Republic of the Philippines

Professional Regulation Commission

Manila
PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY
BOARD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

November 16, 2012

Engr. MICHAEL OLIVER D. MORDENO

Blk 22 Lot 11 Apo Sandawa Homes Phase 3
Kidapawan City, Cotabato

Dear Engr. Mordeno:

The Board of Electrical Engineering has unanimously approved your proposed

Technical Engineering Report with modified outline and title: “PROPOSED 5 MVA
SUBSTATION AT ANTIPAS, NORTH COTABATO”, as discussed during the oral
screening. However, technical relevance is a must in your report which shall be
demonstrated by substantial computations. Descriptive/administrative report shall
not be accepted. Furthermore, knowledge of the Philippine Electrical Code (PEC) 1
and 2 is a must for all PEE applicants.

You may now file a formal application with the Professional Regulation Commission
and proceed with the writing of your technical engineering report. Please submit five
(5) bookbound copies of the report in standard A4 size bond paper (substance 24
or 90 gsm) together with this reply letter, comprehensive bio-data, PDF copy of the
full Technical Engineering Report (including all attachments) saved in THREE (3)
USB flash disks, and application forms (see attached). Use Verdana Font and
Font Size is 12, Line Spacing of 1.5 lines, and the following margins: Left – 1.5
inches; Top, Bottom and Right – 1 inch.

Be sure to follow Rule 14 of RA 7920 in presenting your Table of Contents. Include

also your most significant achievement/contribution to Electrical Engineering. Please
be guided by the Do’s and Don’ts listed in the attached sheet in preparing your
report.

Your complete technical report must be received by the Board of Electrical

Engineering not later than May 15, 2013 to give us enough time to review the same
prior to the conduct of the oral examination.

Very truly yours,

FORTUNATO C. LEYNES
Chairman

JAIME V. MENDOZA FRANCIS V. MAPILE

Member Member

P. PAREDES ST., CORNER N. REYES STREET, SAMPALOC, MANILA, PHILIPPINES

P.O. BOX 2038, MANILA
DO’S AND DON’TS IN PREPARING THE TECHNICAL ENGINEERING REPORT

1. TECHNICAL REPORT SHALL INVOLVE SUBSTANTIAL CALCULATIONS, e.g.,

Load calculations/load schedules/lay-out plans

Transformer size determination

Wire/feeder conductor size determination

Circuit breaker/fuse rating determination

Short circuit calculations

Protection coordination

Insulation coordination

etc.

2. PURELY NARRATIVE REPORT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE

3. AVOID UNNECESSARY AND IRRELEVANT DATA INCLUDING

FIGURES/CHARTS/TABLES NOT REFERRED TO IN THE DISCUSSIONS

Attach single line diagrams only that will be used in the discussions

Specify references/sources of tables/graphs/charts

4. AVOID PLAGIARISM

If an author has written something particularly well, or their own words are for
some reason significant, then put their words in quotes and give an
appropriate citation

Provide complete references to all works used, and cite these in the
document where you use this information, USE FOOTNOTES, IF
NECESSARY

5. FOR NUMBERS LESS THAN 10, SPELL IT OUT, UNLESS THEY ARE
MEASUREMENTS (AND UNITS, IF ANY, MUST BE SPECIFIED)

6. USE A CONSISTENT FORMAT FOR UNITS

do not randomly use “V,” “Volts,” and “volts” in the document

7. SPECIFY THE UNITS WHEN NECESSARY AND BE AWARE OF THE

CORRECT ABBREVIATION

kW for kilowatt, not KW nor Kw

kV for kilovolts, not KV nor Kv

kVAr for kilovolt-ampere reactive, not KVAR nor kVAR

MVA for megavolt-ampere, not Mva nor mVA nor mVa

GWh for gigawatthour, not GWH nor gWh

MWh for megawatthour, not MWH nor mWh

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8. STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THE PRESCRIBED FORMAT OF THE TECHNICAL
ENGINEERING REPORT OUTLINE AS LAID OUT IN RULE 14 OF THE IRR OF
RA 7920, TO WIT:
• Title Page
• Letter of Transmittal

Include copy of the Approval Letter
• Preface
• Table of Contents
• List of tables, charts, drawings etc.

This section shall include only a list/summary where to find the tables,
charts and/or drawings used in the report

The tables, charts and/or drawings shall be embedded in the main
report where they are described/discussed
• Summary

This section shall be the one- or two-page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of
the Technical Engineering Report
• Body Text

The main body of the report which shall include:
• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Etc.
• Conclusions/Recommendations

These will be the last chapter/s of the TER
• Bibliography/References
• Affidavit of sole authorship
• Affidavit of PEE 1
• Affidavit of PEE 2
• Affidavit of PEE 3
• Curriculum Vitae (w/ ID picture) – use the Comprehensive Bio-data form

9. THE PEE AFFIDAVITS SHALL SPECIFY EXPIRY DATE OF THE PRC LICENSE
CARD OF THE AFFIANTS

Attach a copy of the PRC license card of the affiant after the PEE’s affidavit in
the Technical Engineering Report

The PEE Affidavits in the PDF copy of the Technical Engineering Report must
be notarized (as in the hardbound copy)

10. ATTACH THE LATEST PICTURE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE BIODATA FORM

(WEARING COAT & TIE AND TAKEN NOT MORE THAN SIX [6] MONTHS
FROM THE DATE OF FILING OF THE APPLICATION)

11. MAKE THE NUMBER OF PAGES OF THE TECHNICAL REPORT THE LEAST
POSSIBLE (THE BOARD IS NOT IMPRESSED WITH A VERY THICK REPORT)

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12. TECHNICAL REPORT SHALL BE PRINTED ON SIZE A4 SUBSTANCE 24 (90
gsm) WHITE BOND PAPER

Use Verdana Font 12 (except for Tables/Attachments)

Use 1.5 line spacing

Use the following margins: Top, Bottom, Right – 1 inch; Left – 1.5 inches

13. PROOFREAD YOUR WORK! NOTHING LOOKS LESS PROFESSIONAL THAN

A DOCUMENT FILLED WITH SPELLING ERRORS, MISSING WORDS,
SENTENCE FRAGMENTS, MISSING FIGURES, WRONG GRAMMAR, ETC.

Make sure of the correct page layout/sequence prior to bookbinding

14. THE EXAMINEE SHALL SUBMIT FIVE (5) SETS OF THE TECHNICAL
REPORT (within six (6) months from approval)

Four (4) sets to be retained by the PRC/BEE

One (1) set to be returned to the applicant stamped as “RECEIVED COPY”

15. THE EXAMINEE SHALL ALSO SUBMIT THE PDF COPY (OR SCANNED COPY
IN PDF FORMAT) OF THE COMPLETE TECHNICAL REPORT (INCLUDING
ATTACHMENTS SUCH AS GRAPHS, TABLES, DIAGRAMS, ETC.) SAVED IN
THREE (3) USB FLASH DISKS (NOT A CD NOR A DVD!)

16. THE PEE APPLICANT SHALL WEAR FORMAL ATTIRE, PREFERABLY COAT
& TIE, DURING THE ORAL EXAMINATIONS

17. BRING CALCULATOR AND THE LATEST EDITION OF PEC (2009 EDITION
FOR PEC 1 AND 2008 EDITION FOR PEC 2) DURING THE ORAL
EXAMINATIONS

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18. FOLLOW THE FORMAT OF THE COVER PAGE OF YOUR TECHNICAL
ENGINEERING REPORT INCLUDING THE FRONT COVER OF THE HARD
BOUND FINAL REPORT.

P. PAREDES ST., CORNER N. REYES STREET, SAMPALOC, MANILA, PHILIPPINES

P.O. BOX 2038, MANILA