RA 8495

- An act regulating the

practice of Mechanical TOTAL NO. OF ARTICLES
Engineering in the AND SECTIONS
Philippines.

- A consolidation of 5 Articles and 48

Senate Bill No. 1793 and Sections broken down as
House Bill No. 9806 follow:
which begun and held in
Metro Manila, July 28, ARTICLE I
1997. (Title, Statement of
Policy, and Definition
- Was passed by the House
of Terms)
of Representatives on
January 28, 1998, and by Sec. 1–3 (3 sections)
the Senate on February
3, 1998. ARTICLE II
(Board of Mechanical
- Was approved by the Engineering)
President of the Sec. 4–11 (8 sections)
Philippines on February
12, 1998
ARTICLE III
(Examination,
IMPORTANT SIGNATORIES WHEN Registration and
THE LAW WAS PASSED: License)
Sec. 12–32 (21
FIDEL V. RAMOS
sections)
President of the
Philippines
ARTICLE IV
NEPTALI A. GONZALES (Practice of the
Senate President Profession)
Sec. 33–41 (9 sections)
JOSE DE VENECIA JR.
Speaker of the House ARTICLE V
(Penal and Concluding
HEZEL P. GACUTAN
Secretary of the Senate Provisions)
Sec. 42–48 (7 sections)
ROBERTO P. NAZARENO
Secretary General of the
House
 ARTICLE II
(Board of Mechanical
Engineering)

ARTICLE I Section 4
(Title, Statement of Creation and
Policy, and Composition of the
Board of Mechanical
Definition of Terms)
Engineering

Section 1 Section 5
Title Qualification of
Members of the Board
Section 2
Statement of Policy Section 6
Term of Office
Section 3
Section 7
Definition of Terms
Compensation and
A. Practice of Allowances of the Board
Mechanical Members
Engineering
B. Mechanical Section 8
equipment or Supervision of the
machinery Board, Custodian of its
C. Mechanical Records, Secretariat
processes, works, and Support Services
projects or plants
Section 9
D. Capacity of process Power and Duties of the
works, projects or Board
plant-rated
capacity Section 10
Annual Report

Section 11
Removal of Board Member
 ARTICLE III Section 22
(Examination, Registration Issuance of Certificates
and License) of Registration and
Professional License
Section 12
Examination Required Section 23
Integration and
Section 13 Accreditation of
Categories Mechanical Engineers
A. Professional Mechanical
Engineering Section 24
B. Mechanical Engineer Seal of a Professional
C. Certified Plant Mechanical Engineer
Mechanic
Section 25
Section 14 Non-Issuance of
Qualifications of Certificate for Certain
Applicants for Grounds
Professional Mechanical
Engineer Section 26
Revocation and Suspension
Section 15 of Certificate
Qualifications of
Applicants for Mechanical Section 27
Engineer Grounds for Suspension and
Revocation of Licenses
Section 16
Qualifications of Section 28
Applicants for Certified Reinstatement and
Plant Mechanic Replacement of the
Certificates
Section 17
Scope of Examination Section 29
Renewal of License
Section 18
Ratings Section 30
Vested Rights
Section 19
Report of Ratings Section 31
Coverage of Temporary /
Section 20 Special Permits
Re-Examination
Section 32
Section 21 Indication of License and
Oath Professional Tax Receipt
 ARTICLE IV
(Practice of the
Profession)

Section 33
Field of Action
Authorized for Each ARTICLE V
Category (Penal and Concluding
Provisions)
Section 34
Personnel Required in
Mechanical Plant Section 42
Penalties
Section 35
Preparation of Plans and Section 43
Supervision of Implementing Rules
Construction by Licensed
Engineers Required
and Regulations

Section 36 Section 44
Practice Not Allowed for Funding Provisions
Firms and Corporations
Section 45
Section 37
Posting of Certificates Separability Clause

