20-Abe Law Review 2021
20-Abe Law Review 2021
20-Abe Law Review 2021
ABE LAW
(i) Preparation and evaluation of farm development plans, farm suitability maps
and land use maps/reports for agricultural, livestock and poultry,
fishery, aquaculture and forest production and processing;
The Board, subject to approval of the Commission, may add to, or exclude from,
this section any activity or act of professional practice, or revise it
as the need arises to conform to changes and new developments
brought about by the latest trends in Agricultural and Biosystems
Engineering.
Arthur L. Fajardo, PhD
Professor 2 / Director
Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Act
of 2016 (RA 10915)
Section 5. Scope of Practice of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. –
(k) Employment with the government and private firms and establishments;
Provided, That such item or position requires the knowledge and
expertise of an Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer, or its duties
and responsibilities covers the scope of practice in agricultural and
biosystems engineering; and
The Board, subject to approval of the Commission, may add to, or exclude from,
this section any activity or act of professional practice, or revise it
as the need arises to conform to changes and new developments
brought about by the latest trends in Agricultural and Biosystems
Engineering.
Arthur L. Fajardo, PhD
Professor 2 / Director
Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Act
of 2016 (RA 10915)
Section 6. Creation and Composition of the Board.— There is hereby created a
Board to be composed of a Chairperson and two (2) members
under the administrative control and supervision of the
Commission. They shall be appointed by the President of the
Philippines from a list of three (3) recommendees for each position
which were ranked by the Commission from a list of five (5)
nominees for each position submitted by the AIPO in the
Philippines. The Board shall be organized not later than six (6)
months from the effectivity of this Act.
(g) Must be a member in good standing of the AIPO for at least five (5) years, but
not an incumbent officer or trustee thereof; and
(h) Has never been convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude.
(a) Promulgate and adopt the rules and regulations necessary for carrying out
the provisions of this Act;
(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;
(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 licensure
examinations;
(o) Punish for contempt of the Board, both direct and indirect, in accordance
with the pertinent provision of, and penalties prescribed by, the
Rules of Court;
(q) Discharge such other duties and functions as may be deemed necessary for
the enhancement of the agricultural and biosystems engineering
profession and the upgrading, development and growth of
agricultural and biosystems engineering education in the
Philippines; and
All policies, resolutions, rules and regulations of the Board shall be subject to the
review and approval of the Commission.
Arthur L. Fajardo, PhD
Professor 2 / Director
Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Act
of 2016 (RA 10915)
Section 14. Examination Required. - All applicants for registration
for the practice of agricultural and biosystems
engineering shall be required to undergo and pass the
licensure examination as provided for in this Act.
(a) A citizen of the Philippines or a foreign citizen whose country or State has a
policy on reciprocity in the practice of the profession;
(a) Agricultural and Biosystems Power, Energy and Machinery Engineering which
include agricultural power and bio-energy, machine design and
analysis, machinery management and mechanization of agricultural
and bioproduction systems;
(i) Other subjects within the areas of competencies required for the practice of
agricultural and biosystems engineering profession pursuant to
Section 5 of this Act.
The said subjects and their syllabi may be periodically amended by the Board so
as to conform with the latest technological changes brought about
by continuing trends in the profession.
Arthur L. Fajardo, PhD
Professor 2 / Director
Agricultural Machinery Testing and Evaluation Center
College of Engineering and Agro-Industrial Technology
Philippine Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Act
of 2016 (RA 10915)
Section 18. Rating in the Board Examinations. - To be qualified as
having passed the Board examination for agricultural
and biosystems engineers, a candidate must obtain a
weighted general average of seventy percent (70%),
with no grades lower than fifty-five percent (55%) in
any given subject. However, an examinee who obtains a
weighted general average rating of seventy percent
(70%) or higher, but obtains a rating below fifty-five
percent (55%) in any given subject, must retake the
examination in the subject or subjects where he/she
obtained a grade below fifty-five percent (55%) and
must obtain a grade or grades in the said subject or
subjects of not lower than fifty-five percent (55%).
(e) All drawings, plans, specifications and other documents and reports to be
used for the design, construction, test and evaluation, research
and extension of agricultural and biosystems buildings,
structures, machineries and equipment, irrigation, soil and
water conservation structures and other agricultural and
biosystems engineering facilities/p rejects shall be signed and
sealed by a licensed agricultural and biosystems engineer.
(1) Agro-processing establishments such as rice mills, feed mills, sugar mills,
coconut oil mills, fiber extraction processing plants, meat
processing plants, fish processing plants, poultry and meat
processing plants, food processing plants and agricultural and
fishery products storage facilities;