Evaluation based on

PERTINENT BUILDING LAWS and REGULATIONS

Evaluation based on PERTINENT BUILDING LAWS and REGULATIONS

PRBoA

LAWS, RULES and REGULATIONS

that govern the
PRACTICE OF ARCHITECTURE
 Laws and Regulations at the Local
Government Unit (LGU) Level DO NOT
The Law have the same effect as National Laws
Everything lower than
PRBoA the R.A. are mere
Executive Issuances
A LAYMAN’S
APPRECIATION OF
PHILIPPINE LAWS
AND REGULATIONS
[covering Laws Lower
than the Philippine
Constitution and Lower
Than International
Treaties/ Agreements
(such as GATS), which
may have the power of
Law only if duly ratified by
the Philippine Senate or
by the duly authorized
Executive Agents of the
State]
Self-Regulation is
Encouraged by Gov’t

Laws do not Operate in Isolation but Must Act in Full Interaction with Other Laws that are in Effect.
Valid & Subsisting Philippine Laws on
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
(Master Development Planning, Subdivision Planning, Site Planning, etc.) PRBoA
Valid & Subsisting Philippine Laws on
PHYSICAL PLANNING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
(Master Development Planning, Subdivision Planning, Site Planning, etc.)
PRBoA

P.D. 957 & its 2001 IRR (subdivisions and condominiums)

- HLURB and related agencies

B.P. 220 & its 2001 IRR (socialized housing)

- HLURB and various agencies

R.A. 8289 & its IRR (informal settlers)

- various agencies

P.D. 1308 & its IRR (the practice of the regulated profession
of environmental planning)
- PRC and the Professional Regulatory
Board of Environmental Planning (PRBOEP)

R.A. 9266 & its IRR (the practice of the regulated profession
of Architecture and site planning)
- PRC and the Professional Regulatory Board
of Architecture (PRBOA)
Preparation of ARCHITECTURAL Plans and Designs
(Space/Architectural Plans, Sections, Elevations, Ceiling and
Roof Plans, Architectural Interiors)
PRBoA
Preparation of ARCHITECTURAL Plans and Designs
(Space/Architectural Plans, Sections, Elevations, Ceiling and
Roof Plans, Architectural Interiors) PRBoA

R.A. 9266 & its 2004 IRR
(The Architecture Act of 2004)
(the practice of the regulated profession of architecture and
architectural interiors)
- PRC and the Professional Regulatory Board of
Architecture (PRBOA)

P.D. 1096 & its 2004 (The 1977 National Building Code of the
Revised IRR Philippines/ NBCP)
(The Minimum Site Planning, Architectural and
Architectural Interior Standards to be Satisfied in the
Architectural, Engineering and Allied Planning and
Design of Buildings) (Structures For Human Habitation)
- DPWH through the LGU Offices of Building Officials

R.A. 9514 & its 2009 IRR (Fire Code of the Philippines)
- DILG thru the LGU fire marshals

B.P. 344 & its IRR (Law on Accessibility for Disabled Persons)
- various agencies
Execution/ Implementation (CONSTRUCTION)
of SUBDIVISION or BUILDING Plans/ Designs
PRBoA
Execution/ Implementation (CONSTRUCTION)
of SUBDIVISION or BUILDING Plans/ Designs
PRBoA
R.A. 4566 : The Contractor’s License Law of 1965 & its IRR
(the regulated business of constructing)
- DTI through its CIAP and PCAB

P.D. 1096 (The 1977 National Building Code of the Philippines/ NBCP)
& its 2004 Revised IRR
(the minimum construction standards to be satisfied in the execution
of buildings or related structures for access and utilities)
- DPWH through the LGU Offices of Building Officials (OBOs)

Various Environmental Laws & IRRs

(satisfaction of pre-requisites to Development/ Building Permit
issuance by the LGUs)

R.A. 9184 (The Government Procurement Reform Act of

2003) & its 2004 IRR
(in the case of public sector procurement processes)
- GPPB thru the various agency & LGU BACs
PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
PHILIPPINE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
POST-CONSTRUCTION Activities Relative to
SUBDIVISION or BUILDING Projects
PRBoA
POST-CONSTRUCTION Activities Relative to
SUBDIVISION or BUILDING Projects PRBoA

P.D. 1096 (The 1977 National Building Code of the Philippines/ NBCP)
& its 2004 Revised IRR
(the minimum inspection and building occupancy standards to be
satisfied)
- DPWH through the LGU Offices of Building Officials (OBOs)

R.A. 9285 (The Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004),

E.O. 1008 (The Construction Industry Arbitration Law)

& their Respective IRRs
(for the settlement of consulting or construction-related disputes)
- DTI and the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP)
thru the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC)
Valid & Subsisting Philippine Laws on PRBoA
ALL PHASES OR STAGES OF ACTIVITY Relative
to Any SUBDIVISION or BUILDING Project

- The Revised Penal Code (Act 3815) & its IRR;

- The New Civil Code (RA 386) and its IRR;
- Tax Laws;
- R.A. No. 7160 (The Local Government Code of 1991);
- The Various Environmental Laws;
- R.A. No. 8981 (The PRC Modernization Act of 2000 & its IRR;
- the Pertinent Professional Regulatory Laws/ PRLs
(such as R.A. No. 9266 and its 2004 IRR)
- the applicable LGU Ordinances
DEPARTMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT

Department of Environment
Department of Agrarian Reform and Natural Resources
Kagawaran ng Repormang Pansakahan
Kagawaran ng Kapaligiran at Likas na Yaman

Department of Agriculture Department of Finance

Kagawaran ng Agrikultura Kagawaran ng Pananalapi

Department of Budget and Management Department of Foreign Affairs

Kagawaran ng Ugnayang Panlabas
Kagawaran ng Pagbabadyet
at Pamamahala

Department of Education Department of Health

Kagawaran ng Edukasyon Kagawaran ng Kalusugan

Department of Information and

Department of Energy Communications Technology
Kagawaran ng Enerhiya Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang
Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon
DEPARTMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT

Department of the Interior Department of Science and Technology

and Local Government Kagawaran ng Agham at Teknolohiya
Kagawaran ng Interyor at Pamahalaang Lokal

Department of Justice Department of Social Welfare

Kagawaran ng Katarungan and Development
Kagawaran ng Kagalingan
at Pagpapaunlad Panlipunan

Department of Labor and Employment Department of Tourism

Kagawaran ng Paggawa at Empleo Kagawaran ng Turismo

Department of Trade and Industry

Department of National Defense Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya
Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Bansa

Department of Transportation
Department of Public Works and Highways Kagawaran ng Transportasyon
Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan