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DEFINITION. Law: Body of official rules and regulations, generally found in

constitutions, legislation, judicial opinions, and the like, that is used to govern a
society and to control the behavior of its members.

DEFINITION. Professional Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified

to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Professional
Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters
"PECE".

DEFINITION. Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold

himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics Engineer under
this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "ECE".

DEFINITION. Electronics Technician - a person who is qualified to hold

himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics Technician under
this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "ECT".

DEFINITION. Electronics and Communications Engineer - a person who is

qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly-registered/licensed Electronics
and Communications Engineer under Republic Act No. 5734.

LAW STRUCTURE

I. .LAWS.

A. Telecoms

1. Republic Acts

1.1. Republic Act No. 3846

An act providing for the regulation of radio stations and
radio communications in the Philippine islands, and for other
purposes
Date of Approval: November 11, 1963

1.2. Republic Act No. 5734

The Electronics and Communications Act of the Philippines
Date of Approval: June 21, 1969

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1.3. Republic Act No. 6849

An act providing for the installation, operation, and
maintenance of public telephones in each and every
municipality in the Philippines, appropriating funds therefore
and for other purposes
Date of Approval: July 24, 1989

1.4. Republic Act No. 7925

An act to promote and govern the development of Philippine
telecommunications and the delivery of public
telecommunications services
Date of Approval: July 25, 1995

1.5 Republic Act No. 9292

An act providing for a more responsive and comprehensive
regulation for the registration, licensing and practice of
professional electronics engineers, electronics engineers and
electronics technicians, repealing republic act no. 5734,
otherwise known as the "electronics and communications
engineering act of the Philippines", and for other purposes
Date of Approval: April 17, 2004

II. .EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

A. Telecoms

1. Executive Order No. 59 (E.O. 59)

Prescribing the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of
authorized public telecommunications carrier in order to create a
universally accessible and fully integrated nationwide
telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater
private sector in telecommunications
Date of Approval: Feb 24, 1993

2. Executive Order No. 109 (E.O. 109)

Policy to improve the provision of Local Exchange Carrier service
Date of Approval: July 12, 1993

3. Executive Order No. 125 (E.O. 125)

Reorganizing the ministry of transportation and communications
defining its powers and functions and for other purposes
Date of Approval: Jan 30, 1987

4. Executive Order No. 196 (E.O. 196)

Vesting the jurisdiction, control, and regulation over the Philippine
Communications Satellite Corporation with the National
Telecommunications Commission
Date of Approval: June 27, 1987
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5. Executive Order No. 467 (E.O. 467)

Providing for the national policy on the operation and use of
international satellite communications in the country
Date of Approval: March 17, 1998

6. Executive Order No. 468 (E.O. 468)

Providing for the creation of a National Council for the promotion
of Electronic commerce in the country
Date of Approval: Feb 23, 1998

7. Executive Order No. 469 (E.O. 469)

Amending Executive Order No. 190 dated July 1994 approving and
adopting the National Information Technology Plan 2000 and
establishing the National Information Technology Council.
Date of Approval: Feb 23, 1998

B. Broadcast

B.1. General Broadcast Law

1. Executive Order No. 255 (E.O. 255)
Requiring all radio stations with musical format programs
to broadcast a minimum of four Original Pilipino Musical
compositions in every clock-hour and for other purposes

B.2. Related Cable Laws

1. Executive Order No. 205 (E.O. 205)
Regulating the operation of Cable Antenna Television
(CATV) systems in the Philippines, and for other purposes
Date of Approval: June 30, 1987

2. Executive Order No. 436 (E.O. 436)

Prescribing policy guidelines to govern the operations of
Cable Television in the Philippines
Date of Approval: September 9, 1997

III. .PRESIDENTIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCES.

A. Presidential Decree No. 36

Creating the mass media council and prescribing rules and regulations
on the opening and operation of mass media
Date of Approval: November 02, 1972

B. Presidential Decree No. 55

Penalizing unauthorized telephone installation
Date of Approval: November 16, 1972

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C. Presidential Decree No. 576-A

Regulating the ownership and operation of radio and television
stations and for other purposes
Date of Approval: November 11, 1974

D. Presidential Decree No. 1986

Creating the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
Date of Approval: October 5, 1985

E. Presidential Decree No. 1987

An act creating the Video Regulatory Board
Date of Approval: October 5, 1985

IV. .DEPARTMENT ORDERS.

1. Department Order No. 4

Rules and regulations governing radio training schools in the
Philippines
Date of Approval: January 3, 1972

2. Department Order No. 5

Rules and regulations governing commercial radio operators
Date of Approval: September 22 1948

3. Department Order No. 6

Rules and regulations governing land mobile radio service and its
operation
Date of Approval: June 1, 1949

4. Department Order No. 11

General rules and regulations governing the construction, installation,
establishment or operation of radio stations and the possession or
ownership, construction or manufacture, purchase, sale and transfer of
transmitter or transceivers in the Philippines
Date of Approval: October 10, 1959

5. Department Order No. 87

Rules and regulations governing the low power ship radiotelephone
service in the Philippines
Date of Approval: January 11, 1952

6. Department Order No. 88

Rules and regulations requiring the service of duly registered
electronics and communications engineer in the planning and
designing, installation or construction governing commercial radio
operators
Date of Approval: December 28, 1972
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7. Department Order No. 13

Rules and regulations governing the amateur radio service in the
Philippines as amended
Date of Approval: February 16, 1971

8. Department Order No. 227

Rules and regulations governing land radio stations and radio
communications in the Philippines
Date of Approval: October 14, 1933

9. Department Order No. 287

Rules and regulations governing the citizen’s radio service
Date of Approval: January 2, 1959

V. .IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGIES.

1. Telecommunications
Any process which enables a telecommunications entity to relay and
receive voice, data, electronic messages, written or printed matter,
fixed or moving pictures, words, music or visible or audible signals or
any control signals of any design and for any purpose by wire, radio or
other electromagnetic, spectral, optical or technological means.

2. Public telecommunications entity

Any person, firm, partnership or corporation, government or private,
engaged in the provision of telecommunications services to the public
for compensation.

3. Broadcasting
An undertaking the object of which is to transmit over-the-air
commercial radio or television messages for reception of a broad
audience in a geographic area.

4. Franchise
A privilege conferred upon a telecommunications entity by Congress,
authorizing that entity to engage in a certain type of
telecommunications service.

5. Local exchange operator

An entity providing transmission and switching of telecommunications
services, primarily but not limited to voice-to-voice service, in a
geographic area anywhere in the Philippines.

6. Inter-exchange carrier
An entity, sometimes referred to as carrier's carrier or national
backbone network operator, authorized to install, own and operate
facilities which connect local exchanges within the Philippines and to
engage in the business of inter-exchange national long distance
services.

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7. International carrier
An entity primarily engaged in the business of providing transmission
and switching of any telecommunications service between the
Philippines and any other point of the world to which it has an existing
correspondent or prospective interconnection agreements.

8. Value-added service provider (VAS)

An entity which relying on the transmission, switching and local
distribution facilities of the local exchange and inter-exchange
operators, and overseas carriers, offers enhanced services beyond
those ordinarily provided for by such carriers.

9. Public toll calling station

A non-exclusive facility at which the public may, by the payment of
appropriate fees, place as well as receive telephone calls and/or
telegrams or other messages.

10. Mobile radio telephone system

A wide area mobile, radio telephone system with its own switch, base
stations and transmission facilities capable of providing high capacity
mobile telecommunications by utilizing radio frequencies.

11. Interconnection
The linkage, by wire, radio, satellite or other means, of two or more
existing telecommunications carriers or operators with one another for
the purpose of allowing or enabling the subscribers of one carrier or
operator to access or reach the subscribers of the other carriers or
operators.
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REPUBLIC ACT 9292

H. No. 5224
S. No. 2683

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
METRO MANILA

TWELFTH CONGRESS

THIRD REGULAR SESSION

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Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July, two
thousand three.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9292]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE

REGULATION FOR THE REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND PRACTICE OF
PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AND
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5734,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS
ENGINEERING ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:

ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Electronics Engineering

Law of 2004".

SEC. 2. Statement of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of

electronics engineering in nation-building and development. The State shall
therefore develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-
rounded Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and
Electronics Technicians whose standards of practice and service shall be
excellent, qualitative, world-class and globally competitive through inviolable,
honest, effective and credible licensure examinations and through regulatory
measures, programs and activities that foster their integrity, continuing
professional education, development and growth.

