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February 24, 1995

H. No. 11063
S. No. 1766

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fifth

day of July, nineteen hundred and ninety-four.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7920]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION FOR THE
PRACTICE, LICENSING, AND REGISTRATION OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS AND ELECTRICIANS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

ARTICLE I

TITLE AND DEFINITION OF TERMS

SECTION 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as the “New Electrical Engineering Law.”

SEC. 2. Definition of Terms. – As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:

(a) “Practice of electrical engineering” a person is deemed to be in the practice of electrical engineering when he
renders or offers to render professional electrical engineering service in the form of:

(1) Consultation, investigation, valuation and management of services requiring electrical engineering knowledge;
(2) Design and preparation of plans, specifications and estimates for electric power systems, power plants, power
distribution systems including power transformers, transmission lines and network protection, switchgear, building
wiring electrical machines, equipment and others;

(3) Supervision of erection, installation, testing and commissioning of power plants, substations, transmission lines,
industrial plants and others;

(4) Supervision of operation and maintenance of electrical equipment in power plants, industrial plants, watercrafts,
electric locomotives and others;

(5) Supervision of the manufacture and repair of electrical equipment including switchboards, transformers,
generators, motors, apparatus and others;

(6) Teaching of electrical engineering professional subjects; and

(7) Taking charge of the sale and distribution of electrical equipment and systems requiring engineering
calculations or applications of engineering data.

(b) “Electric supply equipment” is any equipment which produces, modifies, regulates, or controls the supply of
electric energy.

(c) “Electric plant” is an establishment or a system for the production and modification of electric energy.

(d) “Power plant design” refers to planning, specifying, coordinating layouting of electrical equipment in power
plants, substations and the like.

(e) “Substation” is any building, room or separate place which houses or encloses electric supply equipment
connected to transmission or distribution lines and the interior of which is accessible, as a rule, only to properly
qualified persons.

(f) “Electrical system design” refers to the choice of electrical systems, including planning and detailing of
requirements for protection, control, monitoring, coordination and interlocking of electrical systems among others.

(g) “Voltage” is the highest effective potential difference between any two conductors of the circuit concerned
expressed in volts.
(h) “Kva” refers to the installed capacity of an alternating current (A.C.) electric plant or supply equipment, or the
connected load of industrial plants, commercial establishments, institutional buildings expressed in kilovolt-
amperes.

(i) “Kw” refers to the installed capacity of a direct current (D.C) electric plant on board watercraft expressed in
kilowatts.

(j) “Utilization equipment” refers to energy-consuming equipment including motors, heaters, furnaces, light
sources and other devices which utilize electric energy, for any purpose.

(k) “Industrial plant or factory” refers to manufacturing assembly plants, including engineering shops, shipyards
or other business endeavors where electrical machinery and equipment are installed.

(l) “Commercial establishments” are department stores, supermarkets, shopping malls, office buildings, hotels,
theaters, stadiums, condominiums, convention centers, restaurant and the like, used for business or profit.

(m) “Institutional buildings” are school buildings, hospitals, museums, display centers, government buildings and
the like.

(n) “Watercraft” is any waterborne unit which is designed and built to have an electric plant.

(o) “Electric locomotive” refers to the power plant mounted on wheels as used in the railroad transportation
industry.

ARTICLE II

BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SEC. 3. Composition of the Board. – The Board of Electrical Engineering, hereinafter referred to as the Board,
shall be created as a collegial body under the general supervision and administrative control of the Professional
Regulations Commission, hereinafter called as the Commission, composed of a chairman and two (2) members to
be appointed by the President of the Philippines from among the recommendees of the Commissioner of the
Professional Regulations Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner, who were chosen from the
nominees of the integrated and accredited association of electrical engineers and of other registered associations
of electrical engineers and allied fields.
SEC. 4. Powers and Duties of the Board. – The Board shall exercise executive/administrative or quasi-legislative
(rule-making) or quasi-judicial (investigative) powers in carrying out the provisions of this Act. It shall be vested
with the following specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:

(a) Supervise and regulate the practice of electrical engineering in the Philippines;

(b) Determine and evaluate the qualifications of the applicants for registration with or without licensure
examinations and for special permits;

(c) Prepare the examination questions in accordance with Section 19 hereof or modifications thereof; prescribe the
syllabi of the subjects and their relative weights for the licensure examinations; formulate or adopt test questions
and deposit them in a test question bank; draw the test questions at random through process of computerization;
conduct the examination; correct and rate the examination papers manually or through process of computerization;
and submit the examination results to the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) within the period provided
for by the rules of the Commission;

(d) Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements for professional electrical engineers and subjects in the licensure
examination for registered electrical engineers and registered master electricians and their relative weights, subject
to the approval of the Commission;

