Fundamentals of the Laws, Obligations and Contracts, Pledge of ECE, RA 5734, RA 9292 and CSC Guideline, The Board Examination, Regulating the ECE Profession (PRC), and Practicing the ECE Profession
A Report Submitted to the Faculty, Faculty, Electronics Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Architecture, Saint Louis University
In Partial Fulfillment of the Course, ECE Laws, Contracts and Ethics (ECE 516)
Submitted by: ABENOJA, ABENOJA, Jason Bryan DOMINES, Eljay MONTERO, Edver Joseph CASTILLO, Mae Jilyn CONTAOI, Dhione Nicole HERNANDEZ, Dianne Kristine MAMARIL, Koleen NAUNGAYAN, Rona Mae RAMIREZ, Arianne Patrice Schedule: 8:30-10:30 M MM503 8:30- 9:30 W Submitted to:
Engr. Jefferson J. Walcien
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This written report is not made possible without the cooperation of every group member. Also, the group would like to thank our instructor, Engr. Jefferson J. Walcien, for giving us the chance to learn different laws, contracts and ethics that an Electronics Engineer should know. The essence of teamwork that our instructor taught us is the main reason how this report was made. We would also like to thank for th e support of our family members as they give us encouragements and words of wisdom that we applied in fulfilling this thi s report. We would also like to thank our friends and relati ves for their presence in every chapter of this report.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This written report is not made possible without the cooperation of every group member. Also, the group would like to thank our instructor, Engr. Jefferson J. Walcien, for giving us the chance to learn different laws, contracts and ethics that an Electronics Engineer should know. The essence of teamwork that our instructor taught us is the main reason how this report was made. We would also like to thank for th e support of our family members as they give us encouragements and words of wisdom that we applied in fulfilling this thi s report. We would also like to thank our friends and relati ves for their presence in every chapter of this report.
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FOREWORD
This written report consists of different articles or sections regarding ECE Laws and each of these laws consist of supporting laws which are of higher level. This only means that a newly made argument, order, memorandum or policy is not made without the presence of the higher laws. The making of a policy is always based on the higher law or order.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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FOREWORD
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DEFINITION OF TERMS
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INTRODUCTION
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TOPIC PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION Code of Ethics Republic Act 5734 Republic Act 9292 Civil Service Commission Guidelines Pledge of ECE The Board Examination Regulating the ECE Profession (PRC) Practicing the ECE Profession
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SUMMARY
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CONCLUSION
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RECOMMENDATION
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APPENDICES
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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DEFINITION OF TERMS Accredited Professional Organization — the integrated and accredited national
organization of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians. Addressee. – refers to a person who is intended by the originator to receive the electronic
data message or electronic document. Baccalaureate degree - means the same thing as a bachelor's degree from college. It
can also refer to a "baccalaureate service," which is a like a farewell ceremony for graduating seniors from high school or college. Board. – The Board of Examiners for Electronics and Communications Engineers. 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. Commercial Establishment — shall include but not 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 business purposes, where electronic or electronically-controlled machinery or equipment are installed and/or are being used, sold, maintained, assembled, manufactured or operated. Communications – The process of sending and/or receiving messages between two or
more points by radio, electronics, or other electrical devices.
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— the process of sending and/or receiving information, data, signals and/or messages between two (2) or more points by radio, cable, optical waveguides or other devices and wired or wireless medium. Computer — any of a variety of electronic devices that is capable of accepting data,
programs and/or instructions, executing the programs and/or instructions to process the data and presenting the results. Computer . – refers to any device or apparatus which, by electronic, electro-mechanical
or magnetic impulse, or by other means, is capable of receiving, recording, transmitting, storing, processing, retrieving, or producing information, data, figures, symbols or other modes of written expression according to mathematical and logical rules or of performing any one or more of those functions. Construction and/or installation - is the act of putting together parts of a whole in order
to build-up; to form and/or to set or establish electronics equipment, systems or facilities 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 studies or special studies in the field of electronics engineering. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) - refers to the inculcation, assimilation and
acquisition of knowledge, skills, proficiency and ethical and moral values, after the initial registration of a professional that raise and enhance the professional’s technical skills and competence.
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Design Service -is the act of conceptualizing, planning and projecting a scheme, system
and facility using the arts and science of electronics along with social, economic, financial and technical considerations. ECE Board members - is a team of ECE professionals elected to represent the
organization, they also make the questions in the board exams and make decisions on the exam. The head of the board of directors is the chairman or chairperson of the board. Electronics — the science dealing with the development and application of devices and
systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric charge, 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. 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. Electronics Engineer — a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly
registered/licensed Electronics Engineer under this Act and 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 Electronics Technician under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters “ECT” Electronic Data message. – refers to information generated, sent, received or stored by
electronic, optical or similar means. Electronic document. – refers to information or the representation of information, data,
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by which a right is established or an obligation extinguished, or by which a fact may be proved and affirmed, which is received, recorded, transmitted, stored, processed, retrieved or produced electronically. Electronic key. – refers to a secret code which secures and defends sensitive
information that crosses over public channels into a form decipherable only with a matching electronic key. Electronic signature. – refers to any distinctive mark, characteristic and/or sound in
electronic form, representing the identity of a person and attached to or logically associated with the electronic data message or electronic document or any methodology or procedures employed or adopted by a person and executed or adopted by su ch person with the intention of authenticating or approving an electronic data message or electronic document. Engineering Consultation - is the act of giving advice and information to a client in the
area of electronics engineering and its related fields in line with current internationally accepted standards and practices. en banc - (on bonk) French for "in the bench," it signifies a decision by the full court of all
the appeals judges in jurisdictions where there is more than one three- or four-judge panel. The larger number sit in judgment when the court feels there is a particularly significant issue at stake or when requested by one or both parties to the case and agreed to
by
the
court.
