RA 544 (As Amended by RA 1582): An Act to • Each member of the Board will receive 15

Regulate the Practice of Civil Engineering in the pesos as compensation for each applicant
Philippines examined in addition to his salary
– Enacted by the Senate and House of the 7. Annual Report
Representatives • Submit a report at end of each fiscal year
– Approved: June 17, 1950; Amended: June 16,
1956 Article 3: Examination and Registration
8. Examination Requirement: All applicants should
Article 1: Title and Definition of Terms pass a technical examination
1. Title: Civil Engineering Law 9. Holding of Examination: Examination will be
2. Definition of Terms given in Manila of each year; if fell on holidays,
• Civil engineering: consultation, design, it will be given on the days next following
preparation of plans, specifications, 10. Subjects of Examination
estimates, erection, installation and • Mathematics: algebra, plane and spherical
supervision of construction trigonometry, analytics, descriptive and
• Demolition of permanent structures solid geometry
• Civil engineer: a person duly registered • Differential and integral calculus, and
with the Board of Civil Engineers rational and applied mechanics
• Hydraulics
Article 2: Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers
• Surveying: highway and railroad surveying
3. Composition of Board
• Plane, topographic surveying and advance
• Within 30 days after approval, a Board of
surveying
Examiners for Civil Engineers (Board) shall
be created – chairman and two members • Design and construction of highways and
appointed by the President, recommended railroads
by PRC Commissioner. 11. Executive Officer of the Board
• Members hold office for 3 years • Commissioner of PRC will be the executive
officer of the Board
• First members: 1 for one year, 1 for two
12. Qualifications for Examination
years, 1 for three years
4. Powers and Duties of the Board • At least 21 y/o
• Administer oaths, issue, suspend and issue • Filipino citizen
and revoke certificates of registration • Good reputation and moral character
• Inspect at least once a year educational • Graduate of a 4-year course CE
institutions 13. Oath of Civil Engineers
• Director of Public Works or his 14. Seal and Use of Seal
representatives will help reinforce this act • All registered CE will obtain a seal,
5. Qualifications of Board Members included of the serial number of the
• Filipino citizen and resident certificate
• At years 30 y/o and of good moral • It is unlawful to stamp/seal documents
character when the seal has expired
15. Exemption from Registration
• Graduate of civil engineering
• Registration is exempted to:
• Registered CE qualified to practice CE
a. US and Philippine Armed Forces,
• Have practiced CE, with certificates, for not
employees of US government in PH
less than 10 years
who rendered CE services
• Not a faculty member of any university, no
b. CE or experts called for consultation
pecuniary interest in such institutions
• Any Filipino may make plans for:
• No former members of faculty of any
a. Building in chartered cities wit building
university, or stopped teaching at least 3
ordinances, not exceeding the space
years
requiring services of CE
6. Fees and Compensation of Board
b. Wooden building enlargement or
• 100 pesos application for examination, 50
alteration for farming purposes only,
pesos for each certificate of registration
not exceeding 10,000 pesos
 c. Wooden or light material residential 27. Repeal
house, as long as he does not violate 28. Construction of Act
local ordinances 29. Effectivity
• Draftsmen, student clerk-or-work could
RA 4566: An Act Creating the Philippine Licensing
engage in practice of CE under the control
Board for Contractors, Prescribing its Powers,
or supervision of their employer
Duties and Functions, Providing Funds Therefor,
• Lawfully engaged in the practice of
and for Other Purposes
“maestro de obras”
– Approved: June 19, 1965
a. Building of concrete, reinforced or not
b. More than 2 stories 1. Title: Contractor’s License Law
c. With frames of structural steel
d. Public gathering or assemblies Article 1: Administration
16. Refusal to Issue Certificate 2. Composition of the Board
• Convicted by court • Philippine Licensing Board for Contractors
• Guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct 3. Qualifications of members
• Unsound mind • Recognized standing in his branch for 10
years
• The Board will give a written statement
• Filipino citizen and resident for at least 8
setting forth the reason of the refusal
17. Suspension and Revocation of Certificates years
18. Re-issue and Replacement of Certificates: The • At least 35 y/o and possessed of a good
Board may do so after the expiration of 1 year moral character
from when the certificate is revoked 4. Term of office
19. Transitory Provisions • Three years
• Be required to obtain a certificate of • First members: chairman for 3 years, one
registration member for 1 year, the other for 1 year
• All CE licensed under Act 9285 will • Any member may be removed by the
automatically be registered President for neglect or dereliction of duty
• CE graduates who passed the civil service 5. Powers and duties of the Board
examination for senior CE and have been • Issue, suspend and revoke licenses of
