TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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S. No. 1282
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Introduced by Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong"T. Go
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
EXPLANATORY NOTE
On February 24,1995, Republic Act No. 7920, also known as the "New Electrical 
Engineering Law," was enacted to govern the practice of electrical engineering in the 
Philippines. The law outlined the composition, powers, and functions of the Board of 
Electrical Engineering, as well as the procedures for the examination and registration 
of electrical practitioners, and set forth the limitations and prohibitions in the practice 
of the profession.
Nearly three decades since its passage, the landscape of electrical engineering 
has evolved significantly. The profession now plays an even more pivotal role in 
national development, particularly in critical sectors such as infrastructure, energy, 
manufacturing, and information technology. In light of rapid technological 
advancements and the increasing complexity of electrical systems, it is essential to 
revisit and strengthen the existing regulatory framework.


This measure seeks to enhance the practice of electrical engineering in the 
country by instituting higher standards for licensure and professional regulation. It 
aims to ensure that Fiiipino eiectricai engineers are not oniy weii-qualified and globaiiy 
competitive, but aiso adequately equipped to meet the demands of modern society. 
Strengthening the profession's regulatory environment wiii help ensure public safety, 
support sustainable national development, and elevate the overall quality and integrity 
of the profession.
In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
SENATOR CHRISTOPHER LlVWRENCE "BONG" T. GO


TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
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S. No. 1282
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Introduced by Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go
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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 the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Electrical Engineering 
Act of 2025."
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of electrical 
practitioners in nation-building. Towards this end, the State fosters, develops and 
nurtures a pool of proficient and quality electrical engineering practitioners whose 
standards of practice shall be outstanding, honorable, and globally competitive. The 
State shall provide rational regulatory measures that are responsive to the growing 
needs of the electrical engineering profession considering the advances in technology 
and globalization.
Sec. 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall
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a) Practice of electrical engineering - a person is deemed to be in the practice of
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electrical engineering when he renders or offers to render professional electrical
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engineering service in the form of:
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1. Electrical Consultancy Services;
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2. Professional Design Services;
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3. Management, supervision and taking charge of the construction,
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erection, installation, alteration, testing and commissioning of projects
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involving all kinds of electrical systems and the power system of any
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critical facility of multiple electrical components in powering a controlled
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environment in the power structure are all part of the electrical power
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train;
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4. Management, supervision and taking charge of the tending, operation,
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maintenance and control of electrical systems of electric power plants,
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grid systems, switchyards, transmission and distribution systems,
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network system control, data acquisition, protection and monitoring
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systems, conflagration detection, control and protection system, electric
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utilities, watercrafts, electric locomotives, factories, farm electrification,
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and industrial complexes, commercial buildings, government buildings,
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institutional buildings, health care facilities, airports and seaports and all
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other facilities involving electrical 
processes;
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5. Management, supervision and taking charge of the manufacture,
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fabrication, repair, testing and commissioning of electrical components,
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equipment and devices including switchgears, switchboards, control-
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gears, transformers, generators, electric motors, controllers, appliances,
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lighting fixtures, apparatuses and other related processes;
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6. Teaching of basic and professional electrical engineering subjects in
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government- recognized engineering schools including allied sciences,
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the Electrical Engineering Law, the Philippine Electrical Code and
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International Electrical Standards and their applications into the electrical
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7. Management, supervision and taking charge of the sale, supply and
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distribution of electrical equipment including industrial equipment and its
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control systems, controllers and devices, power electronics, industrial
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robotics, instrumentation and automation; and other related equipment
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or components requiring application of electrical engineering data and
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principles, interpretation of technical specifications of electrical products;
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8. Employment in national, provincial or local government units/agencies
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or in government-owned and controlled corporations, government
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financial institutions as a Professional Electrical Engineer, Registered
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Electrical Engineer or Registered Master Electrician if the nature and
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character of his work is in line with the profession requiring knowledge
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and expertise of electrical engineering including Certified Electrical
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System Inspector and Certified Electrical Plans Examiner;
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9. And all other services related to Electrical Engineering under this Act.
