REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

House Bill No. 7080

~~ Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

With the fast-changing signs of the times and the advent of modem technology, the existing
Sanitary Engineering Law that aims to protect public health and environment has become
outdated. The scope and complexities of environment pollution have increased and the need for
environmental surveillance and protection in the field of Sanitary Engineering has broadened.
Thus, it is the aim of this legislation to enact a measure that will enable the Sanitary and
Environmental Engineers to be more effective in dealing with today's environmental and public
health problems.

This bill seeks to update and upgrade the more than fifty-year old Republic Act No. 1364 to
make the practice of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering more relevant to contemporary

conditions and challenges.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly requested.

Representative
Magdalo Para sa Pilipino Party-List


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

7080

House Bill No.

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
_HON. GARY C. ALEJANO.

AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION
FOR THE PRACTICE, LICENSING, AND REGISTRATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AND SANITARY ENGINEERS THE PHILIPPINES AMENDING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1364 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Title.- This Act shall be known as the "Revised Environmental and
Sanitary Engineering Act of 2018".

SEC. 2. Definition of Terms.- As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
a. Biosolids - similar to sludge.

b. Fixture Unit - a quantity in terms of which the load producing effects the plumbing
systems of different kinds of plumbing fixtures are expressed on some arbitrarily
chosen scale.

c. Garbage - used to designate the putrescible wastes resulting from growing, handling,
preparation, cooking and consumption of food.

d. Gray Water - untreated household wastewater which has not come in contact with
toilet waste and includes water from bathtubs, bathroom washbasin, and washing
machines and laundry tubs. It shall not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or
dishwashers.

¢. Hazardous Waste - shall refer to by-products, side products, process residues, spent
reaction media, contaminated plant or equipment or other substances from
manufacturing operations and as consumer discards of manufactured products which
present unreasonable risk/injury to health and safety and to the environment.

f. Ionizing Radiation - is the energy that propagated through space or material medium
in the form of waves or particle and is capable of either directly or indirectly
removing electrons from atoms, thereby creating ions, which are electrically charged
atoms.

g. Non-lonizing Radiation - includes ultraviolet radiation, visible light, microwaves,
electromagnetic radiation used in television, am and fm radio communications and
electromagnetic fields around electric power lines and appliances.

h. Plumber - a person who fits and repairs water and drainage pipes.


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i, Radiation - the process in which energy in ilie form of rays of light, heat or waves is
sent out through space from atoms and molecules as iliey go internal change.

j. Reclaimed Water - water which, as a result of a tertiary treatment of domestic

wastewater, is made suitable for direct beneficial use, specifically excluded from this
definition is "gray water".

k. Refuse - materials that are collected and disposed of which includes garbage, rubbish,
ashes, street sweepings, dead animals, and solid market and industrial wastes.

1. Re-use Water - gray water and/or reclaimed water put into beneficial use.
m. Rubbish - denotes all non-putrescible waste except ashes.

n, Sanitarian - person who reviews or examines critically located establishments in
compliance to the Sanitation Code and its implementing rules and regulations.

o. Enviromnental and Sanitary Engineer - a person duly registered with the Board of
Examiners for Environmental and Sanitary Engineering in the manner as herein
provided.

p. Sanitary Engineer - a person duly registered with the Board of Sanitary and
Environmental Engineering under Republic Act 1364, that shall be an environmental
and sanitary engineer upon the enactment of this law.

q. Solid Waste - synonymous to refuse.

r. Toxic Materials - any material that may have a poisonous effect on man or organism.

s. Trash - similar to rubbish, dry solid wastes generated in office buildings.

t. Treated Water - water that had undergone mechanical, physical andlor chemical
process for the purpose of purification.

SEC. 3. Scope of Environmental and Sanitary Engineer. - Under this Act,

Environmental and Sanitary engineering may be practiced by a person who renders or offer
render professional engincering services in the form of, but not limited to, the following:

1. Consultancy, investigation, valuation, planning, monitoring, construction, installation,
manufactnring, research and management of services requiring environmental and
sanitary engineering knowledge.

