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Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh
day of July, two thousand fifteen. ^
[ R E P U B L I C ' A C T N O . 109151
A N A C T S T R E N G T H E N I N G , M O D E R N I Z I N G A N
D A L I G N I N G T H E P R A C T I C E O F A G R I C U L T U R A L
E N G I N E E R I N G I N " T H E C O U N T R Y I N T O T H E I N T
E R N A T I O N A L L Y R E C O G N I Z E D P R A C T I C E O F A G
R I C U L T U R A L A N D B I O S Y S T E M S E N G I N ' E E R I N
G , A N D F O R O T H E R P U R P O S E S
B e it e n a c t e d b y the S e n a t e and H o u s e o f
Representatives o f the
Philippines in C o n g r e s s assembled:
A R T I C L E I
G E N E R A L P R O V I S I O N S
S E C T I O N 1 . Title. - T h i s A c t s h a l l be k n o w n
a s t h e " P h i l i p p i n e A g r i c u l t u r a l a n d B i o
s y s t e m s E n g i n e e r i n g A c t o f 2 0 1 6 " .
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SEC.
2. Statement of Policy. - It i
s hereby
decl
ared
a
pohcy
of the
State
to promote,
strengthen
and
regulate
the
prac
tice of a
gricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engineering
prof
essi
on
in
the
PliiHppines
by i
nsti
tuti
ng
measures
that
will
result
in
relevant
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
ing
educ
atio
n and
enha
nced
ro
les
and
better
care
er
prospects
for
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s.
Lilc
ewis
e, the
State
here
by
guar
ante
es
the
apph
cati
on
and
delivery
of a
gricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engineering
services to
accelerate
agricultural
and
fishery
modernization;
and
ensure
food
and
water
security,
bio-energy
development,
natural
resources
conservation,
environmental
protection
and
human
health
and
safe
ty by f
ostering
the
training
and
development
of
an adequate
and w
ell-trained
pool
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers
in t
he
country.
SEC.
3. Coverage of this Act. -
This
Act s
hall
cover
the
following
aspects
of the
prac
tice
of the
profession
of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering:
(a)
Examination,
registration
and
hcen
sure of a
grictdtural
and
biosystems
engineers;
(b)
Supervision,
control
and
regulation
of t
he
prac
tice of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering;
(c)
Development,
upgrading
and u
pdating
of the
curriculum
of the
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
profession
in c
oordination
with
the
Commission
on Higher
Education
(CHED)
and
the
concerned
state
universities
and
colleges
(SUCs);
(d)
Development
and
improvement
of the
professional
competence
and p
ractice
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers
through,
among
others,
Contmuing
Professional
Development
(CPD)
and
care
er
prog
ress
ion
and
spec
iaUz
atio
n;
and
(e)
Integration of a
ll
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s under
one national
Accredited
Integrated
Professional
Organization
(AIPO)
of a
gricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s which
shall
be recognized
by the
Board
of A
gricultural
and
3
Biosystems
Engineering
and t
he P
rofessional
Regulation
Commission
(PRC).
SEC.
4. Definition
of Terms.
- As u
sed
in
this
Act,
the
following
terms
shall
mean;
(a)
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
refe
rs to the
apphcation
of e
ngineering
science
and
designs
to t
he
processes
and
systems
involved
in the s
ustainable
production,
post
production
and
processing
of s
afe
food
, fe
ed,
fiber,
timber
and
other
agricultural
and
biol
ogic
al
materials
and
the
effi
cien
t ut
iliz
atio
n,
conservation,
and
management
of natural and
renewable
resources
in o
rder
to enhance
human
health in
harmony
with
the
environment.
Agricultural
and
biosystems
cons
ist
of c
rops,
forestry
and
other
plants,
poultry,
live
stoc
k,
fish
eries
and
aquaculture
resources
and
other
animals,
wildlife
a^d
other
hving
things;
(b)
Agricultural
and Biosystems
Engineer
refers
to a
person
who
is r
egistered
and
Ucensed
to p
ract
ice
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
in
the
country
and
who
hold
s a
vaUd
cert
ific
ate
of r
egistration
and
professional
identification
card
from
the B
oard
of Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
and
the
PRC;
/
(c)
Agricultural
and Biosystems
Power and
Machinery
refers
to farm
power
and m
achinery
for the production,
harvesting,
processing,
storage,
manufacture,
preserving,
transporting
and
distribution
of agricultural
and
biol
ogic
al
products/materials
and
incl
udes
, but
is n
ot
Umited
to,
tractors
and
their
attachments,
power
till
ers,
seeders,
transplanters,
windmills,
harvesting
machines,
crop
protection
and
maintenance
equipment,
irrigation
equipment
and
accessories,
greenhouses
and o
ther
thermal
conditioning
equipment,
live
stoc
k,
poultry,
fishery
and
fore
st
equipment,
slaughtering
equipment,
meat/fishery
and c
rop
processing
equipment,
post
harvest
machines
such
as milling
machines,
dryers,
threshers,
gi'a
in
and
other
strippers,
agricultural
transport
machinery
and
stor
age;
(d)
Agricultural and Biosystems Buildings and
Structures
refe
r to b
uild
ings
and
structures
for
the
prod
ucti
on,
harvesting,
processing,
stor
age,
manufactiire,
pres
ervi
ng,
transporting
and
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distribution
of a
gricultural
and
biol
ogic
al
products/materials
and
includes,
but
is
not
limited
to,
silo
s and
its
components,
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
machinery
and
equipment
sheds,
farm
hous
es,
gree
n/sc
reen
ho
uses
, poultry
hous
es,
piggery
hous
es,
slaughterhouses,
farm-to-market
road
s,
farm
brid
ges,
agricultural
and
biological
products
storage/warehouse,
buildings
and
structures
for
poultry,
