RA 8559: Philippine

Agricultural Engineering
Act of 1998

Mark Jude F. Trondillo

Coordinator, Agricultural Engineering Department
Dean, ICET
SPAMAST-Digos Campus, Matti, Digos City, Davao del Sur
 Board of Agricultural Engineering
Resolution No.01 Series of
1998

Pursuant to Section 29,

Article V of RA 8559

Article 1 : Title, Purposes and

Definition of Terms

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 Definition of Terms

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 Article II: Official Seal of the Board

 Section 4: Adoption of its official

seal

Article III: Composition and Meetings

Section 5: BOA shall be composed
of a Chairman and two (2) members
 Section
6. Term of Office. – members of the
Board shall hold office for a term of 3 years
 Section 7. Meetings. – at least once a month
within the premises of the PRC

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 Article IV: Duties and Responsibilities

 Section 9: Duties and functions

of the Chairman (investigate)
 Section 14: Interpretation of the Provisions
of RA 8559 and the Rules/Regulation and
Code of Ethics
Article V: Application and Examination
 Section 16. Application – file a computerize application.
If a Filipino Citizen graduated from foreign education
institution, must be present CHED endorsement
 Section 17. Examination. – take and pass the
licensure
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 Article V: Application and Examination
 Section 22. Licensure Examination
Requirements.
 Comply with/accomplished all requirements
prescribed by the Board and Commission.

 Section 23. Scope of Examination– cover the ff subjects :

Agricultural Mechanization, power, machinery and equipment’ Soil
and water conservation, irrigation and drainage; rural
electrification, agricultural processing and agricultural structures.

 Section 24. Re-Examination. – an applicant who fails to

pass for the third (3rd) time shall be allowed to take exam only
after the lapse of one (1) year; provided that the first exam and
the removal exam, if he fails, shall be considered as one failure.

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 Article V: Application and Examination
 Section 26. Full Computerization of
Examination.
 Members of the board shall prepare at least five
hundred (500) questions in each of the subjects
assigned.
 Test Question Bank shall be replenished within sixty
(60) days from the release of the results of exam, with
at least three hundred (300) Questions
 Correction of the answer sheet shall be done by
computers

Article VI: Registration and Certificate of Registration

 Section 27. Automatic Registration – registered PAE with
PRC in accordance with RA 3927 area hereby automatically
registered and authorized to practice the AE Profession
 Section 28. Registration of Successful Examinees– after
taking the oath of a professional before the Board or any authorized by the law to
administer oath and payment of the prescribed fees

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 Article VI: Registration and
Certificate of Registration
 Section 30. Renewal of the
Professional License
 Valid for three(3) years on the birth month.
 Required Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) credit units earned and payment of
the fees for the period under license

 Section31. Temporary Removal from the Roll of

Agricultural Engineers– delinquent in the payment of the
annual license fees for five (5) years since his last payment

 Section33. Grounds for the Revocation or Suspension

of Professional License– for foreign agricultural engineers

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 Article IX: Report on the
Performance of the Candidate of
Schools, Colleges and Universities
in Licensure Examination
 Section 36. Report of the Board.
 The Board may recommend to the CHED the
closure of the course/program, whose successful
examinees in three(3) consecutive years is less
than 5%.
Article X: Seal and Use of Seal of Agricultural
Engineers
 Section37. Seal of Licensed
Agricultural Engineer– shall
obtain a seal whose design shall
be adopted by the Board

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 Article X: Seal and Use of Seal of
Agricultural Engineers

 Section 38. Documents to be

Signed and Sealed.
 Listed in Annex “A” of PRC Resolution No. 270,
Series of 1993

Article XI: Code of Ethics and Professional

Standards
 Section 39. Code of Ethics and Professional
Standards– consultation with Integrated and Accredited Association of
Agricultural Engineers and subject to approval of the Commission
 Section40. Code of Technical Standards of Agricultural
Engineers – serve as reference of AE in the practice of the profession

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 Article XII: Miscellaneous Provisions
Relating to the Practice of
Agricultural Engineering
 Section 41. Employment of
Agricultural Engineer.
 Firms/companies or associations engaged in
agricultural engineering processes shall hire or
engage at least one (1) licensed agricultural engineer
Article XIII: Prohibitions, Enforcement and Penalties
 Section 42. Agricultural Engineering Practice– The Board
shall make representations with firms, partnerships or associations and
government agencies to hire, employ or engage the services of licensed AE

 Section 43. Prohibitions – No person shall stamp or seal any

document with the seal of an AE after his professional license has expired
or lost its validity.

