Module 5 - Laws and Ethics PDF

Laws and Ethics
Engr. Jaye Balbin

LAWS AND ETHICS
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
Law - Body of official rules and regulations, generally found in constitutions, legislation,
judicial opinions, and the like, that is used to govern a society and to control the behavior of
its members.
Professional Electronics Engineer – a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself

out as a duly registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act to affix to
his/her name the letters “PECE”.
Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly

registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act to affix to his/her name
the letters “ECE”.
Electronics Technician - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly

registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act to affix to his/her name
the letters “ECT”.
Electronics and Communications - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out

as a duly registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer under Republic Act No. 5734.
LAW STRUCTURE
I. LAWS
A. Telecoms
1. Republic Acts
1.1 Republic Act No. 3846

An act providing for the regulation of radio stations and radio
communications in the Philippine islands, and for other purposes
Date of Approval: November 11, 1963
1.2 Republic act No. 5734
The Electronics and Communications Act of the Philippines
Date of Approval: June 21, 1969
An act providing for the installation, operation, and maintenance of
public telephones in each and every municipality in the Philippines,
appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes
Date of Approval: July 24, 1989
An act to promote and govern the development of Philippine
telecommunications and the delivery of public telecommunications
services
An act providing for a more responsive and comprehensive regulation for the
registration, licensing and practice of professional electronics engineers, electronics
engineers and electronics technicians, repealing republic act no. 5734, otherwise
known as the “electronics and communications engineering act of the Philippines”,
and for other purposes
Date of Approval: April 17, 2004
II. EXECUTIVE ORDERS
A. Telecoms
1. Executive Order No. 59 (E.O. 59)

Prescribing the policy guidelines for compulsory interconnection of authorized public
telecommunications carrier in order to create a universally accessible and
fully integrated nationwide telecommunications network and thereby encourage greater
private sector in telecommunications
Date of Approval: Feb 24, 1993
Policy to improve the provision of Local Exchange Carrier service
Recognizing the ministry of transportation and communications defining its power and
functions and for other purposes
Date of Approval: Jan 30, 1987
Vesting the jurisdiction, control and regulation over the Philippine Communications
Satellite Corporation with the National Telecommunications Commission
Providing for the national policy on the operation and use of international satellite
communications in the country
Date of Approval: March 17, 1998
Providing for the creation of a National Council for the promotion of Electronic commerce
in the country
Amending Executive Order No. 190 dated July 1994 approving and adopting the national
Information Technology Plan 2000 and establishing the National Information Technology
Council
B. Broadcast
B.1. General Broadcast Law

Requiring all radio stations with musical format programs to broadcast a
minimum of four Original Pilipino Musical compositions in every clock-hour
and for other purposes
B.2. Related Cable Laws

Requiring the operation of Cable Antenna Television (CATV) systems in the
Philippines, and for other purposes
2. Executive Order No. 436 (E.O.436)
Prescribing policy guidelines to govern the operations of Cable Television in
the Philippines
Date of Approval: September 9, 1997
III. PRESIDENTIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCES
A. Presidential Decree No. 36

Creating the mass media council and prescribing rules and regulations on the opening
and operation of mass media
B. Presidential Decree No. 55

Penalizing unauthorized telephone installation
C. Presidential Decree No. 576-A

Regulating the ownership and operation of radio and television stations and for other
purposes
D. Presidential Decree No. 1986

Creating the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board
Date of Approval: October 5, 1985
E. Presidential Decree No. 1987

An act creating the Video Regulatory Board
IV. DEPARTMENT ORDERS
1. Department Order No. 4

Rules and regulations governing radio training schools in the Philippines
Date of Approval: January 3, 1972

Rules and regulations governing commercial radio operators
Date of Approval: September 22, 1948

Rules and regulations governing land mobile radio service and its operation
General rules and regulations governing the construction, installation, establishment or operation of
radio sections and the possession or ownership, construction or manufacture, purchase, sale and
transfer of transmitter or transceivers in the Philippines

Rules and regulations governing the low power ship radiotelephone service in the Philippines
Rules and regulations requiring the service of duty registered electronics and communications engineer
in the planning and designing, installation or construction governing commercial radio operations
Date of Approval: December 28, 1972
Rules and regulations governing the amateur radio service in the Philippines as amended
Date of Approval: February 16, 1971
Rules and regulations governing land radio stations and radio communications in the
Philippines
Rules and regulations governing the citizen’s radio service
V. IMPORTANT TERMINOLOGIES
1. Telecommunications
Any process which enables a telecommunications entry to relay and receive voice, data, electronic messages,
written or printed matter, fixed or moving pictures, words, music or visible or audible signals or any control
signals of any design and for any purpose by wire, radio or other electromagnetic, spectral, optical or
technological means.
2. Public telecommunications entity

Any person, firm, partnership or corporation, government or private, engaged in the provision of
telecommunications service to the public for compensation.
3. Broadcasting
An undertaking the object of which is to transmit over-the-air commercial radio or television messages for
reception of a broad audience in a geographic area.
4. Franchise
A privilege conferred upon a telecommunications entity by Congress, authorizing that entity to engage in a
certain type of telecommunications service.
5. Local exchange operation

An entity providing transmission and switching of telecommunications services, primarily but not limited to
voice-to-voice service, in a geographic area anywhere in the Philippines.
6. Inter-exchange carrier
An entity, sometimes referred to as carrier’s carrier or national backbone network operator, authorized to
install, own and operate facilities which connect local exchanges within the Philippines and to engage in
the business of inter-exchange national long distance services.
7. International carrier
An entity primarily engaged in the business of providing transmission and switching of any
telecommunications service between the Philippines and any other point of the world it has an existing
correspondent or prospective interconnection agreements.
8. Value-added service provider (VAS)
An entity which relying on the transmission, switching and local distribution facilities of the local
exchange and inter-exchange operations, and overseas carriers, offers enhances services beyond those
ordinarily provided for by such carriers.
9. Public toll calling station
A non-exclusive facility at which the public may, by the payment of appropriate fees, place as well as
receive telephone calls and/or telegrams or other messages.
10. Mobile radio telephone system
A wide area mobile, radio telephone system with its own switch, base stations and transmission facilities
capable of providing high capacity mobile telecommunications by utilizing radio frequencies.
11. Interconnection
The linkage, by wire, radio, satellite or other means, of two or more existing telecommunications carrier
or operators with one another for the purpose of allowing or enabling the subscribers of one carrier or
operator to access or reach the subscribers of the other carriers or operators.
REPUBLIC ACT 9292
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
METRO MANILA
TWELFTH CONGRESS
THIRD REGULAR SESSION
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July, two thousand three
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9292]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION FOR THE REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND
PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERINGS, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS,
REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5734, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE “ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING ACT
OF THE PHILIPPINES”, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House if Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Electronics Engineering

