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H. No. 5224 S. No. 2683
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
METRO MANILA
TWELFTH CONGRESS
THIRD REGULAR SESSION
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eight day of July, two thousand three.
[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9292]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MORE RESPONSIVE AND
COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION FOR THE REGISTRATION,
LICENSING AND PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERS, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AND ELECTRONICS
TECHNICIANS, REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5734,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ELECTRONICS AND
COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES",
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Electronics Engineering Law of 2004".
SEC. 2_. Statement of Policy._ - The State recognizes the importance of electronics engineering in nation-building and development. The State shall therefore develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-rounded Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians whose standards of practice and service shall be excellent, qualitative, world-class and globally competitive through inviolable, honest, effective and credible licensure examinations and through regulatory measures, programs and activities that foster their integrity, continuing professional education, development and growth.
SEC. 3. Definition and Interpretation of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
(a) Electronics - the science dealing with the development and application of devices and systems involving the flow of electrons or other carriers of electric charge, in a vacuum, in gaseous media, in plasma, in semiconductors, in solid-state and/or in similar devices, including, but not limited to, applications involving optical, electromagnetic and other energy forms when transduced or converted into electronic signals.
(b) Professional Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Professional Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "PECE".
(c) Electronics Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics Engineer under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "ECE".
(d) Electronics Technician - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly registered/licensed Electronics Technician under this Act and to affix to his/her name the letters "ECT".
(e) Electronics and Communications Engineer - a person who is qualified to hold himself/herself out as a duly-registered/licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer under Republic Act No. 5734.
(f) Computer – any of a variety of electronic devices that is capable of accepting data, programs and/or instructions, executing the programs and/or instructions to process the data and presenting the results.
(g) Information and Communications Technology - the acquisition, production, transformation, storage and transmission/reception of data and information by electronic means in forms such as vocal, pictorial, textual, numeric or the like; also refers to the theoretical and practical applications and processes utilizing such data and information.
(h) Communications - the process of sending and/or receiving information, data, signals and/or messages between two (2) or more points by radio, cable, optical wave guides or other devices and wired or wireless medium
(i) Telecommunications - any transmission, emission or reception of voice, data, electronic messages, text, written or printed matter, fixed or moving pictures or images, words, music or visible or audible signals or sounds, or any information, intelligence and/or control signals of any design/format and for any purpose, by wire, radio, spectral, visual/optical/light, or other electronic, electromagnetic and technological means.
(j) Broadcast, Broadcasting - an undertaking the object of which is to transmit audio, video, text, images or other signals or messages for reception of a broad audience in a geographical area via wired or wireless means.
administration, management, supervision and regulatory aspects of such works and activities; similarly included are those teaching and training activities which develop the ability to use electronic engineering fundamentals and related advanced knowledge in electronics engineering, including lecturing and teaching of technical and professional subjects given in the electronics engineering and electronics technician curriculum and licensure examinations.
(b) The scope and nature of practice of the Professional Electronics Engineer shall embrace and consist of all of the above plus the sole authority to provide consulting services as defined in this Act and to sign and seal electronics plans, drawings, permit applications, specifications, reports and other technical documents prepared by himself/herself and/or under his direct supervision.
(c) The scope and nature of practice of the Electronics Technician profession shall embrace and consist of any non-engineering work or activity relating to the installation, construction, operation, control, tests and measurements, diagnosis, repair and maintenance, manufacture and production, sales and marketing of any electronic component/s, device/s, products, apparatus, instruments, equipment, system/s, network/s, operations and processes located on land, watercraft, aircraft, industrial plants or commercial establishments, including the teaching and training of technical and professional subjects given in the electronics technician curriculum and licensure examinations.
ARTICLE II
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
SEC. 6. Composition of the Board. - There is hereby created a Professional Regulatory Board of Electronics Engineering, hereinafter referred to as the Board, under the administrative control and supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, composed of a chairman and two (2) members who shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines from the three (3) recommendees per position chosen and ranked by the Commission, which recommendees shall in turn be chosen from the five (5) nominees for each position submitted by the accredited professional organization, in accordance with rules and regulations presently in existence or that may be promulgated for such purpose.
