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ppi
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CONGRESSOFTHEPHI
LIPPI
NES
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ft
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ess
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REPUBLI
CACTNO.10587

ANACTREGULATI
NGTHEPRACTI
CEOFENVI
RONMENTALPLANNI
NG,
REPEALI
NGFORTHEPURPOSE
PRESI
DENTI
ALDECREENUMBEREDONETHOUSANDTHREEHUNDREDANDEI
GHT,
ENTI
TLED"
LAW
REGULATI
NGTHEENVI
RONMENTALPLANNI
NGPROFESSI
ONI
NTHEPHI
LIPPI
NES"
,ANDFOROTHER
PURPOSES

Bei
tenact
edbyt
heSenat
eandHouseofRepr
esent
ati
vesoft
hePhi
li
ppi
nesi
nCongr
essassembl
ed:

ARTI
CLEI
GENERALPROVI
SIONS

Sect
ion1.Ti
tl
e.Thi
sActshal
lbeknownast
he"
Envi
ronment
alPl
anni
ngActof2013"
. ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion2.Decl
arat
ionofPol
icy.TheSt
ater
ecogni
zest
hei
mpor
tanceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
nnat
ion-
bui
ldi
nganddevel
opment
.Hence,
itshal
ldevel
opandnur
tur
ecompet
ent
,vi
rt
uous,
product
iveandwel
l-
rounded
pr
ofessi
onalenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
swhosest
andar
dsofpr
act
iceandser
viceshal
lbeexcel
lent
,wor
ld-
class
andgl
obal
lycompet
it
ivet
hroughhonest
,ef
fect
ive,
rel
evantandcr
edi
blel
icensur
eexami
nat
ionsandt
hrough
r
egul
ator
ypr
ogr
ams,
measur
esandact
ivi
ti
est
hatf
ost
ert
hei
rpr
ofessi
onalgr
owt
h,soci
alr
esponsi
bil
it
yand
devel
opment
.

Sect
ion3.Cover
ageoft
hisAct
.Thi
sActshal
lcovert
hef
oll
owi
ngaspect
soft
hepr
act
iceoft
hepr
ofessi
on: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Exami
nat
ion,
regi
str
ati
onandl
icensur
eofenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
s; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)Super
visi
on,
cont
rolandr
egul
ati
onoft
hepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
c)Devel
opment
,upgr
adi
ngandupdat
ingoft
hecur
ri
cul
um oft
heenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngpr
ofessi
on;and

(
d)Devel
opmentandi
mpr
ovementoft
hepr
ofessi
onal
compet
enceandpr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
s
t
hrough,
amongot
her
s,cont
inui
ngpr
ofessi
onal
educat
ionanddevel
opment
.

Sect
ion4.Def
ini
ti
onofTer
ms.

a)Envi
( ronment
alpl
anni
ng,
alsoknownasur
banandr
egi
onalpl
anni
ng,
cit
ypl
anni
ng,
townandcount
ry
pl
anni
ng,
and/
orhumanset
tl
ement
spl
anni
ng,
ref
erst
othemul
ti
-di
sci
pli
nar
yar
tandsci
enceofanal
yzi
ng,
speci
fyi
ng,
clar
if
ying,
har
moni
zing,
managi
ngandr
egul
ati
ngt
heuseanddevel
opmentofl
andandwat
er
r
esour
ces,
inr
elat
iont
othei
renvi
rons,
fort
hedevel
opmentofsust
ainabl
ecommuni
ti
esandecosyst
ems.

b)Envi
( ronment
alpl
annerr
efer
stoaper
sonwhoi
sregi
ster
edandl
icensedt
opr
act
iceenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng

J
andwhohol
dsaval
idCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onandaval
idPr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dfr
om t
heBoar
dof
Envi
ronment
alPl
anni
ngandt
hePr
ofessi
onalRegul
ati
onCommi
ssi
on.

c)Accr
( edi
tedPr
ofessi
onalOr
gani
zat
ion(
APO)r
efer
stot
hedul
yint
egr
atedandaccr
edi
tedpr
ofessi
onal
or
gani
zat
ionofenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
s,ofwhi
cht
her
eshal
lbeonl
yoneaspr
escr
ibedbyRepubl
icActNo.8981,
t
heCompr
ehensi
vePr
ofessi
onalCode,
andi
nSect
ion32oft
hisAct
.

Sect
ion5.ScopeofPr
act
ice.Thepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng,
wit
hint
hemeani
ngandi
ntentoft
hisAct
,
shal
lembr
acet
hef
oll
owi
ng: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Pr
ovi
dingpr
ofessi
onalser
vicesi
nthef
orm oft
echni
cal
consul
tat
ion,
render
ingoft
echni
caladvi
ce,
plan
pr
epar
ati
on,
capaci
tybui
ldi
ngandmoni
tor
ingandeval
uat
ionofi
mpl
ement
ati
oni
nvol
vingt
hef
oll
owi
ng: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

1.Nat
ional
,regi
onalorl
ocaldevel
opmentand/
orphysi
cal
framewor
kandcompr
ehensi
vel
and-
usepl
ans; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

2.Zoni
ngandr
elat
edor
dinances,
codesandot
herl
egali
ssuancesf
ort
hedevel
opmentandmanagement
,
pr
eser
vat
ion,
conser
vat
ion,
rehabi
li
tat
ion,
regul
ati
onandcont
rol
oft
heenvi
ronment
,incl
udi
ngal
lland,
wat
er,
air
andnat
uralr
esour
ces;
cr
alawl
ibr
ary

3.Pl
anni
nganddevel
opmentofabar
angay,
muni
cipal
it
y,ci
ty,
provi
nce,
regi
onoranypor
ti
onorcombi
nat
ion
t
her
eof
;and

4.Devel
opmentofasi
tef
orapar
ti
cul
arneedorspeci
alpur
pose,
suchaseconomi
corecol
ogi
calzones;t
our
ism
devel
opmentzones;andhousi
ngandot
herest
atedevel
opmentpr
oject
s,i
ncl
udi
ngt
hecr
eat
ionofanyot
her
spat
ialar
rangementofbui
ldi
ngs,
uti
li
ti
es,
transpor
tandcommuni
cat
ions;

(
b)I
nrel
ati
ont
oanyoft
heact
ivi
ti
esenumer
atedi
npar
agr
aph(
a)above,
prepar
ingt
hef
oll
owi
ngst
udi
es: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

1.Pr
e-f
easi
bil
it
y,f
easi
bil
it
yandot
herr
elat
edconcer
ns;

2.Envi
ronment
alassessment
s;and

3.I
nst
it
uti
onal
,admi
nist
rat
iveorl
egalsyst
ems;

(
c)Cur
ri
cul
um andsyl
labidevel
opmenti
nli
censur
eexami
nat
ionsf
orenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
sandt
eachi
ngi
n
academi
cinst
it
uti
onsandconduct
ingr
evi
ewcour
sesi
nenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
d)Ser
vingasexper
twi
tness,
resour
ceper
son,
lect
urer
,jur
ororar
bit
rat
ori
nhear
ings,
compet
it
ions,
exhi
bit
ions
andot
herpubl
icf
ora;conductofhear
ings,
compet
it
ions,
exhi
bit
sandot
herpubl
icf
ora; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
e)Ensur
ingcompl
iancewi
thenvi
ronment
all
awsi
ncl
udi
ngt
heacqui
sit
ionofr
egul
ator
yper
mit
s.