live
stoc
k,
fishery,
and
forestry
production
and
processing,
Idln
drying
and
lumber
ta'e
atme
nt
stru
ctur
e, farm
equi
pmen
t,
farm
supp
hes,
and
other
structures
such as s
elf-
feed
ers,
and
soil
and
water
cons
erva
tion
structures;
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(e)
AgricuXtMral and Bio-Pivces$ing re
fers
to
loca
l ac
tivi
ty
or
seri
es of a
ctiv
itie
s to
mauitain or r
aise
the
quahty
or change
the
form
or c
hara
cter
isti
cs of a
gric
ultu
ral,
fi
sher
y, forestry
and
biol
ogic
al
productefmaterials
and
mcludes,
but
is n
ot
Umited
to,
cleaning,
sorting,
grading,
treating,
drying,
dehydrating,
grinding,
mixing,
milUng,
canning,
dres
sing
, slaughtering,
freezing,
pasteurizing,
conditioning,
packaging,
repacking,
transporting
of agricultural,
fishery,
forestry
and
other
biol
ogic
al
products/materials;
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(f) Agricultural
and
Biological
Waste
Utilization
and
Management
refe
rs to t
he
development
of s
yste
ms,
processes,
and
equipment
for
agricultural
waste
disp
osal
and
util
izat
ion
and
environment-friendly
tech
nolo
gies
such
as, b
ut
is
not
limited
to,
compost
plants,
biogas
plants,
biomass
utiHzation
tech
nolo
gies
, systems
and
processes;
(g)
Agricultural
and Bio-Information
System
refers
to
utilization
of information
systems,
database,
and
other
information
management
tool
s for
agricultural
use,
bi
olog
ical
systems
modehng
to
understand
the
mutual
response
between
life
and
the
environment;
and
application
of
Geographic
Information
System
(GIS)
tech
nolo
gy
for
inventory,
analysis,
and
management
of a
gricultural
and
biol
ogic
al
reso
urce
s,
and
remote
sens
ing
tech
nolo
gy
for
obse
rvat
ion
and
examuiation of
the
landscape
and
its
loca
l forms
and
agricultural
activities;
(h)
Agricultural
and Biosystems
Automation
and
Instrumentation
refers
to the
use and a
pplication
of
^
agricultural
and
biosystems
sensors
such
as, b
ut
is not
Umited
to,
computer
mode
ls
for
cont
rol
and
automation
in
the
X
5
agri
cult
ural
and
fishery
production
industry
and
the
biol
ogic
al
systems
and
likewise,
robotics
for f
arm
operation
when
use
of machines
are d
ifficult
or impossible,
agricultural
and
biosystems
machine
design
and
automated
controls,
precision
farming
systems,
agricultural
safety
and
controUed-environment
agriculture;
and
the
development
and
apphcation
of m
etrology
equipment
such as
moisture
meters,
weighing
scale
and
other
metrology
equipment;
(i)
Agricultural
and Biosystems
Resource
Conservation
and Management r
efer
s to
meas
ures
of
co
nser
vati
on
and
prop
er
management
of a
gricultural
and
biol
ogic
al
resources
such
as,
but
is not
limited
to,
area
development
for
agriculture,
settlement
and
recreation;
parks
and
plant
nurseries;
bene
iici
al ecosystem
of
life
and
environment;
stud
y and
anal
ysis
o|
agricultural
system
as an integrated
component
of
landscape;
monitoring
and
conservation
of n
atural
reso
urce
s;
rehabiUtation
of f
ores
t,
lakes,
rivers
and
idle
lands;
and
the
sustainable
deve
lopm
ent,
management,
and
exploitation of the
agricultural
ecosystem;
(j)
Accredited
Integrated
Professional
Organization
refers
to the
professional
organization
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers
duly
accredited
by the
Professional
Regulatory
I^oa
rd of
Agriciitural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
and
the
PRC,
hereinafter
referred
to as t
he
"AIPO";
(10
Bachelor of Science in Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
refe
rs to t
he
tert
iary or h
igher
educ
atio
n program
which
provides
graduates
with
a Baccalaureate
Agricultui'al
and
Biosystems
Engineering
Degree
and
shaU
heremafter
be
referred
to
as B
SABE.
This
program
is e
ffec
tive
ly
promulgated
under
enab
Ung
Poli
cies
, Standards
and
Guid
elin
es
(PSG
) is
sued
by
the
CHED
in
coordination
with
the
Board
of A
gricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
and/or
relevant
SUCs;
(1)
Commission
on Higher
Education
refers
to the
government
agency
crea
ted
to le
ad,
promote,
and
regulate
Mgher/tertiary
education
in t
he
Philippines
crea
ted
under
Repubhc
Act
No.
7722
, hereinafter
referred
to a
s t
he
"CHED";
(m)
Irrigation
re
fers to t
he
arti
fici
al
apphcation
of water
to
the
soU
to a
ssis
t in
the
growing
of a
gricultural
and
forest
crop
s, maintenance
of landscapes,
and
re v
eget
atio
n of di
stur
bed
soil
s in
dry
area
s and
during
peri
ods
of i
nadequate
rainfaU,
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and
shall
incl
ude
drip,
sprinlder,
shallow
tube
well
and
other
pressurized
irrigation
system;
national
and
communal
irrigation
systems;
surface
and g
round
water
resource
management;
and
irri
gati
on
structures
and
facilities
such
as
dams,
weirs,
pump
systems,
conveyances,
cana
ls,
and
flumes;
(n)
Professional
Regulation
Commission
refers
to the
government
agency
described
under
Repubhc
Act
No.
8381,
hereinafter
referred
to as t
he
"Commission";
(o)
Professional
Regulatory
Board of Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
refers
to the
administrative
body
created
by law
to supervise
and
regulate
the
practice
of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
and
is t
he
ultimate
authority
in
the
prac
tice of t
he
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
profession
in t
he
Philippines.
It s
hall
be
hereinafter
referred
to as the
"Board";
and
(p)
Soil and Water Conservation
refers
to m
easures
that
control
soil
and
water
degradation
and e
nhance
farm
productivity;
and
shall
cons
ist
of
small
farm
reservoir,
farm
ponds,
small
water
impoundments,
contom'
farming,
and
terr
acin
g;
soil
erosion
cont
rol,
land
conditioning
and
mulching,
and
flood
control.
SEC.
5. Scope
of Practice of Agricultural and Biosystems
Engineering.
