built to have
17 
an electric propulsion, electric generating plant and a distribution system;
18 
gg) 
Electric Locomotive refers to the power plant and distribution system
19 
mounted on wheels as used in rail transportation industry and industrial locomotive
20 
operation;
21 
hh) 
Unsafe Installation refers to all new and existing installations which are in
22 
violation or non-compliant with the provisions of the latest edition of the Philippine
23 
Electrical Code and other Philippine recognized International Standards;
24 
ii) 
Unsafe Design refers to all new and existing plans and designs which are in
25 
violation or non-compliant with the provisions of the late.st edition of the Philippine
26 
Electrical Code and other Philippine recognized International Standards;
27 
jj) 
Philippine Electrical Code - As recognized by this Act, the Philippine
28 
Electrical Code sets forth the minimum requirements and standards that constitute the
29 
framework as a legal criteria of safe electrical design, trustworthy installations and the
30 
appropriate equipment installed within industrial and commercial establishments, public
31 
and private buildings, including mobile homes and recreational vehicles, floating
32 
buildings, watercrafts, locomotives and other structures aimed at safeguarding persons and
33 
buildings and their contents from the hazards arising from the use of electricity for light,
34 
heat, power, and for other purposes;
35 
kk) 
Electrical Plans refers to the documents illustrating the interpretation of the
36 
electrical system as designed, through a structure of symbols, drawings and diagrams that
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gives a clear description of sizes, ratings, configurations and other relevant identification
2 
to every part and components of the system according to the norms set forth by the
3 
Philippine Electrical Code and other Philippine-recognized Standards in a form of hard
4 
prints used for reference in construction, operation and maintenance;
5 
Electrical plans duly signed, stamped or sealed, as instruments of service, are the
6 
intellectual properties and documents of the author who is the Electrical Design
7 
Engineer-of-Record with the Office of the Building Official, whether the purpose for
8 
which they are made is executed or not.
9 
W) As-built Plans or As-built Drawings refers to a revised set or sets of plans or
10 
drawings that are documented during or upon completion of a project or a particular job.
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As final set of documents, they reflect all the changes that had been made to the original
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construction drawings including notes, modifications, and any other information in the
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Electrician, or Registered Electrical Engineer or a Professional 
Electrical Engineer
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or under Service-Contract such as: city, municipality, province or of any government office
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in-charge of the enforcement of laws, ordinances or regulations on public safety relating to
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the construction, approval of electrical permits for buildings or for any other purposes who
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hazards arising from the installations and physical review over the electrical system or
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process as it proceeds under different stages of construction, to make sure that the
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plans and designs and to make sure that the Philippine Electrical Code requirements and
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permits for buildings or for any other purposes; and who is trained, qualified and eertified 
to assess and corroborate electrical plans, verify calculations, identify violations to 
standards, identify alteration needs, organize comments lists for plans and specifications 
identified as potential safety failures; processes and recommends approval of electrical 
permits, and to make sure that the Philippine Electrical Code and other related standards 
whether local, national or other Philippine-recognized International Standards are 
complied with;
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Distribution Utility or DU refers to an electric cooperative, or a private 
corporation, or government-owned utility or a local government unit that has a franchise 
to operate an electric distribution system;
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Electric Cooperative or EC refers to a cooperative or corporation authorized 
to provide electric services pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 269;
rr) Electrical Firm refers to a partnership or corporation composed of authorized 
Electrical Engineering Practitioners duly registered with proper government agencies with 
business permits as professional services providers and who are authorized to collectively 
render electrical engineering services;
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) refers to a sustaining and 
progressive Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) driven learning program or 
process that maintains, enhances, or increases the knowledge and continuing ability of 
electrical engineers;
ARTICLE II
BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
SEC. 4. Composition of the Board. -  The Board of Electrical Engineering, hereinafter 
referred to as the Board, shall be created as a collegial body under the general supervision 
and administrative control of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC). The Board 
shall be composed of a chairperson and two (2) members to be appointed by the President 
of the Philippines from among the recommendees of the Commissioner of the PRC, 
hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner. The recommendees of the PRC shall be 
chosen from the nominees of the integrated and accredited association of electrical 
engineers.
SEC. 5. Powers and Duties of the Board. -  The Board shall exercise executive,
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Detennine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for registration
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Prepare the examination questions in accordance with the Scope of
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Examinations under this Act; prescribe the syllabi of the subjeets and their relative weights
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for the licensure examinations; formulate or adopt test questions and deposit them in a test
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question bank; draw the test questions at random through process of eomputerization;
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conduct the examination; correct and rate the examination papers manually or through
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process of 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 the
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Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements for professional electrical
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engineers and subjects in the licensure examination for registered electrical engineers,
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registered master electricians and their relative weights, subject to the approval of the PRC;
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Register successful applicants for professional electrical engineers and
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applicants who have passed the licensure examinations for registered electrical engineers
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or registered master electricians and issue the corresponding certificates of registration and
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procedures in collaboration and consultation with the PRC accredited electrical
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professional organization in the issuanee of speeial certifications to Electrical Plans
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Examiners, Electrical Systems Inspectors and conferment to other fields of specialization
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as embodied in this Act;
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Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the electrical engineering
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profession, adopt measures for the enhaneement of the profession and the maintenance of
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high professional, technical, and ethical standards and conduct ocular inspection of places
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where registrants practice their profession, such as, but not limited to: electric plants,
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substations, switching stations, industrial plants or factories, commercial establishments,
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airports, seaports, institutional buildings, watercrafts, electric locomotives, engineering
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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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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 rules on
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respondents or witnesses or the production of documents at and relative to the investigation
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Board or a PRC attorney. If the case concerns strictly the practice of the profession, the
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investigation shall be presided by the chainnan or a member of the Board with the
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assistance of a PRC attorney;
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Render decision, order or resolution on preliminary investigation or inquiry,
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on undocketed cases and on docketed administrative cases against examinees or registrants
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which shall become final and executory unless appealed with the PRC within fifteen (15)
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days from receipt of the copy thereof The decision of the PRC may be appealed to the
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Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the Rules of Court;
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After due notice and hearing, cancel examination papers and bar any
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examinee from future examination; refuse or defer his registration; reprimand the registrant
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with stem warning; suspend him from the practice of his profession; revoke his certificate
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of registration; delist his name from the roll of professional electrical engineers, registered
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electrical engineers and registered master electricians for continuous non-payment of
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annual registration fees and non-compliance with the Continuing Professional
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Development (CPD) requirements; reinstate or reenroll his name in the said roll, reissue or
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return his certificate of registration. A decision of suspension, revocation of the certificate
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of registration, or delisting from the roll by the Board as provided herein, may be appealed
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initially to the PRC within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof The decision of the PRC
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may be appealed to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the
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Prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of the Act or the
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Coordinate with the PRC and the Commission on Higher Education
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(CHED) in prescribing, amending or revising the courses;
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Prescribe programs, guidelines and criteria on the Continuing Professional
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Development program (CPD) for professional electrical engineers, registered electrical
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engineers and registered master electricians and renew their professional licenses after
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compliance with the CPD requirement;
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effectively this Act. The policies, resolutions, rules and regulations, orders or decisions
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issued or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the review and approval by the PRC;
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however, the 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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Be at least forty (40) years of age, of proven integrity with high moral values
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in his personal as well as his professional conduct;
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Be a person with no final conviction by the court of an offense involving
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moral turpitude;
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Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
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(BSEE) 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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Be a professional electrical engineer for ten (10) years prior to his
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appointment with a valid certificate of registration and a valid PRC identification card;
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Have practiced electrical engineering for a period of not less than fifteen (15)
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Not be an official nor a member of the faculty of, nor have a pecuniary
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interest in, any university, college, school or institution conferring a bachelor's degree in
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electrical engineering for at least three (3) years prior to his appointment, and is not
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connected with a review center or with any group or association where review classes or
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lectures in preparation for the licensure examinations are offered or conducted at the time
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5) Planning, Designing and Construction of Electrical Systems
6) Power Systems Consultancy Services
7) Teaching of Professional Electrical Engineering Subjects
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engineering association as an officer for a period of at least five (5) years.
SEC. 7. Term 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 
qualified and appointed. They may, however, be reappointed for a second term and shall 
serve in the Board for a maximum of six (6) years. Each member shall qualify by taking 
an oath of office before entering upon the performance of his duties.
The Board shall function as a collegial body of three members at any given time. 
Any vacancies shall be filled immediately from the pool of pre-qualified list of 
recommendees provided by the Commissioner of the PRC: Provided, that vacancy for the 
Chairmanship of the Board shall be filled in and appointed from among the most senior 
members of the ^oseed.-Provided, further, that vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the 
President of the Philippines from the list of pre-qualified recommendees selected by the 
Commissioner who were chosen from the list of nominees submitted by the integrated and 
accredited association and shall serve for a fresh three-year term of office.
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 Commissioners en 
banc for graft and corruption, neglect of duty, incompetence, malpractice, commission or 
tolerance of irregularities in the examinations, or for unprofessional, unethical, or 
dishonorable conduct such as facilitating examinees to pass the examinations by preparing, 
training, teaching related board subjects through seminars or sessions among other ignoble 
acts; after having been given the opportunity to defend himself in a proper administrative 
investigation.
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SEC. 9. Compensation of Chairman and the Board Members. -  The chairman and 
members of the Board shall receive a monthly compensation as prescribed under existing 
laws: Provided, That such compensation shall be increased or modified pursuant to the 
General Appropriations Act of the year: Provided, further, That they shall receive other 
benefits that may be provided for by law.
SEC. 10. 
Executive Officer 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 PRC to act as secretary and custodian of all 
records including all examination papers and minutes of the deliberations of the Board.
ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION
SEC. 11. 