Ex-parte - refers to those proceedings where one of the parties has not received notice
and, therefore, is neither present nor represented. If a person received notice of a hearing and chose not to attend, then the hearing would not be called ex-parte.
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Gazette - A government official gazette, official journal, official newspaper or official diary
is a periodical publication that has been authorized to publish public or legal notices. 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. Information and Communication System . – refers to a system intended for and
capable of generating, sending, receiving, storing or otherwise processing electronic data messages or electronic documents and includes the computer system or other similar device by or in which data is recorded or stored and any procedures related to the recording or storage of electronic data message or electronic document. 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. Intermediary. – refers to a person who in behalf of another person and with respect to a
particular electronic document sends, receives and/or stores or provides other services in respect to that electronic document. Maintenance - is the proper upkeep of electronics systems and equipment so as to attain
maximum safety and meet the desired grade of service. Moral Turpitude - A phrase used in Criminal Law to describe conduct that is considered
contrary to community standards of justice, honesty, or good morals. Operation- is the process of running or managing an electronics system, network,
services and peripheral facilities intended for the transmission, reception and delivery of intelligence by wire, radio, fiber optics and any other futuristic media. viii
Originator . – refers to a person by whom, or on whose behalf, the electronic document
purports to have been created, generated and/or sent. The term does not include a person acting as an intermediary with respect to that electronic document. Practice of the Profession - doing works related to professional electronics engineer,
electronics engineer and electronics technician. 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.” Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
created as a national government agency by Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 223 dated June 22, 1973, signed by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos, mandated to enforce the laws regulating the various professions.
the Philippine government agency mandated to regulate and supervise the practice of the professionals, the highly skilled manpower of the country.
Service provider . –refers to a provider of -
(i) On-line services or network access, or the operator of facilities thereof, including entities offering the transmission, routing, or providing of connections for online communications, digital or otherwise, between or among points specified by a user, of electronic documents of the user’s choosing; or (ii) The necessary technical means by which electronic documents of an originator may be stored and made accessible to a designated or undesignated third party; (iii) Such service providers shall have no authority to modify or alter the content of the electronic data message or electronic document received or to make any entry therein on
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behalf of the originator, addressee or any third party unless specifically authorized to do so, and who shall retain the electronic document in accordance with the specific request or as necessary for the purpose of performing the services it was engaged to perform. 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. The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) - was created on May 18, 1994 through
the passage of Republic Act No. 7722, or the Higher Education Act of 1994. CHED, an attached agency to the Office of the President for administrative purposes, is headed by a chairman and four commissioners, each having a term of office of four years. The Commission en-banc acts as a collegial body in formulating plans, policies and strategies relating to higher education and the operation of CHED. The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) - is the
government agency tasked to manage and supervise technical education and skills development (TESD) in the Philippines. It was created by virtue of Republic Act 7796, otherwise known as the “Technical Education and Skills Development Act of 1994” Vocational courses - are designed to help you learn in a practical way about a specific
job area. They can help you get the skills you need to start a job, progress in a career or go on to higher levels of education.
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INTRODUCTION Law refers to the system of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties. In the Philippines, some pertinent laws, rules and regulations which governs the conduct and standards of Electronics Engineering field are promulgated as its construction conforms with the recommendations or content of the laws, rules, and regulation from higher law making bodies or organizations. Republic Act No. 9292 otherwise known as Electronics Engineering Law of 2004, is 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 An Electronics and Communications Engineering graduate need to take the Electronic Engineering Licensure Examination before he/she can practice as an Electronics and Communications Engineer. The examination is conducted by the Board of Electronic Engineering under the supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). It is scheduled twice a year in the months of April and October. The main subjects of the ECE Board exam are Mathematics, Electronics Engineering, General Engineering and Applied Sciences (GEAS) and Electronics Systems and Technologies. This written report consists of different articles or sections regarding ECE Laws and each of these laws consist of supporting laws which are of conformity in the hierar chy of law making upon the recommendation or regulations from higher law making body or organization governing the regulation promulgation of pertinent laws regarding in the field of Electronics Engineering. This only means that a newly made argument, order, memorandum or policy is not made without the presence of the higher laws. The making of a policy is always based on the higher law or order coming from the law making bodies or organizations that are higher as seen in statutory construction hierarchy.
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TOPIC PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION Code of Ethics RELATIONS WITH THE STATE REQUIREMENTS:
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, whenever and wherever such laws do not infringe upon the rights and privileges of citizens as guaranteed by the Constitution. EXPLANATION:
Supreme authority of the state is someone with the power to settle matters at will. Infringe is an actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.). Right, privileges is a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way, a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people. Constitution is a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. 2. He shall recognize that the well-being of the public and the interest of the State are above the well-being and interest of any individual. EXPLANATION:
Well-being of the public is the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. State is a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
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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. EXPLANATION:
Justice is the quality of being fair and reasonable. Aid means help, typically of a practical nature. Prevention is the action of stopping something from happening or arising. Prosecution indicates the institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge. Unjust means not based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair. Criminal is the person who has committed a crime. Unlawful acts indicate not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules. 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. EXPLANATION:
Good government is a normative description of how government is supposed to be constituted. Cooperation to the state is the process of working together to the same end. Accomplishments is something that has been achieved successfully. Goals, objectives indicate the object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result, a thing aimed at or sought. 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. EXPLANATION:
Social efficiency is an action designed to achieve something. Assistance, guidance, and training refers to the action of helping someone with a job or task, advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority, the action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behavior. Subordinate means a person under the authority or control of another within an
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organization. Jurisdiction is the official power to make legal decisions and judgments. Skill and ability is the ability to do something well; expertise. Knowledge and experience refers to the facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. 6. In the interest of the national economy and well-being, he shall always strive in the execution of his work with optimum efficiency, economy and safety. EXPLANATION:
National economy refers to the economy of a nation as a whole that is an economic unit and is usually held to have a unique existence greater than the sum of the individual units within it. Strive means making great efforts to achieve or obtain something. Execution of work refers to the carrying out or putting into effect of a plan, order, or course of action. Optimum efficiency indicates the best possible; producing the best possible results. Economy refers to the wealth and resources of a country or region, especially in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services. Safety refers to the condition of being protected from or unlikely to cause danger, risk, or injury 7. In the interest of national security, the State shall be given primary considerations in all his inventions and/or devices on electronics and related fields that are useful for national security and defense. EXPLANATION:
National security and defense refers to posture capable of successfully resisting hostile or destructive action from within or without, overt or covert. Primary considerations indicate of chief importance; principal. Inventions is the action of inventing something, typically a process or device. Devices are things made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.
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8. In the event of national emergency, he shall offer his technology, skill, ability and experience to the service of the State, even if it will involve personal sacrifices. EXPLANATION:
National emergency is a state of emergency resulting from a danger or threat of danger to a nation from foreign or domestic sources and usually declared to be in existence by governmental authority. Technology refers to the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry. Service of state is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directl y (through the public sector) or by financing provision of services. Personal sacrifices mean giving up something you want or something you desire for the greater good or to help others. 9. He shall interest himself in public welfare and be ready to apply his special knowledge for the benefit of mankind. EXPLANATION:
Public welfare refers to the statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need. Special knowledge refers to the expertise, special skill or knowledge that is acquired by training, study, or practice . Benefit of mankind refers to a payment or gift made by an employer, the state, or an insurance company 10. He shall guard against conditions that are dangerous or threatening to life, limb or property on work for 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. EXPLANATION:
Guard conditions means to watch over in order to protect or control. Dangerous/threatening indicates showing an intention to cause bodily harm. Promptly indicates with little or no delay; immediately. Immediately and effectively corrected means to put right (an error or fault); rectify.
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RELATIONS WITH THE PUBLIC
11. He shall have due regard for the safety of life and health of the public who may be affected by the work for which he is responsible. EXPLANATION:
Due regard means that in making decisions and in its other day-to-day activities a body subject to the duty must consciously consider the need to do the things set out in the general equality duty: eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations. Life and health refers to a particular type or aspect of people's existence, the state of being free from illness or injury. Affected by work indicates influenced or touched by an external factor. 12. He shall endeavor to extend public knowledge of electronics engineering and he shall strive to win or maintain the public confidence by discouraging the spread of untrue, unfair and exaggerated statements regarding his profession. EXPLANATION:
Endeavor indicates earnest and industrious effort, especially when sustained over a period of time. Public knowledge is something that people know because it has been reported in the news. Win, maintain refers to gain the support or favor of someone by action or persuasion, cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue. Public confidence is the feeling or belief that one can rely on someone or something; firm trust. Untrue, unfair, exaggerated statements means not in accordance with fact or reality; false or incorrect. 13. As a witness before a court, commission and/or other tribunal, he shall express an opinion only when it is founded on adequate knowledge and honest conviction. EXPLANATION:
Court refers to a tribunal presided over by a judge, judges, or a magistrate in civil and criminal cases. Commission refers to an instruction, command, or duty given to a person or group of people. Tribunal refers to a court of justice. Adequate knowledge 6
indicates satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity. Honest conviction is a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law. 14. He shall not issue statements on matters connected with public policy, any exparte statements, criticisms, or arguments which are inspired or paid for by private interest, unless he identifies on whose behalf he is making the statements. EXPLANATION:
Ex-parte statements means with respect to or in the interests of one side only or of an interested outside party. Criticisms is the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes. Arguments means the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes. 15. He shall refrain from expressing any public opinion on an engineering subject unless he is fully familiar and knowledgeable with all the facts relating to the subject. EXPLANATION:
Refrain means stop oneself from doing something. Public opinion are views prevalent among the general public. Facts means the truth about events as opposed to interpretation. 16. His integrity shall be unquestionable and he shall discharge his duties and responsibilities with fidelity to the public, his employers and clients and with fairness and impartiality to all. EXPLANATION:
Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. Unquestionable means not able to be disputed or doubted. Fidelity indicates faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support. Fairness refers to impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination. Impartiality refers to equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness
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RELATIONS WITH CLIENTS, EMPLOYER AND LABOR
17. He shall act in professional matters as a faithful or trustee, and treat as confidential all matters and information concerning the business affairs, technical processes, etc., of his clients and/or employers. EXPLANATION:
Act in professional matters means having or showing the skill appropriate to a professional person; competent or skillful. Faithful - the quality of being faithful; fidelity. Trustee refers to an individual person or member of a board given control or powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified. Confidential means entrusted with private or restricted information. Business affairs are matters of commercial or public interest or concern; the transactions of public or private business or finance: affairs of state . Technical processes refer to designing the system, subsystems, and components, including the supporting or enabling systems required to produce, support, operate, or dispose of a system. 18. 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. EXPLANATION:
Financial interest generally refers to any pecuniary interests gained like salary or other payments for services or equity interests like stocks, stock options, intellectual property rights and the like. Undertaking a formal pledge or promise to do something. Engagement an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time. 19. He shall not accept any other compensation, financial or service or otherwise, except from one interested party for a particular service or other services related therewith without the consent of all parties concerned.
