Ee Laws Codes and Professional Ethics

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Republic Act No. 7920 [C] “General Practice of Electrical Engineering”

- means the act of rendering or offering to
render
a) consultation, investigation, valuation
[A] Practice of Electrical Engineering - a person and management of services requiring
is deemed to be in the practice of electrical electrical engineering knowledge;
engineering when he renders or offers to render b) design and preparation of plans,
professional electrical engineering service [in specifications and estimates for electric
the form of:] 1-7 power systems, power plants, power
distribution systems, including power
[B] Definition of Terms – “Practice of Electrical transformers, transmission lines and
Engineering” network protection, switchgear, building
1. Consultation, vestigation, valuation and wiring, electrical machines, equipments
management of services requiring and others.
electrical engineering knowledge; c) Supervision of erection. Installations,
2. Design and preparation of plans testing and commissioning of power
specifications and estimates for electric plants and substations, transmission
power systems, power plants, power lines, industrial plants and others.
distribution systems including power d) Supervision of operation and
transformers, transmission lines and maintenance of electrical equipment in
network protection, switchgear, building power plants, industrial plants,
wiring electrical machines, equipment watercraft, electric locomotives and
and others; others.
3. Supervision of erection, installation, e) Supervision on the manufacture and
testing and commissioning of power repair of electrical equipment including
plants, substations, transmission lines, switch boards, transformers,
industrial plants and others; generators, motors, apparatus and
4. Supervision of operations and others.
maintenance of electrical equipment in f) Teaching of electrical engineering
power plants, industrial plants, professional subjects.
watercrafts, electric locomotives and g) Taking charge of sale and distribution of
others; electrical equipment and systems
5. Supervision of the manufacture and requiring engineering calculations or
repair of electrical equipment including applications of engineering data,
switchboards, transformers, generators, regardless of whether the persons
motors, apparatus and others; engaged in such practice are residents
6. Teaching of EE Professional Subjects; of the Philippines or have their principal
and office or place of business in this
7. Taking charge of the sale and country or another territory, and
distrubution of electrical equipment regardless of whether such persons are
and systems requiring engineering performing one or all these duties, or
calculations or applications of whether such duties are performed in
engineering data. person or as the directing head of an
office or organization performing them;
3) That the scope of work to be performed

by said foreign professionals shall be
limited only to the particular work for
SECTION 2. Coverage of Temporary/Special which they were contracted;
Permits. 4) That said, foreign professional shall
n6fei1gagc in private practice mi his/her
- In full accordance with Sec. 14 (a) (iii), Art. III own account;
of R.A. No. 7920, foreign nationals who have 5) That for every foreign professional
gained entry in the Philippines to perform contracted, one Filipino understudy,
professional services as Electrical Engineers or who shall be a licensed and registered
consultants in foreign-funded or assisted electrical engineer, shall also be
projects of the government or employed or employed by the Agency or Firm utilizing
engaged by Filipino or foreign contractors or the services of such foreign professional
private firms, shall, prior to commencing work for at least the duration of the a1ien
or assuming the duties, functions and expert's tenure with said Agency or Firm;
responsibilities as Electrical Engineers or 6) That the APO of Electrical Engineers in
consultants, secure a temporary! special the Philippines issues a certificate that
permit from the Board subject to approval of no qualified Filipino professional is
the Commission, to practice his/her profession available to render such service;
in connection with the project to which he/she 7) That, in accordance with Section 11.
was commissioned: Provided, That a foreign Article XII of the /987 Philippine
national that renders or offers to render Constitution, he/she shall not occupy
professional electrical engineering service in executive or managerial positions in the
the form stated in Section 2 (a) (I )-(7), Article I company; and
of R.A. 7920, shall be deemed practicing 8) Firms, agencies, organizations or
Electrical Engineering in the Philippines, individuals, whether public or private,
whether the contract for professional services who secure the services of foreign
is executed in the Philippines or in a foreign professional authorized by law to
country/state; Provided, further. that the practice in the Philippines for reasons
following conditions are satisfied as follows: aforementioned, shall be responsible
1) That he/she is a citizen or subject of a for securing a special temporary permit
country state which specifically permits from the other concerned government
Filipino professionals to practice his/her agencies.
profession within their territorial limits, SECTION 3. Period of Application for the
on the same basis as the subject or Temporary/ Special Permit. - Within thirty
citizens of such foreign state or country; calendar days from the effective date of the
2) That he/she is legally qualified to Guidelines, all firms, agencies, organizations or
practice Electrical Engineering in his/her individual~. whether public or private, who
own country state in which the secured the services of a foreign Electrical
requirements and qualifications for Engineer to be engaged in or is already
obtaining such a license or certificate of engaging in the practice of the Electrical
registration are not lower than those Engineering profession, shall register with the
specified in R.A. 7920, and that his/her Board and the Commission in the manner
expertise is necessary and provided for herein. Such agencies,
advantageous to our country organizations or individuals, whether public 6r
particularly in the aspects of technology private and the foreign Electrical Engineer Is
transfer and specialization; concerned shall neither commence nor
continue to engage in the practice of the 3. Complete and current/updated postal

Electrical Engineering profession until a valid .address, telephone/ telefax numbers,
Temporary/ Special Permit sha11 have been e-mail addresses, and website/s (if any)
issued by the Board and the Commission in full of the principal office, branch/es or sub-
accord with the Guidelines. offices as. applicable of the following
entities:
SECTION 4. Application for Temporary/Special a.) Agencies, organizations or
Permit. - The application for temporary/special individuals, whether public or
permit shall be accomplished in the form private, who secured the
prescribed by the Board, in triplicate, and duly Services of a foreign
signed by the duly authorized representative/s Electrical Engineer;
of the applicant firms, agencies, organizations b.) The foreign Electrical
or individuals, whether public or private, in Engineer; and
satisfaction of Sec. 14 (a) (iii), Art. III of R.A. No. c.) The local counterpart
7920. The application form, hereto attached as Electrical Engineer.
Annex "A", shall contain such information as 4. Statement as to the exact nature of the
may be required by the Board including, but not work of the foreign Electrical Engineers
limited to, the following data: and the complete and current/updated
1. The full name and nickname of the postal address/es, telephone/telefax
foreign Electrical Engineer for which the numbers, e-mail addresses, of the
temporary/special permit is sought and office/s or premises where he/she will
who shall engage in the general practice be working and could be contacted by
of Electrical Engineering or in the Board or Commission, if needed;
undertaking any part of the scope of 5. The names of the Directors and
Electrical Engineering practice as Executive Offices appearing in the
defined under Section 2 (a) (1)-(7), Articles of Incorporation on file with the
Article I of R.A. No. 7920 together with SEC and in the General information
copies of their respective equivalent Sheet (GIS) submitted annually to the
Certificate of Registration and SEC of the agencies, organizations or
Professional identification Card; individuals, whether public or private,
photocopies of the foreign Electrical who secured the services of a foreign
Engineer's passport shall accompany Electrical Engineer;
the application; 6. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of
2. The full name/s of the practitioner/s, the applicant firms, agencies,
who are registered/licensed Electrical organizations or individuals, whether
Engineers and who shall act as the public ·or private, who secured the
Filipino counterpart Electrical services of the foreign Electrical
Engineers, together with copies of their Engineer; and
respective Certificates of Registration, 7. Current Business Permit of the
current Professional Identification Applicant firms, agencies, organizations
Cards issued by the Commission and or individuals, whether public or private,
their Professional Tax Receipts ("PTR"); who secured the services of the foreign
the full names of the .said Electrical Electrical Engineer.
Engineers must match the names SECTION 5. Action on Application for
appearing in the Certificates of
Temporary/Special Permit.
Registration and the Professional
Identification Cards;
-The Board shall duly authenticate all SECTION 9. Roster of Foreign Electrical
applications for temporary/special permit Engineers Issued Temporary/Special Permits.
received in the proper and complete form and,
after having passed upon such applications -An official roster listing the names of the
shall, not later than thirty (30) calendar days foreign Electrical Engineers holding
after the application is filed, recommend temporary/special permits and their expiry
approval or denial of the application, to the dates, shall be kept current/updated by the
Commission. Board and tl).e Secretary of the Commission.
Copies of such a roster shall be made freely
SECTION 6. Issuance of the Temporary Special available to all concerned agencies involved in
Permit. - The Board subject to approva1 by the the review and approval of Electrical
Commission shall issue to the applicant Engineering documents and shall be made
agencies, organizations or individua1s the available to the public upon request and
corresponding Temporary/Special Permit, payment of the prescribed fee.
allowing the concerned foreign Electrica1
Engineer to legally engage in the general SECTION 10. Services that can and cannot be
practice of Electrical Engineering or to legally Undertaken by Foreign Electrical Engineers
undertake any part of the scope of Electrical Holding Temporary/Special Permits.
Engineering practice as defined under Section -A foreign Electrical Engineer holding a
2 (a) (1)-(7), Article I of R.A. No. 7920 during the temporary/special permit can gainfully and
permitted period only. Unless sooner revoked, legally engage in the general practice of
cancelled or withdrawn, said Electrical Engineering and legally undertake
Temporary/Special Permit shall be valid for a any part of the scope of Electrical Engineering
period of one hundred eighty (180) calendar practice as defined under Section 2 (a) (1)-(7),
days, renewable for another or subsequent one Article I of RA No. 7920; among such services
hundred eighty (180) calendar days, at the are the preparation of plans/ designs relating to
discretion of the Board. Electrical Engineering, site planning, physical
Section 7. Renewal of Temporary/Special planning and the like as well as assistance,
coordination· or supervision in the preparation
Permit. - The temporary/special permit issued
of Electrical Engineering plans and Electrical
to a foreig n Electrical Engineer shall be
Engineering documents. While a foreign
renewed by the applicant forms, agencies,
Electrical Engineer holding a temporary/special
organizations or individuals before its expiry
permit can act as a Consulting Electrical
date, upon full payment of the prescribed fees
Engineer or as an Electrical Engineer in charge
in full accord with the Guidelines. Renewals of
of installation (EEici), he/she cannot act as the
the Temporary/Special Permit must indicate
Professional Electrical Engineer-of-record
changes in work scope that shall take place (as
(PEEor), as this position is reserved solely for
applicable).
the Filipino counterpart, who shall assume the
SECTION 8. Use of the Temporary/Special full professional responsibility and the
Permit. - The Temporary/Special Pe rmit attendant civil liability for the Electrical
number and the name of the foreign Electrical Engineering work, including the signing and
Engineer concerned shall be displayed in a sealing of Electrical Engineering documents. A
prominent place on Electrical Engineering foreign Electrical Engineer holding a
documents, with the pertinent information as temporary/sped~ permit can only engage in
to his/her in the preparation of the Electrical group Electrical Engineering practice in the
Engineering document/s. Philippines wherein he/she shall be mandated
to work closely with his/her designated Filipino
counterpart. A foreign Electrical Engineer GUIDELINE V. FEES AND PENALTIES