SEC. 3. Definition and Interpretation of Terms. - As used in this Act, the

following terms shall mean:

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(a) Electronics - the science dealing with the development and

application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons
or other carriers of electric charge, in a vacuum, in gaseous
media, in plasma, in semiconductors, in solid-state and/or in
similar devices, including, but not limited to, applications involving
optical, electromagnetic and other energy forms when transduced
or converted into electronic signals.

(b) Professional Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to

hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Professional
Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name
the letters "PECE".

(c) Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold

himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics
Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters
"ECE".

(d) Electronics Technician - a person who is qualified to hold

himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics
Technician under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters
"ECT".

(e) Electronics and Communications Engineer - a person who is

qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly-registered/licensed
Electronics and Communications Engineer under Republic Act No.
5734.

(f) Computer – any of a variety of electronic devices that is capable

of accepting data, programs and/or instructions, executing the
programs and/or instructions to process the data and presenting
the results.

(g) Information and Communications Technology - the acquisition,

production, transformation, storage and transmission/reception of
data and information by electronic means in forms such as vocal,
pictorial, textual, numeric or the like; also refers to the theoretical
and practical applications and processes utilizing such data and
information.

(h) Communications - the process of sending and/or receiving

information, data, signals and/or messages between two (2) or
more points by radio, cable, optical wave guides or other devices
and wired or wireless medium

(i) Telecommunications - any transmission, emission or reception of

voice, data, electronic messages, text, written or printed matter,
fixed or moving pictures or images, words, music or visible or
audible signals or sounds, or any information, intelligence and/or
control signals of any design/format and for any purpose, by wire,
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radio, spectral, visual/optical/light, or other electronic,

electromagnetic and technological means.

(j) Broadcast, Broadcasting - an undertaking the object of which is to

transmit audio, video, text, images or other signals or messages
for reception of a broad audience in a geographical area via wired
or wireless means.

(k) Industrial Plant - includes all manufacturing establishments and

other business endeavors where electronic or electronically-
controlled machinery or equipment are installed and/or are being
used, sold, maintained, assembled, manufactured or operated.

(l) Commercial Establishment - shall include but not be limited to

office buildings, hotels, motels, hospitals, condominiums, stores,
apartments, supermarkets, schools, studios, stadia, parking areas,
memorial chapels/parks, watercraft and aircraft used for business
or profit, and any other building/s or area/s for business purposes,
where electronic or electronically-controlled machinery or
equipment are installed and/or are being used, sold, maintained,
assembled, manufactured or operated.

(m) Consulting Services - as used in this Act, shall include services

requiring adequate technical expertise, experience and
professional capability in undertaking advisory and review, pre-
investment or feasibility studies, design, planning, construction,
supervision, management and related services, and other
technical studies or special studies in the field of electronics
engineering.

(n) Accredited Professional Organization - the integrated and

accredited national organization of Professional Electronics
Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians.

SEC. 4. Categories of Practice. - The following shall be the engineering and

technician categories covered by this Act:

(a) Professional Electronics Engineer (PECE)

(b) Electronics Engineer (ECE)

(c) Electronics Technician (ECT)

SEC. 5. Nature and Scope of Practice of Electronics Engineering and Electronics

Technician Professions.

(a) The scope and nature of practice of the Electronics Engineer shall
embrace and consist of any work or activity relating to the
application of engineering sciences and/or principles to the
investigation, analysis, synthesis, planning, design, specification,

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research and development, provision, procurement, marketing

and sales, manufacture and production, construction and
installation, tests/measurements/control, operation, repair,
servicing, technical support and maintenance of electronic
components, devices, products, apparatus, instruments,
equipment, systems, networks, operations and processes in the
fields of electronics, including communications and/or
telecommunications, information and communication technology
(ICT), computers and their networking and
hardware/firmware/software development and applications,
broadcast/broadcasting, cable and wireless television, consumer
and industrial electronics, electro-optics/photonics/opto-
electronics, electro-magnetics, avionics, aerospace, navigational
and military applications, medical electronics, robotics,
cybernetics, biometrics and all other related and convergent
fields; it also includes the administration, management,
supervision and regulatory aspects of such works and activities;
similarly included are those teaching and training activities which
develop the ability to use electronic engineering fundamentals and
related advanced knowledge in electronics engineering, including
lecturing and teaching of technical and professional subjects
given in the electronics engineering and electronics technician
curriculum and licensure examinations.

(b) The scope and nature of practice of the Professional Electronics

Engineer shall embrace and consist of all of the above plus the
sole authority to provide consulting services as defined in this Act
and to sign and seal electronics plans, drawings, permit
applications, specifications, reports and other technical documents
prepared by himself/herself and/or under his direct supervision.

(c) The scope and nature of practice of the Electronics Technician

profession shall embrace and consist of any non-engineering work
or activity relating to the installation, construction, operation,
control, tests and measurements, diagnosis, repair and
maintenance, manufacture and production, sales and marketing of
any electronic component/s, device/s, products, apparatus,
instruments, equipment, system/s, network/s, operations and
processes located on land, watercraft, aircraft, industrial plants or
commercial establishments, including the teaching and training of
technical and professional subjects given in the electronics
technician curriculum and licensure examinations.
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ARTICLE II
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

SEC. 6. Composition of the Board. - There is hereby created a Professional

Regulatory Board of Electronics Engineering, hereinafter referred to as the
Board, under the administrative control and supervision of the Professional
Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, composed
of a chairman and two (2) members who shall be appointed by the President of
the Philippines from the three (3) recommendees per position chosen and
ranked by the Commission, which recommendees shall in turn be chosen from
the five (5) nominees for each position submitted by the accredited
professional organization, in accordance with rules and regulations presently in
existence or that may be promulgated for such purpose.

SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the Board. - The Board is vested with the
authority to:

(a) Administer/Implement the provisions of this Act;

(b) Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;

(c) Adopt an official seal of the Board;

(d) Issue, suspend or revoke Certificates of Registration and

accordingly the Professional Identification Cards of Professional
Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics
Technicians, or otherwise suspend the holder thereof from the
practice of his/her profession, for any justifiable cause and after
due process;

(e) Maintain a roster of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics

Engineers and Electronics Technicians;

(f) Issue, suspend and/or cancel special permits to foreign

Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or
Electronics Technicians in accordance with the provisions of this
Act;

(g) Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements for licensing of

Professional Electronics Engineers, and prepare, adopt and issue
the syllabi of the subjects for the licensure examination for
Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, and prepare the
questions therefore, in strict conformance with the scope of the
syllabi;

(h) Adopt a program for the full computerization of the licensure

examination;

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(i) Grant registration without examination, subject to review and

approval by the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of
this Act;

(j) Study, examine and recommend, in coordination with the

Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and in
consultation with other concerned government entities and the
accredited professional organization, the essential requirements as
to curricula and facilities of schools, colleges or universities,
seeking permission to open courses or programs or already
offering courses or programs in electronics engineering,
electronics technician and related courses or programs and to
see to it that these requirements, including employment of
qualified faculty members, are properly complied with: Provided,
That within three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act, the
Board shall, in coordination with CHED, TESDA, and in
consultation with other concerned government entities and the
accredited professional organization, review and define/re-define
the curricula for electronics engineering, electronics technician
and/or allied courses or programs for the purpose of re-aligning,
revising and/or consolidating the same and/or otherwise defining
the minimum requirements by means of which graduates of
related or allied courses or programs can qualify to take the
Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician licensure
examinations;

(k) Inspect educational institutions and based on their findings

thereon, recommend to CHED and/or the TESDA and/or other
government entities concerned with the granting of school permits
or authorization, the opening, improvement/upgrading or closure
of colleges or schools and universities offering electronics
engineering and electronics technician courses or programs;

(l) Adopt and administer a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical

Standards of Practice for Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians in the
Philippines;

(m) Promulgate rules and regulations on the scope of practice of

Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and
Electronics Technicians;

(n) Promulgate a program for continuing professional education

and/or development of Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians;

(o) Prescribe the minimum manning and manpower requirements for

Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and
Electronics Technicians in industrial plants and commercial
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establishments for purposes of ensuring compliance with the

provisions of this Act and all other ordinances, laws, rules and
regulations that may be enacted hereinafter;

(p) Formulate, prescribe and adopt such rules and regulations for
electronics installations in industrial plants, commercial
establishments and other buildings or structures covered by the
National Building Code of the Philippines, in coordination with the
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), other
concerned agencies, representatives of industry and the
Accredited Professional Organization;

(q) Study the conditions affecting the Professional Electronics

Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Electronics Technician
professions in the Philippines, and whenever necessary, exercise
the powers conferred by this and other Acts, and adopt such
measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and
advancement of the professions and/or the maintenance of high
professional, ethical and technical standards, and for this purpose,
the Board may personally or through subordinate employees of
the Commission or member/s of the Accredited Professional
Organization, duly authorized by the Board and approved by the
Commission, conduct ocular inspection or visit industrial plants
and commercial establishments where Professional Electronics
Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians are
employed for the purpose of determining compliance with the
provisions of law relative thereto, in accordance with established
policies promulgated by the Commission;

(r) Hear and decide violations of this Act, its implementing rules and
regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical
Standards of Practice for the profession, and for this purpose,
issue subpoena ad testificandum and/or subpoena duces tecum to
secure attendance of witnesses and the production of documents
in connection with the charges presented to and/or any
investigation pending before the Board;

(s) Delegate the hearing or investigation of administrative cases filed

before it to authorized officers of the Commission, except in cases
where the issue involved strictly concerns the practice of the
Professional Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering and
Electronics Technician Professions, in which case the hearing shall
be presided over by at least one (1) member of the Board assisted
by a Legal or Hearing Officer of the Commission;

(t) Promulgate resolutions, orders and/or decisions on such

administrative cases: Provided, That such resolutions, orders
and/or decisions shall be subject to appeal within fifteen (15) days
from receipt thereof with the Commission, which may affirm or
reverse the same, dismiss the case, deny the appeal or remand

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the case to the Board for further action or proceeding: Provided,

further, That if after fifteen (15) days from the receipt of such
decision no appeal is taken there from to the Commission, the
same shall become final and immediately enforceable;

(u) Submit an annual action plan and corresponding report at the

beginning and close of each fiscal year on the activities,
proceedings and accomplishments of the Board for the year,
incorporating therein any recommendation to the Commission;
and

(v) Discharge such other powers and functions as the Board and the
Commission may deem necessary for the practice of the
profession and the upgrading, enhancement, development and
growth of the Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics
Engineer and Electronics Technician professions in the Philippines.
Except those in administrative cases, all resolutions embodying
rules and regulations and other policies and measures issued
and/or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the review
and approval by the Commission.

SEC. 8. Qualifications of Board Members. - The chairman and members of the

Board must possess the following qualifications at the time of their
appointment:

(a) Be a citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least five (5)
consecutive years prior to his/her appointment;

(b) Be of good moral character and integrity;

(c) Be a holder of a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid

Professional Identification Card as a Professional Electronics
Engineer, duly qualified to practice as a Professional Electronics
Engineer in the Philippines;

(d) Be a member of good standing of the Accredited Professional

Organization;

(e) Be in active practice of the electronics engineering profession for

at least ten (10) years prior to his appointment, either in self-
practice, or employment in government service and/or in the
private sector;

(f) Must not have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any
school, academy, college, university or institution conferring an
academic degree and/or certification/accreditation necessary for
admission to the practice of Electronics Engineering and/or
Electronics Technician or where review classes in preparation for
the licensure examination are being offered or conducted nor shall
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he/she be a member of the faculty or of the administration thereof

prior to taking his/her oath of office; and

(g) Must not have been convicted of an offense involving moral

turpitude.

SEC. 9. Term of Office. - The members of the Board shall hold office for a term
of three (3) years from date of appointment or until their successors shall have
been appointed and qualified and may be re-appointed once for another term.
Any vacancy occurring within the term of a member shall be filled for the
unexpired portion of the term only: Provided, That the member appointed to
serve the unexpired term may be re-appointed more than once for as long as
his/her continuous tenure shall not exceed six (6) years. Each member of the
Board shall take the proper oath prior to the assumption of office.

SEC. 10. Compensation and Allowances of the Board. - The Chairman and
members of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable
to that being received by the Chairman and members of existing regulatory
boards under the Commission as provided for in the General Appropriations
Act.

SEC. 11. Removal of Board Members. - The President of the Philippines, upon
recommendation of the Commission, may suspend or remove any member of
the Board for neglect of duty, incompetence, manipulation or rigging of the
licensure examination results, disclosure of secret information or the
examination questions prior to the conduct of the said examination, or
tampering of the grades therein, for unprofessional or unethical conduct, or for
any final judgment or conviction of any criminal offense by the Courts, after
having given the member concerned an opportunity to be heard and/or to
defend himself/herself in a proper administrative investigation.

SEC. 12. Custodian of Board Records, Secretariat and Support Services. -All
records of the Board, including applications for examination, administrative
cases involving Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and
Electronics Technicians shall be kept by the Commission.

The Commission shall designate the Secretary of the Board and shall
provide the secretariat and other support services to implement the provisions
of this Act.

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ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE

SEC. 13. Licensure Examination. - Except as otherwise specifically provided in

this Act, all applicants seeking to be registered and licensed as Electronics
Engineers and Electronics Technicians, shall undergo the required
examinations to be given by the Board in such places and dates as the
Commission may designate in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act
No. 8981.

SEC. 14. Qualifications for Examinations. - In order to be allowed to take the

examination for Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, an applicant
must, at the time of the filing of his/her application, establish to the
satisfaction of the Board that:

(a) He/She is a citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign country

qualified to take the examination as provided for in Section 33 of
this Act;

(b) He/She is of good moral character and had not been convicted by
a court of law of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;

(c) For the Electronics Engineering examinations, he/she is a holder of

a degree of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and
Communications Engineering or Electronics Engineering, or
subject to compliance with minimum requirements to be
prescribed by the Board, such equivalent and/or related
engineering course or program from any school, institute, college,
or university recognized by the Government or the State where it
is established, after completing a resident collegiate course
equivalent to that of a full baccalaureate degree;

(d) For the Electronics Technician examinations:

(1) is a graduate of an Associate, Technician, Trade or Vocational

course in electronics or, subject to the evaluation of the
Board, such equivalent and/or related formal or non-formal
course or program from any school, college, university or
training institution recognized by the Government or the State
where it is established, after completing a resident course or
program of not less than two (2) years, or

(2) has completed at least the minimum third-year equivalent of a

Bachelor of Science program in Electronics and
Communications Engineering or Electronics Engineering
according to CHED guidelines, or, subject to the evaluation of
the Board such equivalent and/or related engineering course
or program from any school, institute, college or university
recognized by the Government or State where it is
established;
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SEC. 15. Scope of Examination for Electronics Engineers and Electronics

Technicians. - The examination for Electronics Engineers shall consist of
written tests which shall cover subjects prescribed by the Board but including
at least the following: Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Engineering Economics,
Laws and Ethics, Electronics, Communications, Computers, and Information
and Communications Technology.

The examinations for Electronics Technician shall consist of written

and/or practical tests covering subjects to be prescribed by the Board and shall
cover subjects specific to the practice of Electronics Technicians.

As urgent and important need arises so as to conform to technological

and modern changes, the Board may re-cluster, rearrange, modify, add to or
exclude any subject and prescribe the number of final examination/s per year
after approval by the Commission. The PRC Board resolution thereon shall be
officially published in the Official Gazette or major daily newspapers of general
circulation and also circularized and disseminated to all colleges.

SEC. 16. Ratings. - To pass the licensure examination, a candidate for

Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician must obtain a passing rating of
seventy percent (70%) in each subject given during the examination:
Provided, however, That a candidate who obtains a passing rating in the
majority of the subjects but obtains a rating in the other subject/s below
seventy percent (70%) but not lower than sixty percent (60%), shall be
allowed to take one removal examination on the subject/s where he/she failed
to obtain the passing rating: Provided, finally, That should the examinee fail to
obtain a passing rating in the removal examination, he/she shall be considered
as having failed the entire licensure examination.

SEC. 17. Release of the Results of Examination. - The Board and the
Commission shall correct and rate the licensure examination papers and shall
release the examination results within fifteen (15) days after the said
examination.

