266 Professional Regulation Commission
PRC
YEARBOOK
2000
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m. After due notice and hearing, cancel examination pa-
pers and/or bar any examinee from future examination;
refuse or defer his registration; reprimand the regis-
trant with stern warning; suspend him from the prac-
tice of his profession; revoke his certificate of registra-
tion; delist his name from the roll of professional elec-
trical engineers, registered electrical engineers, and
registered master electricians for continuous non-pay-
ment of annual registration fees and non-compliance
with the Continuing Professional Education (CPE) re-
quirements; reinstate or reenrole his name in the said
roll, reissue or return his certificate of registration. A
decision of suspension, revocation of the certificate of
registration, or delisting from the roll by the Board as
provided herein, may be appealed initially to the Com-
mission within fifteen (15) days from receipt thereof.
The decision of the Commission may be appealed to
the Court of Appeals in accordance with the procedure
provided in the Rules of Court.
n. Administer oaths in connection with the administration,
implementation, or enforcement of this Act;
o. Submit an annual report on the proceedings and ac-
complishments during the year and on recommenda-
tion of the Board to the Commission after the close of
each fiscal year;
p. Prosecute or institute criminal action against any viola-
tor of the Act and/or the rules and regulations of the
Board;
q. Adopt an official seal;
r. Coordinate with the Commission and the Department
of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS) in prescrib-
ing, amending and/or revising the courses;
s. Prescribed guidelines and criteria on the CPE program
for professional electrical engineers and registered
master electricians and renew their professional li-
censes after compliance with the CPE requirements;
t. Perform such other functions and duties as maybe nec-
essary to implement effectively this Act. The policies,
resolutions, rules and regulations, orders or decision
issued or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to
the review and approval by the Commission; however,
the Board’s decisions, resolutions or orders which are
not interlocutory, rendered in an administrative case,
shall be subject to review only if on appeal.
Section 5. Qualifications of Board Members.— Each
Board member must, at the time of his appointment:
a. Be a natural-born Filipino citizen and a residence of
the Philippines for at least (5) consecutive years;
b. be at least thirty-five (35) years of age, of proven integ-
rity with high moral values in his personal as well as
his professional conduct;
c. Be a person with no final conviction by the court of an
offense involving moral turpitude;
d. Be a holder of the degree of Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering (BSEE) from a university,
school, college, academy or institute duly consti-
tuted, recognized and accredited by the Philippine
government;
e. Be a professional electrical engineer with a valid cer-
tificate of registration and a valid professional license
duly qualified to practice electrical engineering in the
Philippines;
f. Have practiced electrical engineering for a period of
not less than ten (10) years prior to his appointment,
with a sworn statement as such; and
g. Not be an official nor a member of the faculty of, nor
have a pecuniary interest in, any university, college,
school or institution conferring a bachelor’s degree in
electrical engineering for at least three (3) years prior
to his appointment, and is not connected with a review
center or with any group or association where classes
or lectures in preparation for the licensure examina-
tions are offered or conducted at the time of his ap-
pointment.
Section 6. Term of Office.— The members of the Board
shall hold office for a term of three (3) years from the date
of appointment or until their successors shall have been
appointed and qualified. They may, however, be reap-
pointed for a second term. Each member shall qualify by
taking an oath of office before entering upon the perfor-
mance of his duties.
Vacancies in the Board shall be filled by the President
from the list of recommendees selected by the Commis-
sioner who were from the list of nominees submitted by the
integrated and accredited association for the unexpired
term only.
Section 7. Removal of Board Members.— Any mem-
bers of the Board may be removed by the President of the
Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Commis-
sioner for neglect of duty, incompetence, malpractice, com-
mission of tolerance of irregularities in the examinations,
or for unprofessional, unethical, or dishonorable conduct,
after having been given the opportunity to defend himself
in a proper administrative investigation.
Section 8. Compensation of Chairman and the Board
Members.— The chairman and members of the Board shall
receive a monthly compensation of no less than twelve thou-
sand pesos (12,000.00): Provided, That the chairman shall
receive a monthly compensation of ten percent (10%) more:
Board of Electrical Engineering