ThePr
ofessi
onalRegul
ator
yBoar
d,subj
ectt
oappr
ovaloft
hePr
ofessi
onalRegul
ati
onCommi
ssi
on,
mayaddt
o,
orexcl
udef
rom,
thi
ssect
ionanyact
ivi
tyoractofpr
ofessi
onal
pract
ice,
orr
evi
sei
tast
heneedar
isest
o
conf
ormt
ochangesandnewdevel
opment
sbr
oughtaboutbyt
hel
atestt
rendsi
nenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng;and

(
f)Per
for
m ot
heract
sorconductot
heract
ivi
ti
est
hatmaybedet
ermi
nedbyt
heBoar
d,subj
ectt
oappr
oval
by
t
hePr
ofessi
onalRegul
ati
onCommi
ssi
oni
nli
ghtoft
het
rendoft
hepr
act
iceoft
hepr
ofessi
on.

ARTI
CLEI
I

J
 PROFESSI
ONALREGULATORYBOARDOFENVI
RONMENTALPLANNI
NG

Sect
ion6.Pr
ofessi
onalRegul
ator
yBoar
dofEnvi
ronment
alPl
anni
ng.Ther
eisher
ebycr
eat
edaPr
ofessi
onal
Regul
ator
yBoar
dofEnvi
ronment
alPl
anni
ng,
her
einaf
terr
efer
redt
oast
heBoar
d,whi
chshal
lbecomposedofa
Chai
rper
sonandt
wo(
2)Member
sundert
headmi
nist
rat
ivecont
rol
andsuper
visi
onoft
hePr
ofessi
onal
Regul
ati
onCommi
ssi
on,
her
einaf
terr
efer
redt
oast
heCommi
ssi
on.Theyshal
lbeappoi
ntedbyt
hePr
esi
dentof
t
hePhi
li
ppi
nesf
rom al
istoft
hree(
3)r
ecommendeesf
oreachposi
ti
on,
rankedbyt
heCommi
ssi
onf
rom al
istof
f
ive(
5)nomi
neesf
oreachposi
ti
on,
andsubmi
tt
edbyt
heAPOofenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
s.

ThenewBoar
dundert
hisActshal
lbeconst
it
utedwi
thi
nsi
x(6)mont
hsf
rom t
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisAct
.

Sect
ion7.Ter
m ofOf
fi
ce.TheChai
rper
sonandt
heMember
soft
heBoar
dshal
lhol
dof
fi
cef
orat
erm oft
hree(
3)
year
sfr
om t
hedat
eoft
hei
rappoi
ntmentorunt
ilt
hei
rsuccessor
sshal
lhavequal
if
iedandbeenappoi
nted.They
mayber
eappoi
ntedt
othei
rposi
ti
onsf
oranot
hert
erm oft
hree(
3)year
simmedi
atel
yaf
tert
heexpi
ryoft
hei
r
t
erms:Pr
ovi
ded,
Thatt
hehol
dingofsuchposi
ti
onshal
lnotbef
ormor
ethant
wo(
2)t
ermsnormor
ethansi
x(6)
year
s,whi
cheveri
sl :Pr
onger ovi
ded,
fur
ther
,Thatt
hef
ir
stBoar
dundert
hisActshal
lhol
dtheset
ermsofof
fi
ce:
t
heChai
rper
sonf
ort
hree(
3)year
s,t
hef
ir
stMemberf
ort
wo(
2)year
s,andt
hesecondMemberf
orone(
1)year
:
Pr
ovi
ded,
fur
ther
mor
e,Thatanyappoi
nteet
oavacancywi
thanunexpi
redt
erm shal
lonl
yser
vesuchper
iod.The
Chai
rper
sonandt
heMember
sshal
ltaket
hei
roat
hofof
fi
cebef
oredi
schar
gingt
hef
unct
ionsoft
hei
rposi
ti
ons.

Sect
ion8.Qual
if
icat
ionsofBoar
dMember
s.Eachmemberoft
heBoar
dshal
l,
att
het
imeofhi
s/her
appoi
ntment
,possesst
hef
oll
owi
ngqual
if
icat
ions: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Aci
ti
zenandr
esi
dentoft
hePhi
li
ppi
nes; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)Ofgoodmor
alchar
act
erandofsoundmi
nd; cr
alawl
i
brar
y

(
c)Ahol
derofaMast
er'
sDegr
eei
nEnvi
ronment
alPl
anni
ngori
tsequi
val
ent
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
d)Ar
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
annerwi
thaval
idCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onandaPr
ofessi
onal
I
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dandwi
thatl
eastseven(
7)year
sofpr
act
icei
nenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngpr
iort
ohi
s/her
appoi
ntment
;
cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
e)Notamemberoft
hef
acul
tyofanyschool
,col
legeoruni
ver
sit
ywher
ear
egul
aracademi
ccour
seorr
evi
ew
cour
sei
nenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
sof
fer
ed,
noramemberofast
affofr
evi
ewer
sinar
evi
ewschoolorcent
er
anddoesnothaveanydi
rectori
ndi
rectpecuni
aryi
nter
esti
nsuchani
nst
it
uti
on; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
f)Amemberi
ngoodst
andi
ngbutnotanof
fi
cerort
rust
eet
her
eofoft
heAPO;and

(
g)Notconvi
ctedbyacour
tofcompet
entj
uri
sdi
cti
onofanof
fensei
nvol
vingmor
alt
urpi
tude.

Sect
ion9.Power
s,Dut
iesandResponsi
bil
it
iesoft
heBoar
d.TheBoar
dshal
lhavet
hef
oll
owi
ngspeci
fi
cpower
s,
dut
iesandr
esponsi
bil
it
ies: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Pr
escr
ibeandadoptt
her
ulesandr
egul
ati
onsnecessar
ytocar
ryoutt
hepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisAct
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)Super
viset
her
egi
str
ati
on,
li
censur
eandpr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
nthePhi
li
ppi
nes; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
c)Admi
nist
eroat
hsi
nconnect
ionwi
tht
hei
mpl
ement
ati
onoft
hisAct
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

J
(
d)I
ssue,
suspend,
revokeorr
einst
ateCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onf
ort
hepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
e)Adoptanof
fi
cialsealoft
heBoar
d; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
f)Pr
epar
ethecont
ent
sofl
icensur
eexami
nat
ion,
scor
eandr
atet
heexami
nat
ionpaper
sandsubmi
tther
esul
ts
t
her
eoft
otheCommi
ssi
on; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
g)Adoptandpr
omul
gat
eaCodeofEt
hicsandaCodeofTechni
calSt
andar
dsi
ssuedbyt
heAPO; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
h)Assi
stt
heCommi
ssi
ononHi
gherEducat
ion(
CHED)t
oensur
ethatal
linst
ruct
ionandof
fer
ingof
envi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngcompl
ywi
tht
hepol
ici
es,
standar
dsandr
equi
rement
soft
hecour
sepr
escr
ibedbyt
he
CHEDorot
heraut
hor
izedgover
nmentof
fi
cesi
nthear
eas,
amongot
her
s,ofcur
ri
cul
um,
facul
ty,
li
brar
yand
f
aci
li
ti
es;
cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
i)Adoptmeasur
esnecessar
yfort
heenhancementoft
hepr
ofessi
on; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
j)I
nvest
igat
eof
fi
cial
lyr
epor
tedvi
olat
ionsoft
hisActandi
tsr
ulesandr
egul
ati
ons,
CodeofEt
hics,
Codeof
Techni
calSt
andar
ds,
pol
ici
esandmeasur
esandf
ort
hispur ssuesubpoenaandsubpoenaducest
posei ecum t
o
secur
etheappear
anceofwi
tnessesandsubmi
ssi
onoft
hedocument
sandot
herevi
dencesnecessar
yin
connect
ionwi
tht
heper
for
manceofi
tsf
unct
ions; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
k)Seekt
heassi
stanceoft
heCommi
ssi
oni
ntheconductofhear
ingori
nvest
igat
ionofadmi
nist
rat
ivecases
f
il
edbef
oret
heBoar
d; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
l)Pr
omul
gat
edeci
sionsonsuchadmi
nist
rat
ivecases; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
m)Di
schar
gesuchot
herpower
sanddut
iest
hatmayaf
fectpr
ofessi
onal
,et
hicalandt
echnol
ogi
calst
andar
ds
oft
heenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngpr
ofessi
oni
nthePhi
li
ppi
nes;and

(
n)Per
for
m suchot
herf
unct
ionsandr
esponsi
bil
it
iesi
naccor
dancewi
tht
hepr
ovi
sionsofRepubl
icActNo.
8981,
other
wiseknownast
he"
Prof
essi
onalRegul
ati
onCommi
ssi
on(
PRC)Moder
nizat
ionActof2000"
.

