RA 9266 Flashcards
R.A. 9266
The Architecture Act of 2004
REPEALING CLAUSE
▪ RA 9266 repeals ____, otherwise known as
“An Act To Regulate The Practice Of Architecture
In The Philippines”
RA 545,
FULL TITLE OF RA 9266
▪ An act providing for a more responsive and
comprehensive regulation for the registration,
licensing and practice of architecture
RULE 1
General Provisions
▪ The State recognizes the importance of
architects in nation building and development.
▪ Hence, it shall develop and nurture competent,
virtuous, productive and well-rounded
professional architects whose standards of
practice and service shall be excellent,
qualitative, world-class and globally competitive
STATEMENT OF POLICY
STATEMENT OF POLICY
▪ This shall be done through inviolable, honest,
effective and credible licensure examinations
and through regulatory measures, programs and
activities that foster their professional growth
and development.
The art, science or profession of planning,
designing and constructing buildings in their
totality taking into account their environment, in
accordance with the principles of utility, strength
and beauty
Architecture
A person professionally and academically
qualified, registered and licensed under this Act
with a Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card issued by the PRBOA and the
PRC…
Architect
…and who is responsible for advocating the fair
and sustainable development, welfare and cultural
expression of society’s habitat in terms of space,
forms and historical context
Architect
The architect who is directly and professionally
responsible for the total design of the project for
the client and who shall assume the civil liability
for the plans, specs, and contract documents
he/she has signed and sealed
Architect-of-record
An architect who is directly and professionally
responsible and liable for the construction
supervision of the project
Architect-in-charge of
construction
An architect who is professionally and
academically qualified and with exceptional or
recognized expertise or specialization in any
branch of architecture
Consulting architect
The Consulting Architect assumes no civil liability
under Art. 1723 of the Civil Code unless he/she
attempts/succeeds to interfere or contravene the
legal and professional functions of the Architectof-
Record
Consulting architect
The act of planning and architectural designing,
structural conceptualization, specifying,
supervising and giving administration/direction to
the erection, enlargement or alterations of
buildings
General practice of
architecture
The scientific, aesthetic and orderly coordination
of all the processes which enter into the
production of a complete building
General practice of
architecture
The act of conceiving, choosing and developing
the type, disposition, arrangement and
proportioning of the structural elements of an
architectural work, giving due consideration to
safety, cost-effectiveness, functionality and
aesthetics
Structural conceptualization
A sole proprietorship, a partnership or a
corporation registered with the proper government
agencies
Architectural firm
Board
The Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
Commission
Professional Regulation Commission
A duly notarized written contract stipulating the
scope of services and guaranteeing compensation
of such services to be rendered by an architect
Service agreement
. The existing official national
organization of all architects of the Philippines in
which all registered Filipino architects shall be
members without prejudice to membership in
other voluntary professional associations
Integrated and Accredited Professional
Organization
IAPOA
IAPOA
Integrated and Accredited Professional
Organization.
a sustaining and progressive learning process that
maintains, enhances, or increases the knowledge
and continuing ability of architects
CPD
CPD
Continuing Professional Development,”
Department of Trade and Industry
DTI
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
Any formal grouping of two or more architects or
architectural firms working in joint venture on a
project basis
Association
Synonymous to Architectural Partnership
Architectural company
A group of professionals in architecture and allied
professions, incorporated with Architects for the
purpose of delivering professional service in
architecture and allied professions
In case an existing Architectural Corporation does not
comply with the 75% composition requirement, it shall
comply and register again with the SEC and the BOA.
Architecture corporation
Architecture corporation
A group of professionals in architecture and allied
professions, incorporated with Architects for the
purpose of delivering professional service in
architecture and allied professions
In case an existing Architectural Corporation does not
comply with the___ composition requirement, it shall
comply and register again with the SEC and the BOA.
75%
Architectural drawings, specifications, and other
outputs of an Architect that only an Architect can
sign and seal
Architectural documents
Consists, among others, of vicinity maps, site
development plans, architectural program,
perspective drawings, architectural floor plans,
elevations, sections, ceiling plans, schedules,
detailed drawings, technical specifications and
cost estimates, and other instruments of service in
any form.
Architectural documents
A detailed planning and design of the indoor areas
of any proposed building, including retrofit or
renovation work and which shall cover all
architectural and utility aspects, including the
architectural lay-outing of all building engineering
systems found therein
Architectural interiors
A group of two or more Architects duly registered
with the SEC and then with the Board of
Architecture.
Architectural partnership
2D representations reflecting a proposed
development showing elements such as columns,
walls, partitions, ceiling, stairs, doors, windows,
floors, roof, room designations, door and window
call-outs, etc.
Architectural plans
Architectural plans
The architectural plan is the representation of a
lateral section for a proposed building (running
parallel to the ground) and at a height of from ___ to ____ meters above the finished floor.
1 –
1.5
The term may also collectively refer to other
architectural designs such as sections, elevations,
roof plan, RCP, door and window schedules, and
the like.
Architectural plans
A certificate bearing a registration number, issued
by the PRC through the PRBOA, signifying that the
individual has successfully passed the licensure
examination and is registered to practice his/her
profession as Architect
Certificate of Registration
A document which contains the norms and
principles governing the practice of the profession
of architecture in the highest standards of ethical
conduct
Code of Ethical Conduct
Contract documents
▪ General conditions
▪ Special provisions or conditions
▪ Drawings
▪ Specifications
▪ Other bid documents
The intellectual property rights retained by an
Architect over any architectural documents/work
that he/she prepares unless there is a written
stipulation to the contrary
Copyright
Copyright in a work of architecture shall include
the right to control the erection of any building
which reproduces the whole or a substantial part
of the work either in its original form or in any form
recognizably derived from the original
Copyright
Section 20
However, the copyright in any such work shall not
include the right to control the reconstruction or
rehabilitation in the same style as the original of a
building to which the copyright relates.
Copyright
Entities, agencies, organizations other than the
IAPOA that have been accredited by the PRBOA to
deliver seminars, lectures, and other continuing
professional education modules for architects
CPD providers
Diversified
architectural experience
A post-baccalaureate, pre-licensure experience of
___ years required of a graduate of architecture
prior to taking the licensure examination.
two
An architect who is not a Filipino citizen nor an
Architect registered and licensed in the Philippines,
but who is duly registered and licensed in his/her
home country as an Architect.
Foreign architect
The local Philippine architect, partnership or
corporation that must work in association with a
foreign architect, partnership or corporation, on a
project on Philippine soil.
Filipino counterpart
The proprietary rights to an architectural work by a
person who commissions the Architect. Ownership
of an architectural work shall only be confined to
the use of the architectural documents for
executing the work for one or the original project.
Ownership
Ownership shall not apply to the use of the
architectural documents for repetitions or
subsequent projects.
Ownership
Section 33
A person whose name, registration, and
professional license number is entered in the PRC
registry book and computerized database as one
legally authorized to practice his profession.
Professional
A document bearing the registration number, date
of issuance with an expiry date, due for periodic
renewal, issued to a registered Architect upon
payment of the annual registration fees for three
(3) years
Professional identification card
Professional identification card
A document bearing the registration number, date
of issuance with an expiry date, due for periodic
renewal, issued to a registered Architect upon
payment of the annual registration fees for _____ years
three
(3)
refers to
documents which define all aspects of
professional service, prescribes minimum basic
fees and establishes the rights and obligations of
both the Architect and the client.
SPP
SPP
“Standards of Professional Practice”
An individual architect practicing and delivering
architectural services, duly registered with the DTI,
PRBOA and the PRC
Sole proprietorship
An expertise and special knowledge in the field of
architecture acquired through formal education
and training or through continuing professional
development and experience, for which the
Architect may be engaged as Consulting
Architect.
Specialization
Specialization
An expertise and special knowledge in the field of
architecture acquired through formal education
and training or through continuing professional
development and experience, for which the
Architect may be engaged as ______
Consulting
Architect.
The outline of topics and concepts of major
subjects to serve as basis for test questions in the
licensure examinations
Syllabi
The transfer of systematic knowledge for the
manufacture of a product, the application of a
process, or the rendering of a service and the
transfer, assignment or licensing of all forms of
intellectual property rights
Technology transfer
RA 9266
Architecture Act of 2004
BOA or PRBOA
Board of Architecture or Professional Regulatory
Board of Architecture
CPD
Continuing Professional Development
DOLE
Department of Labor and Employment
DTI
Department of Trade and Industry
IAPOA
Integrated Accredited Professional Organization of
Architects (the same as United Architects of the
Philippines, Inc.)
PRC
Professional Regulation Commission
RLA
Registered and licensed architect
UAP
United Architects of the Philippines, Inc.
RULE 2
The PRBOA
CREATION OF THE BOARD
▪ RA 9266 provides for the creation of the
Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture
(PRBOA)
▪ The Board is a collegial body under the
supervision and administrative control of the
________.
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
BOARD COMPOSITION
▪ The board shall be composed of:
______
_______
▪ They shall be appointed by the _______ from a list of ______
recommendees chosen from a list of five (5)
nominees for each position submitted to the PRC
by the IAPOA.
- One chairman
- Two members
President of the
Philippines
three (3)
CURRENT PRBOA
▪ Chairman: _____
Robert S. Sac
CURRENT PRBOA
▪ Member: _________
▪ Member: ______
Robert M. Mirafuente
Fidel Jose R. Siapno
PRBOA QUALIFICATIONS
▪ Each member of the Board shall possess the
following qualifications at the time of
appointment:
• A citizen and resident of the Philippines
• BS Architecture degree
• Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card
• 10 years of active practice on date of appointment
PRBOA QUALIFICATIONS
• Not a member of the faculty of any school, college,
university or review institution where a regular
course or review course in architecture is taught, nor
have pecuniary interest in such institution
• If a former teacher, must have officially resigned
and has completely stopped teaching, advising or
reviewing activities for at least ___ years prior to
the nomination
five
PRBOA QUALIFICATIONS
• Has never been convicted of any crime involving
moral turpitude
• Not an elective officer of the IAPOA and other
professional organization of architects
Conduct that is considered contrary to community
standards of justice, honesty or good morals.
“Moral turpitude”
TERM OF OFFICE
▪ The members of the Board shall hold office for a
term of ____ years after appointment or until
their successors shall have been appointed and
duly qualified.
▪ Any vacancy occurring within the term of a
member shall be filled for the unexpired portion
of the term only.
three
TERM OF OFFICE
▪ Each member of the Board may be reappointed
for ___ full term only
▪ Of the members of the Board first appointed
under RA 9266:
• One member shall be appointed and hold office as
chairman for three years,
• One member for ___ years
• One member for ___ year
one
two
one
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
▪ Prescribe and adopt the ____ for RA 9266
▪ Supervise the registration, licensure and practice
of architects
▪ Administer oaths in connection with the
administration of RA 9266
IRR
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
▪ Issue, suspend, revoke, or reinstate the
Certificate of Registration and the Professional
ID
▪ Adopt an official seal of the PRBOA
▪ Monitor the conditions affecting the practice of
architecture and adopt measures for the
enhancement and maintenance of the standards
of the profession
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
▪ Prescribe and adopt the ____ ;
▪ Hear and decide administrative cases involving
violations of RA 9266, the Code of Ethical
Conduct, and Standards of Professional Practice
Code of Ethical Conduct
and Standards of Professional Practice
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
▪ Prescribe guidelines for the Continuing
Professional Development (CPD) program in
consultation with the IAPOA
• Note: The attendance to said CPD shall not be a
mandatory requirement for the renewal of a
Professional ID
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
▪ Prepare, adopt, issue or amend the syllabi of the
subjects for examinations in consultation with
the academe
▪ Determine and prepare questions as well as
administer, correct and release the results of the
licensure examinations
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
▪ Approve, issue, limit or cancel temporary or
special permit to practice architecture
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
▪ In coordination with the ____-, ensure that all
higher educational instruction comply with the
policies, standards and requirements of the
course prescribed by the CHED in the areas of
curriculum, faculty, library and facilities
CHED
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
▪ To adopt a program for the ______
of the licensure examination
full computerization
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION
▪ The Board shall be under the administrative
supervision of the PRC
▪ All records of the Board, including applications
for examination, examination questions, answer
sheets, and other records and documents
pertaining to licensure examination,
administrative and other investigative cases
conducted by the Board shall be under the
custody of the PRC
The PRC shall designate the Secretary of the
Board and shall provide the secretariat and other
support services to implement the provisions of
RA 9266.
SUSPENSION/REMOVAL
▪ The President of the Philippines, upon the
recommendation of the PRC and after giving the
concerned member an opportunity to defend
himself in a proper administrative investigation,
may suspend or remove any member on the
following grounds:
Neglect of duty or incompetence
▪ Violation or tolerance of violations of RA 9266, or
its IRR or the Code of Ethical Conduct and
Standards of Professional Practice
▪ Final judgment of crimes involving moral
turpitude
Manipulation or rigging of the architecture
licensure examination results, disclosure of
secret and confidential information in the
examination questions prior to the conduct of the
said examination or tampering of grades
EXAMINATION REQUIRED
▪ All applicants for registration for the practice of
architecture shall be required to undergo the
________
licensure examination
QUALIFICATIONS
▪ A Filipino citizen or a citizen of a foreign country
qualified to take the examination as provided for
in this IRR
▪ Of good moral character
▪ A holder of the degree of BS Architecture
conferred by a school, college, academy or
institute duly recognized by CHED
▪ Two years of diversified architectural
experience duly certified by an RLA
• Note: An applicant holding a Master’s Degree in
Architecture shall be credited with one (1) year
▪ Never been convicted of any criminal offense
involving moral turpitude
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
▪ NSO Birth Certificate
▪ NSO Marriage Contract for married female
applicants
▪ College Diploma with indication of date of
graduation
▪ Transcript of Records with indication of date of
graduation
▪ Accomplished Diversified Training Forms (DT
Form 001 and 002)
▪ Architect-Mentor Affidavit
▪ Photocopy of Architect-Mentor’s valid
Professional Identification Card, Professional
Tax Receipt (PTR) and IAPOA number
▪ NBI clearance
▪ Other documents that the Board may require
FRAUD IN APPLICATIONS
▪ The _____ may refuse to renew, may
suspend/revoke any certificate of registration
obtained by false swearing or any
misrepresentations made in applying for
registration or examination
Board
▪ Analysis of architectural manifestations from the
beginning of civilization to contemporary periods
of development;
▪ Analysis of the influences of environmental,
historical, and sociocultural factors and their
relevance to the development of art, buildings,
structures, as well as of human settlements.
HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE
▪ Understanding of the theories and principles of
design and architectural design process;
▪ Analysis of anthropometric, proxemic, and
kinesthetic requirements of space in relation to
architectural design;
▪ Analysis of sociocultural and technological
trends which are contributory to the development
of contemporary architecture.
THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE
▪ Understanding of the role, legal rights and
obligations, and responsibilities of the architect
▪ Analysis and application of the various statutes,
codes, and regulations affecting the practice of
architecture in the Philippines
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
▪ Understanding of the various aspects of the
professional practice of architecture, including
tools and techniques related to production,
construction, resource allocation, and project
management, as well as the efficient conduct of
client and business relations for building design
and construction projects.
ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE
▪ Analysis of the concepts and techniques in the
general planning process, regional planning, land
use planning, and human settlements planning
▪ Understanding of the art and science of site
planning with emphasis on ecological, sociopsychological,
aesthetic, and functional basis of
site planning.
THEORY/PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
▪ Understanding of the fundamentals of
mechanics, strength of materials, and theory of
structures
▪ General design, principles, and analysis of the
structural elements of various types of
construction materials and systems.
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
▪ Understanding of the properties of building
construction and finishing materials; their
application and articulation; systems and
methods of specifying and construction;
▪ Application of the principles of design and
construction methods of various types of
materials used in construction.
MATERIALS/CONSTRUCTION
▪ Understanding of the basic practices, principles,
general design and installation, and/or
construction of utilities required for a building or
structure and its premises;
▪ Analysis of utility, facility, and equipment
requirements in relation to aesthetic, function,
and strength of a building or structure and its
premises.
UTILITIES
▪ Analysis of the concepts and techniques in the
general planning process of the physical and
systematic design on a community and urban
plane on a more comprehensive manner.
▪ Understanding of the art and science of urban
design with emphasis on ecological, sociopsychological,
aesthetic and functional basis of
urban design.
URBAN DESIGN
▪ Understanding of the theories and principles of
Architectural Interiors.
▪ Analysis of anthropometric, proxemic, and
kinesthetic requirements of space in relation to
Architectural Interiors.
ARCHITECTURAL INTERIORS
▪ Application of logical approach to architectural
interiors, urban design and site planning
solutions to architectural and planning problems
with emphasis on design methodology,
quantitative and qualitative aspects of space,
circulation, and interrelationships of space,
structural and form envelopes, and building
utilities and facilities.
DESIGN / SITE PLANNING
▪ Application of skills and ability to visualize
architectural design problems and present
solutions in appropriate graphical language.
DESIGN / SITE PLANNING
▪ The PRBOA, subject to the approval of the PRC,
may revise or exclude any of the subjects and
their syllabi, and add new ones as the need arises
to conform to technological changes brought
about by continuing trends in the profession.
REVISIONS TO THE SYLLABUS
RATING IN THE EXAMS
▪ To be qualified as having passed the licensure
examination for architects, a candidate must
obtain:
• A weighted general average of seventy percent
_____
• No grade lower than fifty percent ____ in any given
subject
(70%)
(50%)
REPORT OF RATINGS
▪ The Board shall submit to the Commission the
ratings obtained by each candidate within _______ after the examination, unless
extended for just cause.
thirty
(30) calendar days
REPORT OF RATINGS
▪ Upon the release of the results of the
examination, the Board shall send by mail the
rating received by each examinee at his/her given
address using the mailing envelope submitted
during the examination.
• Note: The report of rating may be distributed to the
successful examinees during their mass oath taking
as new registered and licensed architects.
OATH
▪ All successful candidates in the examination
shall be required to take an oath of profession
prior to entering upon the practice of the
profession.
ISSUANCE
▪ A ________ and _______ shall be issued to examinees
who pass the licensure examination
Certificate of Registration
Professional
Identification Card
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION
▪ The _____ shall remain in full force and
effect until withdrawn, suspended or revoked.
Certificate
PROFESSIONAL ID
▪ The Professional Identification Card shall
likewise be issued to every registrant who has
paid the prescribed fee of annual registration for
_____ years
▪ The renewal of the said card shall be subject to
payment of the annual registration fees for
another and every after ____ years
three (3)
three (3)
▪ A roster showing the names and place of
business including other personal material and
relevant data of all registered professional
architects shall be prepared and updated by the
Board and copies thereof shall be made available
to any party as may be deemed necessary.
ROSTER OF ARCHITECTS
SEAL, ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL
▪ A duly licensed architect shall affix the seal
prescribed by the ____ bearing the registrant’s
name, registration number and title “Architect” on
all architectural plans, drawings, specifications
and all other contract documents prepared by or
under his/her direct supervision
Board
SEAL, ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL
▪ Each registrant hereunder shall, upon
registration, obtain a seal of such design as the
Board shall authorize and direct
Section 20
SEAL, ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL
▪ It shall be unlawful for any one whose certificate
of registration has been revoked to stamp or seal
any documents
SEAL, ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL
▪ No officer or employee of this Republic,
chartered cities, provinces and municipalities
shall accept or approve any architectural plans or
specifications which have not been prepared and
submitted in full accord with all the provisions of
RA 9266
SEAL, ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL
▪ It shall be unlawful for any architect to sign
his/her name, affix his/her seal or use any other
method of signature on architectural plans,
specifications or other documents made under
_________, unless the same
is made in such manner as to clearly indicate the
part or parts of such work actually performed by
the former
another architect’s supervision
SEAL, ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL
▪ Drawings and specifications duly signed,
stamped or sealed, as instruments of service, are
the intellectual properties and documents of the
architect, whether the object for which they are
made is executed or not. It shall be unlawful for
any person, without the consent of the architect,
to ______ of said
documents for use in the repetition of and for
other projects or buildings, whether executed
partly or in whole
duplicate or to make copies
SEAL, ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL
▪ All architectural plans, designs, specifications,
drawings and architectural documents relative to
the construction of a building shall bear the seal
and signature ________ under RA 9266 together with his/her
professional identification card number and the
date of its expiration
only of an architect registered and
licensed
SEAL, ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL
▪ The ____ shall prescribe the design, size, and
contents of the dry seal to be used in signing and
sealing of architectural plans
Board
INDICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF
REGISTRATION, PRC ID, PTR
▪ The architect shall be required to indicate the
________ on the
documents he/she signs, uses or issues in
connection with the practice of his/her
profession
number of his/her Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card with its date of
issuance and the duration of validity, including
the professional tax receipt number
NON-ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
▪ The Board shall not register and issue a Certificate
of Registration and Professional Identification Card
to any person who:
• Has falsely sworn or misrepresented himself/herself in
his/her application for examination
• Is convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of a
criminal offense involving moral turpitude or guilty of
immoral and dishonorable conduct
• Is of unsound mind
▪ In the event of refusal to issue certificate for any
reason, the Board shall give the applicant a
written statement setting forth the reasons for
such action, which statement shall be
incorporated in the record of the Board
NON-ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
▪ However, registration shall not be refused and a
name shall not be removed from the roster of
architects on conviction for a political offense or
for an offense which should not, in the opinion of
the Board disqualify a person from practicing
under RA 9266.
NON-ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE
▪ The Board in the ____ statement shall state the
period for the deferment of the registration if the
offense or act committed does not call for
indefinite period and/or perpetual deprivation of
the chance to register.
written
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION
▪ The Board shall have the power, upon notice and
hearing, to suspend or revoke the validity of a
Certificate of Registration/Professional
Identification Card:
• for the use of or perpetuation of any fraud or deceit
in obtaining a Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card
• for gross negligence or incompetence
• for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION
▪ Such action of the Board shall be subject to
appeal to the PRC whose decision shall be final if
he/she:
• Has signed and affixed or permitted to be signed or
affixed his name or seal on architectural plans not
prepared by him/her or not executed under his/her
immediate supervision;
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION
• Has paid money except the regular fees provided for
to secure a Certificate of Registration; or
• Has falsely impersonated a practitioner, or former
practitioner or has practiced under an assumed,
fictitious or corporate name other than that of the
registered; or
• has aided or abetted in the practice of architecture
of any person not duly authorized to practice
architecture in the Philippines; or
Has openly solicited projects by undertaking
architectural services without a valid service
agreement and has allowed himself/herself to be
exploited by undertaking architectural services
without a valid service agreement, both acts being
prejudicial to other architects
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION
• Has violated any provision of RA 9266, its
implementing rules and regulations, the Code of
Ethical Conduct and Standards of Professional
Practice
SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION
▪ Any person, firm or association, may prepare charges in
accordance with the provisions of this section against
any registrant
▪ Such charges shall be in writing and shall be sworn to by
the person making them and shall be filed with the
Secretary of the Board
REISSUANCE / REPLACEMENT
▪ The Board may, after the expiration of ____
years from the date of revocation, reinstate the
validity of a revoked Certificate of Registration
and in so doing may, in its discretion, exempt the
applicant from taking another examination
two (2)
RULE 4
Practice of Architecture (Sundry Provisions)
REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
REQUIRED
▪ Only persons with a Certificate of Registration
and be issued a Professional Identification Card
may:
• Practice architecture in this country
• Engage in preparing architectural plans,
specifications or preliminary data for the erection or
alteration of any building located within the
boundaries of this country
• Use the title “Architect”, or display the word
“Architect” together with another word
• 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
REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
REQUIRED
▪ Any person not authorized to practice
architecture in the Philippines who shall perform
any of the activities mentioned in Sections 3 and
4 shall be deemed engaged in the unauthorized
practice of architecture and shall, therefore, be
________ under RA 9266 and its IRR
criminally liable
VESTED RIGHTS
▪ All architects registered at the time this law takes
effect shall automatically be registered under the
RA 9266, subject, however, to the provisions
regarding future requirements.
▪ Certificates of Registration and Professional
Identification Cards held by such persons in good
standing shall have the same force and effect as
though issued after the passage of RA 9266.
RECIPROCITY REQUIREMENTS
▪ A person who is not ____
shall not be allowed to take the licensure
examination unless he/she can prove that
his/her country either admits citizens of the
Philippines to the practice of the same
profession without restriction or allows them to
practice it after passing an examination on terms
of strict and absolute equality with citizens
a citizen of the Philippines
RECIPROCITY REQUIREMENTS
▪ That person’s country must also unconditionally
recognize the degrees/diplomas issued by the
schools duly recognized by the Government of
the Philippines.