SEC. 18. Qualifications and Schedule of Registration for Professional Electronics

Engineer. - For application for registration as a Professional Electronics
Engineer, the following shall be required:

(a) Valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification

Card as Electronics Engineer;

(b) Valid/current membership identification card from the Accredited

Professional Organization;

(c) Certified experience record of active self-practice and/or

employment either in government service or in the private sector,
in the format to be prescribed by the Board, indicating the
inclusive dates, companies worked for, description of specific
responsibilities, relevant accomplishments and name, position of
immediate supervisors for a period of at least seven (7) years

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(inclusive and/or aggregate), at least two (2) years of which are in

responsible charge of significant engineering work, from the date
applicant took his/her oath as an Electronics and Communications
Engineer or Electronics Engineer;

(d) Three (3) certifications signed by three (3) Professional Electronics

Engineers attesting that the experience record submitted by the
applicant is factual.

Applications for registration as Professional Electronics Engineer may be

submitted anytime to the Commission. The Board shall then schedule an en
banc oral interview of the applicant for the purpose of verifying, authenticating
and assessing the submittals and establishing the competency of the applicant
according to rules, regulations and competency standards to be formulated by
the Board: Provided, That those who have been registered and licensed as
Electronics and Communications Engineers under Republic Act No. 5734 for at
least seven (7) years upon the effectivity of this Act need only to submit items
(a), (b), and (c) above: Provided, further, That those who have been
registered and licensed as Electronics and Communications Engineers under
Republic Act No. 5734 for less than seven (7) years after the effectivity of this
Act shall submit shall submit their certified experience records and
certifications from three (3) Professional Electronics Engineers as in items (c)
and (d) above, and submit to an en banc oral interview of the Board for
competency assessment, upon passing of which he can be registered as a
Professional Electronics Engineer.

SEC. 19. Issuance of the Certificate of Registration and Professional

Identification Card. - A Certificate of Registration shall be issued to examinees
who pass the Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician licensure
examination, to Electronics Engineers who are registered as Professional
Electronics Engineers and to Electronics Technicians who are registered without
examination, subject to payment of fees prescribed by the Commission. The
Certificate of Registration shall bear the signature of the Chairperson and
Members of the Board, stamped with the official seal of the Commission and
the Board, indicating that the person named therein is entitled to practice the
profession with all the privileges appurtenant thereto, subject to compliance
with all applicable requirements. The said certificate shall remain in full force
and effect until withdrawn, suspended or revoked in accordance with this Act.

A Professional Identification Card bearing the registration number, date of

registration, duly signed by the Chairperson of the Commission, shall likewise
be issued to every registrant who has paid the prescribed fee. This
identification card will serve as evidence that the holder thereof is duly
registered with the Commission.

SEC. 20. Registration without Examination for Electronics Technicians. - Within

five (5) years after the effectivity of this Act, the Board shall issue Certificates
of Registration and Professional Identification Cards without examination to
applicants for registration as Electronics Technicians who shall present
evidence or other proof satisfactory to the Board that:
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(a) He/She is a graduate of at least a two-year Associate, Technician,

Trade or Vocational course in Electronics as certified by the
TESDA, or that he/she has completed at least the minimum third-
year equivalent of a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Electronics
and Communications Engineering or Electronics Engineering
according to CHED guidelines, or, subject to the evaluation of the
Board, an equivalent and/or related formal or non-formal course
or program from any school, institute, college, university or
training institution recognized by the Government or the State
where it is established, and

(b) He/She has rendered at least seven (7) years (inclusive or

aggregate) of active self-practice and/or employment either in the
Government or private sector, indicating therein his/her specific
duties and responsibilities, relevant accomplishments, the
complete names and addresses of clients and companies or
persons worked for, as well as the names and positions of
immediate superiors.

The above submittals shall be accompanied by a certification from at

least three (3) registered Professional Electronics Engineers vouching
for the integrity, technical capability and good moral character of the
applicant.

SEC. 21. Non-issuance of a Certificate of Registration and/or Professional

Identification Card for Certain Grounds. - The Board and/or the Commission
shall not register and shall not issue a Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card to any person convicted by a court of
competent jurisdiction of any crime involving moral turpitude, to any person of
immoral or dishonorable conduct and to any person of unsound mind,
furnishing the party concerned a written statement containing the reasons for
such action, which statement shall be incorporated in the records of the Board.

SEC. 22. Professional Oath. - All successful examinees and all those who have
qualified for registration without examination shall be required to take a
professional oath before any member of the Board or any person authorized by
the Commission before he/she can be registered and issued a Certificate of
Registration and Professional Identification Card, and as a prerequisite to
practicing as a Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician.

SEC. 23. Revocation and Suspension of Certificate of Registration, Professional

Identification Card and Cancellation of Special Permits. - The Board shall,
upon proper notice and hearing, revoke or suspend the validity of a Certificate
of Registration and accordingly the Professional Identification Card, or cancel a
Special Permit granted under Section 26 herein, for any of the causes
mentioned in the preceding sections, or for unprofessional or unethical
conduct, malpractice, incompetence or any violation of this Act and its
implementing rules and regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of

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Technical Standards of Practice, or where fraud, deceit, or false statement was

found to have been employed in obtaining said Certificate of Registration,
Professional Identification Card or Special Permit.

SEC. 24. Reinstatement, Re-issuance or Replacement of Certificate of

Registration and Professional Identification Card. - The Board may, two (2)
years after the revocation of a Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card, upon application and for reasons deemed proper and
sufficient, reinstate the validity of a revoked Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card, subject to compliance with the applicable
requirements of the Commission, and the Board: Provided, That he/she did not
commit any illegal practice of the profession or any violation of this Act, its
rules, codes and policies during the time that his/her Certificate of Registration
and Professional Identification Card was revoked.

A new Certificate of Registration or Professional Identification Card to

replace lost, destroyed, or mutilated certificate or registration card may be
issued, subject to the rules promulgated by the Board and the Commission,
upon payment of the required fees.

SEC. 25. Roster of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and

Electronics Technicians. - The Board shall prepare and maintain a roster of
the names, residence and/or office address of all registered Professional
Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, which
shall be updated annually in cooperation with the Accredited Professional
Organization, indicating therein the status of the Certificate of Registration,
Professional Identification Card and membership in the Accredited Professional
Organization of the professional, whether valid, inactive due to death or other
reasons, delinquent, suspended or revoked. The said roster shall be
conspicuously posted within the premises of the Commission and the
information therefrom made available to the public upon inquiry or request.

SEC. 26. Exemptions from Examination and Registration. - No examination and

registration shall be required for foreign Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians who are temporarily employed
by the Philippine Government or by private firms in the Philippines in the
following cases:

(a) Where no qualified equivalent Filipino professional is available for

the specific item of work to be rendered, as attested to by the
Accredited Professional Organization;

(b) Where the conditions of the scope and funding for the work or
project are such that it stipulates the temporary employment of a
foreign professional;

(c) As defined in the General Agreement on Trade in Services, the

ASEAN and APEC Engineer Registry programs and other similar
international treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which the
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Philippine Government is a signatory and has ratified: Provided,

however, That:

(1) The said foreign professional is legally qualified to practice

his/her profession in his/her own country in which the
requirements for licensing and registration are not lower than
those specified in this Act;

(2) The work to be performed by said foreign professional shall be

limited only to the particular work or project for which he/she
was specifically contracted;

(3) Prior to commencing the work, the foreign professional shall

secure a Special Permit from the Board, which shall be subject
to the approval of the Commission; Provided, That no working
visa and/or permit shall be issued by concerned government
agencies unless such Special Permit has been granted first;

(4) The same foreign professional shall not engage in private

practice on his/her own account;

(5) For every foreign professional contracted for the work or

project, at least two (2) corresponding Filipino professionals
who are registered under this Act shall be employed as
counterparts by the Philippine Government or the private firm
utilizing the services of such foreign professional for at least
the same duration of time as the foreigner's tenure of work;
and

(6) The Special Permit herein granted shall be valid only for a
period of not more than six (6) months and renewable every
six (6) months thereafter subject to the discretion of the
Board and the approval of the Commission: Provided, That
said permit shall cease to be valid if the foreigner terminates
his/her employment in the work or project for which said
permit was originally granted and thereafter engages in an
occupation that requires another Special Permit or registration
under this Act.

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ARTICLE IV
PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN

SEC. 27. Practice of the Profession. - No person shall offer himself/herself in

the Philippines as, or use the title "Professional Electronics Engineer",
"Electronics Engineer" or "Electronics Technician", as defined in this Act, or use
any word, letter figure, or sign whatsoever, tending to convey the impression
that he/she is a Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician, or advertise that he/she is qualified to perform the
work of a Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics
Technician, without holding a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid
Professional Identification Card in accordance with this Act, except as provided
under Section 26 hereof.