holding a temporary/special permit and who
engages in individual Electrical Engineering SECTION 24. Permit Fee - The application for
practice, without a legal Filipino counterpart- the issuance of a temporary/special permit, or
Electrical Engineer shall be deemed to be its renewal or request for re-issuance, shall be
practicing in willful violation of R.A. No. 7920 accompanied by a fee of one hundred US
and may be charged accordingly, without dollars only (USD 100.00) to be collected and
prejudice to other state actions. charged by the Commission, or the fee that the
Commission charges and collects as approved
SECTION 11. Temporary/Special Permit Issued by the Office of the President pursuant to Sec.
to Foreign Electrical Engineers Only for One 7 (g) of R.A. No. 8981.
(I) Project. - A Temporary/Special Permit is
SECTION 25. Suspension or Cancellation of
issued to a foreign Electrical Engineer for one
the Temporary/Special Permits. - After due
(1) project alone. Should the applicant firm,
notice and hearing, the Board sha11 have the
agency, organization or individual desire to
power to suspend, or cancel the
engage the same or other foreign Electrical
Temporary/Special Permit of the concerned
Engineer for another project, a separate
foreign Electrical Engineer for cause, in full
application shall be filed with the Board and
accord with these Guidelines.
separate permit fees shall also be paid.
SECTION 26. Specific Violations 'of This
SECTION 12. Only Individual Foreign electrical
Resolution/The Guidelines. -Among the
Engineers to hold Temporary/Special Permits.
specific violations of this Resolution
-Only individual foreign Electrical Engineers Guidelines are:
(natural persons only) shall be issued ang
1. Engaging in the practice of Electrical
allowed to hold a temporary/special permit.
Engineering in the Philippines without a
The privilege is not to be granted to foreign
Special Temporary Permit or without)
Electrical Engineering firms or entities.
having conformed to the provisions of
SECTION 13. Applicability of Philippine Laws R.A. No. 7920;
to the Practice of Electrical Engineering by 2. Presenting or attempting to use as
Foreign Electrical Engineers Holding his/her own the Special/Temporary
Permit of another foreign Electrical
Temporary/Special Permits. - Philippine laws,
Engineer;
especially R.A. No. 7920, its implementing
3. Giving any false or forged evidence of
rules and regulations (IRR) and its derivative
any kind to the Board and the
regulations, not limited to the Code of Ethical
Commission;
Conduct, and R.A. No. 8981 and its IRR and
4. Attempting to use a revoked or
Derivative policies all apply to the local
suspended certificate of registration or
practice of the foreign Electrical Engineer
cancelled Special Temporary Permit;
holding a temporary/special Benoit It shall be
5. Using or advertising any title or
incumbent upon the Filipino counterpart-
description tending to convey the
Electrical Engineer to thoroughly
impression that the foreign Electrical
educate/instruct/ advise the foreign Electrical
Engineer’s Legally engaged in the
Engineer as to the coverage and applicability of
general practice of Electrical
Philippine laws, particularly those that apply to
Engineering or legally capable of
the planning and design of electrical systems
undertaking any part of the scope of
and facilities and those that apply to Electrical
Electrical Engineering practice as defi d
Engineering practice.
under Section 2 (a) (1)-(7), Article I of
R.A. No. 7920, without holding a valid applying for examination and for a certificate of
Special temporary Permit; registration as associate electrical engineer
6. Employing foreign Electric Engineers shall, prior to admission to examination,
from countries with which the establish to the satisfaction of the board:
Philippines has no reciprocal Electrical
(a) That he is at least twenty-five years of age;
Engineering practice arrangements; and
7. Violating any of the provision of R.A. No. (b) That he is of good reputation and moral
7920 and 8981 and their implementing character; and
rules and regulations and of the
guidelines. (c) That he has completed the high school
course or its equivalent;
SECTION 27. Penal Provisions, Consistent with
(d) That he has graduated in electrical
Section 40.Atticle IV of R.A. No. 7920, any
engineering from a university, school, college,
person (natural or juridical) w shall violate any
academy, or institute duly constituted and
.of the provisions of R.A. No. 7920, its
recognized as such by the Government or the
implementing rules and regulation (particularly
state in which it is established after completing
under this Resolution), the Code of Ethical
a resident collegiate course of not less than
Conduct, or any policy of the Board and the
four years and, in addition, has a specific
Commission, shall be guilty of misdemeanor
record of two years or more of active practice in
and charged in court by the Commission
electrical engineering of responsible character
and/or the Board, or by any person and shall,
indicating that the applicant is competent to
upon conviction be sentenced to a fine of not
take charge of or supervise any electrical
less than ten thousand pesos (PlO,OOO.OO)
construction or installation, or the operation,
but not more than Fifty thousand pesos
tending and maintenance of any electric
(P50,000.00) or to suffer imprisonment for a
generating plant, or take charge of the sale or
period not less than six (6) months nor more
distribution of any electric supply or utilization
than five (5) years, or , at the discretion of the
equipment requiring engineering calculations
Court. Violation of Section 7, Subparagraph (1)
and/or application of engineering principles
of (I). No. 8981 shall be punishable under Sec.
and data; or
16 of the said law.
(e) That he has a specific record of eight years
or more of active practice in electrical
engineering of responsible character indicating
[D] Article V: TRANSITORY PROVISIONS that the applicant is competent to take charge
of or supervise any electrical construction or
Section 41. Terms of Office of Board installation or the operation, tending and
Members. maintenance of any electric generating plant,
or take charge of the sale or distribution of any
- Upon approval of this Act, the incumbent
electric supply or utilization equipment
chairman and two (2) members of the Board
requiring engineering calculations and/or
shall continue to serve until their terms of
application of engineering principles and data:
office expire or until their replacements have
Provided, however, That experience on
been appointed by the President and shall have
installation or wiring of utilization equipments
been duly qualified.
only shall not be considered as complying with
-RA. 184- the requirements of this paragraph.
SECTION 17. Qualifications of applicant for In considering the qualifications of applicants,