2. Human resources development on environmental protection and sanitation, in
consonance with the other engineering disciplines with other paramedical and
medical sciences.

SEC. 4. Duties and Responsibilities. - The functions of enviromnental and sanitary

engineer are, but not limited to, the following areas:

1. Public Health is a field wherein services as nosocomical engineering for the health
administrative authority are rendered in, but not limited to sanitation, disease
prevention and control, and other public health concerns using engineering methods
and paramedical measures;

2. Water usage, conservation and protection shall include all aspects in the protection
and conservation of water resources, classification of water, protection of watersheds
and use of water;


3. Re-education of the populace on the production of safe water supply, water
purifications, water collection, conveyance, treatment and distribution;

4. Storm drainage and wastewater management wherein waste management shall
include, but not limited to, waste minimization, sanitary sewer collection, wastewater
conveyance and disposal,wastewater. treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, and
effluent disposal, sewer appurtenances, sewage; lifting stations, leachate treatment,
sludge and septage disposal and stonn drainage management shall include, but not
limited to, run-off collection, storm water conveyance and disposal including stonn
sewer appurtenances;

5. Solid waste refuse management shall include, but not limited to, waste minimization,
storage, segregation, collection, conveyance, treatment and disposal, including
necessary appurtenances;

6. Toxic and hazardous substances and radiation wherein toxic and hazardous
substances shall involve engineering works in, but not limited to, manufacturing,
processing, storage, conveyance, use, treatment and disposal of products, and by-
products such as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, priority pollutants,
polychlorinated biphenyls, poisons, radioactive and nuclear wastes, hospital waste,
institutional waste, and agricultural wastes. Radiation shall include, but not limited to,
non-ionic and ionic radiation effects, protection, and control;

7. Pollution Prevention and Control shall involve all aspects in prevention and control of
noise, air, water, and land pollution;

8. Life and Safety shall involve the preservation of life and protection of property
against hazards and injurious conditions in, but not limited to, buildings, horizontal
developments, aircrafts, sea vessels, land crafts, industrial areas, public places and
areas, underground structures for public and private use, recreational places and areas.
It shall include construction safety management, management and operation safety,
and mitigating measures; and

9. Environmental Engineering and Planning wherein engineering in environmental
protection shall include, but not limited to, hydrology, ecology, environmental impact
assessment.

ARTICLE I
Board of Examiners for Sanitary and Environmental Engineers

SEC. 5. Composition of the Board. - Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this
‘Act, there shall be created a Board of Examiners for Environmental and Sanitary Engineers,
hereinafter referred to as the "Board”. It shall be composed of a chairman and two (2) members
who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines upon the recommendation of the
Commissioner on Civil Service from among such persons of recognized standing in their
profession as may be certified as having practiced at least five years and academically and
morally fully qualified by their bonafide sanitary engineering associations. The members of the
Board shall hold office for a term of three (3) years after appointment or until their successor
shall have been appointed and shall have duly qualified. The first members of the Board
appointed under this Act shall hold office for the following terms: one (1) member for one (1)
year; one (1) member for two (2) years; and one (1) member for three (3) years. Each member of
the Board shall qualify by taking the proper oath of office before entering upon the performance
of his duties. Any member of the Board may be removed by the President for neglect of duty,
incompetence, malpractice, unprofessional, unethical, immoral, or dishonorable conduct, after
having been given opportunity to defend himself in a proper administrative investigation:

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Provided, That during the process of investigation, the President shall have power to suspend
such member under investigation and shall appoint a temporary member in his place. Vacancies
in the Board shall be filled for the unexpired with the following designations:

1. One (1) over-all Environmental and Sanitary Engineer as chairman; and

2. Two (2) Environmental and Sanitary Engineer members; one (1) of which shall be the
‘same time a Sanitarian.

The two (2) members shall work under the direct supervision and responsibility of the
Chairman of the Board.