(e) Register successful applicants for professional electrical engineers and applicants who have passed the licensure
examinations for registered electrical engineers or registered master electricians and issue the corresponding
certificates of registration and professional licenses;

(f) Issue special permits to individual foreign electrical engineers and electricians for specific projects and for a
specific duration of time;

(g) Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the electrical engineering profession, adopt measures for the
enhancement of the profession and the maintenance of high professional, technical, and ethical standards and
conduct ocular inspection of places where registrants practice their profession, such as, but not limited to: electric
plants, substations, industrial plants or factories, commercial establishments, institutional buildings, watercrafts,
electric locomotives, engineering offices, repair shops and similar places to determine and enforce compliance with
this Act. The Board shall authorize the duly integrated and accredited electrical engineering association and other
registered electrical engineering associations to render assistance in this function;
(h) Promulgate rules and regulations including a code of ethics, administrative policies, orders and issuances to
carry out the provisions of this Act;

(i) Investigate violations of the Act and the rules and regulations, code of ethics, administrative policies, orders
and issuances promulgated by the Board. The rules on administrative investigation promulgated by the
Commission shall govern in such investigation;

(j) Issue subpoena or subpoena duces tecum, to secure the attendance of respondents or witnesses or the production
of documents at and relative to the investigation conducted by the Board;

(k) Delegate the investigation of the case to the chairman, a member of the Board or a Professional Regulations
Commission attorney (PRC attorney). If the case concerns strictly the practice of the profession, the investigation
shall be presided by the chairman or a member of the Board with the assistance of a PRC attorney;

(l) Render decision, order or resolution on preliminary investigation or inquiry, on undocketed cases and on
docketed administrative cases against examinees or registrants which shall become final and executory unless
appealed with the Commission within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the copy thereof. The decision of the
Commission may be appealed to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the Rules of
Court;

(m) After due notice and hearing, cancel examination papers and/or bar any examinee from future examination;
refuse or defer his registration; reprimand the registrant with stern warning; suspend him from the practice of his
profession; revoke his certificate of registration; delist his name from the roll of professional electrical engineers,
registered electrical engineers, and registered master electricians for continuous non-payment of annual registration
fees and non-compliance with the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements; reinstate or reenroll his
name in the said roll, reissue or return his certificate of registration. A decision of suspension, revocation of the
certificate of registration, or delisting from the roll by the Board as provided herein, may be appealed initially to
the Commission within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof. The decision of the Commission may be appealed
to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the Rules of Court.

(n) Administer oaths in connection with the administration, implementation, or enforcement of this Act;

(o) Submit an annual report on the proceedings and accomplishments during the year and on recommendations of
the Board to the Commission after the close of each fiscal year;
(p) Prosecute or institute criminal action against any violator of the Act and/or the rules and regulations of the
Board;

(q) Adopt an official seal;

(r) coordinate with the Commission and the Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) in prescribing,
amending and/or revising the courses;

(s) Prescribe guidelines and criteria on the CPE program for professional electrical engineers, registered electrical
engineers and registered master electricians and renew their professional licenses after compliance with the CPE
requirements;

(t) Perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to implement effectively this Act. The policies,
resolutions, rules and regulations, orders or decisions issued or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the
review and approval by the commission; however, the Board’s decisions, resolution or orders which are not
interlocutory, rendered in an administrative case, shall be subject to review only if on appeal.

SEC. 5. Qualifications of Board Members. – Each Board member must, at the time of his appointment:

(a) Be a natural born Filipino citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least five (5) consecutive years;

(b) Be at least thirty-five (35) years of age, of proven integrity with high moral values in his personal as well as his
professional conduct;

(c) Be a person with no final conviction by the court of an offense involving moral turpitude;

(d) Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from a university, school,
college, academy or institute duly constituted, recognized and accredited by the Philippine government;

(e) Be a professional electrical engineer with a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license duly
qualified to practice electrical engineering in the Philippines;

(f) Have practiced electrical engineering for a period of not less than ten (10) years prior to his appointment, with
a sworn statement as such; and
(g) Not be an official nor a member of the faculty of, nor have a pecuniary interest in, any university, college,
school or institution conferring a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering for at least three (3) years prior to his
appointment, and is not connected with a review center or with any group or association where review classes or
lectures in preparation for the licensure examinations are offered or conducted at the time of his appointment.

SEC. 6. Term of Office. – The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three (3) years from the date of
appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified. They may, however, be reappointed
for a second term. Each member shall qualify by taking an oath of office before entering upon the performance of
his duties.

Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the President from the list of recommendees by the Commissioner who
were chosen from the list of nominees submitted by the integrated and accredited association for the unexpired
term only.

