GE Laws And Ethics Flashcards
RA 8560
Philippine Geodetic Engineering Act of 1998
Date of effectivity of RA 9200
Feb 26, 1998
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED
EIGHTY FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY (R.A. NO. 8560) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
PHILIPPINE GEODETIC ENGINEERING ACT OF 1998,
RA 9200
AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED
EIGHTY FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY (R.A. NO. 8560) OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
PHILIPPINE GEODETIC ENGINEERING ACT OF 1998,
RA 9200
a professional and organized act
of gathering physical data on the surface of the earth
with the use of precision instruments
Geodetic Engineering
natural person who has been issued
a Certificate of Registration by the Board of Geodetic Engineering and has taken the
Oath of Profession of Geodetic Engineers.
Geodetic Engineer
Composition of tue Board of Geodetic Engineering
1 chairman
2 members
Who appoints the board?
President of the Philippines
A member of the Board shall, at the time of his appointment, possess the
following qualifications:
(a) Natural born citizen and resident of the Philippines;
(b) Must be at least forty (40) years of age;
(c) A registered Geodetic Engineer with a valid professional license and
an active practitioner in Geodetic Engineering for not less than ten (10)
years prior to appointment;
(d) Must not be a member of the faculty of any school, academy, Institute,
college or university where a regular course in Geodetic Engineering is being
taught, nor have pecuniary interest in or administrative supervision over any
such institution of learning;
(e) Must not, for a period of three (3) consecutive years prior to appointment,
be connected with a review center or with any group or association where
review classes or lectures in preparation for the licensure examination are
offered or conducted at the time of appointment; and
(f) Must not have been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.
Term of office of the board
1 term = 3 years and until their successors shall have been
appointed and qualified.
Shall the chairman of the board be reappointed?
The Chairman or member of the Board may be reappointed for
another term but in no case shall he serve continuously for
more than six (6) years.
Who is the current chairman of the board of geodetic engineering?
Engr. Epifanio D. Lopez
Who are the members of the board of geodetic engineering?
Engr. Concordio D. Zuñiga
Engr. Randolf S. Vicente
RA no. of Geodetic Engineering Law
RA 4374
When was the RA 4374 enacted?
June 19, 1965
