Module 4

Code of Ethics
Board of Electrical Engineering
Pursuant to Section 9 of Republic Act No. 184, known as the Electrical Engineering Law,
and Section 6 of P.D. 223, the Board hereby adopts the CODE OF ETHICS for Electrical
Engineers.

FOREWORD

Ethics is a set of moral principles or values to govern the conduct of an individual

belonging to a group or profession on the basis of honesty, fairness, and justice. An Electrical
Engineer should observe a System of moral principles and values, not in passive recognition,
but as a set of dynamic standards to guide his conduct and way of life. It is his duty to practice
his profession according to this Code of Ethics. The keystone of professional conduct is
integrity.

Article I PROFESSIONAL LIFE

Section 1. An Electrical Engineer should discharge his duties with absolute fidelity to his
clients and employers, and to act at all times, with fairness and impartiality to all, having due
regard to public interest and welfare.
Section 2. An Electrical Engineer should uphold the honor and dignity of his profession
and, therefore,
should avoid association with any person or enterprises of known questionable character.

Section 3. An Electrical Engineer should strive to upgrade his skill and knowledge in
electrical engineering in order to give the best possible service to the public which could be
attained by interchanging information and experiences with other engineers, and by unselfishly
contributing to the mission of engineering societies, institutes, schools and engineering and
scientific media, and other public institutions.

Section 4. An Electrical Engineer should only advertise his work or merit in a simple
manner and avoid any practice that will discredit or do injury to the dignity and honor of his
profession.

Section 5. An Electrical Engineer should endeavor to extend public knowledge of

engineering and shall
discourage spreading the untrue, unfair, and exaggerated statements regarding engineering.

Section 6. An Electrical Engineer, should have due regard at all times for the safety of
the life and health of his employees, other workers, as well as of the general public and for the
protection of property that may be affected by the work this responsibility.

Section 7. An Electrical Engineer should express an opinion on engineering subject,

whether publicly or privately, only when such opinion is called for, his opinion must be founded
on adequate knowledge and information of the relevant issues and facts based upon his honest
convictions.

Section 8. An Electrical Engineer should not issue statements, criticisms, opinions,

arguments or other
views on matters except where public interest is affected.
 Article II RELATION WITH CLIENT AND EMPLOYER

Section 1. An Electrical Engineer should be fair, impartial and reasonable in rendering

professional
service to his clients, employers and contractors regarding contracts or other agreements.

Section 2. An Electrical Engineer should, before undertaking any engagement or

entering into any contracts which calls for his professional service that will require or need the
use of apparatus, other equipment or things in which he has financial interest, have such
situation clarified in the contract or agreement to avoid conflict of interests.

Section 3. An Electrical Engineer should be vigilant in guarding against conditions that

may be dangerous or threatening to life, health, or property on work for which he is responsible,
or otherwise bring such conditions to the attention of those responsible.

Section 4. An Electrical Engineer should present clearly the known possible

consequences or limitations of the work for which he will be responsible.

Section 5. An Electrical Engineer should honestly advise his clients or employer to

engage the services of other experts and specialists, and should cooperate with them in the
interests of his client or employer.

Section 6. An Electrical Engineer should not accept compensation from more than one
interested party
for the same professional service pertaining to the same work, without the consent of all
affected parties.

Section 7. An Electrical Engineer should not divulge confidential matters or information

which has come to his knowledge concerning affairs of his client or employers, without their
consent.

Section 8. An Electrical Engineer should not be financially interested in the bids of a

contractor on competitive work for which he has been or expects to be employed as an
engineer, unless he has the consent of his client of employer.

Section 9. An Electrical Engineer should promptly disclose to his client or employer and
interest which he may have in a business that may conflict with or affect his decision regarding
engineering work for which he is employed or which he may be called upon to perform.

Article III RELATIONS WITH FELLOW ENGINEERS

Section 1. An Electrical Engineer should endeavor at all times to protect the engineering
profession collectively and individually against misrepresentation, distortion, misunderstanding
or unfair criticism.

Section 2. An Electrical Engineer should give credit for the engineering work to the
person whom the credit is legally due.

Section 3. An Electrical Engineer should live up to the standards of professional practice for
electrical
engineering.
 Section 4. An Electrical Engineer should not directly or indirectly injure the professional
reputation, prospects, or practice of his fellow engineers. Whenever he finds an Engineer
violating the rules of unethical or unprofessional practices, he should not hesitate to bring the
matter to the proper forum for disciplinary or for other appropriate action.

Section 5. An Electrical Engineer should not compete with another Engineer on the basis of
compensation for particular work by means of underbidding, after the results of a public bidding
are announced.

Article IV PENAL PROVISIONS

Section 1. Violation of any provision of this Code shall constitute unethical,

unprofessional and dishonorable conduct and the violator shall be subjected to disciplinary
action by the Board of Electrical Engineering.

EFFECTIVITY

This Code shall take effect upon approval by the Commission and after fifteen (15) days
following its publication in the Official Gazette.

Adopted in the City of Manila, this 9th of May, 1988.

IIEE CODE OF ETHICS

FOREWORD

The Electrical Practitioners shall uphold and advance the integrity, honor, and dignity of
the engineering profession by:
a. Using his knowledge and skills for the enhancement of human welfare;

b. Being honest and impartial, and serving with fidelity the public,his employers,
employees, and clients; and

c. Striving to increase the competence and prestige of the engineering profession.

FUNDAMENTAL CANONS
We, members of the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, Inc.
(IIEE), in recognition of the constant involvement of technology, in uplifting the quality of life,
and in accepting a personal obligation and dedication to our profession, its members, and the
communities we serve, do hereby pledge and commit ourselves to the highest ethical and
professional conduct, and agree to:

1. Accept responsibility in making sound engineering decisions consistent with the

safety, health, and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly the factors that might
endangers lives and the environment;

2. Avoid real or perceived conflict of interest or disclose existence of such to affected

parties;

3. Be honest, objective, impartial and realistic in stating claims or estimates based on

available facts;

4. Avoid at all cost graft and corruption in all its forms;

5. Improve the ethical understanding of technology and its appropriate application;

 6. Continuously improve practitioner’s technical competence;

7. Disclose full pertinent professional and technical limitations;

8. Seek, accept, and offer constructive criticism of technical work, acknowledge and
mitigate errors, and give credit where it is due;

9. Equally treat all persons regardless of race, gender, physical condition, age, or
national origin;

10. Protect and avoid injury to other’s life, property, reputation, or livelihood by false or
malicious actions;

11. Observe utmost transparency, responsibility, due diligence and fairness, and
accordingly, not manufacture, spread or disseminate false, incorrect, unverified or misleading
information or data against any co-member or the IIEE, its officers, employees and
representatives or agents, in any form whatsoever, whether verbally, in writing or published
or whether through electronics means or otherwise, especially if such tends to discredit,
besmirch the honor or integrity or impute a wrongdoing on the part, of a co-member of the
IIEE, its officers, employees and representatives or agents;

12. Support colleagues and co-workers in their professional and technical development
and assist them in complying with this Code of Ethics;

13. Timely and fully comply and abide with any and all of his obligations to a co-member
of the IIEE, the IIEE itself or any third party; and

14. Does not engage in or commit anti-competitive, fraudulent, and deceitful practices
in any form, and uphold free and fair competition

References:

https://www.prc.gov.ph/sites/default/files/Board%20of%20Electrical%20Engineering%20-
%20Code%20of%20Ethics_0.pdf
https://www.iiee.org.ph/module?id=17&name=IIEE%20Code%20of%20Ethics