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EXPLANATION:
Compensation the money received by an employee from an employer as a salary or wages. Consent permission for something to happen or agreement to do something. 20. He shall exercise fairness and justice when dealing with contracts between his clients or employers and the contractors. EXPLANATION:
Fairness and justice means impartial and just treatment or behavior without favoritism or discrimination. Contracts refers to a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law. Clients refers to a person or organization using the services of a lawyer or other professional
person
or
pecuniary interests gained
company. like
salary
Employers or
other
generally payments
refers for
to
services
any or
equity interests like stocks, stock o ptions, intellectual property rights and the like. Contractor refers to a person or company that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labor to perform a service or do a job. 21. He shall not accept any commissions or allowances, directly or indirectly from contractors, suppliers and all other parties dealing with his clients and/or employers in connection with the work for which he is responsible. EXPLANATION:
Commissions and allowances refers to an amount of money, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction, a sum of money paid regularly to a person, typically to meet specified needs or expenses. Directly/indirectly means at once; immediately / without having had direct experience; at second hand. Supplier refers to a person or organization that provides something needed such as a product or service.
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22. 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. EXPLANATION:
Financially interested means having a feeling of interest in a way that relates to finance. Bid of contractors is the process of submitting a proposal (tender) to undertake, or manage the undertaking of a construction project. The process starts with a cost estimate from blueprints and material take offs. 23. He shall promptly inform his clients or employers of any business in which he has any interest, business connection or affiliation which may compete with or affect the business or the clients or employers. EXPLANATION:
Promptly inform means punctually give (someone) facts or information; tell. Business connection or affiliation. 24. He shall not allow any decision in connection with his work for which he has been employed or on which he may be called upon to perform, to be affected by interest in any business. EXPLANATION:
In connection with means with reference to; concerning. Called upon to means to ask formally for someone to do something. Affected by means influenced or touched by an external factor. 25. He will present clearly the consequences to be expected from deviations proposed if his engineering judgment is overruled by non-technical authority in cases where he is responsible for the technical adequacy of engineering work.
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EXPLANATION:
Consequences means a result or effect of an action or condition. Deviation is the action of departing from an established course or accepted standard. Engineering judgment is the ability to recognize and/or predict, through a combination of intuition, insight and experience, the probable outcome of an analysis, design or process. Overruled means to reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority. Nontechnical authority means not relating to or involving science or technology. Technical adequacy is the state or quality of being adequate. RELATIONS WITH ENGINEERS
26. He shall undertake only those engineering assignments for which he is qualified. He shall engage or advise his employer or client to engage specialists and shall cooperate with them whenever his employer’s or client's interest are served best by such an arrangement. EXPLANATION:
Engineering assignments refers to the process of defining, documenting and maintaining requirements to
the
sub -fields
of
systems engineering and
software
engineering concerned with this process . Specialists referring to a person who concentrates primarily on a particular subject or activity; a person highly skilled in a specific and restricted field. Cooperate is an act jointly; work toward the same end. Arrangement refers to plans or preparations for a future event. 27. He shall individually or collectively with others in the profession protect the profession from misunderstanding and/or misrepresentations. EXPLANATION:
Individually means personally; in an individual capacity. Collectively refers as a group; as a whole. Protect the profession means keep safe from harm or injury. Misunderstanding/misinterpretation indicates a failure to understand something correctly / interpret (something or someone) wrongly.
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28. 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 practices, he shall inform in writing the proper authorities for appropriate action. EXPLANATION:
Reputation refers to the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something. Prospects is the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring. Advancements is the process of promoting a cause or plan. Proof refers to the spoken or written evidence in a trial, the action or process of establishing the truth of a statement. Unethical/illegal refers to not morally correct / contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law. 29. He shall uphold the principle of appropriate and adequate compensation for those engaged in the engineering profession, including those in the subordinate capacities, in the interest of public service and maintenance of the standards of the profession. EXPLANATION:
Compensation refers to something, typically money, awarded to someone as a recompense for loss, injury, or suffering. Public service refers to which is provided by government to people living within its jurisdiction, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing provision of services . Maintenance is the process of keeping something in good condition. Standards of profession refers to ethical or legal duty of a professional to exercise the level of care, diligence, and skill prescribed in the code of practice of his or her profession, or as other p rofessionals in the same discipline would in the same or similar circumstances.
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30. He shall not try to supplant another engineer in a particular employment after becoming aware that definite steps have been taken toward the other’s employment. EXPLANATION:
Supplant means to supersede and replace something or someone. Definite steps refer to clearly stated or decided; not vague or doubtful. 31. He shall not compete, by underbidding, through reduction in his normal fees on the basis of charges for work, after having been informed of the charges submitted by another engineer. EXPLANATION:
Compete means strive to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others who are trying to do the same. Underbidding refers to (in an auction or when seeking a contract) make a lower bid than (someone). Reduction is the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. Normal fees are equal to the sum of average variable costs (total variable costs divided by Q) plus average fixed costs (total fixed costs divided by Q ). 32. He shall be fair and tolerant in his dealings with fellow engineers and give credit to those to whom credit is properly due. EXPLANATION:
Fair/tolerant means in accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate / able to endure (specified conditions or treatment). Dealings refers to business relation or transaction. Fellow engineers refer to a person in the same position, involved in the same activity, or otherwise associated with another. Credit is a public acknowledgment or praise, typically that given or received when a person's responsibility for an action or idea becomes or is made apparent. Properly due refers to person’s right; what is owed to someone. 33. 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. 13
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Uphold honor and dignity refers to high respect; esteem / the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect. Conform means to comply with rules, standards, or laws. 34. 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. EXPLANATION:
Restraint is a measure or condition that keeps someone or something under control or within limits. Engineering societies refers to an organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity. Engineering press is a gathering of engineers, an interview given to journalists by a prominent person in order to make an announcement or answer questions. Proper forum refers to a place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged.
