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MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL OF AR-ID-BE

S.Y. 2015 – 2016

PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE 1:

“THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF

LEGISLATION IN PROFESSIONALPRACTICE AND THE BUILDING

INDUSTRY”

SUBMITTED BY:

ONG, CHRISTINE JOYCE P. ONG

2013121206

SUBMITTED TO:

ARCH. DELUMEN



JUNE 16, 2016

“THE SIGNIFICANT ROLE OF LEGISLATION IN PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND

THE BUILDING INDUSTRY”

Laws according o !" #"rria$ %"&s"r dicionar' is !" “s's"$ o( r)*"s !a a

+aric)*ar co)nr' or co$$)ni' r"cogni,"s as r"g)*aing !" acions o( !" $"$&"rs

and $a' &" "n(orc"d &' !" i$+osiion o( +)nis!$"ns or +"na*i"s”- Laws or sa)"s

ar" cr"a"d o .""+ !ings og"!"r and ()ncioning as on" o &" a&*" o +ro/id" +"ac"

and sa("' a$ong !" co)nri"s cii,"n- I +ro/id"s wa's o r"so*/" con(*ics and

dis+)"s and a*so i s"s c"rain sandards (or !" +"o+*" o +) in $ind and o&"'- Laws

ar" cr"a"d o +ro$o" ord"r and +ro/id" 0)sic"1 (airn"ss and "2)a*i' (or "ac! +"rson

ric! or +oor- I *"ss"ns c!aos and $is)nd"rsanding a$ong cii,"ns and is /"r' /ia* (or

o)r co)nr' o ()ncion-

I is "ss"nia* (or as o &" go/"rn &' *aws and r"g)*aions "s+"cia**' in

+ro("ssiona* +racic" and &)i*ding consr)cion- I +ro/id"s *i$iaions and s"s

+ara$""rs (or )+ o w!a "3"n o)r (r""do$ is a**ow"d in o)r (i"*d o( +racic"- A*so i is

/"r' n"c"ssar' !a +ro("ssiona*s ar" gi/"n &o)ndari"s and sandards so !a "2)a*i'

is o&s"r/"d a$ong !" wor. (orc" and (air r"a$"n and 0)dg$"n is gi/"n o "ac! and

"/"r' on" (ro$ !" !ig!"r )+s down o !" *a&or"rs- O&s"r/ing and +racicing in

accordanc" wi! !" *aw !"*+s *"ss"n con(*ics and .""+s a good +ro("ssiona*

r"*aions!i+ wi! c*i"ns and o!"r +"o+*"- T!ro)g! !" s" sandards and *i$iaions w"can a*so "ns)r" !" sa("' o( !" +"o+*" and w" can cr"a" &"a)i()*1 so)nd and sa("

&)i*dings-

L"gis*aion is signi(ican o +ro("ssiona* +racic" &"ca)s" i !"*+s o "ns)r" !a

w" ar" +ro"c"d +"rsona**' and a*so o)r +ro+"ri"s and &"*ongings (ro$ in0)ri"s and

da$ag"s- For "3a$+*" !" naiona* &)i*ding cod" o( !" P!i*i++in"s sa"s !a

“All buildings or structures as well as accessory facilities thereto shall conform in

all respects to the principles of safe construction and must be suited to the purpose for

which they are designed 4P-D- 56781 5799:.”

A*so in !" +racic" i( +"o+*" +ro+"r*' o&s"r/" !" *aw w" can !a/" a s$oo! sai*ing

&)sin"ss wi! on" ano!"r &"ca)s" !ro)g! !" co$+*ianc" o( !" +r"s"n *aws and

cod"s w" can (or$)*a" !" &"s agr""$"n and conracs on" "3a$+*" o( !is is !"

CIAP Doc)$"n 56; or !" “Uni(or$ G"n"ra* Condiion o( conrac (or Pri/a"

Consr)cion” - I( !" *"gis*aions ar" no gi/"n i$+oranc" a (air and 0)s conrac canno

&" $ad" and !" own"r and !" arc!i"c or an'&od' $ig! a." ad/anag" o( on"



ano!"r gi/"n !a !"' !a/" !" .now*"dg" o( !" (i"*d- Laws and cod"s .""+ !"

r"*aions!i+ a$ong !" +"o+*" in/o*/"d in !" &)sin"ss +ro("ssiona* and i g)id"s !"$

o (o**ow a c"rain sandard in +racic" and consr)cion as w"** as !" conrac !a is

"nai*"d- A*so *aws ar" i$+oran &"ca)s" i g)ards and g)id"s !" arc!i"c in !" (i"*d

o &" co$+"nsa"d wi! !" rig! a$o)n o( inco$"< sa*ar' !a !"<s!" d"s"r/"s and i(

"/"r !" on" w!o s!a** +a' didn= gi/" &ac. !" corr"s+onding a$o)n !a is n""d"d!"<s!" can (i*" a cas" agains !" o!"r so !a !is<!"r "((ors (or !" +ro0"c can &" +aid

wi! !" corr"s+onding a$o)n !a is gi/"n &' !" *aws- I is sa"d in !" Arc!i"c)r"

Ac o( ;66> !a

“Drawings and specifications and other contract documents duly signed,

stamped or sealed, as instruments of service, are the intellectual property and

documents of thr architect, whether the object for which they are made is executed or

not. It shall be unlawful for any person to duplicate or to mae copies of said documents

for use in the repetition of and for other projects or buildings, whether executed partly or

in whole, without the written consent of architect or author of said documents 4R-A-

7;881 ;66>:.”

