REPUBLIC ACT NO.

5734 THE ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING ACT OF THE

PHILIPPINES

Section 1: Title of Act

This Act shall be known and cited as
the Electronics and Communications Engineering Law of the Philippines.

SECTION 2. Practice of Electronics and Communications Engineering

a.) No person shall offer himself in the Philippines as, or use the title Electro
nics and/or Communications Engineer without holding a valid certificate of regist
ration as electronics and communications engineer issued by the Board in accorda
nce with this Act, except as provided under Section eleven hereof. b.) It shall
be unlawful for any firm, company, or corporation, to offer itself to the public
as electronics and communications engineer without the certification, supervisi
on and/or guidance of a duly registered electronics and communications engineer.

SECTION 3. Registration
Certification of Registration
SECTION 4. Board Examination
Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all applicants for registratio
n as electronics and communications engineer shall undergo the required technica
l examination in accordance with this Act.

SECTION 5. Pre-qualification for Examination

a) He is at least twenty-one years of age; b) He is a citizen of the Philippines
or of a foreign country qualified to take the examination under Section twentythree of this Act; c) He is of good moral character; d) He is a holder of the de
gree of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering

SECTION 6. Schedule of Examination

Examinations for candidates desiring to practice electronics and communications
engineering in the Philippines shall be given by the Board twice a year in the C
ity of Manila or in such other places as may be deemed necessary and expedient b
y the Board.
SECTION 7. Scope of Examination
The examination for the practice of electronics and communications engineering i
n the Philippines shall consist of written tests which shall cover such subjects
as the Board may prescribe.

SECTION 8. Ratings in the Examination

To pass the examination, a candidate must obtain an average of seventy per cent,
with no rating below fifty per cent in any subject
SECTION 9. Report of Results of Examination SECTION 10. Fees for Examination and
Registration

SECTION 11. Roster of Electronics and Communications Engineers

A roster showing the names, the addresses and places of business of all register
ed electronics and communications engineers shall be prepared by the Secretary o
f the Board during the month of July every year, commencing one year after the d
ate the first Board has been constituted.
SECTION 12. Creation and Composition of the Board

SECTION 13. Powers and Duties of the Board

Refusal to Issue a Certificate in Certain Cases Revocation and Suspension of Cer
tificates Appeal from Judgement Reinstatement and Replacement of Certificates

SECTION 14. Qualifications of Board Members

a) A citizen and resident of the Philippines; b) At least thirty-one years of ag
e, and of good moral character; c) A registered electronics and communications e
ngineer under this Act; d) Actually in active practice of the electronics and co
mmunications engineering occupation for at least ten years, in the government se
rvice or in private; e) Not a member of the faculty of any school, institute, co
llege, or university where a regular course in electronics, communications or ra
dio is taught, or if he has been such a faculty member, he has stopped teaching
therein for at least three consecutive years immediately preceding his appointme
nt; and f) Not financially interested directly or indirectly, in any school, ins
titute, college, or university where a regular course in electronics and/or comm
unications engineering is taught.

SECTION 15. Term of Office

SECTION 16. The Executive Officer and Secretary of the Board
SECTION 17. Compensation of the Board
SECTION 18. Removal of Board Members

SECTION 19. Publication in Official Gazette

All rules, regulations, and code of ethics promulgated by the Board under the pr
ovisions of this Act shall be published in the Official Gazette, and shall be ef
fective fifteen days after publication therein.
SECTION 20. Annual Report
The Board shall submit an annual report to the President of the Philippines at t
he close of each year embodying such recommendation as it may deem proper.

SECTION 21. Definitions

a) Board The Board of Examiners for Electronics and Communications Engineers. b)
Communications The process of sending and/or receiving messages between two or
more points by radio, electronics, or other electrical devices. c) Electronics T
he science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems i
nvolving the flow of electrons in a vacuum, in gaseous media, plasma, and in sem
iconductors. d) Electronics and Communications Engineer A person who is qualifie
d to hold himself out as an electronics and communications engineer under this A
ct and to affix to his name the letters E.C.E.

SECTION 22. Enforcement of the Act by Officers of the Law

It shall be the duty of all duly officers of the law of the National Government,
or of any provincial, city or municipal government, to enforce the provisions o
f this Act and to prosecute any person violating the same. The Secretary of Just
ice shall render such legal assistance as may be necessary in carrying out the p
rovisions of this Act.
SECTION 23. Foreign Reciprocity SECTION 24. Penal Provisions

SECTION 25. Appropriation of Funds

The sum of ten thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the Na
tional Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be disbursed by the Board in acco
rdance with the provisions of this Act
SECTION 26. Repealing Clause
All laws, executive orders, rules, regulations, or parts thereof in conflict wit
h the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
SECTION 27. Separability of Provisions
If any provision of this Act or any portion thereof is declared unconstitutional
by any competent court, the other provisions thereof shall not be affected ther
eby.
SECTION 28. Effectivity
This Act shall take effect upon its approval. Approved, June 21, 1969.