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 Article XIII: Prohibitions,
Enforcement and Penalties
 Section 45.Penalties.
 In addition to administrative sanctions, be
penalized by fine not less the 50,000 nor more
than 200,0000, or imprisonment of not less than
six (6) months nor more than three (3) years, or
both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the
court.

Article XIV: Applicability of Rules and Regulations

Promulgated by the Commission Implementing PD
No. 223, as amended
 Section 46. Applicability of the Rules and Regulations–
as amended, promulgated by PRC on Jan 9, 1974 shall be applicable to the
license and regulation of AE

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 Code Name I II III IV V VI VII VIII Overall %
7287 77.5 82 96 72 66 92 74 94 81.69
Tamskie 52.5 86 76 64 56 100 64 86 73.06
Ruckyztic 0 82 84 52 64 96 62 86 65.75
Catalia 57.5 64 92 68 48 92 58 70 68.69
OMG 42.5 94 96 62 60 92 52 92 73.81
Vision 60 76 84 60 68 80 64 78 71.25
Butterfly 0908 65 86 80 52 50 96 78 90 74.63
482 80 96 100 82 64 84 62 90 82.25
Kokey G12 77.5 82 64 36 52 92 36 66 63.19
Spot 52.5 86 84 46 52 96 30 48 61.81
Anonymous 52.5 86 84 80 64 0 56 88 63.81
Chunky 62.5 92 96 72 64 92 44 80 75.31
Butiki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Broiler 30 90 88 58 58 96 44 92 69.50
Kumander
Piggy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Callalily 80 80 92 48 50 96 60 88 74.25
Eye 15 58 72 54 50 92 32 76 56.13
DU30-LENI
Tandem 27.5 84 100 74 72 92 62 96 75.94
Darna 75 94 96 64 62 100 66 88 80.63
Tractor 35 92 80 72 52 88 66 84 71.13
Black Mamba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
SPAMAST-AE REVIEW 678
Inday Tanini
20
20
76
72
92
88
36
56
38
54
68
88
26
36
50
62
50.75
59.50
Jey-Em 70 94 84 70 64 92 40 82 74.50

CLASS 2016 Late # 6

Hadassah
42.5
42.5
78
88
72
100
54
70
62
64
96
96
50
40
78
88
66.56
73.56
Mervem 27.5 78 80 56 58 80 42 64 60.69

PPAES Assessment Happy Lemon

Red Ranger
32.5
37.5
82
90
96
76
52
64
44
72
96
96
40
46
82
92
65.56
71.69
Rep. of the

Results Phil.
Gesh 121514
Gabriel
30
0
17.5
0
0
90
92
56
0
54
0
48
32
28
54
88
0
100
16
0
0
76
0
0
48.50
10.50
38.69

(PAES Volume 1 and 2) Mother Nature

2NDP95
Ozy
0
50
27.5
94
76
86
0
72
72
92
54
38
62
54
46
100
72
92
66
56
32
94
88
86
63.50
65.25
59.94
Legend: Daniel
PLDA
45
45
98
70
96
92
72
68
64
74
100
84
74
58
90
86
79.88
72.13
Yuta 47.5 78 96 72 54 88 52 94 72.69
sakura@01 22.5 96 64 60 50 92 36 64 60.56
Cracks 2 35 74 76 60 56 88 50 64 62.88

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Mr. XYZ 12.5 64 64 46 58 68 40 0 44.06
Green is the
Best 32.5 68 88 54 48 92 16 66 58.06
Miracle 52.5 84 96 68 64 88 52 78 72.81
Bob2323 67.5 82 80 56 40 92 26 76 64.94
Syntax Error 32.5 80 88 50 52 92 40 88 65.31
Zack 55 0 92 0 0 0 0 0 18.38
Code Name
100 0 0 32 0 26 0 0 0 7.25
DAGHANG SALAMAT

MabuhAEy!

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