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b) 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
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but not limited to the operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery,
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electrical processes of all types of buildings, commercial complexes, factories
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or industrial plants, electric plants, variable renewable energy (VRE), energy
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storage, transmission, distribution, electric locomotives, watercrafts;
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construction and commissioning of electrical projects, manufacturing and
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distribution of electrical products, teaching electrical subjects; and other related
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facilities or processes, in accordance with the principles of safety and reliability.
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c) Electric supply equipment - is any equipment which produces, modifies,
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regulates, or controls the supply of electric energy.
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d) Electric plant - is an establishment or a system for the production and
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modification of electric energy.
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e) Power plant design - refers to planning, specifying, coordinating layouting of
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f) Substation- is any building, room or separate place which houses or encloses
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electric supply equipment connected to transmission or distribution lines and
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the interior of which is accessible, as a rule, only to properly qualified persons.
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g) Electrical system design - refers to the choice of electrical systems, including
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planning and detailing of requirements for protection, control, monitoring,
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coordination, and interlocking of electrical systems among others.
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h) Voltage - is the highest effective potential difference between any two
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conductors of the circuit concerned expressed in volts;
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i) kVA or MVA - refers to the capacity of an electric plant or ratings of supply
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equipment ex- pressed in kilovolt-amperes or megavolt-amperes. kVA or MVA
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is also referred to as the connected load of industrial plants, commercial edifices
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and other establishments expressed in kilovolt-amperes or megavolt-amperes;
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j) kW or MW- refers to the capacity of an electric plant or ratings of supply
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equipment expressed in kilowatts or megawatts. kW or MW is also referred to
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as the connected load of industrial plants, commercial edifices, institutional
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buildings, watercrafts and other establishments ex- pressed in kilowatts or
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megawatts;
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k) Utilization equipment - refers to energy-consuming equipment including
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motors, heaters, furnaces, light sources and other devices which utilize electric
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energy, for any purpose.
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I) Industrial plant or factory- refers to manufacturing assembly plants, including
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engineering shops, shipyards or other business endeavors where electrical
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machinery and equipment are installed.
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m) Licensed Electrical Practitioner" (LEP) - refers to a person professionally and
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academically qualified, registered and licensed to practice electrical engineering
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as defined in this Act, with a Certificate of Registration by the Professional
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Regulatory Board of Electrical Engineering and a valid professional identification
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card issued by the Professional Regulations Commission as Professional
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Electrical Engineer, Registered Electrical Engineer or Registered Master
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Electrician. The Professional Electrical Practitioners can manage completely the
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power system of any critical facilities of multiple electrical components in
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powering a controlled environment in the power structure as all part of the
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electrical power train as follows;
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1. Consulting Electrical Engineer
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2. Electrical System Designer
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3. Electrical Practitioner-In-Charge in Electrical Operations
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4. Electrical Project-In-Charge in Electrical Projects
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5. Electrical Works or Projects
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6. Electrical Equipment or Machinery
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7. Electric Supply Equipment
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8. Electrical Utilization Equipment
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9. Electric Power Plants
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10. Industrial Plant or Factory or Manufacturing Plant
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11. Industrial Complex
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12. Electrical Equipment Manufacturing Plant
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13.Commercial Establishment
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14. Institutional Buildings
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15. Power Grid or Grid
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16. Power Grid System Operation and Control
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18. Power Substation
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n) System Nominal Voltage or Voltage - is the highest effective potential
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difference between any two conductors of the circuit concerned expressed in
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volts. For the purpose of this Act, "System Nominal Voltage" shall refer to the
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Philippine-recognized standard voltage levels;
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Philippine Electrical Code and other Philippine recognized International
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Standards;
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p) Unsafe Design - refers to all new and existing plans and designs which are in
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violation or non- compiiant with the provisions of the latest edition of the
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Philippine Electrical Code and other Philippine recognized International
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Standards;
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q) Philippine Eiectricai Code - As recognized by this Act, the Philippine Electrical
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Code sets forth the minimum requirements and standards that constitute the
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framework as a legal criteria of safe electrical design, trustworthy installations
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and the appropriate equipment installed within industrial and commercial
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establishments, public and private buildings, including mo- bile homes and
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recreational vehicles, floating buildings, watercrafts, locomotives and other
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structures aimed at safeguarding persons and buildings and their contents from
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the hazards arising from the use of electricity for light, heat, power, and for
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other purposes;
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r) Electrical Plans - refers to the documents illustrating the interpretation of the
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electrical system as designed, through a structure of symbols, drawings and
