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on the date of his appointment;

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REPUBLIC ACT NO. 184 (4) Not be a member of the faculty of any school, college or
university where a regular course in electrical engineering is
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REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF Section 5. Term of office. — The members of the board shall hold
ELECTRICALENGINEERING IN THE office for a term of three years after their appointment or until
PHILIPPINES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE their successors shall have been appointed and duly qualified.
The members of the board appointed under this Act shall hold
LICENSING AND REGISTRATION OF office for the following terms: one member for one year; one
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND ELECTRICIANS member for two years; and one member for one year; one
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES member for two years; and one member for three years. Each
member of the board shall qualify by taking the proper oath prior
(REPEALED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7920)
to entering upon the performance of this duties.
ARTICLE I
Section 6. Executive officer of the board. — The Commissioner
Organization
of Civil Service shall be the executive officer of the board, shall
conduct the examinations given by the board and shall
Section 1. Title of Act. — This Act shall be known as the
designate any subordinate officer of the Bureau of Civil Service
"Electrical Engineering Law."
to act as Secretary of the board. All records and minutes of the
board including all examination papers, shall be kept by the
Section 2. Creation and composition of a Board of Electrical
Bureau of Civil Service.
Engineering Examiners. — Within thirty days after the approval
of this Act, there shall be created by a Board of Electrical
Section 7. Removal of board members. — The Secretary of
Engineering Examiners to be composed of a chairman and two
Public Works and Communications may remove any member of
members to be appointed by the Secretary of Public Works and
the board for continued neglect of duty or incompetency, or for
Communications.
unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, after having given the
member concerned an opportunity to defend himself in the
Section 3. Powers vested in Board. — The Board of Electrical
proper administrative investigation.
Engineering Examiners is vested with authority conformably
with the provisions of this Act, to administer the provisions
Section 8. Compensation of the board. — The members of the
thereof, to issue, suspend or revoke certificates of registration
board shall each receive as compensation the sum of five pesos
for the practice of electrical engineering and to administer oaths
for each applicant examined or registered without examination
in connection therewith.
for any of the first three grades provided under section eleven
hereof; and three pesos for each applicant examined or
In carrying into effect the provisions of this Act, the board may
registered without examination for the grade of Master
under the hand of its chairman and the seal of the board,
Electrician. Any electrical engineer in the Government of the
subpoena witnesses and compel their attendance, and may also
Philippines appointed as member of the board shall receive the
require the production of books, documents, etc., in a case
compensation herein provided in addition to his salary. All fees
involving violation of any of the provisions of this Act. Any
shall be received by the officer designated by competent
member of the board may administer oaths or affirmations to
authority as collecting officer for the Bureau of Civil Service, and
witnesses appearing before it. If any person shall refuse to obey
such officer shall pay all authorized expenditures of the board
any subpoena so issued, or shall refuse to testify or produce any
including the compensation provided for in this Act for the
book, document, etc., the board may present its petition to the
members of the board.
Court of First Instance, setting forth the facts, and thereupon
such court shall, in a proper case, issue its subpoena to such
Section 9. Rules and regulations. — (a) The board may, with the
person requiring his appearance before such court and there to
approval of the Secretary of Public Works and Communications
testify or produce such books, papers, documents, etc., as may
and with the advice and consent of the Commissioner of Civil
be deemed necessary and pertinent to the board. Any person
Service, adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary
failing or refusing to obey the subpoena or order of the said
to carry the provisions of this Act into effect. Penal provisions
court may be proceeded against in the same manner as for
may be included in said regulations, the violation of which shall
refusal to obey any other subpoena or order of the court.
be punishable by a fine of not more than two hundred pesos or
by imprisonment for not more than two months, or both in the
The board shall exercise the powers conferred upon it by this
discretion of the court.
Act, shall from time to time, look into conditions affecting the
practice of electrical engineering in the Philippines and,
Section 10. Annual report. — The board shall submit an annual
whenever necessary, recommend to the Secretary of Public
report to the Secretary of Public Works and Communications
Works and Communications the adoption of such measures as
after the close of each fiscal year giving a detailed account of its
may be deemed proper for the maintenance of good ethics and
proceedings during the year and making such recommendations
standards in the practice of electrical engineering in the
as it may deem proper.
Philippines and thus safeguard public welfare, life, health and
property.
ARTICLE II
Registration and Examination
Section 4. Qualifications of board members. — Each member of
the board shall, at the time of his appointment:
Section 11. Grades. — Certificates of registration for the practice
of electrical engineering shall be of four grades and in the order
(1) Be a citizen of the Philippines and a resident thereof;
of rank as follows:
(2) Hold the degree of B.S.E.E. or M.S.E.E. or the equivalent
(1) Professional electrical engineer, (2) Associate electrical
thereof conferred by an engineering school or college legally
engineer, (3) Assistant electrical engineer, and (4) Master