SEC. 7. Removal of Board Members. – Any member of the Board may be removed by the President of the
Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner for neglect of duty, incompetence, malpractice,
commission or tolerance of irregularities in the examinations, or for unprofessional, unethical, or dishonorable
conduct, after having been given the opportunity to defend himself in a proper administrative investigation.

SEC. 8. Compensation of Chairman and the Board Members. – The chairman and members of the Board shall
receive a monthly compensation of no less than twelve thousand pesos (P12,000.00): Provided, That the chairman
shall receive a monthly compensation of ten percent (10%) more: Provided, further, That such compensation shall
be increased or modified pursuant to the General Appropriations Act of the year: Provided, furthermore, That they
shall receive other benefits that may be provided for by law.

SEC. 9. Executive Officer of the Board. – The Commissioner shall be the executive officer of the Board and shall
conduct the examination given by the Board and shall designate any subordinate officer of the Commission to act
as secretary and custodian of all records including all examination papers and minutes of the deliberations of the
Board.
 ARTICLE III

EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION

SEC. 10. Examination Required. – All applicants for registration for the practice of electrical engineering in the
Philippines shall be required to pass a technical examination as hereafter provided except as otherwise specifically
allowed under this Act.

SEC. 11. Registration and License Required. – A valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license
from the Commission are required before any person is allowed to practice electrical engineering in the Philippines
except as otherwise allowed under this Act.

SEC. 12. Examination Fees. – All applicants for oral examinations for professional electrical engineer and written
examinations for registered electrical engineer and registered master electrician shall be subject to payment of fees
prescribed by the Commission: Provided, That ninety percent (90%) of the fees is to be treated as a special fund
for the programs, projects and activities of the Commission and the remaining ten percent (10%) shall be set aside
as a trust fund for the establishment and maintenance of the center for continuing education and research.

SEC. 13. Registration Fees, License Fees and Fines. – All applicants for registration and license to practice as
professional electrical engineer, and registered master electrician, shall be subject to the payment of registration
fees, license fees, and fines in case of violation of the pertinent rules and regulations for the amounts prescribed by
the Board and approved by the Commission: Provided, That fifty percent (50%) from these collections are to be
treated as a special fund for programs, projects and activities of the commission and the other fifty percent (50%)
shall be set up in a separate special fund for the supervisory and regulatory functions of the Board.

SEC. 14. Exemption from Examination and Registration. – (a) Examination and registration shall not be required
of foreign electrical engineers, erection/commissioning/guarantee engineers employed as technical consultants by
the Philippine government or by private firms, for which the pertinent professional society certifies that no qualified
Filipino professional is available, or of foreign electrical installers for the erection and installation of a special
project or for any other specialized work, subject to the following conditions:

(i) That the abovementioned foreign professionals are legally qualified to practice their profession in their own
country in which the requirements and qualifications for obtaining a license or certificate of registration are not
lower than those specified in this Act;
(ii) That the scope of work to be performed by said foreign professionals shall be limited only to the particular
work for which they were contracted;

(iii) That prior to commencing work, the foreign professional shall secure a special permit from the Commission;

(iv) That said foreign professional shall not engage in private practice on their own account;

(v) That for every foreign professional contracted pursuant to this section, one Filipino understudy who is registered
under the provisions of this Act shall be employed by the private firm utilizing the services of such foreign
professional for at least the duration of the alien expert’s tenure with said firm; and

(vi) That the exemption herein granted shall be good only for six(6) months, renewable for another six (6) months
at the discretion of the Board: Provided, That in case the foreign professional ceases to be employed in accordance
with this section and engages in an occupation requiring registration as electrical engineer such professional must
be registered under the provisions of this Act.

(b) No registration with the Board shall be required of the following:

(i) Engineering students, apprentices and other persons employed or acting as subordinates of, or undergoing
training under a person holding a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional license under this Act;

(ii) Persons in charge of or supervising the operation, tending and maintenance of an electric generating set for
private use employing voltages not exceeding two hundred fifty volts (250 V) and capacity not exceeding fifty
kilovolt amperes (50 kva): Provided, that the owner or operator shall be required to have the electric generating set
periodically inspected at intervals of not more than one (1) year by a professional electrical engineer, a registered
electrical engineer on a national, city, provincial or municipal government authority exercising legal jurisdiction
over electrical installations.

SEC. 15. Holding of Examinations. – Examinations for the practice of electrical engineering in the Philippines
should be given twice a year in the City of Manila and other places on dates that the Board may recommend for
determination of scheduling. The Board shall schedule interview/oral examination of every applicant for
registration as professional electrical engineer only at the office of the Commission.
To qualified applicants for examination, notice of admission shall be issued not later than ten (10) days prior to the
first day of examination.

