ARTICLE 2

of RA. 7920
BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
 SEC 3. COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD

The Board of Electrical Engineering, hereinafter referred to as the

Board, shall be created as a collegial body under the general supervision
and administrative control of the Professional Regulations Commission,
hereinafter called as the Commission, composed of a chairman and two
(2) members to be appointed by the President of the Philippines from
among the recommendees of the Commissioner of the Professional
Regulations Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner,
who were chosen from the nominees of the integrated and accredited
association of electrical engineers and of other registered associations of
electrical engineers and allied fields.
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

  The Board shall exercise executive/administrative or quasi-

legislative (rule-making) or quasi-judicial (investigative) powers in
carrying out the provisions of this Act. It shall be vested with the
following specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities:
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(a)
Supervise and regulate the practice
of electrical engineering in the
Philippines; (b)
Determine and evaluate the
qualifications of the applicants for
registration with or without licensure
examinations and for special permits;
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(c)
Prepare the examination questions in accordance with Section 19 hereof or
modifications thereof; prescribe the syllabi of the subjects and their relative weights
for the licensure examinations; formulate or adopt test questions and deposit them in
a test question bank; draw the test questions at random through process of
computerization; conduct the examination; correct and rate the examination papers
manually or through process of computerization; and submit the examination results
to the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) within the period provided for
by the rules of the Commission;
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(d) (e)
Prescribe, amend or revise the Register successful applicants for
requirements for professional professional electrical engineers and
electrical engineers and subjects in applicants who have passed the
the licensure examination for licensure examinations for registered
registered electrical engineers and electrical engineers or registered
registered master electricians and master electricians and issue the
their relative weights, subject to the corresponding certificates of
approval of the Commission; registration and professional licenses;
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(f)
Issue special permits to individual foreign electrical engineers and electricians for
specific projects and for a specific duration of time;
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(g)
Look into the conditions affecting the practice of the electrical engineering profession,
adopt measures for the enhancement of the profession and the maintenance of high
professional, technical, and ethical standards and conduct ocular inspection of places
where registrants practice their profession, such as, but not limited to: electric plants,
substations, industrial plants or factories, commercial establishments, institutional
buildings, watercrafts, electric locomotives, engineering offices, repair shops and
similar places to determine and enforce compliance with this Act. The Board shall
authorize the duly integrated and accredited electrical engineering association and
other registered electrical engineering associations to render assistance in this function;
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(h) (i)
Promulgate rules and regulations
Investigate violations of the Act and
including a code of ethics,
the rules and regulations, code of
administrative policies, orders and
ethics, administrative policies, orders
issuances to carry out the
and issuances promulgated by the
provisions of this Act;
Board. The rules on administrative
investigation promulgated by the
Commission shall govern in such
investigation;
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(j) (k)
Issue subpoena or subpoena duces Delegate the investigation of the case
tecum, to secure the attendance of to the chairman, a member of the
respondents or witnesses or the Board or a Professional Regulations
production of documents at and Commission attorney (PRC attorney).
relative to the investigation If the case concerns strictly the practice
conducted by the Board; of the profession, the investigation
shall be presided by the chairman or a
member of the Board with the
assistance of a PRC attorney;
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(l)
Render decision, order or resolution on preliminary investigation or inquiry, on
undocketed cases and on docketed administrative cases against examinees or
registrants which shall become final and executory unless appealed with the
Commission within fifteen (15) days from receipt of the copy thereof. The decision
of the Commission may be appealed to the Court of Appeals in accordance with the
procedure provided in the Rules of Court;
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(m)
After due notice and hearing, cancel examination papers and/or bar any examinee from
future examination; refuse or defer his registration; reprimand the registrant with stern
warning; suspend him from the practice of his profession; revoke his certificate of
registration; delist his name from the roll of professional electrical engineers,
registered electrical engineers, and registered master electricians for continuous non-
payment of annual registration fees and non-compliance with the…
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(m)
Continuing Professional Education (CPE) requirements; reinstate or reenroll his name
in the said roll, reissue or return his certificate of registration. A decision of
suspension, revocation of the certificate of registration, or delisting from the roll by the
Board as provided herein, may be appealed initially to the Commission within fifteen
(15) days from receipt thereof. The decision of the Commission may be appealed to
the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure provided in the Rules of Court.
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(n)
Administer oaths in connection
with the administration,
implementation, or enforcement of (o)
this Act;
Submit an annual report on the
proceedings and accomplishments
during the year and on
recommendations of the Board to the
Commission after the close of each
fiscal year;
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(p)
Prosecute or institute criminal
action against any violator of the
Act and/or the rules and (q)
regulations of the Board;
Adopt an official seal;
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(r) (s)
Coordinate with the Commission Prescribe guidelines and criteria on the
and the Department of Education, CPE program for professional
Culture and Sports (DECS) in electrical engineers, registered
prescribing, amending and/or electrical engineers and registered
revising the courses; master electricians and renew their
professional licenses after compliance
with the CPE requirements;
 SEC 4. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD

(t)
Perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to implement
effectively this Act. The policies, resolutions, rules and regulations, orders or
decisions issued or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the review and
approval by the commission; however, the Board’s decisions, resolution or orders
which are not interlocutory, rendered in an administrative case, shall be subject to
review only if on appeal.
 SEC 5. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS
Each Board member must, at the time of his appointment:

a) Be a natural born Filipino citizen.

b) Be at least 35 years of age.

c) Be a person with no final conviction by the court involving moral

turpitude.

d) Be a holder of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

e) Be a professional electrical engineer.

 SEC 5. QUALIFICATIONS OF THE BOARD MEMBERS
Each Board member must, at the time of his appointment:

f) Have practiced electrical engineering.

g) Not be an official nor a member of the faculty.

 SEC 6. TERM OF OFFICE

The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three (3)
years from the date of appointment or until their successors shall have
been appointed and qualified. They may, however, be reappointed for a
second term. Each member shall qualify by taking an oath of office
before entering upon the performance of his duties.
 SEC 7. REMOVAL OF THE BOARD MEMBERS

Any member of the Board may be removed by the President of the

Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner for neglect
of duty, incompetence, malpractice, commission or tolerance of
irregularities in the examinations, or for unprofessional, unethical, or
dishonorable conduct, after having been given the opportunity to defend
himself in a proper administrative investigation.
 SEC 8. Compensation of Chairman and the Board Members

The chairman and members of the Board shall receive a monthly

compensation of no less than twelve thousand pesos (P12,000.00):
Provided, That the chairman shall receive a monthly compensation of ten
percent (10%) more: Provided, further, That such compensation shall be
increased or modified pursuant to the General Appropriations Act of the
year: Provided, furthermore, That they shall receive other benefits that
may be provided for by law.
 SEC 9. Executive Officer of the Board

The Commissioner shall be the executive officer of the Board and

shall conduct the examination given by the Board and shall designate any
subordinate officer of the Commission to act as secretary and custodian
of all records including all examination papers and minutes of the
deliberations of the Board.
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