SEC. 28. Prohibitions and Limitations on the Practice of Electronics Engineering

and Electronics Technician Profession. - Unless otherwise prescribed by any
supervening law, the practice of electronics engineering and electronics
technician shall be a professional service, admission to which must be
determined on the basis of the individual's personal qualifications. Hence, no
firm, company, partnership, association or corporation may be registered or
licensed as such for the practice of electronics engineering and electronics
technician. However, persons properly registered and licensed as Professional
Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians may,
among themselves or with any other allied professionals, form a partnership or
association or corporation and collectively render services as such: Provided,
That individual members of such partnerships or associations or corporations
shall be responsible for their own respective acts.

SEC. 29. Seal of the Professional Electronics Engineers. - All licensed

Professional Electronics Engineers shall obtain and use a seal of a design
prescribed by the Board bearing the registrant’s name, registration number
and title. Plans, drawings, permit applications, specifications, reports and other
technical documents prepared by and/or executed under the supervision of,
and issued by the Professional Electronics Engineer shall be stamped on every
sheet/page with said seal, indicating therein his/her current Professional Tax
Receipt (PTR) number, date/place of payment and current membership
number in the Accredited Professional Organization, when filed with
government authorities or when used professionally.

SEC. 30. Code of Ethics and Code of Technical Standards of Practice. - The
Board shall adopt a Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of
Practice for Electronics Engineers and Technicians, which shall be promulgated
by the Accredited Professional Organization.
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ARTICLE V
SUNDRY PROVISIONS

SEC. 31. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and/or Development

Programs. – All registered Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics
Engineers, and Electronics Technicians, shall comply with pertinent rules and
regulations already prescribed by and/or as may be prescribed and
promulgated by the Commission and/or the Board, the Accredited Professional
Organization and other government agencies, pursuant to this Act and other
relevant laws, international treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which
the Philippines is a signatory and has ratified, with respect to continuing
professional education and/or development and/or other similar/related
programs.

SEC. 32. Integrated and Accredited Professional Organization. - There shall be

one (1) integrated and Accredited Professional Organization of Professional
Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians in the
country, which shall be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as a non-stock, non-profit corporation and recognized by the
Board, the Commission and all government agencies as the one and only
integrated and accredited national organization for the said professionals.
Every Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer and Electronics
Technician, upon registration with the Commission as such, shall ipso facto
become a member of this Accredited Professional Organization. Those who
have been previously registered by the Board but are not members of this
Accredited Professional Organization at the time of effectivity of this Act, shall
be allowed to register as members of this organization within three (3) years
after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in this Accredited Professional
Organization shall not be a bar to membership in other associations of the
electronics engineering and electronics technician professions.

The Accredited Professional Organization shall implement the

continuing professional education, accredit other organizations or entities to
provide continuing professional education, and/or development program
promulgated by the Board and/or the Commission, compliance with which shall
be one of the requisites for the maintenance of membership in good standing
of the professional in the Accredited Professional Organization. All members of
good standing of this Accredited Professional Organization shall be issued an
annual membership card indicating the membership number and validity
period of the membership, which shall be affixed to all plans, specifications and
any document signed by the member in the course of practice of his/her
profession. Failure to maintain membership in good standing in the Accredited
Professional Organization shall be a cause for listing of the individual as
delinquent in the roster of professionals.

SEC. 33. Foreign Reciprocity. - No foreigner shall be admitted for registration

as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics
Technician with or without examination under this Act unless he/she proves in
the manner as provided by the Board that, by specific provisions of law, the
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accordance with international treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which

their country, state or province is a signatory, admits Filipino citizens to
practice as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician after an examination or registration process on terms of
strict and absolute equality with the citizens, subjects or nationals of said
country, including the unconditional recognition of professional licenses issued
by the Board and/or the Commission and prerequisite degrees/diplomas issued
by institutions of learning duly recognized by the government of the
Philippines.

Sec. 34. Positions in Government Requiring the Services of Registered and

Licensed Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and
Electronics Technicians. - Within three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act,
all existing and proposed positions in the local and national government,
whether career, permanent, temporary or contractual and primarily requiring
the services of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or
Electronics Technicians shall accordingly be filled only by registered and
licensed Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics
Technicians.

ARTICLE VI
PENAL PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

SEC. 35. Penal Provision. - The following shall be punished by a fine of not less
than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than One million
pesos (P1,000,000.00), or by imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor
more than six (6) years, or both, in the discretion of the court:

(a) Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent statement to the
Board to obtain a Certificate of Registration and/or Professional
Identification Card as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics
Engineer or Electronics Technician;

(b) Any person who shall present or use as his/her own a Certificate
of Registration, Professional Identification Card, membership
identification card in the Accredited Professional Organization
and/or seal issued to another and any person who allows the use
of his/her Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification
Card, membership card in the Accredited Professional Organization
and/or seal;

(c) Any person who shall present or use a revoked or suspended

Certificate of Registration as Professional Electronics Engineer,
Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician;

(d) Any person who shall assume, use, or advertise as Professional

Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics
Technician, or append to his/her name, any letter/s or words
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tending to convey the impression that he/she is a registered

Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician, when in fact he/she is not duly registered
with the Board as such;

(e) Any Professional Electronics Engineer, or any person on his/her

behalf, who shall stamp or seal any document with his/her seal as
such after his/her Certificate of Registration, Professional
Identification Card and membership card in the Accredited
Professional Organization has been revoked or suspended or after
he/she has been suspended from practice or removed from the
roster of Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineers
or Electronics Technicians;

(f) Any Professional Electronics Engineer who shall sign his/her name,
affix his/her seal, or use any other method of signature on plans,
technical descriptions or other documents prepared by or under
the supervision of another Professional Electronics Engineer,
unless the same is prepared in such manner as to clearly indicate
the part of such work actually performed by the former;

(g) Any person, except the Professional Electronics Engineer or

Electronics Engineer in-charge, who shall sign for any electronics
engineering work, or any function of electronics engineering
practice, not actually performed by him/her;

(h) Any person holding a Certificate of Registration and Professional

Identification Card as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics
Engineer or Electronics Technician who shall be involved in illegal
wire-tapping, cloning, hacking, cracking, piracy and/or other
forms of unauthorized and malicious electronic eavesdropping
and/or the use of any electronic devices in violation of the privacy
of another or in disregard of the privilege of private
communications and/or safety to life, physical and/or intellectual
property of others, or who shall maintain an unlicensed and/or
unregistered communications system or device; and

(i) Any person who shall violate any provision of this Act or any rules,
regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical
Standards of Practice promulgated under this Act.

SEC. 36. Assistance of Law Enforcement and Other Government Agencies.

Any law enforcement agency shall, upon call or request of the Board and/or
the Commission, render assistance in enforcing this Act including the Code of
Ethics, Code of Technical Standards of Practice and the implementing rules and
regulations and measures promulgated hereunder, by prosecuting violators
thereof in accordance with law and the Rules of Court.

Any department, instrumentality, office, bureau, institution or agency

of the government including local governments, upon call or request from the

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Board and/or the Commission, shall render such assistance as it may require,
cooperate and coordinate with it in carrying out, enforcing or implementing
this Act, the codes, policies, measures, programs or activities of the Board
and/or the Commission that it may undertake pursuant to the provisions of
this Act.

ARTICLE VII
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

SEC. 37. Transitory Provision - Upon effectivity of this Act, the incumbent
Board of Electronics and Communications Engineering shall complete all
pending/unfinished works within a six (6)-month period, after which it shall
cease to exist. The President of the Philippines shall before then appoint the
Chairman and members of the first Board of Electronics Engineering in
accordance with Sections 6 and 8 herein, who shall formulate and thereafter
promulgate the rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act.

SEC. 38. Vested Rights: Electronics and Communications Engineers when this
Law is Passed. - Electronics and Communications Engineers holding a valid
Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card at the time of
effectivity of this Act shall be automatically registered and recognized as
Electronics Engineers and shall be issued a new Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card as Electronics Engineers with the same license
number as their original Electronics and Communications Engineer Certificate
of Registration, subject to the payment of prescribed fees and other
requirements of the Board and/or Commission.

