SPLE: Laws and Ethics

Presented by:
Engineer Leo R. Argoso Jr.
IECEP-KSA-CRC
 Republic Acts Related to ECE
R.A. Title Approval Date
3396 Monday, 5 December 1927
AN ACT TO MAKE THE INSTALLTION OF RADIO APPARATUS
OBLIGATORY FOR SHIPS OF PHILIPPINE REGISTER, PROVIDE FOR THE
OPERATION THEREOF, AND EESTABLISH PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS

3846 Wednesday, 11 November 1931

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF RADIO STATIONS AND
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSES

1080 AN ACT DECLARING BOARDAND BAR AS CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION Thursday, 15 July 1954
5734 THE ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
(THE OLD ECE LAW: 1969-2003) Saturday, 21 June 1969
AN ACT Of PROVIDING FOR THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND
6849 MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC TELEPHONES IN EACH AND EVERY
MUNICIPALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES "MUNICIPAL TELEPHONE ACT
Monday, 24 July 1989
OF 1989"
AN ACT TO PROMOTE AND GOVERN DEVELOPMENT OF PHILIPPINE
7925 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE DELIVER OF PUBLIC
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES"PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS Monday, 25 July 1994
POLICY ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES"

8370 CHILDREN'S TELEVISION ACT OF 1997 Wednesday, 28 October 1998

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RECOGNITION AND USE OF ELECTRONIC
8792 COMMERCIAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS AND
DOCUMENTS, PENALTIES FOR UNLAWFUL USE THEREOF AND FOR Wednesday, 14 June 2000
OTHER PURPOSES.

9292 ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING LAW OF 2004 Saturday, 17 April 2004

AN ACT MODERNIZING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISION
8981 (PRC),REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PD223,ENTITLED "CREATING THE
PRC AND PRESCRIBING ITS POWER AND FUCNTION" AND FOR OTHER Monday, 5 December 2005
PURPOSES
AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, PROVIDING FOR THE PREVENTION,
10175 INVESTIGATION, SUPPRESSION AND THE IMPOSITION OF PENALTIES
THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. "CYBERCRIME PREVENTION ACT Wednesday, 12 September 2012
OF 2012"
 Executive Orders Related to ECE
E.O. Title Approval Date
255 REQUIRING ALL RADIO STATIONS WITH MUSICAL FORMAT PROGRAMS
TO BROADCAST A MINIMUM FOUR ORIGINIAL PILIPINO MUSICAL
(OPM) COMPOSITIONS IN EVERY CLOCKHOUR AND FOR OTHER
Thursday, 25 June 1987
PURPOSE

496 INSTITUTING PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION AND

THE RECOMMENDATION OF NOMINEES FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO
VACANT POSITIONSIN THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARDS
Monday, 9 December 1991
UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PRC

467 PROVIDING FOR A NATIONAL POLICY ON THE OPERATION AND USE OF

INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS IN THE COUNTRY
Wednesday, 17 March 1993
200 INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE FULL COMPUTERIZATION OF THE
LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE VARIOUS
REGULATORYBOARDS UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PRC
Tuesday, 20 September 1994

266 INSTITUTINALIZING OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL

EDUCATION(CPE) PROGRAMS OF THE VARIOUSPROFESSIONAL
REGULAOTRU BOARDS(PRBS) UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE
Wednesday, 25 June 1997
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISION

436 PRESCRIBING POLICY GUIDELINES TO GOVERN THE OPERATIONS OF

CABLE TELEVISION IN THE PHILIPPINES
Tuesday, 9 September 1997
468 PROVIDING FOR A THE CREATION OF A NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE
PROMOTION OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE IN THE COUNTRY
Monday, 23 February 1998
125 RE-ORGANIZING THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMUNICATIONS DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCIONS AND FOR
OTHER PURPOSE
Saturday, 19 June 1999

264 ESTABLISHING THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ELECTRONIC

COMMERCE COUNCIL (ITECC) FROM THE MERGER OF THE NATIONAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL (NITC) AND THE ELECTRONIC
Monday, 12 June 2000
COMMERCE PROMOTION COUNCIL(ECPC)