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diagrams that gives a clear description of sizes, ratings, configurations and
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other relevant identification to every part and components of the system
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according to the norms set forth by the Philippine Electrical Code and other
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Philippine-recognized Standards in a form of hard prints used for reference in
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construction, operation and maintenance;
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s) Electrical plans- duly signed, stamped or sealed, as instruments of service, are
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the intellectual properties and documents of the author who is the Electrical
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Design Engineer-of-Record with the Office of the Building Official, whether the
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purpose for which they are made is executed or not;
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t) As-buUt Plans or As-buHt Drawings - refers to a revised set or sets of plans or
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drawings during the construction process, and where the exact dimensions,
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geometry, and location of all elements of the works completed are shown as of
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u) Distribution Utility or DU - refers to an electric cooperative, or a private
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corporation, or government-owned utility or a local government unit that has a
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franchise to operate an electric distribution system;
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v) Electric Cooperative or EC refers to a cooperative or corporation authorized to
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provide electric services pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 269;
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w) Electrical Firm refers to a partnership or corporation composed of authorized
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Electrical Engineering Practitioners duly registered with proper government
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agencies with business permits as professional services providers and who are
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authorized to collectively render electrical engineering services;
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x) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) refers to a sustaining and
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progressive Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) driven learning program
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or process that maintains, enhances, or increases the knowledge and
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continuing ability of electrical practitioners.
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BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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Sec. 4. Composition of the Board. - The Board of Electrical Engineering,
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hereinafter referred to as the Board, shall be created as a collegial body under the
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general supervision and administrative control of the Professional Regulations
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Commission (PRC). The Board shall be composed of a chair- person and two (2)
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members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines from among the
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recommendees of the Commissioner of the PRC, hereinafter referred to as the
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Commissioner. The recommendees of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
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Sec. 5. Powers and Duties of the Board. - The Board shall exercise executive,
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administrative, quasi-legislative, or quasi-judicial powers in carrying out the provisions
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of this Act. It shall be vested with the following specific powers, functions, duties and
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responsibilities:
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a) Supervise and regulate the practice of electrical engineering in the Philippines;
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b) Determine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for registration with
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or without licensure examinations and for special permits;
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c) Prepare the examination questions in accordance with the Scope of
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Examinations under this Act; prescribe the syllabi of the subjects and their
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relative weights for the licensure examinations; formulate or adopt test
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questions and deposit them in a test question bank; draw the test questions at
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random through process of computerization; conduct the examination; correct
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and rate the examination papers manually or through process of
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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
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the Commission;
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d) Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements of candidates for Professional
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Electrical Engineers and subjects in the licensure examination for Registered
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Electrical Engineers, Registered Master Electricians and their relative weights,
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subject to the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);
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e) Register successful applicants for professional electrical engineers and
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applicants who have passed the licensure examinations for registered electrical
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engineers or registered master electricians and issue the corresponding
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certificates of registration and professional licenses;
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f) Issue special permits to individual foreign electrical engineers and electricians
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for specific projects and for a specific duration of time;
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g) Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the electrical engineering
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profession, adopt measures for the enhancement of the profession and the
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maintenance of high professional, technical, and ethical standards and conduct
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but not limited to: electric plants, substations, switching stations, industrial
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plants or factories, commercial establishments, airports, seaports, institutional
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buildings, watercrafts, electric locomotives, engineering offices, repair shops,
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electrical projects, new, and ongoing constructions and similar places to
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determine and enforce compliance with this Act. The Board shall authorize the
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duly integrated and accredited electrical engineering association to render
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assistance in this function;
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h) 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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i) 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
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rules on administrative investigation promulgated by the Professional
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Regulation Commission (PRC) shall govern in such investigation;
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j) Issue subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, to secure the attendance of
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respondents or witnesses or the production of documents at and relative to the
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investigation conducted by the Board;
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k) Delegate the investigation of the case to the chairman, a member of the Board
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or a Professional Regulations Commission attorney (PRC attorney). If the case
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concerns strictly the practice of the profession, the investigation shall be