SEC. 16. Qualifications of Applicant for Registration as Professional Electrical Engineer. – Any person applying
for registration as professional electrical engineer shall establish to the satisfaction of the Board that on or before
the date of registration, he possesses the following qualifications:

(a) He is a citizen of the Philippines;

(b) He is of good reputation with high moral values;

(c) He has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral turpitude;

(d) He is a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electric Engineering (BSEE) from a university, school,
college, academy or institute duly constituted, recognized and accredited by the Philippine government; and

(e) He is a registered electrical engineer with valid certificate of registration and professional license and with four
(4) years or more of active practice reckoned from the date of his registration as a registered electrical engineer.

SEC. 17. Qualifications of Applicants for Registered Electrical Engineer Examination. – Any person applying for
admission to the registered electrical engineering examination, as herein provided, shall establish to the satisfaction
of the Board that, on or before the date of the examination, he possesses the following qualifications:

(a) He is a citizen of the Philippines;

(b) He is at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

(c) He is of good reputation with high moral values;

(d) He has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral turpitude; and

(e) He is a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from a university, school,
college, academy or institute duly constituted, recognized and accredited by the Philippine government.
SEC. 18. Qualifications of Applicants for Registered Master Electrician Examination. – Any person applying for
admission to the registered master electrician examinations, as herein provided, shall establish to the satisfaction
of the Board that, on or before the date of the examination, he possesses the following qualifications:

(a) He is a citizen of the Philippines;

(b) He is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(c) He is of good reputation with high moral values;

(d) He has not been finally convicted by the court of an offense involving moral turpitude; and

(e) He has any of the following technical backgrounds:

(1) Has completed at least three (3) years of a five-year Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE)
program or a three-year course in electrical engineering technology from an engineering school recognized by the
Philippine government and, in addition, has a subsequent specific record of one (1) year practice in electrical wiring
and installation, operation and maintenance of utilization devices and equipment; or

(2) Has graduated from a two-year electrician’s course of instruction from a vocational or trade school recognized
by the Philippine government and, in addition, has at least two (2) years of apprenticeship after completion of the
course of instruction on electrical installation, operation and maintenance of utilization devices and equipment; or

(3) Has completed a one-year electrician’s course of instruction from a vocational school recognized by the
Philippine government and, in addition, has at least three (3) years of apprenticeship after completion of the course
of instruction on electrical installation, operation and maintenance of utilization devices and equipment; or

(4) Has completed a four-year high school education or its equivalent and, in addition, has subsequent specific
record of at least five (5) years of apprenticeship in electric wiring, installation, operation and maintenance of
utilization devices and equipment.

SEC. 19. Scope of Examination. – As a prerequisite for registration as professional electrical engineer, registered
electrical engineer and registered master electrician, the applicant shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) Professional electrical engineer:

For the purpose of confirming the service record and clarifying the technical report submitted by the applicant for
registration as a professional electrical engineer, an oral examination or interview shall be conducted on the
following documents to be submitted to the Board:

(1) Certified experience record from the date applicant took oath as a registered electrical engineer indicating the
inclusive dates, companies worked for, description of specific responsibilities, significant accomplishments as well
as the name and position of immediate supervisors;

(2) Technical paper covering an evaluation, an analysis, a study or a critical discussion of an electrical engineering
project or subject, on one or several technical aspects such as: design, construction, installation, commissioning,
testing, operation, maintenance, repair, research and the like. The technical paper shall be supported by engineering
principles and data. Published or unpublished scientific paper or treatise on electrical engineering theories and
applications may be considered as complying with the requirement;

(3) Three (3) certifications signed by three (3) professional electrical engineers to the effect that the experience
record submitted by the applicant is factual and that the technical paper submitted was actually prepared by the
applicant.

The applicant must obtain passing marks on the experience record and on the technical report in order to qualify
for registration as a professional electrical engineer.

(b) Registered electrical engineer:

The applicant shall pass a written examination on different subjects or group of subjects as follows:

(1) Mathematics, such as: algebra, trigonometry, analytic geometry, differential calculus, integral calculus,
differential equations, complex numbers, probability and statistics, advanced engineering mathematics including
matrices, power series, Fourier analysis, Laplace transforms, and others. The weight is twenty-five percent (25%).