Associate Electrical Engineer. - Any person being in charge of electrical engineering
teaching in an engineering school, university, or application of engineering principles and data

college, academy or institute duly constituted and has the first three qualifications specified
and recognized as such by the Government or in section seventeen, or
the state in which it is established, may be
(b) Had passed a civil service examination for
regarded as active practice in electrical
senior or assistant electrical engineer or was
engineering of responsible character.
an electrical engineer duly licensed by the
Board of Examiners for Electrical Engineers
under Act Numbered Two thousand nine
SECTION 18. Qualifications of applicant for hundred eighty-five of the Philippine
Assistant Electrical Engineer. - Any person Legislature of the year nineteen hundred and
applying for examination and for a certificate of twenty-one as amended and has a specific
registration as assistant electrical engineer record of two years or more of active practice in
shall, prior to admission to examination, electrical engineering of responsible character
establish to the satisfaction of the board: indicating that the applicant may be entrusted
(a) That he is at least twenty-three years of age; to take charge of or supervise any electrical
construction or installation, or the operation,
(b) That he is of good reputation and moral tending and maintenance of any electric
character; generating plant, or take charge of the sale or
(c) That he has completed the high school distribution of any electric supply or utilization
course or its equivalent; equipment requiring engineering calculations
and/or application of engineering principles
(d) That he has graduated in electrical and data: Provided, however, That persons
engineering from a university, school, college, registered as associate electrical engineer by
academy or institute duly constituted and virtue of the qualifications enumerated in this
recognized as such by the Government or the paragraph(b) shall not be required to undergo
state in which it is established after completing further examination when applying for a
a collegiate course of not less than four years. certificate of registration as professional
electrical engineer after fulfilling the
(a.) SECTION 25. Registration as Associate engineering experience required for that grade.
Electrical Engineer without examination. - No
examination shall be required of any person SECTION 26. Registration as Assistant
who shall, with his application for registration Electrical Engineer without examination. - No
as associate electrical engineer, present examination shall be required of any person
evidence or other proof satisfactory to the who shall, with his application for registration
board showing that, on the date of the approval as assistant electrical engineer, present
of this Act, he had any of the following evidence or other proof satisfactory to the
qualifications: board showing that, on the date of approval of
this Act, he had any of the following
(a) A specific record of ten years or more of
qualifications:
active practice in electrical engineering of
responsible character, indicating that the (a) Had passed a civil service examination for
applicant may be entrusted to take charge or senior or assistant electrical engineer, or
supervise any electrical construction or
installation, or the operation, tending and (b) Was an electrical engineer duly licensed' by
maintenance of any electric generating plant, the Board of Examiners for Electrical Engineers
or take charge of the sale or distribution of any under Act Numbered Two thousand nine
electric supply or utilization equipment hundred and eighty-five of the Philippine
requiring engineering calculations and/or Legislature of the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-one, as amended; Provided, That of electrical equipment in power plants,

persons registered as assistant electrical substation and the like.
engineers by virtue of the qualifications d. Substation - is any building, room or
enumerated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this separate place which houses or
section shall not be required to undergo further encloses electric supply equipment
examination when applying for certificate of connected to transmission or
registration as professional electrical engineer distribution lines and the interior of
or associate electrical engineer after fulfilling which is accessible, as a rule, only to
the engineering experience required properly qualified persons.
respectively for those grades. (i.) e. Electrical system design - refers to the
choice of electrical systems, including
-RA. 184- planning and detailing of requirements
Section 42. New Certificates of Registration for protection, control, monitoring,
and Professional Licenses. coordination and interlocking of
electrical systems among others.
(a) Associate electrical engineers and assistant f. Voltage - is the highest effective
electrical engineers with valid certificates of potential difference between any two
registration and professional license issued conductors of the circuit concerned
under Republic Act No. 184 shall register within express in volts.
two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act and g. Kva - refers to the installed capacity of
be issued new certificates of registration and an alternating current (A.C.) electric
new professional license as registered plants or supply equipment, or the
electrical engineers under this Act to replace connected load of industrial plants,
their original ones. Their serial numbers shall commercial establishment, institutional
be provided by the registration division of the buildings expressed in kilovolt-amperes.
Commission. h. Kw - refers to the installed capacity of a
direct current (D.C.) electric plants on
(b) Master electricians with valid certificates of
board watercraft express in kilowatts.
registration and professional licenses under
i. Utilization equipment - refers to
Republic Act No. 184 shall register within two
energy-consuming equipment including
(2) years from the effectivity of this Act and be
motors, heaters, furnaces, light
issued new certificates of registration and new
sources, and other devices which utilize
professional licenses as registered master
electric energy, for any purpose.
electricians with the same serial numbers as
j. Industrial plant or factory - refers to
their old ones to replace their original
manufacturing assembly plants,
certificates and licenses.
including engineering shops, shipyards
or other business endeavors where
electrical machinery and equipment are
a. Electric supply equipment - is any installed.
equipment which produces, modifies, k. Commercial establishment - are
regulates, or controls the supply of department stores, supermarkets,
electric energy. shopping malls, office buildings, hotels,
b. Electric Plants - is an establishment or theaters, stadiums, condominiums,
a system for the production and conventions, convention centers,
modification of electric energy. restaurants and the like, used for
c. Power plant design - refers to planning, business or profit.
specifying, coordinating and lay-outing
l. Institutional buildings - are school RA 7920 and those Mes who were
buildings, hospitals, museums, display registered as Mes under RA 184 and
centers, government buildings and the subsequently registered as RME under
like. RA 7920,
m. Watercraft - is any waterborne unit m. IIEE – Institute of Integrated Electrical
which is designed and built to have an Engineers
electric plant. n. DECS – Department of Education,
n. Electric locomotive - refers to the Culture and Sports
power plants mounted on wheels as o. CHED – Commission on Higher
used in the railroad transportation Education
industry. p. TESDA – Technical Education and Skills
Development Authority
Article I: TITLE AND DEFINITION OF TERMS
Rule 1. Title. — This Resolution shall be