Thepol
ici
es,
resol
uti
ons,
byl
awsandr
ulesandr
egul
ati
onsi
ssuedandpr
omul
gat
edbyt
heBoar
dshal
lbe
subj
ectt
orevi
ewandappr
ovalbyt
heCommi
ssi
on;however
,theBoar
d'sdeci
sions,
resol
uti
onsoror
der
swhi
ch
ar
enoti
nter
locut
ory,
render
edi
nanadmi
nist
rat
ivecase,
shal
lbesubj
ectt
orevi
ewonl
yonappeal
.

Sect
ion10.Compensat
ionoft
heBoar
d.TheChai
rper
sonandMember
soft
heBoar
dshal
lrecei
ve
compensat
ionandal
lowancescompar
abl
etot
hecompensat
ionandal
lowancesr
ecei
vedbyt
heChai
rper
sons
andMember
sofot
herexi
sti
ngpr
ofessi
onalr
egul
ator
yboar
dsundert
heCommi
ssi
onaspr
ovi
dedf
orbyt
he
Gener
alAppr
opr
iat
ionsAct
.

Sect
ion11.Admi
nist
rat
iveSuper
visi
onoft
heBoar
d,Cust
odi
anofi
tsRecor
ds,
Secr
etar
iatandSuppor
tSer
vices.
TheBoar
dshal
lbeundert
headmi
nist
rat
ivesuper
visi
onoft
heCommi
ssi
on.Al
lrecor
dsoft
heBoar
d,i
ncl
udi
ng
appl
icat
ionsf
orexami
nat
ions,
andadmi
nist
rat
iveandot
heri
nvest
igat
ivehear
ingsconduct
edbyt
heBoar
dshal
l
beundert
hecust
odyoft
heCommi
ssi
on.TheCommi
ssi
onshal
ldesi
gnat
etheSecr
etar
yoft
heBoar
dandshal
l
pr
ovi
det
hesecr
etar
iatandot
hersuppor
tser
vicest
oimpl
ementt
hepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisAct
.

Sect
ion12.Gr
oundsf
orDi
sci
pli
nar
yAct
iononSuspensi
onorRemovaloft
heChai
rper
son/
Member
soft
he
Boar
d.ThePr
esi
dentoft
hePhi
li
ppi
nes,
upont
her
ecommendat
ionoft
heCommi
ssi
on,
aft
erduepr
ocessand

J
admi
nist
rat
ivei
nvest
igat
ionconduct
edbyt
heCommi
ssi
on,
mayr
emoveorsuspendaChai
rper
sonorMember
oft
heBoar
donanyoft
hef
oll
owi
nggr
ounds: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Gr
ossnegl
igence,
incompet
enceordi
shonest
yint
hedi
schar
geofhi
s/herdut
y; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)Commi
ssi
onofanyoft
hepr
ohi
bit
edact
spr
ovi
dedi
nthi
sActandt
heof
fensesi
ntheRevi
sedPenal
Code,
Republ
icActNo.3019,
other
wiseknownast
he"
Ant
i-
Graf
tandCor
rupt
ionPr
act
icesAct
",andot
herl
aws; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
c)Mani
pul
ati
on,
tamper
ingorr
iggi
ngoft
her
esul
tsoft
hel
icensur
eexami
nat
ionf
ort
hepr
act
iceof
envi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng;and

(
d)Unl
awf
uldi
scl
osur
eofsecr
etandconf
ident
ial
inf
ormat
ionont
heexami
nat
ionquest
ionsorot
her
admi
nist
rat
ivemat
ter
sper
tai
ningt
her
etopr
iort
otheconductt
her
eof
.

TheCommi
ssi
on,
int
heconductoft
hei
nvest
igat
ion,
shal
lbegui
dedbySect
ion7(
s)ofRepubl
icActNo.8981,
t
heRul
esonAdmi
nist
rat
iveI
nvest
igat
ion,
andt
heappl
icabl
epr
ovi
sionsoft
heNewRul
esofCour
t.

Sect
ion13.AnnualRepor
t.TheBoar
dshal
l,
att
heendofeachcal
endaryear
,submi
ttot
heCommi
ssi
ona
det
ail
edr
epor
tofi
tsact
ivi
ti
esandpr
oceedi
ngsdur
ingt
heyear
,embodyi
ngal
sosuchr
ecommendat
ionsasi
t
maydeem pr
opert
opr
omot
ethepol
ici
esandobj
ect
ivesoft
hisAct
.

ARTI
CLEI
II
EXAMI
NATI
ONANDREGI
STRATI
ON

Sect
ion14.Regi
str
ati
onRequi
red.Upont
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisAct
,noper
sonshal
lpr
act
iceorof
fert
opr
act
ice
envi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
nthePhi
li
ppi
neswi
thouthavi
ngobt
ainedf
rom t
heBoar
dandt
heCommi
ssi
ona
Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onandaPr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
doraTempor
ary/
Speci
alPer
mit
.

Sect
ion15.Exami
nat
ionRequi
red.Unl
esspr
ovi
dedot
her
wiseundert
hisAct
,al
lappl
icant
sforr
egi
str
ati
onf
or
t
hepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngshal
lber
equi
redt
opasst
hepr
ofessi
onall
icensur
eexami
nat
ionas
her
einpr
ovi
ded,
subj
ectt
othepaymentoff
eespr
escr
ibedbyt
heCommi
ssi
on.Exami
nat
ionsf
ort
hepr
act
iceof
envi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
nthePhi
li
ppi
nesshal
lbegi
venbyt
heBoar
datl
eastonceever
yyeari
nsuchpl
aces
anddat
esast
heCommi
ssi
onmaydesi
gnat
einaccor
dancewi
tht
hepr
ovi
sionsofRepubl
icActNo.8981.

Sect
ion16.Rat
ingi
ntheLi
censur
eExami
nat
ion.Topasst
hel
icensur
eexami
nat
ion,
eachper
sonmustobt
aina
wei
ght
edaver
ageofnotl
esst ypercent
hansevent um (
70%)andar
ati
ngofnotl
esst
hanf
if
typercent
um (
50%)
i
nanyexami
nat
ionsubj
ect
.

Sect
ion17.Subj
ect
sofExami
nat
ion.Thel
icensur
eexami
nat
ionf
orenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
sshal
lincl
ude,
but
shal
lnotbel
imi
tedt
o,t
hef
oll
owi
ng:chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Hi
stor
y,concept
s,t
heor
iesandpr
inci
plesofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng;

(
b)Envi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngpr
ocess,
met
hods/
techni
quesandst
rat
egi
es;and

(
c)Envi
ronment
alpl
ani
mpl
ement
ati
on,
legalaspect
sandadmi
nist
rat
ion.

Thesesubj
ectar
easandsyl
labishal
lincl
udet
opi
csandsubt
opi
csi
naccor
dancewi
tht
hesyl
labiort
abl
esof
speci
fi
cat
ionsofsubj
ect
sforl
icensur
eexami
nat
ionsbyt
heBoar
dinconsul
tat
ionwi
tht
heacademeandt
he

J
APO.Thesubj
ectar
easandsyl
labimayber
evi
sedast
heneedar
isest
oconf
ormt
ochangesandnew
devel
opment
sbr
oughtaboutbyt
rendsi
nthepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng.

Sect
ion18.Qual
if
icat
ionsf
orTaki
ngt
heExami
nat
ion.Anyper
sonappl
yingt
otaket
hel
icensur
eexami
nat
ionas
her
einpr
ovi
dedshal
lest
abl
isht
othesat
isf
act
ionoft
heBoar
dthathe/
shehast
hef
oll
owi
ngqual
if
icat
ions: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Aci
ti
zenoft
hePhi
li
ppi
nesoraf
orei
gnci
ti
zenwhosecount
ryorSt
atehasapol
icyonr
eci
proci
tyi
nthe
pr
act
iceoft
hepr
ofessi
on; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)Ahol
derofanyoft
hef
oll
owi
ngdegr
eesf
rom school
s,col
legesoruni
ver
sit
iesdul
yrecogni
zedand
accr
edi
tedbyt
heCHED: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

1.Agr
aduat
einenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng,
urban/
cit
yandr
egi
onal
planni
ng,
ort
ownandcount
rypl
anni
ngori
ts
equi
val
ent
;
cr
alawl
ibr
ary

2.APost
-Gr
aduat
eDi
plomai
nEnvi
ronment
alPl
anni
ng,
cit
yandr
egi
onalpl
anni
ngori
tsequi
val
ent
,andwi
that
l
eastone(
1)yearofon-
the-
jobt
rai
ningasr
equi
redher
ein; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

3.ABachel
or'
sDegr
eei
nEnvi
ronment
alPl
anni
ng,
cit
ypl
anni
ngorur
banandr
egi
onalpl
anni
ng,
ort
ownand
count
rypl
anni
ng,
ori
tsequi
val
ent
,andwi
tht
wo(
2)year
sofon-
the-
jobt
rai
ningasr
equi
redher
ein; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

4.Amast
ersordoct
orat
edegr
eei
nei
therar
chi
tect
ure,
engi
neer
ing,
ecol
ogy,
economi
cs,
geogr
aphy,
geol
ogy,
publ
icadmi
nist
rat
ion,
busi
nessadmi
nist
rat
ion,
soci
ology,
soci
alsci
ence,
law,
envi
ronment
alsci
ence,
envi
ronment
almanagement
,devel
opmentmanagement
,nat
ural
resour
cespl
anni
nganddevel
opment
,and
r
elat
eddi
sci
pli
nesaccept
abl
etot
heBoar
d,andwi
tht
hree(
3)year
sofon-
the-
jobt
rai
ningasr
equi
redher
ein:
Pr
ovi
ded,
Thataper
sonf
all
ingundert
hispar
agr
aphshal
lbeal
lowedt
otaket
hel
icensur
eexami
nat
iononl
y
wi
thi
nthenextf
ive(
5)year
sfr
om t
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisAct
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

5.Abachel
or'
sdegr
eei
nar
chi
tect
ure,
engi
neer
ing,
economi
cs,
publ
icadmi
nist
rat
ion,
law,
soci
alwor
kand
communi
tydevel
opmentorsoci
ologyandot
herr
elat
eddi
sci
pli
nesaccept
abl
etot
heBoar
dandwi
thf
ive(
5)
year
sofon-
the-
jobt
rai
ningasr
equi
redher
ein:Pr
ovi
ded,
Thataper
sonf
all
ingundert
hispar
agr
aphshal
lbe
al
lowedt
otaket
hel
icensur
eexami
nat
iononl
ywi
thi
nthenextf
ive(
5)year
sfr
om t
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisAct
;and

6.I
ncumbenthol
der
sofpl
anni
ngposi
ti
onsi
nthenat
ional
,regi
onal
orl
ocalgover
nmentof
fi
cesoragenci
es
i
ncl
udi
nggover
nment
-ownedand-
cont
rol
ledcor
por
ati
onsandhavebeenengagedi
ndevel
opmentpl
anni
ng
f
unct
ionsaccept
abl
etot d:Pr
heBoar ovi
ded,
Thatt
heyar
ehol
der
sofpr
ofessi
onalci
vilser
viceel
igi
bil
it
yand
t
heyhaveunder
goneatl
eastei
ght
y(80)hour
sofi
n-ser
vicet
rai
ningordi
stancel
ear
ningi
ndevel
opment
al
pl
anni
ngf
rom agover
nmentagency,
school
ori
nst
it
uti
onr
ecogni
zedbypr
operaut
hor
it
ies:Pr
ovi
ded,
fur
ther
,
Thataper
sonf
all
ingundert
hispar
agr
aphmaybeal
lowedt
otaket
hel
icensur
eexami
nat
iononl
ywi
thi
nthenext
f
ive(
5)year
saf
tert
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisAct
.

(
c)Ofgoodmor
alchar
act
er;and

(
d)Notconvi
ctedofanof
fensei
nvol
vingmor
alt
urpi
tudebyacour
tofcompet
entj
uri
sdi
cti
on.

Theon-
the-
jobt
rai
ningr
equi
redi
nthi
ssect
ionshal
lbeunder
takenundert
hesuper
visi
onofar
egi
ster
edand
l
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
annerort
heappl
icant
'
simmedi
atesuper
visori
nanagencyoror
gani
zat
ionaccept
abl
e
t
otheBoar
d,whi
chi
sengagedori
nvol
vedi
nenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngf
unct
ionsorpr
ogr
ams.

J
Sect
ion19.I
ssuanceofCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onandPr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
d.(
a)ACer
ti
fi
cat
eof
Regi
str
ati
onshal
lbei
ssuedt
othosewhoar
eregi
ster
edaf
terpaymentoff
eespr
escr
ibedbyt
heCommi
ssi
on.I
t
shal
lbeart
hesi
gnat
uresoft
heChai
rper
sonoft
heCommi
ssi
onandoft
heChai
rper
sonandMember
soft
he
Boar
d,st
ampedwi
tht
heof
fi
cialsealoft
heCommi
ssi
onandoft
heBoar
d,cer
ti
fyi
ngt
hatt
heper
sonnamed
t
her
eini
sent
it
ledt
othepr
act
iceoft
hepr
ofessi
on,
wit
hal
lthepr
ivi
legesappur
tenantt
her
eto.Unt
ilwi
thdr
awn,
r
evokedorsuspendedi
naccor
dancewi
tht
hisAct
,theCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onshal
lremai
ninf
ullf
orceand
ef
fect
.

(
b)APr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dbear
ingt
her
egi
str
ati
onnumberandi
tsval
idi
tyandexpi
rydat
esdul
y
si
gnedbyt
heChai
rper
sonoft
heCommi
ssi
onshal
lli
kewi
sebei
ssuedt
oever
yregi
str
antwhohaspai
dthe
pr
escr
ibedf
ees,
andhassubmi
tt
edacer
ti
fi
cat
eofmember
shi
pingoodst
andi
ngf
rom t
heAPO.Thesai
dcar
d
shal
lber
enewedever
ythr
ee(
3)year
suponmandat
orypr
oofofcompl
eti
onofcont
inui
ngpr
ofessi
onal
educat
ion. ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion20.Ref
usalt
oRegi
ster
.TheBoar
dshal
lnotr
egi
steranysuccessf
ulappl
icantf
orr
egi
str
ati
onwi
thor
wi
thoutl
icensur
eexami
nat
ionwhohasbeen: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)convi
ctedofanof
fensei
nvol
vingmor
alt
urpi
tudebyacour
tofcompet
entj
uri
sdi
cti
on;

(
b)f
oundgui
lt
yofi
mmor
alordi
shonor
abl
econductbyt
heBoar
d;

(
c)adj
udgedgui
l
tyf
orvi
olat
ionoft
heGener
alI
nst
ruct
ionst
oExami
neesbyt
heBoar
d;and

(
d)decl
aredofunsoundmi
ndbyacour
tofcompet
entj
uri
sdi
cti
on.