RECIPROCITY REQUIREMENTS
▪ A foreign citizen, whether he studied in the
Philippines or not, who desires to take the
licensure examination for Architects through
reciprocity shall initiate the establishment of
reciprocity between his country/state and the
Philippines
RECIPROCITY REQUIREMENTS
▪ The foreign applicant must submit a letter or any
document signed and under official seal by the
appropriate official of his country requesting the
Chairman of the Board Architecture to allow the
foreign applicant to take the licensure
examination
RECIPROCITY REQUIREMENTS
▪ If the letter/document and the copy of the law
submitted by the applicant is satisfactory to the
Board, the foreign applicant shall be allowed to
take the licensure examination for Architects by
requiring him to file an application to take the
licensure examination and by submitting the
following documents:
Any official document issued by the Bureau of
Immigration and Deportation allowing the applicant
to enter and reside the Philippines;
• Passport
• Original or authenticated copy of transcript of
records issued by the institution of higher learning
where he studied, duly authorized by his country
• Other documents which may be required to be
submitted by the Board.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
▪ To promote public interest and to safeguard life,
health and property, all practicing architects shall
maintain a program of continuing professional
development.
▪ The IAPOA shall have the responsibility of
developing a continuing professional
development program for architects. Other
entities or organizations may become CPD
providers upon accreditation by the Board.
MISDEMEANOR
▪ The following shall be guilty of misdemeanor:
• Any person who shall practice or offer to practice
architecture in the Philippines without being
registered/licensed and who are not holders of
temporary or special permits in accordance with the
provisions of RA 9266
• Any person presenting or attempting to use the
Certificate of Registration/Professional
Identification Card or seal of another or temporary
or special permit,
MISDEMEANOR
• Any person who shall attempt to use a revoked or
suspended Certificate of Registration/Professional
Identification Card or cancelled special/temporary
permit,
• Any person who shall use in connection with his/her
name or otherwise assume, use or advertise any
title or description tending to convey the impression
that he/she is an architect when he/she is not an
architect
MISDEMEANOR
• Any person whether Filipino or foreigner, who
knowingly allows the use, adoption, implementation
of plans, designs or specifications made by any
person, firm, partnership or company not duly
licensed to engage in the practice of architecture,
• Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of RA 9266, its implementing rules and regulations,
the Code of Ethical Conduct and Standards of
Professional Practice, or any policy of the Board and
the Commission
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
▪ Government employees and employees of
private firms or persons/entities who are not
registered and licensed architects shall not
perform _________ s in the performance
of their official function without the direct
supervision of a licensed architect.
▪ Such activity shall constitute _________ which shall be penalized
in accordance with Section 29 of RA 9266.
architectural work
unauthorized
practice of architecture
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
▪ Any public official who shall order or cause a nonarchitect
to perform activities which constitute
practice of architecture shall be administratively
liable and shall be guilty of _____ and shall
upon conviction be sentenced in accordance with
Section ___ of RA 9266.
misdemeanor
30
PROHIBITION IN THE PRACTICE
OF ARCHITECTURE
▪ Any person or entity, whether public or private,
Filipino or foreigner, who/which shall entice,
compel, coerce, require or otherwise force an
architect registered and licensed under RA 9266
to undertake/perform any service under the
general practice of architecture as defined under
RA 9266, without first executing a written
contract/service agreemen ▪ …shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall, upon
conviction be sentenced to a fine of not less than
___________ or
to suffer imprisonment for a period not
exceeding ____ years, or both, at the discretion
of the Court.
Section 30
Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00)
(6) years
For Government officials and employee:
not less than 50 000 pesos and not greater than 500,000 pesos
or not less than 6 months imprisonment or not greater than 6 years
For Public or Private Misdemeanor:
100,000 to 6,000,000
6 months to 6 years
LIABILITY OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF NON-REGISTERED PERSONS
▪ It shall be unlawful for any person or firm or
corporation to seek to avoid the provisions of RA
9266 by having a representative or employee
seek architectural work in their behalf, unless
and until, such persons are duly _________
qualified and
duly registered/licensed.
LIABILITY OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF NON-REGISTERED PERSONS
▪ Otherwise, both those represented and the
representative, the employer and the employee
shall be deemed guilty of violation of RA 9266.
▪ Solicitation of architectural work shall be
construed as offering to practice architecture
and it shall be unlawful for any non-registered
and unlicensed persons to do so.
Section 31
SIGNING AND SEALING OF
ARCHITECTURAL PLANS
▪ It shall be unlawful for any architect to sign
his/her name, affix his/her seal on architectural
plans made under another architect’s
supervision, unless made in such manner as to
clearly indicate which parts of such work was
actually performed by the former
▪ The authorized signature, official seal, PTR, PRC
registration number and the IAPOA membership
number and Official Receipt (O.R.) number of the
Architect-of-Record stamped on architectural
plans signify his/her assumption of the
mandated ______ civil liability under Article
1723 of the Civil Code.
15-year
Section 32
SIGNING AND SEALING OF
ARCHITECTURAL PLANS
▪ However, the Architect-of-Record should be
limited to architectural documents of a project
and its liability does not extend to the
professional responsibility nor civil liability of the
other signing (sealing) professionals
Section 32
OWNERSHIP OF CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS (SECTION ___)
▪ Drawings and specifications and other contract
documents duly signed, stamped or sealed, as
instruments of service, are the intellectual property
and documents of the architect, whether the object
for which they are made is executed or not. It shall
be unlawful for any person to duplicate or to make
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
▪ All architects shall incorporate this provision in
all contract documents and other instruments of
service
Section 33
CLAIMS FOR EQUIVALENT SERVICE
▪ Persons not registered as an architect shall not
claim nor represent either services or work as
equivalent to those of a duly qualified registered
architect, or that they are qualified for any branch
or function of architectural practice, even though
no form of the title “Architect” is used
Section 34
REGISTRATION OF FIRMS
▪ The practice of architecture is a professional
service, admission to which shall be determined
upon the basis of individual personal
qualifications.
