BASED ON  THE DISCUSSION DONE ON  RA 318 ( OLD CHE LAW ) AND RA9297

( CHE LAWS OF 2004),  ENUMERATE  TEN (10)  DIFFERENCE  AND SIMILARITY

YOU HAD READ FROM RA 318 AND RA9297

10 Similarities

1. RA 318 Article 1 Section 4 (Qualification of board members) is similar with RA 9297

Article 2 Section 7 (Qualification of the Board Chairman and Members) which board
members should be a citizen and resident of the Philippines and registered chemical
engineer with 10 year work experience within the field of chemical engineering.

2. RA 318 Article 1 Section 7 (Removal of board members) indicated that The Secretary of
Public Works and Communications may remove any member of the Board for continued
neglect of duty or incompetency, or for unprofessional or dishonorable conduct. Similar
with RA 9297 Article 2 Section 10 (Removal/Suspension of Chairman and Members),
which states that the Chairman or any Member of the Board may be suspended or
removed by the Commission for neglect of duty, incompetence, commission or tolerance
of irregularities in the licensure examination, malpractice or unprofessional or unethical
conduct

3. RA 318 Article 1 Section 8 (Compensation of the board) indicates that the members of
the board shall each receive a compensation for each applicant examined or registered
without examination as chemical. Similar with RA 9297 Article 2 Section 11
(Compensation of the Board) which states that The Chairman and Members of the Board
shall receive such compensation or honorarium as may be prescribed by the rules and
regulations of the Commission.

4. RA 318 Article 1 Section 10 (Annual Report) and RA 9297 Article 2 Section 12 (Annual
Report) indicates that the Board shall submit an annual report to the Commission after the
close of each fiscal year giving a detailed account of the proceedings of the Board during
the year and embodying such recommendations to the Commission as the Board may
desire to make.

5. RA 318 Article 2 Section 14 (Examination Required) and RA 9297 Article 3 Section 13

(Examination Requirement) stated that all applicants for registration for the practice of
chemical engineering shall be required to pass the licensure examination prescribed
herein.

6. RA 318 Article 2 Section 15 (Qualifications of examination) is similar with RA 9297

Article 3 Section 16 (Qualifications of examination) which both required that the
examinee should be a citizen of the Philippines, have good moral character, and
 graduated of a school and has been conferred the degree of Bachelor of Science in
Chemical Engineering

7. RA 318 Article 2 Section 18 (Issuance of certificates) indicates that every certificate of

registration shall show the full name of the registrant, have a serial number, and be signed
by the members of the Board. Similar with RA 9297 Article 3 Section 16 (Issuance of
Certificate of Registration and professional Identification Card) which states that every
Certificate of Registration shall state the full name of the registrant and his registrant and
his registration number

8. RA 318 Article 3 Section 22 (Prohibitions in practice of chemical engineering) states that

any person who shall practice chemical engineering in the Philippines as defined in this
Act, without a certificate of registration or certificate of proficiency issued in accordance
with the provisions of this Act. Similar with RA 9297 Article 4 Section 27 (Prohibitions
in practice of chemical engineering) which states that no person shall practice chemical
engineering or render chemical engineering service without a valid certificate of
registration and a valid professional identification card. Both requires certificate to
practice chemical engineering.

9. RA 318 Article 3 Section 25 (Roster of engineering) and RA 9297 Article 4 Section 28

(Roster of Chemical Engineering) have very similar explanation which is mainly stated
that The Commission shall keep a roster of all duly licensed and registered chemical
engineers, stating their names, registration numbers and places of business.

10. RA 318 Article 3 Section 26 (Foreign Reciprocity) and RA 9297 Article 4 Section 30
(Foreign Reciprocity) both indicated that No foreign chemical engineer shall be granted
any of the right or privilege under this Act unless the country of which he is a subject or
citizen grants the same or similar rights or privileges to Filipino chemical engineers.