I
nref
usi
ngsuchr
egi
str
ati
on,
theBoar
dshal
lgi
vet
heappl
icantawr
it
tenst
atementset
ti
ngf
ort
hther
easons
t
her
eforandshal
lfi
leacopyt
her
eofi
nit
srecor
ds. ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion21.Revocat
ionorSuspensi
onoft
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onandCancel
lat
ionofTempor
ary/
Speci
al
Per
mit
.TheBoar
dshal
lhavet
hepower
,uponnot
iceandhear
ing,
tor
evokeorsuspendt
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eof
Regi
str
ati
onofar
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
annerort
ocancelaTempor
ary/
Speci
alPer
mit
gr
ant
edt
oaf
orei
gnenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
,fort
hesamegr
oundsenumer
atedi
nSect
ion20oft
hisAct
,except
par
agr
aph(
c)her
eof
,andanyoft
hef
oll
owi
nggr
ounds: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Vi
olat
ionofanypr
ovi
sionoft
hisAct
,Impl
ement
ingRul
esandRegul
ati
ons,
CodeofEt
hics,
CodeofTechni
cal
St
andar
dsf
ort
hepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ng,
andofpol
i
ciesandr
egul
ator
ymeasur
esoft
heBoar
d
and/
ort
heCommi
ssi
on,
andCodeofGoodGover
nance; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)Per
pet
rat
ionoruseoff
raudi
nobt
aini
nghi
s/herCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
on,
Prof
essi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
d,
Tempor
ary/
Speci
alPer
mit
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
c)Gr
ossi
ncompet
ence,
negl
igenceori
gnor
ancei
ntheconductoft
hepr
ofessi
onr
esul
ti
ngt
odeat
h,i
njur
yof
per
sonsand/
ordamaget
opr
oper
ty; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
d)Unj
ust
if
iedr
efusalt
ojoi
nort
oremai
namemberi
ngoodst
andi
ngoft
heAPO; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
e)Unj
ust
if
iedorunexpl
ainednegl
ectorf
ail
uret
opayt
heannual
regi
str
ati
onf
eesf
orf
ive(
5)consecut
ive
year
s;
cr
alawl
ibr
ary

J
(
f)Unj
ust
if
iedorunexpl
ainednon-
renewaloft
hePr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
daf
tert
hel
apseoff
ive(
5)
consecut
iveyear
s; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
g)Ai
dingorabet
ti
ngt
hei
ll
egalpr
act
iceofanonr
egi
ster
edandunl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
annerby,
among
ot
her
s,al
lowi
nghi
m/hert
ousehi
s/herCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onand/
orPr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dor
hi
s/herTempor
ary/
Speci
alPer
mit
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
h)I
ll
egal
lypr
act
ici
ngt
hepr
ofessi
ondur
inghi
s/hersuspensi
onf
rom t
hepr
act
icet
her
eof
;and

(
i)Addi
cti
ont
oadr
ugoral
coholabusei
mpai
ri
nghi
s/herabi
li
tyt
opr
act
icehi
s/herpr
ofessi
onordecl
aredwi
th
unsoundmi
ndbyacour
tofcompet
entj
uri
sdi
cti
on;

TheBoar
dshal
lper
iodi
cal
lyeval
uat
etheaf
orement
ionedgr
oundsandr
evi
seoraddnewonesast
heneed
ar
isessubj
ectt
oappr
ovalbyt
heCommi
ssi
oni
nor
dert
omeett
het
rendsanddevel
opment
sint
hepr
ofessi
on. ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion22.Fi
li
ngofChar
ges.Anyper
son,
fir
m orassoci
ati
onmayf
il
echar
gesagai
nstanyr
egi
str
anti
n
accor
dancewi
tht
hepr
ovi
sionsofSect
ion21,
ort
heBoar
dmayi
nvest
igat
evi
olat
ionsofanyoft
he
abovement
ionedpr
ovi
sions.Anaf
fi
davi
t-
compl
aintshal
lbef
il
ed,
toget
herwi
tht
heaf
fi
davi
tsofwi
tnessesand
ot
herdocument
aryevi
dencewi
tht
heBoar
dthr
ought
heCommi
ssi
on'
sLegal
andI
nvest
igat
ionOf
fce.Themot
i u
pr
opr
ioact
iont
oconductani
nvest
igat
ionshal
lbeembodi
edi
naf
ormal
char
get
obesi
gnedbyatl
easta
maj
ori
tyoft
heMember
soft
heBoar
d.Ther
ulesonadmi
nist
rat
ivei
nvest
igat
ioni
ssuedbyt
heCommi
ssi
onshal
l
gover
nthehear
ingori
nvest
igat
ion,
subj
ectt
oappl
icabl
epr
ovi
sionsoft
hisAct
,Republ
icActNo.8981andt
he
Rul
esofCour
t. ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion23.Rei
ssuanceofRevokedCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
on,
Repl
acementofLostorDamagedCer
ti
fi
cat
eof
Regi
str
ati
on,
Prof
essi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dorTempor
ary/
Speci
alPer
mit
.TheBoar
dmay,
uponpet
it
ion,
r
einst
ateorr
eissuear
evokedCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onaf
tert
wo(
2)year
sfr
om t
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
her
evocat
ion,
whi
chi
sthedat
eofsur
renderoft
hesai
dcer
ti
fi
cat
eand/
ort
hePr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dtot
heBoar
d
and/
ort
heCommi
ssi
on.TheBoar
dmaynotr
equi
ret
hehol
dert
her
eoft
otakeanot
herl
icensur
eexami
nat
ion.
Thepet
it
ionershal
lpr
ovet
otheBoar
dthathe/
shehasval
idr
easonst
oresumet
hepr
act
iceofhi
s/her
pr
ofessi
on.Fort
hegr
antofhi
s/herpet
it
ion,
theBoar
dshal
lissueaBoar
dResol
uti
onsubj
ectt
oappr
oval
byt
he
Commi
ssi
on.

Adupl
icat
ecopyofal
ostCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
on,
Prof
essi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dorTempor
ary/
Speci
al
Per
mitmayber
eissuedi
naccor
dancewi
thr
ulest
her
eonanduponpaymentoft
hepr
escr
ibedf
eet
her
efor
.

ARTI
CLEI
V
PRACTI
CEOFENVI
RONMENTALPLANNI
NG

Sect
ion24.Vest
edRi
ght
s.Li
censedEnvi
ronment
alPl
anner
sRegi
ster
edWhenThi
sLawi
sPassed.Al
l
envi
ronment
alpl
anner
swhoar
eal
readydul
yregi
ster
edwi
tht
heBoar
dunderPr
esi
dent
ialDecr
eeNo.1308and
ar
ehol
der
sofval
idPr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dsi
ssuedbyt
heCommi
ssi
on,
andwhoar
eingoodst
andi
ng
wi
tht
heAPOofenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
satt
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisActshal
lbedeemedaut
omat
ical
lyr
egi
ster
ed
undert
hisAct
.

Cer
ti
fi
cat
esofRegi
str
ati
onandval
idPr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dshel
dbysuchper
sonsi
ngoodst
andi
ng
shal
lhavet
hesamef
orceandef
fectast
houghi
ssuedaf
tert
hepassageoft
hisAct
. ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion25.Consul
ti
ngFi
rms,
Par
tner
shi
ps,
Cor
por
ati
ons,
Associ
ati
onsandFoundat
ionsEngagedi
n

J
Envi
ronment
alPl
anni
ngPr
act
ice.Aconsul
ti
ngf
ir
m,par
tner
shi
p,cor
por
ati
on,
associ
ati
onorf
oundat
ionmay
engagei
nthepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
nthePhi
li nes:Pr
ppi ovi
ded,
Thati
tcompl
ieswi
tht
hef
oll
owi
ng
r
equi
rement
s: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Theconsul
ti
ngf
ir
m,par
tner
shi
p,cor
por
ati
onorassoci
ati
onappl
iesf
orandi
sissuedaCer
ti
fi
cat
eof
Regi
str
ati
onbyt
heBoar
dandt
heCommi
ssi
ont
oengagei
nthepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
nthe
Phi
li nes:Pr
ppi ovi
ded,
Thatt
hemaj
ori
tyoft
hepar
tner
soft
hepar
tner
shi
par
eregi
ster
edandl
icensed
envi
ronment
alpl s:Pr
anner ovi
ded,
fur
ther
,Thatt
hemaj
ori
tyoft
heMember
soft
heBoar
dofDi
rect
orsor
Member
sofcor
por
ati
onsshal
lber
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
s;and

(
b)Thepr
act
iceoft
heconsul
ti
ngf
ir
m,par
tner
shi
p,cor
por
ati
onorassoci
ati
oni
nenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngshal
l
becar
ri
edoutbydul
yregi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
s.

Sect
ion26.UseofSeal
.Al
lregi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
sshal
lobt
ainasealofsuchdesi
gn
ast
heBoar
dshal
laut
hor
izeanddi
r :Pr
ect ovi
ded,
Thatt
heser
ialnumberoft
hecer
ti
fi
cat
eissuedbyt
heBoar
d
shal
lbei
ncl
udedi
nthedesi
gnoft
heseal
.Pl
ans,
desi
gnsandpr
ogr
amspr
epar
edbyorunderdi
rectsuper
visi
on
ofar
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
annershal
lbest
ampedwi
tht
hesai
dsealdur
ingt
hel
if
eoft
he
r
egi
str
ant
'scer
ti
fi
cat
e,andi
tshal
lbeunl
awf
ulf
oranyonet
ost
amporsealanydocumentwi
tht
hesai
dseal
af
tert
hecer
ti
fi
cat
eoft
her
egi
str
antnamedt
her
eonshal
lhaveexpi
redorshal
lhavebeenr
evoked,
unl
esssai
d
cer
ti
fi
cat
eshal
lhavebeenr
enewedorr
eissued. ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion27.Cont
inui
ngPr
ofessi
onalEducat
ion.TheBoar
d,i
nconsul
tat
ionwi
tht
heacademeandt
heAPO,
shal
l
pr
escr
ibegui
del
inesi
nthei
mpl
ement
ati
onofi
tsCont
inui
ngPr
ofessi
onalEducat
ion(
CPE)pr
ogr
ams,
subj
ectt
o
t
heappr
ovaloft
heCommi
ssi
on. ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion28.For
eignReci
proci
ty.Af
orei
gnci
ti
zenmaybeal
lowedt
otaket
hel
icensur
eexami
nat
ionandmaybe
gi
venaCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onandPr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
difhe/
shecanpr
ovet
hatt
hecount
ryor
St
ateofwhi
chhe/
shei
sasubj
ectorci
ti
zenal
lowsaFi
li
pinoenvi
ronment
alpl
annert
opr
act
icehi
s/her
pr
ofessi
onwi
thi
nit
ster
ri
tor
iall
i
mit
sont
hesamebasi
sast
hesubj
ect
sorci
ti
zensofsuchf
orei
gnSt
ateor
count
ry.
ςr
αlαω

Sect
ion29.Speci
al/
Tempor
aryPer
mit
sforFor
eignEnvi
ronment
alPl
anner
s.Thepr
act
iceoff
orei
gn
envi
ronment
alpl
anner
sint
hePhi
li
ppi
nesshal
lbel
imi
tedt
onat
uralper
sonsonl
yandshal
lbegover
nedbyt
he
pr
ovi
sionsofRepubl
icActNo.8981,
other
wiseknownast
he"
Prof
essi
onalRegul
ati
onCommi
ssi
on(
PRC)
Moder
nizat
i :Pr
onActof2000" ovi
ded,
Thatanyf
orei
gnnat
ional
whohasgai
nedent
ryi
nthePhi
li
ppi
nest
o
per
for
m pr
ofessi
onalser
vicesasanenvi
ronment
alpl
annerorr
endersuchser
vicesorpr
epar
eorpr
oducesuch
document
sasar
ewi
thi
nthescopeofpr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
sassetf
ort
hint
hisAct
,suchas,
but
notl
imi
tedt
o,bei
ngaconsul
tanti
nfor
eign-
fundedorassi
stedpr
oject
soft
hegover
nmentorempl
oyedor
engagedbyFi
li
pinoorf
orei
gncont
ract
orsorpr
ivat
efi
rms,
whet
herornott
henomencl
atur
eofhi
s/her
pr
ofessi
oni
sspeci
fi
cal
lycal
ledi
nhi
s/hercount
ryofnat
ional
it
yasenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
,butwhodoesnot
meetorwi
sht
ocompl
ywi
tht
her
equi
rement
sforadmi
ssi
ont
otaket
hel
icensur
eexami
nat
ionsshal
l,
bef
ore
assumi
ngt
hedut
ies,
funct
ionsandr
esponsi
bil
it
iesasenvi
ronment
alpl
annerorconsul
tant
,secur
ea
Tempor
ary/
Speci
alPer
mitf
rom t
heBoar
d,subj
ectt
otheappr
ovaloft
heCommi
ssi
onandt
heDepar
tmentof
LaborandEmpl
oyment(
DOLE)
,topr
act
icehi
s/herpr
ofessi
oni
nconnect
ionwi
tht
hepr
ojectt
owhi
chhe/
she
wascommi oned:Pr
ssi ovi
ded,
Thatt
hef
oll
owi
ngcondi
ti
onsar
esat
isf
ied: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Thathe/
shei
saci
ti
zenorsubj
ectoracount
rywhi
chspeci
fi
cal
lyper
mit
sFi
li
pinopr
ofessi
onal
stopr
act
ice
t
hei
rpr
ofessi
onwi
thi
nthet
err
it
ori
all
imi
tsont
hesamebasi
sast
hesubj
ect
sorci
ti
zensofsuchf
orei
gncount
ry

J
orSt
ate;
cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)Thathe/
shei
slegal
lyqual
if
iedt
opr
act
iceenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
nhi
s/herowncount
ry,
andt
hathi
s/her
exper
ti
sei
snecessar
yandadvant
ageoust
othePhi
li
ppi
nes,
par
ti
cul
arl
yint
heaspect
soft
echnol
ogyt
ransf
er
andspeci
ali
zat
ion; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
c)Thathe/
sheshal
lber
equi
redt
owor
kwi
thaFi
li
pinocount
erpar
t,a.nat
ural
per
sonwhoi
sar
egi
ster
edand
l
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
,andpr
ofessi
onal
ser
vicesf
eesandexpensesofdocument
ati
onper
tai
ningt
o
t
hepr
ojectshal
lbepr
opor
ti
onat
elyshar
edbybot
hfor
eignandFi
li
pinoenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
s,i
ncl
udi
ng
l
iabi
li
ti
esandt
axesduet
othePhi
li
ppi
negover
nment
,ifany,
rel
ati
vet
ohi
s/herpar
ti
cipat
iont
her
ein,
or
pr
ofessi
onalser
vicesr
ender
edt
othepr
ojecti
naccor
dancewi
thest
abl
ishedr
ulesandr
egul
ati
ons;and

(
d)Thathe/
sheshal
lobt
ainanempl
oymentper
mitf
r heDOLE:Pr
om t ovi
ded,
Thatt
heempl
oymentper
mitmay
bei
ssuedt
oanon-
resi
dental
ienort
otheappl
icant
-empl
oyeraf
teradet
ermi
nat
ionbyt
heCommi
ssi
onandt
he
Boar
doft
henon-
avai
labi
li
tyofaper
soni
nthePhi
li
ppi
neswhoi
scompet
ent
,abl
eandwi
ll
ingatt
het
imeof
appl
icat
iont
oper
for
mtheser
vicesf
orwhi
cht
hef
orei
gnexper
tisbei
ngi
nvi
ted.

Sect
ion30.I
nfor
mat
ionRequi
redonPl
ans.Theenvi
ronment
alpl
annershal
lber
equi
redt
oindi
cat
ehi
s/her
Cer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
on(
CR)
,and/
orPRCI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
d,APOCer
ti
fi
cat
eofMember
shi
pandPr
ofessi
onal
TaxRecei
pt(
PTR)number
s,dat
eandpl
aceofi
ssuanceandexpi
ryonal
lpl
ansandot
herdocument
ssi
gnedby
hi
m/her
.

Sect
ion31.Unl
awf
ulPr
act
icesUndert
hisAct
.Itshal
lbeunl
awf
ulf
oranyper
sonorgr
oupofper
sonst
o: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)of
ferorr
enderpl
anni
ngser
vicesasdef
inedi
nSect
ion4orwi
thi
nthescopeofSect
ion5oft
hisActwhen
he/
shei
snotar
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)cause,
induce,
encour
ageorcoer
cet
hepr
epar
ati
onofori
mpl
ement
ati
onanypl
ant
hati
snotsi
gnedbya
r
egi
ster
edandl
i
censedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
,whensuchpl
ani
ssor
equi
redbyt
hisActt
obesi
gnedbya
r
egi
ster
edandl
i
censedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
c)amend,
revi
se,
dupl
icat
eormakecopi
esofpl
ans,
desi
gns,
progr
amsandot
herdocument
spr
epar
ed,
signed
andseal
edbyar
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
annerwi
thouthi
s/herexpl
ici
tandwr
it
tenconsent
;and

(
d)si
gnhi
s/hername,
aff
ixhi
s/hersealoruseanyot
hermet
hodofsi
gnat
ureonpl
ans,
speci
fi
cat
ionsorot
her
document
snotact
ual
lypr
epar
edbyhi
m/her
.

Sect
ion32.Accr
edi
tedPr
ofessi
onalOr
gani
zat
ion(
APO)ofEnvi
ronment
alPl
anner
s.Al
lregi
ster
edandl
icensed
envi
ronment
alpl
anner
sshal
lor
gani
zet
hemsel
vesi
ntoone(
1)nat
ional
organi
zat
iont
hati
sdul
yregi
ster
edwi
th
t
heSecur
it
iesandExchangeCommi
ssi
on(
SEC)
.TheBoar
d,subj
ectt
oappr
oval
byt
heCommi
ssi
on,
shal
l
accr
edi
tthesai
dor
gani
zat
ionast
heoneandonl
yaccr
edi
tednat
ional
organi
zat
ionofr
egi
ster
edandl
icensed
envi
ronment
alpl
anner
s.Al
lenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
swhosenamesappeari
ntheRegi
str
yBookofEnvi
ronment
al
Pl
anner
sshal
laut
omat
ical
lybecomemember
sther
eofandshal
lrecei
vet
her
etoal
lthebenef
it
sandpr
ivi
leges
uponpaymentofAPOmember
shi
pfeesanddues.Member
shi
pinot
heror
gani
zat
ionsofenvi
ronment
al
pl
anner
sshal
lnotbebar
red.

ARTI
CLEV
ENFORCEMENTOFTHI
SACTANDPENALPROVI
SIONS

J
Sect
ion33.Enf
orcementbyGover
nmentOf
fi
cial
sandOf
fi
cer
soft
heLaw.I
tshal
lbet
hedut
yofal
lgover
nment
of
fi
cial
sanddul
yconst
it
utedl
awof
fi
cer
soft
henat
ional
,pr
ovi
nci
al,
cit
yormuni
cipal
gover
nmentt
oassi
stt
he
Boar
dandt
heCommi
ssi
oni
nenf
orci
ngt
hepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisActandt
ocauset
hepr
osecut
ionofanyper
son
vi
olat
ingt
hesame.

Sect
ion34.Posi
ti
onsi
nGover
nmentwi
thEnvi
ronment
alPl
anni
ngFunct
ions.TheCi
vilSer
viceCommi
ssi
on
(
CSC)shal
lcr
eat
eposi
ti
onsandsetqual
if
icat
ionst
andar
dsf
orenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
satvar
iousl
evel
sin
gover
nmentser
vice,
incl
udi
nggover
nment
-ownedand-
cont
rol
ledcor
por
ati
onsandot
herent
it
ies.Af
tert
he
l
apseoff
ive(
5)year
sfr
om t
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisAct
,onl
yregi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
sshal
l
beappoi
ntedt
otheposi
ti
onofheadsandassi
stantheadsofgr
oups,
depar
tment
s,di
visi
onsi
ngover
nment
of
fi
ces,
agenci
es,
bur
eausori
nst
rument
ali
ti
est
her
eof
,incl
udi
nggover
nment
-ownedand-
cont
rol
led
cor
por
ati
ons,
provi
nces,
cit
iesandmuni
cipal
i
ties,
andsuchot
herposi
ti
onswhi
chr
equi
ret
heknowl
edge,
ski
ll
s
andcompet
enceandqual
if
icat
ionsofr
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
s.Appoi
ntment
smade
t
her
eaf
teri
nvi
olat
ionher
eofshal
lbeconsi
der
ednul
landvoi
d.

Sect
ion35.Ci
vilLi
abi
li
tyofEnvi
ronment
alPl
anner
s.Theenvi
ronment
alpl
anneri
nchar
geoft
hepr
epar
ati
onof
anenvi
ronment
alpl
anandr
elat
eddocument
s,aswel
lasot
hermember
soft
hepl
anni
ngt
eam i
nvol
vedi
nthe
pr
epar
ati
ont
her
eof
,maybehel
dci
vil
lyl
iabl
eincasesofser
ious,
lar
ge-
scal
eorwhol
esal
edamage,
fai
lur
eor
dest
ruct
ionofanypr
ojectsubj
ectoforcover
edbyanenvi
ronment
alpl
an,
thatr
esul
tinsi
gni
fi
cantadver
se
i
mpactonaf
fect
edst
akehol
der
sort
heconcer
nedecosyst
em,
wit
hinaper
iodoft
en(
10)year
sfr
om t
het
imeof
i
mpl
ement
ati
onofsuchpl
an.Thesear
eincaseswher
eiti
sdet
ermi
nedbyacour
tofcompet
entj
uri
sdi
cti
ont
hat
suchdamage,
fai
lur
eordest
ruct
ionwasf
oreseeabl
eandcoul
dhavebeenant
ici
pat
ed,
andar
edi
rect
lycaused
bygr
ossnegl
igenceont
hepar
tofsuchenvi
ronment
alpl
annerand/
ort
heenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngt
eam
memberormember
s,ort
ohi
ghl
ydef
ici
entori
nappr
opr
iat
eenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngmet
hods,
str
ategi
es,
tool
sor
t
echni
quesatvar
iancewi
thgener
all
yaccept
edenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngpr
inci
ples,
met
hodsandst
andar
ds.

Thegover
nmentoranyaf
fect
edst
akehol
dermaybr
inganact
iont
oenf
orcesuchl
iabi
li
tywi
thi
nfi
ve(
5)year
s
f
rom t
het
imet
hedamageordest
ruct
ionoccur
s.

Sect
ion36.PenalPr
ovi
sions.Anyper
soncommi
tt
inganyoft
heunl
awf
ulpr
act
icesunderSect
ion31her
eof
and/
oranyoft
hef
oll
owi
ngact
sshal
l,
uponconvi
cti
on,
besent
encedbyi
mpr
isonmentofnotl
esst
hansi
x(6)
mont
hsnormor
ethanf
ive(
5)year
soraf
ineofnotl
esst
hanOnehundr
edt
housandpesos(
Php100,
000.
00)nor
mor
ethanFi
vehundr
edt
housandpesos(
Php500,
000.
00)
,orbot
h,att
hedi
scr
eti
onoft
hecour
t: chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
awl
ibr
ary

(
a)Engagi
ngi
nthepr
act
iceofenvi
ronment
alpl
anni
ngi
nthePhi
li
ppi
neswi
thouthavi
ngbeenr
egi
ster
edand
l
icensedorwi
thouthavi
ngconf
ormedt
othepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisAct
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
b)Pr
esent
ingorat
tempt
ingt
ouseashi
s/herownt
heCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onand/
orPr
ofessi
onal
I
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dofanot
herr
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
;orahol
derofaTempor
ary/
Speci
al
Per
mit
;cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
c)Gi
vinganyf
alse,
for
gedort
amper
edevi
denceofanyki
ndt
otheBoar
d,ori
mper
sonat
inganyr
egi
ster
edand
l
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anneroranat
uralper
sonwhoi
sahol
derofaTempor
ary/
Speci
alPer
mit
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
d)Usi
ngar
evokedorsuspendedCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onoranexpi
redorunr
enewedPr
ofessi
onal
I
dent
if
icat
ionCar
dorTempor
ary/
Speci
alPer
mit
; cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
e)Usi
ngi
nconnect
ionwi
thhi
s/hernameorot
her
wiseassumi
ng,
usi
ngoradver
ti
singanyt
it
leordescr
ipt
ion

J
t
endi
ngt
oconveyt
hei
mpr
essi
ont
hathe/
shei
sar
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
annerwi
thout
hol
dingaval
idCer
ti
fi
cat
eofRegi
str
ati
onandPr
ofessi
onalI
dent
if
icat
ionCar
doraval
idTempor
ary/
Speci
al
Per
mit
;cr
alawl
ibr
ary

(
f)I
mpl
ement
ingorcausi
ngt
hei
mpl
ement
ati
onofanypl
annotpr
epar
edandsi
gnedbyar
egi
ster
edand
l
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
;and

(
g)Vi
olat
inganyoft
hepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisActandt
her
ulesandr
egul
ati
onst
her
eof
.

AnyFi
li
pinoempl
oyerwhohi
resf
orei
gnpr
act
it
ioner
swi
thoutobt
aini
ngaspeci
alper
mitf
ort
hel
att
ershal
lal
so
behel
dli
abl
eundert
hisAct
.

I
ncaset
heof
fenderi
sacor
por
ati
on,
par
tner
shi
p,associ
ati
on,
foundat
ionorj
uri
dicalper
son,
thepenal
tyof
i
mpr
isonmentshal
lbei
mposedont
her
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
-i
n-char
gej
oint
lyand
sol
idar
il
ywi
tht
her
esponsi
blepr
ofessi
onal
s,aswel
last
hecont
rol
li
ngof
fi
cerorof
fi
cer
sther
eofr
esponsi
blef
or
per
mit
ti
ngorcausi
ngt
hevi
olat
ion.

ARTI
CLEVI
TRANSI
TORYPROVI
SIONS

Sect
ion37.Tr
ansi
tor
yPr
ovi
sions.

(
a)Wi
thi
naper
iodoft
hree(
3)year
sfr
om t
heef
fect
ivi
tyoft
hisAct
,localgover
nmentuni
tsmaycont
inuet
o
i
ssueappoi
ntment
stoper
sonswhoar
enotr
egi
ster
edandl
icensedenvi
ronment
alpl
anner
sfort
heposi
ti
onsof
nat
ionalorl
ocalpl
anni
nganddevel
opmentcoor
dinat
ors,
orchi
efsofl
ocalpl
anni
nganddevel
opmentof
fi
ces,
onl
yonat
empor
aryst
atusoract
ingcapaci
ty.

(
b)Thei
ncumbentChai
rper
sonandMember
soft
heBoar
dshal
l,
inani
nter
im capaci
ty,
cont
inuet
ocar
ryout
t
hei
rfunct
ionsundert
hepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisActwi
thoutneedf
ornewappoi
ntment
sasChai
rper
sonand
Member
sther
eofunt
ilt
hef
ir
stBoar
d,cr
eat
edundert
hisAct
,shal
lhavebeenconst
it
utedoror
gani
zedpur
suant
t
her
eto.

ARTI
CLEVI
I
FI
NALPROVI
SIONS

Sect
ion38.Appr
opr
iat
ions.TheChai
rper
sonoft
heCommi
ssi
onshal
limmedi
atel
yincl
udei
nit
spr
ogr
amst
he
i
mpl
ement
ati
onoft
hisAct
,thef
undi
ngofwhi
chshal
lbei
ncl
udedi
ntheannual
Gener
alAppr
opr
iat
ionsActand
t
her
eaf
ter
.

Sect
ion39.ActNotAf
fect
ingOt
herPr
ofessi
ons.Thi
sActshal
lnotaf
fectorpr
eventt
hepr
act
iceofanyot
her
l
egal
ly-
recogni
zedpr
ofessi
on.

Sect
ion40.I
mpl
ement
ingRul
esandRegul
ati
ons.TheBoar
d,subj
ectt
oappr
oval
oft
heCommi
ssi
on,
shal
l
pr
escr
ibe,
promul
gat
eandi
ssuet
hei
mpl
ement
ingr
ulesandr
egul
ati
onsoft
hisAct
,af
terconsul
tat
ionwi
tht
he
APO,
otheragenci
esandconcer
nedpr
ivat
eor
gani
zat
ions,
wit
hinonehundr
edt
went
y(120)daysf
rom t
he
const
it
uti
onoft
heBoar
d.

Sect
ion41.Separ
abi
li
tyCl
ause.I
fanypar
torsect
ionoft
hisActshal
lbedecl
aredunconst
it
uti
onal
,such
decl
arat
ionshal
lnoti
nval
idat
etheot
herpr
ovi
sionsher
eof
.

J
Sect
ion42.Repeal
ingCl
ause.Pr
esi
dent
ial
Decr
eeNo.1308i
sher
ebyr
epeal
ed.Al
lot
herl
aws,
order
s,r
ulesand
r
egul
ati
onsorr
esol
uti
onsorpar
tst
her
eofi
nconsi
stentwi
tht
hepr
ovi
sionsoft
hisActar
eher
ebyr
epeal
edor
amendedaccor
dingl
y.

Sect
ion43.Ef
fect
ivi
ty.Thi
sActshal
ltakeef
fectf
if
teen(
15)daysf
oll
owi
ngi
tspubl
icat
ioni
ntheOf
fi
cialGazet
te
ori
ntwo(
2)newspaper
sofgener
alci
rcul
ati
oni
nthePhi
li
ppi
nes. cr
alaw

Appr
oved:
chanr
obl
esvi
rt
ual
lawl
ibr
ary

(
Sgd.
)JUANPONCEENRI
LE (
Sgd.
)FELI
CIANOBELMONTEJR.
Pr
esi
dentoft
heSenat
e Speakeroft
heHouseofRepr
esent
ati
ves

Thi
sActwhi
chi
saconsol
idat
ionofSenat
eBi
llNo.3138andHouseBi
llNo.4692wasf
inal
lypassedbyt
he
Senat
eandt
heHouseofRepr
esent
ati
vesonFebr
uar
y4,
2013andFebr
uar
y5,
2013,
respect
ivel
y.

(
Sgd.
)EDWI
NB.BELLEN (
Sgd.
)MARI
LYNB.BARUA-
YAP
Act
ingSenat
eSecr
etar
y Secr
etar
yGeneral
HouseofRepresent
ati
ves

Appr
oved:May27,
2013

(
Sgd.
)BENI
GNOS.AQUI
NOI
II
Pr
esi
dentoft
hePhi
li
ppi
nes