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presided by the chairman or a member of the Board with the assistance of a
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PRC attorney;
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I) Render decision, order or resolution on preliminary investigation or inquiry, on
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undocketed cases and on docketed administrative cases against examinees or
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registrants which shall become final and executory unless appealed with the
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PRC within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the copy thereof. The decision of
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the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) may be appealed to the Court
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of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the Rules of Court;
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revoke his certificate of registration; delist his name from the roll of professional
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electrical engineers, registered electrical engineers and registered master
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electricians for continuous non-payment of annual registration fees and non-
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compliance with the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements;
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reinstate or reenroll his name in the said roll, reissue or return his certificate of
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registration. A decision of suspension, revocation of the certificate of
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registration, or delisting from the roll by the Board as provided herein, may be
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appealed initially to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) within
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fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof. The decision of the PRC may be appealed
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to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the Rules
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of Court;
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n) Administer oaths in connection with the administration, implementation, or
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enforcement of this Act;
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o) Submit an annual report on the proceedings and accomplishments during the
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year and on recommendations of the Board to the Professional Regulation
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Commission (PRC) after the close of each fiscal year;
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p) Prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of the Act or the rules
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and regulations of the Board;
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q) Adopt an official seal;
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r) Coordinate with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the
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Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in prescribing, amending or revising
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the courses;
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s) Prescribe programs, guidelines and criteria on the Continuing Professional
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Development program (CPD) for professional electrical engineers, registered
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electrical engineers and registered master electricians and renew their
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professional licenses after compliance with the CPD requirement;
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t) Perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to implement
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effectively this Act. The policies, resolutions, rules and regulations, orders or
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decisions issued or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the review
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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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Sec. 6. Qualifications of Board Members. - Each Board member must, at the time
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of his appointment:
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a) Be a natural-born Filipino citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least
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seven (7) consecutive years;
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b) Be at least thirty-five (35) years of age, of proven integrity with high moral
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values in his personal as well as his professional conduct;
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c) Be a person with no final conviction by the court of an offense involving moral
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turpitude;
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d) Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
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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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e) Be a professional electrical engineer with a valid certificate of registration and
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a valid professional license duly qualified to practice electrical engineering in
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the Philippines;
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f) Have practiced electrical engineering for a period of not less than ten (10) years
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prior to his appointment, with a sworn statement as such; and
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g) Not be an official nor a member of the faculty of, nor have a pecuniary interest
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in, any university, college, school or institution conferring a bachelor's degree
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in electrical engineering for at least three (3) years prior to his appointment,
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and is not connected with a review center or with any group or association
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where review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examinations
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are offered or conducted at the time of his appointment.
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Sec. 7. Term of Office. - The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of
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three (3) years from the date of appointment or until their successors shall have been
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appointed and qualified. They may, however, be reappointed for a second term. Each
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member shall qualify by taking an oath of office before entering upon the performance 
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Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the President from the list of 
recommendees by the Commissioner who were chosen from the list of nominees 
submitted by the integrated and accredited association for the unexpired term only.
Sec. 8. Removal of Board Members. - Any member of the Board may be removed 
by the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner 
for neglect of duty, in- competence, malpractice, commission or tolerance of 
irregularities in the examinations, or for unprofessional, unethical, or dishonorable 
conduct, after having been given the opportunity to defend him- self in a proper 
administrative investigation.
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.
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 Professional Regulation Commission (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
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examination as hereafter provided, except as otherwise specifically allowed under this 
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Sec. 12. Registration and License Required. - A valid certificate of registration and 
a valid professional identification card from the Professional Regulation Commission 
(PRC) are required before any person is allowed to practice electrical engineering in 
the Philippines except as otherwise allowed under this Act.
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 Professional Regulation Commission (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.
Sec. 14. Registration Fees, License Fees and Fines. - All applicants for registration 
and license to practice as professional electrical engineer, registered electrical 
engineer and registered master electrician shall be subject to the 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 and approved by the PRC: 
Provided, That fifty percent (50%) from these collections is to be treated as a special 
fund for programs, projects and activities of the PRC and the other fifty percent (50%) 
shall be set up in a separate special fund for the supervisory and regulatory functions 
of the Board.