Examination Required. -  All applicants for registration for the
practice of electrical engineering in the Philippines shall be required to pass a technical 
examination as hereafter provided, except as otherwise specifically allowed under this Act.
SEC. 12. 
Registration and License Required. -  A valid certificate of
registration and a valid professional identification card from the PRC are required before 
any person is allowed to practice electrical engineering in the Philippines except as 
otherwise allowed under this Act.
Certificates of Registration for the practice of electrical engineering shall be of three 
(3) grades or categories as follows:
a) Professional Electrical Engineer;
b) Registered Electrical Engineer;
c) Registered Master Electrician
SEC. 13. 
Examination Fees. -  All applications for professional electrical
engineer, registered electrical engineer, and registered master electrician shall be subject 
to payment of fees prescribed by the PRC; Provided, That ninety percent (90%) of the fees 
is to be treated as a special fund for the programs, projects and activities of the PRC 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.
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Registration Fees, License Fees and Fines. -  All applicants for
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registration 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 registration
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fees, license fees, and fines in case of violation of the pertinent rules and regulations for
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the amounts prescribed by the Board and approved by the PRC: Provided, That fifty
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percent (50%) from these collections is to be treated as a special fund for programs, projects
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and activities of the PRC and the other fifty percent (50%) shall be set up in a separate
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special fund for the supervisory and regulatory functions of the Board.
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commissioning or guarantee engineers employed as technical consultants by the Philippine
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government or by private firms, or of foreign electrical installers for the erection and
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installation of a special project or for any other specialized work, subject to the following
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conditions:
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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 lower than
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those specified in this Act;
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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 PRC;
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own account;
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Filipino understudy who is registered under the provisions of this Act shall be
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employed by the private firm utilizing the services of such foreign professional for at
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least the duration of the alien expert's tenure with said firm;
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renewable for another six (6) months at the discretion of the Board; and
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maintenance: Provided, That in case the foreign professional ceases to be employed
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from signatory countries under the charters or frameworks of International Integration or
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Mutual Recognition Arrangements or of any other similar international accords of which
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the Philippine government is a party of, subject to the following conditions:
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1. That such engineers are on valid record in the Registry of recognized
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international engineers and are bound to the limitations of practice as defined by such
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That prior to commencing work, the foreign professional shall secure a
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special permit or authorization from the PRC;
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period of time, bound by a specific project, renewable thereafter at the discretion of
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the Board as approved by the Commissioner;
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prevailing laws as well as the provisions of this Act, and shall be bound by local codes
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of professional ethics or conduct in accordance with the provisions as specified in this
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That the authorization granted to these foreign professionals under the
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framework mutual accord or agreement shall not be a scope as an independent practice,
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but in collaboration with the designated local professional engineers subject to the
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domestic laws and regulations governing the practice of electrical engineering.
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Holding of Examinations. -  Examinations for the practice of
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electrical engineering in the Philippines should be given twice a year in the City of Manila
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and other places on dates that the Board may recommend for determination of scheduling.
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registration as professional electrical engineer at the office of the PRC or other government
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facilities that may be approved by the Commission.
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Qualifications of Applicant for Registration as Professional
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Electrical Engineer. -  Any person applying for registration as professional electrical
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engineer shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that, on or before the date of
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from a university, school, college, academy or institute duly constituted, recognized
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and accredited by the Philippine government;
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professional identification card and with five (5) years or more of active practice
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beginning from the date of his registration as a Registered Electrical Engineer,
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Qualifications of Applicants for Registered Electrical Engineer
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examination, as herein provided shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that, on or
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from a university, school, college, academy or institute duly constituted, recognized
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as herein provided shall establish, to the satisfaction of the Board, that on or before the date
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recognized by the Philippine government and, in addition has a subsequent specific
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track record of one (1) year experience in electrical wiring and equipment installation,
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operation and maintenance of power, utilization devices and equipment; or power line
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installation and maintenance, or substation installation, operation and maintenance;
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maintenance of power, utilization devices and equipment; or power line installation
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installation, operation and maintenance of power, utilization devices and equipment;
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utilization devices and equipment; or power line installation and maintenance, or
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An itemized list or any other relevant references deemed appropriate by the
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Submittal of a Technical Report or Dissertation covering an evaluation, an
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analysis, a study or a critical discussion of an electrical engineering project or subject,
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on one or several technical aspects such as: design, construction, installation, testing,
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commissioning, operation, maintenance, research and the like. The technical paper shall
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be supported by engineering principles and data. Published or unpublished scientific
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paper or treatise on electrical engineering theories and applications may be considered
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as complying with the requirement; Provided further. That three (3) duly notarized
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certifications signed by three (3) professional electrical engineers to the effect that the
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technical paper submitted was actually prepared by the applicant;
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calculus, integral calculus, differential equations, engineering mechanics, strength
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of materials- complex numbers, probability and statistics, advanced engineering
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mathematics including matrices, power series, Fourier analysis, Laplace transforms,
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and others. The weight is twenty five percent (25%).