(2) Engineering sciences and allied subjects, such as general chemistry, college physics, computer fundamentals
and programming, engineering materials, engineering mechanics, fluid mechanics, strength of materials,
thermodynamics, electrical engineering law, engineering economics, engineering management, contracts and
specifications, code of professional ethics, Philippine Electrical Code, Parts 1 and 2 and others. The weight is thirty
percent (30%).
(3) Electrical engineering professional subjects, such as: electrical circuits, electronic theory and circuits energy
conversion, power transmission and distribution, instrumentation and measurement, circuit and line protection,
control systems, principles of communication, electrical machines, electrical equipment, components and devices,
electric systems, power plant, electronic power equipment, illumination, building wiring and others. The weight is
forty-five percent (45%).

The passing general weighted average rating shall be seventy percent (70%) with no grade below fifty percent
(50%) in any group of subjects listed above.

The examination questions on the foregoing subjects shall cover only basic theories and principles, and shall
exclude questions based on experience and trade practices. The number of questions shall be such that the
examination can be finished in three (3) consecutive eight-hour days.

(c) Registered master electrician:

The applicant shall pass a written examination on the different subjects or group of subjects as follows:

(1) Technical subjects:

– Ohm’s Law: Calculations for resistance, current, voltage and power for direct current and alternating current
circuits.

– Electrical machines: Description and operating principles of motors, generators and transformers.

– Control equipment: Description and function of fuses, overload relays, safety switches, magnetic switches, circuit
breakers, star-delta motor starters, transformer-type motor starters, D.C. motor starters.

– Electrical components: Description of resistors, capacitors, inductors and semi-conductors.

– Maintenance and repair: Description of the procedures in the maintenance of electrical machinery.

– Test equipment: Types and uses of measuring instruments.

– Electrical engineering law provisions pertaining to registered master electrician.

– Other related subjects as may be prescribed by the Board.

(2) Philippine Electrical Code, Parts 1 and 2:

– General requirements for installation of electric wiring and equipment.

– Approved wiring methods.

– Types of wiring materials and wiring devices.

– Installation of switchboard and panel boards.

– Installation in hazardous locations.

– Wiring diagrams of different types of motor starters with motor protection.

– Drawing symbols and wiring plants.

– Other related subjects as may be prescribed by the Board.

The number of test questions shall be such that the examinations can be finished in one (1) eight-hour day.

The relative weights shall be fifty percent (50%) for technical subjects and fifty percent (50%) for Philippine
Electrical Code.

The passing general average rating shall be seventy percent (70%) with no grade below fifty percent (50%) in any
subject.

SEC. 20. Report of Ratings. – The Board of Electrical Engineering shall, within one hundred fifty (150) days after
the date of completion of the examinations, report the ratings obtained by each candidate to the Commission.

SEC. 21. Reexamination of Failed Subjects. – An applicant shall be allowed to retake, any number of times, only
the subject/s in which he has obtained a grade below fifty percent (50%). When he shall obtained an average grade
of seventy percent (70%) in the subject/s repeated, he shall be considered to have passed his licensure examination.
SEC. 22. Oath. – All successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take a professional oath before
the Board or any government official authorized to administer oaths prior to entering upon the practice of
professional electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer, and registered master electrician.

SEC. 23. Issuance of Certificates of Registration and Professional Licenses. – The registration of professional
electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer or registered master electrician commences from the date his
name is entered in the roll of registrants or licensees for his profession. Every registrant who has satisfactorily met
all the requirements specified in this Act, upon payment of the registration fee, shall be issued a certificate of
registration as a professional electrical engineer, a registered electrical engineer or a registered master electrician
that shows the full name of the registrant and with serial number, signed by the Commissioner and by the chairman
and members of the Board, stamped with the official seal, as evidence that the person named therein is entitled to
practice the profession with all rights and privileges appurtenant thereto. The certificate shall remain in full force
and effect until withdrawn, suspended, or revoked in accordance with law.

A professional license signed by the commissioner and bearing the registration number and date of issuance thereof
and bearing the registration number and date of issuance thereof and the month of expiry or renewability shall
likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the annual registration fees for three (3) consecutive years and
has complied with the requirements of the Continuing Professional Education (CPE), unless exempted therefrom.
This license will serve as evidence that the licensee can lawfully practice his profession until the expiration of its
validity.

SEC. 24. Continuing Professional Education Program. – The CPE guidelines shall be prescribed and promulgated
by the Board subject to the approval of the Commission, after consultation with the integrated and accredited
electrical engineering associations, other associations of the electrical engineering profession, and other concerned
sectors. The Board shall incorporate in the said guidelines the creation of a CPE council that shall be composed of
officers coming from the Board, the Commission, the integrated and accredited electrical associations, and other
concerned sectors. It shall be vested with the functions, duties and responsibilities to implement the guidelines and
shall have the juridical personality that is distinct and separate from and independent of the Board, the Commission,
the integrated and accredited electrical engineering association, and other associations of the electrical engineering
profession.