Sec. 15. Exemption from Examination and Registration.
a) Examination and registration shall not be required of foreign electrical 
engineers, erection/commissioning/guarantee engineers employed as technical 
consultants by the Philippine government or by private firms, for which the
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pertinent professional society certifies that no qualified Filipino professional is
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available, or of foreign electrical installers for the erection and installation of a
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special project or for any other specialized work, subject to the following
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conditions:
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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
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lower than those specified in this Act;
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2. That the scope of work to be performed by said foreign professionals shall
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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 Professional Regulation Commission (PRC);
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4. That said foreign professional shall not engage in private practice on their
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5. That for every foreign professional contracted pursuant to this section, one
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Filipino understudy who is registered under the provisions of this Act shall
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be employed by the private firm utilizing the services of such foreign
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professional for at least the duration of the alien expert's tenure with said
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firm; and
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6. That the exemption herein granted shall be good only for twelve (12)
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months, renewable at the discretion of the Board.
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b) No registration with the Board shall be required of the following:
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1. Engineering students, apprentices and other persons employed or acting as
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subordinates of, or undergoing training under a person holding a valid
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certificate of registration and a valid professional license under this Act; and
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2. Persons in charge of or supervising the operation, tending and maintenance
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of an electric generating set for private use employing voltages not
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exceeding two hundred fifty volts (250 V) and capacity not exceeding fifty
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kilovolt amperes (50 kVA): Provided, that the owner or operator shall be
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intervals of not more than one (1) year by a Professional Electrical Engineer,
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a Registered Electrical Engineer on a national, city, provincial or municipal
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legal jurisdiction over electrical
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Sec. 16. Holding of Examinations. - Examinations for the practice of electrical
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engineering in the Philippines should be given twice a year in the City of Manila and
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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 Professional
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Regulation Commission (PRC) or other government facilities that may be ap- proved
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by the Commission.
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Engineer. - Any person applying for registration as professional electrical engineer
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shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that, on or before the date of
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registration, the applicant:
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d) Has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral
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turpitude;
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e) Is a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
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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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f) Is a Registered Electrical Engineer with certificate of registration and valid
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professional identification card and with seven (7) years or more of qualified
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practice beginning from the date 
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- Any person applying for admission to the registered electrical engineering
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examination, as herein provided shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that,
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1. Certified experience record from the date applicant took oath as a 
registered electrical engineer indicating the inclusive dates, companies 
worked for, description of specific responsibilities, significant 
accomplishments as well as the name and position of immediate 
supervisors to establish the lessons learned and the impact to his 
practice as a professional;
2. Technical Engineering Report (TER) covering an evaluation, an analysis, 
a study or a critical discussion of an electrical engineering project or 
subject, on one or several technical aspects such as: design, 
construction, installation, commissioning, testing, operation, 
maintenance, repair, re- search and the like. The TER shall be supported 
by engineering principles and data. Published or unpublished scientific 
paper or treatise on electrical engineering theories and applications may 
be considered as complying with the requirement;
3. Three (3) certifications signed by three (3) Professional Electrical 
Engineers to the effect that the experience record submitted by the 
applicant is factual and that the technical paper submitted was actually 
prepared by the applicant.
The applicant must obtain passing marks on the experience record and on the 
technical report in order to qualify for registration as a professional electrical 
engineer.
b) Registered Electrical Engineer
The applicant shall pass a written examination on different subjects or group 
of subjects as follows:
1. Mathematics, such as: Calculus 1, Calculus 2, Engineering Data Analysis, 
Differential Equations, and others. The weight is twenty five percent 
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Electronic Circuits: Devices and Analysis, Basic Thermodynamics, 
Industrial Electronics, Electromagnetics, Fluid Mechanics, Fundamentals 
of Electronic Communications, Logic Circuits and Switching Theory, 
Microprocessor Systems, Computer Programming, Basic Occupational 
Safety and Health, Environmental Science and Engineering, and others. 
The weight is thirty percent (30%).
3. Electrical engineering professional subjects, such as numerical methods 
and analysis, EE law, codes, and professional ethics, electrical standards 
and practices, electrical circuits 1, electrical circuits 2, electrical 
apparatus and devices, electrical machines 1, electrical machines 2, 
engineering mathematics for EE, electrical systems and illumination 
engineering design, power system analysis, fundamentals of power plant 
engineering design, distribution systems and substation de- sign, 
management of engineering projects, research methods, research 
project or capstone design project, instrumentation and control, 
feedback control systems and others. The weight is forty five percent 
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The passing general weighted average rating shall be seventy percent 
(70%) with no grade below fifty percent (50%) in any group of subjects 
listed above.
