NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article 14, Section 10 of the Constitution states that science and technology are 
essential for national development and progress. The State shall give priority to research and 
development, invention, innovation and their utilization; and to science and technology 
education, training and services. It shall support indigenous, appropriate and self-reliant 
scientific and technological capabilities, and their application to the country's productive 
systems and national life.  
Presidential Decree 1096, otherwise known as the National Building Code, was 
enacted to embody up-to-date and modern technical knowledge on building design, 
construction, use, occupancy and maintenance.  
On April 17, 2004, Republic Act No. 9292, otherwise known as the Electronics 
Engineering Law of 2004 was enacted to provide a more responsive and comprehensive 
regulation for the registration, licensing, and practice of professional electronics engineers and 
electronics technicians. It defines electronics as the science dealing with the development and 
application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric 
charge, in a vacuum, in gaseous media, in plasma, in semiconductors, in solid-state 
electronics and/or similar devices, including, but not limited to, applications involving optical, 
electromagnetic and other energy forms when transduced or converted into electric signals.  
With the enactment of RA 9292, there is a need to amend some provisions of PD 1096 
to provide uniform standards, regulations and control for electronics design, planning, 
manufacturing, 
production, 
fabrication, 
construction, 
installations, 
operations, 
and 
maintenance, the applications of which will insure adequate protection and safety to persons 
therein engaged, as well as in the provision, operations and use of electronics components, 
devise, equipment, facilities, systems, plants, stations and/or services. 
In addition, the Board of Electronics Engineering (BECE) of the Professional 
Regulation Commission (PRC) issued Board Resolution No. 12, series of 2014, which adopted 
the Code of Technical Standards and Practice, also known as the Philippine Electronics Code, 
consisting of Books 1,2,3 and 4 as part of the rules and regulations governing the practice of 
Electronics Engineering and as a Referral Code to the National Building Code of the 
Philippines. 
The importance of mobile and internet connectivity has never been more needed than 
today. Its relevance to businesses, the government's disaster prevention and mitigation, 
preparedness and response, and to the Filipinos' daily lives can no longer be taken for granted. 
Moreover, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments around the world 
have realized that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) indeed are categorized 
as a vital resource for any country similar to the value that natural resources such as water 
and natural gases offers. Its critical value in driving economies anywhere in the world 
demonstrates the significant role for governments and institutions alike to ensure that 
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supporting infrastructures are in place to continuously augment various basic services 
delivery. In fact, one of the identified sustainable goal (SG #9) of the United Nations is to "Build 
resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster 
innovation". 
The importance of fixed and wireless internet connectivity towards a smart and 
intelligent city has never been more pronounced in this time of "new normal". The 
government's commitment to support such ICT infrastructure buildup is more vital considering 
the onset of proliferation for 5G technologies across various sectors of the industry and 
commerce globally. 
In view of the foregoing, there is an immediate need to ensure that the practice of 
electronics engineering is embodied in the National Building Code of the country. Thus, early 
passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
RUFUS B. RODRIGUEZ 


NINETEENTH CONGRESS   
) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session  
 
) 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez 
House Bill No.  _____ 
AN ACT 
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1096, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL 
BUILDING CODE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled 
SECTION 1. Section 302 of Presidential Decree 1096 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
Section 302. Application for permits. 
In order to obtain a building permit, the applicant shall file an 
application therefor in writing and on the prescribed form from the 
office of the Building Official. Every application shall provide at least 
the following information: 
(1) A description of the work to be covered by the permit applied
for;
(2) Certified true copy of the TCT covering the lot on which the
proposed work is to be done. If the applicant is not the registered
owner, in addition to the TCT, a copy of the contract of lease shall
be submitted;
(3) The use or occupancy for which the proposal work is intended;
(4) Estimated cost of the proposed work.
[To be submitted together with such application are at least five sets 
of corresponding plans and specifications prepared, signed and 
sealed by a duly mechanical engineer in case of mechanical plans, 
and by a registered electrical engineer in case of electrical plans, 
except in those cases exempted or not required by the Building 
Official under this Code.] 
TO BE SUBMITTED WITH SUCH APPLICATION ARE AT LEAST 
FIVE 
SETS 
OF 
CORRESPONDING 
PLANS 
AND 
SPECIFICATIONS PREPARED, SIGNED AND SEALED BY A 
DULY LICENSED ARCHITECT OR CIVIL ENGINEER IN CASE 
OF ARCHITECTURAL AND STRUCTURAL PLANS; BY A 
REGISTERED 
MECHANICAL 
ENGINEER 
IN 
CASE 
OF 
MECHANICAL PLANS; BY A REGISTERED ELECTRICAL 
ENGINEER IN CASE OF ELECTRICAL PLANS; BY A 
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEER IN 
CASE OF ELECTRONIC PLANS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS; 
BY A LICENSED SANITARY ENGINEER OR MASTER 
PLUMBER 
IN 
CASE 
OF 
SANITARY 
OR 
PLUMBING 
INSTALLATION PLANS EXCEPT IN THOSE CASES EXEMPTED 
OR NOT REQUIRED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL UNDER THIS 
CODE. 
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SEC 2. Section 303 of Presidential Decree 1096 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
Section 303. Processing of building Permit 
 