known as “The New Rules and Regulations of
Article II Rule 3. Official Seal. - The seal of
the Board of Electrical Engineering.”
Professional Electrical Engineer as provided for
Rule 2. Definition of Terms. — Unless in Section 4 (q) of Republic Act No. 7920 with
otherwise provided, the following shall be its design below:
understood to mean: The seal shall be a dry circular seal, consisting
a. Syllabi – outlines embodying topics and of two concentric circles, the outer circle being
concepts of major subjects prescribed 48 mm in diameter and the inner circle being
in specific courses of study to serve as 28 mm in diameter with the appearance of two
basis for test questions in the licensure rings of twisted wires. A horizontal diametral
examinations. space, 6 mm wide shall be provided across the
b. Commission – Professional Regulation inner circle for the name of the registrant. The
Commission upper half of the annular space shall bear the
c. Commissioner – the Chairman of the words Electrical Engineer. The portion of the
Professional Regulation Commission inner circle above the diametral space shall
d. Board – Board of Electrical Engineering contain the name Philippines; and the portion
e. CPE – Continuing Professional below, the registration number.
Education
f. RA 184 – Old Electrical Engineering Law
(1947)
g. PEE – Professional Electrical Engineer
h. ASSO EE – Associate Electrical Engineer
i. ASST EE – Assistant Electrical Engineer
j. REE – Registered Electrical Engineer -
Those who were registered as such
under RA 7920 and those who were
previously registered as ASSO EE or as
ASST EE under RA 184 and
subsequently registered as REE.
k. ME – Master Electrician - Those who
were registered as such under TA 184.
l. RME – Registered Master Electrician -
Those who are registered as RME under
b. Determine and evaluate the

