June 15, 2020
Dear Sul Fernand Candido,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Apr 25, 2020 12:51:41 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Response on Practice of Architecture in LGU's.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved. The answer to your queries are:
1. Civil Engineers and Architects practice their professions in accordance with their governing laws, RA 544 for Civil Engineers and RA9266 for Architects.
2. Article 1, Section 2. (a) of RA 544 defines the scope of practice of Civil Engineering
Article 1, Section 3. (4) of RA 9266 defines the scope of practice of Architecture
3. Everyone is enjoined to respect and implement governing laws.
In this regard, however, may we request which pertinent provision in RA 9266 is the LGU resisting to implement?
For more queries and clarifications you may email at
[email protected]./
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Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Hon. Teofilo S. Pilando, Jr. , Chairman of Professional Regulation Commission, P. Paredes St., Sampaloc Manila, 1008 Philippines or send email to
[email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Praxedes P. Bernardo
Chairperson, PRB-OCE
