Module 7

• Article I

  TITLE OF THE ACT AND DEFINITION OF TERMS

  Section 1. Title of Act.” This Act shall be known as the “Civil Engineering Law.”

  Section 2. Definition of Terms.”
• (a) The practice of civil engineering within the meaning and intent of this Act shall embrace services in the form of consultation, design, preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, erection, installation and supervision of the construction of streets, bridges, highways, railroads, airports and hangars, port works, canals, river and shore improvements, lighthouses, and dry docks; buildings, fixed structures for irrigation, flood protection, drainage, water supply and sewerage works; demolition of permanent structures; and tunnels.
• The enumeration of any work in this section shall not be construed as excluding any other work requiring civil engineering knowledge and application.

  (b) The term “civil engineer” as used in this act shall mean a person duly registered with the Board for Civil Engineers in the manner as hereinafter provided.
• Article II

  BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS
• Section 3. Composition of Board.” Within thirty days after the approval of this Act there shall be created a Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers, hereinafter referred to as the Board, to be composed of a chairman and two members who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Commissioner of PRC.
• The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three years after appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and shall have qualified. The first members of the Board appointed under this Act shall hold office for the following terms: One member for one year; one member for two years; and one member for three years. Each member of the Board shall qualify by taking the proper oath of office before entering upon the performance of his duties.
• Any member of the Board may be removed by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation by the Professional Regulation Commission for neglect of duty, incompetency, malpractice, unprofessional, unethical, immoral, or dishonorable conduct, after having been given opportunity to defend himself in a proper administrative investigation:
• Provided, That during the process of investigation, the President of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the PRC, shall have the power to suspend such member under investigation and shall appoint a temporary member in his place. Vacancies in the Board shall be filled for the un expired term only.
• For the purpose of this Act, the Director of Public Works and/or his authorized representative in the provinces and chartered cities shall be ex-officio agents of the Board and as such it shall be their duty to help in the enforcement of the provisions of this Act. The Board may, with the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission issue such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. The board shall also adopt a code of ethics in the practice of civil engineering and have an official seal to authenticate its official documents.
• The Board for Civil Engineers is vested with authority to issue certificates of recognition to civil engineers already registered under this Act for advanced studies, research, and/or highly specialized training in any branch of civil engineering
• The Board for Civil Engineers has the power to safeguard life, health and property
• The Board for Civil Engineers is vested with authority to inspect civil engineering works, projects or corporations, established in the Philippines
• The Board for Civil Engineers is vested with authority, conformable with the provisions of this Act, to administer oaths
• The Board for Civil Engineers is vested with authority to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure appearance of witnesses in connection with the charges presented to the Board
• The Board for Civil Engineers is vested with authority to investigate violations of this Act and the regulations, there under
• The Board for Civil Engineers is vested with authority to issue, suspend and revoke certificates of registration for the practice of civil engineering
• The Board for Civil Engineers is vested with authority to inspect at least once a year educational institutions offering courses in civil engineering
• The Board for Civil Engineers is vested with authority to discharge such other powers and duties as may affect ethical and technological standards of the civil engineering profession in the Philippines
• Section 5. Qualifications of Board Members.” Each member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment:

  a.Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;

  b. Be at least thirty years of age and of good moral character;

  c. Be a graduate of civil engineering from a recognized and legally constituted school, institute, college or university.

  d. Be a registered civil engineer duly qualified to practice civil engineering in the Philippines;
• e. Have practiced civil engineering, with a certificate as such, for a period of not less than ten years prior to his appointment.

  f. Not be a member of the faculty of any school, institute, college, or university where civil engineering course is taught, nor have a pecuniary interest in such institutions;

  g. No former members of the faculty of any school, institute or university where civil engineering is taught can become a member of the Board unless he had stopped teaching for at least three consecutive years.
• For each certificate of registration, fifty pesos
• See RA 6511 & PD 223
• A civil engineer in the service of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines appointed as member of the Board shall receive the compensation as herein provided, in addition to his salary in the Government
• The Board for Civil Engineers shall charge for each application for examination the sum of P100 (one hundred) payable to the collecting and disbursing officer of the PRC upon filing of said application
• Each member of the Board shall receive a compensation of fifteen pesos for each applicant examined
• All authorized expenses of the Board, including the compensation provided for herein, shall be paid by the collecting and disbursing officer of the PRC out of such appropriation as may be made for the purpose
• Section 7. Annual Report.” The Board shall, at the end of each fiscal year, submit to the PRC a detailed report of its activities and proceedings during the period covered by the fiscal year ended.
• Article III EXAMINATION AND REGISTRATION
• Section 8. Examination Requirement.” All applicants for registration for the practice of civil engineering shall berequired to pass a technical examination as hereinafter provided.
• Section 9. Holding of Examination.” Examination of candidates desiring to practice civil engineering in the Philippines shall be given in the City of Manila of each year, provided that such days do not fall on official holidays, otherwise the examinations shall be held on the days next following.
• Civil engineer

  Applicants for certificate of registration as civil engineer shall be examined on the following subjects
• Subjects of examination

  • Mathematics
  • Algebra
  • Plane and spherical trigonometry
  • Analytics
  • Descriptive and solid geometry
  • Differential and integral calculus
  • Rational and applied mechanics
  • Hydraulics
  • Surveying
  • Highway and railroad surveying
  • Plane, topographic and hydrographic surveying
  • Advance surveying
  • Design and construction of highways and railroads
  • Masonry structures
  • Wooden and reinforced concrete buildings
  • Bridges
  • Towers
  • Walls
  • Foundations
  • Piers
  • Ports
  • Wharves
  • Aqueducts
  • Sanitary engineering works
  • Water supply systems
  • Dikes
  • Dams
  • Irrigation and drainage canals
• Section 11. Executive Officer of the Board.” The Commissioner of Professional Regulation Commission shall be the executive officer of the Board and shall conduct the examinations given by the said Board. He shall designate any subordinate officer of the Professional Regulation Commission to act as the Secretary and custodian of all records including examination papers and minutes of the deliberation of the Board.
• Section 12. Qualifications for Examination.” Any person applying for admission to the civil engineering examination as herein provided shall, prior to the date of the examination, establish to the satisfaction of the Board that he has the following qualifications:
• 1. Be at least twenty-one years of age;
  2. Be a citizen of the Philippines;
  3. Be of good reputation and moral character; and
  4. Be a graduate of a four-year course in civil engineering from a school, institute, college or university recognized by the Government or the State wherein it is established.
• Section 13. Oath of Civil Engineers.” All successful candidates in the examination shall be required to take a professional oath before the Board of Civil Engineers or other Government Officials authorized to administer oaths, prior to entering upon the practice of the civil engineering profession.
• All registered civil engineers shall obtain a seal of such design as the Board shall authorize and direct
• It is unlawful for any one to stamp or seal any documents with said seal after the certificate of registrant named thereon has expired or has been revoked
• It is lawful for one to stamp or seal any documents with said seal if said certificate shall have been renewed or re-issued
• Plans and specifications prepared by, or under the direct supervision of a registered civil engineer shall be stamped with said seal during the life of the registrant’s certificate