RELATIONS TO THE PROFESSION
35. 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; and by contributing to engineering publications and schools and by participating in the activities of engineering societies.
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Effectiveness of engineering profession refers to a degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result; success. Latest development - make (something) more modern or up to date. Sharing or exchanging information means a part or portion of a larger amount that is divided among a number of people, or to which a number of people contribute. Engineering publication refers to the action of making something generally known. 36. He shall cooperate in upholding the integrity, dignity and honor of the profession by avoiding all conducts and practices that will be discrediting and injurious to the profession. EXPLANATION:
Conducts and practices refer to behaving in a specified way / the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method as opposed to theories about such application or use. Discrediting means to arm the good reputation of (someone or something). Injurious means causing or likely to cause damage or harm. 37. He shall be dignified and modest in explaining or discussing his work and/or merit and shall refrain from self-laudatory advertising or propaganda. EXPLANATION:
Dignified and modest refers to having or showing a composed or serious manner that is worthy of respect / unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements. Merit is the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward. Self-laudatory advertising means (of speech or writing) expressing praise and commendation to oneself in public. Propaganda refers to information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.
Republic Act 5734 RA 5734 Section 1 15
SECTION 1. Title of Act . – This Act shall be known and cited as the "Electronics and Communications Engineering Law of the Philippines." REQUIREMENTS:
1.
The Act shall be known and cited as the "Electronics and
Communications Engineering Law of the Philippines." EXPLANATION:
Electronics is the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric charge, 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. Electronics and Communications Engineer is a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly-registered/licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer under Republic Act No. 5734. RA 5734 is an act providing for the regulation for the registration, licensing and practice of professional electronics engineers, electronics engineers and electronics technicians.
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION 1. Philippine Constitution, Article 2, Section 18 & 24 Section 18. The State affirms labor as a primary social economic force. It shall protect
the rights of workers and promote their welfare.
JUSTIFICATION:
As an engineer, there are sets of requirements that needs to be considered and fulfilled. There are certain regulations that an applicant for this career must follow which 16
are listed and discussed in RA 5734. There is a process on how to become an electronics technician, electronics engineer and professional electronics engineer. These personnel have a vital role in the economy of the country, thus they belong to the primary social economic force. They have the rights to as engineers, thus the process to become one of them must be more responsive and comprehensive as stated by the RA 5734. Due to this, the welfare of these individuals must be protected to agree to the Philippine Constitution. Also, considering the process of application, such as the registration and licensing as well as the practice of the career, the regulations considered by the RA 5734 must be able to protect the rights and welfare of the applicants in return. Therefore, the Philippine Constitution, Article 2, Section 18 is an implied construction of the RA 5734. Section 24. The State recognizes the vital role of communication and information in
nation-building. JUSTIFICATION:
Electronics engineers are the people or professionals whose line of work is the communication and information. The transfer of information through a medium is known as the communication. This is the main purpose why electronics engineers exist. The Philippines recognizes the vital role of communication and information in nation building as stated in the constitution. This means that the electronics engineers who are the professionals in communications and information play a vital role in the society. Therefore, the Philippine Constitution, Article 2, Section 24 is a direct construction of the Republic Act 5734.
2. Regulation ITU-T A.1
This Recommendation describes general work methods for ITU-T study groups. It provides guidelines related to work methods, such as the conduct of meetings, 17
preparation of studies, management of study groups, joint coordination groups, the role of rapporteurs and the processing of ITU-T contributions and TDs. JUSTIFICATION:
The ITU-T has its composition of study groups which provides the guidelines related to work methods. The RA 5734 is considering the personnel whom are electronics engineer. The people concerned in the telecommunication system is mainly of the track that an electronics engineer has. Thus, the study groups that the ITU-T has consist of electronics engineer. The RA 5734 is made for the regulations and rules that an electronics engineer must know to be enable to be considered as part of the study group of the ITU-T. The Regulation ITU-T A.1 is mainly concerned of people who will be part of the development of the telecommunications department thus they need qualified electronics engineer for this. Therefore, the Regulation ITU-T A.1 is a direct construction of the RA 5734.
Republic Act 9292 RA 9292, Article I, Section 1 and 2
SECTION 1. Short 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. REQUIREMENTS:
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EXPLANATION:
RA 9292 is 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 2. The state recognizes the importance of electronics engineering in the nation building and development. EXPLANATION:
An electronics engineer is personnel that is tasked to do electrical circuits and connections that are of small unit or micro level. They are the ones that have great potentials regarding the improvement and development of the nation. Thus they play vital role in the nation building and development. 3. 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.
EXPLANATION:
The professional electronics engineers, electronics engineer and electronics technicians must have enough experience in the workplace to have quality in their works. They must also be trained to do professionalism and respect to the clients and colleagues. They must know how to handle social competitions in a very legal and professional way 19
thus this is global market. The section assures the quality Filipino electronics engineer to be working worldwide with fully equipped, experienced and have good morality.
