Ra 10915 (Phil Agicultural & Biosystems Eng'g Act of 2016
Ra 10915 (Phil Agicultural & Biosystems Eng'g Act of 2016
Ra 10915 (Phil Agicultural & Biosystems Eng'g Act of 2016
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Biosystems Engineering and the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC).
Sec . 4. Definition of Terms. As used in this Act, the
following terms shall mean:
(a) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering refers to the
appUcation of engineering science and designs to the processes
and systems involved in the sustainable production, post
production and processing of safe food, feed, fiber, timber and
other agricultural and biological materials and the efficient
utilization, conservation, and management of natural and
renewable resources in order to enhance human health in
harmony with the environment. Agricultural and biosystems
consist of crops, forestry and other plants, poultry, livestock,
fisheries and aquaculture resources and other animals, wildlife
and other hving things;
(b) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer refers to a
person who is registered and hcensed to practice agricultural
and biosystems engineering in the country and who holds a
valid certificate of registration and professional identification
card from the Board of A gricultural and Biosystems
Engineering and the PRC;
(c) Agricultural and Biosystems Power and Machinery
refers to farm power and machinery for the production,
harvesting, processing, storage, manufacture, preserving,
transporting and distribution of agricultural and biological
products/materials and includes, but is not Umited to, tractors
and their attachments, power tillers, seeders, transplanters,
w indm ills, h arv estin g m achines, crop protection and
maintenance equipment, irrigation equipment and accessories,
greenhouses and other therm al conditioning equipment,
hvestock, poultry, fishery and forest equipment, slaughtering
equipment, meat/fishery and crop processing equipment,
post harvest machines such as milling machines, dryers,
threshers, grain and other strippers, agricultural transport
machinery and storage;
(d) Agricultural and Biosystems Buildings and Structures
refer to buildings and structures for the production, harvesting,
processing, storage, manufacture, preserving, transporting and
and shall include drip, sprinkler, shallow tube well and other
pressurized irrigation system; national and communal
irrigation systems; surface and ground water resource
management; and irrigation structures and facilities such as
dams, weirs, pump systems, conveyances, canals, and flumes;
(n) Professional Regulation Commission refers to the
government agency described under Republic Act No. 8981,
hereinafter referred to as the Commission;
(o) Professional Regulatory Board of Agricultural and
Biosystems Engineering refers to the administrative body
created by law to supervise and regulate the practice of
agricultural and biosystems engineering and is the ultimate
authority in the practice of the agricultural and biosystems
engineering profession in the Philippines. It shall be
hereinafter referred to as the Board; and
(p) Soil and Water Conservation refers to measures that
control soil and w ater degradation and enhance farm
productivity; and shall consist of small farm reservoir, farm
ponds, small water impoundments, contour farming, and
terracing; soil erosion control, land conditioning and mulching,
and flood control.
Sec . 5. Scope of Practice of Agricultural and Biosystems
Engineering. - The practice of agricultural and biosystems
engineering within the meaning and intent of this Act shall
embrace, but not be Umited to, the following.(a)
P rep a ra tio n of engineering designs, plans,
specifications, project studies, feasibihty studies and estimates
of irrigation and drainage, soil and water conservation and
m anagement systems and facilities, agrometeorological
systems, agricultural and biosystems power, and machinery,
agricultural and biosystems buildings and structures,
renewable/bio-energy systems and farm electrification,
agricultural and bio-processing and post harvest facUities and
system, agricultural and biological waste utilization and
management, agricultural and bio-information system,
agricultural and biosystems resource conservation and
management, and agricultural and bio-automation and
instrumentation system;
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(i)
Hear and try administrative cases involving violations
of this Act, its implementing rules and regulations, the Code
of Ethics for agricultural and biosystems engineers and for this
purpose, to issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum to secure
the appearance of witnesses and the production of documents
in connection therewith;
(j) Prescribe guidelines in the CPD program for
agricultural and biosystems engineers in coordination with the
AIPO of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers;
(k) Ensure, in coordination with the CHED and/or SUCs,
th a t all educational in stitutions offering ag ricu ltu ral
and biosystems engineering education comply with the policies,
standards and requirements of the course prescribed by the
CHED in the areas of curriculum, faculty, library and
facilities;
(l) Prepare, adopt, issue or amend the syllabi of the
subjects for examinations including its Table of Specifications
in consultation with the academe, and cause the determination
and preparation of questions for the licensure examination
which shall strictly be within the scope of the syllabi of the
subjects for examinations, as well as administer, correct and
release the result of the hcensure examinations;
(m) Approve, issue, hmit or revoke temporary/special
perm it (TSP) to practice agricultural and biosystems
engineering;
(n) Issue a cease or desist order to any person,
association, partnership, corporation or cooperative engaged in
violation of any of the provisions of this Act, any agricultural
and biosystems engineering standards and/or rules or
regulations duly promulgated by the Board as part of the rules
governing the practice of agricultural and biosystems
engineering in the Philippines;
(o) Punish for contempt of the Board, both direc't and
indirect, in accordance with the pertinent provision of, and
penalties prescribed by, the Rules of Court;
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ARTICLE III
EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION AND LICENSE
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ARTICLE V
A gricultural and biosystem s E ng ineering
E ducation and Continuing pro fessiona l
E ducation /D evelopment
Se c . 37. Curriculum Development and Updating. The
CHED, in consultation with the Board and the industry
stakeholders and concerned SUCs, shall develop and
continuously update the A gricultural and Biosystems
E ngineering C urriculum in accordance w ith required
competencies on the practice of the profession prescribed under
this Act, in order to ahgn with international standards of
agricultural and biosystems engineering education and practice,
and to become responsive to the industry requirements.
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ARTICLE VI
E nforcem ent of th is A ct and P enal pro visio ns
S e c . 41. Enforcement. - It shall be the primary duty
of the Commission and the Board to effectively implement and
enforce the provisions of this Act and its implementing rules
and regulations, conduct investigations on complaints including
violations of the Code of Ethics and Professional Standards of
the profession and prosecute the same when so warranted.
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FELICIANO Be l m o n t e : j r .
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
RANKLIFTM. DRILO
Prvsident of the Senate
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Marilyn b . Biarua- Y ^
Secretary General ^
House of Representatives
O S C A R trV A B E S
A p p ro v ed :
B E N IG N O S. A Q U IN O III
President of the Philippines
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Lapsed in fo law on
2 1 2016