SEC. 6. Powers and Duties of the Board. - The Board of Examiners for Environmental
and Sanitary Engineering is vested with the authority, conformable with the provisions of this
Act, to administer oaths, issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of
Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, to issue certificates of recognition to sanitary engineers
who are already practicing prior to the effectivity of this Act for advanced studies, research
and/or highly specialized training in any branch of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering,
subject to the approval of the President, to investigate such violations of this Act and the
regulations thereunder as may come to the knowledge of the Board and for this purpose, to issue
subpoena duces tecum to secure appearance of witnesses in connection with the charges
presented to the Board, to inspect, at least once a year, educational institutions offering courses
in Enviromnental and Sanitary Engineering, and to discharge such other powers and duties as
may effect ethical and technological standards of the Sanitary Engineering profession in the
Philippines. For the purpose of this Act, the Secretary of Health, and/or his duly authorized
representatives in the provinces and chartered cities shall be ex-officio agents of the Board, and
as such it shall be their duty to help in the enforcement of the provision of this Act.

If any person refuse to obey any subpoena so issued or shall refuse to testify or produce
any book, document, etc., the Board may present its petition to the appropriate courts of
jurisdiction, setting forth the facts and thereupon such court shall, in a proper case, issue its
‘subpoena to such person, inquiring his appearance before such court shall, and there to testify or
produce such books, person papers, documents, etc., as may be deemed necessary and pertinent
by the Board. Any person failing or refusing to obey the subpoena or order of the said court, may
be proceeded against in the same manner as for refusal to obey any other subpoena or order of
the court.

The board shall exercise executive/administrative, quasi-legislative and quasi-judicial
powers in carrying out the specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:

1. Supervise and regulate the practice of the Environmental and Sanitary Engineers and
Sanitarians in the country;

2. Determine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for registration for special
permits;

3. Prepare the examination questions in accordance with the pertinent section of this
Act; prescribe the syllabi of the subjects and their relative weights for the licensure
examinations; formulate or adopt test questions and deposit them in a test question
bank; draw the test questions at random through process of computerization; and
submit the examination results to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
within the period provided for by the rules of the Commission;

4. Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements for Environmental and Sanitary
Engineers subjects in the licensure examination for Professional Environmental and
Sanitary Engineers, registered Sanitarians and their relative weight, subject to the
approval of the Commission;


. Promulgate rules and regulations including a code of

. Register successful applicants who have passed the licensure examinations for

Environmental and Sanitary Engineers and Sanitarians and issue corresponding
certificates of registration and professional licensure;

. Issue special permits to individual foreign Sanitary Engineer, Environmental

Engineers and Sanitarians for specific projects and for specific duration of time;

. Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the Environmental and Sanitary

Engineering and Sanitarian profession and adopt measures for the enhancement of the
professions and the maintenance of high professional technical and ethical standards
and conduct ocular inspections of the places where registrants practice their
profession to determine and enforce compliance with this Act. The Board shall
authorized the duly integrated and accredited Environmental and Sanitary
Engineering, integrated sanitatian associations to render assistance in the function;

jics, administrative policies,
orders and issuance to carry out the provisions of this Act;

. Investigate violations of the Act and the rules and regulations, code of ethics,

administrative policies, orders and issuance promulgated by the Board. The rules on
administrative investigation promulgated by the Commission shall govern such
investigation;

Issue subpoena or subpoena decus tecum to secure the attendance of respondents or
witnesses or the production of documents at, and relative to the investigation
conducted by the Board;

. Delegate the investigation of the case to the Chairman, a member of the Board of

Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) Legal Division. If the case concerns
strictly the practice of the profession, the investigation shall be presided by the
Chairman or Member of the Board with the assistance of a PRC attorney;