Law of 2004”.
SECTION 2. Statement of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance

of electronics engineering in nation-building and development.
The State shall therefore develop and nurture competent, virtuous,
productive and well-rounded Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians whose
standards of practice and service shall be excellent, qualitative,
world-class and globally competitive through inviolable, honest,
effective and credible licensure examinations and through
regulatory measures, programs and activities that foster their
integrity, continuing professional education, development and
growth.
SECTION 3. Definition and Interpretation of Terms – As used
in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
(a) Electronics – the science dealing with the development and
application of devices and systems involving the flow of
electrons or other carriers of electric change, in a
vacuum, in gaseous media, in plasma, in
semiconductors, in solid-state and/or in similar devices,
including, but not limited to, applications involving
optical, electromagnetic and other energy forms when
transduced or converted into electronic signals.
(b) Professional Electronics Engineer – a person who is
qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly
registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer
under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters
“PECE”.
(c) Electronics Engineer – a person who is qualified to hold
himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed
Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act and to
affix to his/her name the letters “ECE”.
(d) Electronics Technician - a person who is qualified to hold
himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed
Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act and to
affix to his/her name the letters “ECT”.
(e) Electronics and Communications Engineer – a person who
is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly
registered/licensed Electronics and Communications
Engineer under Republic Act No. 5734.
(f) Computer – any of a variety of electronic devices that is
capable of accepting data, programs and/or
instructions, executing the programs and/or
ructions to process the data and presenting the results.
(g) Information and Communications Technology – the acquisition,
production, transformation, storage and
transmission/reception of data and information by electronic
means in forms such as vocal, pictorial, textual, numeric or
the like; also refers to the theoretical and practical
applications and processes utilizing such data and
information.
(h) Communications – the process of sending and/or receiving

information, data, signals and/or messages between two (2)
or more points by ratio, cable, optical wave guides or other
devices and wired or wireless medium.
(i) Telecommunications – any transmission, emission or reception of

voice, data, electronic messages, text, written or printed
matter, fixed or moving pictures or images, words, music or
visible or audible signals or sounds, or any information,
intelligence and/or control signals of any design/format and
for any purpose, by wire, radio, spectral,
visual/optical/light, or other electronic, electromagnetic and
technological means.
(j) Broadcast, Broadcasting – an undertaking the object of which
is to transmit audio, video, text, images or other signals
or messages for reception of a broad audience in a
geographical area via wired or wireless means.
(k) Industrial Plant – includes all manufacturing establishments
and other business endeavors where electronic or
electronically controlled machinery or equipment
are installed and/or are being used, sold, maintained,
assembled, manufactured or operated.
(l) Commercial Establishment – shall include but not be limited
to office buildings, hotels, motels, hospitals,
condominiums, stores, apartments, supermarkets,
schools, studios, stadia, parking areas, memorial
chapels/parks, watercraft and aircraft used for business
or profit, and any other building/s or area/s for or
equipment are installed and/or are being used, sold,
maintained, assembled, manufactured or operated.
(m) Consulting Services – as used in this Act, shall include
services requiring adequate technical expertise,
experience and professional capability in undertaking
advisory and review, pre-investment or feasibility
studies, design, planning, construction, supervision,
management and related services, and other
technical studied or special studies in the field of
electronics engineering.
(n) Accredited Professional Organization – the integrated
and accredited national organization of Professional
Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineer and
Electronics Technicians.
SECTION 4. Categories of Practice – The following shall be the
engineering and technician categories covered by this
Act:
(a) Professional Electronics Engineer (PECE)
(b) Electronics Engineer (ECE)
(c) Electronics Technician (ECT)

SECTION 5. Nature and Scope of Practice of Electronics Engineering
and Electronics Technician Professions.
(a) The scope and nature of practice of the Electronics Engineer shall embrace and
consist of any work or activity relating to the application of engineering sciences
and/or principles to the investigation, analysis, synthesis, planning, design,
specification, research and development , provision, procurement, marketing and
sales, manufacture and production, construction and installation,
tests/measurements/control, operation, repair, servicing, technical support and
maintenance of electronic components, devices, products, apparatus,
instruments, equipment, systems, networks, operations and processes in the
field of electronics, including communications and/or telecommunications,
information and communication technology (ICT), computers and their
networking and hardware/firmware/software development and applications,
broadcast/broadcasting, cable and wireless television, consumer and industrial
electronics, electro-optics/photonics/optoelectronics, electromagnetics, avionics,
aerospace, navigational, and military applications, medical electronics, robotics,
cybernetics, biometrics and all other related convergent fields; it also includes
the administration, management, supervision and regulatory aspects of such
works and activities; similarly included are those teaching and training activities
which develop the ability to use electronic engineering fundamentals and related
advanced knowledge in electronics engineering, including lecturing and teaching
of technical and professional subjects given in the electronics engineering and
electronics technician curriculum and licensure examinations.
(b) The scope and nature of practice of the Professional Electronics
Engineer shall embrace and consist of all of the above plus the sole
authority to provide consulting service as defined in this Act and to sign
and seal electronics places, drawings, permit applications,
specifications, reports and other technical documents prepared by
himself/herself and/or under his direct supervision.
(c) The scope and nature of practice of Electronic Technician profession

shall embrace and consists of any non-engineering work or activity
relating to the installation, construction, operation, control, tests and
measurements, diagnosis, repair and maintenance, manufacture and
production, sales and marketing of any electronic component/s,
device/s, products, apparatus, instruments, equipment, system/s,
network/s, operations and processes located on land, watercraft,
aircraft, industrial plants or commercial establishments, including the
teaching and training of technical and professional subjects given in the
electronics technician curriculum and licensure examinations.
ARTICLE II
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
SECTION 6. Composition of the Board. – There is hereby created a

Professional Regulatory Board of Electronics Engineering,
hereinafter referred to as the Board, under the
administrative control and supervision of the Professional
Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the
Commission, composed of a chairman and two (2) members
who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines
from the three (3) recommendees per position chosen and
ranked by the Commission, which recommendees shall in turn
be chosen from the five (5) nominees for each position
submitted by the accredited professional organization, in
accordance with rules and regulations presently in existence
or that may be promulgated for such purpose.
SECTION 7. Powers and Functions of the Board. – The board is
vested with the authority to:
(a) Administer/Implement the provisions of this Act;
(b) Administer oaths in connection with the administration of
this Act;
(c) Adopt an official seal of the board;
(d) Issue, suspend or revoke Certificates of Registration and
accordingly the Professional Identification Cards of
Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics
Engineers or Electronics Technicians, or otherwise
suspend the holder thereof from the practice of his/her
profession, for any justifiable cause and after due
process;
(e) Maintain a roster of Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians;
(f) Issue, suspend and/or cancel special permits to foreign
Engineers or Electronics Technicians in accordance with
the provisions of this Act;
(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
Electronic Technicians, and prepare the questions
therefore, in strict conformance with the scope of the
syllabi;
(h) Adopt a program for the full computerization of the
licensure examination;
(i) Grant registration without examination, subject to review
and approval by the Commission, in accordance with the
provisions of this Act;
(j) Study, examine and recommend, in coordination with the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and in
consultation with other concerned government entities and the
accredited professional organization, the essential requirements
as to curricula and facilities of school, colleges or universities,
seeking permission to open courses or programs in electronics
engineering, electronics technician and related courses or
programs and to see to it that requirements, including
employment of qualified faculty members, are properly complied
with: Provided, That within three (3) years after the effectivity of
this Act, the Board shall, in coordination with CHED, TESDA, and
in consultation with other concerned government entities and the
accredited professional organization, review and define/re-define
the curricula for electronics engineering, electronics technician
and/or allied courses or programs for the purpose of re-aligning,
revising and/or consolidating the same and/or otherwise defining
the minimum requirements by means of which graduates of
related or allied courses or programs can qualify to take the
Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician licensure
examinations;
(k) Inspect educational institutions and based on their findings
thereon, recommend to CHED and/or the TESDA and/or other
government entitles concerned with the granting of school
permits or authorization, the opening, improvement/upgrading
or closure of colleges or schools and universities offering
electronics engineering and electronics technician courses or
programs;
(l) Adopt and administer a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical

Standards of Practice for Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers, and Electronic Technicians in the
Philippines;
(m) Promulgate rules and regulations on the scope of practice of

Professional Electronics Engineers. Electronics Engineers and
Electronics Technicians;
(n) Promulgate a program for continuing professional education and/or
development of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics
Engineers and Electronics Technicians;
(o) Prescribe the minimum manning and manpower requirements for

Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and
Electronics Technicians in industrial plants and commercial
establishments for purpose of ensuring compliance with the
provisions of this Act and all other ordinances, laws, rules and
regulations that may be enacted hereinafter;
(p) Formulate, prescribe and adopt such rules and regulations for
electronics installations in industrial plants, commercial establishments
and other buildings or structures covered by the National Building
Code of the Philippines, in coordination with the Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH), other concerned agencies,
representatives of industry and the Accredited Professional
Organization;
(q) Study the conditions affecting the Professional Electronics
Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Electronics Technicians
professions in the Philippines, and whenever necessary, exercise
the powers conferred by this and other Acts, and adopt such
measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and
advancement of the professions and/or the maintenance of high
professional, ethical and technical standards, and for this
purpose, the Board may personally or through subordinate
employees of the Commission or member/s of the Accredited
Professional Organization, duly authorized by the Board and
approved by the Commission, conduct ocular inspection or visit
industrial plants and commercial establishments where
Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers, and
Electronics Technicians are employed for the purpose of
determining compliance with the provisions of the law relative
thereto, in accordance with established policies promulgated by
the Commission;
(r) Hear and decide violations of this Act, its implementing rules and
regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical
Standards of Practice for the profession, and for this purpose,
issue subpoena ad testificandum and/or subpoena duces tecum
to secure attendance of witnesses and the production of
documents in connection with the charges presented to and/or
any investigation pending before the Board;
(s) Delegate the hearing or investigation of administrative cases
filed before it to authorized officers of the Commission, except in
cases where the issue involved strictly concerns with the practice
of the Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineering
and Electronics Technicians Professions, in which case the
hearing shall be presided over by at least one (1) member of the
Board assisted by a Legal or Hearing Officer of the Commission;
(t) Promulgate resolutions, orders and/or decisions on such administrative
cases: Provided, That such resolutions, orders and/or decisions shall be
subject to appeal within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof with the
Commission, which may affirm or reverse the same, dismiss the case,
deny the appeal or remand the case to the Board for further action or
proceeding: provided, further, That if after fifteen (15) days from the
receipt of such decision no appeal is taken there from to the
Commission, the same shall become final and immediately enforceable;
(u) Submit an annual action plan and corresponding report at the beginning
and close of each fiscal year on the activities, proceedings and
accomplishments of the Board of the Year, incorporating therein any
recommendation to the Commission; and
(v) Discharge such other powers and functions as the Board and the
Commission may deem necessary for the practice of the profession and
the upgrading, enhancement, development and growth of the
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer and Electronics
Technician professions in the Philippines. Except those in administrative
cases, all resolutions embodying rules and regulations and other policies
and measures issued and/or promulgated by the Board shall be subject
to the review and approval by the Commission.
SECTION 8. Qualifications of Board Members. – The chairman and
members of the Board must process the following
qualifications at the time if their appointment:
(a) Be a citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least five

(5) consecutive years prior to his/her appointment;
(b) Be a good moral character and integrity;
(c) Be a holder of a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid

Professional Identification Card as a Professional Electronics
Engineer, duly qualified to practice as a Professional
Electronics Engineer in the Philippines;
(d) Be a member of good standing of the Accredited Professional

Organization;
(e) Be in active practice of the electronics engineering
profession for at least ten (10) years prior to his
appointment, either in self-practice, or employment in
government service and/or in the private sector;
(f) Must not have any pecuniary interest, directly or
indirectly, in any school, school, academy, college,
university or institution conferring an academic degree
and/or certification/accreditation necessary for
admission to the practice of Electronics Engineering
and/or Electronics Technician or where review classes in
preparation for the licensure examination are being
offered or conducted nor shall he/she be a member of
the faculty or of the administration thereof prior to
taking his/her oath of office; and
(g) Must not have been convicted of an offense involving
moral turpitude.
SECTION 9. Term of Office. – The members of the Board shall hold
office for a term of three (3) years from date of appointment
or until their successors shall have been appointed and
qualified and may be re-appointed once for another tem. Any
vacancy occurring within the term of a member shall be filled
for the unexpired portion of the term only: Provided, That the
member appointed to serve the unexpired term may be re-
appointed more than once for as long as his/her continuous
tenure shall not exceed six (6) years. Each members of the
Board shall take the proper oath prior to the assumption of
office.
SECTION 10. Compensation and Allowances of the Board. – The

Chairman and members of the Board shall receive
compensation an allowances comparable to that being
received by the Chairman and members of existing regulatory
boards under the Commission as provided for in the General
Appropriations Act.
SECTION 11. Removal of Board Members. – The President of
the Philippines, upon recommendation of the
Commission, may suspend or remove any member of
the Board for neglect of duty, incompetence,
manipulation or rigging of the licensure examination
results, disclosure of secret information or the
examination questions prior to the conduct of the said
examination, or tampering of the grades therein, for
unprofessional or unethical conduct, or for any final
judgment or conviction of any criminal offense by the
Courts, after having given the member concerned an
opportunity to be heard and/or to defend
himself/herself in a proper administrative
investigation.
SECTION 12. Custodian if Board records, Secretariat and
Support Services. – All records of the Board, including applications for
examination, administrative cases involving
Engineers and Electronics Technician shall be kept by
the omission.
The Commission shall designate the
Secretary of the Board and shall provide the
secretariat and other support services to implement
the provisions.
ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE
SECTION 13. Licensure Examination. – Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this act, all applicants seeking to be registered
and licensed as Electronics Engineers and Electronics
Technicians, shall undergo the required examinations to be
given by the Board in such places and dates as the
Commission may designate in accordance with the provisions
of Republic Act No. 8981.
SECTION 14. Qualifications for Examinations. – In order to
be allowed to take the examination for Electronics
Engineer or Electronic Technician, an applicant must, at
the time of the filing of his/her application, establish to
the satisfaction of the Board that:
(a) He/She is a citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign

country qualified to take the examination as provided for
in Section 33 of his Act;
(b) He/She is of good moral character and had not been

convicted by a court law of a criminal offense involving
moral turpitude;
(c) For the Electronics Engineering examinations, he/she is
a holder of a degree of Bachelor of Science in
Electronics and Communications Engineering or
Electronics Engineering, or subject to compliance with
the minimum requirements to be prescribed by the
Board, such equivalent and/or related engineering
course or program from any school, institute, college,
or university recognized by the Government or the
State where it is established, after completing a
resident collegiate course equivalent to that of a full
baccalaureate degree;
(d) For the Electronics Technician examinations:
(1) Is a graduate of an Associate, Technician,
Trade or Vocational course in electronics, or,
subject to the evaluation of the Board, such
equivalent and/or elated formal or non-
formal course or program from any school,
college, university pr training institution
recognized by the Government or the State
where it is established, after completing a
resident course or program of not less than
two (2) years, or
(2) Has completed at least the minimum third-
year equivalent of a Bachelor of Science
program in Electronics and Communications
Engineering or Electronics Engineering
according to CHED guidelines, or, subject to
the evaluation of the Board such equivalent
and/or related engineering course or
program from any school, institute, college or
university recognized by the Government or
State where it is established;
SECTION 15. Scope of Examination for Electronics Engineers and
Eleclronics Technicians. – The examination for the
Electronics Engineers shall consist of written tests which shall
cover subjects prescribed by the Board but including at least
the following: Mathematics, Applied Sciences,
Engineering Economics, Laws and Ethics, Electronics,
Communications, Computers, and Information and
Communications technology.
The examinations for Electronics Technician shall consist of

written and/or practical tests covering subjects to be
prescribed by the Board and shall cover subjects specific to
the practice of Electronics Technicians.
As urgent and important need arises so as to conform to

technological and modern changes, the Board may re-cluster,
rearrange, modify, add to or include any subject and prescribe
the number of final examination/s per year after the approval
by the Commission. The PRC Board resolution thereon shall be
officially published in the Official Gazette or major daily
newspapers of general circulation and also circularized and
disseminated to all colleges.
SECTION 16. Ratings. – To pass the licensure examination, a
candidate for Electronics Engineer or Electronics
technician must obtain a passing rating of seventy
percent (70%) in each subject given during the
examinations: Provided, however, That a candidate
who obtains a passing rating in the majority of the
subjects but obtains a rating in the other subject/s
below seventy percent (70%) but not lower than
sixty percent (60%), shall be allowed to take one
removal examination on the subject/s where he/she
failed to obtain a passing rating in the removal
examination, he/she shall be considered having failed
the entire licensure examination.
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.
SECTION 18. Qualifications and Schedule of Registration for
Professional Electronics Engineer. – For application for
registration as a Professional Electronics Engineer, the
following shall be required:
(a) Valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification

Card as Electronics Engineer;
(b) Valid/current membership identification card from the

Accredited Professional Organization;
(c) Certificate experience record of active self-practice and/or

employment either in government service or in the private
sector, in the format to be prescribed by the Board, indicating
the inclusive dates, companies worked for, description of
specific responsibilities, relevant accomplishments and name,
position of immediate supervisors for a period of at least
seven (7) years (inclusive and/or aggregate), at least two (2)
years of which are in the responsible charge of significant
engineering work, from the date applicant took his/her oath
as an Electronics and Communications Engineer or
Electronics Engineer;
(d) Three (3) certifications signed by three (3) Professional
Electronics Engineers attesting that the experience
record submitted by the applicant factual.
Application for registration as Professional Electronics
Engineer may be submitted anytime to the Commission.
The board shall then schedule an en banc oral interview
of the applicant for the purpose of verifying,
authenticating and assessing the submittals and
establishing the competency of the applicant according
to the rules, regulations and competency standards to
be formulated by the Board: Provided, That those who
have been registered and licensed as Electronics and
Communications Engineers under Republic Act No. 5734
for at least seven (7) years upon the effectivity of this
Act need only to submit items (a), (b), and (c) above:
Provided, Further, That those who have been registered
and licensed as Electronics and Communications
Engineers under Republic Act No. 5734 for less than
seven (7) years after the effectivity of this Act shall
submit their certified experience records and
certifications from three (3) Professional Electronics
Engineers as in items (c) and (d) above, and submit to
an en banc oral interview of the Board for competency
assessment, upon passing of which he can be registered
as a Professional Electronics Engineer.
SECTION 19. Issuance of the Certificate of registration and
Professional Identification Card. – A certificate of
registration shall be issued to examinees who pass the
Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician
licensure examination, to Electronics Engineers who are
registered as Professional Electronics Engineers and to
Electronics Technicians who are registered without
examination, subject to payment of fees prescribed by
the Commission. The Certificate of Registration shall
bear the signature of the Chairperson and Members of
the Board, stamped with the official seal of the
Commission and the Board, indicating that the person
named therein is entitled to practice the profession with
all the privileges appurtenant thereto, subject to
compliance with all the applicable requirements. The
said certificate shall remain in full force and effect until
withdrawn, suspended or revoked in accordance with
this Act.
A Professional Identification Card bearing the
registration member, date of registration, duly signed by
the Chairperson of the Commission, shall likewise be
issued to every registrant who has paid the prescribed
fee. This identification card will serve as evidence that
the holder thereof is duly registered with the
Commission.
SECTION 20. Registration without Examination for Electronics
Technicians. – Within five (5) years after the effectivity of
this Act, the Board shall issue Certificates of registration and
Professional Identification cards without examination to
applicants for registration as Electronics Technicians who shall present
evidence or other proof satisfactory to the Board that:
(a) He/She is a graduate of at least a two-year Associate,

Technician, Trade or Vocational course in Electronics as
certified by the TESDA, or that he/she has completed at least
the minimum third-year equivalent of a Bachelor’s Degree of
Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering or
Electronics Engineering according to CHED guidelines, or,
subject to the evaluation of the Board, an equivalent and/or
related formal or non-formal course or program from any
school, institute, college, university or training institution
recognized by the Government or the State where it is
established, and
(b) He/She has rendered at least seven (7) years (inclusive or

aggregate) of active self-practice and/or employment either in the
Government or private sector, indicating therein his/her specific duties and
responsibilities, relevant accomplishments, the complete names and
companies or persons worked for, as well as the names and positions of
immediate superiors.
The above submittals shall be accompanied by a certification from at least
three (3) registered Professional Electronics Engineers vouching for the
integrity, technical capability and good moral character of the applicant.
SECTION 21. Non-issuance of a certificate of Registration
and/or Professional Identification Card for
Certain Grounds. – The Board and/or the
Commission shall not register and shall not issue a
Certificate of registration and Professional
Identification Card to any person convicted by a
court of competent jurisdiction of any crime involving
moral turpitude, to any person of immoral or
dishonorable conduct and to any person of unsound
mind, furnishing the party concerned a written
statement containing the reasons for which action,
which statement shall be incorporated in the records
of the Board.
SECTION 22. Professional Oath – All successful examinees and all those
who have qualified for registration without examination shall
be required to take a professional oath before any member of
the Board or any person authorized by the Commission before
he/she can be registered and issued a Certificate of
Registration and Professional Identification card, and as a
prerequisite to practicing as a Professional Electronics
Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician.
SECTION 23. Revocation and Suspension of certificate of
Registration, professional identification card
and Cancellation of Special Permits. – The Board
shall, upon proper notice and hearing, revoke or
suspend the validity of a Certificate of Registration and
accordingly the Professional Identification card, or
cancel a special permit granted under Section 26
herein, for any of the causes mentioned in the
preceding sections, or for unprofessional or unethical
conduct, malpractice, incompetence or any violation of
this Act and its implementing rules and regulations,
the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical
Standards of Practice, or where fraud, deceit, or false
statement were found to have been employed in
obtaining said Certificate of Registration Professional
Identification Card or Special Permit.
SECTION 24. Reinstatement, Re-issuance or Replacement
of Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card. – The board may, two(2)
years after the revocation of a Certificate of
Registration and Professional Identification Card,
upon application and for reasons deemed proper and
sufficient, reinstate the validity of revoked
Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card, subject to compliance with the
applicable requirements of the commission, and the
Board: Provided, That he/she did not commit any
illegal practice of the profession or any violation of
this Act, its rules, codes and policies during the time
that his/her Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card was revoked.
A new Certificate of Registration or
Professional Identification Card to replace lost,
destroyed, or mutilated certificate of Registration
Card may be issued, subject to the rules
promulgated by the board and Commission, upon
payment of required fees.
SECTION 25. Roster of Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians. -
The board shall prepare and maintain a roster of the names,
residence and/or office address of all registered Professional
Organization, indicating therein the status of the Certificate of
Registration, Professional Identification Card and membership
in the accredited Professional Organization of the
professional, whether valid, inactive due to death or other
reasons, delinquent, suspended or revoked. The said roster
shall be conspicuously posted within the premises of the
Commission and the information there from made available to
the public upon inquiry or request.
SECTION 26. Exemption from Examination and Registration. –
No examination and registration shall be required for
foreign Professional Engineers, Electronics Engineers
or Electronics Technicians who are temporarily
employed by the Philippine Government or by private
firms in the Philippines in the following cases:
(a) Where no qualified equivalent Filipino professional is
available for the specific item of the work to be
rendered, as attested to by the Accredited
Professional Organization;
(b) Where the conditions of the scope and funding for the
work or project are such that it stipulates the
temporary employment of a foreign professional;
(c) As defined in the General Agreement on trade in
Service, the ASEAN and APEC engineer registry
programs and other similar international treaties,
agreements and/or covenants to which the Philippine
Government is a signatory and has ratified: Provided,
however, That:
(1) The said foreign professional is legally qualified to practice his/her
profession in his/her own country in which the requirements for
licensing and registration are not lower than those Specified in this Act;
(2) The work to be performed by said foreign professional shall be limited

only to the particular work or project for which he/she was specifically
contracted;
(3) Prior to commencing the work, the foreign professional shall secure a
Special Permit from the Board, which shall be subject to the approval
of the commission; Provided, That no working visa and/or permit shall
be issued by concerned government agencies unless such Special
Permit has been granted first;
(4) The same foreign professional shall not engage in private
practice on his/her own account;
(5) For every foreign professional contracted for the work or
project at least two(2) corresponding Filipino Professionals
who are registered under this Act shall be employed as
counterparts by the Philippine Government or the private firm
utilizing the services of such foreign professionals for at least
the same duration of time as the foreigners tenure of work;
and
(6) The special permit herein granted shall be valid only for a
period of not more than six(6) months and renewable every
six(6) months thereafter subject to the discretion of the Board
and the approval of the Commission; Provided, that said
permit shall cease to be valid if the foreigner terminates
his/her employment in the work or project for which said
permit was originally granted and thereafter engages in an
occupation that requires Special Permit or registration under
this Act.
Article IV
Practice of Professional Electronics Engineering, Electronics
Engineering and
Electronics Technician
SECTION 27. Practice of the Profession. – No person shall offer shall