ARTICLE VIII
FINAL PROVISION

SEC. 39. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Subject to the approval of the
Commission, the Board, in coordination with the accredited professional
organization, shall adopt and promulgate such rules, regulations, resolutions,
the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice for
Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics
Technicians to carry out the provisions of this Act, which shall be published in
the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation and shall be effective
fifteen (15) days after publication therein.

SEC. 40. Appropriations. - The Chairperson of the Professional Regulation

Commission shall include in the Commission's program the implementation of
this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act.

SEC. 41. Separability Clause. - If any provisions of this Act or any portion
hereof is declared unconstitutional by any competent court, the other
provisions hereof shall not be affected thereby.
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SEC. 42. Repealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 5734 is hereby repealed. All
other laws, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof in conflict
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.

SEC. 43. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its
full publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.

FRANKLIN M. DRILLON JOSE DE VENECIA, JR.

President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives

This act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 5224 and Senate Bill
No. 2683 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate
on February 2, 2004.

OSCAR G. YABES ROBERTO P. NAZARENO

Secretary of the Senate Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: April 17, 2004

GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines

Pledge of an Electronics & Communications Engineer

I am an Electronics and Communications Engineer. In my profession,

I take deep pride, but without vainglory; to it I owe solemn obligations that I
am eager to fulfill.

As an Electronics and Communications Engineer, I will participate in

none but honest and legal enterprises. To him who has engaged my services,
as employer or client, I will give the utmost of performance and fidelity.

When needed, my skill and knowledge shall be given without

reservation for the public good. From my special capacity springs the
obligation to use it well in the service of humanity; and I accept the challenge
that implies.

Zealous of the high repute of my calling, I will strive to protect the

interests and the good name of any engineer that I know to be deserving; but
will not shrink, should duty dictate, from disclosing the truth regarding anyone
who, by unscrupulous act, has shown himself unworthy of the profession.

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As others before me have vitalized and turned to practical account the

principles of science and revelations of technology and have rendered usable to
mankind nature’s vast resources of matter and energy so do I dictate myself to
the analysis, synthesis and dissemination of engineering knowledge and
practice, and especially to the instruction of younger members of any
profession in all arts and traditions.

To my colleagues I pledge in the same full measure I ask of them,

integrity and fair dealing, tolerance and respect, and devotion to the standards
and dignity of our profession, with the consciousness always, that our special
expertise carries with it the obligation to serve humanity with complete
dedication.

Engineering Code of Ethics

A. Fundamental Principles
Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor, and dignity of the
engineering profession by:
ª Using their knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare
ª Being honest and impartial, and servicing with fidelity to the public,
their employers, and clients
ª Striving to increase the competence and prestige of the engineering
profession
ª Supporting the professional and technical societies of their disciplines

B. Fundamental Canons
1. The engineer shall hold paramount safeguarding life, health and
property and promoting the public welfare in the performance of their
professional duties.

ª The engineer shall recognize that the lives, safety, health, welfare
of the general public are dependent upon engineering judgments,
decisions and practices incorporated into structures, machines,
products, processes and devices.

ª The engineer shall approve and seal only those design documents
which in his considered opinion do not endanger the life, health,
property and the public welfare in conformity with accepted
engineering standards.

ª The engineer shall not permit the use of his own, firms or
associates’ name in business ventures with any person or firm
which upon investigation he believes is engaging in fraudulent or
dishonest business or professional practices.

ª The engineer having knowledge of any alleged violation of the

Code of Ethics shall be forthright and can did in cooperating with
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the Council in furnishing such information or assistance as may be

required.

2. The engineer shall perform services only in areas of his competence.

ª The engineer shall undertake to perform engineering only when

qualified by education or experience in the areas of professional
engineering involved.

ª The engineer may accept an assignment requiring education or

experience outside his areas will be performed by a Professional
Engineer or otherwise qualified associates, consultants, or
employees. He may then sign and seal the documents for the
total project. The engineer shall not affix his seal to any such
document not prepared under his supervisory control and review.

3. The engineer shall issue professional statements only in an objective

and truthful manner.

ª The engineer shall be completely objective and truthful in all

professional reports, statements, or testimony, and shall include
all relevant and pertinent information.

ª The engineer shall publicly express a professional opinion on

technical subjects only when it is founded on technical subjects
only when it is founded on adequate knowledge of the facts and
competence in the subject matter.

ª The engineer when acting as a representative of an individual or

organization shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments
on engineering matters unless he has prefaced those comments
by explicitly identifying on whose behalf he is speaking. When the
engineer is acting as a consultant his expression or professional
opinion shall be prefaced by identifying his status as a consultant,
without necessarily naming the client. The engineer shall reveal
any personal interest he may have in the matter.

4. The engineer shall act in the professional matters for each employer or
client as faithful agent or trustee, avoiding conflicts or interest.

ª The engineer shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of

interest to his employer and/or client by promptly informing them
of any business association, interest, or other circumstances which
could influence his judgment or the quality of services.

ª The engineer shall not accept compensation, financial or

otherwise, from more than one party for services on the same
project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to
by all interested parties.

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ª The engineer shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable

consideration, directly or indirectly, from suppliers, contractors,
their agents, or other parties in connection with his work for
employees or clients.

ª The engineer in public service as a member, advisor or employee

of governmental body shall not participate in decisions on work
which involves professional services solicited or provided by him
or his organization.

ª The engineer shall not solicit or accept a professional contract

from a governmental body on which a principal or officer of his
organization serves as a member, except upon public disclosure of
all pertinent facts and circumstances and consent of the
appropriate public authority.

ª The engineer shall not reveal proprietary information obtained in a

professional capacity without the prior consent of the client or
employer, except as authorized or required by law.

5. The engineer shall avoid improper solicitation of professional

employment.

ª The engineer shall not offer, give, solicit, or receive, either directly
or indirectly, any commission, gift or other valuable consideration
in order to secure work.

ª The engineer shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation of his

own, or associates’ academic or professional qualification. He
shall not misrepresent his degree of responsibility in prior
assignments. Brochures or other presentations incident to the
solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent pertinent facts
concerning employers, employees, associates, joint ventures, or
past accomplishments.

ª The engineer shall not submit any proposal for purpose of

obtaining professional work in which he falsifies or misrepresents
his capability of carrying out that proposal.
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Electronics and Communications Engineering Code

of Ethics and Professional Conduct

A. Foreword
Honestly, Justice, and Courtesy form a moral philosophy which, associated
with mutual interest among men, constitutes the foundation of ethics. The
engineer should recognize such a standard, not in passive observance, but
as dynamic principles guiding his conduct and way of life. It is duty to
practice his profession according to this Code of Ethics and Conduct.

The keystone of professional conduct is integrity. Hence, it behooves the

engineer to discharge his duties with fidelity to the public, his employers
and clients, and with fairness and impartiality to all. It is his duty to
interest himself in public welfare, and to be ready to apply his special
knowledge for the benefit of mankind. He should uphold the honor and
dignity of his profession and avoid association with any enterprise of
questionable character. In his dealing with fellow engineers he should be
fair and tolerant.

B. Relations with the State (Section 1)

1. Each and every engineer shall recognize and respect the supreme
authority of the state as expressed through its laws and implemented
by its agencies.
2. He shall recognize that the well-being of the public and the interests of
the state are above the well being and interest of any individual.
3. In the interest of justice, he shall aid the state, if and when the
technology is needed for the prevention and/or prosecution of unjust,
criminal, or unlawful acts.
4. In the interest of good government, he shall in every way possible
extend cooperation to the state in the accomplishment of its goals and
objectives.
5. In the interest of social efficiency, he shall extend assistance,
guidance, and training to all subordinates under his jurisdiction in
order to increase their skill and ability, knowledge, and experience for
the purpose of eventually increasing their responsibilities.
6. In the interest of the national economy and well-being, he shall always
strive in the execution of his work for optimum efficiency, economy,
and safety.
7. In the interest of national security, the state shall be given primary
consideration in all his inventions and/or devices in electronics and
communications useful for national security and defense.
8. In the event of any national emergency, he shall offer his technology,
skill, ability, and experience to the services of the state, even if it will
involve personal sacrifices.