-
The
prac
tice
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
within
the
meaning
and
intent
of t
his
Act
shall
embrace,
but
not
be Umited
to,
the
foll
owin
g.-
(a)
Preparation
of
engineering
designs,
plans,
spec
ific
atio
ns,
proj
ect
stud
ies,
fe
asib
iUty
st
udie
s and
estimates
of
irrigation
and
drainage,
soil
and
water
conservation
and
management
systems
and f
acilities,
agrometeorological
systems,
agricultural
and
biosystems
power
and
machinery,
agricultural
and b
iosystems
buildings
and s
tructures,
renewable/bio-energy
systems
and f
arm
electrification,
agricultural
and
bio-processing
and
post
harvest
faci
liti
es
and
system,
agricultural
and
biological
waste
utilization
and
management,
agricultural
and b
io-information
system,
agricultural
and
biosystems
resource
conservation and
management,
and a
gricultural
and b
io-automation and
instrumentation
system;
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(b)
Supervision
or management
on the
construction,
oper
atio
n,
and
maintenance
of i
rrig
atio
n and
drai
nage
, soil
and
water
conservation
and
management
systems
and
facilities,
agrometeorological
systems,
agricultural
and
biosystems
power
and
machinery,
agricultural
and
biosystems
buildings
and
structures,
renewable/bio-energy
systems
and f
arm
elec
trif
icat
ion,
agricultural
and
bio-processing
and
post
harvest
facilities
and s
ystem,
agricultural
and
biological
waste
utihzation
and
management,
agricultural
and
bio-information
system,
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
reso
urce
conservation
and
management,
and a
gricultural
and
bio-automation and
instrumentation
system;
(c)
Valuation,
appraisal,
investigation,
inspection,
monitoring,
and
tech
nica
l audit
on
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
i^achineries
and
equipment,
structures
and
facilities,
and
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
proj
ects
;
(d)
Program/Project
development
and
management,
planning,
evaluation,
and
cons
idta
ncy
serv
ices on agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
undertakings;
(e)
Conduct
of r
esearch
and
development,
training
and
extension
on.
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering;
(f)
Testing,
evaluation,
and
insp
ecti
on of a
gricultural
and
biosystems
machinery,
and
other
related
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
faci
liti
es,
equipment
and
proj
ects
;
(g)
Manufacture,
distribution,
inst
alla
tion
, and
sale of
agricultural
and
biosystems
machinery
and
other
related
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
facilities and
equipment;
Gi)
Teaching
and/
or conduct
of l
ectu
re of a
gric
ultu
ral
and
biosystems
engineering
subj
ects
in
institutions
of l
earning
in
the
Pliihppines;
(i)
Preparation
and
evaluation of f
arm
deve
lopm
ent
plan
s,
farm
suitability
maps
and l
and
use maps/reports
for
agricultural,
livestock
and
poultry,
fish
ery,
aquaculture
and
forest
production
and
processing;
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8 9
Cj)
Training
and
supervision
of agri-fishery
machinery
teclmicians
and
oper
ator
s of agri-fishery
machinery
ser\
'ice
ce
nter
s/po
ols,
and
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
technicians
and
operators
in a
gricultural
and
biosystems
plants,
establishments,
faci
liti
es,
and
proj
ects
;
(Ic)
Employment
with
the
government
and
private
firms
and
establishments;
Provided,
That
such
item
or
position
requires
the
knowledge
and
expertise
of an
Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineer,
or its
duti
es
and
resp
onsi
biHt
ies
covers
the
scope
of pr
acti
ce
in a
gricultural
and
biosystems
engineering;
and
(1)
Participation
in t
he
preparation
of environmental
studies
for a
gricultural,
fisheries,
agro-industrial
and
biosystems
projects
and its monitoring
under
the
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
(EIA)
system.
The
Board,
subj
ect
to a
pproval
of t
he
Commission,
may
add
to,
or exclude
from,
this
sect
ion
any
activity
or act of
prof
essi
onal
pr
acti
ce,
or r
evis
e it as t
he
need
aris
es to co
nfor
m to
changes
and
new
deve
lopm
ents
brought
abou
t by t
he
late
st
trends
in
Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering.
ARTICLE
11
PROFESSIONAL
REGULATORY
BOARD
OF
AGRICULTURAL
AND
BIOSYSTEMS
ENGINEERING
SEC. 6. Creation and Composition of the Board. -
There
is
hereby
crea
ted
a Board
to be composed
of a
Chairperson
and
two
(2) m
embers
under
the
administrative
control
and
supervision
of t
he
Commission.
Tliey
shall be a
ppoi
nted by the
President
of the
Philippines
from
a
list
of three
(3)
recommendees
for e
ach
position
which
were
ranked
by the
Commission
from
a hst
of
five
(5
) nominees
for
each
posi
tion
submitted
by the
AIPO
in
the
PhiUppines.
The
Board
shall
be
orga
nize
d not
later
than
six
(6)
months
from
the
effe
ctiv
ity
of
this
Act.
SEC.
7. Qualifications
of Members
of the Board. -
A
member
of t
he
Board
shall, at t
he
time
of t
heir
appointment,
possess
the
following
qual
ific
atio
ns:
(a)
Must
be a
Filipino
citizen
and r
esident
of
the
Phihppines;
(b)
Must
be at l
east
th
irty
-fiv
e (3
5)
years
of
age;
(c)
Must
be a ho
lder of B
ache
lor'
s Degree
in
Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering,
Agricultural
Enguieering
or its
equi
vale
nt,
conf
erre
d by a
sc
hool
, academy,
coll
ege
or u
niversity
in
the
Philippines
or a
broa
d wh
dch
is a
ccre
dite
d or recognized
by
the
CHED;
(d)
A
registered
Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineer
with
a vahd
prof
essi
onal
Uc
ense
and
an
acti
ve
practitioner
for
not
less
than
ten
(10)
years
prior
to l
iis/her
appointment;
^
(e) M
ust
not,
for
a period
of t
hree
(3)
cons
ecut
ive
years
prior
to the
appointment,
be a member
of the
faculty
of,
dire
ctly or i
ndirectly,
any
scho
ol,
academy,
inst
itut
e,
college
or
university
where
a
regular
course
in
Agricultural
Engineering
or Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
is
being
taught;
or have
any
pecuniary
interest,
directly
or
indirectly,
in or administrative
supervision
over
any
such
institutions
of l
earning;
(f)
Mu^t
not,
for
a pe
riod of t
hree
(3)
cons
ecut
ive
years
prior
to t
he
appointment,
be connected
with
a review
center
or
any
group
or a
ssoc
iati
on
where
review
classes
or lectures
in
preparation
for t
he
licensure
examination
are
offe
red
or
conducted
at t
he
time
of appointment;
(g)
Must
be a member
in
good
standing
of t
he
AIPO
for
at le
ast
five
(5
) ye
ars,
but
not
an
incumbent
offi
cer
or trustee
ther
eof;
and
(h)
Has
never
been
conv
icte
d of any
offe
nse
involving
moral
turpitude.
SEC.
8. Term of Office. -
The
Chairperson
and
two (2)
members
of t
he
Board
shaU
hold
offi
ce
for
a term
of t
hree (3)
years
from
the
date
of their
appointment
and
unti
l their
successors
shaU
have
been
appointed
and
quaU
fied
. The
firs
t Board
under
this
Act s
haU
hold
thes
e terms
of of
fice
: the
Chairperson
for
three
(3)
year
s;
the
firs
t member
for
two (2)
year
s;
and
the
second
member
for
one
(1)
year
: Provided,
Tlia
t
-
any
appo
inte
e to a
vacancy
with
an
unexpired
term
shall
only
serv
e such
period.