offer himself, herself in the Philippines as, or use the title “
Professional Electronics Engineer”, “Electronics Engineer”, or
“Electronics Technician”, as defined in this Act, or use any
word, letter figure, or sign whatsoever , tending to convey the
impression that she/ he is a Professional Electronics Engineer,
Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, or advertise
that she/he is qualified to perform the work of a Professional
Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics
Technician, without holding a valid Certificate of Registration
and a valid Professional Indetification Card in accordance with
this Act, except as provided under Section 26 hereof.
SECTION 28. Prohibition and Limitations on the Practice of
Electronics Engineering and Electronics
Technician Profession. – Unless otherwise
prescribed by any supervising law, the practice of
electronics engineering and electronics technician
shall be a professional service, admission to which
must be determined on the basis of the individual’s
personal qualifications. Hence, no firm, company
partnership, association or corporation may be
registered or licensed as such for the practice of
electronics engineering and electronics technician.
However, persons properly registered and licensed as
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics
Engineer or Electronics Technician may among
themselves or with any other allied professionals,
form a partnership or association or corporation and
collectively render services as such: Provided, That
individual members of such partnership or
associations or corporations shall be responsible for
their own respective acts.
SECTION 29. Seal of the Professional Electronics Engineers. –
All licensed Professional Electronics Engineer shall
obtain and use a seal of a design prescribed by the
Board bearing the registrant’s name, registration
number and title. Plans, drawings, permits application,
specifications, reports and other technical documents
prepared by and/ or executed under the supervision of,
and issued by the Professional Electronics Engineer
shall be stamped on every sheet/page with said seal,
indicating therein his/her Professional Tax Receipt
(PTR) number, date/place of payment and current
membership number in the Accredited Professional
Organization, when filed with the government
authorities or when used professionally.
SECTION 30. Code of Ethics and Code of Technical Standards
of Practice. – The Board shall adopt a Code of Ethics
and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice for
Electronics Engineers and Technicians, which shall be
promulgated by the Accredited Professional
Organization.
Article V
Sundry Provision
SECTION 31. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and/ or

Development Programs – All registered Professional
Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineers, and Electronics
Technicians, shall comply with pertinent rules and regulations
already prescribed by and/ or as may be prescribed and
promulgated by the Commission and/ or the Board, The
Accredited Professional Organization and other government
agencies, pursuant to this Act and other relevant laws,
international treaties, agreements and /or covenants to which
the Philippines is a signatory and has ratified, with respect to
continuing professional education and/ or development and/
or other similar/ related programs.
SECTION 32. Integrated and Accredited Professional
Organization. – there shall be one (1) integrated
and Accredited Professional Organization of
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer
and Electronics Technician in the country, which shall
be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission as a non-stock, non-profit corporation
and recognize by the Board, The Commission and all
government agencies as the one and only integrated
and accredited national Organization for the said
professionals. Every Professional Electronics Engineer,
Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician, upon
registration with the Commission as such, shall ipso
facto become a member of this registered by the
Board but are not members of this Accredited
Professional Organization at the time of effectivity of
this Act, shall be allowed to registered as members of
this organization within three (3) years after the
effectivity of this Act. Membership in this Accredited
Professinal Organization shall not be a bar to
membership in other associations of the electronics
engineering and electronics technician professions.
The Accredited Professional Organization shall
implement the continuing professional educational
education, accredit other organizations or entities to
provide continuing professional education, and/ or
development program promulgated by the Board
and/ or the Commission, compliance with shall be
one of the requisites for the maintenance of
membership in good standing of the professional in
the Accredited Professional Organization. All members
of good standing of this Accredited Professional
Organization shall be issued an annual membership
card indicating the membership number and validity
period of the membership, which shall be affixed to
all plans, specifications and any document signed by
the member in the course of practice of his/ her
profession. Failure to maintain membership in good
standing in the Accredited Professional Organization
shall be a cause for listing of the individual as
delinquent in the roster of professionals.
SECTION 33. Foreign Reciprocity. – No foreigner shall be admitted for
registration as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics
Engineer or Electronics Technician with or without
examination under this Act unless he/she proves in the
manner as provided by the Board that, by specific provisions
of law, the country, state or province of which he/she is a
citizen subject or national, or in accordance with
International Treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which
their country, state or province is a signatory, admits Filipino
citizen to practice as Professional Electronics Engineer,
Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technicians after an
examination or registration process on terms of strict and
absolute equality with the citizens , subjects or nationals of
said country, including the unconditional recognition of
professional licensed issued by the Board and/ or the
Commission and prerequisite degrees/diplomas issued by the
institutions of learning duly recognized by the government of
the Philippines.
Article VI
PENAL PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
SECTION 35. Penal Provision. - The following shall be punished by a fine

of not less than One Hundred Thousand pesos
(P 100,000.00) nor more than One Million pesos
(P 1,000,000.00), or by imprisonment of not less than six
(6) months nor more than six (6) years, or both, in the
discretion of the court.
(a) Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent

statement to the Board to obtain a Certificate of
Registration and/ or Professional Identification Card as
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician.
(b) Any person who shall present or use as his/her own

Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification
Card, membership identification catd in the accredited
Professional Organization and/ or seal issued to another
and any person who allows the use if his/her Certificate
of Registration, Professional Identification Card,
membership card in the Accredited Professional
Organization and/ or seal;
(c) Any person who shall present or use a revoked or
suspended Certificate of Registration as Professional
Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician;
(d) Any person who shall assume, or advertise as
Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics
Engineer or Electronics Technician, or append to his/
her name, any letter/s or words tending to convey the
impression the he/ she is a registered Professional
Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or
Electronics Technician, when in fact he/ she is not duly
registered with the Board as such;
(e) Any Professional Electronics Engineer, or any person
on his/her behalf, who will stamp or seal any
document with his/her seal as such after his/her
Certificate of Registration, Personal Identification Card
and membership card in the Accredited Professional
Organization has been revoked or suspended or after
he/she has been suspended from practice or removed
from the roster of Professional Electronics Engineer,
Electronics Engineer, Electronics Technicians;
(f) Any Professional Electronics Engineer who shall sign his/ her
name, affix his/her seal, or use any method of signature on
plans, technical descriptions or other documents prepared by
or under the supervision of another Professional Electronics
Engineer, unless the same is prepared in such a manner as to
clearly indicate the part of such work actually performed by
the former;
(g) Any person, except the Professional Electronics Engineer or

Electronics Engineer in-charge, who shall sign for any
electronics engineering work, or any function of electronics
engineering practice, not actually performed by him/ her.
(h) Any person holding a Certificate of Registration and

Professional Identification Card as Professional Electronics
Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician who
shall be involved in illegal wire-tapping, cloning, hacking,
cracking, piracy and/or other forms of unauthorized and
malicious electronic eavesdropping and/or the use of any
electronic devices in violation of the piracy of another or in
disregard of the privilege of private communication and/or
safety to life, physical and/or intellectual property of others, or
who shall maintain an unlicensed and/ or unregistered
communications systems or device; and
(i) Any person who shall violate an provisions of this Act of any
rules, regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of
Technical Standards of Practice promulgated under this Act.
SECTION 36. Assistance of Law Enforcement and Other Government
Agencies.
Any law enforcement agency shall, upon call or request of the
Board and/ or the Commission, render assistance in enforcing
this Act including the Code of Ethics, Code of Techinical
Standards of Practice and the Implementing rules and
regulations and measures promulgated hereunder, by
prosecuting violators thereof in accordance with law and the
Rules of Court.
Any department, instrumentally, office, bureau, Institution or

agency of the government including local governments, upon
call or request from the Board and/ or the Commission, shall
render such assistance as it may require, cooperate and
coordinate with it in carrying out, enforcing or implementing
this Act, the codes, policies, measures, programs or activities
of the Board and/or the Commission that it may undertake
pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
Article VII
Transitory Provisions
SECTION 37. Transitory Provisions – Upon effectivity of this Act, the

incumbent Board of Electronics and Communication
Engineering shall complete all pending/ unfinished works
within six (6) – month period, after which it shall cease to
exist. The President of the Philippines shall before then
appoint the Chairman and members of the first Board of
Electronics Engineering in accordance with Section 6 and 8
herein, who shall formulate and thereafter promulgate the
rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act.
SECTION 38. Vested Rights: Electronics and Communications

