HISTORY OF

PLUMBING IN THE
PHILIPPINES

PRESENTED BY:

GROUP 1
PLUMBING
Plumbing may be defined as the
practice, materials, and fixtures used
in installing, maintaining, and
altering piping, fixtures, appliances,
and appurtenances in connection with
sanitary or storm drainage facilities, a
venting system, and public or private
water supply systems.
17th Century 18th and 19th Century

The birth of the Filipino plumbers were

plumbing profession in assigned the task of
maintaining, repairing,
the Philippines in the
and/or remodeling
walled city known as plumbing systems in all
Intramuros that was "pueblos" or towns
introduced by the including churches,
Spaniards as a model convents, and
community. government buildings.
20th Century 1902
Health and hygiene Plumbing trade was
became priority when duly recognized by the
epidemics including government. The City
cholera, leprosy of Manila was the
schistosomiasis and other model community.
contagious diseases
Master Plumber John F.
engulfed the Philippines.  Hass became the first Chief
of the Division of Plumbing
Construction and
Inspection.
Through the initiative 1935
of the Filipino Master Seventeen (17) Master
Plumbers, a first Plumbers organized the
Plumbing Code based first National Master
on the Plumbing Code Plumbers Association
of the United States of the Philippines
was incorporated into (NAMPAP)and had it
the Building Code for registered with the
the City of Manila. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
1954
The third congress of the
Republic of the Philippines in
its Second Session, approved
after the third reading House
Bill No. 62. this became
Republic Act No. 1378.
On June 18,1955, R.A. 1378,
otherwise known as
“PLUMBING LAW OF THE
PHILIPPINES” was signed
by President Ramon
Magsaysay.
January 28, 1959
National Plumbing Code of
the Philippines prepared by
the NAMPAP was
promulgated and approved
by Malacanang. NAMPAP
also assisted in the passage
of the law creating the
National Waterworks and
Sewerage Authority
(NAWASA).
1966-1969 November 28, 1967

The Board of Examiners for

The First Amendment to the
Master Plumbers and the
National Plumbing Code
NAMPAP prepared a
wasapproved, which effected the
Curriculum for Plumbing
inclusion of "Asbestos Cement
Engineering that was
Pipe" as an approvedplumbing
approved by the Department
material.
of Education and was first
introduced at the Feati
University.
Before
Martial Law in 1972
1996

Republic Act No. 6541 NAMPAP President

otherwise known as the JAIME M. CABASE
“Building Code of the spearheaded the
Philippines” was passed
with the "National
updating of the Revised
Plumbing Code of 1959" National Plumbing
as referral code in full text. Code.
October 1999
NAMPAP submitted the Draft Code
to the Board of Master Plumbers
(BoMP) Chaired by Engr.
FORTUNATO H. AMOSCO.
After careful review, the Professional
Regulation Commission under Chairman
HERMOGENES POBRE adopted the
Revised Plumbing Code of 1999 which His
Excellency, President JOSEPH EJERCITO
ESTRADA approved last December 21, 1999
pursuant to Section 4 of R.A. 1378 known as
the Plumbing Law.