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physics, computer fundamentals, engineering materials, fluid mechanics,
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thermodynamics, equipment foundations, power line construction, electrical system
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automation, computer applications, electrical engineering law, engineering
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economics, engineering management, contracts and specifications, code of
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transmission and distribution, power system analysis, fault analysis, instrumentation
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and measurements, circuit and line protection, control systems, electrical machines
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and electrical equipment, components and devices, electric systems, electronic
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power equipment and others. The weight is forty five percent (45%).
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principles, and shall include questions on applications. The number of questions
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current circuits, single phase and three-phase circuits, basic transmission and
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distribution circuits; basic theories in electrical equipment, machines and
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apparatuses such as: motors, generators, transformers, wires and cables, fuses,
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circuit breakers and safety switches; knowledge in motor controllers as: basie
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magnetic starters, reversing controllers, star-delta, reduced voltage controllers,
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programmable logic controllers, soft starters and variable frequency drives;
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control circuits, and schematic diagrams.
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installation of wirings for lighting and power; approved wiring methods,
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approved types of wiring materials and devices; installation of switchboards and
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practices in operation and maintenance of electrical equipment such as power 
circuit breakers, switchgears and outdoor power switching equipment; safety 
praetiees and involving low, medium, high voltages: and general knowledge in 
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(iii) The number of test questions shall be such that the examinations can be 
finished in two (2) consecutive eight-hour days. The relative weights shall be 
forty percent (40%) for Technical Subjects and forty percent (40%) for Philippine 
Electrical Codes and Trade Practices, and 20% for Experience. The passing 
general average rating shall be seventy percent (70%) with no grade below sixty 
percent (60%) in any subject.
SEC. 21. Report of Ratings. -  The Board of Electrical Engineering shall, within 
thirty (30) days after the date of completion of the examinations, report the ratings obtained 
by each candidate to the PRC.
SEC. 22. 
Reexamination of Failed Subjects. — An applicant shall be allowed
to retake, any number of times, only on the subject/s in which the applicant has obtained a 
grade below sixty percent (60%). When the applicant has obtained an average grade of 
seventy percent (70%) in the subject or subjects repeated, the applicant shall be considered 
to have passed the licensure examination.
SEC. 23. Professional Oath. -  All 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 professional electrical 
engineering, registered electrical engineering, registered master electrician.
SEC. 24. Issuance of Certificates of Registration and Professional Identifications.
-  The registration of a professional electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer and
registered master electrician commences from the date the name of the professional is
entered in the roll of registrants or licensees for the profession. 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 registration and a professional identification
card as a Professional Electrical Engineer, a Registered Electrical Engineer or a Registered
Master Electrician that shows the full name of the registrant and with serial number, signed
by the Commissioner and by the Chaimian and members of the Board, stamped with the
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official seal, as evidence that the person named therein is entitled to practice the profession 
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 identification card signed by the Commissioner and bearing the 
registration number and date of issuance thereof and the month of expiry or renewability 
shall likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the annual registration fees for 
three (3) consecutive years and has complied with the requirements of the Continuing 
Professional Development (CPD), unless exempted therefrom. This professional 
identification card will serve as evidence that the licensee can lawfully practice his 
profession until the expiration of its validity. Non-renewal of the professional identification 
card will render the electrical engineering practitioner not authorized to practice electrical 
engineering as prescribed in this Act.
SEC. 25. 
Continuing Professional Development Program (CPD). -  The CPD 
guidelines shall be prescribed and promulgated by the Professional Regulation 
Commission through the Board of Electrical Engineering, in collaboration with the 
accredited electrical engineering association. The PRC shall incorporate in the said 
guidelines the creation of a CPD council that shall be composed of officers coming from 
the Board, the PRC, the integrated and accredited electrical associations and other parties 
as maybe provided for by law.
SEC. 26. Organization of Electrical Engineering Practitioners. -  There shall only 
be one national organization of electrical engineering practitioners, which shall be 
recognized and accredited by the PRC. Every grade of electrical engineering practitioners 
under this Act upon registration with the PRC as such, shall ipso facto, become a member 
of the accredited national organization. Those who have been registered with the Board but 
are not members of the said organization at the time of the effectivity of this Act shall be 
allowed to register as members of the said accredited organization within three (3) years 
after the effectivity of this Act.
The Professional Electrical Engineer, Registered Electrical Engineer and the 
Registered Master Electrician shall receive the benefits and privileges appurtenant to this 
listed membership in the duly accredited electrical engineering association only upon 
payment of the required membership fees and dues.
SEC. 27. 