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION 1. Philippine Constitution, Article 2, Section 18 & 24 Section 18. The State affirms labor as a primary social economic force. It shall protect
the rights of workers and promote their welfare. JUSTIFICATION:
As an engineer, there are sets of requirements that needs to be considered and fulfilled. There are certain regulations that an applicant for this career must follow which are listed and discussed in RA 9292. There is a process on how to become an electronics technician, electronics engineer and professional electronics engineer. These personnel have a vital role in the economy of the country, thus they belong to the primary social economic force. They have the rights to as engineers, thus the process to become one of them must be more responsive and comprehensive as stated by the RA 9292. Due to this, the welfare of these individuals must be protected to agree to the Philippine Constitution. Also, considering the process of application, such as the registration and licensing as well as the practice of the career, the regulations considered by the RA 9292 must be able to protect the rights and welfare of the applicants in return. Therefore, the Philippine Constitution, Article 2, Section 18 is an implied construction of the RA 9292.
Section 24. The State recognizes the vital role of communication and information in
nation-building. JUSTIFICATION:
Electronics engineers are the people or professionals whose line of work is the communication and information. The transfer of information through a medium is known 20
as the communication. This is the main purpose why electronics engineers exist. The Philippines recognizes the vital role of communication and information in nation building as stated in the constitution. This means that the electronics engineers who are the professionals in communications and information play a vital role in the society. Therefore, the Philippine Constitution, Article 2, Section 24is a direct construction of the Republic Act 9292, Section 2. 2. Regulation ITU-T A.1
This Recommendation describes general work methods for ITU-T study groups. It provides guidelines related to work methods, such as the conduct of meetings, preparation of studies, management of study groups, joint coordination groups, the role of rapporteurs and the processing of ITU-T contributions and TDs. JUSTIFICATION:
The ITU-T has its composition of study groups which provides the guidelines related to work methods. The RA 9292 is considering the personnel whom are electronics engineer. The people concerned in the telecommunication system is mainly of the track that an electronics engineer has. Thus, the study groups that the ITU-T has consist of electronics engineer. The RA 9292 is made for the regulations and rules that an electronics engineer must know to be enable to be considered as part of the study group of the ITU-T. The Regulation ITU-T A.1 is mainly concerned of people who will be part of the development of the telecommunications department thus they need qualified electronics engineer for this. Therefore, the Regulation ITU-T A.1 is a direct construction of the RA 9292.
Civil Service Commission Guidelines The Civil Service Commission (CSC) is the central personnel agency of the Philippine government. One of the three independent constitutional commissions with adjudicative responsibility in the national government structure, it is also tasked to render final arbitration on disputes and personnel actions on Civil Service matters. 21
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION 1. EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, Section 2, (11)
Regulatory agency refers to any agency expressly vested with jurisdiction to regulate, administer or adjudicate matters affecting substantial rights and interests of private persons, the principal powers of which are exercised by a collective body, such as a commission, board or council. JUSTIFICATION:
The Civil Service Commission(CSC) is a regulatory agency of the Republic of the Philippines. They are tasked to render the final arbitration on the disputes and personnel actions. As the EO. 292 states, a regulatory agency shall regulate, administer or adjudicate matters affecting the substantial rights and interests of private persons. The main considerations and concerns affected by the Civil Service Commission are the private persons. Thus the EO. 292’s main concern matches with the main concern of the CSC. Therefore, the Executive Order No. 292 is a direct construction of the CSC Guidelines made by the commission. 2. Philippine Constitution, Article 9(B), Section 3
The Civil Service Commission, as the central personnel agency of the Government, shall establish a career service and adopt measures to promote morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy in the civil service. It shall strengthen the merit and rewards system, integrate all human resources development programs for all levels and ranks, and institutiona lize a management climate conducive to public accountability. It shall submit to the President and the Congress an annual report on its personnel programs. JUSTIFICATION:
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The guidelines set by the commission are required to promote morale, efficiency, integrity, responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy. The guidelines before having the CSC examinations promotes these characteristics. These characteristics are directly stated in the Philippine Constitution, Article 9(b), Section 3. Since the guidelines set by the CSC require the applicants to be having good moral char acters, no records of criminal case and promoting integrity and courtesy, and since the Philippine Constitution also requires this characteristics, we can obtain a conclusion that the CSC Guidelines made by the commission is a direct construction of the Philippine Constitution, Article 9(b), Section 3
Pledge of ECE RA 9292 ARTICLE III, SEC. 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. REQUIREMENTS: 1. All successful examinees 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.
EXPLANATION:
Oath-taking is an act of making a promise and a vow. However, it is not as simple as that because oath-taking is not just about making a promise. It is about declaring that promise and vow upon something or someone sacred to the person taking the oath. Commonly, oath makers call on God to bear witness and bind the promise they make. 23
This is to create solemnity and sincerity to the oath. Once an oath is taken, the maker is expected to do everything to keep that promise. Those failing to make true to their oath are expected to face divine displeasure. Being unable to fulfill the duties and responsibilities involved in the oath is something that illicit displeasure and great disappointment. As stated in the requirements in RA 9292 ARTICLE III, SEC. 22, it is mandatory and a prerequisite that a successful examinee of the Electronics Engineering Board Exam of the Philippines should be present in the Oath taking ceremony before he/she can be registered and issued a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card. Attendance in Oath taking ceremony is a must as mandated in this section of this Act.
2. All successful examinees shall be required to take a professional oath before any member of the Board or any person authorized by the Commission as a prerequisite to practicing as a Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician.