chartered and of good standing;
electrician.
(3) Be legally qualified to practice professional electrical
Section 12. Inhibitions against the practice of electrical
engineering. — Unless exempt from registration, no person shall (h) The term voltage or volts as used in this Act, shall mean the
practice or offer to practice electrical engineering in the highest effective voltage between any two conductors of the
Philippines without having previously obtained a certificate of circuit concerned, except that in grounded multiwire circuits not
registration from the Board of Electrical Engineering Examiners. exceeding 750 volts between outer conductors, it shall mean the
highest effective voltage between any wire of the circuit and the
Section 13. Definitions of terms. — (a) Electrical Engineering: A ground. In ungrounded circuits not exceeding 750 volts, voltages
person shall be deemed to be practicing electrical engineering or to ground shall mean the voltages of the circuit.
rendering electrical engineering service within the meaning and
intent of this Act who shall, for a fee, salary or other reward or Section 14. Exemptions from registration. — Registration shall
compensation paid to himself or to another person, or even not be required of the following persons:
without such reward or compensation render or offer to render
professional electrical engineering service in the form of (a) Officers or enlisted men of the United States Army or Navy, or
consultation, investigation, valuation, planning, designing or employees of the Federal Government of the United States, while
preparation of specifications for any electrical construction, engaged in the practice of electrical engineering for said Army
installation or project; or take charge of the sale or distribution and Naval or Government of the United States;
of any electric supply or utilization equipment requiring
engineering calculations and/or application of engineering (b) Employees and officials of the Government of the Philippines
principles and data; or take charge of or supervise any electrical whether National, provincial, city or municipal while engaged in
constructions, or installation, or the operation, tending and the practice of electrical engineering for said Government;
maintenance of any electric generating plant; Provided, however,
That it shall be unlawful for any person to use in connection with (c) Electrical engineers, or erection or guarantee engineers
his name or otherwise use, assume or advertise any title tending called in for consultation or for a specific design, installation or
to convey the impression that he is a professional electrical project, provided that their practice shall be limited only to the
engineer or associate electrical engineer or assistant electrical particular work for which they were called and such engineers
engineer or master electrician or that he is engaged in the are legally qualified to practice electrical engineering in their
practice of electrical engineering unless he is duly licensed and own state or country in which the requirements and
registered as such in conformity with the provisions of this Act. qualifications for obtaining a certificate of registration are not
lower than those specified in this Act;
(b) The term electric supply equipment as used in this Act, shall
mean any equipment which produces, modifies, regulates, (d) Foreigners employed as technical officers, professors or
controls or safeguards a supply of electric energy. consultants in such special branches of electrical engineering as
may, in the judgment of the Secretary of Public Works and
(c) The term utilization equipment as used in this Act, shall mean Communications, be necessary and indispensable for the
equipment, devices and connected wiring which utilize electric country;
energy for any purpose and are not a part of electric supply
equipment or electric generating plant. (e) Engineering students, apprentices and other persons
employed or acting as subordinates of/or undergoing training
(d) The term electric generating plant as used in this Act, shall under a person holding a valid certificate of registration under
mean the complete establishment or system for the production, this Act;
transmission and/or distribution of electric energy and shall
include all the electric supply equipment and lines used for these (f) Any person in charge of or supervising the operation, tending
purposes: Provided, however, That if the complete establishment and maintenance of an electric generating plant for private use
includes one or more substations which are or may be employing voltages not exceeding 250 volts: Provided, however,
interconnected, requiring personal supervision for their proper That the owner or operator shall be required to have the plant or
operation, each substation shall be considered as a separate establishment periodically inspected at intervals of not more
electric generating plant for purposes of compliance with the than one year by a registered professional engineer or associate
provisions of this Act: Provided, finally, That the provisions of electrical engineer or by a National, city, provincial or municipal
this Act shall not apply to any electric generating plant of the authority exercising legal jurisdiction over electrical
United States Army or Navy, or of the National, provincial, city or installations.
municipal government, or to any electric generating plant on
conveyances used in connection with land and air Section 15. Examination required. — Except as otherwise
transportation. specifically allowed, all applicants for registration for the
practice of electrical engineering shall be required to undergo a
(e) The term electric supply line as used in this Act, shall mean technical examination as provided in this Act.
those conductors and their necessary supporting, or containing
structures which are located entirely outside of buildings and are Section 16. Qualifications of applicant for Professional Electrical
used for transmitting a supply of electric energy. Engineer. — Any person applying for examination and for a
certificate of registration as professional electrical engineer
(f) The term substation as used in this Act, shall mean any shall, prior to admission to examination, establish to the
building, room or separate place which houses electric supply satisfaction of the board:
equipment for trying with the generating plant and the interior of
which is accessible, as a rule, only to properly qualified persons. (a) That he is at least twenty-five years of age;