The
Chairperson
or a
member
of the
Board
may
be
reappointed
to t
heir
positions
for
another
term
of t
hree (3)
years
immediately
after
the
expiry
of t
heir
terms:
Provided,
further, That
the
holduig
of s
uch
posi
tion
shall
not
be f
or
more
than
two
(2) t
erms
nor
more
than
six
(6)
years,
whichever
is lo
nger
. The
Chairperson
and
two
(2)
members
of t
he
Board
shal
l take
thei
r oath
of of
fice
prior
to entering
upon
the
performance
of d
uty.
SEC.
9. Compensation and Allowances of the Board.
-The
Chau'person
and
members
of the
Board
shall
rece
ive
compensation
and
allo
wanc
es
comp
arab
le to t
he
compensation
and
allowances
being
received
by the
Chairpersons
and
members
of e
xisting
Professional
Regulatory
Boards
under
the
PRC
as p
rovided
for
in
the
General
Appropriations
Act.
SEC.
10. Vacancy and Removal of Board Members.
-Any
vacancy
occurring
in t
he
Board
within
the
term
of a
member
shall be
fill
ed
for
the
unexpired
portion
of t
he
term
only.
The
President
may
remove
the
Chairperson
or
any
member
of t
he
Board
on t
he
following
grounds:
(a)
Gross
negl
ect,
incompetence
or dishonesty
in t
he
discharge
of duty;
(b)
Violation or t
olerance
of t
he
violation of t
his
Act or
the
Code
of E
tliics
for
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
ing;
(c)
Involvement
in
the
manipulation,
tampering
or
rigg
ing
of
the
licensure
examination,
its
questions
and/or
its
results,
and
in
the
disc
losu
re of c
lass
ifie
d and
confidential
information
pertaining
to t
he
lice
nsiu
'e
examination;
(d)
Final
judgment
for
cruues
involving
moral
turpitude;
and
(e)
Unprofessional,
unethical,
immoral
or
dishonorable
conduct.
//
The
Chairperson
or m
ember
concerned
shall be g
iven
due
noti
ce
and
hearing
where
his/her
right
to be heard
and
to
defe
nd
himself,
assi
sted by a
co
unse
l,
shall be r
espected
in
the
proper
administrative
investigation.
SEC.
11. Powers and Duties of the Board. -
The
Board
shal
l exercise
the
following
specific
powers,
functions and
duti
es:
(a)
Promulgate
and
adopt
the
rules
and
regulations
necessary
for
carrying
out
the
provisions
of t
his
Act;
(b)
Supervise
the
registration,
licensure
and
prac
tice of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineeruig
in
the
Philippines;
^
(c)
Administer
oath
s of s
ucce
ssfu
l examinees
entering
the
prac
tice of a
gricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engineeruig;
(d)
Issue
the
certificate
of registration
to successful
examinees;
(e)
Issu
e,
suspend
or r
evoke
the
Ucense
for
the
prac
tice
of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
prof
essi
on;
(f)
Ad^f)t
an o
fficial
seal
of t
he
Board;
(g)
Look
into
the
cond
itio
ns
affe
ctin
g the
prac
tice of t
he
agri
cult
ural
and
bios
yste
ms
engineeruig
prof
essi
on
through
the
conduct
of o
cular
inspections
and
monitoring
in
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
offi
ces,
plants
or e
stablishments,
both
public
and
private,
and
in t
he
case
of schools,
in
coordination
with
the
CHED
and/
or
the
concerned
SUCs,
and
whenever
necessary
adopt
such
measures,
including
promulgation
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
standards,
rules
and
regulations,
and
best
prac
tice
s for
the
enhancement
and
maintenance
of
high
prof
essi
onal
and
ethical
standards
of the
profession,
and
the
formulation
and
implementation
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
profession
development
plan/road
map;
(h)
Pres
crib
e an
d/or
ad
opt,
and
enforce
a Code
of E
thical
and
Professional
Standards
for
the
prac
tice of a
gric
ultu
ral
and
biosystems
engineering
prof
essi
on;
-
12
(i)
Hear
and
try
administrative
cases
involving
viol
atio
ns
of
this
Act,
its
implementing
rules
and
regulations,
the
Code
of
Ethics
for
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s and
for
tlii
s pu
rpos
e, to i
ssue subpoena a
nd
subpoena duces tecum to se
cure
the
appearance
of w
itne
sses
and
the
production
of
documents
in
connection
therewith;
(j)
Prescribe
guidelines
in the C
PD
program
for
agri
cult
ural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s in
coor
dina
tion
with
the
AIPO
of A
gricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineers;
(k)
Ensure,
in
coor
dina
tion
with
the
CHED
and/
or
SUCs,
that
all
educational
institutions
offering
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
ing
educ
atio
n co
mply
with
the
pohc
ies,
standards
and
requirements
of t
he
course
pres
crib
ed
by the
CHED
in the a
reas
of curriculum,
faculty,
library and
faci
liti
es;
(1)
Prepare,
adop
t,
issu
e or amend
the
syllabi
of
the
subj
ects
fo
r examinations
including
its
Tabl
e of
Spec
ific
atio
ns
ui
consultation
with
the
academe,
and
caus
e the
determination
and
preparation
of qu
esti
ons
for t
he
lice
nsur
e examination
which
shall
strictly
be within
the
scope
of t
he
syllabi
of the
subj
ects
for
examinations,
as w
ell
as a
dminister,
corr
ect
and
release
the
result
of the
licensure
examinations;
(m)
Approve,
issu
e,
limi
t or revoke
temporary/special
permit
(TSP)
to practice
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering;
(n)
Issue
a
cease
or
desist
order
to any
person,
asso
ciat
ion,
partnersliip,
corporation
or c
oope
rati
ve
engaged
in
violation
of a
ny
of t
he
provisions
of t
his
Act,
any
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
standards
and/or
rules
or
regulations
duly
promulgated
by t
he
Boai
'd as p
art
of t
he
rule
s governing
the p
ractice
of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
in
the
Philippines;
(o)
Punish
for c
ontempt
of the
Board,
both
dire
ct
and
indirect,
in a
ccordance
with
the
pertinent
provision
of, and
penalties
pres
crib
ed
by, t
he
Rules
of Court;
13
(p)
Perform
regu
lato
ry,
admi
nist
rati
ve,
and
quas
i-le
gisl
ativ
e fi
mcti
ons
as m
andated
mider
Repubhc
Act
No.