Engineers when this Law is passed. – Electronics and
Communications Engineers holding a valid Certificate
of Registration and Professional Identification Card at the time
of effectivity of this Act shall be automatically registered and
recognized as Electronics Engineers and shall be issued a new
Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card
as Electronics Card as Electronics Engineers with the same
license number as their original Electronics and
Communications Engineer Certificate of Registration, subject
to the payment of prescribed fees and other requirements of
the Board and/ or Commission.
Article VIII
Final Provisions
SECTION 39. Implementing Rules and Regulations. –Subject to the

approval of the Commission, the Board, in coordination with
the accredited professional organization, shall adopt and
promulgate such rules; regulations, resolutions, the Code of
Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice for
Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineer and
Electronics Technicians to out the provisions of this Act, which
shall be published in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of
general circulation and shall be effective fifteen (15) days after
publication therein.
SECTION 40. Appropriations. – The Chairperson of the Professional

Regulation Commission shall include in the Commission’s
program the implementation of this Act, the funding of which
shall be included on the annual General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 41. Separability Clause. – If any provisions of this Act
or any portion hereof is declared unconstitutional
by any competent court, the other provisions
hereof shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION 42. Re-appealing Clause. - Republic Act No. 5734 is
hereby repealed. All other laws, executive orders,
rules and regulations or parts thereof in conflict
with the provisions of this Act are herby repealed
or amended accordingly.
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.
Approved.
Franklin M. Drillon Jose De Venecia, Jr.

President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives
This act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 5224 and Senate Bill No. 2683
was finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 2,
2004.
Oscar G. Yabes Roberto P. Nazareno

Secretary of the Senate Secretary General House of Representatives
Gloria Macapagal – Arroyo

President of the Philippines
Pledge of an Electronic and Communications Engineering
I am Electronics and Communications Engineer. In my profession, I take deep pride, but

without vainglory; to it I owe solemn obligations that I am eager to fulfill.
As an Electronics and Communications Engineer, I will participate in none but honest and
legal enterprise. To him who has engaged my services, as employer or client, I will give the outmost of
performance and fidelity.
When needed, my skill and knowledge shall be given without reservation for the public
good. From my special capacity springs the obligation to use it in the service of humanity; and accept
the challenge that implies.
Zealous of the high repute of my calling, I will strive to protect the interests and the good
name of any engineer that I know to be deserving; but will not shrink, should duty dictate, from
disclosing the truth regarding anyone who, by unscrupulous act, has shown himself unworthy of the
profession.
As others before me have vitalized and turned to practical account the principles of science
and revelations of technology and have rendered usable to mankind nature’s vast resources of matter
and energy so do I dictate myself to the analysis, synthesis and dissemination of engineering
knowledge and practice, and especially to the construction of younger members of any profession in all
arts and traditions.
To my colleagues I pledge in the same full measures I ask of them, integrity and fair
dealing, tolerance and respect, and devotion to the standards and dignity of our profession, with the
consciousness always, what our special expertise carries with it the obligation to serve humanity with
complete dedication.
Engineering Code of Ethics
A. Fundamentals Principles
Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor, and dignity of the
engineering profession by:
- Using the knowledge and skill for the enhancement of human welfare
- Being honest and impartial, and servicing with fidelity to the public, their
employers, and clients.
- Striving to increase the competence and prestige of the engineering

profession
- Supporting the professional and technical societies of their disciplines.

B. Fundamentals Canons
1. The engineer shall hold paramount safeguarding life, health
and property and promoting the public welfare in the
performance of their professional duties.
a) The engineer shall recognize that the lives, safety, health,
welfare of the general public are dependent upon engineering
judgments decisions and practices incorporated into structures ,
machines , products, processes and devices.
b) The engineer shall approve and seal only those design
documents which in his considered opinion do not endanger the
life, health, property and the public welfare in conformity with
accepted engineering standards.
c) The engineer shall not permit the use of his own, firms or
associates name in business ventures with any persons or firm
which upon investigation he believes in engaging in fraudulent or
dishonest business or professional practices.
d) The engineer having knowledge of any alleged violation of the
Code of Ethics shall be forthright and can did in cooperating with
the Council in furnishing information or assistance as may be
required.
2. The engineer shall perform services only in areas of his competence.
-The engineer shall undertake to perform engineering only when

qualified by education or experience in the areas of professional engineering
involved.
-The engineer may accept an assignment requiring education or

experience outside his areas will be performed by a Professional Engineer or
otherwise qualified associates, consultants, or employees. He may sign and seal
the documents for the total project. The engineer shall not affix his seal to any
such documents not prepared under his supervisory control and review.
3. The engineer shall issue professional statements only in an
objective and truthful manner.
-The engineer shall be completely objective and truthful in all
professional reports, statements, or testimony, and shall include all
relevant and pertinent information.
-The engineer shall publicly express a professional opinion on
a technical subject only when it is founded on technical subjects only
when it is founded on adequate knowledge of the facts and
competence in the subject matter.
-The engineer when acting as a representative of an individual
or organization shall issue no statements, criticisms, or arguments on
engineering matters unless he has prefaced those comments by
explicitly identifying on whose behalf he is speaking. When the
engineer is acting as a consultant his expression or professional opinion
shall be prefaced by identifying his status as a consultant, without
necessarily naming the client. The engineer shall reveal any personal
interest he may have in the matter.
4. The engineer shall act in the professional matters for each employer or client
as faithful agent or trustee, avoiding conflicts or interest.
-The engineer shall disclose all known or potential conflicts of interest to his employee and/
or client by promptly informing them in any business association, interest, or other circumstances
which could influence his judgment or the quality of services.
-The engineer shall not accept compensation, financial or otherwise, from more than one
party for the services on the same project, unless the circumstances are fully disclosed and agreed to
by all interest parties.
-The engineer shall not solicit or accept financial or other valuable consideration, directly or
indirectly, from suppliers, contractors, their agents, or other parties in connection with his work for
employees or clients.
-The engineer in public service as a member, advisor or employee of governmental body

shall not participate in decisions on work which involves professional services solicited or provided by
him or his organization.
-The engineer shall not solicit or accept a professional contract from a governmental body
on which a principal or officer of his organization serves as a member, except upon public disclosure of
all pertinent facts and circumstances and consent of the appropriate public authority.
-The engineer shall not reveal proprietary information obtained in a professional capacity
without the prior consent of the client or employer, except as authorized or required by law.
5. The engineer shall avoid improper solicitation of professional
employment.
-The engineer shall not offer, give, solicit or receive, either directly or
indirectly, any commission, gift or other valuable consideration in order to
secure work.
-The engineer shall not falsify or permit misrepresentation of his own,

or associates’ academic or professional qualification. He shall not misrepresent
his degree of responsibility in prior assignments. Brochures or other
presentations incident to the solicitation of employment shall not misrepresent
pertinent facts concerning employers, employees, associates, joint ventures, or
past accomplishments.
-The engineer shall not submit any proposal for purpose of obtaining
professional work in which he falsifies or misrepresents his capability of carrying
out that proposal.
Electronics and Communications Engineering Code of Ethics
and Professional Conduct Foreword
Honestly, Justice, and Courtesy form of moral philosophy which, associated with
mutual interest among men, constitutes the foundation of ethics. The engineer
should recognize such a standard, not in a passive observance, but as dynamic
principles guiding his conduct and way of life. It is a duty to practice his
profession according to this Code of Ethics and Conduct.
The keystone of professional conduct is integrity. Hence, it behooves the