. Render decision, order or resolution on preliminary investigation or inquiry, on

undocketed cases and on docketed administrative cases against examinees or
registrants which shall become final and executor unless appealed with the
commission within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the copy thereof. The decision of
the commission may be appealed to the court of justice in accordance with the
procedure provided in the rules of court;

. After due notice and hearing, cancel examination papers and/or bar any examinee

from the future examination; refuse or defer his registration; reprimand the registrant
with stern warning; suspend him from the practice of his profession; revoke his
Certificate of Registration; delist his name from the roll of professional
Environmental and Sanitary Engineers, Registered Sanitarians, for continuous non-
payment of annual registration. Delisting from the roll by the Board as provided
herein, may be appealed initially to the Commission within fifteen (15) days from
receipt thereof. The decision of the Commission may be appealed to the court in
accordance with the procedure provided in the rules of court;

. Administer oaths in connection with administrations, implementations, or

reinforcement of this Act;

. Submit an annual report on the proceeding and accomplishments during the year, and

‘on recommendations of the Board of the Commission after the close of each fiscal
year;


16. Prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of the Act and/or the rules
and regulations of Board;

17, Adopt an official seal;

18. Coordinate with the Commi:
and/or revising the courses; and

ion on Higher Education in prescribing, amending

19. Perfom such other functions and duties as may be necessary to implement effectively
this Act. The policies, resolutions, rules and regulations, orders or decisions issued or
promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the review and approval by the
Commission: Provided, however, That the Board's decisions, resolutions or orders
which are not interlocutory, rendered in an administrative case, shall be subject for
review only if on appeal.

SEC. 7. Qualifications of Board Members. - Each member of the Board shall, at the
time of this appointment:

1. Be a natural-born Filipino citizen and resident of the Philippines for at least five (5)
consecutive years;

2. Be at least thirty-five (35) years of age and of good moral character, of proven
integrity with moral values in his personal as his professional conduct;

3. Be a holder of the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering (BSSE) or
Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (BSEnSE), for the
members of the Board of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering and Chairman of
specialty boards, from a university, school, college, academy or institute duly
constituted, recognized and accredited by the Philippine government;

4. Be registered professional Environmental and Sanitary Engineer, or sanitarian with a
valid certificate of registration in their respective field of practice, and a valid license
duly qualified to practice Environmental and Sanitary Engineering or as Sanitarian in
the Philippines;

5. Must not be an official nor a member of the faculty of, nor have pecuniary interest in,
any university, college, school or institution offering bachelor’s degree in
Environmental and Sanitary Engineering for at least three (3) years prior to this
appointment, and is not connected with a review center or with any group or
association where review classes or lectures in reparation for the licensure
examinations are offered or conducted at the time of his appointment;

6. Have practiced Environmental and Sanitary Engineering or as a Sanitarian for a
period of not less than ten (10) years prior to his appointment, with a sworn statement
as such; and

7. Finally, a person with no final conviction by the court of an offense involving moral
turpitude.

SEC. 8. Compensation of Board of Members. - The members of the Board shall receive
monthly compensation of not less fifteen thousand (P15,000.00) or in accordance with the
salaries and wages stipulated under PRC Law: Provided, That the Chairman shall receive a
monthly compensation often percent (10%) more. Provided, further, That such compensation
shall be increased or modified pursuant to the general appropriations act of the year. Provided,
‘furthermore, That they shall receive other benefits that may be provided for by the law.


SEC. 9. 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 commission to act as secretary and a custodian of all records and
minute of the Board, including all examination papers, and minutes of the deliberations of the
board.

SEC. 10. 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 successor shall have been appointed or
qualified. They may, however, be re-appointed for the second term as recommended by their
respective accredited professional regulation organizations. Each member shall qualify by taking
oath of office before entering upon the perfonnances of his duties.

Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the President from the list of candidates selected
by the Commissioner who were chosen from the list of nominees submitted by the integrated and
accredited association for the unexpired term only.