269 CREATING THE COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Sunday, 12 January 2003
 Department Orders Related to ECE
D.O. Title Approval Date
4 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING RADIO TRAINING SCHOOLS IN
THE PHILIPPINES
Monday, 3 January 1972
5 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMMERIAL SCHOOLS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
Wednesday, 22 September 1948
6 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
AND ITS OPERATIONS.
Wednesday, 1 June 1949

11 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERMIMG THE CONSTRUCTION,

INSTALLATION, ESTABLISHMENT OR OPERATIONS OF RADIO STATION
Saturday, 10 October 1959
AND THE POSSESSION OR OWNERSHIP, CONSTRUCTION OR
MANUFACTURE, PURCHASE, SAKE AD TRANSFER OF TRANSMITTER OR
TRANSCEIVER IN THE PHILIPPNES

13 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNINGTHE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICES

IN THE PHILIPPINES A AMENDED
Tuesday, 16 February 1971
87 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE LOW POWER SHIP
RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICES IN THE PHILIPPINES
Friday, 11 January 1952

88 RULES AND REGULATIONS REQUIRING THE SERVICES OF DULY

REGISTEREDECE IN THE PLANNING AND DESIGNING, INSTALLATION OR
Friday, 28 December 1973
CONSTRUCTIN, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RADIO STATIONS
AND IN THE MANUFACTURING COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT

227 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING LAND RADIO STATIONS AND

Wednesday, 4 October 1933
RADIO COMMUNICATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

287 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CITIZEN'S RADIO SERVICE

Friday, 2 January 1959
PRESIDENTIAL DECREES Related to ECE
P.O. Title Approval Date
55 PENALIZING UNAUTHORIZED TELEPHONE INSTALLATIONS
Thursday, 16 November 1972

223 CREATING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS COMMISSION (PRC) AND

PRESCRIBING ITS POWER AND FUNCTIONS
Friday, 22 June 1973

576 ABOLISHING THE MEDIA ADVISORY COUNCIL AND THE BUREAU OF

STANDARDS FOR MASSS MEDIAAND AUTHORIZING THE
Saturday, 9 November 1974
ORGANIZATION OF REGULATORY COUNCILS FOR PRINT MEDIA AND
FOR BROADCAST MEDIA

576A REGULATIONG THE OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF RADIO AND

TELEVISION STATIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
Monday, 11 November 1974

1986 CREATING THE MTCRCB(MOVIE AND TELEVISON REVIEW AND

CLASSIFICATION BOARD)
Saturday, 5 October 1985

1987 CREATING THE VIDEO REGULATORY BOARD

Saturday, 5 October 1985
NTC. MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR DESCRIPTION
7-13-90 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERING THE INTERCONNECTION OF LOCAL TELEPHONE EXCHANGES AND PUBLIC CALLING OFFICES,
WITH THE NATIONWIDE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK/S THE SHARING OF REVENUE DERIED THERE FROM, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

04-03-99 IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES ON THE INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS.

2-05-88 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE MANUFACTURE,ACQUITSION,SALE AND SERVICE OF RADIO COMMUNICATION
EQUIPMENT

2-1-93 SUBJECT: RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF SATELLITE TELEVISION RECEIVE ONLY
(TVRO) STATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

2-4-90 GUIDELINES ON RADIO-FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT

07-08-2005 RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE ALLOCATION AND ASSIGNMENT OF 3G RADIO FREQUENCY BANDS.

06-08-2005 FREQUENCY BAND ALLOCATIONS FOR BROADBAND WIRELESS ACCESS

09-11-2005 FREQUENCY ALLOCATION FOR TELEMETRY AND OTHER SIMILAR DATA SYSTEMS

05-08-2005 VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP)

08-11-2005 REITERATING STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 255 DATED JULY 25 1987

09-09-2003 WIRELSS DATA NETWORKS AND DEVICES

MC 04-08-88 REVISED RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

MC 09-09-2003 WIRELESS DATA NETWORKS AND DEVICES RA 3846;EO 546; RA 7925

02-06-2006 GUIDELINES ON RADIO-FREQUENCY ASSIGNMENT

03-08-2006 USE AND OPERATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) WITHIN 13.553-13.567 MHZ, 918-920 MHZ, AND 2446 - 2454
MHZ BANDS.
SECTION # DESCRIPTION

ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS

1 SHORT TITLE - THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE "ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING LAW OF 2004"

2 STATEMENT OF POLICY

3 DEFINITION AND INTERPRETATION OF TERMS

4 CATEGORIES OF PRACTICE

5 NATURE AND SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF ELECTRONICS

ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN PROFESSIONS
ARTICLE II PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

6
COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD
7
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD
8
QUALIFICATIONS OF BOARD MEMBERS
9
TERM OF OFFICE
10
COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES OF THE BOARD
11
REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS
12 CUSTODIAN OF BOARD RECORDS, SECRETARIAT AND
SUPPORT SERVICES
 ARTICLE III EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE

13
LICENSURE EXAMINATION
14
QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXAMINATIONS
15
SCOPE OF EXAMINATION FOR ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN
16
RATINGS
17
RELEASE OF RESULTS OF EXAMINATION
18 QUALIFICATIONS AND SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATIN AND PROFESSINAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEER

19 ISSUANCE OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD

20
REGISTRATION WITHOUT EXAMINATION FOR ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS
21 NON-ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND/OR PROFESSIONAL IDENITIFACATION CARD FOR
CERTAIN GROUNDS
22
PROFESSIONAL OATH
23 REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION, PROFESSIONAL IDENITIFICATION CARD AND
CANCELLATION OF SPECIAL PERMITS
REINSTATEMEN,RE-ISSUANCE OF REPLACEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND PROFESSIONAL
24 IDENTIFICATION CARD

25 ROSTER OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AND ELECTRONICS

TECHNICIANS
26
EXEMPTIONS FROM EXAMINATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS
ARTICLE IV PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS

27
PRACTICE OF PROFESSION
PROHIBITIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON THE PRACTICE OF
28 ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS
TECHNICIAN PROFESSION

29
SEAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS

30 CODE OF ETHICS AND CODE OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS

OF PRACTICE
 ARTICLE V SUNDRY PROVISIONS

31
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION (CPE) AND/OR DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS

32

INTEGRATED AND ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

33

FOREIGN RECIPROCITY

34 POSITIONS IN GOVERNMENT REQUIRING THE SERVICES OF REGISTERED AND

LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
AND ELECTRONICS TEHCNICIANS
ARTICLE VI PENAL PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE
OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

35
PENAL PROVISIONS
ASSISTANCE OF LAW
36 ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
ARTICLE VII TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

37
TRANSITORY PROVISION
VESTED RIGHTS: ELECTRONICS AND
38 COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERS
WHEN THIS LAW IS PASSED
P ARTICLE VIII FINAL PROVISION
39
IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS
40
APPROPRIATION
41
REPARABILITY CLAUSE
42
REPEALING CLAUSE
43
EFFECTIVITY
Master RA 9292
• Approved on April 17 2004
• Effectivity: 15 days
• Signed by:
• Franklin Drilon
• Jose D Venecia, JR.
• Oscar G. Yabes
• Roberto P. Nazareno
IRR RA 9292
• Published on September 17, 2007
• Took effect on October 02,2007
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 835 s.2009
• DIRECTING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION AND OTHER
CONCERNED GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO CONDUCT A YEARLY SPECIAL PROFESSIONAL
LICENSURE BOARD EXAMINATIONS (SPLBE) IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI
ARABIA, QATAR, THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND OTHER MIDDLE EAST
COUNTRIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF QUALIFIED OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
• SIGNED ON OCTOBER 6, 2019 : POSTED ON OCTOBER 6,2019
• EFFECTIVITY IMMEDIATE
• ASIGNATORIES; PRES GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO; EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
EDUARDO R. ERMITA
Republic Act No. 11202

• AN ACT REQUIRING MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE

NATIONWIDE MOBILE NUMBER PORTABILITY TO SUBSCRIBERS
• Signed on February 8, 2019
• Uploaded on: February 19, 2019
Republic Act No. 10912

• Signed on July 21, 2016

• AN ACT MANDATING AND STRENGTHENING THE CONTINUING
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ALL REGULATED
PROFESSIONS, CREATING THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR,
AND FOR OTHER RELATED PRUPOSES