I !"*+s !" arc!i"c s"c)r" !is<!"r +*ans and no *" an'on" co+' or r"+rod)c" i- A*so

ransacions &"w""n !" &)'ing and s"**ing o( consr)cion $a"ria*s and o!"r

"2)i+$"n can &" cond)c"d s$oo!*' in !" +ro("ssiona* +racic" and &)i*ding

consr)cion- I**"ga* and s)&sandard $a"ria*s can &" a/oid"d and !os" !a s"** !"$

can &" (in"d or can &" 0ai*"d *i." !" *aw R-A- >?? or !" “I**"ga* I$+oraion o(

#"rc!andis"”- Sa)"s a*so !"*+ +ro"c o)r naiona* !"riag" and !os" i$+oran

sr)c)r"s and d"sign !a is ag"d !ro)g! g"n"raions and g"n"raions- Las &) no

*"as1 *"gis*aion is signi(ican in !" +ro("ssiona* +racic" and &)i*ding consr)cion

&"ca)s" i "ns)r"s !a on*' d)*' r"gis"r"d and *ic"ns"d arc!i"cs ar" !" on" !a is+racicing in !" (i"*d1 a*so i g)aran""s !a !is<!"r s)&ordina"s ar" *ic"ns"d oo or i(

no an arc!i"c !"' ar" +ro+"r*' a)g! a&o) !"ir (i"*ds in/o*/"d- A*so i sa("g)ards

o)r Pi*i+ino arc!i"cs !"ir rig! o +racic" in o)r own *and and no &" o/"r +ow"r"d &'

!" arc!i"cs wi! (or"ign &*ood *i."wis" i is sa"d in !" Arc!i"c)r" Ac o( ;66> !a

“!o person shall practice architecture in this country, or engage in preparing

architectural plans, specification or preliminary data for the erection or alteration of any

building located within the boundaries of this country or use the title "Architect," or

display or use any title, sign, card, advertisement, or other device to indicate such

person practices or offers to practice architecture, or is an architect, unless such person

shall have received from the #oard a $ertificate of %egistration and be issued a&rofessional Identification $ard in the manner hereinafter provided and shall thereafter

comply with the provisions of this Act.

A foreign architect or any person not authori'ed to practice architecture in the

&hilippines, who shall stay in the country and perform any of the activities mentioned in

(ections ) and * of this Act, or any other activity analogous thereto, in connection with



the construction of any building+structure+edifice or land development project, shall be

deemed engaged in the unauthori'ed practice of architecture 4R-A- 7;881 ;66>:.”

%i! !is ass)ranc" !a !"' ar" r"gis"r"d and *ic"ns"d and !as !" r"2)ir"d

.now*"dg" and in(or$aion w" can &" s)r" !a !" &)i*ding consr)cion wi** &" sa("

and so)nd (or occ)+anc'- A*so &"ca)s" w" !a/" sandard 0)s *i." !" naiona* &)i*dingcod" o( !" P!i*i++in"s +"o+*" can &" c"rain !a w!a !"' !a/" in/"s"d o wi** no

co**a+s"d or wi** no ca)s" !"$ dang"r &"ca)s" o( (ir" and o!"r disasro)s "*"$"ns

&"ca)s" i is d"sign in accordanc" o sandards and is co$+)"d o &" s)ia&*" o !"

occ)+ans o( !" sr)c)r" and i( "/"r !"r" wo)*d &" da$ag"s !" +"rson in c!arg" o(

consr)cion is *ia&*" as sa"d in !" Ci/i* Cod" o( !" P!i*i++in"s S"cion 59;@

“he engineer or architect who drew up the plans and specifications for a

building is liable for damages if within fifteen years from the completion of the structure,

the same should collapse by reason of a defect in those plans and specifications, or

due to the defects in the ground 4R-A- @81 57>7:.”

%i!o) !"s" *aws +ro("ssiona*s wi** on*' *is"n o !"ir own insincs and !"ir

/ari"' o( o+inions and sandards wi** no &" o&s"r/"d- I is &"s !a w" !a/" !is

*"gis*aions so !a w"1 o)r (a$i*' and !" cii,"ns o( !" soci"' can &" r"a"d (air and

0)s "s+"cia**' w!"n consr)cion and d"signing is in/o*/"d-

REFERENCES:

The National Building Code of The Philippines 1977, s 104 1!

The "#$hite$tu#e "$t of %004, s %&,''

Ci(il Code of the Philipines 1949, s 17%' a!

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