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C. Relations with the Public (Section 2)

1. He shall interest himself in public welfare and be ready to apply his

special knowledge for the benefit of mankind.
2. He shall guard against conditions that are dangerous or threatening to
life, limb, or property on work for which he is responsible, or if he is
not responsible, he shall promptly call such conditions to the attention
of those responsible so that the conditions can immediately and
effectively be corrected.
3. He shall have due regard for the safety of life and health of the public
who may be affected by the work for which he is responsible.
4. He shall endeavor to extend public knowledge of electronics and
communications engineering and he shall strive to win or maintain the
public confidence by discouraging the spread of untrue, unfair, and
exaggerated statements regarding this engineering.
5. As a witness before a court, commission, and/or tribunal, he shall
express an opinion only when it is founded on adequate knowledge
and honest conviction.
6. He shall not issue on matters connected with public policy,
statements, criticisms, or arguments which are inspired of paid for by
private interests, unless he identifies on whose behalf he is making the
statements.
7. He shall refrain from expressing any public opinion on an engineering
subject unless he is fully familiar and knowledgeable with all the facts
relating to the subject.
8. His integrity shall be unquestionable and he shall discharge his duties
and responsibilities with fidelity to the public, his employers and
clients, and with fairness and impartiality to all.

D. Relations with Clients, Employer, and Labor (Section 3)

1. He shall act in professional matters as a faithful agent or trustee, and

treat as confidential all matters and information concerning the
business affairs, technical processes, etc. of his clients and/or
employers.
2. He shall inform his client or employer of any financial interest on
inventions, devices, equipment, or any other thing, before undertaking
any engagement in which he may be called upon to decide on the use
thereof.
3. He shall not accept any other compensation, financial or otherwise,
except from one interested party for a particular service or other
services related therewith without the consent of all parties concerned.
4. He shall exercise fairness and justice when dealing with contracts
between his clients or employers and the contractors.
5. He shall not accept any commissions or allowances, directly or
indirectly, from contractors, suppliers, and all other connection with
work for which he is responsible.
6. He shall not be financially interested in the bid or bids of contractors,
suppliers, and other interested parties participating in a competitive
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work or job on which he has been employed as engineer without full

knowledge and consent of his clients or employers.
7. He shall promptly inform his clients or employers of any business in
which he has any interest, business connection or affiliation which may
compete with or affect the business of his clients or employers.
8. He shall not allow any decision in connection with work for which he
has been employed or which he may be called upon to perform, to be
affected by interests in any business.
9. He will present clearly the consequences to be expected from deviation
proposed if his engineering or his judgment is overruled by non-
technical authority in case where he is responsible for the technical
adequacy or engineering work.
10. He shall undertake only those engineering assignments for which he is
qualified. He shall engage or advise his employer or client to engage
in specialists and shall cooperate with them whenever his employer’s
or client’s interests are served best by such an arrangement.

E. Relations with Engineers (Section 3)

1. He shall individually or collectively with others in the profession

protect the profession from misunderstanding and/or
misinterpretations.
2. He shall not directly or indirectly injure the professional reputation,
prospects, advancement, and/or practice of other engineers.
However, if he has proof or personal knowledge that an engineer has
been unethical and/or illegal in his practice, he shall inform in writing
the proper authorities for appropriate action.
3. He shall uphold the principle of appropriate and adequate
compensation for those engaged in the engineering profession,
including those in the subordinate capacities, in the interest of public
service and maintenance of the standards of the profession.
4. He shall not try to supplant another engineer in particular employment
after becoming aware that definite steps have been taken toward the
other’s employment.
5. He shall not compete, by underbidding through reduction in his normal
fess on the basis of charges for work, after having been informed of
the charges submitted by another engineer.
6. He shall be fair and tolerant in his dealings with fellow engineers and
give credit to those whom credit is properly due.
7. He shall uphold the honor and dignity of his profession and avoid
association in responsibility for work with engineers who do not
conform to ethical practices.
8. He will exercise due restraint in criticizing another engineer’s work in
public, recognizing the fact, that the engineering societies and the
engineering press provide the proper forum for technical discussion
and criticism.

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F. Relation to the Profession (Section 5)

1. He shall cooperate in extending the effectiveness of the engineering

profession and endeavor to be well-informed of the latest development
in the profession by sharing or exchanging information and experience
with other engineers, other professionals and students; and by
contributing to engineering publications and schools and by
participating in the activities of engineering societies.
2. He shall cooperate in upholding the integrity, dignity, and honor of the
profession by avoiding all conducts and practices that will discrediting
and injurious to the profession.
3. He shall dignified and modest in explaining or discussing his work
and/or merit and shall refrain from self-laudatory advertising or
propaganda.
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I H
1. Which of the following is designated as the international distress, safety and
calling frequency for radio telephony for station of the maritime mobile service
when using frequencies in the authorized bands between 156 and 174 MHz?
A. 168. 5 MHz B. 165.8 MHz
C. 158.6 MHz D. 156.8 MHz

2. This is a terminal where riser cable pairs are terminated to serve a portion or
an entire floor of a building.
A. Floor terminal distribution area B. Floor distribution terminal
C. Riser terminal D. Raceway terminal

3. Referred to as the device which diverts high transient voltage to the ground
and away from the equipment thus protected.
A. Arrester B. Alarm
C. Anchor D. Alpeth

4. The executive branch of government in charge of policy making in the

telecommunication.
A. Bureau of Telecommunications
B. Department of Transportation and Communications
C. Telecommunications Control Bureau
D. National Telecommunications Communication

5. A government regulation in telecommunication which provide policy to improve

the provision of local exchange carrier service.
A. E.O 546 B. E.O. 59
C. Act. 3846 D. E.O.109

6. What is the maximum number of lines for any building other than a one or two
story residential building to be required a service entrance facility under ECE
building code?
A. Not required B. Five lines
C. Three lines D. Two lines
7. The maximum power suggested by KBP on 919-1312 AM broadcast station in
Metro Manila is
A. 10 kW B. 5 kW
C. 15 kW D. 20 kW

8. The potential difference between any exposed structure to ground in any

electrical installation should not exceed ____ volts RMS.
A. 45 B. 30
C. 10 D. 0

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9. When is Electronics and Communications Engineer supervision required under

DO 88?
A. Standard AM broadcast with a carrier power of 5 kilowatts
B. TV RF power booster with effective radiated power of 2 kilowatts
C. TV translator with an RF carrier power of 0.5 watt
D. FM broadcast station with a carrier power of 1000 watts

10. Which of the following penalty is provide under the existing telecommunication
law, should an international carrier unable to comply with its obligation to
provide local exchange un-served and under-served areas within three years
from grant of authority?
A. Given two years to comply
B. Given one year to comply
C. Financial penalty in accordance with existing schedules
D. Cancellation of its authority

11. A law that specifically requires the services of a duly registered Electronics and
Communications Engineer in the designing, installation and construction,
operation and maintenance of radio stations.
A. Act. 3846 B. Dept. Order 88
C. D.O. 1000 D. R.A. 5734

12. What is the basic qualification of an applicant for public carrier network before
a Certificate of Public Convenience or a Provisional Authority is issued?
A. Radio station license B. Franchise
C. Business permit D. SEC document

13. Who issues an authority to install, operate, and maintain a cable television
system or render a television service with a specified area in the country?
A. National Telecommunications Communication
B. Congress of the Philippines
C. Board of communications
D. Department or Transportation and Communications

14. An entity providing transmitting and switching of telecommunications services,

primarily but not limited to voice, in a geographic area anywhere in the country
A. Local exchange operator B. Public toil calling operator
C. Value-added service operator D. Franchisee

15. When could cable TV operator lease or sub-lease its capacity?

A. If lessor can pay higher cost
B. If he can generate capacity for lease
C. If he has capacity
D. If lessor is within the franchise area
16. An entity, relying on the transmission, switching and local distribution facilities
of local exchange and inter-exchange operators, and overseas carriers, offers
enhanced services beyond those ordinarily provided by such carriers.
A. Local exchange carrier B. Value-added service provider
C. Inter-exchange carrier D. International carrier

17. Professional Regulation Commission was created under

A. RA 223 B. PD 223
C. PD 323 D. PD 232
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18. What is the main principle used by ITU in determining the distribution of the
orbit/spectrum resources?
A. Efficient use and equitable access
B. Depending on geographical boundary of a nation
C. Equal distribution
D. Depending on national sovereignty

19. When is coordination with the telephone company needed when an

underground service entrance will be used as the most feasible and economical
way?
A. Expense of telephone company
B. Expense of subscriber
C. Decision of depth of conduit at interconnection point
D. Length of a cable to be used by subscriber