SEC. 25. Integration of the Electrical Engineering Professions. – The electrical engineering professions shall be
integrated into one national organization which shall be recognized by the Board as the one and only integrated
and accredited association of professional electrical engineers, registered electrical engineers and registered master
electricians. Every professional electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer and registered master electrician
upon registration with the Board as such, shall ipso facto, become a member of the integrated national organization.
Those who have been registered with the Board but are not members of the said organization at the time of the
effectivity of this Act, shall be allowed to register as members of the said integrated organization within three (3)
years after the effectivity of this Act. Membership in the integrated organization shall not be a bar to membership
in the other associations of the electrical engineering profession.

The professional electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer, and registered master electrician shall receive
the benefits and privileges appurtenant to this listed membership in the duty integrated and accredited electrical
engineering association only upon payment of the required membership fees and dues.

SEC. 26. Seal of Professional Electrical Engineer. – All licensed professional electrical engineers may obtain a
seal of a design prescribed by the Board bearing the registrant’s name, the certificate number and the legend
“Professional Electrical Engineer.” Plans, specifications, reports and other professional documents prepared by or
executed under the immediate supervision of and issued by a licensee, shall be stamped on every sheet with said
seal when filed with government authorities or when submitted or used professionally: Provided, however, That it
is unlawful for anyone to stamp or seal any document with said seal after the registrant’s name has been delisted
from the roster of professional electrical engineers or after the validity of his professional license has expired.

The registrant shall be allowed again to use his seal or stamp in the documents he prepares, signs or issues only
after he is reinstated to the practice of his profession and reissued a new professional license.

SEC. 27. Indication of Registration/Professional License Number. – The professional electrical engineer,
registered electrical engineer, or registered master electrician shall be required to indicate his
registration/professional license number, the date registered, and the date of its expiry in the documents he signs,
uses or issues in connection with the practice of his profession.

SEC. 28. Refusal to Issue Certificates. – The Board of electrical engineering shall not issue a certificate of
registration to any person convicted by the court of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude or to any person
guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct or to any person of unsound mind. In the event of refusal to issue
certificates for any reason, the Board shall give the applicant a written statement setting forth the reasons for such
action, which statement shall be incorporated in the records of the Board.
After no less than a year from the finality of the Board’s decision, the Board, out of equity and justice, may
recommend to the Commission the issuance of the certificate of registration to the applicant.

SEC. 29. Revocation of Certificates of Registration and Suspension from the Practice of the Profession. – The
Board shall have the power, upon proper notice and hearing, to revoke any certificate of registration of any
registrant, to suspend him from the practice of his profession or to reprimand him for any cause specified in the
preceding section, or for the use of, perpetration of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of registration, or
for gross negligence or incompetence or for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct; for violation of this Act, the
rules and regulations and other policies of the Board and the Code of Professional Ethics.

It shall be sufficient ground for the revocation of a certificate issued to a person under this Act, and his suspension
from the practice of his profession for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, if:

(a) Being a professional electrical engineer, he has signed and affixed his seal on any plan, design, technical reports,
valuation, estimate, specification or other similar document or work not prepared by him or not executed under his
immediate supervision;

(b) He has represented himself as having taken charge of or supervised: any electrical construction or installation;
operation, tending and maintenance of any electric plant; manufacture or repair of electrical equipment, teaching
of electrical engineering subjects; sale or distribution of any electric supply or utilization equipment requiring
engineering calculations or application of engineering principles and data, without actually having done so.

The decision of the board shall be final and executory unless it is appealed by the respondent to the Commission
within fifteen (15) days from the receipt of such decision. The Board’s or Commission’s decision is appealable by
the respondent to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided under the Rules of Court.

Any person, firm, association or corporation may file charges in accordance with the provisions of this section
against any licensee, or the Board may, on its own initiative (motu propio) investigate and/or take cognizance of
acts and practices constituting cause for suspension or revocation of the certificate of registration by proper
resolution or order, such charges shall be in writing and shall be sworn to by the person making them and shall be
filed with the Board.

The rules and regulations of the Commission on administrative investigation shall govern the procedure and
conduct of administrative investigation before the Board.
The respondent shall have the right to a speedy and public hearing and to confront and cross-examine witnesses
against him.

SEC. 30. Re-issuance of Revoked Certificates and Replacement of Lost Certificates. – Subject to the approval of
the Commission, the Board may, after the expiration of one (1) year from the date of revocation of a certificate,
for reasons it may deem sufficient, entertain an application for a new certificate in the same manner as application
for an original one. It may exempt the applicant from the necessity of undergoing an examination.

A new certificate of registration to replace any certificate that has been lost, destroyed or mutilated may be issued,
subject to the rules of the Board.