Seal of Professional Electrical Engineer. — All licensed professional
electrical engineers may obtain a seal of a design prescribed by the Board bearing the
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registrant's name, the certificate number and the legend “Professional Electrical Engineer. ” 
Plans, specifications, reports and other professional documents prepared by or executed 
under the immediate supervision of, and issued by a licensee, shall be stamped on every 
sheet with said seal when filed with government authorities or when submitted or used 
professionally; Provided, however, That it is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any 
document with said seal after the registrant's name has been delisted from the roster of 
professional electrical engineers or after the validity of his professional identification card 
which bear the evidence that he is authorized to practice as mandated in this Act, has 
expired.
The registrant shall be allowed again to use his seal or stamp in the documents he prepares, 
signs or issues only after he is reinstated to the practice of his profession and reissued a 
new professional identification card.
SEC. 28. Indication of Registration and Professional License Number. -  The 
Professional Electrical Engineer. Registered Electrical Engineer and Registered Master 
Electrician shall be required to indicate the registration and professional license number, 
the date registered, and the date of its expiry in the documents the engineer signs, uses or 
issues in connection with the practice of profession.
SEC. 29. Refusal to Issue Certificates. -  The Board of Electrical 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 guilty of immoral or dishonorable 
conduct or to any person of unsound mind. In the event of refusal to issue certificates for 
any reason, the Board shall give the applicant a written statement setting forth the reasons 
for such action, which statement shall be incorporated in the records of the Board.
After no less than a year from the finality of the Board's decision, the Board, out of 
equity and justice, may recommend to the PRC the issuance of the certificate of registration 
to the applicant.
SEC. 
30. Revocation of Certificates of Registration and Suspension from the 
Practice of the Profession. -  The Board shall have the power, upon proper notice and 
hearing, to revoke any certificate of registration of any registrant, to suspend the registrant 
from the practice of profession or to reprimand the registrant for any cause specified in the 
preceding section, or for the use of, perpetration of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a 
certificate of registration, or for gross negligence or incompetence or for unprofessional or
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specification or other similar document or work not prepared by him or not executed
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maintenance of any electric plant; manufacture or repair of electrical equipment,
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teaching of electrical engineering subjects; sale or distribution of any electric supply
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or utilization equipment requiring engineering calculations or application of
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engineering principles and data, without actually having done so,
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initiative (motu proprio) investigate and take cognizance of acts and practices
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constituting cause for suspension or revocation of the certificate of registration by
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proper resolution or order, such charges shall be in writing and shall be sworn to by
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the person making them and shall be filed with the Board.
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govern the procedure and conduct of administrative investigation before the Board.
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capacities to include the sole authority to design electrical systems, provided that such
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designs, plans and specifications related therein shall bear his signature and seal as author
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of official documents appurtenant thereto the responsibilities and accountabilities, as
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Building Official and Author of Electrical Documents submitted bearing his seal and
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signature shall have full liability over these said documents for a period of fifteen (15)
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years; unless his responsibility is assumed by another Professional Electrical Engineer who
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made modification to the electrical system under the new employ of the establishment
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of an electrical installation shall have full civil liability over these said installations for a
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period of fifteen (15) years; unless his responsibility is assumed by another Registered
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projects; operation, teach basic electrical technology subjects maintenance and repair of
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electrical machinery, equipment and devices in an electric system of residential,
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institutional, commercial and industrial plants, in power plants, industrial substations,
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watercrafts, electric locomotives, to include installation of transmission, distribution and
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substation system equipment; erection and installation of electric poles, towers and other
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related structures, installation of line hardwares, stringing of power lines, switching
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equipment and devices; banking of transfonners; to include but not limited to operation,
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maintenance and repair thereat. Provided, That if the scope of work, or the machinery,
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equipment or the electrical system involved is rated in excess of seven hundred fifty
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kilovolt-amperes (750 kVA), or in excess of six hundred volts (600 V), the Registered
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Sign a document involving electrical design, plan, technical specification,
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valuation and the like on behalf of a professional electrical engineer;
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Take responsible charge or supervise the preparation of plans, designs,
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investigations, valuation, technical reports, specifications, project studies, estimates or
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consultancy services or to be in the performance of other electrical engineering services
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services or for the supply or fabrication of electrical equipment, and other electrical
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design services, signing and sealing of electrical plans and does not exceed 5,000 kVA and
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25,000 volts, the authorized Registered Electrical Engineer may enter into a contract for
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installation works, project execution or maintenance scope;
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documents relative to the construction of a building or of any other purposes without
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bearing the seal and signature of a Professional Electrical Engineer duly authorized to
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practice electrical engineering under this Act;
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To duplicate or to make copies without the expressed written consent of the
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author of an electrical document for use in the repetition of and for other projects or
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installation, alteration, testing, commissioning, operation, tending, and maintenance of any
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electrical system, equipment, machinery or process; or the perfonnance of electrical
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engineering services in connection with the manufacture, sale, supply, distribution,
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application of electrical equipment and systems or of any electrical works for projects,
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either for himself or for others, unless he is a duly authorized electrical engineering
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installation or alteration of any electrical equipment, machinery or process for any
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in personal capacities for any registered electrical engineering practitioner who is an officer
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or employee of any local government unit or agency charged with the enforcement of laws,
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ordinances or regulations relating to the construction, inspection and approval of electrical
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electrical engineering services for any private persons, entities, clients or projects, whether
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employee of the Grid Operator and Distribution Utilities (DU’s) or any other practitioners
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enforcement of laws, ordinances or regulations on public safety relating to the construction,
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inspection and approval of electrical permits for buildings, or for any other purposes unless,
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same office or agency has in its employ a complement of permanent and regular authorized
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electrical engineering practitioners assigned in any Electrical Section or Division of said
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offices;
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of these government offices shall be Certified Electrical System Inspectors, and Certified
