RA 8792

1.) Who is an addressee?

- a person who is intended by originator to receive electronic message
2.) What is an electronic data message?
- refers to information generated, sent, received or stored by electronic or optical means
3.) What is an electronic signature?
- any distinctive mark representing identity of a person and attached to e-document
4.) Who is an originator?
- a person and electronic document purports to have been created, generated or sent
5.) Who is an intermediary?
- person in behalf of another person sends, receives, other services for the electronic document
6.) Are electronic documents now considered valid? YES
7.) How is an electronic data message authorized?
- must have consent of the individual in lawful possession of electronic key to electronic
document
- by demonstrating, substantiating and validating a claimed identity of a user, device, or
another entity is an information or communication system (e.g. letter)
8.) When a person would use electronic document as evidence in court, who has the burden of proof in
authenticating the same, the person filing the complaint or the other party being complained about?
- person seeking to introduce an electronic data message or electronic document in any legal
proceeding
9.) Are the electronic data message and electronic admissible in court? YES
10.)
Who shall promulgate rules and guidelines with respect to electronic transactions?
- Department of Trade and Industry
11.)
Are parties who used electronic transactions free to use any type or level of security for the
electronic data? YES
12.)
Who directly supervises and promotes e-commerce in the Phil.?
- Department of Trade and Industry
13.)
When shall the service provider that acts as an intermediary be held liable?
Service provider does not have actual knowledge of circumstances.
Service provider does not receive financial benefit
Service provider does not commit infringement or unlawful act
14.)
What are the acts punishable in this law?
Hacking, piracy, violations of RA7934
15.)
What is the penalty clause for violating the e-commerce law?
Maximum of 1M or 6 year imprisonment
16.)
Give examples of electronic data message, document, or transactions.
- email, e-sig, graphics, spreadsheets, etc.

BECE 03-75, PD1096, PRC217

1.) Who shall act as the legal adviser of the Board as provided in BECE03-75?
Secretary of justice
2.) In reference to BECE 03-75, how many registered ECEs are needed to prepare and seal technical
plans and specifications for the installation of MATV costing P100,000.00?
1
3.) Refer to BECE 03-75, where shall the rules promulgated by the Board published?
Official gazette or any newspaper
4.) How much is the cost of the equipment and installation of CCTV in a commercial or industrial
establishment that would require an ECE to prepare, sign, and seal the plans and specifications?
25, 000 Php
5.) How many days after publication of the rules shall the said rules become effective?
15 days
6.) What is the difference of MATV from CCTV and from CATV?
MA- master antenna
CA- community antenna
CC- closed circuit
7.) Refer to Board Resolution of ECE #03 series of 1975, who shall prepare/sign/seal the specifications
and plans of a computer installation amounting to P200,000.00 in a residential structure?
No need, if residential only/ no clause regarding residential
8.) Refer to BECE03-75, the installation amount of the Background music or paging system in a
commercial or industrial establishment that would require ECEs to prepare, sign and seal the plans
and specifications.
When the cost is greater than or equal to 25,000 Php
9.) Refer to BECE03-75, The number of telephone lines that will be installed in a commercial or
industrial establishment which requires ECE to prepare, sign, and seal the plans.
More than 3 lines
10.)
Aside from the requirement of getting an ECE to sign and seal the plans, what else must be
provided by the Telco provider if the number of lines to be installed in a commercial establishment
exceeds three?
Service entrance

11.)
Who shall apprehend the violators of the provisions of Board resolution 03-75?
National government, provincial city or municipal government, duly constituted officers of
the law
12.)
As mandated in the amendment to PD1096, the design of electronics and communications
facilities in the building should conform to what code?
Philippine Electronics and Communications Engineering Code
13.)
What is the new title of chapter 13 of the amendment to PD 1096? Electrical, Mechanical,
Electronics/Communications Regulations
14.)
The number of sets of corresponding plans and specifications prepared, signed and sealed by a
duly licensed ECE for electronics and communications plans to be installed in a building.
At least 5
15.)
In one sentence, give the amendment to PD1096?
Inclusion of ECE in the national building code
16.)
As provided in PRC Res. 217, how shall an ECE certificate be reinstated after having been
suspended for being delinquent in payment of the fees?
Upon filling the application, compliance with CPE requirement, unless exempted and
payment of annual registration fees with surcharge every calendar year.
17.)
How many years must have lapsed before a registered ECE is considered delinquent?
5 consecutive years from the last year it was paid
18.)
What will happen to the certificate of registration of a delinquent ECE?
Suspension and his name shall be dropped from the annual roster
19.)
As stated in PRC Resolution 217, how shall a delinquent Electronics and
Communications Engineer be notified of his delinquency?
Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation.

