Section 1. Title of Act. - This Act Shall Be Known As The "Civil

TULAY, JOSEPH ANDREI PATRICK I.
CE195-2/A5
ASSIGNMENT 1
Question 1: DISCUSS THE PROVISION OF RA 544: The Civil

Engineering practice in the Philippines
Answer: Section 1. Title of Act.— This Act shall be known as the “Civil

Engineering Law.”
Section 2. Definition of Terms.—
(a) The practice of civil engineering within the meaning and intent of
this Act shall embrace services in the form of consultation, design,
preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, erection, installation and
supervision of the construction of streets, bridges, highways, railroads,
airports and hangars, port works, canals, river and shore improvements,
lighthouses, and dry docks; buildings, fixed structures for irrigation,
flood protection, drainage, water supply and sewerage works; demolition
of permanent structures; and tunnels. The enumeration of any work in
this section shall not be construed as excluding any other work requiring
civil engineering knowledge and application.
(b) The term “civil engineer” as used in this act shall mean a person duly
registered with the Board for Civil Engineers in the manner as
hereinafter provided.
Question 2: list down all existing law and regulations that affect the
practice of civil engineering in the Philippines
Answer: Section 1. Title of Act.— This Act shall be known as the “Civil

Engineering Law.
Section 2. Definition of Terms.—
(a) The practice of civil engineering within the meaning and intent of
this Act shall embrace services in the form of consultation, design,
preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, erection, installation and
supervision of the construction of streets, bridges, highways, railroads,
airports and hangars, port works, canals, river and shore improvements,
lighthouses, and dry docks; buildings, fixed structures for irrigation,
flood protection, drainage, water supply and sewerage works; demolition
of permanent structures; and tunnels. The enumeration of any work in
this section shall not be construed as excluding any other work requiring
civil engineering knowledge and application.
(b) The term “civil engineer” as used in this act shall mean a person duly
registered with the Board for Civil Engineers in the manner as
hereinafter provided
Section 3. Composition of Board.— Within thirty days after the approval

of this Act there shall be created a Board of Examiners for Civil
Engineers, hereinafter referred to as the Board, to be composed of a
chairman and two members who shall be appointed by the President of
the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Commissioner of PRC.
The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three years
after appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and
shall have qualified. The first members of the Board appointed under
this Act shall hold office for the following terms: One member for one
year; one member for two years; and one member for three years. Each
member of the Board shall qualify by taking the proper oath of office
before entering upon the performance of his duties. Any member of the
Board may be removed by the President of the Philippines, upon
recommendation by the Professional Regulation Commission for neglect
of duty, incompetency, malpractice, unprofessional, unethical, immoral,
or dishonorable conduct, after having been given opportunity to defend
himself in a proper administrative investigation: Provided, That during
the process of investigation, the President of the Philippines, upon the
recommendation of the PRC, shall have the power to suspend such
member under investigation and shall appoint a temporary member in
his place.
Section 4. Powers and Duties of the Board.— The Board for Civil

Engineers is vested with authority, conformable with the provisions of
this Act, to administer oaths, issue, suspend and revoke certificates of
registration for the practice of civil engineering, issue certificates of
recognition to civil engineers already registered under this Act for
advanced studies, research, and/or highly specialized training in any
branch of civil engineering subject to the approval of the PRC, to
investigate such violations of this Act and the regulations, there under as
may come to the knowledge of the Board and, for this purpose, issue
subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure appearance of witnesses
in connection with the charges presented to the Board, to inspect at least
once a year educational institutions offering courses in civil engineering,
civil engineering works, projects or corporations, established in the
Philippines and, for safeguarding of life, health and property, to
discharge such other powers and duties as may affect ethical and
technological standards of the civil engineering profession in the
Philippines. For the purpose of this Act, the Director of Public Works
and/or his authorized representative in the provinces and chartered cities
shall be ex-officio agents of the Board and as such it shall be their duty
to help in the enforcement of the provisions of this Act. The Board may,
with the approval of the Professional Regulation Commission issue such
rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act. The board shall also adopt a code of ethics in the
practice of civil engineering and have an official seal to authenticate its
official documents.
Section 5. Qualifications of Board Members.— Each member of the