qualifications of the applicants for
registration with or without licensure
examinations and for special permits;
c. Prepare the examination questions in
accordance with section 19 hereof or
modification thereof; prescribed 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;
conduct the examination; correct and
rate the examination papers manually or
through process of computerization;
and submit the examination results to
the Professional Regulations
Commission (PRC) within the period
(a.) Section 3. Composition of the Board.- The
provided for by the rules of the
Board of Electrical Engineering, hereinafter
Commission;
referred to as the Board, shall be created as
d. Prescribed, amend, or revised the
collegial body under the general supervision
requirements for professional electrical
and administrative control of the Professional
engineers and subjects in the licensure
Regulations Commission, hereinafter called as
examinations for registered master
the Commission, composed of a chairman and
electricians and their relative weights,
two (2) members to be appointed by the
subject to the approval of the
President of the Philippines from among the
Commission;
recommendees of the Commissioner of the
e. Register successful applicants for
Professional Regulations Commission,
professional electrical engineers and
hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner,
applicants who have passed the
who were chosen from the nominees of the
licensure examinations for registered
integrated and accredited association of
master electricians and issue the
electrical engineers and of other registered
corresponding certificates of
association of electrical engineers and allied
registration and professional licenses;
fields.
f. Issue special permits to individual
(b.) Section 4. Power and Duties of the Board. foreign electrical engineers and
electricians for specific project and for a
-The Board shall exercise specific duration of time;
executive/administrative or Quasi-legislative g. Look in the condition affecting the
(rule-making) or quasi-judicial (investigative) practice of the electrical engineering
powers in carrying out provisions of this Act. It profession, adopt measures for the
shall be vested with the following specific enhancement of the profession and the
powers, functions, duties, and responsibilities: maintenance of high professional,
(i.) 4a-4t technical, and ethical standards and
conduct ocular inspection of places
a. Supervise and regulate the practice of where registrants practice their
electrical engineering in the Philippines;
profession, such as, but not limited to: from receipt of the copy thereof. The
electric plants, substation, industrial decision of the Commission may be
plants of factories, commercial appealed to the Court of Ap peals in
establishments, institutional buildings, accordance with the procedures
watercrafts, electric locomotives, provided in the Rules of Court;
engineering offices, repair shops and m. After due notice and hearing, cancel
similar places to deter mine and enforce examination pa pers and/or bar any
compliance with this Act. The Board examinee from future examination;
shall authorize the duly integrated and refuse or defer his registration;
accredited electrical engineering reprimand the registrant with stern
association and other registered warning; suspend him from the practice
electrical engineering associations to of his profession; revoke his certificate
render assistance in this function; of registration; delist his name from the
h. Promulgate rules and regulations roll of professional electrical engineers,
including a code of ethics, registered electrical engineers, and
administrative policies, orders, and registered master electricians for
issuances to carry out the provisions of continuous non-payment of annual
this Act; registration fees and non-compliance
i. Investigate violations of the Act and the with the Continuing Professional
rules and regulations, code of ethics, Education (CPE) requirements; reinstate
administrative policies, orders, and or reenrole his name in the said roll,
issuances promulgated by the Board. reissue or return his certificate of
The rules on administrative investigation registration. A decision of suspension,
promulgated by the Commission shall revocation of the certificate of
govern in such investigation; registration, or delisting from the roll by
j. Issue subpoena or subpoena duces the Board as provided herein, may be
tecum, to secure the attendance of appealed initially to the Commission
respondents or witnesses or the pro within fifteen (15) days from receipt
duction of documents at and relative to thereof. The decision of the
the investigation conducted by the Commission may be appealed to the
Board; Court of Appeals in accordance with the
k. Delegate the investigation of the case to procedure provided in the Rules of
the chairman, member of the Board or a Court.
Professional Regulations Commission n. Administer oaths in connection with the
attorney (PRC attorney). If the case administration, implementation, or
concerns strictly the practice of the enforcement of this Act;
profession, the investigation shall be o. Submit an annual report on the
presided by the chairman or a member proceedings and accomplishments
of the board with the assistance of a during the year and on recommendation
PRC attorney; of the Board to the Commission after
l. Render decision, order or resolution on the close of each fiscal year;
preliminary investigation or inquiry, on p. Prosecute or institute criminal action
undocketed cases and on docketed against any viola tor of the Act and/or
administrative cases against examinees the rules and regulations of the Board;
or registrants which shall become final q. Adopt an official seal;
and executory unless appealed with the r. Coordinate with the Commission and
Commission within fifteen (15) days the Department of Education, Culture
and Sports (DECS) in prescribing, administrative, and not affecting the public,
amending and/or revising the courses; and not penal or disciplinary in nature.
s. Prescribed guidelines and criteria on the
CPE program for professional electrical (iii.) Rule 9. Opinion on and Interpretation of
engineers and registered master R.A. 7920 and the Board’s Rules and
electricians and renew their Regulations. — The Board in the discharge of
professional li censes after compliance its quasi-legislative (rule-making) power may
with the CPE requirements; issue an opinion on, construction, or
t. Prescribed guidelines and criteria on the interpretation of any provision of R.A. 7920, of
CPE program for professional electrical the Board’s Rules and Regulations, Code of
engineers and registered master Ethics, policies, issuances, etc. The issuance
electricians and renew their of the herein Board’s official action shall be
professional licenses after compliance released through the Chairman, or a Board
with the CPE requirements; Perform Member, or the Secretary of the Professional
such other functions and duties as Regulatory Boards as signatory if authorized by
maybe necessary to implement the Chairman.
effectively this Act. The policies,
(c.) Section 5. Qualifications of Board
resolutions, rules and regulations,
Members.- Each Board member must, at the
orders or decision issued or
time of his appointment:
promulgated by the Board shall be
subject to the review and approval by a. Be a natural-born Filipino citizen and a
the Commission; however, the Board’s residence of the Philippines for at least
decisions, resolutions or orders which (5) consecutive years;
are not interlocutory, rendered in an b. be at least thirty-five (35) years of age, of
administrative case, shall be subject to proven integrity with high moral values
review only if on appeal. in his personal as well as his
professional conduct;
(ii.) Rule 5. Promulgation of Decisions, Rules,
c. Be a person with no final conviction by
etc.— To promulgate a decision, resolution, or the court of an offense involving moral
order in an administrative case, or a policy, rule turpitude;
and/or regulation, measure, directive, order d. Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of
circular, or other resolution for the Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
implementation of RA 7920, the Board shall from a university, school, college,
meet en banc and vote personally. Both a academy, or institute duly constituted,
quorum and a majority vote are prerequisites recognized, and accredited by the
for the validity of any of the foregoing actions. A Philippine government;
quorum or majority vote shall consist of two (2) e. Be a professional electrical engineer
members of the Board. with a valid certificate of registration
Any official action of the Board other and a valid professional license duly
than a decision, resolution or order issued in qualified to practice electrical
an administrative case shall be valid, engineering in the Philippines;
enforceable, and effective only after it shall f. Have practiced electrical engineering
have been approved by the Commission and for a period of not less than ten (10)
published in the Official Gazette or newspaper years prior to his appointment, with a
of general circulation. Publication shall not be sworn statement as such; and
required of a Board’s resolution, order, g. Not be an official nor a member of the
directive, or circular which is internal, faculty of, nor have a pecuniary interest
in, any university, college, school or of the Board’s decision, the Board, out of equity
institution conferring a bachelor’s and justice, may recommend to the
degree in electrical engineering for at Commission the issuance of the certificate of
least three (3) years prior to his registration to the applicant.
appointment, and is not connected with
a review center or with any group or Moral Turpitude - A phrase that describes
association where classes or lectures in wicked, deviant behavior constituting an
preparation for the licensure immoral, unethical, or unjust departure from
examinations are offered or conducted ordinary social standards such that it would
at the time of his appointment. shock a community.
Almost all crimes are classified moral turpitude
(i.) ARTICLE IV: Citizenship
as there’s no consistent basis for this in courts.
SECTION 1. The following are citizens of the
The ff. should generally not be classified as
Philippines:
moral turpitude:
(1) Those who are citizens of the Philippines at
• Driving under the influence, for first-
the time of the adoption of this Constitution;
time offenders
(2) Those whose fathers or mothers are citizens
• False imprisonment, and
of the Philippines;
• Involuntary manslaughter.
(3) Those born before January 17, 1973, of
Filipino mothers, who elect Philippine • Self-defense
citizenship upon reaching the age of majority;
This is based on Los Angeles Criminal Defense
and
Attorney
(4) Those who are naturalized in accordance
with law. (d.) Section 6. Term of Office.- The members of
the Board shall hold office for a term of three
SECTION 2. Natural-born citizens are those (3) years from the date of appointment or until
who are citizens of the Philippines from birth their successors shall have been appointed
without having to perform any act to acquire or and qualified. They may, however, be reap
perfect their Philippine citizenship. Those who pointed for a second term. Each member shall
elect Philippine citizenship in accordance with qualify by taking an oath of office before
paragraph (3), Section 1 hereof shall be entering upon the performance of his duties.
deemed natural-born citizens.
Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by
(ii.) Under Section 28 of Article II, Refusal to the President from the list of recommendees
Issue Certificates. — The Board of electrical selected by the Commissioner who were from
engineering shall not issue a certificate of the list of nominees submitted by the
registration to any person convicted by the integrated and accredited association for the
court of any criminal offense involving moral unexpired term only.
turpitude or to any person guilty of immoral or
(e.) Section 7. Removal of Board Members.-
dishonorable conduct or to any person of
Any members of the Board may be removed by
unsound mind. In the event of refusal to issue
the President of the Philippines, upon the
certificates for any reason, the Board shall give
recommendation of the Commissioner for
the applicant a written statement setting forth
neglect of duty, incompetence, malpractice,
the reasons for such action, which statement
commission of tolerance of irregularities in the
shall be incorporated in the records of the
examinations, or for unprofessional, unethical,
Board. After no less than a year from the finality
or dishonorable conduct, after having been is to be treated as especial fund for the
given the opportunity to defend himself in a programs, projects and activities of the
proper administrative investigation. Commission and the remaining ten percent
(10%) shall be set aside as a trust fund for the
(f.) Section 9. Executive Officer of the Board.- establishment and maintenance of the center
The commissioner shall be the executive offer for continuing education and research.
of the Board and shall conduct the examination
given by the Board and shall designate any Section 13. Registration Fees, License Fees
subordinate officer of the Commission to act and Fines.- All applicants for registration and
as secretary and custodian of all records license to practice as professional electrical
including all examination papers and minutes engineer, registered electrical engineer, and
of the deliberation of the Board. registered master electricians, shall be subject
to the payment of registration fees, license
fees, and fines in case of violation of the
pertinent rules and regulation for the
prescribed by the Board and approved by the
Commission: Provided, That fifty percentum
(50%) from these collections are to be treated
as a special fund for programs, projects and
activities of the Commission and the other fifty
percent (50%) shall be set up in a separate
special fund for the supervisory and regulatory
functions of the Board.
Article III.
(c.) Section 14. Exemption from Examination
EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION and Registration.
(a.) Section 10. Examination Required.- All a. Examination and registration shall not
applicants for registration for the practice of be required of foreign electrical
electrical engineering in the Philippines shall engineers, erection/commissioning/
be required to pass a technical examination as guarantee engineers employed as
hereafter provided, except as otherwise technical consult ants by the Philippine
specifically allowed under this Act. government or by private firms, for
(b.) Section 11. Registration and License which the pertinent professional society
certifies that no qualified Filipino
Required.- A valid certificate of registration and
professional is available, or of foreign
a valid professional license from the
electrical installers for the erection and
Commission are required before any person is
installation of a special project or for
allowed to practice electrical engineering in the
any other specialized work, subject to
Philippines except as otherwise allowed under
the following conditions:
this Act.
i. That the abovementioned foreign
Section 12. Examination Fees.- All applications professionals are legally
for oral examinations for professional electrical qualified to practice their
engineer and written examinations for profession in their own country in
registered electrical engineer and registered which the requirements are
master electrician shall be subject to payment qualifications for obtaining a
of fees prescribed by the Commission: license or certificate of
Provided, That ninety percent (90%) of the fees
registration are not lower than valid certificate of registration