SEC. 11. Removal of Board Members. - Any member of the Board may be removed by
the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner for neglect of
duty, incompetence, malpractice, commission or tolerance of irregularities in the examinations,
or for unprofessional, unethical, or dishonorable conduct, after having been given the
opportunity to defend himself in administrative investigation.

SEC. 12. Terms of Office of the Board Members. - Upon Approval of this Act, the
incumbent chairman and two (2) members of the Board shall continue to serve until their terms
of office expire, or until their replacements have been appointed by the President, and shall have
been duly qualified.

ARTICLE III
Examination and Registration

SEC. 13. Registration and License Required. - A valid certificate of registration and a
valid professional license from the Commission are required before any person is allowed to
practice Environmental and Sanitary Engineering and as Sanitarian in the Philippines, except, as
otherwise allowed under this Act.

SEC. 14. Examination Requirement. - All applicants for registration for the practice of
Environmental and Sanitary Engineering shall be required to pass their respective technical
examinations as hereinafter provide, except as otherwise specifically allowed under this Act.

SEC. 15. Holding of Examination. - Examination of candidates desiring to practice
Environmental and Sanitary Engineering and Sanitarian in the Philippines shall be given in the
City of Manila, or any other regional centers that may be designated by the Board, beginning on
the last Monday of February and August of each year: Provided, That such days do not fall on
official holidays, otherwise the examination shall be held on the days immediately following the
set date.

SEC. 16. Examination Fees. - All applicants for written examinations for the
professional Environmental and Sanitary Engineers, Registered Sanitarian shall be subject to
payment of fees prescribed by the Commission: Provided, That ninety percent (90%) of the fees
is to be treated as a special fund for the programs, projects and activities of the Commission and
the remaining ten percent (10%) shall be set aside as trust fund for the establishment and
maintenance of the center for continuing education and research.

SEC. 17. Registration Fees, License Fees, and Fines. - All applicants for registration
and license to practices shall be subject to payment of registration fees, license fees, and fines, in
case of violation of the pertinent rules and regulations for the amounts prescribed by the Board

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and approved by the Commission: Provided, That fifty percent (50%) from these collections
shall be set up in a separate special fund for the supervisory and regulatory functions of the
Board.

SEC. 18. Scope of Examination. - Applicants for certificates of registration as
Environmental and Sanitary Engineer, and as Sanitarian shall be examined in the following
subjects:

1 Professional Environmental and Sanitary Engineer - Mathematics, including
algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry, analytic, descriptive and solid
geometry, differential and integral calculus, rational and applied mechani
hydraulics; topographic surveying, design and construction of wooden, masonry,
reinforced concrete, and steel structures as flumes, water towers and drainage
canals; hydrology, ecology, public health engineering, environmental impact
assessment, pollution prevention and control, design and construction of sewers,
storm drains, water purification plants, treatment plants and planning
engineering: Provided, however, That duly registered Civil Engineers shall be
exempted from taking examinations in the following subjects: (1) Mathematics,
including algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry, differential and integral
calculus, rational and applied mechanics; (2) hydraulics; (3) topographic and
hydrographic surveying; and (4) design and construction of wooden, masonry,
reinforced concrete and steel structure flumes, water towers and drainage canals;
and

2. Registered Sanitarian - Arithmetic; code on sanitation and its implementing rules
and regulations; microbiology and parasitology and practical problems.

SEC. 19. Report of Ratings. - The Board of Examiners for Environmental and Sanitary
Engineering shall, within one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of completion of the
examination, report the ratings obtained by each candidate to the Civil Service Commissioner,
who shall submit such ratings to the President.

SEC. 20, Examination. - An applicant who for the third time fails to pass the
examination for the same grade shall not be allowed to take another until at least one year has
elapsed after his last examination.