8981,
otherwise
known
as the
"PRC
Modernization
Act
of 2000",
and
such
other
functions
as may be
necessary
to implement the
provisions
of this
Act;
(q)
Disc
harg
e su
ch
other
duti
es
and
functions
as m
ay
be
deemed
necessary
for
the
enhancement
of t
he
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
profession
and the
upgrading,
development
and
growth
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
education
in
the
Phihppines;
and
(r)
Accreditation
of s
peci
alty
organization.
All
poli
cies
, resolutions,
rules
and
regulations
of
the
card
shall
be su
bjec
t to the
review
and
approval
of
the
ommission.
SEC.
12.
Supervision
of the Board;
Custodian
of its
Records, Secretariat and Support Services. -
The
Board
shall
be
under
the
administrative
control
and
supervision
of the
Commission.
All
records
of t
he
Board,
including
applications
for
examination,
examination
papers
and
results,
minutes of
deliberation,
administrative
cases
and
other
investigations
involving
agfr
icul
tura
l and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s shall be
kept
by
the
Commission.
The
Commission
shall
desi
gnat
e the S
ecretary
of
the
Board
and
shall
provide
the
secretariat
and
other
support
services
to i
mplement
the
provisions
of this
Act.
SEC.
13. Annual Report. -
The
Board
shall,
at the
close
of
each
calendar
year,
submit
an annual
report
to the
President
through
the
Commission
giving
a detailed
account
of
its
proceedings
and
accomplishments
during
the
year
and
making
recommendations
for the
adoption
of m
easures
that
will
up
grad
e and
improve
the
cond
itio
ns
affe
ctin
g the
prac
tice
of
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engineering
in
the
Philippines.
-
14
ARTICLE
III
EXAMINATION,
REGISTRATION
AN
D LICENSE
SEC.
14. Examination
Required.
-
All
applicants
for
registration
for t
he
prac
tice
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
shall be r
equi
red
to u
nder
go
and
pass
tlie
hc
ensu
re
examination
as pr
o\'i
ded
for i
n t
his
Act.
SEC.
15
. Qualification of an Applicant for
Examinations.
— E
very
appHcant
for t
he
examination
for a
gricultural
and
biosystems
engineers
shall
have
the
following
qualifications:
(a)
A citizen
of t
he Philippines or a foreign
citizen
whose
country
or State
has
a poUcy
on reciprocity
in t
he
prac
tice
of
the
profession;
(b)
A graduate
of B
ache
lor
of S
cience
in
Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
or its
equivalent,
or Bachelor
of
Science
in
Agricultural
Engineering
prior
to o
r a
fter
ten
(10)
years
after
the
approval
of tl
iis
Act, in a
sc
hool
, academy,
inst
itut
e, co
lleg
e or u
niversity or an in
stit
utio
n duly
recognized
by
the
CHED; and
(c)
Of good
moral
character.
SEC.
16. Fraudulent
Application.
-
The
Board may
suspend
or revoke
any c
ertificate
of registration
obtained
through
misrepresentation
made
in the a
pplication
for
examination.
SEC.
17. Scope
of
Examination.
-
The
licensure
examination
for
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers
shall
cover
the r
equired
competencies
for t
he
entry
level
of the
practice
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
and
shall
include
the
following
subj
ects
:
(a)
Agricultural and B
iosystems
Power,
Energy and
Machinery
Engineering
which
include
agricultural
power
and
bio-energy,
machine
design
and a
nalysis,
machinery
management
and m
echanization
of
agricultural
and
bioproduction
syst
ems;
15
(b)
Land
and
Water
Resources
Engineermg
which
include
agro
mete
orol
ogy,
ir
riga
tion
and
drainage
engineering,
soil
and
water
conservation,
and
aquaculture
engineering;
(c)
Agricultural
and Biosystems
Structures
and
Envi
rmun
enfc
Engineering
which
mclu
de
agricultural
structures
engineering,
forest
engineering,
design
and
management
of
agri
cult
ural
and
biosystem
9tru
ctm*
es,
and
bio-environmental
desi
gn;
(d)
Agri
cult
ui'a
l and
Bioprocess
Engineering
which
incl
ude
refrigeration
and
cold
stor
age,
ag
ri-i
ndus
tria
l and
biosystems
apphcation
of electrical
energy
and
elec
tron
ics,
agricultural
prod
ucts
process
engineering,
and
food
and
bio-based
products
process
engineering;
(e)
Project
Management,
Feasibihty
Study
Preparation/
Evaluation,
Research,
Development
and E
xtension
on
Agri
cult
ui'a
l and
Biosystems
Engineering;
(f)
Fundamentals
of A
gric
ultu
ral,
Fishery,
Ecol
ogic
al
and
Environmental
Sciences;
(g)
M^i(hematics
and
Basic
Engineering
Principles;
(h)
Laws,
Professional
Standards
and
Ethics;
and
(i)
Other
subjects
within
the
areas
of
competencies
required
for the p
ractice
of agricultural and
biosystems
engineering
profession
pursuant
to Section
5 of t
his
Act.
The
said
subj
ects
and
thei
r syllabi
may
be periodically
amended
by the B
oard
so as to conform
with
the l
atest
technological
changes
brought
about
by c
ontinuing
trends in
the
profession.
SEC.
18. Rating
in the Board
Examinations.
-
To be
qualified
as having
passed
the B
oard
examination for
agricultural
and b
iosystems
engineers,
a
candidate
must
obtain
a weighted
general
average
of s
eventy
percent
(70%),
with
no g
rades
lower
than
fift
y-fi
ve
perc
ent
(55%
) in
any
give
n su
bjec
t.
However,
an examinee
who
obta
ins
a weighted
gene
ral
-
16
aver
age
rating of s
even
ty
perc
ent
(70%
) or h
ighe
r, but
obta
ins
a rating
below
fift
y-fi
ve
perc
ent
(55%
) in
any
given
subj
ect,
must
retake
the
examination
in
the
subj
ect
or s
ubje
cts
where
he/s
he
obta
ined a gr
ade
belo
w fifty-five
perc
ent
(55%
) and
must
obtain
a gr
ade
or g
rade
s in
the
said
su
bjec
t or s
ubje
cts
of not
lower
than
fift
y-fi
ve
perc
ent
(55%
).
SEC.
19. Report of Ratings. -
The
Board
shall
submit
to
the
Commission
the
ratings
obtained
by ea
ch
candidate
within
ten
(10)
da
ys
afte
r the
examination,
unle
ss
extended
for
just
cause.
Upon
the
release
of the
results
of
the
examination,
the
Board
shall
send by m
ail
the
rating
rece
ived
by
each
examinee
at
his/her
given
addr
ess
using
the
mailing
enve
lope
submitted
during
the
examination.