SEC. 7. Powers and Functions of the Board. - The Board is vested with the authority to:
(a) Administer/Implement the provisions of this Act;
(b) Administer oaths in connection with the administration of this Act;
(c) Adopt an official seal of the Board;
(d) Issue, suspend or revoke Certificates of Registration and accordingly the Professional Identification Cards of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics
Engineers or Electronics Technicians, or otherwise suspend the holder thereof from the practice of his/her profession, for any justifiable cause and after due process;
(e) Maintain a roster of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians;
(f) Issue, suspend and/or cancel special permits to foreign Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(g) Prescribe, amend or revise the requirements for licensing of Professional Electronics Engineers, and prepare, adopt and issue the syllabi of the subjects for the licensure examination for Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, and prepare the questions therefore, in strict conformance with the scope of the syllabi;
(h) Adopt a program for the full computerization of the licensure examination;
(i) Grant registration without examination, subject to review and approval by the Commission, in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(j) Study, examine and recommend, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and in consultation with other concerned government entities and the accredited professional organization, the essential requirements as to curricula and facilities of schools, colleges or universities, seeking permission to open courses or programs or already offering courses or programs in electronics engineering, electronics technician and related courses or programs and to see to it that these requirements, including employment of qualified faculty members, are properly complied with: Provided , That within three (3) years after the effectivity of this Act, the Board shall, in coordination with CHED, TESDA, and in consultation with other concerned government entities and the accredited professional organization, review and define/re-define the curricula for electronics engineering, electronics technician and/or allied courses or programs for the purpose of re-aligning, revising and/or consolidating the same and/or otherwise defining the minimum requirements by means of which graduates of related or allied courses or programs can qualify to take the Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician licensure examinations;
(k) Inspect educational institutions and based on their findings thereon, recommend to CHED and/or the TESDA and/or other government entities concerned with the granting of school permits or authorization, the opening, improvement/upgrading or closure of colleges or schools and universities offering electronics engineering and electronics technician courses or programs;
(l) Adopt and administer a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical Standards of Practice for Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians in the Philippines;
(m) Promulgate rules and regulations on the scope of practice of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians;
Board for further action or proceeding: Provided, further , That if after fifteen (15) days from the receipt of such decision no appeal is taken therefrom to the Commission, the same shall become final and immediately enforceable;
(u) Submit an annual action plan and corresponding report at the beginning and close of each fiscal year on the activities, proceedings and accomplishments of the Board for the year, incorporating therein any recommendation to the Commission; and
(v) Discharge such other powers and functions as the Board and the Commission may deem necessary for the practice of the profession and the upgrading, enhancement, development and growth of the Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician professions in the Philippines. Except those in administrative cases, all resolutions embodying rules and regulations and other policies and measures issued and/or promulgated by the Board shall be subject to the review and approval by the Commission.
SEC. 8. Qualifications of Board Members. - The chairman and members of the Board must possess the following qualifications at the time of their appointment:
(a) Be a citizen and a resident of the Philippines for at least five (5) consecutive years prior to his/her appointment;
(b) Be of good moral character and integrity;
(c) Be a holder of a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card as a Professional Electronics Engineer, duly qualified to practice as a Professional Engineer in the Philippines;
(d) Be a member of good standing of the Accredited Professional Organization;
(e) Be in active practice of the electronics engineering profession for at least ten (10) years prior to his appointment, either in self-practice, or employment in government service and/or in the private sector;
(f) Must not have any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in any school, academy, college, university or institution conferring an academic degree and/or certification/accreditation necessary for admission to the practice of Electronics Engineering and/or Electronics Technician or where review classes in preparation for the licensure examination are being offered or conducted nor shall he/she be a member of the faculty or of the administration thereof prior to taking his/her oath of office; and
(g) Must not have been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude.
SEC. 9. Term of Office. - The members of the Board shall hold office for a term of three (3) years from date of appointment or until their successors shall have been appointed and qualified and may be re-appointed once for another term. Any
vacancy occurring within the term of a member shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term only: (^) Provided, That the member appointed to serve the unexpired term may be re-appointed more than once for as long as his/her continuous tenure shall not exceed six (6) years. Each member of the Board shall take the proper oath prior to the assumption of office.
SEC. 10_. Compensation and Allowances of the Board._ - The Chairman and members of the Board shall receive compensation and allowances comparable to that being received by the Chairman and members of existing regulatory boards under the Commission as provided for in the General Appropriations Act.
SEC. 11. Removal of Board Members. - The President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Commission, may suspend or remove any member of the Board for neglect of duty, incompetence, manipulation or rigging of the licensure examination results, disclosure of secret information or the examination questions prior to the conduct of the said examination, or tampering of the grades therein, for unprofessional or unethical conduct, or for any final judgment or conviction of any criminal offense by the Courts, after having given the member concerned an opportunity to be heard and/or to defend himself/herself in a proper administrative investigation.
