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OVERVIEW:
Civil Engineering is a professional discipline that deals with the design and constructions, which includes structural
components of buildings, bridges, roads, pipelines, railways, canals, dams, sewage systems, airport and etc. Civil Engineering also
deals with the maintenance of the physical and natural built of the environment, durability, and the safety in the field of structure.
In this module, we will discuss the history of Civil Engineering (and its profession) in the Philippines. This module covers the
important events about the development of Civil Engineering in the Philippines.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. discuss the importance of Civil Engineering History in the Philippines; and
2. identify the important events in the development of Civil Engineering in the Philippines
The history of the architecture and civil engineering profession in the Philippines were almost synonymous to each other. In
more than three-and-a-half centuries of Spanish subjugation, there were no Filipino civil engineers. Social prejudice constrained the
repressed indio builders to content themselves to be called mere Maestro de Obras (Master Builders) even if they could design and
build any type of structure that technology could allow at that time. Master Builders as of today were equivalent to Construction
Foreman.
Civil Engineering, as practiced in the Philippines during the Spanish era, was not by virtue of an academic title. There were no
civil engineering schools in the country at that time and the only architects/engineers with academic degrees were Spaniards.
The walled city in Intramuros was established by the Spaniards as a model community. The Friar Architects/Engineers during
that time were the ones who built the government buildings, bridges, residential and other structures, incorporated European standards
in engineering and architectural installations.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, Filipino engineers were assigned the task of maintaining, repairing and/or remodelling
infrastructure systems in all “pueblos” or towns including churches, convents and government buildings.
Maestro de Obras were called by the Ilustrados or the elite group to build structures in villas and mansions.
Year Highlights/Events
1571 Miguel Lopez de Legaspi founded the City of Manila on June 24, 1571
The Spaniards started building Fort Santiago (Fuerte de Santiago) after the establishment of the city of Manila
under Spanish rule on June 24, 1571.
1577 With the arrival of the Franciscan Order to Manila in 1577, they began with construction of wood and cane
churches that succumbed to natural catastrophes. In 1739 they constructed a stone church that was financed by the
public charity and became one of richest in Intramuros.
1586 Designed and built by Jesuit priest Antonio Sedeno from 1586 to 1587, it is one of the oldest stone fortifications in
Intramuros. Began as a circular fort called Nuestra Senora de Guia. Renovated in 1593 to join the walls of the city.
Fort fell in disrepair and, in 1644, construction began for a new baluarte which was completed between 1653 and
1663. Resembling an ace of spades, it housed a foundry during the 18th century.
The baluarte was breached by British forces with cannon fire in 1762. Restored and strengthened after the British
occupation but was damaged during the 1863 earthquake. It was destroyed during the Battler of Manila in 1945.
Restoration began in 1979 and completed in 1992.
1591 – Construction work for the Santiago castle/fortress was commenced in 1591 and was completed in 1634. This was
1631 the work of Leonardo Iturrino, and was the second most important fortress to be built of stone in Manila, the Nuestra
Señora de Guía fortress being the first of these.
1596 - The Santiago fortress was built between 1596 and 1602 on the land promontory between the sea and the Pasig
1602 River, and was the most important fortification built in Manila. The walls encircling the city started at this point.
1599 St. Augustine Church is the oldest stone church in the Philippines. It was built in 1599; however, it was also
destroyed and rebuilt many times. It is an immense structure of thick walls of Corinthian and Ionic designs.
1621 In 1621, Don Bernardino Castillo, a generous patron and a well-known devotee of St. Sebastian, Patron of
Archers, donated his lot, which is now the present site of the San Sebastian Church. The original church, which was
made of wood, was burned in 1651 during a Chinese uprising. The succeeding structures were destroyed twice by fire
and an earthquake in 1859, 1863, and 1880 respectively.