 
The processing of building permits shall be under the overall 
administrative control and supervision of the building official and his 
technical staff of qualified professionals. 
 
In processing an application for a building permit, the 
building official shall see to it that the applicant satisfies and 
conforms with approved standards or requirements on zoning and 
land use, lines and grades, structural design, sanitary and 
sewerage, environmental, health, electrical, ELECTRONICS, and 
mechanical safety as well as with other rules and regulations 
promulgated in accordance with the provisions of this Code. 
 
SEC 3. A new Section 710 is hereby added to Presidential Decree 1096 to read as follows: 
 
SECTION 710. ELECTRONICS REQUIREMENTS 
 
ELECTRONICS 
REQUIREMENTS 
FOR 
GROUP 
B 
(RESIDENTIAL, HOTELS AND APARTMENTS), GROUP C 
(EDUCATION AND RECREATION), GROUP D (INSTITUTIONAL- 
DIVISION 2 NURSERIES AND DIVISION 3 NURSING HOMES), 
GROUP 
E 
(BUSINESS 
AND 
MERCANTILE-DIVISION 
2 
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STORES, OFFICE BUILDINGS 
DRINKING 
AND 
DINING 
ESTABLISHMENTS) 
SHALL 
CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINE 
ELECTRONICS 
ENGINEERING 
CODE 
AND 
OTHER 
UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED ELECTRONICS STANDARDS AND 
CODES, AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF ELECTRONICS 
ENGINEERING PURSUANT TO REPUBLIC ACT 9292, THE 
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ACT OF 2004.  
 
ELECTRONICS 
REQUIREMENTS 
INCLUDES 
INDOOR 
BUILDING 
SOLUTIONS 
FOR 
MOBILE 
AND 
INTERNET 
CONNECTIVITY INCLUDING PROVISION OF FIBER OPTICS 
CABLING 
FOR 
HIGH 
CAPACITY 
AND 
HIGH-SPEED 
REQUIREMENTS. 
 
SEC 4. A new Section 1303 is hereby added to Presidential Decree 1096 to read as follows: 
 
SECTION 1303: ELECTRONICS REGULATIONS 
 
ALL ELECTRONICS SYSTEMS, FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT AND 
INSTALLATIONS 
MENTIONED 
IN 
THIS 
CODE 
SHALL 
CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE 
ELECTRONICS CODE AND OTHER UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED 
ELECTRONICS STANDARDS AND CODES AS ADOPTED BY 
THE BOARD OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING PURSUANT TO 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9292 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING CODE OF 2004. 
 
SEC 5. Creation of Electronics Section – There shall be an Electronics Section on the Office 
of the Building Official, the office authorized to enforce the provisions of RA 9292 and the 


implementing rules and regulations in the field as well as the enforcement of orders and 
decisions made pursuant thereto. 
 
SEC 6. Electronics Section Head – The head of the Electronics Section must be a duly 
Registered Professional Electronics Engineer, a member in good standing of a duly accredited 
organization of his profession for a period of not less than five (5) years and was endorsed or 
recommended by the Accredited Professional Organization. 
 
SEC 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations – The Department of Public Works and 
Highways, Department of Information and Communications Technology, and the National 
Telecommunications Commission shall promulgate and issue such rules and regulations and 
other issuances within ninety (90) day from approval of this Act as may be necessary to ensure 
its effective implementation. 
 
SEC 8.  Separability Clause. – If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or unconstitutional, 
the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain valid and 
subsisting. 
 
SEC 9. Repealing Clause. -  All laws, decrees, orders, rules, regulations or parts thereof 
inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.  
 
SEC 10. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after publication in any 
two (2) national newspaper of general circulation.  
 
  
Approved,