SEC. 12. (^) Custodian of Board Records, Secretariat and Support Services. - All records of the Board, including applications for examination, administrative cases involving Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians shall be kept by the Commission.
The Commission shall designate the Secretary of the Board and shall provide the secretariat and other support services to implement the provisions of this Act.
ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSURE
SEC. 13_. Licensure Examination. -_ Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, all applicants seeking to be registered and licensed as Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, shall undergo the required examinations to be given by the Board in such places and dates as the Commission may designate in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 8981.
SEC. 14. Qualifications for Examinations. - In order to be allowed to take the examination for Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, an applicant must, at the time of the filing of his/her application, establish to the satisfaction of the Board that:
(a) He/She is a citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign country qualified to take the examination as provided for in Section 33 of this Act;
(b) He/She is of good moral character and had not been convicted by a court of law of a criminal offense involving moral turpitude;
should the examinee fail to obtain a passing rating in the removal examination, he/she shall be considered as having failed the entire licensure examination.
SEC. 17. Release of the Results of Examinatio n. - The Board and the Commission shall correct and rate the licensure examination papers and shall release the examination results within fifteen (15) days after the said examination.
SEC. 18. Qualifications and Schedule of Registration for Professional Electronics Engineer. - For application for registration as a Professional Electronics Engineer, the following shall be required:
(a) Valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card as Electronics Engineer;
(b) Valid/current membership identification card from the Accredited Professional Organization;
(c) Certified experience record of active self-practice and/or employment either in government service or in the private sector, in the format to be prescribed by the Board, indicating the inclusive dates, companies worked for, description of specific responsibilities, relevant accomplishments and name, position of immediate supervisors for a period of at least seven (7) years (inclusive and/or aggregate), at least two (2) years of which are in responsible charge of significant engineering work, from the date applicant took his/her oath as an Electronics and Communications Engineer or Electronics Engineer;
(d) Three (3) certifications signed by three (3) Professional Electronics Engineers attesting that the experience record submitted by the applicant is factual.
Applications for registration as Professional Electronics Engineer may be submitted anytime to the Commission. The Board shall then schedule an en banc oral interview of the applicant for the purpose of verifying, authenticating and assessing the submittals and establishing the competency of the applicant according to rules, regulations and competency standards to be formulated by the Board: Provided, That those who have been registered and licensed as Electronics and Communications Engineers under Republic Act No. 5734 for at least seven (7) years upon the effectivity of this Act need only to submit items (a), (b), and (c) above: Provided, further , That those who have been registered and licensed as Electronics and Communications Engineers under Republic Act No. 5734 for less than seven (7) years after the effectivity of this Act shall submit their certified experience records and certifications from three (3) Professional Electronics Engineers as in items (c) and (d) above, and submit to an en banc oral interview of the Board for competency assessment, upon passing of which he can be registered as a Professional Electronics Engineer.
SEC. 19. Issuance of the Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card. - A Certificate of Registration shall be issued to examinees who pass the Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician licensure examination, to Electronics Engineers who are registered as Professional Electronics Engineers and to
Electronics Technicians who are registered without examination, subject to payment of fees prescribed by the Commission. The Certificate of Registration shall bear the signature of the Chairperson and Members of the Board, stamped with the official seal of the Commission and the Board, indicating that the person named therein is entitled to practice the profession with all the privileges appurtenant thereto, subject to compliance with all applicable requirements. The said certificate shall remain in full force and effect until withdrawn, suspended or revoked in accordance with this Act.
A Professional Identification Card bearing the registration number, date of registration, duly signed by the Chairperson of the Commission, shall likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the prescribed fee. This identification card will serve as evidence that the holder thereof is duly registered with the Commission.
SEC. 20. Registration without Examination for Electronics Technicians. - Within five (5) years after the effectivity of this Act, the Board shall issue Certificates of Registration and Professional Identification Cards without examination to applicants for registration as Electronics Technicians who shall present evidence or other proof satisfactory to the Board that:
(a) He/She is a graduate of at least a two-year Associate, Technician, Trade or Vocational course in Electronics as certified by the TESDA, or that he/she has completed at least the minimum third-year equivalent of a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering or Electronics Engineering program according to CHED guidelines, or, subject to the evaluation of the Board, an equivalent and/or related formal or non-formal course or program from any school, institute, college, university or training institution recognized by the Government or the State where it is established, and
(b) He/She has rendered at least seven (7) years (inclusive or aggregate) of active self-practice and/or employment either in the Government or private sector, indicating therein his/her specific duties and responsibilities, relevant accomplishments, the complete names and addresses of clients and companies or persons worked for, as well as the names and positions of immediate superiors.
