1987 Philippine Constitution currently serves as the basic law of the the land to which all general and special laws enacted since 1987 must conform. This includes special laws such as R.A. No. 9266 (the 1987 Architecture Act of 2004).
Republic Act (R.A.) No. 386, the 1949 New Civil Code of the Philippines is a general law that contains many provisions that became the bases for later special laws, including P.D. No. 1096 (the
The same version was posted by the 2006-12 PRBoA at the old PRBoA website from 2008-17 as ready reference for all PH Architects.
The original implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1096 (the 1977 National Building Code of the Philippines/ NBCP) was promulgated in 1977 by the then Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and Communications (MPWTC). The latest IRR edition is the 2004 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), foremost among the law’s stream of regulations (SoR), as promulgated by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in late 2004 and published thrice in April 2005. However, there is presently a 2005 case pending before the Philippine (PH) Supreme Court on the validity of Sections 302.3 and 302.4 of the 2004 Revised IRR of P.D. No. 1096.
The same version was posted by the 2006-12 PRBoA at the old PRBoA website from 2008-17 as ready reference for all PH Architects.
Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1096 (the 1977 National Building Code of the Philippines/ NBCP) was promulgated in 1977 by then President Ferdinand E. Marcos to supplant all other building codes in existence at the time. It has been a valid and subsisting law since then and has guided the professional practices of both built and natural environment professionals (such as architects, environmental planners, landscape architects, interior designers, master plumbers and geologists) and technology professionals (agricultural, civil, electrical, electronics, geodetic, mechanical, sanitary and other engineers).
The same version was posted by the 2006-12 PRBoA at the old PRBoA website from 2008-17 as ready reference for all PH Architects.
Resolution No. 14, Series of 2009, which forms part of the stream of regulations (SoR) of R.A. No. 9266, the Architecture Act of 2004, was crafted by the 2006-12 Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA, the first reconstituted one under R.A. No. 9266) to officially and permanently reformat the Architectural Design and Site Planning Subject for the Foreign Licensure Examination for Architects (FLEA), pursuant to Sec. 7 of the same law. The resolution also applied to the locally-administered Licensure Examination for Architects (FLEA), and essentially complied with the mandated requirements under both R.A. No. 8981 (the Professional Regulation Commission/ PRC Modernization Act of 2000) and R.A. No. 9266 itself.
Unless duly-revoked by the PRC, with full stakeholder participation (including consultation with/ representation from the 2006-12 PRBoA), this resolution is still valid and subsisting i.e. in full effect. Any form of reversion to the old drafting format, which may apparently benefit certain types of private academic instruction providers, and which may also mean the willful violation of the pertinent provisions under both R.A. No. 8981 and R.A. No. 9266, can make the concerned PRC and PRBoA officials and staff, and those entities concerned from the private sector, officially accountable and liable under governance laws, including R.A. No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of 1960.
This information states the effectivity dates of Resolutions crafted by 2006-12 Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA, the first one reconstituted under R.A. No. 9266), and subsequently promulgated by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) over the period 2007 to early 2008. Unless duly-revoked by the PRC, with full stakeholder participation (including consultation with/ representation from the 2006-12 PRBoA), these resolutions are still valid and subsisting i.e. in full effect.
Memorandum No. 09, Series of 2008 concerns the Logbook for Diversified Experience in Architecture (LDEA) Requirement for an Applicant to be eligible to take the Architects’ Licensure Examination (ALE). The Memorandum forms part of the stream of regulations (SoR) of R.A. No. 9266, the Architecture Act of 2004, and was issued by the 2006-12 Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA, the first one reconstituted under R.A. No. 9266) to only make optional the practice of allowing deans or heads of schools of architecture to sign the LDEA. The 2006-12 PRBoA believed that the superfluous and potentially illegal practice was being resorted to to unlawfully screen ALE applicants, specially those deemed with low chances of passing the ALE, which in turn affect school standing and prestige. The 2006-12 PRBoA also believed that the ALE applicants are not under the jurisdiction of the deans or heads of architectural schools, having already earned their B.S. Architecture degrees. Unless duly-revoked by the later PRBoAs, with full stakeholder participation (including consultation with/ representation from the 2006-12 PRBoA), this memorandum is still valid and subsisting.
Resolution No. 03, Series of 2008 on Temporary/ Special Permits (TSP) forms part of the stream of regulations (SoR) of R.A. No. 9266, the Architecture Act of 2004, and was crafted by the 2006-12 Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA, the first one reconstituted under R.A. No. 9266) to regulate the practice of foreign architects (FAs) working on projects on Philippine (PH) soil, pursuant to Sec. 38 of the same law. Unless duly-revoked by the PRC, with full stakeholder participation (including consultation with/ representation from the 2006-12 PRBoA), this resolution is still valid and subsisting i.e. in full effect.
The July 2007 PRC Memorandum No. 2007-08 prepared by the 2006-12 Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA) concerns the signing & sealing of architectural documents, specifically for documents in regulatory and permitting processes under the executive branch of the Philippine Government, pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9266, a valid and subsisting professional regulatory law (PRL) that has been in full effect since 2004 i.e. there is no pending court case, no temporary restraining order (TRO), no injunction, no court decision and no Philippine (PH) jurisprudence DIRECTLY enjoining the full implementation and enforcement of ANY of its provisions, specifically those dealing with the preparation, signing and dry-sealing of architectural documents.
R.A. No. 9266 is a law which ALL public officials and employees are sworn to uphold over any other private interests, specifically those under the Departments of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Interior and Local Government (DILG) and its local government units (LGUs) and other infrastructure and procurement agencies. R.A. No. 9266 is supported by a stream of regulations (SoR), foremost among which is its 2004 implementing rules and regulations (IRR).
Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8981 (the Professional Regulation Commission/ PRC Modernization Act of 2000) is a general law that governs about 46 State-regulated professions, each covered by a special law called a professional regulatory law (PRL). R.A. No. 9266 (the Architecture Act of 2004) is one such special law/ PRL. All the Professional Regulatory Boards (PRBs) primarily responsible for the implementation of the PRLs, such as the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA) are under the administrative control of the PRC. R.A. No. 8981 is supported by a stream of regulations (SoR) not limited t its implementing rules and regulations (IRR) and periodic executive issuances by the PRC and its PRBs. Since 2006, the PRC has been part of the PH Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).
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