ARTICLE IV

SUNDRY PROVISIONS RELATIVE TO THE PRACTICE

OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

SEC. 31. Field of Practice. – The field of practice for professional electrical engineers, registered electrical
engineers, and registered master electricians shall be as follows:

(a) A professional electrical engineer’s field of practice includes the sole authority to seal electrical plans, etc., and
to practice electrical engineering in its full scope as defined in this Act;

(b) A registered electrical engineer’s field of practice includes charge or supervision of operation and maintenance
of electrical equipment in power plants, industrial plants, watercraft, electric locomotive, and others; manufacture
and repair of electrical supply and utilization equipment including switchboards, power transformers, generators,
motors, apparatus, and others; teaching of electrical subjects; and sale and distribution of electrical equipment and
systems requiring engineering circulations or application of engineering data; and

(c) A registered master electrician’s field of practice includes the installation, wiring, operation, maintenance and
repair of electrical machinery, equipment and devices, in residential, commercial, institutional, commercial and
industrial buildings, in power plants, substations, watercrafts, electric locomotives, and the like: Provided, That if
the installation or the machinery is rated in excess of five hundred kilovolt-amperes (500 Kva), or in excess of six
hundred volts (600 V) the work shall be under the supervision of a professional electrical engineer or a registered
electrical engineer.
SEC. 32. Prohibition in the Practice of Electrical Engineering. – No person shall:

(a) Practice or offer to practice electrical engineering in the Philippines without having previously obtained a
certificate of registration and a professional license from the Board of Electrical Engineering except as provided
for in Section 14 hereof;

(b) Use, or attempt to use as his own, certificate of registration, professional license or the seal of another;

(c) Give false or forged evidence of any kind to the Board or to any member thereof in obtaining a certificate of
registration or professional license;

(d) Falsely impersonate any registrant of like or different name;

(e) Attempt to use a revoked or suspended certificate of registration or an expired professional license;

(f) Use, in connection with his name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description tending to convey
the impression that he is a professional electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer, or registered master
electrician without holding a valid certificate or a valid license; and

(g) Sign a document involving electrical design, plan, technical specification, valuation and the like on behalf of a
professional electrical engineer.

SEC. 33. Personnel Required. – Except as otherwise provided in this Act, every electric plant, industrial plant or
factory, commercial establishment, institutional building, watercraft, electric locomotive or in any other installation
where persons and properties are exposed to electrical hazards shall not have less than the following complement
of professional electrical engineer, registered electrical engineer, and registered electrical engineer, and registered
master electricians:

(a) Electric plants with total installed generating capacity of any size and employing voltages of any standard rating
– one (1) professional electrical engineer or one (1) registered electrical engineer. However, for capacities up to
five hundred-kilovolt amperes (500 Kva) and employing voltages of up to six hundred volts (600 V) – one (1)
registered master electrician;

(b) Industrial plants or factories, commercial establishments, or institutional buildings having a connected Kva
load of any size and employing voltages of any standard rating – one (1) professional electrical engineer or one (1)
registered electrical engineer. However, for connected loads up to five hundred kilovolt-amperes (500 Kva) and
employing voltages up to six hundred volts (600 V) – one (1) registered master electrician;

(c) Watercrafts or electric locomotives with installed generating capacity up to the maximum size and voltage
available for these units – one (1) professional electrical engineer or one (1) registered electrical engineer.
However, for generating capacities up to five hundred kilovolt-amperes/kilowatt (500 Kva/Kw) and employing
voltages up to six hundred volts (600 V) – one (1) registered master electrician.

Provided, however, That in all the aforementioned cases, additional qualified personnel shall be employed to ensure
safe operation and safeguard public welfare, life and property: Provided, further, That when the operation requires
more than one shift of personnel every twenty-four (24) hours, the minimum complement of qualified personnel
shall be employed in each shift.

This section, however, shall not apply to any installation which has a connected load of fifty kilovolt-amperes (50
Kva) or less and employs voltages of not more than two hundred fifty volts (250 v) and for installations which are
designed to be automatic and do not require resident personnel for their safe operation: Provided, however, That
their maintenance and repair shall be under the charge of a duly registered personnel: Provided, further, That a
yearly inspection will be conducted and certified to be in a safe operating condition by a professional electrical
engineer, a registered electrical engineer, or a registered master electrician.

SEC. 34. Preparation of Plans, Supervision of Installation, Application of the Philippine Electrical Code. – It shall
be unlawful for any person not authorized under this Act to prepare plans, electrical valuations or specifications
for any electrical wiring, equipment or system; and no installation thereof shall be undertaken unless the plans,
designs, valuations and specifications have been prepared by or under the responsible charge of, and signed and
sealed by a professional electrical engineer; and a construction permit for the execution thereof is first secured; and
unless the work is done in accordance with the Philippine Electrical Code and is executed under the responsible
charge or supervision of a professional electrical engineer, a registered electrical engineer, or a registered master
electrician, as the case may be, and the routinary fiscal and ministerial requirements of the government agency, if
any, exercising jurisdiction over the particular installation have been complied with.