(g) The term kilowatt or KVA capacity or simply capacity as used (b) That he is of good reputation and moral character;
in this Act, when applied to electric generating plants shall mean
the total full capacity in kilowatts or kilovolt-amperes of all the (c) That he has completed the high school course or its
electric supply equipment installed to produce electric energy equivalent;
for transmission and/or distribution as stamped on the name
plate attached to each generator. In the absence of a name plate (d) The he has graduated in electrical engineering from a
rating, the kilowatt or KVA capacity shall be determined by university, school, college, academy, or institute duly
reference to the manufacturer or by calculation or other method constituted and recognized as such by the Government or the
of determination conforming with the latest standards of the state in which it is established after completing a resident
American Institute of Electrical Engineers or their equivalent. collegiate course of not less than four years and, in addition has
a specific record of four years or more of active practice in (a) That he is at least twenty-three years of age;
electrical engineering of responsible character indicating that
the applicant is competent to practice professional electrical (b) That he is of good reputation and moral character;
engineering in its full scope as defined in this Act; or
(c) That he has completed the high school course or its
(e) That he has completed at least two years of resident equivalent;
collegiate engineering training in a university, school, college,
academy or institute duly constituted and recognized as such by (d) That he has graduated in electrical engineering from a
the Government or the state in which it is established and, in university, school, college, academy or institute duly constituted
addition, has a specific record of eight years or more of active and recognized as such by the Government or the state in which
practice in electrical engineering of responsible character it is established after completing a collegiate course of not less
indicating that the applicant is competent to practice than four years.
professional electrical engineering in its full scope as defined in
this Act. Section 19. Qualifications of applicant for Master Electrician. —
Any person applying for examination and for a certificate of
In considering the qualifications of applicants, being in charge of registration as master electrician shall, prior to admission to
electrical engineering teaching in an engineering school, examination, establish to the satisfaction of the board:
university, college, academy or institute duly constituted and
recognized as such by the Government or the state in which it is (a) That he is at least twenty-three years of age;
established may be regarded as active practice of electrical
engineering of responsible character. (b) That he is of good reputation and moral character;