Father Esteban Martinez, the parish priest at that time, approached the Spanish Architect Genero Palacios with a
plan to build a fire and earthquake-resistant church made entirely of steel. Ambeth Ocampo states that the present
San Sebastian church was ordered knockdown in steel parts from the Societe Anonyme des Enterprises de Travaux
Publiques in Brussels, Belgium.
Learning Task # 1 Direction: Explain the given question below, before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you
will write in your journal. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.
What is the Importance of Civil Engineering in the Philippines?
Cavite Friar Land Irrigation System is one of the oldest irrigation systems in the Philippines. Sometimes in the 17th century,
the Spanish period encomiendas or Spanish Royal lands grants were implemented in Cavite. The priests were granted by the Spanish
King, portions of the agricultural land in Cavite. They subdivided the lands in to four estates namely: Naic Estate, Santa Cruz de
Malabon (Tanza) Estate, San Francisco de Malabon (General Trias) Estate and Imus Estate, all of which are now popularly called
as Cavite Friar Lands.
Year Highlights/Events
1846 The Pasig River Light House was the first lighthouse (masonry-built) erected in the Philippines. It was first lighted
on 1846 and deactivated on 1992. It was then located on the north jetty at the mouth of Pasig River, (San Nicolas,
Manila) marking the entrance to the river for vessels around Manila Bay, looking to dock on the ports along the banks
of the river in Manila.
A light station has been established on the site since 1642. The first lighthouse structure was erected by the ruling
Spanish government and lit on September 1, 1846. From its location at the mouth of the historic river, which divides
Manila into two sections, it was a welcoming beacon for over a century to all mariners of inter-island vessels when
bringing their vessels up into the river for berthing along its busy wharves.
The lighthouse, which was known locally as Farola (Spanish for "lighthouse") was one of the most conspicuous
landmarks in the harbor of Manila in the early part of the 20th century. The building and later expansion of the Port of
Manila, south of the light station and subsequent land reclamations, has greatly altered the location of the lighthouse
obscuring it from the wide expanse of Manila Bay.
The lighthouse was demolished in 1992 and was replaced with an architecturally simpler lighthouse with the new
tower built on the foundation of the old one. The Philippine Coast Guard Station of Manila is located adjacent to the
lighthouse and the community that developed from the reclaimed lands is now known as "Parola" (Filipino for
"lighthouse").
The present tower is a white conical concrete structure with a height of 46 feet (14.02 m) and a focal plane of 43
feet (13.11 m). The old tower was taller at 49 feet (14.94 m). Lighthouses in the Philippines are maintained by the
Philippine Coast Guard.
1852 Puente Colgante (which is the term for a suspension bridge in Spanish; literally, hanging bridge) was the first
suspension bridge built in Southeast Asia when it was started in 1849 and completed in 1852. It was built and owned
by Ynchausti y Compañia, the business headed by Jose Joaquin de Ynchausti. He commissioned the design from
Basque engineer Matias Menchacatorre. The bridge was first named Puente de Claveria, likely in honor of the
Governor-General of the Philippines Narciso Clavería, who served from 1844-1849.
Puente Colgante was the first suspension bridge, not only the Philippines but in South East Asia as well, and,
probably the first toll bridge of its kind in the Philippines, a precursor of the modern Sky Way, albeit for pedestrian use
only. The suspension bridge measured 110 metres (360 ft) long and 7 metres (23 ft) wide, and had two lanes that
allowed passage of horses and carabao-drawn carriages. It was also opened for pedestrians traveling on foot between
Quiapo and Intramuros and nearby areas.
In 1854 Ynchausti brought together the Ynchausti family holdings under the above name. A Basque Spaniard
born in Cadiz, de Ynchausti immigrated to the Philippines in the second quarter of the nineteenth century and built a
business empire. In 1889, Ynchausti y Compañia was the largest company in the Philippines.
The 20th-century writer Nick Joaquin described the bridge as it was in the 1870s: “Across the city’s river now
arched … the amazing Puente Colgante, suspended in the air, like a salute to the age of science and engineering.
