ECE LAWS,

CONTRACT, ETHICS,
STANDARDS & SAFETY
R.A. 9292 VS R.A. 5734
PREPARED BY: ENGR. JEPP QUIJANO
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Republic Act No. 5734 Republic Act No. 9292
 No Article  8 Articles
 28 Sections  43 Sections
 Enacted without Executive  Approved with complete
Approval last June 21, signatories last April 17,
1969 2004
 1 category of practice -  3 categories of practices –
ECE PECE, ECE & ECT
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Republic Act No. 5734 Republic Act No. 9292
 4 terms under Section 21.  14 terms under Section 3.
Definitions. Definition and
 No article or section Interpretation of Terms.
stating/acknowledging the  CPE program and APO are
CPE program and/or the stated under Article V
Accredited Professional Sections 31 and 32,
Organization respectively.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10912
 “Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016”
 Approved: July 21, 2016
AN ACT MANDATING AND STRENGTHENING THE
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM FOR ALL REGULATED PROFESSIONS,
CREATING THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER RELATED
PURPOSES
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ARTICLE II: CPD PROGRAMS, COUNCILS AND SECRETARIAT
Section 5. Nature of CPD Programs – The CPD Programs consist of
activities that range from structured to nonstructured activities, which
have learning processes and outcomes.
These include, but are not limited to, the following:
a) Formal learning;
b) Nonformal learning;
c) Informal learning;
d) Self-directed learning;
e) Online learning activities; and
f) Professional work experience
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Section 7. CPD Council. – There is hereby created a CPD Council in
each of the regulated professions, which shall be under the supervision
of the concerned PRB. Every CPD Council shall be composed of a
chairperson and two (2) members.
 The chairperson of the CPD Council shall be the member of the
PRB so chosen by the PRB
 The first member shall be the president or officer of the AIPO/APO
duly authorized by its Board of Governors/Trustees.
 The second member shall be the president or officer of the national
organization of deans or department chairpersons of schools,
colleges or universities offering the course
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Section 1. Short Title - This Act shall be known as the
"Electronics Engineering Law of 2004".

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Section 1. Title of Act – This Act shall be known and cited
as the "Electronics and Communications Engineering
Law of the Philippines."
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Section 19. Issuance of the Certificate of Registration
and Professional Identification Card

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Section 3. Registration
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Certificate of Registration will be issued to those:
 who successfully passed the ECE exam, or
 who has a specific record of at least ten years of active
practice in electronics and/or communications engineering
 who is of a responsible character indicating that he may be
entrusted to perform or render professional electronics and/or
communications engineering service as defined in this Act
 who is a bona fide member of any officially registered
association of electronics and communications engineers in the
Philippines.
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Section 14. Qualifications for Examinations

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Section 5. Pre-qualification for Examination

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 He is at least twenty-one years of age

 He is a citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign country
qualified to take the examination under Section twenty-
three of this Act
 He is of good moral character
 He is a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in
Electronics and Communications Engineering
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 must obtain an average of 70%,
with no rating below 50% in any
subject.
 an applicant who fails to obtain a
passing average but who
obtained at least 70% in each of
at least one-half of the total
subjects may be permitted to take
within 2 years from the date of his
examination
Republic Act No. 9292
 must obtain a passing rating of
70% in each subject
 obtains a rating in the other
subject/s below 70% but not
lower than 60%, shall be allowed
to take one removal examination
on the subject/s where he/she
failed
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No section stating the payment for the examinations.

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Section 10. Fees for Examination and Registration – Every
applicant for examination for electronics and communications
engineering shall pay an examination fee of forty-five pesos and a
registration fee of ten pesos.
Every applicant for registration without examination shall pay a fee of
fifty-five pesos.
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Section 17. Release of the Results of Examination. - The Board and
the Commission shall correct and rate the licensure examination
papers and shall release the examination results within fifteen (15)
days after the said examination.