Section 37
REGISTRATION OF FIRMS
▪ However, a firm, company, partnership,
corporation or association may be registered or
licensed as such for the practice of architecture
under the following conditions:
• Only _____ citizens properly registered and
licensed as architects under RA 9266 may, among
themselves, or together with allied technical
professionals, form and obtain registration as a
firm, company, partnership, association or
corporation for the practice of architecture;
Filipino
Section 37
REGISTRATION OF FIRMS
• Registered and licensed architects shall compose at
least ______of the owners,
shareholders, members, incorporators, directors,
executive officers, as the case may be
• Individual members of such firm, partnership,
association or corporation shall be responsible for
their individual and collective acts as an entity and
as provided by law;
seventy-five percent (75%)
REGISTRATION OF FIRMS
• Such firm, partnership, association or corporation
shall be registered with the ___and the ____
SEC
PRBOA.
Section 37
TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMITS
▪ Foreign nationals who have gained entry in the
Philippines to perform professional services as
architects or consultants shall secure a
special/temporary permit from the Board subject
to approval of the Commission, to practice
his/her profession in connection with the project
to which he/she was commissioned
Section 38
TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMITS
▪ A foreign national or foreign firm whose name
appears on architectural plans for securing
building permits, licenses and government
authority clearances for actual building project
construction in the Philippines shall be deemed
practicing architecture in the Philippines, whether
the contract for professional services is
consummated in the Philippines or in a foreign
country.
Section 38
CONDITIONS FOR
TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMITS
▪ He/she must be a citizen or subject of a country
which specifically permits Filipino professionals
to practice his/her profession within their
territorial limits, on the same basis as the
subjects or citizens of such foreign state or
country;
Section 38
CONDITIONS FOR
TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMITS
▪ He/she must be legally qualified to practice
architecture in his/her own country, and that
his/her expertise is necessary and advantageous
to our country particularly in the aspects of
technology transfer and specialization;
Section 38
CONDITIONS FOR
TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMITS
▪ Foreign nationals shall be required to work with a
_________ and shall also be responsible
for public utilities and taxes due to the Philippine
government, relative to their participation in, or
professional services rendered to the project
Filipino counterpart
Section 38
CONDITIONS FOR
TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMITS
▪ Agencies, organizations or individuals whether
public or private, who secure the services of a
foreign professional authorized by law to practice
in the Philippines, shall be responsible for
securing a special permit from the ____ and the
_____
PRC
DOLE
Section 38
LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR
TEMPORARY OR SPECIAL PERMITS
▪ Foreign nationals must locally secure their
professional liability insurance or malpractice
insurance or their acceptable equivalent in bond
form commensurate with the nature and
magnitude of their project involvement and their
compensation
Section 39
RULE V
Final Provisions
INTEGRATION OF THE
ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION
▪ The Architecture profession shall be integrated
into ______ which shall be
accredited by the Board, subject to the approval
by the Commission, as the integrated and
accredited professional organization of
architects
one national organization
Section 40
INTEGRATION OF THE
ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION
▪ Such an organization shall be registered with the
____ as a non-profit, non-stock corporation to be
governed by by-laws providing for a democratic
election of its officials.
SEC
SECTION 40
INTEGRATION OF THE
ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION
▪ An architect duly registered with the Board shall
_______ of the
integrated and accredited professional
organization of architects and shall receive the
benefits and privileges provided for in R.A. 9266
upon payment of the required fees and dues.
automatically become a member
Section 40
INTEGRATION OF THE
ARCHITECTURE PROFESSION
▪ Membership in the integrated and accredited
professional organization of architects ______
be a bar to membership in other associations of
architects.
Section 40
shall not
UAP AS IAPOA
▪ Pursuant to Board Resolution No. 3, Series of
2004, the _______ is the existing integrated and accredited
professional organization of registered architects
United Architects of the Philippines,
Inc.
UAP AS IAPOA
▪ An architect duly registered with the PRC shall
automatically become a member of the UAP
▪ The UAP shall keep an updated official registry of
its members
UAP AS IAPOA
▪ Members of the UAP practicing the architectural
profession shall be required to provide their
official IAPOA membership number and receipt
number together with their PRC registration
number and PTR Number on official documents
prepared by them for purposes of obtaining
governmental regulatory permits and licenses.