Section 17. Qualifications of applicant for Associate Electrical (c) That he has graduated in an electrical course of instruction
Engineer. — Any person applying for examination and for a from a vocational or trade school or a correspondence school of
certificate of registration as associate electrical engineer shall, well known standing and, in addition, has a specific record of at
prior to admission to examination, establish to the satisfaction of least three years of practice of such character as to indicate that
the board: he is competent to take charge of or supervise any electric
wiring or installation or utilization equipments; or
(a) That he is at least twenty-five years of age;
(d) The he has completed a four-year high school education or
(b) That he is of good reputation and moral character; and its equivalent and, in addition, has a specific record of at least
five years of practice in electric wiring or installation of
(c) That he has completed the high school course or its utilization equipment.
equivalent;
Section 20. Holding of examinations. — Examinations for
(d) That he has graduated in electrical engineering from a candidates desiring to practice electrical engineering in the
university, school, college, academy, or institute duly Philippines shall be given twice a year in the City of Manila and
constituted and recognized as such by the Government or the other places where conditions may warrant, on such working
state in which it is established after completing a resident days as the board may fix with the approval of the Secretary of
collegiate course of not less than four years and, in addition, has Public Works and Communications. Written or printed notice of
a specific record of two years or more of active practice in such examination shall be mailed to each candidate who has
electrical engineering of responsible character indicating that filed his name and address with the Secretary of the Board, at
the applicant is competent to take charge of or supervise any least thirty days prior to the date of the first day of examination.
electrical construction or installation, or the operation, tending
and maintenance of any electric generating plant, or take charge Section 21. Scope of examination. — (a) The examination for the
of the sale or distribution of any electric supply or utilization professional electrical engineer grade shall cover questions
equipment requiring engineering calculations and/or application relating to the production, transmission, distribution and
of engineering principles and data; or application of electrical energy to power and communication to
determine if the applicant has sufficient knowledge to insure
(e) That he has a specific record of eight years or more of active safety to life, health and property as well as economy in the
practice in electrical engineering of responsible character design, construction, installation, maintenance, organization and
indicating that the applicant is competent to take charge of or management of electric generating plants and other projects
supervise any electric construction or installation or the wherein electric supply or utilization equipment are called for
operation, tending and maintenance of any electric generating and also questions on rules and regulations embodied in the
plant, or take charge of the sale or distribution of any electric latest editions of the National Safety and Electrical Codes of the
supply or utilization equipment requiring engineering United States or of the Philippines as may be adopted: Provided,
calculations and/or application of engineering principles and however, That the board may, if it deems it further necessary,
data: Provided, however, That experience on installation or test the knowledge of an applicant on the following fundamental
writing of utilization equipment only shall not be considered as subjects; mathematics, including differential and integral
complying with the requirements of this paragraph. calculus, and the use of complex notation in electrical
engineering problems, rational and applied mechanics,
In considering the qualifications of applicants, being in charge of surveying, geology, and foundations, hydraulics, resistance of
electrical engineering teaching in an engineering school, materials and construction materials, electrical circuits and
university, or college, academy or institute duly constituted and machinery, electronics and their application to electrical
recognized as such by the Government or the state in which it is communication and industry: Provided, finally, That the
established, may be regarded as active practice in electrical examination for the grade of assistant electrical engineer shall
engineering of responsible character. be limited to the above fundamental subjects only and to
question on rules and regulations embodied in the latest edition
Section 18. Qualifications of applicant for Assistant Electrical of the National Safety and Electrical Codes of the United States
Engineer. — Any person applying for examination and for a or of the Philippines as may be adopted.
certificate of registration as assistant electrical engineer shall,
prior to admission to examination, establish to the satisfaction of (b) Subjects of examination for Associate Electrical Engineer. —
the board: Strength of materials used in electrical constructions, including
foundations, question on the installation, erection, operation
ending and maintenance of electric generating plants, lines and Numbered Two thousand nine hundred eighty-five of the
other electric supply equipments, knowledge of standard Philippine Legislature of the year nineteen hundred and twenty-
materials used in electrical installations and of the approved one as amended and has a specific record of two years or more
methods of construction, knowledge of the rules and regulations of active practice in electrical engineering of responsible
embodied in the latest editions of the National Safety and character indicating that the applicant may be entrusted to take
Electrical Codes of the United States or of the Philippines as may charge of or supervise any electrical construction or installation,
be adopted. or the operation, tending and maintenance of any electric
generating plant, or take charge of the sale or distribution of any
(c) Subjects of examination for Master Electrician. — Practical electric supply or utilization equipment requiring engineering
applications of Ohm's Law, knowledge of standard materials calculations and/or application of engineering principles and
used in electric wiring or installation of utilization equipments data: Provided, however, That persons registered as associate
and of the approved methods of construction, knowledge of the electrical engineer by virtue of the qualifications enumerated in
rules and regulations embodied in the latest editions of the this paragraph (b) shall not be required to undergo further
National Electrical Code of the United States or of the Philippines examination when applying for a certificate of registration as
as may be adopted, applicable to electric wiring or installation of professional electrical engineer after fulfilling the engineering
utilization equipment, reading of wiring plans and interpretation experience required for that grade.
of standard symbols used.
Section 26. Registration as Assistant Electrical Engineer without
Section 22. Report of ratings. — The Board of Electrical examination. — No examination shall be required of any person
Engineering Examiners shall, within one hundred twenty days who shall, with his application for registration as assistant
after the date of completion of the examinations, report the electrical engineer, present evidence or other proof satisfactory
ratings obtained by each candidate to the Commissioner of Civil to the board showing that, on the date of approval of this Act, he
Service, who shall submit such ratings to the Secretary of Public had any of the following qualifications:
Works and Communications for approval.
(a) Had passed a civil service examination for senior or assistant
Section 23. Reexamination. — An applicant who for the third time electrical engineer, or
fails to pass the examination for the same grade shall not be
allowed to take another until at least one year has elapsed after (b) Was an electrical engineer duly licensed by the Board of
the examination. Examiners for Electrical Engineers under Act Numbered Two
thousand nine hundred and eighty-five of the Philippine
Section 24. Registration as Professional Electrical Engineer Legislature of the year nineteen hundred and twenty-one, as
without examination. — Certificates of registration as amended; Provided, That persons registered as assistant
professional electrical engineer without examination shall be electrical engineers by virtue of the qualifications enumerated in
issued to the members of the first board of electrical engineering paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section shall not be required to
examiners appointed under the provisions of this Act. undergo further examination when applying for certificate of
registration as professional electrical engineer or associate
No examination shall be required of any person who shall, with electrical engineer after fulfilling the engineering experience
his application for registration as professional electrical required respectively for those grades.
engineer, present evidence or other proof satisfactory to the
board that, on the date of the approval of this Act, he had a Section 27. Registration as Master Electrician without
specific record of four years or more of active practice in examination. — Certificate of registration as master electrician
electrical engineering, of responsible character indicating that he without examination shall be issued to any applicant who shall,
may be entrusted to perform or render professional electrical with his application for registration as master electrician, present
engineering in its full scope as defined in section thirteen and if evidence or other proof satisfactory to the board that, on the
he possesses any of the following qualifications: date of the approval of this Act, he had any of the following
qualifications:
(a) Had passed a civil service examination for senior electrical
engineer; or (a) Had passed a civil service examination for electrical inspector
or its equivalent, or
(b) Was an electrical engineer duly licensed by the Board of
Examiners for Electrical Engineers under Act Numbered Two (b) Was practicing as licensed electrical contractor in chartered
thousand nine hundred eighty-five of the Philippine Legislature cities having ordinances which require examination for obtaining
of nineteen hundred twenty-one as amended. a license as contractor for electrical installations: Provided,
however, That the applicant is still holding a valid license on the
Section 25. Registration as Associate Electrical Engineer without date his application is submitted to the board.
examination. — No examination shall be required of any person
who shall, with his application for registration as associate Section 28. Issuance of certificates. — The Secretary of Public
electrical engineer, present evidence or other proof satisfactory Works and Communications shall, upon recommendation of the
to the board showing that, on the date of the approval of this Act, board issue a certificate of registration upon payment of the
he had any of the following qualifications: registration fee as provided for in this Act to any applicant who,
in the opinion of the board and after approval of the Secretary of
(a) A specific record of ten years or more of active practice in Public Works and Communications, has satisfactorily met all the
electrical engineering of responsible character, indicating that requirements specified in this Act for the particular grade for
the applicant may be entrusted to take charge of or supervise which he is registering.
any electrical construction or installation, or the operation,
tending and maintenance of any electric generating plant, or take All certificates of registration shall show the full name of the
charge of the sale or distribution of any electric supply or registrant; shall have a serial number and shall be signed by all
utilization equipment requiring engineering calculations and/or members of the board, the Secretary of Public Works and
application of engineering principles and data and has the first Communications and the Commissioner of Civil Service, and
three qualifications specified in section seventeen, or shall be attested by the official seal.