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Section 9. Report of Results of Examination – Within ninety (90)
days after the examination, the Board shall report the result thereof to
the Commissioner of Civil Service, who shall act thereon within thirty
days from receipt thereof.
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Under Article II Section 6. Composition of the Board,
chairman and 2 members are appointed by the President among
3 recommendees per position by the Commission. The
Commission shall select from 5 nominees for each position by
the Professional Accredited Organization.

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Under Section 12. Creation and Composition of the
Board, the chairman and members of the board are appointed
by the President.
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Under Article II Section 9. Term of Office,
members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three
years and can be reappointed for a total not exceeding six
(6) years

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Under Section 15. Term of Office, members of the
Board shall hold office for a term of three (3) years.
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Under Article II Section 7. Powers and Functions of the
Board,
(g) Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements for licensing of
Professional Electronics Engineers, and prepare, adopt and issue the
syllabi of the subjects for the licensure examination for Electronics
Engineers and Electronics Technicians, and prepare the questions
therefore, in strict conformance with the scope of the syllabi.

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Under Section 16. The Executive Officer and Secretary of the
Board, the Commissioner of Civil Service shall be the Executive Officer
of the Board, and shall conduct the examination given by the Board.
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
COMMISSION (PRC)
 It was first created as a national government agency by
Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 223 dated June 22, 1973
signed by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos.
 It was previously called the Office of the Boards of
Examiners created by Republic Act No. 546 on June 17,
1950, under the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
 In August 1976, the PRC entered into an agreement with the
Civil Service Commission to register all board examination
passers as civil service eligible pursuant to R.A. 1080, as
amended.
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
COMMISSION (PRC)
 On December 5, 2000, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada signed
Republic Act No. 8981 otherwise known as the PRC
Modernization Act of 2000.
 PRC performs two important functions, which are:
1. to conduct and administer licensure examinations to
aspiring professionals, and
2. to regulate and supervise the practice of the professions
exercised in partnership with the forty-three (43) Professional
Regulatory Boards (PRBs) in the fields of health, business,
education, social sciences, engineering and technology.
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
COMMISSION (PRC)
 Chairman: Hon. Teofilo S. Pilando, Jr.
 Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner I: Hon.
Yolanda D. Reyes
 Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner II: Hon. Jose
Y. Cueto, Jr.
 Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Assistant
Commissioner: Atty. Aristogerson T. Gesmundo
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1080
 Board/Bar Eligibility Act
 Approved: June 15, 1954
 Stating that bar examinations and the examinations
given by the various boards of examiners of the
Government are declared as civil service examinations.
 Civil Service Examination is administered by the Civil
Service Commission (CSC) to determine who is fit to
work for the government.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
Sub Professional Civil Service Exam
 Upon passing this exam, you’ll get the Career Service
Subprofessional Eligibility.
 which qualifies you for government-wide first-level
positions that only require less than four years of a
college education.
 These include clerical, trades, crafts, and custodial service
positions.
 has 165 items and you’ll be given 2 hours and 40 minutes
to finish the exam
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Professional Civil Service Exam
 relatively more difficult exam will provide you with Career
Service Professional Eligibility.
 not just for first-level positions but also second-level
scientific, technical, and professional positions up to
Division Chief level, all of which require at least a
bachelor’s degree (four years of college education).
 has 170 items with 3 hours and 10 minutes allocated for
the whole examination.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8981
 “The PRC Modernization Act of 2000”
 Approved: December 5, 2000
AN ACT MODERNIZING THE PROFESSIONAL
REGULATION COMMISSION, REPEALING FOR THE
PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED TWO
HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE, ENTITLED
"CREATING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
COMMISSION AND PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND
FUNCTIONS," AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Section 35. Penal Provision - The following shall be punished by a
fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00)
nor more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00), or by
imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor more than six (6)
years, or both, in the discretion of the court:

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Section 24. Penal Provisions – the following shall be punished by a
fine of not less than two thousand pesos nor more than five
thousand pesos, or by imprisonment for not less than six months
nor more than six years, or both, in the discretion of the court
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Section 43. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen
(15) days following its full publication in the Official
Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation.

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Section 28. Effectivity – this act shall take effect upon its
approval.