HISTORY

• In 1966-1969, the Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers and the NAMPAP prepared a curriculum for Plumbing Engineering that was approved by the Department of Education and was first introduced at Feati University.
• On November 28, 1967, the First Amendment to the National Plumbing Code was approved, which effected the inclusion of "Asbestos Cement Pipe" as an approved plumbing material.
• Before Martial Law in 1972, Republic Act No. 6541 otherwise known as the “Building Code of the Philippines" was passed with the "National Plumbing Code of 1959" as referral code in full text.
• In 1996, NAMPAP President JAIME M. CABASE spearheaded the updating of the Revised National Plumbing Code.
• After careful review, the Professional Regulation Commission under Chairman HERMOGENES POBRE adopted the Revised Plumbing Code of 1999 which His Excellency, President JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA approved last December 21, 1999, pursuant to Section 4 of R.A. 1378 known as Plumbing Law.
• An adequate Plumbing Code is one of the most important governances in modern and healthful human existence. It involves the three necessities of life, such as AIR, WATER, and FOOD.
• The plumbing systems: water supply, sewage collection and disposal, and stormwater drainage involve the right choice of materials, the economical design of the systems, and their proper operation and maintenance. The supply of adequate hot, cold, and chilled water and the efficient conveyance and disposal of wastewater such as food wastes and human excreta from plumbing fixtures require the provision of enough air, which will result in the efficient installation of the systems.
• Master Plumber John F. Hass became the first Chief of the Division of Plumbing Construction and Inspection.
• On June 18, 1955, R.A. 1378, otherwise known as the "PLUMBING LAW OF THE PHILIPPINES" was signed by President Ramon Magsaysay.
• Finally, in October 1999, NAMPAP submitted the Draft Code to the Board of Master Plumbers (BOMP) Chaired by Engr. FORTIJNATO H. AMOSCO.
• House Bill No. 962 - This became Republic Act No. l378