FUNCTIONS, DUTIES,
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UAP
▪ Nominations to the vacancy of positions to the
BOA;
▪ Responsibility of preparing a program of CPD;
▪ Endorsement of the practice of foreign nationals
to be issued temporary/special permit;
▪ Recommendation of compliance with liability
insurance under a temporary/special permit;
▪ Monitoring of compliance to RA 9266, and filing
of complaints with the PRBOA and/or PRC for
violations of the RA 9266, this IRR, Code of
Ethics, Standards of Professional Practice and
other policies of the Board and of the
Commission
ACT NOT AFFECTING OTHER
PROFESSIONALS
▪ RA 9266 shall not be construed to affect or
prevent the practice of any other legally
recognized profession
Section 43
ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT
▪ It shall be the primary duty of the PRC and the
PRBOA to effectively enforce the provisions of
RA 9266 and this “IRR of the Architecture Act of
2004”.
Section 44
ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT
▪ All duly constituted law enforcement agencies
and officers of national, provincial, city or
municipal government shall, upon the call or
request of the PRC or the PRBOA, render
assistance in enforcing the provisions of RA
9266, and to prosecute any person violating the
provisions of the same.
Section 44
ENFORCEMENT OF THE ACT
▪ Any person may bring before the PRC, PRBOA,or
the aforementioned officers of the law, cases of
illegal practice or violations of RA 9266
committed by any person or party.
Section 44
SEPARABILITY CLAUSE
▪ If, for any reason, any section or provision of this
IRR is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the
remainder of this IRR shall not be affected by
such declaration.
Section 45
REPEALING CLAUSE
▪ Any provisions of the rules and policies issued
and promulgated pursuant to R.A. No. 545, P.D.
No. 223,R.A. No. 8981, and other laws which are
inconsistent with this IRR are hereby ________
superseded,
repealed or amended accordingly.
Section 46
Effectivity
The herein IRR of the Architecture Act of 224 shall be, upon approval by the Commission, be effective after ______ days following its full and complete publication in the Official Gazzette or in ____ major newspapaers of general circulation.
15 days
2 major newspapers
Section 47
Collection of Professional Fees
It shall be unlawful for any unregistered person to collect a fee for architectural servies except as an employee collecting a fee as representative of a Registered Architect.
Section 36
Implementing Rules and Regulations
Within ___ days after the effectiity of Ra no 9266, the Board subkect to the approval of the Commission and in coordination with integrated and accredited professional organization, shall adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations, Code of Ethical conduct and Standards of Professional Practice, to carry out the provisions of Ra no 9266 and which shall be effective ___ days following their publication in the official gazette or in __ major daily newspapers of general circulation.
60 days
15 days
2
Positions in Government Requiring the service of Registered and Licensed Architects
Within ___ years from the effectivity of RA No 9266, all existingg and proposed positions in the local and national government, whether career, permanent temporary or contractual and primarily requiring the services of an architect shall be filled only by registered and licensed architects.
3 years
Section 35
GOCC
Government Owned and Controlled Corporations
Position in Government requiring the serices of registered and licensed architects
All national and local agencies including Government Owned Controlled Corporations (GOCC’s) are prohibited to collapse existing plantilla positions for architects for the purpose of recreating the same to ___ positions
non-architect
Section 35
Position in Government requiring the serices of registered and licensed architects
The government architect of record shall collect from the concerned national or local agency including Government Owned and Controlled Corporations an incentive pay to cover civil liabilities in the equivalent amount of ___ of the project cost of every project provied it shall not exceed ____ of his annual salary which shall be paid upon full completion of the project. The amount intended for the architect who prepared and signed thedrawings and specifications shall be included in the Program of Work.
1.5%
50%
Section 32
Signing and sealing of architectural plans
eg. Singing of plans made by another architects, unless the former architect specified the scope of his work
Section 31
Liability of non registered persons
eg. hiring non registered on behalf of registered architects for safety of their parts
Section 33
Ownership of Contract Documents
(eg. Copyright; The section that needs to be written in any contract documents)
Section 30
Prohibition in the practice of architecture
(eg. if misdemeanor, practicing without any form of service agreement, therefore shall be charged 200,000 minimum, and 6 years maximum imprisonment)
Section 29
Prohibition in the practice of architecture and penal clause
eg. misdemeanor = 100,000 to 6,000,000; 6 monts to 6 years
violation to ra 8981 section 7 - 50,000 - 500,000; 6 monts to 6 years
section 30 - 200,000; 6 years (practicing without service agreement)
Section 34
Claims for Equivalent Service
(eg. You cant claim youre an architect, thus representing architectural works on your behalf as an non registered architect is prohibited)
Section 37
Registration of Firms
(eg Sole Proprietorship - register with SEC, BOA, and PRC
Corporation shall composed 75%)
Section 35
Position in Government Service of RLA’s
eg. 1.5% liability fee but not more than 50% of his salary)
Section 38
Temporary or Special Permit
Section 20
Seal, Issuance and use of seal
Section 14
Subjectss for Examination
Section 40
Liability of Holding a Temporary or Special Permit
Section 27
Reciprocity Requirements
Section 44
Enforcement of RA 9266 (ACT)
Section 43
An act Not Affecting other professionals
Section 7
Powers and FUnction of the Board
Section 3
Definition of Terms
Section 45
Separability Clause
Section 46
Repealing Clause
Section 47
Effectivity
Section 36
Collection of Professional Fee
Section 35
Position in Government Requiring Services of RLA’s
