Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Resolution NO. 01, S. 2009)
The Professional Regulatory Board of Chemical Engineering is empowered to adopt a Code of Ethics and Technical Standards for the practice of Chemical Engineering, subject to the approval of the Commission.
The Board is given its powers under Republic Act No. 9297, known as the Chemical Engineering Law of 2004.
The Code of Ethics shall take effect after thirty (30) days following its full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or a major newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
The Code of Ethics was prepared by the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc. (PIChE), through its Committee on the Council of Advisers and the past presidents of PIChE.
Any registered and licensed Chemical Engineer who violates this Code of Ethics shall be investigated and subjected to disciplinary action, which may include revocation of their certificate of registration or suspension from the practice of the profession.
A copy of this Resolution should be furnished to the Philippine Institute of Chemical Engineers, Inc. (PIChE) and to the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) for dissemination to all schools, colleges, and universities offering the course of chemical engineering.
The Code of Ethics aims to maintain professional, moral, and ethical standards for the practice of the chemical engineering profession.
Section 6(i), Article II, and Section 36, Article V of R.A. No. 9297 are cited as the basis for the Board’s power.
The Code of Ethics provides adequate safeguards to protect clients, the industry, the public, and also chemical engineers themselves.
The Code of Ethics was approved by the Commission, represented by its Chairman Nicolas P. Lapeña, Jr., and Commissioners Ruth R. Padilla and Nilo L. Rosas.