SEC.
20
. Reexamination. -
An
appl
ican
t who
fail
s to pass
the
examination
for
the
third
time
shall
be allowed
to take
another
examination
only
afte
r the
laps
e of o
ne
(1)
year
and
only
after
having
undertaken
a refresher
program
in
a
duly
accr
edit
ed
inst
itut
ion.
The
Board
shall
issu
e gu
idel
ines
on
the
refresher
program
requirement.
SEC.
21.
Oath.
-
All
successful
candidates
in the
examination
shall
be re
quu-
ed to t
ake
their
oath
befo
re
the
Commission,
the
Board
or a
ny
government
offi
cial
authorized
to
administer
oath
s,
prio
r to e
ntering
upon
the
prac
tice of the
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineeruig
prof
essi
on.
SEC.
22. Issuance
of Certificate
of Registration
and
Professional
Identification
Card.
-
(a) A
certificate
of
registration
(COR)
shall be i
ssue
d to t
hose
who
are
regi
ster
ed
afte
r payment
of f
ees
pres
crib
ed
by t
he
Commission.
It
shall
bear
the
signatures
of t
he
Chairperson
of t
lie
Commission
and
of
the
Chairperson
and
members
of t
he
Board,
stamped
with
the
offi
cial
se
al of t
he
Commission
and
of t
he
Board,
certifying
that
the
person
named
therein
is e
ntitled
to t
he
prac
tice of
the
profession,
with
all
the
privileges
appurtenant
thereto.
Until
withdrawn,
revoked
or suspended
in
accordance
with
this
Act,
the
COR
shall
remain
in f
ull
forc
e and
effe
ct.
(b)
A
professional
identification
card
bearing the
registration
number
and
its
validity
and
expiry
date
s duly
signed
by t
he
Chairperson
of t
he
Commission
shall
hkewise
be
issu
ed to e
very
registrant
who
has
paid
the
pres
crib
ed
fees
,
17
and
has
submitted
a ce
rtif
icat
e of m
embersMp
in
good
standing
from
the A
IPO
and p
roof
of completion
of the CPD
requirements.
The
said
ca
rd
shall be r
enewed
every
three (3)
years,
subj
ect
to r
equirement/s
as t
he
Board
may
thereafter
pres
crib
e and
upon
proof
of c
ompl
etio
n of t
he
mandatory
CPD
requirements.
Once
regi
ster
ed,
the
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
may
use
Engr.
as t
he
offi
cial
appendage
titl
e.
No
pers
on
shall
prac
tice
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engu
ieer
ing
in
the
country
unless
such
person
has s
ecured
a
Ucense
to
practice
agri
cult
ui'a
l and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
ing
in
the
manner
herein
prov
ided
.
SEC.
23. Refusal
to Register.
-
The
Board
shall
not
pgister
any
succ
essf
ul
applicant
for r
egistration
with
or
without
licensure
examination
who
has
been
:
(a)
Convicted
of a
n of
fens
e involving
moral
turpitude by
a court
of c
ompetent
jurisdiction;
(b)
Found
guilty
of i
mmoral or d
ishonorable
conduct
by
the
Board;
(c)
Adjudged
guilty
for v
iolation
of the
General
Instructions
to E
xaminees
by t
he
Board;
(d)
Declared
of u
nsound
mind
by a court
of
competent
juri
sdic
tion
; and
(e)
Proven
to be a
ffli
cted
with
addi
ctio
n to
drug
or
alco
hol
impairing
one's
abiUty
to p
ract
ice
the
profession
through
a
finding
to this
effe
ct
by a
medical
or drug
testing
facility
accr
edit
ed
by t
he
government.
In
refusing
such
registration,
the
Board
shall
give
the
apph
cant a wr
itte
n statement
sett
ing
fort
h the
reas
ons
ther
efor
and
shall
file
a copy
thereof
in
its
reco
rds.
SEC.
24
. Revocation
or Suspension of the Certificate of
Registration
and Cancellation
of Temporary /Special Permit
(TSP).
-
The
Board
shall
have
the
power,
upon
noti
ce
and
-
18
healing,
to r
evoke
or suspend
the
COR
of a registered
and
lice
nsed
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer or t
o c
ancel
TSP
granted
to a foreign
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
, fo
r th
e same
grounds
enumerated
in
Sect
ion
23 o
f t
liis
Ac
t,
except
paragraph
(c) thereof,
and
any
of t
he
following
grounds:
(a)
Violation of a
ny
provision
of t
his
Act,
implementing
rules
and r
egulations,
Code
of Ethics,
Code
of
Technical
Standards
for the
prac
tice
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering,
and
of p
olic
ies
and
regulatory
measures
of the
Board
and/or
the
Commission;
(b)
Perpetration or u
se of
fraud
in
obtaining
his/
lier
COR,
professional
identification
card
, and
TSP;
(c)
Gross
incompetence,
negUgence
or ignorance
in t
he
conduct
of t
he
prof
essi
on
resulting to d
eath,
inju
ry of persons
and/or
damage
to property;
(d)
Unjustified
refusal
to j
oin
or to r
emain
a member
in
good
standing
of t
he
AIPO;
(e)
Unjustified or unexplained
neglect
or f
ailure
to pay
the
annual
registration
fees
for f
ive
(5) c
onse
cuti
ve
years;
(f)
Unjustified
or unexplained
non-renewal
of the
professional
identification
card
after
the l
apse
of five
(5)
cons
ecut
ive
years;
(g)
Aiding
or
abetting
the illegal
practice
of a
non-registered
and
unUcensed
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer
by, a
mong
others,
allowing
him/her
to use liis/her
COR
and/or
professional
identification
card or h
is/her
TSP;
(h)
Practicing
the
profession
during
his/lier
suspension
from
the
prac
tice
thereof;
and
(i)
Addiction
to a
drug
or alcohol
abuse
impairing
liis
/her
abihty
to p
ract
ice
his/her
profession
or b
eing
decl
ared
of
unsound
mind
by a court
of competent
jurisdiction.
The
Board
shall
peri
odic
ally
evaluate
the
aforementioned
grounds
and
revi
se or a
dd
new
ones
as t
he
need
aris
es
subj
ect
13
to
approval
by the
Commission
in
order
to m
eet
the
trends
and
developments
in
the
prof
essi
on.
SEC.