The examination questions on the foregoing subjects shall cover only basic 
theories and principles, and shall exclude questions based on experience 
and trade practices. The number of questions shall be such that the 
examination can be finished in three (3) consecutive eight-hour days, 
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1. Technical Subject: Ohm's Law, basic calculations on direct and 
alternating current circuits, single phase and three-phase circuits, basic 
transmission and distribution circuits; basic theories in electrical 
equipment, machines and apparatuses such as: motors, generators, 
transformers, wires and cables, fuses, circuit breakers and safety 
switches; knowledge in motor controllers as: basic magnetic starters, 
reversing controllers, star-delta, reduced voltage controllers, 
programmable logic controllers, soft starters and variable frequency 
drives; control circuits, schematic diagrams, and other related subjects 
as may be prescribed by the Board.
2. Philippine Electrical Code and other relevant general requirements for 
installation of wirings for lighting and power; approved wiring methods, 
approved types of wiring materials and devices; installation of 
switchboards and panel boards, installation principles for hazardous 
locations; methods in creating electrical diagrams, reading and 
interpretation of drawing symbols and plans; installation principles of 
power and distribution transformers, substation components; 
application of standard structures, power line construction, line 
hardwares and devices; principles in banking single phase transformers; 
installation practices of poles, towers and other structures; principles 
and practices in operation and maintenance of electrical equipment such 
as power circuit breakers, switchgears and outdoor power switching 
equipment; safety practices and involving low, medium, high voltages; 
general knowledge in the Philippine Electrical Engineering Law, and 
other related subjects as may be prescribed by the Board.
The number of test questions shall be such that the examinations can be 
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The passing general average rating shall be seventy percent (70%) with no 
grade below fifty percent (50%) 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 Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
Sec. 22. Reexamination of Failed Subjects. - An applicant shall be allowed to 
retake, any number of times, only the subject/s in which he has obtained a grade 
below fifty percent (50%). When he shall obtained an average grade of seventy 
percent (70%) in the subject/s repeated, he shall be considered to have passed his 
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 registration number, signed by the Commissioner and by the 
Chairman and members of the Board, stamped with the official seal, as evidence that
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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 Board subject to the approval 
of the Commission, after consultation with the integrated and accredited electrical 
engineering associations, other associations of the electrical engineering profession, 
and other concerned sectors. The Board shall incorporate in the said guidelines the 
creation of a CPD council that shall be composed of officers coming from the Board, 
the Commission, the integrated and accredited electrical associations, and other 
concerned sectors. It shall be vested with the functions, duties and responsibilities to 
implement the guidelines and shall have the juridical personality that is distinct and 
separate from and independent of the Board, the Commission, the integrated and 
accredited electrical engineering association, and other associations of the electrical 
engineering profession.
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 Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). Every
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PRC as such, shall ipso facto, become a member of the accredited national 
organization.
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 and certified by the Board 
bearing the registrant's name, the certificate number and the legend "Professional 
Electrical Engineer." Plans, design, 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 validity in the documents the engineer 
signs, uses or issues in connection with the practice of profession.
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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 Professional Regulation Commission 
(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 him 
from the practice of his profession or to reprimand him 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 dishonorable conduct; for violation of this Act, the rules and 
regulations and other policies of the Board and the Code of Professional Ethics.
It shall be sufficient ground for the revocation of a certificate issued to a person 
under this Act, and his suspension from the practice of his profession for 
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, if:
a) Being a professional electrical 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;
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practices constituting cause for suspension or revocation of the certificate of
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registration by proper resolution or order, such charges shall be in writing and
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shall be sworn to by the person making them and shall be filed with the Board.
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engineering profession in its full scope without limits as to voltage levels or
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provided that such designs, plans and specifications related therein shall bear
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his seal and signature and shall have full liability over these said documents for
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a period of fifteen (15) years; unless his responsibility is assumed by another
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projects, whether in personal capacities for any registered electrical 
engineering practitioner who is an officer or employee of any local government 
unit or agency charged with the enforcement of laws, ordinances or regulations 
relating to the construction, inspection and approval of electrical permits.