(b) Had passed a civil service examination for senior or assistant The issuance of a certificate of registration by the board to a
electrical engineer or was an electrical engineer duly licensed by registrant shall be evidence that the person named therein is
the Board of Examiners for Electrical Engineers under Act entitled to all the rights and privileges of a registered
professional electrical engineer, associate electrical engineer, cognizance of acts and practices constituting sufficient cause
assistant electrical engineer, or master electrician, as the case for suspension or revocation of the certificate of registration by
may be, while said certificate remains unrevoked or proper resolution or order, such charges shall be in writing and
unsuspended. shall be sworn to by the person making them and shall be filed
with the secretary of the board.
Section 29. Seal of Professional Electrical Engineer. — Each
registrant for the grade of professional electrical engineer shall, Section 33. Reissue of revoked certificates and replacement of
upon registration, obtain a seal of a designed prescribed by the lost certificates. — The board may, after the expiration of one
board bearing the registrant's name, the certificate number and year from the date of revocation of a certificate, for reasons it
the legend "Professional Electrical Engineer." Plans, may deem sufficient, entertain an application for a new
specifications, reports and other professional documents certificate of registration from a person whose certificate has
prepared by or executed under the immediate supervision of, been revoked, in the same manner as application for original
and issued by a registrant, shall be stamped on every sheet with ones, and in doing so it may, in its discretion, exempt the
said seal when filed with Government authorities or when applicant from the necessity of undergoing an examination.
submitted or used professionally: Provided, however, That it
shall be unlawful for any one to stamp or seal any document with A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate that
said seal after the certificate of the registrant named therein has has been lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued, subject to
been revoked or suspended unless said certificate shall have the rules of the board, and a charge of five pesos shall be made
been reinstated or reissued. for such issuance.