25. Reissuance
of Revoked COR, Replacement
of
Lost or Damaged COR, Professional
Identification
Card
or
Temporary /Special Permit. -
The
Board
may,
upon
petition,
reinstate
or r
eissue
a revoked
COR
after
two
(2) y
ears
from
the
effectivity
of the
revocation,
which
is r
eckoned
from
the
date of s
m-re
nder of t
he
said
cert
ific
ate
and/
or
the
prof
essi
onal
id
enti
fica
tion
card
to t
he
Board
and/or
the
Commission.
The
Board
may
not
require
the
holder
thereof
to take
another
hcen
sure
examination.
The
petitioner
shall
prov
e to t
he
Boai'd
that
he/she
has v
alid
reasons
to resume
the p
ractice
of
his/
her
prof
essi
on.
For
the
grant
of h
is/lier
petition,
the
Board
shall
issu
e a
Board
Resolution
subj
ect
to approval
by the
Commission.
A du
phca
te
copy
of a
lo
st COR,
prof
essi
onal
identification
card or T
SP
may
be re
issu
ed
in
accordance
with
rules
thereon
and
upon
payment
of t
he
pres
crib
ed
fee t
herefor.
ARTICLE
IV
.PRACTICE
OF AGRICULTURAL
AN
D
/
BIOSYSTEMS
EN
GR
IN
EE
RI
NG
SEC.
26. Vested Right.
-
Automatic
Registration
of
Practicing
Agricultural
and Biosystems
Engineers.
-
All
agri
cult
ural
engineers
who
are
registered
under
Repubhc
Act
No.
8559
at
the
time
this
Act
takes
effe
ct,
shall
automatically
be
registered
as agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers.
SEC.
27. Seal and
Use of Seal. -
(a) Each
registrant
shal
l,
upon
registration,
obtain
a seal
of s
uch
design
as the
Board
may
adopt
and p
rescribe.
Plans
and specifications
prepared
by,
or under
the
dire
ct
supervision
of a
registered
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer,
shall
be stamped
with
said
seal
during
the
validity of the
professional
lice
nse. No
person
shall
stamp
or seal
any
document
with
the
seal
of a
registrant
after
hisAier
prof
essi
onal
li
cens
e has
expired
or lo
st
its
vahdity
unless
he/she
has
been
reinstated
to t
he
prac
tice
and/or
miless
his/her
hcense
has
been
renewed.
-
20
(b)
No o
ffic
er or e
mployee
of t
he
government,
chartered
citi
es,
prov
ince
s and
municipalities
now
or h
ereinafter
charged
with
the
enfo
rcem
ent
of laws,
ordi
nanc
es or r
egul
atio
ns relating
to
the
implementation,
construction,
repair,
operation
and
maintenance,
testing
and
evaluation
of agricultural
and
biosystems
buildings,
structures,
machineries
and
equipment,
irri
gati
on,
soil
and
water
conservation
structures
and
other
agri
cult
ural
and
bios
yste
ms
enguieering
faci
liti
es,
shall
accept
or
endorse
any
plans,
desi
gns,
sp
ecif
icat
ions or p
roje
ct
stud
ies
which
have
not
been
prepared
and
submitted
in
full
accord
with
the
provisions
of th
is
Act,
nor
shall
any
payment
be
approved
by any
such
Offi
cer
for a
ny
work,
the
plans
and
spec
ific
atio
ns of w
hich
have
not
been
so p
repared,
sign
ed
and
sealed
by a
duly
registered
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer.
This
provision
shall
be
implemented
by the
Department
of P
ubUc
Wo
rlcs
and
Highways
(DPWIi)
and
Local
Building
Officials
in t
he
issu
ance
of building
permits
and
cert
ific
ate
of o
ccupancy
under
the
National
Building
Code,
and
by
all
concerned
national
government
entities
and
local
government
units
(LGUs)
in t
he
procurement
and
in the
disc
harg
e of t
heir
regulatory
and
auditing
functions
pertaining
to
agricultural
and b
iosystems
buildings,
structures,
machineries
and e
quipment,
irrigation,
soil
and
water
conservation
structures,
and
other
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engineering
faci
htie
s/pr
ojec
ts.
(c)
No a
gricultural
and
biosystems
engineer
shall
sign
his/
lier
name,
affix
his/her
seal or u
se
any
other
method
of
signature
on
plans,
desi
gns,
sp
ecif
icat
ions or o
ther
documents
made
by or under
another
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer's
supervision
unless
the
same
is made
in such
manner
as to c
learly
indicate
the
part
of s
uch
work
actually
performed
by h
im/her.
and
no p
erson,
except
the
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer-in-charge
shall
sign
for
any
branch
of
the
work
or any
function
of agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
prac
tice
not
actually
performed
by h
im/l
ier.
Tl
ie
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer-in-charge
shall be
full
y responsible
for a
ll
plans,
desi
gns,
sp
ecif
icat
ions
and
other
documents
issued
under
his/her
seal or a
uthorized
signature.
The
Board
shall
formulate,
adopt
and
promulgate
all
necessary
rules
and
regu
lati
ons
for
the
effe
ctiv
e implementation
of
the
provisions
relating
to the
desi
gn of t
he
seal
, the
signing
and
sealing
of drawings,
reports
and
other
documents
by
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers.
21
(d)
Drawings,
plans,
designs
and
specifications
duly
sign
ed,
stamped
or s
eale
d as i
nstruments of sendee
are
the
property
and
documents
of t
he
agiicultural
and
biosystems
engineer,
whether
the
proj
ects
fo
r which
they
were
made
is
exec
uted or n
ot.
No
person
without
the
writ
ten
consent
of t
he
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer
or author
of
said
documents,
shall
duphcate
or
mak
e copies
of s
aid
documents
for
use
in t
he
repetition of a
nd
for
other
proj
ects
, whether
executed
partly
or i
n whole.
(e)
All
drawmgs,
plan
s, sp
ecif
icat
ions
and
other
docu
ment
s and
reports
to be used
for
the
desi
gn,
construction,
test
and
evaluation,
research
and e
xtension
of agricultural
and
biosystems
buildings,
structures,
machhieries
and
equipment,
irri
gati
on,
soil
and
water
conservation
structures
and
other
ifig
ricu
ltur
al
and
bios
yste
ms
engineering
faci
htie
s/pr
ojec
ts
shall
be
sign
ed
and
seal
ed by a li
cens
ed
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
.
Violation
of any
of the
foregoing
shall
be ground for
administrative
and/or
criminal
action.
SEC.
28. Indication of License Number and
Professional
Tax
Receipt
Number.
-
The
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer
s^all
be required
to indicate
his/lier
professional
lice
nse
number,
the
duration
of its
validity,
including
the
prof
essi
onal
tax
rece
ipt
number
on
the
docu
ment
s he
/she
si
gns,
uses
or issues
in c
onnection
with
the
practice
of his/lier
prof
essi
on.