SEC, 21. Issuance of Certificates of Registration and Professional License. - The
President shall upon the recommendation of the Board, issue a certificate of registration upon
payment of the registration fess as provided in this Act to any applicant, who, in the opinion of
the Board and after approval by the President, has satisfitctorily met all the requirements
specified in this Act.

The registration for Environmental and Sanitary Engineer or registered Sanitarian shall
commence from the date his name is entered in the roll of registrants or licensees, for his
profession, or trade. Every registrant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements specified in
this Act, upon payment of the registration fee, shall be issued a certificate of Environmental and
Sanitary Engineer or registered Sanitarian that shows the full name of the registrant, and with a
serial number, signed by the Commissioner and by the Chairman and all the members of the
Board, stamped with the official seal.

To practice the profession and/or Trade with all the rights and privileges appurtenant
thereto, the certificate shall remain in full force and effect until withdrawn, suspended, or
revoked in accordance with the law.

A professional license signed by the Commission 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 rumual registration fees for three (3) consecutive years. This


license will serve as evidence that license can lawfully practice his profession until the expiration
of its validity.

SEC. 22. Qualification of Applicants for Environmental and Sanitary Engineering
Examinations. - Any person applying for admission to the Environmental and Sanitary
Engineering, as herein provided, shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that, on or before
the date of examination, he possesses the following qualifications:

1. He isa citizen of the Philippines;
2. He is of good reputation with good moral values;

3. He has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral
turpitude;

4, He is a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Sanitary Engineering (BSSE)
or Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (BSEnSE) from a
university, college, academy or institute duly constituted, recognized and accredited
by the Philippine government; and

5. Engineers who have taken their Masteral units in Environmental and/or Public Health
Engineering with supplemental units which the Board may require.

SEC. 23. Qualification of Applicants for Registered Sanitarian. - Any person applying
for the admission to the Sanitarian examinations, as herein provided, shall establish to the
satisfaction of the Board that, on or before the date of the examination, he possesses the
following qualifications:

1. He isa citizen of the Philippines;
2. He is of good reputation with good moral values;

3. He has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral
turpitude;

4. He is second year student of Bachelor of Science in Sanitary, Civil, Mechanical,
Chemical or Electrical Engineering or second year student of Bachelor of Science in
the field of natural sciences;

5. He has at east two (2) units in basic microbiology, parasitology and environmental
sanitation laws; and

6. He has at least six (6) weeks experience as apprentice sanitarian under the supervision
of registered Environmental and Sanitary Engineer.

SEC. 24. Oath. - All successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take a
professional oath before the Board authorized to administer oaths, prior to entering upon the
practice of Environmental and Sanitary Engineering and Sanitarian profession.

SEC. 25. Seal and Use of Seal. - All registered Environmental and Sanitary Engineers
shall obtain their respective seal, of such design, as the certificate issued by the Board shall
authorize and direct: Provided, however, That the serial number of the seal, plans and
specifications prepared by, or under the direct supervision of a registered Environmental and
Sanitary Engineers, shall be stamped with the seal during the life of the registrants certificate.
‘And it shall be unlawful for anybody to stamp or seal any document with said seal after the
certificate the registrant named therein has expired or has been revoked, unless said certificate
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SEC. 26. Exemption from Examination and Registration. - Registration shall not be
required of foreign Sanitary Engineers or experts called in by the Philippine government for
consultation for specific Sanitary and/or Environmental Engineering services as defined under
this Act: Provided, That this practice shall be limited to such work: And provided further, That
they do not engage in private practice at their own account as Environmental and Sanitary
Engineers,

SEC. 27. Refusal to Issue Certificates. - The Board of Environmental and Sanitary
Engineers shall not issue a certificate of registration to any person convicted 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 a refusal to issue a certificate to any person, the
Board shall give to the applicant a written statement setting forth the reasons for such action,
which statement shall be incorporated in the records of the Board.