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Electrical Plans Examiners with official conferment by the Board of Electrical Engineering
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in consultation with the PRC accredited professional organization after having passed the
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examinations and other qualification requirements for specialization as recognized under
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industrial or commercial establishment, watercraft, seaport, airport, whether public or
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privately-owned, including but not limited to any government-owned and controlled
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eorporation, electrieal grid operator, distribution utility and other entities to operate
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business or for any other purpose unless, the entity has in its employ the complement of
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permanent and regular authorized electrical engineering praetitioners as defined under this
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industrial or commercial establishment, watercraft, seaport, airport, whether public or
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privately-owned, and other related entities operating businesses who have in its employ
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Professional Eleetrical Engineers for operation and maintenance management purposes
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under the scopes under this Act, to have these professional electrical engineers affix their
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signatures and seals on company plans, designs and documents carrying civil liabilities for
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fifteen (15) years unless he is compensated separately;
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It shall be jointly unlawful for any electrical contractor and owner of buildings,
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edifices, industrial plants, commercial establishments, or any electrical works or projects
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under construction to proceed the implementation of said construction unless, the project
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has in its employ complement of authorized electrical engineering practitioners as defined
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manufacture and market electrical products of dubious quality for and in the interest of
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public use, and where safety risks to lives and properties are involved; unless such products
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are certified to be safe and fit for use by a government approving ageney or by government
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accredited testing laboratories: Provided, further, That it is unlawful for any vendor, store
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or commercial establishments to sell, market and endorse electrical products of dubious
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origin, fake products, produets of questionable and/or substandard quality unless, sueh
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products are stamped approved by a government approving bureau or by government
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accredited testing laboratories or by Philippine recognized international standardization
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Electrician per shift;
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For capacities above 300 kVA up to 750 kVA -  one (1) resident Registered
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operating in more than one shift in every twenty-four hours, shall have at least one (1)
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Registered Master Electrician per shift, and one (1) Registered Master Electrician or
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Registered Electrical Engineer as Head whose scope of responsibility includes operation
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Registered Master Electricians, and one (1) resident Registered Electrical Engineer or
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operating in more than one shift every twenty-four (24) hours shall have at least two (2)
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Registered Master Electricians per shift, and one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer or
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Professional Electrical Engineer in-Charge as Managing Electrical Engineer whose
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scope of responsibility includes over-all operation and maintenance;
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For capacities above 5,000 kVA to 20,000 kVA -  three (3) Registered Master
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Electricians, one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer and one (1) Professional Electrical
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Engineer as resident complement;
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operating in more than one shift every twenty-four (24) hours shall have at least three
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one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Managing Electrical Engineer whose scope
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operating in more than one shift every twenty-four (24) hours shall have at least four (4)
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operating in more than one shift every twenty-four (24) hours shall have at least five (5)
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Registered Master Electricians, three (3) Registered Electrical Engineers per shift, and
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one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Managing Electrical Engineer whose scope
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Minimum Personnel Required for Electric Power Plants. -  Except as
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otherwise provided in this Act, any Electric Power Plant in operation shall have not less
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than the following complement of resident authorized electrical engineering practitioners:
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For every Power Plant capacities of up to 20,000 kVA in this category
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operating in more than one shift every twenty-four (24) hours: at least one (1) Registered
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Master Electrician, one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer as Shift Electrical Engineer
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per shift; and one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer, as Head or Managing Electrical
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Engineer whose scope of responsibility includes overall operation and maintenance;
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For Power Plant capacities of above 20,000 kVA up to 60,000 kVA in this
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category operating in more than one shift every twenty-four (24) hours; at least two (2)
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Registered Master Electricians, one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer as Shift Electrical
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Engineer 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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For Power Plant capacities above 60.000 kVA up to 200,000 kVA in this
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category operating in more than one shift every twenty-four (24) hours: at least four (4)
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Registered Master Electricians, two (2) Registered Electrical Engineers as Shift
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Electrical Engineers, one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Head of Shift
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Operations per shift; and one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Managing Electrical
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more than one shift every twenty-four (24) hours; at least six (6) Registered Master
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Electricians, three (3) Registered Electrical Engineers as Shift Electrical Engineers, one
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(1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Head of Shift Operations per shift; and one (1)
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Professional Electrical Engineer as Managing Electrical Engineer whose scope of
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Minimum Personnel Required for Power Substation of Grid and
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Distribution Utilities. -  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, Power Substations of
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Grid and Distribution Utilities shall have not less than the following complement of
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resident authorized electrical engineering practitioners:
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For single or cluster capacities of Manned Substations of Grid or Distribution
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Utilities (DU’s) up to 75 MVA in specific inclusive area or location: one (1) Registered
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Master Electrician, one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer per shift, and one (1)
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Professional Electrical Engineer as Head or Managing Electrical Engineer whose scope
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of responsibility includes overall operation and maintenance;
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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: two (2)
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Registered Master Electricians, one (1) Registered Electrical Engineer per shift, and one
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(1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Head or Managing Electrical Engineer whose
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scope of responsibility includes overall operation and maintenance.