Section 38 Section 46
Roster of Engineers and Repealing Clause
Mechanics

Section 39
Section 47
Foreign Reciprocity Transitory Provisions

Section 40 Section 48
Enforcement of the Act Effectivity Clause
by the Officers of the
Law

Section 41
Qualification
Requirements
 Done in the City of
Manila of September
1998
INTRODUCTION TO IRR
OF
As Prepared and
RA 8495
Adopted by:
- The IRR of RA 8495
are formulated and
ANTONIO RO. HERRERA
issued pursuant to
Chairman, Board of ME
Section 43 of
Article V of RA
DONATO K. KARAMIHAN
8495 known as the
Member, Board of ME
“Philippines
Mechanical
JUANITO A. ELERIA
Engineering Act of
Member, Board of ME
1998” to carry out
the provisions of
As Attested by:
the said Act.
CARLOS G. ALMELOR
ARTICLE I
Secretary,
IRR Rule I
Professional
Regulatory Boards
ARTICLE II
IRR Rule II to IV
As Approved by:
ARTICLE III
HERMOGENES P. POBRE
IRR Rule V to X
Chairman, PRC
ARTICLE IV
ALFONSO G. ABAD
IRR Rule XI to XII
Commission Member,
PRC
ARTICLE V
IRR Rule XIII to XV
AVELINA DE LA REA-TAN
Commission Member,
PRC
 ARTICLE II (RULE IV)
ARTICLE I (RULE I) (Duties and
(Title, Statement of Responsibilities of the
Policy, and Definition of Chairman, the Members and
Terms) of the Board)

Section 1 Section 10
Title Duties and Functions of
the Chairman
Section 2
Statement of Policy Section 11
Enforcement and
Section 3 Implementation of R.A. No.
Definition of Terms 8495 Including the Rules
and Regulations
ARTICLE II (RULE II) Promulgated Thereunder
(Official Seal of the
Board) Section 12
Action on Documents and
Section 4 Other Papers by the Board
Official Seal of the Board
Section 13
ARTICLE II (RULE III) Decisions, Orders or
(Composition, Resolutions and Other
Qualifications, Terms of Issuance of the Board
the Office and Meetings of
the Board) Section 14
Official Business with the
Section 5 Commission
Composition of the Board
Section 15
Section 6 Interpretation of the
Qualifications of Members Provisions of R.A. No.
of the Board 8495 Including the Rules
and Regulations
Section 7 Promulgated Thereunder
Term of Office
Section 16
Section 8 Records of the Board;
Board, A Collegial Body Removal of Such Papers,
etc.
Section 9
Meetings of the Board Section 17
Annual Report
 Section 23
ARTICLE III (RULE V) Qualifications of
(Licensure Applicants for
Examination for the Certified Plant
Practice of Mechanic
Mechanical
Engineering) Section 24
Scope of Examination
Section 18
Examinations Required Section 25
for the Practice of Holding of
Mechanical Examination
Engineering
Section 26
Section 19 Program of
Application Examination

Section 20 Section 27
Categories of Publication of the
Mechanical Engineers Examination

Section 21 Section 28
Qualifications of Ratings
Applicants for
Professional Section 29
Mechanical Engineer Re-Examination

Section 22 Section 30
Qualifications of Formula of Syllabi
Applicants for
Mechanical Engineer Section 31
Full Computerization
of Examination
 ARTICLE III (RULE VI)
(Registration and
Issuance of Certificates ARTICLE III (RULE VII)
of Registration and (Administrative
Licenses) Proceedings)

Section 32 Section 40
Registration of Administrative
Successful Examinees Investigation
Section 33
Section 41
Issuance of Certificates
Grounds for the
of Registration and
Professional Licenses Suspension or
Revocation of
Section 34 Certificates
Renewal of Professional
License ARTICLE III (RULE VIII)
(Report on the
Section 35 Performance of the
Temporary Removal from Candidates of Schools,
the Roll of Professional Colleges, and
Mechanical Engineers, Universities in
Mechanical Engineers or Licensure Examinations)
Certified Plant
Mechanics Section 42
Report of the Board
Section 36
Lifting of Deferment of
ARTICLE III (RULE IX)
Registration
(Seal and Use of Seal
Section 37 of Professional
Automatic Registration Mechanical Engineers)

