Republic Act 9292
Interpretation for RA9292 of the
Philippines
ALTERADO, Bryant A.
ECE70/B2
School of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering, Mapua University
Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
bryant.alterado6@gmail.com
Abstract – This paper is all about the Republic Act 9292,
The ECE 9292 is an act providing for a more responsive and
comprehensive regulation for the registration, licensing and
practice of Professional Electronics Engineers, Electronics
Engineers and Electronics Technicians.
Keywords: ECE Law 9292, Electronic Engineer, License
I. INTRODUCTION
Republic Act no. 9292 states that; “AN ACT PROVIDING FOR
A MORE RESPONSIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE
REGULATION FOR THE REGISTRATION, LICENSING AND
PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERS, ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS AND
ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS, REPEALING REPUBLIC
ACT NO. 5734, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
"ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING
ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES", AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”
The ECE 9292 is known as the ECE Law. It is specifically
called as the Electronics Engineering Act of 2004. This law is the
revision of RA 5734. This revised law includes the new rules for
the board exam and to classify the licensed for Electronics
Engineers such as ECT, ECE and PECE.
Republic Act No. 9292 consists of 8 articles and 43 sections. The
articles are General Provisions, Professional Regulatory Board of
Electronics Engineering, Examination, Registration and
Licensure, Practice of Professional Electronics Engineering,
Electronics Engineering and Electronics Technician, Sundry
Provisions, Penal Provision and Assistance of Law Enforcement
Agencies, Transitory Provisions, and Final Provision. The sections
are pertaining to every article under the said Republic Act. It was
enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the
Philippines in Congress.
The law gives significance to the Electronics Engineering
to be more developed and competitive in a world-class manner. It
also includes the licensing for Technicians (ECT), Engineers
(ECE), and Professional Engineering (PECE). ECE students must
pass the licensure examination of the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC) before they can affix the word “ECE” to their
name.
Electronics Engineers shall do their responsibility related to
their scope such as investigation, analysis, synthesis, planning,
design, specification, research and development, provision,
procurement, marketing and sales, manufacture and production,
construction and installation, tests/measurements/control,
operation, repair, servicing, technical support and maintenance
of electronic components, devices, products, apparatus,
instruments, equipment, systems, networks, operations and
processes in the fields of electronics, including communications
and/or telecommunications, information and communications
technology (ICT), computers and their networking and
hardware/firmware/software development and applications,
broadcast/broadcasting, cable and wireless television,
consumer and industrial electronics, electro-
optics/photonics/opto-electronics, electro-magnetics, avionics,
aerospace, navigational and military applications, medical
electronics, robotics, cybernetics, biometrics and all other
related and convergent fields.
II. REPUBLIC ACT 9292
Reaction
Republic Act 9292 also known as Electronics Engineering
Law of 2004 is basically the Governing body of the Philippines
when it comes to Electronics and Communications
Engineering. It provides us the guidelines of what is Electronics
Engineering in the Philippines.
i. Article 1 – General Provisions
The first part of this act covers its general provisions and
the scope of the different aspects of the electronics and
engineering field. It also elects a board that will help implement
the visions of this act, with the help of the qualifications that’s
also stated in this act. Also, the article defines terms that many
among us may not be familiar. These terms are electronics that
is science dealing with the development and application of
devices, communications are the process of sending/receiving
information, telecommunications are any transmission of data,
and broadcasting is an undertaking the object of which is to
transmit data by wired or wireless means.
ii. Article 2 – Professional Regulatory Board of
Electronics Engineering
 For the second article, it is composed of 7 sections which
is from section 6 to section 12. Based from section 6, the
commission composed of a chairman, two members appointed by
the President of the Philippines, and three recommences per
position chosen and ranked by the Commission. These five to be
members will come down to a voting.
In section 7: Power and functions of the Board, The
Board will be the one who will implement the provision of RA
9292. The board implements that Issue, suspend or revoke
Certificates of Registration and accordingly the Professional
Identification Cards of Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics 5 Engineers or Electronics Technicians, or otherwise
suspend the holder thereof from the practice of his/her profession,
for any justifiable cause and after due process. It also implemented
the Adopt and administer a Code of Ethics and a Code of Technical
Standards of Practice for Professional Electronics Engineers,
Electronics Engineers and Electronics Technicians in the
Philippines.
In section 8, it focuses on Qualifications of Board
Members. before being an official board member, each will go
through a process / qualifying character. One of the qualifications
is the member should a citizen and a resident of the Philippines for
at least five consecutive years. Integrity and of good moral
character is also qualified. A member must have a valid Certificate
of Registration and a valid Professional Identification Card as a
Professional Electronics Engineer, duly qualified to practice as a
Professional Engineer in the Philippines. In addition, one must be
active practice of the electronics engineering profession for at least
ten (10) years prior to his appointment, either in self-practice, or
employment in government service and/or in the private sector.
This article also contains section 9. Term of office which
explains that the members of the Board shall hold office for a term
of three (3) years from date of appointment or until their successors
shall have been appointed and qualified and may be re-appointed
once for another term. In section 10, it talks about the
Compensation and allowances of the Board. In section 11 I talks
about the process of the removal of the Board Members and fro
section 12, is about the custodian Board records, Secretariat and
Support Services.
iii. Article 3 – Examination, Registration and
Licensure
This article mainly focuses on requirements of
examination, registration and licensure in being a licensed PECE,
ECE, and ECT.
The first section which is section 13 discusses about the
licensure examination While section 14 is all about the
Qualifications for examinations. Applicants who will take the
Board Exam must apply/file their applications establish to the
satisfaction of the Board. Furthermore, Applicants must be a
graduate of Bachelor of Science Electronics and Communications
Engineering for Electronics Engineering Examination and for
Electronics Technician should be a graduate of a technician, trade
or vocational course.
Second section of this article which is Section 15 is all
about the scope of the examination for Electronics Engineers
and Electronics Technicians. It consists of written
examinations that covers Mathematics, Applied Sciences,
Engineering Economics, Laws and Ethics, Electronics,
Communications, Computers, and Information and
Communications Technology.
In section 16, it is all about the ratings in passing the Board
Exam, where there will be a consideration for the applicants
who were not be able to get a passing score which is 70%
passing but not less than 60%. Removal exam will be provided
After the registration and examination, passed applicants
will have oath-taking which is stated in Section 22: Professional
Oath. It was stated that all successful examinees shall be
required to take a professional oath before any member of the
Board or any person authorized by the Commission before the
applicants can be registered and issued a Certificate of
Registration and Professional Identification Card.
iv. Article 4 – Practice of Professional
Electronics Engineering, Electronics Engineering
and Electronics Technicians
Article for is all about practices of being a professional
ECE, PECE and ECT. Limitation and cautions of electronics
engineering and electronics technician shall be a professional
service. This means that being a licensed engineers and
technician should not be used in vain or anything that can cause
irresponsibility.
v. Article 5 – Sundry Provisions
If licensed engineers and technicians wants to continue to
education or pursue to education, they shall comply with
pertinent rules and regulations already prescribed by and/or as
may be prescribed and promulgated by the Commission and/or
the Board, Accredited Profession Organization and other
government agencies. This is stated in section 31.
Foreign Reciprocity under Section 33 didn’t allow
foreigners to register as Professional Electronics Engineer,
Electronics Engineer and Electronics Technician unless it is
provided by the Board.
vi. Article 6 – Penal Provision and Assistance of Law
Enforcement Agencies
Based form the article, the fine will be not less than
P100,000.00 nor will more than P1,000,000.00, or by
imprisonment of not less than 6 months nor more than 6 years or
both. The punishments and fine mentioned was being valid if
any person who gives false or fraudulent statement to the Board,
presents suspended certificate of registration as professional
electronics engineer, electronics engineer and electronics
technician, and etc.
vii. Article 7 – Transitory Provisions
For Article 7: Transitory Provisions, it means that the
incumbent Board of Electronics and Communications
Engineering shall complete all pending/unfinished works within
a six (6)-month period, after which it shall cease to exist. The
President of the Philippines shall before then appoint the
Chairman and members of the first Board of Electronics consideration for this will help our country to have more
Engineering. electronic engineers.
These are the provisions if the act was passed. Electronics
engineering holding a valid certificate will have the rights to
have their certificate.
IV. REFERENCES
i. Article 8 – Final Provision
[1] The LawPhil Project - Republic Act No. 9292
Based from Artcile 8: Final Provisions, the rules and
regulation will be implemented which will be based from the [2]http://www.lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2004/ra_9292_20
approval of the Commission and Board in coordination with 04.html
the accredited professional organization. In this article, the
effectivity of this act after some provisions.