Section 30. Fees for examination and registration. — Every Section 34. Special permits. — The board may, in its discretion
applicant for examination for the grade of professional electrical and subject to the approval of the Secretary of Public Works and
engineer, or associate electrical engineer, or assistant electrical Communications, issue special permit for the practice in a
engineer, shall pay an examination fee of thirty pesos and, for specified line, branch or activity of electrical engineering for a
the grade of master electrician, a fee of twenty pesos. specific design, investigation or construction project or in a
specified plant or organization to any person already holding a
Every registrant for the grade of professional electrical engineer valid certificate of registration issued by a Board of Engineering
or associate electrical engineer or assistant electrical engineer Examiners in the Philippines who shall, with his application,
shall pay a registration fee of ten pesos and, for the grade of present evidence or other proof satisfactory to the board
master electrician, a fee of five pesos: Provided, however, That indicating that he is competent to perform the service or activity
when the applicant is registered without examination, for the for which he applies for said permit and that the issuance of
grade of professional electrical engineer or associate electrical such permit is necessary and will not jeopardize the interest of
engineer or assistant electrical engineer he shall pay a any person duly registered for the practice of electrical
registration fee of twenty-five pesos and, for the grade of master engineering under this Act.
electrician, a fee of fourteen pesos.
Special permit to take charge of or supervise the operation,
Section 31. Refusal to issue certificate. — The Board of Electrical tending and maintenance of any electric generating plant for
Engineering Examiners shall refuse to issue certificate of public utility or for use in connection with the operation of a
registration to any person convicted by a court of competent public utility or convenience employing voltages not exceeding
jurisdiction of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude or 250 volts, or a special permit to take charge of or supervise the
to any person guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct or to construction, installation and/or operation of any electric supply
any person of unsound mind. In the event of refusal to issue equipment for public service communication or signalling or the
certificates for any reason, the board shall give the applicant a construction, installation and/or operation of X-ray or electronic
written statement setting forth the reasons for such action, equipment for public use requiring the employment of
which statement shall be incorporated in the record of the board. dangerous voltages, may also be granted to any person who
shall with his application, present evidence or other proof
Section 32. Suspension and revocation of certificates. — The satisfactory to the board showing that he may be entrusted to
board shall have the power, upon proper notice and hearing, to perform the duties and responsibilities of the position for which
suspend and revoke any certificate of registration of any the permit is desired and that he has been rendering satisfactory
registrant for any cause specified in the preceding section, or for service in connection therewith without any serious accident as
the use or perpetration of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certified by his employer for a period of not less than three
certificate of registration, or for gross negligence or years: Provided, however, That the permit shall be valid only for
incompetency or for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct: the specific purpose for which it is issued which shall be stated
Provided, however, That the action of the board shall be subject in detail in the said permit.
to appeal to the Secretary of Public Works and Communications
whose decision shall be final. All special permits shall be subject to all the provisions and
requirements of this Act and the rules and regulations which
It shall be sufficient ground for the revocation of a certificate may be adopted by the board pertaining to certificates of
issued to a person under this Act, for unprofessional or registration, and may be suspended, revoked or reissued by the
dishonorable conduct, if: (1) he has signed and affixed his seal board in the manner prescribed for certificates of registration.
on any plans, designs, technical reports, valuation, specification, Any person who has been granted a special permit shall, for
estimate or other similar documents or work not prepared by him purposes of compliance with the provisions of this Act, be
or not executed under his immediate supervision or (2) has considered as registered in the Board of Electrical Engineering
represented himself as having taken charge of or supervise any Examiners while said permit is still valid.
electrical construction or installation, or the operation, tending
and maintenance of any electric generating plant or in charge of A fee of ten pesos shall be collected for the issuance of a special
the sale or distribution of any electric supply or utilization permit and no person shall hold more than one permit at one
equipment requiring engineering calculation and/or application time.
of engineering principles and data, without actually having done
so. ARTICLE III
Sundry Provisions Relative to the Practice of Electrical
Any person, firm, association or corporation, may prefer charges Engineering
in accordance with the provisions of this section against any
registrant, or the board may motu proprio investigate and/or take Section 35. Prohibitions in the practice of electrical engineering.
— Any person who shall practice or offer to practice electrical in operation shall have not less than the following complement
engineering in the Philippines without being registered or of resident engineers or persons holding valid special permits:
exempted from registration in accordance with the provisions of
this Act, or any person presenting or attempting the use as his (a) Electric generating plants of any capacity for public utility or
own the certificate of registration or the seal of another, or any for use in connection with the operation of a public utility or
person who shall give any false or forged evidence of any kind to convenience employing voltages up to 250 volts: one
the board or to any member thereof in obtaining a certificate of professional electrical engineer, or one associate electrical
registration, or any person who shall falsely impersonate any engineer, or one assistant electrical engineer, or one master
registrant of like or different name, or any person who shall electrician, or one person with valid special permit;
attempt to use a revoke or suspended certificate of registration,
or any person who shall use in connection with his name or (b) Electric generating plants of any capacity employing voltages
otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description up to 750 volts: one professional electrical engineer, or one
tending to convey the impression that he is an electrical associate electrical engineer, or one assistant electrical
engineer or that he is registered under any of the grades engineer, or one master electrician;
enumerated in section eleven of this Act without holding a valid
certificate of registration for that grade, or any person who shall (c) Electric generating plants of any capacity employing voltages
violate any of the provisions of this Act, shall be guilty of up to 4,800 volts: one professional electrical engineer, or one