SEC. 28. Revocation of Certificates of Registration and Suspension from the Practice
of Profession. - The Board shall have the power after due notice and hearing, to suspend or
revoke the certificate of registration of any registrant, for any cause mentioned in the preceding
section, or due to incompetence or for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, for violation of
this Act, the rules and other policies of the Board and the code of professional ethics.

It shall be a sufficient ground for the revocation of certification issued to a person under
this Act, and his suspension from the practice of his profession for unprofessional or
dishonorable conduct, if:

1. Being a Professional Environmental and Sanitary Engineer, he has signed and affixed
his seal on any plan, design, technical reports, valuation, estimate, specification or
other similar document or work not prepared by him or not executed under his
immediate supervision;

2. To be in charge of the construction, erection, installation, or alteration, or of the
performance of Sanitary Engineering service in connection with the manufacture, sale
supply or distribution of any Sanitary Engineering works, projects or plant (as cited in
article one, section two of this Act), either for himself or for others, unless he holds a
valid celtificate of registration as Environmental and Sanitary Engineer;

3. This decision of the Board shall be final and executory unless it is appealed by the
respondent to the Commission within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of such
decision. The Board's or Commission's decision is appealable by the respondent to the
court of justice in accordance with the procedure under the rules of court;

4. Any person, firm, associations or corporation may file charges in accordance with the
provisions of this section against any license, or Board may, on its own initiative
(motupropio) investigate and/or take cognizance of acts and practices constituting
cause for suspension or revocation of the certificate of registration;

5. The rules and regulations of the commission on administrative investigation shall
govern the procedure and conduct of administrative investigation before the Board;
and

6. The respondent shall have the right to a speedy and public hearing and to confront
and cross-examine witnesses against him.

SEC. 29. Re-issuance of Revoked Celtificates and Replacement of Lost Certificates. -
Subject to approval of the Commission, the Board may, after the expiration of one (1) year from
the date a Certificate of Registration is revoked, and for reasons may deem sufficient, entertain
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application shall be accomplished in the same from prescribed for examination, but the Board
may, in its discretion, exempt the applicant from taking the requisite examination. A new
Certificate of Registration to replace any certificate that has been lost, destroyed or mutilated be
issued, subject to the rules of the Board.

SEC. 30. Integration of the Professional Organizations. - The Environmental and
Sanitary Engineering Professional shall be integrated into one national organization which shall
be recognized by the Board as the one Integrated and Accredited Association. Every
Environmental and Sanitary Engineer and Registered Sanitarian upon registration with the Board
as such, shall ipso facto, become a member of their respected integrated 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 within
three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in the integrated organization shall
not be baned in other associations.

SEC. 31. Continuing Professional Education and Development Committee. - The
accredited professional organizations shall have a continuing professional development
‘committee which shall be appointed by the Board of Directors of the PSSE, by means of
resolution, whose members shall be represented one (1) member of the PTC, one (1) member of
the Academe, one (1) member from the practitioners and one (1) Pre Board of EnSE and
Sanitarian, to evaluate the programs, providers, and certificates of the continuing professional

program.

ARTICLE IV
Sundry Provisious Relative to the Practice of Euvironmental and Sanitary
Engineering

SEC. 32. Foreign Reciprocity. - No Foreign Engineer shall be admitted to take a Board
of Examination, be given a Certificate of Registration, or be entitled to any of the rights and
privileges under this Act unless the country of which he is a subject or citizen specifically
permits Filipino Engineers to practice within its territorial limits on the same basis as the subjects
or citizens of such country.

SEC. 33. Enforcement of the Act by Officers of the Law. - \t shall be the duty of all
constituted officers of the law of the national government, or any provincial, city, or municipal
government or of any political subdivision, to enforce the provisions of this Act and to prosecute
any person violating the same. The Secretary of Justice or his assistant shall act as legal advisers
of the Board and render such legal assistance as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions
of this Act.