engineer to discharge his duties with fidelity to the public, his employers and
clients, and with fairness and impartially to all. It is his duty to interest himself
in public welfare, and to be ready to apply his special knowledge for the benefit
of mankind. He should be uphold the honor and dignity of his profession and
avoid association with any enterprise of questionable character. In his dealing
with fellow engineers he should be fair and tolerant.
Relations with the State (Section 1)
1) Each and every engineer shall recognize and respect the supreme authority of the state as
expressed through its laws and implemented by its agencies.
2) He shall recognize that the well-being of the public and the interests of the state are above the
well being and interests of any individual.
3) In the interest of justice, he shall aid the state, if and when the technology is needed for the
prevention and/or prosecution of unjust, criminal or unlawful acts.
4) In the interest of good government, he shall in every way possible extend cooperation to the
state in the accomplishment of its goals and objectives.
5) In the interest of social efficiency, he shall extend assistance, guidance, and training to all
subordinates under his jurisdiction in order to increase their skill and ability, knowledge, and
experience for the purpose of eventually increasing their responsibilities.
6) In the interest of the national economy and well-being, he shall always strive in the execution of
his work for optimum efficiency, economy and safety.
7) In the interest of national security, the state shall be given primary consideration in all his
inventions and/or devices in electronics and communications useful for national security and
defense.
8) In the event of any national emergency, he shall offer his technology, skill, ability, and experience
to the services of the state, even if it will involve personal sacrifices.
C. Relations with the Public (Section 2)
1) He shall interest himself in public welfare and be ready to apply his special knowledge for the benefit of
mankind.
2) He shall guard against conditions that are dangerous or threatening to life, limb, or property on wok which he
is responsible, or if he is not responsible, he shall promptly call such conditions to the attention of those
responsible so that the conditions can immediately and effectively be corrected.
3) He shall have due regard for the safety or life and health of the public who may be affected by the work for
which he is responsible.
4) He shall endeavor to extend public knowledge of electronics and communications engineering and he shall
strive to win or maintain the public confidence by discouraging the spread of untrue, unfair, and exaggerated
statements regarding this engineering.
5) As a witness before a court, commission, and/or tribunal, he shall express opinion only when it is founded on
adequate knowledge and honest conviction.
6) He shall not issue on matters connected with public policy, statements, criticisms, or arguments which are
inspired of paid for by private interests, unless he identifies on whose behalf he is making the statements.
7) He shall refrain from expressing any public opinion on an engineering subject unless he is fully familiar and
knowledgeable with all the facts relating the subject.
8) His integrity shall be unquestionable and he shall discharge his duties and responsibilities with the fidelity to
the public, his employers and clients, and with the fairness and impartiality to all.
D. Relations with Clients, Employer, and Labor (Section 3)
1) He shall act in professional matters as a faithful agent or trustee, and treat as confidential all matters and
information concerning the business affairs, technical processes, etc. of his clients and/or employers.
2) He shall inform his client or employer of any financial interest on inventions, devices, equipment, or any other
thing, before undertaking any engagement in which he may be called upon to decide on the use thereof.
3) He shall not accept any other compensation, financial or otherwise, except from one interested party for a
particular service or other services related therewith without the consent of all parties concerned.
4) He shall exercise fairness and justice when dealing with the contracts between his clients or employers and the
contractors.
5) He shall not accept any commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly, from contractors, suppliers, and all the
other connection with the work for which he is responsible.
6) He shall not be financially interested in the bid or bids of contractors, suppliers, and other interested parties
participating in a competitive work or job on which he has been employed as engineer without full knowledge
and consent of his clients or employers.
7) He shall promptly inform his clients or employers of any business in which he has any inters, business
connection or affiliation which may compete with or affect the business of his clients or employers.
8) He shall not allow any decision in connection with work for which he has been employed or which he may be
called upon to perform, to be affected by interests in any business.
9) He will present clearly the consequences to be expected from deviation proposed if his engineering or his
judgment is overruled by non-technical authority in case where he is responsible for the technical adequacy or
engineering work.
10) He shall undertake only those engineering assignments for which he is qualified. He shall engage or advise his
employer or client to engage in specialists and shall cooperate with them whenever his employer’s or client’s
interests are served by such an arrangement.
E. Relations with Engineers (Section 3)
1) He shall individually or collectively with others in the profession protect the profession from
misunderstanding and/or misinterpretations.
2) He shall not directly or indirectly injure the professional reputation, prospects, advancement,
and/or practice of other engineers. However, if he has proof or personal knowledge that an
engineer has been unethical and/or illegal in his practice, he shall inform in writing the proper
authorities for appropriate action.
3) He shall be uphold the principle of appropriate and adequate compensation for those engage in
the engineering profession, including those in the subordinate capacities, in the interest of public
service and maintenance of the standards of the profession.
4) He shall not try to supplant another engineer in particular employment after becoming aware
that definite steps have been taken toward the other’s employments.
5) He shall not compete, by underbidding through the reduction in his normal fess on the basis of
charges for work, after having been informed of the charges submitted by another engineer.
6) He shall be fair and tolerant in his dealings with fellow engineers and give credit to those whom
credit is properly due.
7) He shall uphold the honor and dignity of his profession and avoid association in responsibility for
work with engineers who do not conform to ethical practices.
8) He will exercise due restraint in criticizing another engineer’s work in public, recognizing the fact,
that the engineering societies and the engineering press provide the proper forum for technical
discussion and criticism.
F. Relation to the Profession (Section 5)
1) He shall cooperate in extending the effectiveness of the engineering profession and

endeavor to be well-informed of the latest development in the profession by sharing
or exchanging information and experience with other engineers, other professionals
and students; by contributing to engineering publications and schools and by
participating in the activities of engineering societies.
2) He shall cooperate in upholding the integrity, dignity and honor of the profession by
avoiding all conducts and practices that will discrediting and injurious to the
profession.
3) He shall dignified and modest in explaining or discussing his work and/or merit and
shall refrain from self-laudatory advertising propaganda.
PAST BOARD QUESTIONS
A. Which of the following is designated as the international distress, safety and calling frequency for radio
telephony for station of the maritime mobile service when using frequencies in the authorized bands 156
to 174Mhz?
A. 168.5 MHz B. 165.8 MHz
C. 158.6 MHz D. 156.8 MHz
B. This is a terminal where riser cable pairs are terminated to serve or an entire floor or building.
A. Floor terminal distribution area B. Floor terminal distribution
C. Riser terminal D. Raceway terminal
C. Referred to as the device which diverts high transient voltage to the ground and away from the
equipment thus protected.
A. Arrester B. Alarm
C. Anchor D. Alpeth
D. The executive branch of government in charge of policy making in the telecommunication.
A. Bureau of Telecommunications
B. Department of Transportation and Communication
C. Telecommunications Bureau
D. National Telecommunications Communications
E. A government regulation in telecommunication which provide policy to improve the provision of local
exchange carrier service.
A. E.O. 546 B. E.O.59
C. Act. 3846 D. E.O. 109
F. What is the maximum number of lines of any building other than a one or two story residential building
to be required a service entrance facility under ECE building code?
A. Not required B. Five lines
C. Three lines D. Two lines
G. The maximum power suggested by KBP on 919-1312 AM broadcast station in Metro Manila is
A. 10 KW B. 5 KW
C. 15 KW D. 20 KW
H. The potential difference between any exposed structure to ground in ay electrical installation
should not exceed ______________ volts RMS.
A. 45 B. 30
C. 10 D. 0
I. When is Electronics and Communications engineer supervision required under DO 88?
A. Standard AM Broadcast with a carrier power of 5 kilowatts
B. TV RF power booster with effective radiated power of 2 kilowatts
C. TV transiator with an RF carrier power of .5 watt
D. FM broadcast station with a carrier power of 1000 watts
J. Which of the following penalty is provide under the existing telecommunication law, should an
international carrier unable to comply with its obligation to provide local exchange un-served
and under-served areas within three years grant of authority?
A. Given two years to comply
B. Given one year to comply
C. Financial penalty in accordance with existing schedules
D. Cancellation of its authority
K. A law that speficifically require the services of a duly registers Electronics and Communications
Engineer in the designing, installation and construction, operation and maintenance of radio
stations.
A. Act. 3846 B. Dept. Order 88
C. D.O. 1000 D. R.A. 5734
L. What is the basic qualification of an applicant for public carrier network before a Certificate of Public
Convenience or Provisional Authority is issued?
A. Radio station license B. Franchise
C. Business Permit D. SEC document
M. Who issues an authority to install, operate and maintain a cable television system or render a television
service with a specified area in the country?
A. National Telecommunications Communications
B. Congress of the Philippines
C. Board of Communications
D. Department of Transportation and Communication
N. An entity providing transmitting and switching of telecommunications services primarily but not limited
to voice, in a geographic area anywhere in the country
A. Local exchange operator B. Public toil calling operator
C.Value-Added service operator D. Franchisee
O. When could cable TV operator lease or sub-lease its capacity?
A. If lessor can pay higher cost
B. If he can generate capacity for lease
C. If he has capacity
D. If lessor is within the franchise area
P. An entity, relying on the transmission, switching and local distribution facilities of local exchange and
inter-change operators, and overseas carriers, offers enhanced services beyond those ordinarily
provided by such carriers.
A. Local exchange operator B. Value-added service provider
C. Inter-exchange operator D. International carrier
Q. Professional Regulation Commission was created under
A. RA 223 B. PD 223
C. PD 323 D. PD 232
R. What is the main principle used by ITU in determining the distribution of the orbit/spectrum
resources?
A. Efficient use and equitable access

