Question & AnswerQ&A (CIAC Resolution NO. 10-2005)
It is an order requiring subdivision and condominium owners/developers to submit a copy of the special/temporary permit from the Professional Regulation Commission and a separate permit from the Department of Labor and Employment for foreign architects who signed plans required under the IRR of P.D. 957 and B.P. 220.
Foreign architects must secure a special/temporary permit from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and a separate permit from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
The requirement is mandated under Section 38 of Republic Act No. 9266, or the Architecture Act of 2004.
The purpose is to harmonize the policy of the HLURB with the requirements under RA 9266, ensuring foreign architects legally practice architecture in the Philippines and comply with both PRC and DOLE regulations.
It was approved on May 25, 2009, and took effect on August 1, 2009, fifteen days after its publication on July 17, 2009.
The plans are required under the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Presidential Decree No. 957 and Batas Pambansa No. 220.
The Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBOA) at the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) requested this assistance.
Subdivision and condominium owners/developers are required to submit these permits for foreign architects who signed on the architectural plans.
It allows foreign architects to be legally employed or practice architecture in the Philippines, complying with labor laws governing foreign professionals.
Republic Act No. 9266 (Architecture Act of 2004), Presidential Decree No. 957, and Batas Pambansa No. 220 regulate the practice of architecture and related plan approvals.