EXPLANATION
Oath-taking is an act of making a promise and a vow. However, it is not as simple as that because oath-taking is not just about making a promise. It is about declaring that promise and vow upon something or someone sacred to the person taking the oath. Commonly, oath makers call on God to bear witness and bind the promise they make. This is to create solemnity and sincerity to the oath. Once an oath is taken, the maker is expected to do everything to keep that promise. Those failing to make true to their oath are expected to face divine displeasure. Being unable to fulfill the duties and responsibilities involved in the oath is something that illicit displeasure and great disappointment.
3. 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. 24
EXPLANATION
Oath-taking is an act of making a promise and a vow. However, it is not as simple as that because oath-taking is not just about making a promise. It is about declaring that promise and vow upon something or someone sacred to the person taking the oath. Commonly, oath makers call on God to bear witness and bind the promise they make. This is to create solemnity and sincerity to the oath. Once an oath is taken, the maker is expected to do everything to keep that promise. Those failing to make true to their oath are expected to face divine displeasure. Being unable to fulfill the duties and responsibilities involved in the oath is something that illicit displeasure and great disappointment. As stated in the requirements in RA 9292 ARTICLE III, SEC. 22, it is mandatory and a prerequisite that a qualified engineer for registration without examination should be present in the Oath taking ceremony before he/she can be registered and issued a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card. Attendance in Oath taking ceremony is a must as mandated in this section of this Act.
4. 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 as a prerequisite to practicing as a Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician. EXPLANATION
Oath-taking is an act of making a promise and a vow. However, it is not as simple as that because oath-taking is not just about making a promise. It is about declaring that promise and vow upon something or someone sacred to the person taking the oath. Commonly, oath makers call on God to bear witness and bind the promise they make. This is to create solemnity and sincerity to the oath. Once an oath is taken, the maker is expected to do everything to keep that promise. Those failing to make true to their oath are expected to face divine displeasure. Being unable to fulfill the duties and responsibilities involved in the oath is something that illicit displeasure and great disappointment. 25
The Board Examination RA 9292 ARTICLE III Sec 13-17 EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE
1. 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. EXPLANATION: An applicant for ECE and technician exam must take the exam and pass the exam
given by the Board.
2. In order to be allowed to take the examination for Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician. Requirements: (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 this Act; (b) He/She is of good moral character and had not been convicted by a court of 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 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 related formal or non-formal course or program from any school, college, university or 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 program 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; 26
EXPLANATION:
Examinee must be qualified to take the ECE board exam. Following requirements are stated in this section, failure to pass these requirements then one can’t take the exam.
3. The examination for 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 exclude any subject and prescribe the number of final examination/s per year after 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. EXPLANATION: In this section states the following subjects to be taken by an examinee, subjects
like Mathematics, Applied Sciences, Engineering Economics, Laws and Ethics, Electronics
Communications,
Computers
and
Information
and
Communications
Technology are the scope of the ECE board exam. 4. 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 examination: 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 the passing rating: Provided , finally , That should the
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examinee fail to obtain a passing rating in the removal examination, he/she shall be considered as having failed the entire licensure examination. EXPLANATION:
Passing rate as stated in these section is 70% for all the subjects taken by the examinee. Lower than 70% in any subject means failure in the exam, but some conditions and chances are given by the commission to an examinee if 1 subject is lower than 70% but not also lower than 60%, retake on that subject can be granted as second chance. Failure on the second chance given then retake on all subject is the final chance. 5. 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.
EXPLANATION:
Results of the Board examination will be released within 15 days after the examination and examinees who passed the examination will be from that day is a Licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer.
Regulating the ECE Profession (PRC) REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8981, Section 3
“Professional Regulation Commission – There is hereby created a three-man commission to be known as the Professional Regulation Commission, herei nafter referred to as the Commission, which shall be attached to the office of the President for general direction and coordination.” REQUIREMENT: 28
1. There is hereby created a three-man commission to be known as the Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, which shall be attached to the office of the President for g eneral direction and coordination.” EXPLANATION:
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is the Philippine government agency mandated to regulate and supervise the practice of the professionals, the highly skilled manpower of the country. The PRC has one of the most daunting mandates in national development, as it regulates and supervises the practice of the professionals who constitute the highly skilled manpower of the country. As the agency-in-charge of the professional sector, the PRC plays a strategic role in developing the corps of professionals for industry, commerce, governance, and the economy.
Practicing the ECE Profession RA 9292, Article IV Sec. 27-30 Sec. 27. Practice of the Profession
No person shall offer himself/herself in the Philippines as, or use the title “Professional Electronics Engineer” (PECE),” Electronics Engineer” (ECE) or “Electronics Technician” (ECT), or use any word, letter, figure, or sign without holding a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional ID card.
Section 28. Prohibitions and Limitations on the Practice of Electr onics Engineering and Electronics Technician Profession
Unless otherwise prescribed by any supervening 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 Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians may, among themselves or with any other allied professionals, form a partnership or association or corporation and collectively
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render services as such: Provided, that individual members of such partnerships or associations or corporations shall be responsible for their own respective acts.
Section 29. Seal of the Professional Electronics Engineers.
All licensed Professional Electronics Engineers shall obtain and use a seal of a design prescribed by the Board bearing the registrant's name, registration number and title. Plans, drawings, permit applications, 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 current Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) number, date/place of payment and current membership number in the Accredited Professional Organization, when filed with 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 Electronics Technicians, which shall be promulgated by the Accredited Professional Organization.