SEC.
29. Firms, Partnerships, Corporations, Cooperatives,
Associations
and Foundations
Engaged in Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
Practice.
-
A
firm,
partnership,
corporation,
coop
erat
ive,
as
soci
atio
n or f
oundation
may
engage
in
the
prac
tice of a
gricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
in
the
PhJippines:
Provided,
That
it
comphes
with
the
following
requirements:
(a)
The
firm,
partnership,
corporation,
cooperative,
association
or f
oundation
apphes
for
and
is i
ssued
a COR
by
the
Board
and
the
Commission
to e
ngage
in
the
prac
tice of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
in t
he
PhiUppines:
Provided, That
the
me^ority of t
he
partners of t
he
partnersliip
are
registered
and
licensed
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers:
Provided,
further,
That
the
majority
of
the
-
22
members
of t
he
board
of d
irec
tors or m
embers
of co
rpor
atio
ns
or co
oper
ativ
es
shall be r
egis
tere
d and
Ucen
sed
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engineers;
and
(b)
The
prac
tice
of the
firm
, partnership,
corporation,
cooperative,
association
or foundation
in a
gricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engineering
shaU
be carried
out
by d
uly
regi
ster
ed
and
hcensed
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers.
SEC.
30. Integration
of Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineers.
-
The
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
prof
essi
on
shaU
be i
ntegrated
into
one
(1)
national
organization
regi
ster
ed
with
the
Secu
riti
es and
Exchange
Commission
which
shal
l be recognized
by t
he
Board
and
the
Commission
as the
one
and o
nly
integrated
and a
ccredited
association
of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers.
An agricultural
and
biosystem
engineer
duly
registered
with
the
Board
shall
automatically
become
a
member
of the
integrated and
accr
edit
ed
asso
ciat
ion
of a
gricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s,
and
shall
rece
ive
the
benefits
and
privileges
appurtenant
thereto
upon
payment
of t
he
required
fees
and
dues
.
Membership
in
the
integrated
and
accr
edit
ed
asso
ciat
ion
shal
l not
be a bar
to membership
in o
ther
asso
ciat
ions of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers.
SEC
31.
Foreign Reciprocity.
- No f
oreign
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineer
shall be issued
a temporary
lice
nse
to
practice
the
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
profession
or c
onsultancy
thereof
or b
e entitled to a
ny
of the
rights
and
privileges
under
this
Act
unless
the
countrj' of
which
he/s
he is a
su
bjec
t or c
itizen
spec
ific
aUy
permits
FiUpino
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineers
to p
ract
ice
within
its
terr
itor
ial
Umits
on t
he
same
basi
s as t
he
subj
ects or ci
tize
ns
of
such
foreign
State
or country.
SEC.
32. Temporary
/Special
Permits
for
Foreign
Agricultural
and Biosystems
Engineers.
-
The
practice
of
fore
ign
agricultural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s in
the
PhiU
ppin
es
shaU
be U
mited to n
atural
persons
only
and
shaU be
gove
rned
by
the
provisions
of R
epubhc
Act
No.
8981,
otherwise
Icnown
as
the
"PRC
Modernization
Act
of 2
000"
: Provided,
That
any
foreign
national
who
has
gained
entry
in
the
Philippines to
perform
prof
essi
onal
se
rric
es as a
n agricultm'al
and
bios
yste
ms
23
engineer
or r
ender
such
services
or p
repare
or p
roduce
such
documents
which
are w
ithin
the s
cope
of practice
of
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
as se
t fo
rth
in th
is
Act
such
as,
but
not
Umited
to,
being
a consultant
hi
foreign-
funded
or a
ssis
ted
proj
ect
of t
he
government
or e
mployed
or
engaged
by Fi
lipi
no or foreign
contractors
or private
firm
s,
whether
or not
the
nomenclature
of his/her
profession
is
specifically
called
in h
is/her
country
of nationality as
agricultural
and
biosystems
engi
neer
, but
who
does
not
meet
or wish
to c
ompl
y with
the
requirements
for
admission
to t
ake
the
licensure
examiaiations
shal
l,
before
assuming
the
duties,
functions
and
responsibilities
as a
gricultural
and
biosystems
enguieer
or c
onsultant,
secure
temporary/special
permit
from
the
Board,
subject
to the
approval
of the
Commission
to
prac
tice
his/her
profession
in
connection
with
the
project
to
^whi
ch
he/s
he
was
commissioned:
Provided, further,
That
the
following
conditions
are
sati
sfie
d:
(a)
That
he/s
he is a
citizen
or s
ubje
ct of a country
which
Spec
ific
aUy
permits
Filipino
professionals
to practice
thei
r profession
within
the
terr
itor
ial
Umits
on t
he
same
basi
s as
the
subj
ects
or citizens
of such
foreign
country
or State;
(b)
Tlia
t he
/she is l
egaU
y qu
alif
ied to p
ract
ice
agricultural
and
bios
ys;l
fems
engineering
in
his/lier
own
country,
and
that
his/her
expertise
is necessary
and a
dvantageous
to the
Philippines,
particularly
in
the
aspects
of t
echn
olog
y transfer
and
speciahzation;
and
(c)
That
he/s
he
shaU
be r
equired
to w
ork
with
a Filipmo
counterpart,
a natural
person
who
is a
re
gist
ered
and
Ucen
sed
agri
cult
ural
and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
, and
prof
essi
onal
se
rvic
es
fees
and
expenses
of d
ocumentation
pertaining to t
he
proj
ect
shall
be proportionately
shared
by b
oth
foreign
and
Fili
pino
ag
ricu
ltur
al and
bios
yste
ms
engi
neer
s,
including
habiUties
and
taxes
due t
o t
he
PhiUppine
government,
if a
ny,
relative to
his/her
participation
therein, or p
rofe
ssio
nal
services
rendered
to
the p
roject
in accordance
with
established
rules and
regulations.
-
24
SEC.
33. Positions
in Government and Private
Firms
and
Establishments
with
Agricultural
and
Biosystems
Engineering
Functions.
-
Only
registered
and licensed
agiicultural
and
biosystems
engineers
with
valid
PRC
Ucense
shal
l be a
ppointed
or d
esig
nate
d to a
U po
siti
ons
in
goverimient
and
private
firms
and
establishments
with
agricultural
and
biosystems
engineering
functions
and
responsibilities,
wUich
shall
include,
but
not
be limited
to,
the
foUowing:
(a)
All
levels
of
