LALLAVE, Patrick Harly

24, 2014
BS ECE 5-2: 2010 02063

November
Monday

EcE Laws and Contracts

CODE OF ETHICS FOR ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING PRACTITIONERS
The Code of Ethics for Electronics Engineering Practitioners is intended to
serve as a guide to the everyday professional conduct of licensed Electronics
Engineers. This Code includes six (6) sections. The first Section, "The Foreword,"
summarizes the Electronics Engineers profession's mission and core values. The
second section, "Relations with the State," provides an overview of the Code's
main functions and a brief guide for dealing with the government, economy,
national security and being social efficient. The third section, "Relations with the
Public," presents the importance of organization or individual gaining exposure to
their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require
direct payment. He shall interest himself in public welfare and be ready to apply
his special knowledge for the benefit of mankind. Relations with Clients,
Employer and Labor involves broad ethical principles, based on their's core
values, that inform Electronics Engineering practice in relation with their employer
and clients. The fifth section, Relations with Engineers 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. The final section,
"Relations to the Profession," includes specific ethical standards to guide
Electronic Engineers' conduct and practices involving and upholding Integrity,
dignity and honor.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9292
Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approved and signed Republic Act
No. 9292 otherwise known as Electronics and Communications Engineering Act of
the Philippines or the Electronics Engineering Law of 2004 on the 17 th day of April
2004. A more detailed and comprehensive than the Electronics and
Communications Engineering Act of the Philippines or the RA 5734. It is an eighteen
paged act composed of 8 articles.
Article I titled General Provisions is divided into five (5) sections: short title,
statement of policy, definition and interpretation of terms, categories of practice,
nature and scope of practice of electronics engineering and electronics technician
professions. This article is more about identifying and familiarizing with the terms
that is used. Also, this is where the scope of work of different classifications of
Electronics Engineering is stated.
Article II is titled Professional Regulatory Board of Electronics Engineering.
Sections five (5) to twelve (12) can be found in this article. This article is mainly
about the decision making body of electronics engineering referred to as the board.
This article states the composition of the board, its powers and functions, the
qualifications of being a board member, a board members term of office, the

boards compensation and allowance, the removal of board members and the
commissions role.
Examination, Registration and Licensure details is all described in Article III.
Section thirteen (13) to twenty-six (26) is mainly about people seeking licensure to
be a Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer and Electronics
Technician must comply with the requirements stated in this article in order to be
eligible to undertake the exam, pass the minimum required rating of 70% to be duly
licensed and the proceeding formalities afterwards. Technicalities with issuance of
ID, the annual update of the roster of Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics
Engineer and Electronics Technician in the country can also be found under this
article.
With sections twenty-seven (27) to thirty (30) is Article IV or the Practice of
Professional Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Electronics
Technician. This articles states that a person who is not licensed must not claim any
title and practice the said title. The prohibitions and limitations of the three
practices aforementioned before is also stated. Each PECE must obtain and use
his/her own seal of design approved by the Board in each project that he/she will
take part of. The code of ethics and code of technical standards of practices is to be
observed.
Article V with sections thirty-one (31) to thirty-four (34) is more on
miscellaneous provisions hence, the title Sundry Provisions. It contains details about
Continuing Professional Education, Integrated and Accredited Professional
Organization, Foreign Reciprocity and that all existing practitioners of the proposed
profession in the whole country, be it a private or public organization, shall be
accordingly filled by registered and licensed Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians within three years from the
effectivity of this act.
Article 6 or rather titled Penal Provision and Assistance of Law Enforcement
Agencies contains sections thirty-five (35) to thirty-six (36). Malpractices in the
PECE, ECE and ECT profession are enumerated here and its corresponding fine.
Article VII contains sections thirty-seven (37) to thirty-eight (38). It is about
Transitory provisions and that the ECEs holding a valid Certificate of Registration
and Professional Identification Card prior to the effectivity of the act is therefore
automatically registered and recognized as Electronics Engineers.
Lastly, the Article VIII or the Final Provision. It contains sections thirty-nine
(39) to forty-two (42). It states the start of effectivity of its implemented rules and
regulations, the appropriations, the separabilty clause and the repealing clause for
RA 5734.