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electrical engineering services for any private persons, entities, clients or 
projects, whether in personal capacities for any electrical engineering 
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Sec. 34. Signing ofEiectricai Pians, Specifications and Other Contract Documents 
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seal, or use any other method of signature on eiectrical plans, specifications, or other 
contract unless the same is made in such manner as to clearly indicate the part or 
parts of such work actually performed by the former; and it shall be unlawful for any 
person, except the Electrical-Engineer-of-record to sign for any branch of the work or 
any function or electrical engineering practice, not actually performed by him. The 
Electrical Engineer-of-record shall be fully responsible for all electrical plans, 
specifications, and other documents issued under his seal or authorized signature.
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system or process in operation, shall have not less than the following complements of
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construction permit for the execution thereof is first secured; and uniess the work is 
done in accordance with the Philippine Electrical Code and other Philippine-recognized 
International Standards and is executed under the responsible charge or supervision 
of a Professional Electrical Engineer, a Registered Electrical Engineer, or a Registered 
Master Electrician as the case may be, and the routinary fiscal, ministerial and 
technical requirements of the government agency, if any, exercising jurisdiction over 
the particular installation have been complied with.
Sec. 38. Practice Not Allowed for Firms and Corporations. - The practice of 
electrical engineering is a professional service admission to which is based on 
individual and personal qualifications. Hence, no firm or corporations may be 
registered or licensed as such for the practice of electrical engineering.
However, persons properly qualified and licensed as professional electrical 
engineers may, among themselves, form a partnership or association and collectively 
render electrical engineering service. Individual members of such partnerships or 
associations shall be responsible for their own respective acts.
Provided, that in cases involving professional liability of an electrical engineer 
employed within and representing the firm in present or past jobs, and whether still 
or no longer working within the firm, the firm and the engineer involved are jointly 
and severally liable to all obligations arising from business transactions of the firm.
Sec. 39. Posting of Certificate of Compliance. - The owner, manager or the 
person in charge of an electric plant, industrial plant or factory, commercial 
establishment, institutional building, watercraft, or electric iocomotive shall post or 
cause to be posted in a conspicuous place within such plant or establishment the 
certificate of registration of the engineers or electricians employed in such plant or 
establishment, in a frame protected by transparent glass or equivalent.
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Sec. 40. Certificate of Speciaity. - Certificates of specialty shall be issued by 
the Board, subject to the approval of the Commission, to licensed electrical 
practitioners who have been screened and recommended by the integrated and 
accredited electrical engineering association. These are for specific fields in which the 
applicants have specialized knowledge, training and experience and have 
demonstrated their competence and expertise. The Board shall, subject to the 
approval of the Commission, and after consultation with the said association, prescribe 
and issue the necessary guidelines for the issuance of these certificates in accordance 
with the prescribed structure of quality assurance system aligned to the PQF and 
applicable international standards.
Sec. 41. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreign engineer shall be admitted to take a 
board ex- amination, 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. 42. Enforcement of the Act by Officers of the Law. - It shall be the duty 
of all constituted officers of the law of the national government, or any provincial, city 
or municipal government or of any political subdivision thereof to prosecute any 
person violating the provisions of this Act. The Secretary of Justice or his assistant 
shall act as legal adviser of the Board and render such legal assistance as may be 
necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 43. Penaity Cause. - In addition to the administrative sanctions imposed 
under this Act.
Any person, 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 One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than One
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months nor more than five (5) years or both at the discretion of the court.
Further, any government agency or private firm or institution who violates 
under this Act shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Million Pesos (P 
1,000,000.00) nor more than Five Million Pesos (P 5,000,000.00) at the discretion of 
the court.
ARTICLE V
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
Sec. 44. 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 terms of office expire or until their replacements under this Act have been 
appointed by the President of the Republic.
ARTICLE VI 
FINAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 45. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Board shall formulate and 
issue the impiementing ruies and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 46. Funding. - Such sums as may be necessary to carry out provisions of 
this Act shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year foliowing its 
enactment into law and thereafter.
Sec. 47. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 7920 is hereby repeaied. 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 
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Sec. 48. 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 and effect.
Sec. 49. 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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