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine associate electrical engineer, or one assistant electrical
of not less than one hundred pesos nor more than one thousand engineer;
pesos, or to suffer imprisonment for a period not exceeding
three months, or both, in the discretion of the court. (d) Electric generating plants of any capacity employing voltages
above 4,800 volts: one professional electrical engineer in charge
Section 36. Field of action authorized for each grade; of the complete establishment and one associate electrical
prohibitions. — It shall be unlawful for any person, unless engineer for each substation of the complete establishment:
exempted from registration under section fourteen of this Act:
Provided, however, That in all the above cases, additional
(a) To practice, perform or render electrical engineering service qualified subordinate personnel shall be required commensurate
in its full scope as defined in section thirteen unless he holds a with the exigencies of efficient operation and service and the
valid certificate of registration as professional electrical safeguarding of public welfare, life and property.
engineer;
Section 38. Provisions affecting preparation of plans,
(b) To take charge of or supervise any electrical construction or supervision of construction, permits for construction,
installation, or the operation, tending and maintenance of any application of the National Electrical Code. — It shall be unlawful
electric generating plant; or to take charge of the sale or for any person not authorized under this Act to draw up plans,
distribution of any electric supply or utilization equipment designs, and/or specifications for any electrical construction or
requiring engineering calculations and/or application of installation of project; and no electrical construction or
engineering principles and data unless he holds a valid installation shall be undertaken unless plans, designs, and/or
certificate of registration as professional electrical engineer or specifications have been prepared under the responsible charge
associate electrical engineer; of, and signed and sealed by, a professional electrical engineer
and a construction permit for the execution thereof secured, and
(c) To take charge of or supervise the operation, tending and unless the work is executed under the responsible charge or
maintenance of any electric generating plant employing voltages supervision of a professional electrical engineer or associate
up to 4,800 volts, or to take charge of or supervise any electric electrical engineer or assistant electrical engineer or master
wiring or installation of utilization equipment unless he holds a electrician in conformity with the field of action authorized for
valid certificate of registration as professional electrical each grade, or a person with valid special permit or exempt from
engineer, associate electrical engineer, or assistant electrical registration under subsections (b), (c) and (d) of section fourteen
engineer; of this Act and all requirements of the Government agency, if
any, exercising jurisdiction over the particular construction or
(d) To take charge of or supervise the operation, tending and installation have been complied with.
maintenance of any electric generating plant employing voltages
up to 750 volts, or to take charge of or supervise any electric (For the purpose of coordinating the work in carrying into effect
wiring or installation of utilization equipment unless he holds a the provisions of this Act and, except as otherwise provided, the
valid certificate or registration as professional electrical safety inspectors of the Bureau of Labor or such district or city
engineer, associate electrical engineer, assistant electrical engineers or other government agents as the Secretary of Labor
engineer, or master electrician; may designate shall enforce the requirement of this Act
pertaining to the installation, operation, tending and
(e) To take charge of or supervise the operation, tending and maintenance of electric generating plants and pass upon
maintenance of any electric generating plant for public utility or applications for electrical construction or installation within their
for use in connection with the operation of a public utility or respective districts in all cases which are not acted upon by the
convenience employing voltages up to 250 volts unless he holds Public Service Commission and issue the corresponding permits
a valid certificate of registration as professional electrical if the plans and/or specifications submitted are in conformity
engineer, associate electrical engineer, assistant electrical with the requirements of this section.)
engineer, or master electrician or a valid special permit;
Provided, however, That the submission of plans may be waived
(f) To take charge of or supervise the construction or installation in application for electric construction or installation for lighting
of any electric supply equipment for public service and/or household appliances utilizing electrical energy involving
communication or signalling or for X-ray or electronic equipment the installation of twenty outlets or less; or for power or heat
requiring the employment of dangerous voltages unless he applications utilizing electrical energy not exceeding four
holds a valid certificate of registration as professional electrical kilowatts; or for telephone installations, on condition that such
engineer or associate electrical engineer or assistant electrical applications include a layout sketch of the proposed
engineer or a valid certificate of special permit. construction or installation with a list of the materials and
devices to be used and a signed statement to the effect that it
Section 37. Personnel required in electric generating plants. — shall conform with the rules and regulations of the National
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every generating plant Electrical Code of the United States or of the Philippines as may
be adopted: and render such legal assistance as may be necessary in
carrying out the provisions of this Act.
Provided, further, That the Secretary of National Defense and the
Collector of Customs, respectively, shall enforce the Section 44. Act not effecting other professions. — This Act shall
requirements pertaining to the installation, operation, tending not be construed to affect or prevent the practice of any other
and maintenance of electric generating plants in radio stations legally recognized profession.
and in conveyances used in connection with water
transportation and also respectively, shall regulate electrical ARTICLE IV
constructions or installations of equipment for radio Final Provisions
communications and for conveyances used in connection with
water transportation: Section 45. The sum of two thousand pesos is hereby
appropriated out of any funds in the National Treasury not
Provided, finally, That the Collector of Internal Revenue shall otherwise appropriated, to be disbursed by the Secretary of
enforce the requirements of this Act checking the licenses of Public Works and Communications in accordance with the
persons in charge of the sale or distribution of any electric provisions of this Act. All sums collected in accordance with this
supply or utilization equipment requiring engineering calculation Act shall be paid into the National Treasury as part of the general
and/or application of engineering principles and data. funds thereof: Provided, That during the first twelve months of
the operation of this Act, any portion of the sums collected may
All applications for electrical construction permits including the be used for the purpose of this Act to cover disbursements in
plans and/or layouts or statements shall be filed for reference. excess of the amount appropriated herein.