III. Conclusion

RA 9292 also called The Electronics Engineering Law of

2004 is the latest and an updated version of RA 5734 and it
was approved in year 1969. The old RA 9292 covered only
one category in RA 5734 which is ECE while the latest RA
9292 covered three categories of practice which are PECE,
ECE, and ECT. In the latest RA 9292, the board members
were given the opportunity to be re-appointed giving them 6
years in office. In the latest RA 9292, the new name was given
as Electronics Engineering while keeping Communications as
part of the ECE curriculum.

The weakness of the law is granting registration without

examination. This part of RA 9292 may raise concerns and
debates since majority of the aspiring engineers go through
the hard and tedious process of board examination to be
registered. The strength of this law is in Article 6 which is
about the Penal Provision and Assistance of Law Enforcement
Agencies. This article provides the possible violations of an
ECT, ECE and ECT and the consequences they may face. This
is a strength because this article can be used as legal argument
and can be used against an offender even have his/her license
and registration revoked.

Based from what I have read from the Republic act of

9292, Under Article III Section 16 (Ratings) states that " To
pass the licensure examination, a possibility for Electronics
Engineer or Electronics Technician must acquire a passing
appraising of (70%) in each subject given amid the
examination: Provided, in any case, That a competitor who
gets a passing evaluating in most of the subjects however gets
a rating in the other subject/s beneath (70%) yet not lower than
(60%), might be permitted to take one expulsion examination
regarding the matter/s where he/she neglected to get the
passing appraising: Provided, at last, That ought to the
examinee neglect to get a passing appraising in the evacuation
examination, he/she should be considered as having fizzled
the whole licensure examination.". Which is as I would see it
needed to be changed. Examinees needs to be given more than
one expulsion examination since the past subjects was at that
point go by the analyst. The passed subjects as of now needs
to be considered or credited once passed. Therefore, for those
students who did not get the passing of 70% will have a
chance to have more than one remedial examination or