B. Depending in geographical boundary of nation
C. Equal Distribution
D. Depending on national sovereignty
S. When is coordination with the telephone company needed when an underground service
entrance will be used as the most feasible economical way?
A. Expense of Telephone Company
B. Expense of subscriber
C. Decision of depth of conduit at interconnection point
D. Length of a cable to be used by subscriber
T. An order signed by former President F. Ramos last March 1998 providing the policy in the
operation and the use of international satellite communications in the Philippines.
A. E.O. 3846 B. E.O. 467
C. E.O. 456 D. E.O. 59
U. Which body in the present ITU structure took the place of CCITT?
A. ITU-T B. ITU-D
C. ITU-R D. RAG
V. One of the major components required under the global maritime distress and system.
A. Provision of Morse code
B. Provision of radio personnel
C. Provision of radiotelegraph operator
D. Provision of facsimile
W. Which conference in the ITU structure does the Telecommunications Development Bureau report?
A. WTSC B. WRC
C. RRB D. WTDC
X. One of the following is not a major components required on board ship under the global maritime
distress and safety system?
A. Radio operator telegraphy onboard
B. Shore base facilities
C. Radio personnel onboard
D. On board radio facilities
Y. Which of the following shall be complied by an international ship pursuant to the global maritime
distress and safety implemented last 1999?
A. A facsimile B. A Morse code
C. A radio personnel D. A radio telegraph operator
Z. Referred to as linkage wire, radio, satellite or other means, of two or more telecommunications
carrier or operators with one another for the purpose of allowing or enabling the subscriber of
one carrier operator to access or each the subscriber of the other carrier operator.
A. Outside plant sharing B. Interconnection
C. Toll patching D. Gateway
AA. NTC cannot grant one of the following, an authority to operate a cable television system within
the same franchise area covered by any provisional Authority or Certificate previously granted by
the Commission.
A. New entrant has more financial report
B. Prior operator has not complied sufficiency with term and condition of
the authorization
C. Current service is glossy inadequate
D. Issuance to new entrant will not cause ramous competition
BB. The institutionalization of the Continuous Profession Education (CPE) program of the various
regulated professions under the supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission.
A. E.O. No. 626 B. P.D. 381
C. E.O. No. 266 D. E.O. No. 662
CC. Judgment on the case against ECE shall become final and executory after
A. 10 days B. 30 days
C. 60 days D. 15 days
DD. The basic law providing for the regulation of radio station, communication in the Philippines
and other purposes.
A. Act No. 3846 B. D.O. No. 5
C. D.O. No. 11 D. D.O. No. 88
EE. Which one is not the basic electrical protection measure in the Philippine Electronics Code?
A. Shielding
B. Grounding and bonding
C. Under grounding
D. Voltage/ current limiting and interrupting
FF. Designated year for the full implementation of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety
System.
A. 1999 B. 1992
C. 1992 D. 1998
GG. Which part of the housing system in ECE code is a circular opening through the floor structure
to allow the passage of cable and wire?
A. Insert B. Slot
C. Sleeve D. Raceway
HH. The latest government regulation in the telecommunication which provides policy for the
provision of local exchange carrier service.
A. E.O.59 B. Act. 3948
C. E.O. 109 D. E.O. 546
II. Any government office responsible in discharging the obligations undertaken in the convention
of the ITU and the regulation.
A. Administration B. Telecommunications office
C. Country D. The Union
JJ. A privilege conferred upon a telecommunications entity by Congress, authorizing an entity to
engage in a certain type of telecommunications service.
A. Provisional Authority
B. Franchise
C. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
D. Authority to operate
KK. Where does the secretary general in the organizational structure of present ITU report?
A. WRC B. Council
C. TDAB D. WTSC
LL. Who is the principal administrator of Republic Act 7925?
A. Congress B. NTC
C. DOTC D. BOC
MM. An act which was passed by Congress providing for the installation, operation and
maintenance of a public telephone in each and every municipality in the country.
A. R.A. No. 7925 B. R.A. No. 6849
C. R.A. No. 3846 D. R.A. No. 3396

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Laws and Ethics

Engr. Jaye Balbin

Professional Electronics Engineer – a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself

Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly

Electronics Technician - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly

Electronics and Communications - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out

1.1 Republic Act No. 3846

1. Executive Order No. 59 (E.O. 59)

B.1. General Broadcast Law

1. Executive Order No. 255 (E.O. 255)

B.2. Related Cable Laws

1. Executive Order No. 205 (E.O. 205)

A. Presidential Decree No. 36

B. Presidential Decree No. 55

C. Presidential Decree No. 576-A

D. Presidential Decree No. 1986

E. Presidential Decree No. 1987

1. Department Order No. 4

2. Department Order No. 5

3. Department Order No. 6

5. Department Order No. 87

2. Public telecommunications entity

5. Local exchange operation

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

THIRD REGULAR SESSION

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9292]

SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Electronics Engineering

SECTION 2. Statement of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance

(h) Communications – the process of sending and/or receiving

(i) Telecommunications – any transmission, emission or reception of

(a) Professional Electronics Engineer (PECE)

(b) Electronics Engineer (ECE)

(c) Electronics Technician (ECT)

(c) The scope and nature of practice of Electronic Technician profession

SECTION 6. Composition of the Board. – There is hereby created a

(l) Adopt and administer a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical

(m) Promulgate rules and regulations on the scope of practice of

(o) Prescribe the minimum manning and manpower requirements for

(a) Be a citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least five

(b) Be a good moral character and integrity;

(c) Be a holder of a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid

(d) Be a member of good standing of the Accredited Professional

SECTION 10. Compensation and Allowances of the Board. – The

(a) He/She is a citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign

(b) He/She is of good moral character and had not been

The examinations for Electronics Technician shall consist of

As urgent and important need arises so as to conform to

(a) Valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification

(b) Valid/current membership identification card from the

(c) Certificate experience record of active self-practice and/or

(a) He/She is a graduate of at least a two-year Associate,

(b) He/She has rendered at least seven (7) years (inclusive or

(2) The work to be performed by said foreign professional shall be limited

SECTION 27. Practice of the Profession. – No person shall offer shall

SECTION 31. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and/ or

SECTION 35. Penal Provision. - The following shall be punished by a fine

(a) Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent