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Philippine Civil Engineering Registration and Practice
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Philippine Civil Engineering Registration and Practice
Philippine Civil Engineering Registration and Practice
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1
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Which examination must applicants pass to register as civil engineers?
Answer
Applicants must pass the technical examination prescribed for civil engineering registration.
2
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Where are civil engineering examinations held for candidates practicing in the Philippines?
Answer
They are held in the City of Manila.
3
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When are examinations rescheduled if their scheduled days are official holidays?
Answer
They are held on the days immediately following the holidays.
4
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Which mathematics subjects may appear in the civil engineering examination?
Answer
Algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry, analytics, descriptive and solid geometry, differential and integral calculus, and rational and applied mechanics.
5
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Which surveying fields may be included in the examination?
Answer
Surveying may include highway and railroad surveying; plane, topographic, and hydrographic surveying; and advance surveying.
6
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Which hydraulic subject may be tested in the civil engineering examination?
Answer
Hydraulics may be included as an examination subject.
7
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Which transportation infrastructure designs may be examined?
Answer
Design and construction of highways and railroads may be examined.
8
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Which structural works may be covered in the examination?
Answer
Masonry structures, wooden and reinforced concrete buildings, bridges, towers, walls, foundations, and piers may be covered.
9
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Which water-related and public works may be included in the examination?
Answer
Ports, wharves, aqueducts, sanitary engineering works, water supply systems, dikes, dams, and irrigation and drainage canals may be included.
10
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Who serves as the Board’s executive officer and conducts its examinations?
Answer
The Commissioner of the Professional Regulation Commission serves as executive officer and conducts the examinations.
11
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Who may be designated to act as Board secretary and records custodian?
Answer
A subordinate officer of the Professional Regulation Commission may be designated.
12
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Which Board materials must the designated secretary keep in custody?
Answer
The secretary keeps all records, including examination papers and minutes of the Board’s deliberations.
13
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What minimum age must an applicant meet before the examination date?
Answer
The applicant must be at least twenty-one years of age.
14
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Which citizenship qualification applies to examination applicants?
Answer
An applicant must be a citizen of the Philippines.
15
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Which character qualification must an examination applicant establish?
Answer
The applicant must be of good reputation and moral character.
16
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Which educational qualification is required for admission to the examination?
Answer
The applicant must graduate from a four-year civil engineering course at a school, institute, college, or university recognized by the Government or the State where it is established.
17
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When must applicants establish their qualifications for examination admission?
Answer
They must establish them to the Board’s satisfaction before the examination date.
18
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What must successful examination candidates do before beginning civil engineering practice?
Answer
They must take a professional oath before the Board or another government official authorized to administer oaths.
19
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Who may administer the professional oath to successful candidates?
Answer
The Board of Civil Engineers or another government official authorized to administer oaths may do so.
20
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Which registered professionals must obtain an authorized seal?
Answer
All registered civil engineers must obtain a seal of the design authorized and directed by the Board.
21
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Which identifying detail must appear in a civil engineer’s seal design?
Answer
The serial number of the certificate of registration issued by the Board must be included.
22
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Which engineering documents must bear a registered engineer’s seal?
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Plans and specifications prepared by, or under the direct supervision of, a registered civil engineer must bear the seal.
23
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During what period may a registered engineer’s seal be used on plans and specifications?
Answer
It may be used during the life of the registrant’s certificate.
24
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When may documents no longer be stamped with a registrant’s seal?
Answer
After the named registrant’s certificate has expired or been revoked, unless it has been renewed or re-issued.
25
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Which United States and Philippine military personnel are exempt from registration?
Answer
Officers and enlisted members of the United States and Philippine Armed Forces are exempt while rendering civil engineering services for the United States and/or the Philippines.
26
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Which United States civilian employees stationed in the Philippines receive a registration exemption?
Answer
Civilian employees of the United States Government stationed in the Philippines are exempt while rendering civil engineering services for the United States and/or the Philippines.
27
Question
Which outside experts may provide civil engineering consultation without registration?
Answer
Civil engineers or experts called in by the Philippine Government for consultation or specific design and construction of fixed structures are exempt, provided their practice is limited to that work.
28
Question
When may a resident prepare plans or specifications for certain buildings without registration?
Answer
A Philippines resident may do so for a building in a chartered city or a town with building ordinances, if it does not exceed the space requirement specified there and requires civil engineering services.
29
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Which farm-use building alteration may a resident prepare plans for without registration?
Answer
A resident may prepare plans for an enlargement or alteration of a wooden building used only for farm purposes if it costs no more than ten thousand pesos.
30
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How may a person construct their own wooden or light-material residential house under the stated exemption?
Answer
A person may use the services of others without a civil engineer, provided local building ordinances are not violated.