The Industrial Age found its expression in the Philippines in the form of a bridge unparalleled throughout Asia.”
Historians dispute local traditions that say the bridge was designed by Gustave Eiffel, who designed the Eiffel
Learning Task # 2 Direction: Explain the given question below, before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you
will write in your journal. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.
In the 17th Century, how will you describe “Civil Engineering” in one word? Why?
Road work in the Philippine Islands during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, under the Spanish regime, consisted in
the opening of routes of communication throughout the Islands, in a very thorough manner, and leaving a very valuable asset to the
present Government in the matter of the width of right of way, which was incorporated into the law and became a part of the public
domain. The location of these routes has been justified, inasmuch, that few changes have been made in the general alignment, except
when new sections have opened up and a change in location justified. Grades have been improved and method of construction
changed. The right of way, as established by law, has made possible the construction methods of to-day. The use of broken stone or
gravel on road work seems not to have been practiced by the Spaniard, as little evidence is found to promulgate this belief.
Two types of construction under Spanish regime were practiced: First, pavement of cut Spanish road. Cut adobe stone
pavement. Stone. This was usually of the adobe quality, probably used because it is easily quarried, cut, and handled, the size used
called ''ordinario" 20 by 20 centimeters and 50 centimeters long. This makes a very smooth and pretty pavement, but, where an
ordinary amount of traffic is encountered, wears very rapidly. Had a hard stone been used, the result would have been of a permanent
nature.
Second, Spanish road, rubble-stone pavement. cobblestones. The pavement of cobblestone consisted of boulders probably
taken from river beds varying in size from 10 to 30 centimeters in diameter. This type was very durable and lasting, so long as the
individual stones retained their position in a bed of earth. Owing to the size used there was no bond, and stones were easily displaced,
unless covered with earth, sand, or gravel. This pavement was very rough and, had a second or top course of small gravel been used
and bound together with a binding material, would have been in use to-day. Attention is often called to the good roads that existed
during the Spanish regime.
Year Highlights/Events
The coming of the Americans brought about drastic changes in our engineering culture. The new colonizers pursued
“benevolent” policies that focused on English education, public health, free enterprise, and representative governance thus bringing
with them were military engineers, Thomasite teachers, doctors and evangelist. Under the civil government established in July, 1901,
such “assimilation” manifested itself physically in the form of infrastructures. Highways, bridges, schools, hospitals, and government
buildings steadily transformed the Philippine landscape.
Year Highlights/Events
1899 In his letter dated January 4, 1899 to Filipinos, US Major-General Elwell S. Otis, the Military Governor of the
Philippines, announced US President William McKinley’s instructions for the islands’ Benevolent Assimilation. The
instructions stated that the management of public property and revenue, and the use of all public means of
transportation, were to be conducted by the military authorities (i.e. by the US Army) until such time that they would
be transferred back to civilian authority. Thus, the Bureau of Engineering was placed under the supervision of
American military engineers. The ports were opened to commerce for all foreign nations.
1900 Foundation of the Liceo de Manila, a private institution offering academic course for maestro de obras and
headed by Leon Ma. Guerrero. The first private school to offer an academic title for Maestro de Obras. (the
forerunner of formal education in architecture/engineering)
The introduction of reinforced concrete in the Philippines was in the 1900s and its use in the construction of the
Masonic Temple (Grand Lodge of the Philippines), the first multi-structure in Escolta, Manila.
On April 20, 1900, the US military authorities returned the railroad to its owner
Early Transportation in the Philippines was depended largely on trails, waterways, railroad, earth roads and partially-
1900’s gravelled roads. Highway in the Philippines at that time is nothing more than a dream to most Filipinos. The US
government initiated the development of roadways in the Philippines connecting towns, cities and provinces. The
popular Macadam road type was introduced. It gained acceptance because of abundant supply of stones and gravel.
1901 By virtue of Act No. 83 passed by the Philippine Commission on February 6, 1901, public works and projects
were placed under the “Provincial Supervisions”.
The 1901 municipal code (February 6, 1901) provided for popularly elected municipal board members who were
responsible for collecting taxes, maintaining municipal properties, and undertaking necessary construction projects.
1902 The first professional association of architecture and surveyors was born on September 14, 1902 with the creation
of the Academia de Arquitectura y Agrimensura de Filipinas (AAAF).
Bureau of Engineering and Construction of Public Works and Bureau of Architecture and Construction of Public
Buildings - were created by Act. Numbers 222 and 268 of the Philippine Commission and placed under The
Department of Commerce and Police
The Philippine Commission passed Act Nos. 222 and 268 creating the Department of Commerce and Police
which gave birth to the Bureau of Engineering and Construction of public works and the Bureau of Architecture and
Construction of public buildings.
The Philippine Bill of 1902 (July 1, 1902) or the Philippine Organic Act authorized the Government of the
Philippine Islands to provide for the needs of commerce. This includes improving harbours, constructing maintaining
bonded warehouses, wharves, piers, light-houses, signal and life-saving stations, buoys, and like instruments of
commerce, as well as to adopt and enforce regulations. (The US Congress authorizes the Philippine Government to
grant franchise and concession for the construction of public utilities and services)
On December 8, 1902, the first Railroad Legislation Act (Philippine Commission Act No. 554) was passed
granting the Manila Railroad Company (MRRCo) the right to construct branch lines
1903 AAFF changed the name of association to Academia de Arquitectura, Ingeniera y Agrimensura de Filipinas
Learning Task # 3 Direction: Explain the given question below, before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you
will write in your journal. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.
What do you think is/are the greatest challenge/s facing Civil Engineering in the Philippines during
American Regime?
Year Highlights/Events
1935 On August 2, 1935, Act Number 4211 was enacted – permitting under-aged persons to take the board exam on
condition that they will not practice their profession until they attained the required age of 21.
During the inauguration of the Commonwealth Government on November 15, 1935, a reorganization of the
DPWC was undertaken. Under the set up, it was composed of the Bureau of Public Works, Ports, Aeronautics, Coast
and Geodetic Survey, Metropolitan Water District Division of Marine, Railway and Repair Shop, National Radio
Broadcasting, Irrigation Council and Board of Examiners for Civil, Mechanical, Chemical and Mining Engineers.
1937 The Philippine Association of Civil Engineers (PACE) was formed from a group of civil engineers in the private
sector with Engr. Enrique Sto. Tomas Cortes as its first president.
The objectives of both organizations were similar with each other in which both of them wants to: "elevate the
standards of the profession, encourage research and engineering knowledge and technology, foster fellowship
among members, and promote interrelation with other technological and scientific societies".
The PACE being the most active than the PSCE led to the transfer of many PSCE members to PACE.
1938 In 1938, statutes for practice of architecture from engineering separated by law – National Assembly Bill No.
1850.
On January 31, 1938, the first Bicol train was put into operation.
On May 8, 1938, the unified system of railroad from San Fernando, La Union in the North to Legazpi in the South
was formally inaugurated.
1940 Highway 54 was the former name of the Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (EDSA). Stretching some 54
kilometers, Highway 54 serves as a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Filipinos passing or doing business in Metro
Manila.
It formed a major part of the circumferential roads in Metro Manila. From the south, it passes through five cities
Pasay, Makati, Mandaluyong, Quezon City, and Caloocan. Its southern endpoint is at the rotunda near the SM Mall of
Asia in Pasay City while its northern point is at Monumento in Caloocan City near the Andres Bonifacio monument.
When the avenue was constructed in 1940 by engineers led by Florencio Moreno and Osmundo L. Monsod, it
was first named as North and South Circumferential Road. But at the end of World War II, the American occupiers
changed the name to Highway 54.
But in 1959, by virtue of Republic Act 2140, the highway was renamed in honor of Epifanio de los Santos, a
famous statesman of the province of Rizal.
Learning Task # 4 Direction: Explain the given question below, before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you
will write in your journal. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.
Year Highlights/Events
1941 The tides of war in the Pacific came in December 1941 and thereby interrupted the normal operations of the
schools and colleges. By order of the President of the Philippines, all schools were closed. When the Japanese
forces entered Manila in January 1942, they occupied the College/School buildings.
In 1941, outbreak of World War II, the Department of Public Works and Communications (DPWC) and other
government offices were practically abolished due to dislocation of manpower, lack of funds, materials and
equipment, installation of enemy administration and the setting up of resistance movement.
Dec.24 During the Japanese occupation, the exiled Commonwealth government of President Manuel Quezon issued
1941- Executive Order 396, which reorganized and grouped the cabinet. The Department of Public Works and
Aug. 1, Communication became the Department of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor, with
1944 Basilio Valdes as Secretary.
1942 On Philippine soil, to mitigate the sufferings of the people under the iron-clad rule of the Japanese, the
Philippine Executive Commission was established. Under President Jose P. Laurel’s administration, Quintin
Paredes served as Minister of Public Works and Communications.
Caliraya Dam is an embankment dam located in the town of Lumban province of Laguna, in the Sierra Madre
Mountain Range of the Philippines. The reservoir created by the dam, Lake Caliraya, initially supplied one of the
oldest hydroelectric plants in the Philippines, and later became a popular recreational area for numerous water
sports and fishing. The dam construction was started in 1939 and a small hydroelectric plant was operated in 1942.
Year Highlights/Events
1946 Resuming its operation in 1946, the Department of Public Works and Communications (DPWC) started with
limited human resources, funds, materials and equipment. An office of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads was set up
to cooperate with the Philippine Bureau of Public Works in implementing the highway program as authorized by the
Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946.
1946 – Ricardo Nepumoceno served as Secretary of Public Works and Communications under the administration of
1948 President Manuel Roxas. He continued to do so under the administration of President Elpidio Quirino.
1947 The authority of the Department of Public Works and Communications was further expanded when, in 1947,
the Motor Vehicles Office was placed under its direct supervision.
1948 The country’s premiere airport, Manila International Airport Authority was originally a US Air Force base until
1948, when it was turned over to the Philippine government’s National Airport Corporation. The fledgling civil
aviation airport’s facilities were nothing more than the current domestic runway and a small building as its only
passenger terminal.
1949 Laws separating statutes between architects and engineers passed
1950’s The momentum to rebuild from the ashes of WWII and replace destroyed public edifices and utilities made the
1950s an eventful decade for the construction industry.
1950 – The Ambuklao dam was the highest and biggest in the Far East. It is made of earth and rockfull which
1956 measures 129 meters in height and 452 meters in length. The elevation of its crest is 758 meters and the roadway
that runs through the top of the dam has an elevation of 756 meters. There are 8 Tainter radial gates at the dam's
spillway. Each spillway measures 12.5 meters by 12.5 meters and is 127 meters in length. The gross storage
capacity of the dam's reservoir is 327,170,000 cubic meters and it has a usable storage capacity of 258,000,000
cubic meters. The drainage area is 686 square kilometers and is 11 km long with a maximum width of 1 km.
Construction began on July 1950 and opened on December 23, 1956.
1950 On June 17, 1950, the Architects (Philippine Institute of Architects) prepared and lobbied the passing of the
first Architect’s law (RA 545) while the Civil Engineers (Philippine Association of Civil Engineers), the Civil
Engineering law (RA 544, through the efforts of PACE President Alberto Guevarra) was also passed the
same year. They jointly celebrated the passing of their respective laws at the Manila Hotel Winter Garden.
Year Highlights/Events
1965- President Ferdinand Marcos appointed Manuel Syquio as Acting Secretary of Public Works and
1973 Communications. 1970’s The 70’s is commonly known as the Martial Law years.
Declared in 1972, the first few years of its implementation brought about good things to our country. But its
later years proved to be the most trying times of our country. Incidentally, the construction industry in the Middle
East was at its peak and civil engineers and architects were in demand. In the early 1970's, there were already
591 national and municipal ports plus 200 private ports scattered all over the country necessitating the need for
long-range planning and rationalization of port development.
1971 – On 19 June 1971, Republic Act 6234 was enacted. It dissolved the National Waterworks and Sewerage
1997 System (NAWASA) and created in its place the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS).
MWSS was thus given the mandate “to ensure an uninterrupted and adequate supply and distribution of potable
water for domestic and other purposes at just and equitable rates.” The proper operation and maintenance of
sewerage systems was likewise part of its mandate.
1971 On August 20, 1971, Republic Act No. 6366 was passed amending the PNR Charter
1972 PACE President Engr. Cesar A. Caliwara, exerted a serious effort in merging the two organizations. Leaders
of PACE and PSCE negotiated, and talked about the choice of name. Some concerns were raised such as formal
accounting and turnover of assets and liabilities, accreditation of bonafide members and election rules for the first
officers which were sooner resolved.
1973 On June 1973, President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Presidential Decree 223, creating the Professional
Regulation Commission (PRC) regulating all professions and accrediting only one organization to represent each
profession.
On December 11, 1973, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued Registration Certificate
No.53896 to the PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, INC. (PICE). This was the culmination and
fulfilment of a vision to merge two separate organizations of civil engineers in the country, the Philippine Society of
Learning Task # 6 Direction: Explain the given question below, before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you
will write in your journal. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.
What is Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers,Inc(PICE) all about?
Year Highlights/Events
1987 Finally, by virtue of Executive Order No. 124, dated January 30, 1987, the Ministry of Public Works and
Highways (MPWH) is now known as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) with five (5) bureaus,
six (6) services, 16 regional offices, 24 project management offices, 16 regional equipment services and 118 district
engineering offices.
As the primary engineering and construction arm of the government, the DPWH is responsible for the planning,
design, construction and maintenance of infrastructures such as roads and bridges, flood control systems, water
resource development projects and other public works in accordance with national objectives.
On August 17, 1987, Republic Act No. 6639 was enacted and the MIA was renamed the Ninoy Aquino
International Airport. The MIA Authority however, retained its corporate name since the law did not amend the
original or revised charters of the MIAA. 1989
On August 23, 1989, the Tutuban Station and part of the railroad yard was leased out for shopping mall
development. PNR Management Center transfers to its Training Center site in Caloocan City and PNR Operations
Center transfers to its railway station in Paco, Manila.
The La Mesa Watershed and Eco-Park consists of the La Mesa Dam and an ecological nature reserve site in
Quezon City commissioned in 1929 in the Philippines. It is part of the Angat-Ipo-La Mesa water system, which
supplies most of the water supply of Metro Manila. The La Mesa Dam is an earth dam whose reservoir can hold up
to 50.5 million cubic meters and occupying an area of 27 square kilometers.
The water collected in the reservoir is treated on-site by the Maynilad Water Services, and at the Balara
Treatment Plant further south by the Manila Water. Both water companies are private concessionaires awarded by
the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, the government agency in charge of water supply. It is a vital
link to the water requirements of 12 million residents of Metro Manila considering that 1.5 million liters of water pass
through this reservoir every day. It is also the last forest of its size in the metropolis.
1991 And for the first time, a "Civil Engineering Week" for the period November 3 to 9, 1991 was declared by
Malacañang thru Proclamation No.799 issued on September 20, 1991 by President Corazon C. Aquino. The C.E.
week was celebrated nationwide thru coordinated activities of all PICE chapters and the PICE National Board
culminating in the most successful and well-attended '91 PICE Annual Convention (1,400 plus registered
participants).
1993 The Board of Civil Engineering (at PRC) held its first fully computerized (board) examinations on May 29, 1993
and released the results on November 9, 1993.
1995 On February 28, 1995, the Syllabi for the Subjects in the Civil Engineering licensure examinations were
promulgated.
1997 up The privatization of MWSS
to present In 1997, the Legislature passed into law Republic Act 8041, also known as “The Water Crisis Act.” The Act,
which paved the way for the privatization of MWSS, had as its primary objectives the following: ·
Transfer financial burden to the private sector ·
Improve service standards ·
Increase operational efficiency ·
Minimize tariff impact
In August that year, the Philippine government entered into a 25-year Concession Agreement with two private
consortia comprised of local and international partners. This effectively transferred the operational responsibilities
of MWSS to Manila Water Company, Inc. (for the East Zone) and Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (for the West
Zone).
2000 RA 8981 or Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) Modernization Act of 2000 was enacted and signed
into law on December 5, 2000 by President Joseph Ejercito Estrada
2001 Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc. (PICE) has been awarded by the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC) as the Most Outstanding Accredited Professional Organization.
2003 The San Roque Dam, operated under San Roque Multipurpose Project (SRMP) is a 200 meters tall, 1.2
kilometer long embankment dam on the Agno River. It spans the municipalities of San Manuel and San Nicolas,
Pangasinan and is nearly 200 km north of Metro Manila.
SENATE
The Senate Committee on Civil Service and Government Reorganization will conduct a Public Hearing on
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 1:00 PM at the Sen. Padilla Room, 2nd Floor, Senate of the Philippines, Pasay City to
deliberate on the following legislative measures:
Senate Bill No. 2109: “AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 544, AS AMENDED, OR THE
CIVIL ENGINEERING LAW” (Introduced by Senator F. Escudero); 15th Congress Filed on July 27, 2010 by
Escudero, Francis "Chiz" G. Status: Pending in the Committee (9/15/2010)
Senate Bill No. 2770: “AN ACT AN ACT PROFESSIONALIZING THE PRACTICE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
IN THE PHIILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NUMBER FIVE HUNDRED AND
FORTY-FOUR (RA NO. 544), AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES” (Introduced by Senator P. Lacson)
Filed on March 31, 2011 by Lacson, Panfilo M. Status: Pending in the Committee (5/9/2011)
2012 Last March 2012, the Board of Civil Engineering wrote to Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) that
the board exam questions will be increased from 30/35 (per subject) to 100 problems per subject effective for May
2012 CE Board Exams. Meaning, there are 100 problems per subject or a 300-item board exam questions.
The issue (National Building Code issue) was brought by the PICE to the Court of Appeals. In January 5,
2012, the Court of Appeals of the Philippines, in its decision granted the appeal of PICE and reversed the Decision
of the Regional Trial Court thus giving the Civil Engineers the right to prepare, sign and seal Plans and Designs of
Buildings such as Vicinity Map/Location Plan, Site Development Plan, Perspective, Floor Plans, Elevations,
Sections, Reflected Ceiling Plans and the like. [Court of Appeals-Ninth Division Case Number: CA-G.R. CV No.
93917 – Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers, Inc. and Leo Cleto Gamolo as Petitioners-Appellants, versus The
Honorable Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., in his capacity as Secretary of Public Works and Highways as Respondent-
Appellee, and United Architects of the Philippines as Intervenor-Appellee]
2013 Last August 23, 2013, Republic Act 10609 or the Protection of Students' Right to Enroll in Review Centers
Act of 2013 was signed into law. More info at GMA News Online
Learning Task # 7 Direction: Explain the given question below, before you begin writing, read the passage carefully and plan what you
will write in your journal. Your essay should be as well organized and as carefully written as you can make it.
Give at least 2 important events (from 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019, and 2020) about the
development of Civil Engineering(and its profession) in the Philippines.
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