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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: three
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(3) Registered Master Electricians, two (2) Registered Electrical Engineers per shift, one
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(1) Professional Electrical Engineer as Head of Shift Operations, and one (1)
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Professional Electrical Engineer as Managing Electrical Engineer whose scope of
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responsibility includes overall operation and maintenance.
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Otherwise provided in this Act, all resident authorized electrical practitioners in Grid
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System Operations shall have minimum requirements of at least Registered Electrical
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Engineers or Professional Electrical Engineers during shift operations and one Professional
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Electrical Engineer as Head or Managing Electrical Engineer for every department,
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division or section, as the case may be.
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Further, that additional qualified personnel shall be employed to ensure safe operation
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and safeguard public welfare, commensurate to the size and complexity of operation.
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Further, that additional qualified personnel shall be employed to ensure safe operation 
and safeguard public welfare, commensurate to the size and complexity of operation.
SEC. 40. Minimum Personnel Required in Electrical Construction Works or 
Projects. -  For electrical works or projects under construction the installation, erection, 
wiring, in an electric system in residential, institutional, commercial and industrial 
buildings, power plants, substations, shipbuilding and other electrical projects shall have 
the following complement of authorized electrical engineering practitioners:
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For electrical works or projects of 150 kVA up to 750 kVA capacity: One (1) 
Registered Master Electrician as Project Electrician-In-Charge, and one (1) Registered 
Electrical Engineer as Project Engineer-In-Charge, and one (1) Professional Electrical 
Engineer as Project Manager or Consultant.
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For electrical works or projects of over 750 kVA up to 5,000 kVA capacity: 
Two (2) Registered Master Electricians as Project Electricians-ln-Charge. and one (1) 
Registered Electrical Engineer as Project Engineer-In-Charge, and one (1) Professional 
Electrical Engineer as Project Manager or Consultant.
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For electrical works or projects under construction of over 5,000 kVA 
capacity: Three (3) Registered Master Electricians as Project Electricians-In-Charge; 
and two (2) Registered Electrical Engineers as Project Engineers-In-Charge; and one (1) 
Professional Electrical Engineer as Project Manager; and one (1) Professional Electrical 
Engineer as Consultant.
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Manufacturing Plant. -
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The minimum personnel requirement for this type of plant shall be covered 
under Section 35 of this Act;
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Provided, however. That full-time Professional Electrical Engineers shall be 
mandatory for the designing section of the plant overseeing, supervising and 
ensuring over the design of special equipment as transformers, motors, switchgears, 
switchboards, control-gears, motor control centers, power panels and panelboards, 
and the like.
SEC. 42. Minimum Personnel Required in Watercrafts and Electric Locomotives.
-  Watercrafts or electric locomotives operating with installed generating capacity up to the
maximum size and voltage available for these units - shall have the following complement
of authorized electrical engineering practitioners:
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The case of clusters of buildings, factories or facilities. Grid or Distribution
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density of electrical equipment, additional qualified personnel shall be employed to
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Master Electricians or non-licensed personnel but assumes the full responsibilities
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resident personnel for their safe operation: Provided, however. That for every change,
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equipment or system; and no installation thereof shall be undertaken unless the plans,
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charge of, and signed and sealed by a Professional Electrical Engineer; and a construction
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permit for the execution thereof is first secured; and unless the work is done in accordance
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Electrical Engineer, a Registered Electrical Engineer, or a Registered Master Electrician as
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the case may be, and the routinary fiscal, ministerial and technical requirements of the
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practitioners may, among themselves, form a partnership or corporation and collectively
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respective acts as practicing electrical engineers as provided in this Act.
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shall be consisting of at least sixty percent (60%) authorized electrical engineering
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practitioners of any grade and shall have at least one (1) Professional Electrical Engineer
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among the firm’s officers as active and full-time managing partner or director of the firm.
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is electrical engineering, this Act requires at least one (1) authorized Professional Electrical
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Engineer sitting as director and as active and full-time managing partner of the firm
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and severally liable to all obligations arising from business transactions of the firm.