Board shall, at the time of his appointment:
a. Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;

b. Be at least thirty years of age and of good moral character;
c. Be a graduate of civil engineering from a recognized and legally

constituted school, institute, college or university.
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.
Section 6. Fees and Compensation of Board.— The Board for Civil

Engineers shall charge for each application for examination the sum of
100 (one hundred) payable to the collecting and disbursing officer of the
PRC upon filing of said application, and for each certificate of
registration, fifty pesos. Each member of the Board shall receive a
compensation of fifteen pesos for each applicant examined. A civil
engineer in the service of the Government of the Republic of the
Philippines appointed as member of the Board shall receive the
compensation as herein provided, in addition to his salary in the
Government. All authorized expenses of the Board, including the
compensation provided for herein, shall be paid by the collecting and
disbursing officer of the PRC out of such appropriation as may be made
for the purpose. (See R.A. No. 6511 and P.D. No. 223)
Section 7. Annual Report.— The Board shall, at the end of each fiscal

year, submit to the PRC a detailed report of its activities and proceedings
during the period covered by the fiscal year ended.
Section 8. Examination Requirement.— All applicants for registration

for the practice of civil engineering shall berequired to pass a technical
examination as hereinafter provided.
Section 9. Holding of Examination.— Examination of candidates

desiring to practice civil engineering in the Philippines shall be given in
the City of Manila of each year, provided that such days do not fall on
official holidays, otherwise the examinations shall be held on the days
next following.
Section 10. Subjects of Examination.— Applicants for certificate of

registration as civil engineer shall be examined, in the discretion of the
Board, on the following subjects: mathematics, including algebra, plane
and spherical trigonometry, analytics, descriptive and solid geometry,
differential and integral calculus, and rational and applied mechanics;
hydraulics; surveying, including highway and railroad surveying; plane,
topographic and hydrographic surveying, and advance surveying; design
and construction of highways and railroads, masonry structures, wooden
and reinforced concrete buildings, bridges, towers, walls, foundations,
piers, ports, wharves, aqueducts, sanitary engineering works, water
supply systems, dikes, dams and irrigation and drainage canals.
Question 3: Distinguish all types of service that a civil engineer can

engage to
Answer: site planning
 grading design
 drainage planning
 sanitary drainage planning
 erosion and sediment control
 floodway construction
 handling of grading and erosion control permits
Question 4: What is the seven fundamental of ethics
Answer: ” There are seven principles that form the content grounds of
our teaching framework:
 Non-maleficence
 Beneficence
 Health maximisation
 Efficiency
 Respect for autonomy
 Justice
 Proportionality
References:
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%20civil,railroads%2C%20airports%20and%20hangars%2C%20port
https://www.thebalancecareers.com/government-job-profile-civil-engineer-1669624
https://designeverest.com/blog/what-can-civil-engineers-do/

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TULAY, JOSEPH ANDREI PATRICK I.

Question 1: DISCUSS THE PROVISION OF RA 544: The Civil

Answer: Section 1. Title of Act.— This Act shall be known as the “Civil

Section 2. Definition of Terms.—

Answer: Section 1. Title of Act.— This Act shall be known as the “Civil

Section 2. Definition of Terms.—

Section 3. Composition of Board.— Within thirty days after the approval

Section 4. Powers and Duties of the Board.— The Board for Civil

Section 5. Qualifications of Board Members.— Each member of the

a. Be a citizen and resident of the Philippines;

c. Be a graduate of civil engineering from a recognized and legally

e. Have practiced civil engineering, with a certificate as such, for a

f. Not be a member of the faculty of any school, institute, college, or

g. No former members of the faculty of any school, institute or

Section 6. Fees and Compensation of Board.— The Board for Civil

Section 7. Annual Report.— The Board shall, at the end of each fiscal

Section 8. Examination Requirement.— All applicants for registration

Section 9. Holding of Examination.— Examination of candidates

Section 10. Subjects of Examination.— Applicants for certificate of

Question 3: Distinguish all types of service that a civil engineer can

 sanitary drainage planning

 erosion and sediment control

 handling of grading and erosion control permits

Question 4: What is the seven fundamental of ethics

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