those specified in this Act; and a valid professional license
ii. That the scope of work to be under this Act;
performed by said foreign ii. Persons in charge of or
professionals shall be limited supervising the operation,
only to the particular work for tending and maintenance of an
which they were contracted; electric generating set for private
iii. That prior to commencing work, use employing voltages not
the foreign professional shall exceeding two hundred fifty volts
secure a special permit from the (250V) and capacity not
Commission; exceeding fifty kilovolt-amperes
iv. That said foreign professional (50Kva): Provided, That the
shall not engage in private owner or operator shall be re
practice on their own account; quired to have the electric
generating set periodically
v. That for every foreign
inspected at intervals of not
professional contracted
more than one (1) year by a
pursuant this section, one
professional electrical engineer,
Filipino understudy who is
a registered electrical engineer
registered under the provisions
on a national, city, provincial or
of this Act shall be employed by
municipal government authority
the private firm utilizing the
exercising legal jurisdiction over
services of such foreign
electrical installations.
professional for at least the
duration of the alien expert’s (d.) Section 15. Holding of Examination.
tenure with said firm; and
vi. That the exemption herein - Examination for the practice of electrical
granted shall be good only for six engineering in the Philippines should be given
(6) months; renewable for twice a year in the City of Manila and other
another six (6) months at the places on dates that the Board may
discretion of the Board: Provided, recommend for determination of scheduling.
That in case the foreign The Board shall schedule interview/ oral
professional ceases to be examination of every applicant for registration
employed in accordance with as professional electrical engineer only at the
this section and engages in an office of the Commission. To qualified
occupation requiring registration applicants for examination, notice of ad
as electrical engineer, such mission shall be issued not later than ten (10)
professional must be registered days prior to the first day of examination.
under the provisions of this Act. (e.) Section 16. Qualifications of Applicants for
Registration as Professional Electrical
Engineer. - Any person ap plying for registration
b. No registration with a Board shall be as professional electrical engineer shall
required of the following: establish to the satisfaction of the Board that
i. Engineering students, on or before the date of registration, he
apprentices and other per sons possesses the following qualification:
employed or acting as
subordinates of, or undergoing a. He is a citizen of the Philippines;
training under a person holding a
b. b. He is of good reputation with high examination, as herein provided, shall

moral values; established to the satisfaction of the Board
c. c. He has not been finally convicted by that, on or before the date of the examination,
the court of an offense involving moral he possesses the following qualifications:
turpitude;
a. He is a citizen of the Philippines;
d. d. He is a holder of the degree of
b. He is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
Bachelor of Science in Electrical
c. He is of good reputation with high moral
Engineering (BSEE) from a university,
values;
school, college, academy, or institute
d. He has not been finally convicted by the
duly constituted, recognized, and
court of an offense involving moral
accredited by the Philippine
turpitude; and
government; and,
e. He has any of the following technical
e. e. He is a registered electrical engineer
backgrounds:
with valid certificate of registration and
1. Has completed at least three (3)
professional license and with four (4)
years of a five-year Bachelor of
years or more of active practice
Science in Electrical Engineering
reckoned from the date of his
(BSEE) program or a three-year
registration as a registered electrical
course in electrical engineering
engineer.
technology from an engineering
(ii.) Section 17. Qualifications of Applicants for school recognized by the Philippine
Registered Electrical Engineer Examination. government and, in addition, has a
subsequent specific record of one
- Any person applying for admission to the (1) year practice in electrical wiring
registered electrical engineering ex amination, and installation, operations and
as herein provided, shall establish to the maintenance of utilization devices
satisfaction of the Board that, on or before the and equipment; or
date of the examination, he possesses the 2. Has graduated from a two-year
following qualifications: electrician’s course of instruction
a. He is a citizen of the Philippines; from a vocational or trade school
b. He is at least twenty-one (21) years of recognized by the Philippine
age; government and, in addition, has at
c. He is of good reputation with high moral least two (2) years of apprenticeship
values; after completion of the course of
d. He has not been finally convicted by the instruction on electrical installation,
court of an offense involving moral operation and maintenance of
turpitude; and utilization devices and equipment;
e. He is a holder of the degree of Bachelor or
of Science in Electrical Engineering 3. Has completed a one-year
(BSEE) from a university, school, electrician’s course of instruction
college, academy, or institute duly from a vocational school recognized
constituted, recognized and accredited by the Philippine government and, in
by the Philippine government. addition, has at least three (3) years
of apprenticeship after completion
(iii.) Section 18. Qualifications of Applicants of the course of instruction on
for Registered Master Electricians electrical installation, operation and
Examinations. - Any person applying for maintenance of utilization devices
admission to the registered master electrician and equipment; or
4. Has completed a four-year high applications may be considered as