SEC. 35. Practice Not Allowed for Firms and Corporations. – The practice of electrical engineering is a
professional service admission to which is based on individual and personal qualifications. Hence, no firm or
corporations may be registered or licensed as such for the practice of electrical engineering.
However, persons properly qualified and licensed as professional electrical engineers may, among themselves,
form a partnership or association and collectively render electrical engineering service. Individual members of such
partnerships or associations shall be responsible for their own respective acts.

SEC. 36. Posting of Certificates. – The owner, manager or the person in charge of an electric plant, industrial plant
or factory, commercial establishment, institutional building, watercraft, or electric locomotive shall post or cause
to be posted in a conspicuous place within such plant or establishment the certificate of registration of the engineers
or electricians employed in such plant or establishment, in a frame protected by transparent glass or equivalent.

SEC. 37. Certificate of Specialty. – Certificates of specialty shall be issued by the Board, subject to the approval
of the Commission, to professional electrical engineers who have been screened and recommended by the
integrated and accredited electrical engineering association. These are for specific fields in which the applicants
have specialized knowledge, training and experience and have demonstrated their competence and expertise. The
Board shall, subject to the approval of the Commission, and after consultation with the said association, prescribe
and issue the necessary guidelines for the issuance of these certificates.

SEC. 38. Foreign Reciprocity. – No foreign engineer shall be admitted to take a board examination, be given a
certificate of registration, or be entitled to any of the rights and privileges under this Act unless the country of
which he is a subject or citizen specifically permits Filipino engineers to practice within its territorial limits on the
same basis as the subjects or citizens of such country.

SEC. 39. Enforcement of the Act by Officers of the Law. – It shall be the duty of all constituted officers of the law
of the national government, or any provincial, city or municipal government or of any political subdivision thereof
to prosecute any person violating the provisions of this Act. The Secretary of Justice or his assistant shall act as
legal adviser of the Board and render such legal assistance as may be necessary in carrying out the provisions of
this Act.

SEC. 40. Penalty Clause. – Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this Act shall be guilty of
misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to a fine of not less than Ten thousand pesos (P10,000.00)
nor more than Fifty thousand pesos (P50,000.00) or imprisonment for a period not less than six (6) months nor
more than five (5) years or both at the discretion of the court.

ARTICLE V
 TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

SEC. 41. Terms of Office of Board Members. – Upon approval of this Act, the incumbent chairman and two (2)
members of the Board shall continue to serve until their terms of office expire or until their replacements have been
appointed by the President and shall have been duly qualified.

SEC. 42. New Certificates of Registration and Professional Licenses. – (a) Associate electrical engineers and
assistant electrical engineers with valid certificates of registration and professional license issued under Republic
Act No. 184 shall register within two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act and be issued new certificates of
registration and new professional license as registered electrical engineers under this Act to replace their original
ones. Their serial numbers shall be provided by the registration division of the Commission.

(b) Master electricians with valid certificates of registration and professional licenses under Republic Act No. 184
shall register within two (2) years from the effectivity of this Act and be issued new certificates of registration and
new professional licenses as registered master electricians with the same serial numbers as their old ones to replace
their original certificates and licenses.

ARTICLE VI

FINAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 43. Repealing Clause. – Republic Act No. 184 and existing provisions of provincial, city or municipal
ordinances or regulations pertaining to examinations for electrical contractors, electrical inspectors, or electricians,
and all other laws, part of laws, orders, ordinances or regulations in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed or
amended accordingly.

SEC. 44. Separability Clause. – If any part of this Act or the application of such provision or circumstance is
declared unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act or the application of such provision to other persons or
circumstances shall not be affected by such declaration.

SEC. 45. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect after thirty (30) days following its full publication in
the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,
 (Sgd.) JOSE DE VENE
(Sgd.) EDGARDO J. ANGARA
Speaker of the Ho
President of the Senate
of Representativ

This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 11063 and Senate Bill No. 1766 was finally passed by the
House of Representatives and the Senate on February 21, 1995.

(Sgd.) CAMILO
(Sgd.) EDGARDO E. TUMANGAN
Secretary G
Secretary of the Senate
House of Repre

Approved: FEB 24 1995

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS

President of the Philippines

Source: Presidential Management Staff

RESOURCES

 [PDF] Republic Act No. 7920, February 24, 1995

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