practicing in the government as such during contractors
5 years are exempted in the examination • Issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum
to secure appearance of witnesses
Article 4: Enforcement of Act and Penal Provisions 6. Board meetings: At least once a month
20. Enforcement of the Act by officers of the law 7. Compensation: For every meeting, the
21. Registration required: No person is allowed to Chairman will receive a per diem of 50 pesos,
practice CE without having obtained proper members a per diem of 25 pesos each
certificate registration 8. Annual report: Submit to the President and the
22. Penal provisions Congress a report at the end of each fiscal year
• Guilty of misdemeanor will be sentenced to
a fine of not less than 50,000 pesos nor Article 2: Application of the Act
more than 200,000 pesos, or suffer 9. Definition of terms
imprisonment of not less than 6 months • Persons – individual, firm, partnership
and not more than 1 year • Contractor – builder, who undertakes or
purports to have the capacity to bid
Article 5: Miscellaneous Provisions • General engineering contractor – fixed
23. Preparation of plans and supervisions of works requiring specialized engineering skill
construction by registered civil engineer • General building contractor – structure built,
24. Practice of civil engineering is a professional being built, or to be built
service • Specialty contractor – performance of
25. Reciprocity requirements construction work requiring special skill
26. Roster of civil engineers: A roster of registered 10. Public personnel: Not apply to authorized
CE will be prepared by PRC periodically but at representative of the Republic
least once a year
11. Finished products: Not apply to sale or • Willful material and substantial departure
installation of finished products that do not from plans without the consent of the owner
become permanent part of the structure • Willful misrepresentation of a material
12. Personal property: Not apply to construction of • Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person to
personal property evade this Act
13. Minor work: Not apply with an aggregate • Failure to comply the provisions of this Act
contact price less than 10,000 pesos • Fraudulent act as a consequence of which
14. Architects and engineers: Not apply to another is injured
registered CE or Arki • Participation in any partnership of which he
15. Material men: Not apply to any person who only is a managing partner, employee
furnishes
Article 7: Disciplinary Proceedings
Article 3: Classifications 29. Jurisdiction
16. Classification 30. Prescription
• General engineering contracting • All accusations will be filed within 1 year
• General building contracting • Except violation of subsection c of section
• Specialty contracting 28, accusation may be filed within 2 years
17. Power to classify and limit operations: Adopt 31. Restoration or renewal of licenses: Suspension
reasonably necessary rules and regulations may be lifted upon proof of compliance
18. Incidental work: Do not prohibit a specialty • After revocation, it should be renewed with
contractor from taking a contract involving 2 or a period of 1 year
more crafts 32. Jurisdiction
Article 4: Licensing Article 8: Enforcement and Penalties
19. Examinations required: The Board may 33. Enforcement by officers of the law
investigate for contractor’s licenses by written 34. Enforcement by the Board: Right to institute
and/or oral examination proper action in court and secure writ of
20. Qualifications of applications for contractor’s injunction without bond
licenses: At least 2 years experience 35. Penalties: Pay a fine of not less than 500 pesos
21. Notice of disassociation required: The licensee but not more than 5,000 pesos
shall notify the Board in writing 10 days from 36. License required in biddings
cessation 37. Individual License: Unlawful to individually
22. Failure to notify in case of disassociation: If he engage in the constructing business without
fails to notify within 10 days, his license would having a license
be ipso facto suspended 38. Joint licenses: Unlawful for two or more
23. Issuance of licenses: Upon paying, the Board licenses, each whom has been issued a license
within 15 days shall issue a license separately, to jointly submit a bid
24. Death: A surviving member shall be entitled to
continue the business until the expiration date, Article 10: Fees
if an application for permission is made to the 39. Fee
registrar within 30 days after the death • 50 pesos for original license
25. No examination required: Licensees for the last • 60 pesos for examination
5 years may be issued licenses without • 50 pesos for annual renewal
examination
Article 11: Renewal and Licenses
Article 5: Records 40. Renewal: May be renewed not later than June
26. Publication of list: The Board will publish at 13 of each fiscal year
least once a year the list of contractors 41. Non-renewal of licenses: When suspended for
27. Changes: Be reported within 30 days after the more than 1 year, renewal is not immediate
changes are made
28. Causes of disciplinary action Article 12: Special Provisions
• Willful and deliberate abandonment without 42. Separability Clause
lawful excuse 43. Repeal
44. Effectivity