Section 39. Application to firms and corporations. — A firm or a Section 46. All existing provisions of provincial, city or municipal
co-partnership, or corporation, or an association may engage in ordinances or regulations pertaining to examinations for
the practice of electrical engineering in the Philippines provided electrical contractors, electrical inspectors or electricians, and
only that such practice is carried on be duly licensed and all other laws, part of laws, orders, ordinances or regulations in
registered electrical engineers, associate electrical engineers, conflict with the provisions of this Act including Act Numbered
assistant electrical engineers, or master electricians in Twenty-nine hundred and eighty-five as amended shall be and
conformity with the field of action authorized respectively for are hereby repealed.
each grade under this Act; or by persons exempt from
registration under subsections (c) and (d) of section fourteen of Section 47. This Act shall take effect upon its approval except
this Act. sections thirty-five to forty, inclusive, which shall take effect one
year after this Act becomes effective.
In case of a firm, co-partnership, corporation, association,
society or company, the manager, administrator or the person Approved: June 21, 1947
who has charge of the management or administration of the
business shall be held personally liable for violation of this Act. RA 10912 CPD LAW

Section 40. Posting of certificates. — The owner, manager or CPD or

other person in charge of any electric generating plant, or of a “Continuing Professional Development
firm, co-partnership, corporation or joint stock association shall
post or cause to be posted in a conspicuous place within such REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10912
plant or establishment, the certificate of registration of the
engineer or engineers, associate, assistant and master An act mandating and strengthening development
electrician employed in such a plant or establishment, in a frame program for all regulated professions, creating
protected by transparent glass or equivalent. the continuing professional development council,
and for other related purposes
Section 41. Roster of electric engineers and electricians. — A
roster showing the names and place of business of all registered Also known as “Continuing Professional
professional electrical engineers, associate electrical engineers, Development Act of
assistant electrical engineers, and master electricians shall be
prepared by the Commissioner of Civil Service during the month 2016”
of July every year, commencing one year after the date this Act
becomes effective. Copies of this roster shall be mailed to each CPD was lapsed into law on JULY 21, 2016
person so registered, place on file with the Secretary of Public
Works and Communications and copies furnished to all It describes learning activities that the
department heads to the mayors of all chartered cities, the professionals undertake to enhance their
Director of Public Works, to the office of the Public Service knowledge and capabilities.
Commission, to the Collector of Customs, to such other bureaus
or government agencies and provincial and municipal authorities It is about a pledge to the lifetime learning
as may be deemed necessary and to the public upon request.
And has various methodologies,
Section 42. Foreign reciprocity. — No foreign engineer shall be
admitted to examination, be given a certificate of registration or For instance, workshops, training, e-learning
be entitled to any of the rights and privileges under this Act programs, conferences, events, best practice
unless the country of which he is a subject or citizen specifically techniques and ideas sharing.
permits Filipino engineers to practice within its territorial limits
on the same basis as the subjects or citizens of such country. It facilitates the learner to be more proactive
and aware rather being reactive and passive
Section 43. Enforcement of the Act by officers of the law. — It
shall be the duty of all constituted officers of the law of the WHAT IS ITS PURPOSE?
National Government, of any provincial, city or municipal
government or of any political subdivision thereof to prosecute In short, to achieve greater success in your
any person violating the provisions of this Act. The Secretary of professional career!
Justice or his assistant shall act as legal adviser of the board
TYPES!

Formal CPD

Involves active and structured learning.

Usually done outside the organization

Informal CPD

Also known as self-directed learning

Which the professionals carry out development

according to their own choice and w/out a
structured syllabus.

Education in not the

learning of facts, but
the training of the mind
to think

-Albert Einstein

Importance of CPD

It boosts their overall skills and knowledge.

Helps learn in a short period of time

Improvements are recognizable

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

Improves intellect, personal skills and

confidence

Opens doors to excellent future employment

opportunities.

Improves learning ability.

Promotes independent learning.

Demonstrates ambition and commitment to

professional self- improvement.

Relevant practical qualifications that will

impress current and prospective employers