20. An order signed by former President F. Ramos last March 1998 providing the
policy in the operation and use of international satellite communications in the
Philippines.
A. E.O. 3846 B. E.O. 467
C. E.O. 456 D. E.O. 59

21. Which body in the present ITU structure took the place of CCITT?
A. ITU-T B. ITU-D
C. ITU-R D. RAG

22. One of the major components required under the global maritime distress and
safety system.
A. Provision of Morse code
B. Provision of radio personnel
C. Provision of radiotelegraph operator
D. Provision of facsimile

23. Which conference in the ITU structure does the Telecommunication

Development Bureau report?
A. WTSC B. WRC
C. RRB D. WTDC

24. One of the following is not a major components required on board ship under
the global maritime distress and safety system.
A. Radio operator telegraphy onboard
B. Shore base facilities
C. Radio personnel onboard
D. On board radio facilities

25. Which of the following shall be complied by an international ship pursuant to

the global maritime distress and safety system implemented last 1999?
A. A facsimile B. A Morse code
C. A radio personnel D. A radio telegraph operator

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26. Referred to as linkage by wire, radio, satellite or other means, of two or more
telecommunications carrier or operators with one another for the purpose of
allowing or enabling the subscriber of one carrier or operator to access or reach
the subscriber of the other carrier or operator.
A. Outside plant sharing B. Interconnection
C. Toll patching D. Gateway

27. NTC cannot grant one of the following, an authority to operate a cable
television system within the same franchise area covered by any provisional
Authority or Certificate previously granted by the Commission.
A. New entrant has more financial support
B. Prior operator has not complied sufficiently with term and condition of the
authorization
C. Current service is grossly inadequate
D. Issuance to new entrant will not cause ruinous competition

28. The institutionalization of the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) program

of the various regulated professions under the supervision of the Professional
Regulation Communication.
A. E.O. No. 626 B. P.D. 381
C. E.O. No. 266 D. E.O. No. 662

29. Judgment on the case against an ECE shall become final and executory after
A. 10 days B. 30 days
C. 60 days D. 15 days

30. The basic law providing for the regulation of radio station, communication in
the Philippines and other purposes.
A. Act. No. 3846 B. D.O. No. 5
C. D.O. No. 11 D. D.O. No. 88

31. Which one is not the basic electrical protection measure in the Philippine
Electronic Codes?
A. Shielding
B. Grounding and bonding
C. Undergrounding
D. Voltage/current limiting and interrupting

32. Designated year for the full implementation of the Global Maritime Distress and
Safely System.
A. 1999 B. 1992
C. 1996 D. 1998

33. Which part of the housing system in ECE code is a circular opening through the
floor structure to allow the passage of a cable and wire?
A. Insert B. Slot
C. Sleeve D. Raceway

34. The latest government regulation in the telecommunication which provides

policy for the provision of local exchange carrier service.
A. E.O. 59 B. Act. 3948
C. E.O. 109 D. E.O. 546
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35. Any governmental office responsible in discharging the obligations undertaken

in the convention of the ITU and the regulation.
A. Administration B. Telecommunication office
C. Country D. The Union

36. A privilege conferred upon a telecommunications entity by Congress,

authorizing an entity to engage in a certain type of telecommunications service.
A. Provisional Authority
B. Franchise
C. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
D. Authority to operate

37. Where does the secretary general in the organizational structure of present ITU
report?
A. WRC B. Council
C. TDAB D. WTSC

38. Who is the principal administrator of Republic Act 7925?

A. Congress B. NTC
C. DOTC D. BOC

39. An act which was passed by Congress providing for the installation, operation
and maintenance of a public telephone in each and every municipality in the
country.
A. R.A. No. 7925 B. R.A. No. 6849
C. R.A. No. 3846 D. R.A. No. 3396

40. Under NTC Memorandum Circular, what is the fine of any person, corporation
or entity who will illegally purchase, sale, lease and/or retail of mobile phone
acquired from (per unit/violation) any illegal source.
A. PHP 5,000.00 B. PHP 25,000.00
C. PHP 15,000.00 D. PHP 35,000.00

41. Under NTC Memorandum Circular, what is the fine of any person, corporation
or entity who will purchase, sale, lease and/or retail of mobile phones without
NTC type (per unit/violation) approval/type acceptance labels/stickers.
A. PHP 500.00 B. PHP 25,000.00
C. PHP 5,000.00 D. PHP 50,000.00

42. Under NTC Memorandum order what is the fine of any person, corporation or
entity that will illegally import mobile phone, parts and accessories thereof (per
unit).
A. PHP 5,000.00 B. PHP 25,000.00
C. PHP 7,500.00 D. PHP 75,000.00

43. According to NTC M.C. 07-08-2004 the following are the fees and charges for
each repair shop for Filing Fee, Permit Fee, and Inspection Fee respectively.
A. PHP 180, PHP 1200.00/year, PHP 720.00/year
B. PHP 720, PHP 180.00/year, PHP 1200.00/year
C. PHP 720, PHP 1200.00/year, PHP 180.00/year
D. PHP 1200, PHP 180.00/year, PHP 720.00/year

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44. Under the administrative sanction of NTC M.C. 07-08-2004 what is the fine for
an MPSC (Mobile Phone Service Center) operating without valid NTC Permit.
A. PHP 5,000.00 B. PHP 25,000.00
C. PHP 7,500.00 D. PHP 75,000.00

45. Under the administrative sanction of NTC M.C. 07-08-2004 what is the fine for
an unauthorized servicing of 5 mobile phones?
A. PHP 5,000.00 B. PHP 25,000.00
C. PHP 7,500.00 D. PHP 75,000.00

46. As per NTC M.C. 07-08-2004 an MPSC (Mobile Phone Service Center) shall
properly identify its business and location by posting conspicuously at the
entrance of its premises a signboard of at least ______ dimension which shall
indicate clearly its business name, the type of services it offers, its full business
address and the MPSC permit number.
A. 50cm x 150cm B. 100cm x 50cm
C. 50cm x 100cm D. 150cm x 100cm

47. Under section 1 of the proposed NTC memorandum circular on the rules and
regulation on the allocation and assignment of 3G radio frequency band, what
is the radio frequency band allocated for Band A and B to be used by 3G
networks
A. Band A : 1920 – 1935MHz/2110 – 2125MHz,
Band B : 1935 – 1950MHz/2125 – 2140MHz
B. Band A : 2010 – 2025MHz,
Band B : 1935 – 1950MHz/2125 – 2140MHz
C. Band A : 1950 – 1965MHz/2140 – 2155MHz,
Band B : 1885 – 1900MHz/1965 – 1980MHz
D. Band A : 1920 – 1935MHz/2110 – 2125MHz,
Band B : 1950 – 1965MHz/2140 – 2155MHz

48. Under section 1 of the proposed NTC memorandum circular on the rules and
regulation on the allocation and assignment of 3G radio frequency band, what
is the radio frequency band allocated for Band C and D to be used by 3G
networks
A. Band C : 1920 – 1935MHz/2110 – 2125MHz,
Band D : 1935 – 1950MHz/2125 – 2140MHz
B. Band C : 1950 – 1965MHz/2140 – 2155MHz,
Band D : 1885 – 1900MHz/1965 – 1980MHz
C. Band C : 2010 – 2025MHz,
Band D : 1935 – 1950MHz/2125 – 2140MHz
D. Band C : 1920 – 1935MHz/2110 – 2125MHz,
Band D : 1950 – 1965MHz/2140 – 2155MHz

49. Under section 7 of the proposed NTC memorandum circular on the rules and
regulation on the allocation and assignment of 3G radio frequency band, what
is the SUF (spectrum user fee) for the allocated 3G radio frequency band.
A. PHP 100T for each band B. PHP 10M for each band
C. PHP 100M for each band D. PHP 10B for each band
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50. Under article VI entitled “Penal Provision and Assistance of Law Enforcement
Agencies” of the new ECE law, a fine of not less than ______ nor more than
______, or by imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor more than six
(6) years, or both, in the discretion of the court shall be imposed to those who
will violate all those listed under section 35 of RA 9292.
A. PHP 10,000, PHP100,000 B. PHP 10,000, PHP 1,000,000
C. PHP 100,000, PHP 1,000,000 D. PHP 1,000,000, PHP 5,000,000

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