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Professional Electronics Engineer” (PECE),” Electronics Engineer” (ECE) or “Electronics Technician” (ECT) shall have his/her own valid professional ID or certificate of registration before offering his/her service to the Philippines. EXPLANATION:
This Section of Article IV states that only a person with valid Professional ID Card and Certification of Registration shall use the title Electronics Engineer, Electronics Technician and Professional Electronics Engineer. Any ID aside from the valid Professional ID Card usage while practicing the profession is considered illegal. 30
2. 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. EXPLANATION:
This Section of Article IV states that only a person with valid professional ID and Certificate of Registration shall practice the ECE, PECE and ECT profession. An organization or association that is allied with an ECE, PECE and ECT however, is allowed to do something in relation with ECE profession as long as they are aware of their responsibilities in their acts and are ready for the consequences in case they violate acts in relation to ECE, PECE and ECT Profession.
3. All licensed Professional Electronics Engineers shall obtain and use a seal of a design prescribed by the Board bearing the registrant's name, registration number and title. EXPLANATION:
There is a seal of design prescribed by the board that shall be used by a Professional Electronics Engineer with his/her name, registration number and title which is the only seal valid seal he/she can use in his plans, permit application, reports and other documents in relation to practice of his/her profession. Using other seal aside from what is prescribed is considered invalid and not accredited for use. Documents with unaccredited seal will also be then considered invalid.
4. The Board shall adopt a Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice for Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, which shall be promulgated by the Accredited Professional Organization.
EXPLANATION:
Like any other professionals, an Electronics Technician, Electronics Engineer and Professional Electronics engineer must follow the Code of Ethics and The Code of
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Technical Standards in relation to the practice of their profession. This Code of Ethics shall be widely considered by APO (Accredited Professional Organization) to be valid.
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
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Philippine Constitution A rticle II, S ection 18
Section 18. The State affirms labor as a primary social economic force. It shall
protect the rights of workers and promote their welfare. JUSTIFICATION:
Section 18 protects the rights and welfare of workers. Any violation against it is punishable by law. Article IV section 27,28 and 29 implies that there shall no other workers that can practice ECE, ECT and PECE unless he/she has a valid professional ID and certificate of registration. Practicing the ECE profession without any license and use of invalid seal is considered fraud and does violate section 18 of the Philippine Constitution.
Therefore, Section 18, Article II of the Philippine Constitution is an implied construction of Article IV of RA 9292.
2. ITU-Development Sector, S ection 69 Section 69: Any person who, fraudulently, plays a leading role in the design,
organization or execution of the practices mentioned in Section 5 (1) and (2) of this law shall be punished with 6 (six) months to 2 (two) years of imprisonment.
Section 69 of ITU-D states practice that compromises telecommunication market shall be prohibited and an enterprise or group shall be prohibited from abusive position in the market. Section 69 states that there shall be no person allowed to use fraudulence in design or any organization for his or her gain which means almost the same as what section 27,28,29 of RA 9292 implies. There shall be no other persons aside from a valid and registered ECT, ECE and PECE shall practice the profession.
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SUMMARY In this written report, it consists of different articles or sections regardin g ECE Laws and each of these laws consist of supporting laws which are of higher level. This only means that a newly made argument, order, memorandum or policy is not made without the presence of the higher laws. The making of a policy is always based on the higher law or order. Topics includes Code of Ethics for Electronics Engineers, Republic Act 5734, Republic Act 9292, Civil Service Commission Guidelines, Pledge of ECE, The Board Examination, Regulating the ECE Profession and Practicing the ECE Profession.
CONCLUSION The practice of electronics engineering relates to the development and application of the electronics engineering science and technology in the field of consultation, design, construction and installation, inspection, appraisal and acceptance, operations, maintenance, research and development, education and manufacturing. According to RA 9292, licensed professional electronics engineer are authorized to render engineering consultation services, design services related to electronics. Also, registered electronics engineers can take charge or supervise electronics construction, installation and operation. Therefore, only electronic engineers with valid certificate of registration and a valid professional identification card are qualified to perform the work of a Professional Electronics Engineer Therefore, RA 9292 is 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 In this written report it consists of different articles or sections regarding ECE Laws and each of these laws consist of supporting laws which are of higher level. This only means that a newly made argument, order, memorandum or policy is not made without the presence of the higher laws. The making of a policy is always based on the higher law or order. 33
RECOMMENDATION Upon completion of this written report, the group therefore recommends that one must pay great attention in observing and compliance with the hierarchy of statutory construction in the making of a law, rules or regulation for further knowledge and understanding. Knowledge and deeper understanding of pertinent law, rules or regulations related to a promulgated law governing the conduct and standards in the Electronics Engineering field ensures the organization of the parties or individuals involved. The group also recommends that concerned individuals to look after and be updated for the revisions made for some of the pertinent rules law, rules and regulations coping with the necessary revisions as technology and modern day advances.
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APPENDICES Pledge of an Electronics Engineer I am an Electronics 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 Engineer, I will participate in none but honest and legal enterprises. To him who has engaged my services, as employer or client, I will give the utmost 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 well in the service of humanity; and I accept the challenge that this implies. Zealous of the high repute of my colleague, I will strive to protect the interest and the good name of any engineer that I know be deserving; but I will not shirk, 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 the revelations of technology and have rendered usable to mankind nature’s vast resources of matter and energy so do I dedicate myself to the analysis, synthesis and dissemination of engineering knowledge and practice. And especially to the instruction of younger members of my profession in all its arts and traditions. To my colleagues I pledge, in the same full measure, I ask of them, integrity and fair dealing, tolerance and respect, and devotion to the standards and the dignity of our profession, with the consciousness, always, that our special expertise carries with it the obligation to serve humanity with complete dedication. So help me God.
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