SEC. 34. Field of Practice. - The field of practice for Environmental and Sanitary
Engineers and registered Sanitarian shall be as follows:

1. A Sanitary and Enviromnental Engineer's field of practice includes the sole anthority
to sign and seal sanitary plans and to practice Environmental and Sanitary
Engineering in its full scope as defined in this Act.

2. A registered Sanitarian's field of practice includes inspection of facilities for the
purpose of sanitation, and fields of work provided by the Department of Health
(Dol).

SEC. 35. Prohibition in the Practice of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering. - No
person shall:

1. Practice or offer to practice Environmental and Sanitary Engineering in the
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Professional License from the Board of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering as
provided for in Section 15 hereof;

2. Use, or attempt to use as his own Certificate of Registration, Professional License or
the seal of another;

3. Give false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or to any member thereof in
obtaining a Certificate of Registration or Professional License;

4. Falsely impersonate any registrant of like or different name;

5. Attempt to use a revoked or suspended Certificate of Registration or Professional
License;

6. Use, in connection with his name or otherwise assume, or use or advertise any title or
description, tending to convey the impression that he is a registered Environmental
and Sanitary Engineer or Sanitarian without holding a valid certificate or valid
license; and

7. Sign document involving sanitary design, plan, technical specifications, valuation and
the like on behalf of a Registered Engineer.

SEC. 36. Personnel Required. - Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every
industrial plant or factory, commercial establishment, institutional building, or in any other
installation where persons and properties require the services or an Environmental and Sanitary
Engineer, a duly Registered Environmental Sanitary Engineer shall be employed for the purpose
to ensure safe operation and safeguard public welfare.

SEC. 37. Certificate of Specialty. - Certificates of specialty shall be issued by the Board,
subject to the approval of the Commission, to any Environmental and Sanitary Engineers who
have been screened and recommended by the Integrated and Accredited Environmental and
Sanitary Engineering and Sanitarian Association, these are for specific fields in which the
applicants have specialized knowledge, training and experience and have demonstrated their
‘competence and expertise, the Board shall, subject to the approval of the Commission, and after
consultation with the said association prescribed and issue the necessary guidelines for the
issuance ofthese certificates.

SEC. 38. Practice for Firms and Corporations. - The practice of Sanitary and
Environmental Engineering is a professional service admission which based on individual and
personal qualifications. Practice in a corporation may be allowed but individual members shall
be limited to restrictions of corporate practice.

Persons properly qualified and license Environmental and Sanitary Engineer may, among
themselves, from a partnership or association and colletively render Environmental and Sanitary
Engineering service.

SEC. 39. Penalty Clause. - Any person who shall violate any provision of this Act shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than fifty
thousand pesos (P50,000.00) or imprisonment for a period of not less than six (6) months nor
more than five (5) years or both.

ARTICLE V
‘Transitory Provisions

SEC. 40. New Certificates of Registration and Professional License. - Sanitary
Engineers, Environmental and Sanitary Engineers and Engineers accredited by the Board with
valid Certificates of Registration under Republic Act No. 1364, shall register within two (2)

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years from the effectivity of this Act and be issued new Certificates of Registration and new
license as Registered Environmental and Sanitary Engineers with the same serial numbers as
their old ones to replace their old original certificates and licenses.

SEC. 41. Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Code of the Philippines. - Sixty
(60) days after the effectivity of this Act, the President of the Philippines shall organize a
committee to prepare the Environmental and Sanitary Engineering Code of the Philippines, its
implementing rules and regulations, to effect and carry out the objectives of this Act, upon the
recommendation of the Board of Examiners of the Environmental and Sanitary Engineers, and in
consultation with the Philippine Society of Sanitary Engineers, Inc.

ARTICLE VI
Final Provisions

SEC. 42. Repealing Clause. - All laws, provisions of charters, executive orders, rules
and regulations or parts thereof contrary to or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

SEC. 43. Separability Clause. - If any part of this Act or application thereof is declared
unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, the same shall not affect the validity of the other
provisions.

SEC. 44. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
complete publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

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