SEC. 46. Posting of Certificate of Compliance -  The owner, manager or the person 
in charge of an electric plant, industrial plant or factory, electrical fabrication or 
manufacturing plant, commercial establishment, institutional building, or structure 
building under construction, watercraft, or electric locomotive and others shall post or 
cause to be posted in a conspicuous place within such plant, establishment, buildings, and 
construction areas the certificate of compliance issued by PRC in a frame protected by 
transparent glass or equivalent suited for the purpose.
SEC. 47. Certificate of Specialty. -
a) The PRC, through the Board of Electrical Engineering, shall institute the creation 
of an Electrical Specialty Council that shall be composed of a member coming 
from the Board of Electrical Engineering and four (4) members from the PRC- 
accredited electrical organization who as a collegial body establishes the specific 
fields of specialization and issue guidelines for the issuance of these Specialty 
Certificates.
b) The Electrical Specialty Council shall endorse to PRC the issuance of certificate 
of specialty to Professional Electrical Engineers who have been screened, 
selected and recommended for having demonstrated their training, competence, 
specialized knowledge and outstanding experience in specific fields of expertise.
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The PRC shall issue the certificate of Specialty upon recommendation from 
the Electrical Specialty Council to Licensed Electrical Practitioners who have been 
trained, screened, have passed the written and oral examinations by the PRC accredited 
electrical engineering organization, and who have been declared as qualified for 
conferment as:
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Certified Electrical System Inspector; and
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Certified Electrical Plans Examiner.
SEC. 48. Enforcement of the Act by Officers of the Law. -  The Professional
Regulation Commission shall be the enforcement agency of the Board. As such, the
Commission shall implement the concerned provisions of this Act, enforce its
implementing rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, conduct investigations on
complaints including violations of the Code of Conduct of the profession and prosecute
when so warranted. It shall be the duty of all duly constituted authorities through the
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government or any political subdivision thereof, to enforce the provisions of this Act and 
to prosecute any person violating the same.
SEC. 49. Penalty Clause. -  In addition to the administrative sanctions imposed under 
this Act:
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Any person whether private or public, Filipino or foreigner, who shall violate 
any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon 
conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P 50,000.00) 
nor more than Three Hundred Thousand Pesos (P 300,000.00) or imprisonment for a 
period not less than three (3) years nor more than six (6) years or both at the discretion 
of the court.
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Any person in the roster of licensed electrical practitioners of the PRC who 
shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall 
upon conviction, be removed from the Registry, the licensed revoked and shall be 
sentenced to a fine of not less than Five Thousand Pesos (P 5,000.00) nor more than 
Thirty Thousand Pesos (P 30,000.00) or imprisonment for a period not less than six (6) 
months nor more than three (3) years or both at the discretion of the court.
c) 
Any government agency or private firm or institution who violates under this 
Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) nor 
more than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500,000.00) at the discretion of the court.
d) 
The PRC through the Board, shall impose a minimum fine of One Hundred 
Thousand Pesos (P 100,000.00) annually to any government office or agency, private 
company, establishment, operator who deliberately and repetitively violates the 
provisions of this Act until such time that the Act have been complied with: Provided, 
That for purposes of the application of the fines, the Board shall prepare a system of 
penalties based on the violator’s ability to pay, degree of willfulness, degree of 
negligence, history of non-compliance and degree of recalcitrance: Provided, further. 
That in the case of negligence with mitigating circumstances, the first time offender, to 
the discretion of the Board, may only be imposed a stem warning.
ARTICLE V
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
SEC. 50. Terms of Office of Board Members. -  Upon approval of this Act, the
incumbent chairperson and two (2) members of the Board shall continue to serve until their
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the Republic.
SEC. 51. Transitory Provision for Complement of Electrical Engineers. -  The 
Board may allow retainership under rules and limitations the Board may establish as a 
response to any shortage of authorized electrical practitioners in compliance to the 
provisions on the required minimum engineering complement for establishments under this 
Act, until such proper time, at the discretion of the Board, that this transitory provision may 
be lifted.
SEC. 52. Deletion from the Rosters of Electrical Engineers under the Old Law. -  
Associate Electrical Engineers, Assistant Electrical Engineers and Master Electricians with 
certificates of registration under Republic Act No. 184 who have not renewed their 
certificates of registration under Republic Act No. 7920 shall be deleted from the roster of 
electrical engineers and master electricians and shall be barred from practicing any form 
of electrical engineering.
ARTICLE VI 
FINAL PROVISIONS
SEC, 53. Implementing Rules and Regulations. -  The Board shall formulate and 
issue the implementing rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
SEC. 53. Funding Provisions. -  Such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
provisions of this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year 
following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SEC. 55. Repealing Clause. -  Republic Act No. 7920 is hereby repealed. All other 
laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, or parts thereof 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby amended, repealed or modified 
accordingly.
SEC. 56. Separability Clause. -  If any provision or part of this Act is declared invalid 
or unconstitutional, the remaining parts or provisions not affected shall remain in full force 
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SEC. 57. Effectivity Clause. -  This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general circulation.
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