Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD OF GEODETIC ENGINEERING Resolution NO. 05, S. 2005)
The main purpose of the resolution is to require registered and licensed geodetic engineers and junior geodetic engineers to submit their valid certificates of membership in the Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (GEP), along with official receipts for membership dues, as prerequisites for issuance or renewal of their certificates of registration and professional identification cards.
The integration of the Geodetic Engineering Profession is governed under Republic Act No. 8560, known as the Philippine Geodetic Engineering Act of 1998, as amended by Republic Act No. 9200.
Section 25 provides that the Geodetic Engineering profession shall be integrated into one national organization recognized by the Board and the Commission as the sole integrated and accredited association of professional geodetic engineers, with automatic membership upon registration with the Board.
The Geodetic Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (GEP) is the recognized and accredited national professional organization of Geodetic Engineers.
They must submit a valid certificate of GEP membership bearing their membership number and the official receipt of payment for the GEP membership dues, whether lifetime or annual.
The submission ensures that all registered and licensed geodetic engineers and junior geodetic engineers are bona fide members of the GEP and have paid their membership dues as mandated by law and the implementing rules and regulations.
The President of GEP is required to furnish the PRC Registration Division a copy of the updated official registry of bona fide GEP members, indicating membership and official receipt numbers for dues.
The Commission will provide a copy of the latest list quarterly to ensure updated information and coordination with GEP records.
The resolution took effect fifteen (15) days after its full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
No, membership in the GEP does not bar membership in other associations of the Geodetic Engineering Profession.