Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC Professional Regulatory Board of Agricultural Engineering Resolution No. 03)
The Board is mandated to promulgate guidelines and standards on the required manpower complement of licensed Agricultural Engineers in all agricultural and fisheries machinery pools and service centers, including sales and distribution outlets and manufacturing establishments, either public or private.
The practice of agricultural engineering in the Philippines is regulated by Republic Act No. 8559, otherwise known as the Philippine Agricultural Engineering Act of 1998.
The practice of agricultural engineering includes the management or supervision, manufacture, sale, testing and evaluation, and preparation of plans, designs and technical specifications of agricultural and fishery machinery.
Yes, pursuant to Section 20 of Republic Act No. 8559 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, no person shall practice agricultural engineering unless such person has secured a license to practice agricultural engineering.
Entities such as agricultural and fishery machinery service centers by cooperatives or businesses in SAFDZs or ARCs, sales and distribution outlets, machinery and equipment pools, service centers, post-harvest and processing centers, and manufacturing/assembling establishments registered with SEC and DTI are required to engage at least one registered and licensed Agricultural Engineer.
Yes, depending on the magnitude of professional services needed, the Agricultural Engineer may be engaged on either a full-time or part-time basis.
They must provide services related to preparation and/or evaluation of project feasibility studies, management or supervision of operation and maintenance, training and supervision of technicians and operators, management or supervision of sales and manufacturing establishments, and research and development.
They must have valid and updated PRC licenses to practice agricultural engineering.
Compensation shall be in accordance with the Salary Standardization Law, Labor Code of the Philippines, and prevailing professional fee rates.
Violators shall be liable to administrative and criminal sanctions and penalties as imposed under Section 31 and 32 of Republic Act No. 10601 and Section 32 of Republic Act No. 8559.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Professional Regulatory Board of Agricultural Engineering will conduct monitoring and ocular inspections for compliance.
It refers to machinery and equipment for production, harvesting, processing, storage, manufacture, preserving, transporting and distribution of agricultural and fisheries products, including tractors, power tillers, seeders, transplanters, windmills, harvesting machines, irrigation equipment, greenhouses, livestock and fishery equipment, postharvest machines, transport machinery, and storage facilities.