school education or its equivalent complying with the requirement;
and, in addition, has a subsequent c. Three (3) certifications signed by
specific record of at least five (5) three (3) professional electrical
years of apprenticeship in electric engineers to the effect that the
wiring, installation, operation and experience record submitted by the
maintenance of utilization devices applicant is factual and that the
and equipment. technical paper submitted was
f. Section 19. Scope of Examination. actually prepared by the applicant.
- As a prerequisite for registration as The applicant must obtain passing
professional electrical engineer, marks on the experience record and
registered electrical engineer, and on the technical report in order to
registered master electrician, the qualify for registration as a
applicant registered shall comply with professional electrical engineer.
the following requirements. ii. Registered electrical engineer: The
i. Professional electrical engineer: For the applicant shall pass a written
purpose of confirming the service examination on different subject or
record and clarifying the technical group of subjects as follows:
report submitted by the applicant for a. Mathematics, such as: algebra,
registration as a professional electrical trigonometry, ana lytic geometry,
engineer, an oral examination or differential calculus, integral
interview shall be conducted on the calculus, differential equations,
following documents to be submitted to complex numbers, probability and
the Board: statistics, advanced engineering
a. Certified experience record from the mathematics including matrices,
date applicant took oath as a power series, Fourier analysis,
registered electrical engineer Laplace transforms, and others. The
indicating the inclusive dates, weight is twenty-five percent (25%).
companies worked for, description b. Engineering science and allied
of specific responsibilities, subject, such as: general chemistry,
significant accomplishment as well college physics, computer
as the name position of immediate fundamentals and programming,
supervisors; engineering mate rials, engineering
b. Technical paper covering an mechanics, fluid mechanics,
evaluation, an analysis or a critical strength of materials,
discussion of an electrical thermodynamics, electrical
engineering project or subject, on engineering law, engineering
one or several technical aspects economics, engineering
such as: design, construction, management, contracts and
installation, commissioning,testing, specifications, code of professional
operation, maintenance, repair, ethics, Philippine Electrical Code,
research and the like. The technical Parts 1 and 2 and others. The weight
paper shall be supported by is thirty percent (30%).
engineering principles and data. c. Electrical engineering professional
Published or unpublished scientific subjects, such as: electric circuits,
paper or treatise on electrical electronic theory and circuits,
engineering theories and energy conversion, power
transmission and distribution, type motor starters, D.C.

instrumentation and measurement, motor starters.
circuit and line protection, control • Electrical components:
systems, principle of Description of resistors,
communication, electrical capacitors, inductors, and
machines, electrical equipment, semi-conductors.
components and devices, electric • Maintenance and repair:
system, power plant, electronic Description of the procedures
power equipment, illumination, in the maintenance of
building wiring and others. The electrical machinery
weight is forty-five percent (45%). • Test equipment: Types and
The passing general weighted uses of measuring
average rating shall be seventy instruments. n Electrical
percent (70%) with no grade below engineering law provisions
fifty per cent (50%) in any group of pertaining to registered
subjects listed above. The master electricians.
examination question on the • Other related subjects as
foregoing subject shall cover only may be prescribed by the
basic theories and principles, and Board.
shall exclude question based on 2. Philippine Electrical Code, Parts 1
experience and trade practices. The
and 2:
number of questions shall be such
• General requirements for
that the examinations can be
installation of electric wiring
finished in three (3) consecutive
and equipment.
eight-hour days.
• Approved wiring methods.
iii. Registered master electrician: The
• Types of wiring materials and
applicant shall pass a written
wiring devices.
examination on the different subjects or
group of subjects as follows; • Installation of switchboard
1. Technical subjects: and panelboards.
• Installation in hazardous
• Ohm’s Law: Calculations for location.
resistance, current, voltage
• Wiring diagrams of different
and power for direct current
types of motor starters with
and alternating current
motor protections;
circuits.
• Drawing symbols and wiring
• Electrical machines: plans.
Description and operating
• Other related subjects as
principles of motors,
may be prescribed by the
generators, and trans
Board.
formers.
• Control equipment: The number of test questions shall be such
Description and function of that the examinations can be finished in one (1)
fuses, overload relays, safety eight -hour day. The relative weights shall be
switches, magnetic switches, fifty percent (50%) for Technical subjects and
circuit breakers, star-delta fifty percent (50%) for Philippine Electrical
motor starters, transformer- Code. The passing general average rating shall
be seventy percent (70%) with no grade below

fifty percent (50%) in any subjects.

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ELEN 30112|EE LAWS, CODES, AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS Polytechnic UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINE

2ND SEMESTER | 2023-2024 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE

Republic Act No. 7920 [C] “General Practice of Electrical Engineering”

3) That the scope of work to be performed

continue to engage in the practice of the 3. Complete and current/updated postal

counterpart. A foreign Electrical Engineer GUIDELINE V. FEES AND PENALTIES

SECTION 17. Qualifications of applicant for In considering the qualifications of applicants,

teaching in an engineering school, university, or application of engineering principles and data

twenty-one, as amended; Provided, That of electrical equipment in power plants,

Rule 1. Title. — This Resolution shall be

b. Determine and evaluate the

registration are not lower than valid certificate of registration

b. b. He is of good reputation with high examination, as herein provided, shall

4. Has completed a four-year high applications may be considered as

transmission and distribution, type motor starters, D.C.

be seventy percent (70%) with no grade below

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