PLUMBIN

THE HISTORY OF PLUMBING

G IN THE PHILIPPINES
WHAT IS
PLUMBING?
PLUMBING is defined as the art and science of installing pipes fixtures and
other apparatus to convey and supply water buildings and to dispose
and discharge waste water and other liquids, gases and other
substances out of buildings in a safe, orderly, healthy and sanitary way
to ensure health and sanitation of life and property.
 17th
Century Filipino plumbers were assigned
the task of maintaining, repairing,
and/ or remodeling the plumbing
system.

18th & 19th

Century
The birth of the plumbing profession in
the Philippines Spaniards established
Intramuros the walled city as a model
community friar engineers
incorporated European standards in
their plumbing installations
 The arrival of Americans health and hygiene
became priority in a time when epidemics such
as cholera leprosy and schistosomiasis
overwhelmed the Philippines worried with the
situation governor general Harrison delivered
a letter of instruction on proper waste disposal
190
in all municipalities.
2
20th
Century

Plumbing Trade was duly

recognized by the goovernment;
City of Manila was the model
community.
 Plumbing Law of the
June 18, Philippine (R.A.
National Master 1955 s
was signed by 1378
Plumbers' Association of the President Ramon )
Philippines
(NAMPAP) was registered with Magsaysay.
the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Jan. 28,
193 1959
5

National Plumbing Code of the

Master Plumber John F. Hass became the Philippines prepared by NAMPAP was
first Chief of the Division of Plumbing promulgated
approved and
by Malacañang. NAMPAP assisted in
Construction and Inspection. A Plumbing the passage of the law creating the National
Code based on the Plumbing Code of the Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA).
United States was incorporated into the
Building Code for the City of Manila.
 The first amendment to the National
Nov. 28, Pluming Code was approved, which affected
1967 the inclusion of "Asbestos-Cement Pipe"
as an approved plumbing material.

1966 -
1969 197
2

The Board of Examiners for Master Plumbers

and the NAMPAP Prepared a Curriculum for
Building Code of the Philippines (PD1096,
Plumbing Engineering that was approved by
now R.A.6541) was passed with the National
the Department of Education and first
Code of 1959 as referral code.
introduced at the Feati University.
 1996-
1999

DEC. 21,
1999
NAMPAP President Jaime
October M. Cabase spearheaded the
1999 updating of the Revised
National Plumbing Code.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)

adopted the Revised Plumbing Code of
1999
which President Joseph Estrada approved,
pursuant to section 4 of R.A. 1378 known as
the Plumbing Law. NAMPAP submitted the draft code to the
Board of Master Plumbers chaired by
Fortunato H. Amosco.
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