The above submittals shall be accompanied by a certification from at least three (3) registered Professional Electronics Engineers vouching for the integrity, technical capability and good moral character of the applicant.
SEC. 21. Non-issuance of a Certificate of Registration and/or Professional Identification Card for Certain Grounds. - The Board and/or the Commission shall not register and shall not issue a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card to any person convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of any crime involving moral turpitude, to any person of immoral or dishonorable conduct and to any person of unsound mind, furnishing the party concerned a written statement containing the reasons for such action, which statement shall be incorporated in the records of the Board.
the Philippine Government or by private firms in the Philippines in the following cases:
(a) Where no qualified equivalent Filipino professional is available for the specific item of work to be rendered, as attested to by the Accredited Professional Organization;
(b) Where the conditions of the scope and funding for the work or project are such that it stipulates the temporary employment of a foreign professional;
(c) As defined in the General Agreement on Trade in Services, the ASEAN and APEC Engineer Registry programs and other similar international treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which the Philippine Government is a signatory and has ratified: Provided , however, That:
(1) The said foreign professional is legally qualified to practice his/her profession in his/her own country in which the requirements for licensing and registration are not lower than those specified in this Act;
(2) The work to be performed by said foreign professional shall be limited only to the particular work or project for which he/she was specifically contracted;
(3) Prior to commencing the work, the foreign professional shall secure a Special Permit from the Board, which shall be subject to the approval of the Commission; Provided, That no working visa and/or permit shall be issued by concerned government agencies unless such Special Permit has been granted first;
(4) The same foreign professional shall not engage in private practice on his/her own account;
(5) For every foreign professional contracted for the work or project, at least two (2) corresponding Filipino professionals who are registered under this Act shall be employed as counterparts by the Philippine Government or the private firm utilizing the services of such foreign professional for at least the same duration of time as the foreigner's tenure of work; and
(6) The Special Permit herein granted shall be valid only for a period of not more than six (6) months and renewable every six (6) months thereafter subject to the discretion of the Board and the approval of the Commission: Provided , That said permit shall cease to be valid if the foreigner terminates his/her employment in the work or project for which said permit was originally granted and thereafter engages in an occupation that requires another Special Permit or registration under this Act.
ARTICLE IV PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING AND ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS
SEC. 27_. Practice of the Profession._ - No person shall offer himself/herself in the Philippines as, or use the title "Professional Electronics Engineer", "Electronics
Engineer" or "Electronics Technician", as defined in this Act, or use any word, letter figure, or sign whatsoever, tending to convey the impression that he/she is a Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, or advertise that he/she is qualified to perform the work of a Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, without holding a valid Certificate of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card in accordance with this Act, except as provided under Section 26 hereof.
SEC. 28. (^) Prohibitions and Limitations on the Practice of Electronics Engineering and Electronics Technician Profession. - Unless otherwise prescribed by any supervening law, the practice of electronics engineering and electronics technician shall be a professional service, admission to which must be determined on the basis of the individual's personal qualifications. Hence, no firm, company, partnership, association or corporation may be registered or licensed as such for the practice of electronics engineering and electronics technician. However, persons properly registered and licensed as Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians may, among themselves or with any other allied professionals, form a partnership or association or corporation and collectively render services as such: Provided, That individual members of such partnerships or associations or corporations shall be responsible for their own respective acts.
SEC. 29. (^) Seal of the Professional Electronics Engineers. - All licensed Professional Electronics Engineers shall obtain and use a seal of a design prescribed by the Board bearing the registrant’s name, registration number and title. Plans, drawings, permit applications, specifications, reports and other technical documents prepared by and/or executed under the supervision of, and issued by the Professional Electronics Engineer shall be stamped on every sheet/page with said seal, indicating therein his/her current Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) number, date/place of payment and current membership number in the Accredited Professional Organization, when filed with government authorities or when used professionally.
SEC. 30_. Code of Ethics and Code of Technical Standards of Practice._ - The Board shall adopt a Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice for Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians, which shall be promulgated by the Accredited Professional Organization.
