Mel Mark Ligtas

BSCE-1
Questions:

1. Republic Act No. 544 is an act to regulate the practice of civil engineering in the Philippines and
is also know as "_____________________."
2. When was RA No. 544 amended and what part of the law was repealed and replaced?
3. Enumerate the qualifications to be a member of the Board of Examiners for Civil Engineers.
4. Name the three (3) cluster of subjects in the civil engineer’s licensure examination.
5. Enumerate the places in the Philippines where the Board Exams are held.
6. Who are the current members of the Board of Civil Engineers?
7. Enumerate the qualification for examination for any person applying for admission to the civil
engineering examination.
8. Who shall prepare a roster showing the names and places of business of all registered civil
engineers at least once a year?
9. True or False. Only the members of the Board of Civil Engineers are authorized to administer
oath.
10. Can a foreigner take the board exam for Civil Engineers here in the Philippines? Explain and
support you answer with provisions from RA No. 544.

Answer
1. Civil Engineering Law
2. June 16, 1956. All laws, parts of laws, orders, ordinances, or regulations in conflict with the
provisions hereof; including parts of Act Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and eighty-five are
except the provisions of Act Numbered Thirty-one hundred and fifty nine amending Act
Numbered Twenty-nine hundred and eighty-five, pertaining to the practice of “maestro de
obras.”
3. Qualifications of Board Member
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.
4. Mathematics, Surveying, and Transportation
Hydraulics and Geotechnical Engineering
Structural Engineering and Constructuion

5. City of Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Lucena, Pagadian, Tuguegarao
and Zamboanga
6. Praxedes P. Bernardo; Romeo A. Estan ero; Pericles P. Dakay
7. Qualification of examination
a. Be at least twenty-one years of age;
b. Be a citizen of the Philippines;
c. Be of good reputation and moral character; and
d. 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.
8. Commissioner of PRC
9. False
10. Citizenship requirements, as stipulated in RA No. 544, do not prohibit foreigners from taking the
civil engineering exam. Individuals, regardless of their foreign origin, can pursue a career in civil
engineering in the Philippines if they hold Filipino citizenship. This inclusive approach allows
even foreigners with Philippine citizenship to engage in the civil engineering profession in the
country.