Section 38 Section 43
Reinstatement of Seal of a Professional
Certificate of Mechanical Engineer
Registration
Section 44
Section 39 Use of Seal
Replacement of
Certificates
 ARTICLE III (RULE X)
(Registration with or ARTICLE V (RULE XIII)
without Examination (Miscellaneous
and/or Issuance of Provisions)
Special/Temporary
Permits to Foreign Section 50
Mechanical Engineers) Code of Ethics and
Professional
Section 45
Applicability of Standards
Guidelines Promulgated
by the Commission Section 51
Indication of License
ARTICLE IV (RULE XI) and Privilege Tax
(Prohibitions, Receipt
Enforcement and
Penalties) Section 52
Teaching of
Section 46
Prohibitions Mechanical
Engineering
Section 47 Professional Subjects
Enforcement
Section 53
Section 48 Appointment of
Penalties Professional
Mechanical Engineers
ARTICLE IV (RULE XII)
in Government
(Integration of
Mechanical Engineers)
Section 54
Section 49 Practice of
All registered Mechanical
Professional Mechanical Engineering not
Engineers, Mechanical Allowed in Firms and
Engineers and Certified Corporations
Plant Mechanics shall
be Integrated Into One
National Organization
ARTICLE V (RULE XIV) ME CODE OF ETHICS
(Transitory (PURSUANT TO RA 8495)
Provisions) Board of Mechanical
Engineering
Section 55
Mechanical Plant Resolution No. 06
Engineers Series of 2003

CODE OF ETHICAL AND

Section 56 PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
The Present Board FOR THE PRACTICE OF
shall continue to MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
function in the PROFESSION
Interim until such
- Pursuant to the
time as the New Board provisions of Sections
shall be Constituted 9(a) of Republic Act
No. 8495, known as the
Section 57 "Philippine Mechanical
Incumbent Faculty Engineering Act of
Members Teaching 1998 and Section 50,
Rule XIII of Board
Mechanical Resolution No. 16,
Engineering in Series of 1998,
Professional Subjects providing for the
Rules and Regulations
ARTICLE V (RULE XV) to carry out purposes
of the Act, the Board
(Separability and
of Mechanical
Effectivity Clauses) Engineering hereby
adopts, promulgates
Section 58 and issues this Code
Separability Clause of Ethical and
Professional Standards
for the Practice of
Section 59 Mechanical Engineering
Effectivity profession.
 PREAMBLE Done in the City of
Manila, this 10th day
FUNDAMENTAL CANONS of March, 2003.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES As Prepared and

Rule 1 to Rule 4 Adopted by:

RELATIONS WITH THE ANTONIO RO. HERRERA

STATE Chairman
Rule 5 to Rule 8
DONATO K. KARAMIHAN
RELATIONS WITH THE Member
COMMUNITY
Rule 9 to Rule 11 CHONA A. EVANGELISTA
Member
RELATIONS WITH LABOR
Rule 12 to Rule 14 As Attested by:

RELATIONS WITH CARLOS G. ALMELOR

CLIENTS AND EMPLOYERS Secretary,
Rule 15 to Rule 20 Professional
Regulatory Boards
RELATIONS WITH
COLLEAGUES AND As Approved by:
ASSOCIATES
Rule 21 to 30 ANTONIETA FORTUNA-IBE
Chairperson
PROVISIONS ON
DISCIPLINARY ACTION ALFONSO G. ABAD
Rule 31 Commissioner

EFFECTIVITY AVELINA DELA REA-TAN

Rule 32 Commissioner