ARTICLE V
SUNDRY PROVISIONS
SEC. 31. Continuing Professional Education (CPE) and/or Development Programs. – All registered Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers, and Electronics Technicians, shall comply with pertinent rules and regulations already prescribed by and/or as may be prescribed and promulgated by the Commission and/or the Board, the Accredited Professional Organization and other government agencies, pursuant to this Act and other relevant laws, international treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which the Philippines is a signatory and has ratified, with respect to continuing professional education and/or development and/or other similar/related programs.
accordingly be filled only by registered and licensed Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians.
ARTICLE VI
PENAL PROVISION AND ASSISTANCE OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
SEC. 35. Penal Provision. - The following shall be punished by a fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than One million pesos (P1,000,000.00), or by imprisonment of not less than six (6) months nor more than six (6) years, or both, in the discretion of the court:
(a) Any person who shall give any false or fraudulent statement to the Board to obtain a Certificate of Registration and/or Professional Identification Card as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician;
(b) Any person who shall present or use as his/her own a Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card, membership identification card in the Accredited Professional Organization and/or seal issued to another and any person who allows the use of his/her Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card, membership card in the Accredited Professional Organization and/or seal;
(c) Any person who shall present or use a revoked or suspended Certificate of Registration as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician;
(d) Any person who shall assume, use, advertise or otherwise practice as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, or append to his/her name, any letter/s or words tending to convey the impression that he/she is a registered Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician, when in fact he/she is not duly registered with the Board as such;
(e) Any Professional Electronics Engineer, or any person on his/her behalf, who shall stamp or seal any document with his/her seal as such after his/her Certificate of Registration, Professional Identification Card and membership card in the Accredited Professional Organization has been revoked or suspended or after he/she has been suspended from practice or removed from the roster of Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineers or Electronics Technicians;
(f) Any Professional Electronics Engineer who shall sign his/her name, affix his/her seal, or use any other method of signature on plans, technical descriptions or other documents prepared by or under the supervision of another Professional Electronics Engineer, unless the same is prepared in such manner as to clearly indicate the part of such work actually performed by the former;
(g) Any person, except the Professional Electronics Engineer or Electronics Engineer in-charge, who shall sign for any electronics engineering work, or any function of electronics engineering practice, not actually performed by him/her;
(h) Any person holding a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card as Professional Electronics Engineer, Electronics Engineer or Electronics Technician who shall be involved in illegal wire-tapping, cloning, hacking, cracking, piracy and/or other forms of unauthorized and malicious electronic eavesdropping and/or the use of any electronic devices in violation of the privacy of another or in disregard of the privilege of private communications and/or safety to life, physical and/or intellectual property of others, or who shall maintain an unlicensed and/or unregistered communications system or device; and
(i) Any person who shall violate any provision of this Act or any rules, regulations, the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards of Practice promulgated under this Act.
SEC. 36. Assistance of Law Enforcement and Other Government Agencies. - Any law enforcement agency shall, upon call or request of the Board and/or the Commission, render assistance in enforcing this Act including the Code of Ethics, Code of Technical Standards of Practice and the implementing rules and regulations and measures promulgated hereunder, by prosecuting violators thereof in accordance with law and the Rules of Court.
Any department, instrumentality, office, bureau, institution or agency of the government including local governments, upon call or request from the Board and/or the Commission, shall render such assistance as it may require, cooperate and coordinate with it in carrying out, enforcing or implementing this Act, the codes, policies, measures, programs or activities of the Board and/or the Commission that it may undertake pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
ARTICLE VII
TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
SEC. 37. Transitory Provision - Upon effectivity of this Act, the incumbent Board of Electronics and Communications Engineering shall complete all pending/unfinished works within a six (6)-month period, after which it shall cease to exist. The President of the Philippines shall before then appoint the Chairman and members of the first Board of Electronics Engineering in accordance with Sections 6 and 8 herein, who shall formulate and thereafter promulgate the rules and regulations for the implementation of this Act.
SEC. 38. Vested Rights: Electronics and Communications Engineers when this Law is Passed. - Electronics and Communications Engineers holding a valid Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card at the time of effectivity of this Act shall be automatically registered and recognized as Electronics Engineers and shall be issued a new Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card as Electronics Engineers with the same license number as their original Electronics and Communications Engineer Certificate of Registration, subject to the payment of prescribed fees and other requirements of the Board and/or Commission.