EO292
1. What year was EO292 approved? July 25, 1987
2. The appointments of personnel in the Civil Service should be made according to what? (Section 1)
Merit and Fitness
3. The public office is a public _____. (Section 1) Public Trust
4. When the person is a civil servant, is he working in a private company or in the government?
Government
5. What is the scope of the Civil Service? (Sec. 6)
a. All branches, subdivisions, instrumentalities, and agencies of the Government,
including government-owned or controlled corporations with original charters
b. Positions in the Civil Service shall be classified into career service and non-career
service
6. How shall the career service be characterized? (Section 7)
a. Entrance based on merit and fitness to be determined as far as practicable by
competitive examination, or based on highly technical qualifications
b. Opportunity for advancement to higher career positions
c. Security of tenure
7. What kind of career positions does Engineers like us are classified under? (Section 7.2)
Closed Career positions which are scientific, or highly technical in nature
a. faculty and academic staff of state colleges and universities
b. scientific and technical positions in scientific or research institutions which shall
establish and maintain their own merit systems
8. What is the level of career would technical personnel like us can be appointed to? (Sec 8.b)
Work in a non-supervisory or supervisory capacity requiring at least four years of college
work up to Division Chief level
9. What are the grounds for suspension or dismissal of a civil servant? Sec 46b
a. Dishonesty
b. Oppression
c. Neglect of duty
d. Misconduct
e. Disgraceful and immoral conduct;
f. Being notoriously undesirable;
g. Discourtesy in the course of official duties;
h. Inefficiency and incompetence in the performance of official duties;
i. Receiving for personal use of a fee, gift or other valuable thing in the course of official
duties or in connection therewith when such fee, gift, or other valuable thing is given
by any person in the hope or expectation of receiving a favor or better treatment than
that accorded other persons, or committing acts punishable under the anti-graft laws;
j. Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude;
k. Improper or unauthorized solicitation of contributions from subordinate employees
and by teachers or school officials from school children;
l. Violation of existing Civil Service Law and rules or reasonable office regulations;
m. Falsification of official document;

n. Frequent unauthorized absences or tardiness in reporting for duty, loafing or frequent

unauthorized absences from duty during regular office hours;
o. Habitual drunkenness;
p. Gambling prohibited by law;
q. Refusal to perform official duty or render overtime service;
r. Disgraceful, immoral or dishonest conduct prior to entering the service;
s. Physical or mental incapacity or disability due to immoral or vicious habits;
t. Borrowing money by superior officers from subordinates or lending by subordinates
to superior officers;
u. Lending money at usurious rates of interest;
v. Willful failure to pay just debts or willful failure to pay taxes due to the government;
w. Contracting loans of money or other property from persons with whom the office of the
employee concerned has business relations;
x. Pursuit of private business, vocation or profession without the permission required by
Civil Service rules and regulations;
y. Insubordination;
z. Engaging directly or indirectly in partisan political activities by one holding a nonpolitical office;
aa. Conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service;
bb. Lobbying for personal interest or gain in legislative halls or offices without authority;
cc. Promoting the sale of tickets in behalf of private enterprises that are not intended for
charitable or public welfare purposes and even in the latter cases if there is no prior
authority;
dd. Nepotism as defined in Section 60 of this Title.

10. Can the appointing or recommending authority appoint relatives in his office?
(Sec. 59.1a) No
11. Up to what degree of relations is not allowed according to Sec. 59.1.paragraph 2) related within
the third degree either of consanguinity or of affinity
12. What is consanguinity? Blood relatives
13. What is affinity? Relations by marriage

RA 8439 Magna carta for scientists, engineers, researchers, and other science and technology personnel in
the government
1. What are the different classifications of S & T personnel? (Sec. 5)
- S&T managers, supervisors, and planners
- Members of scientific career
- Scientists, engineers and researchers
- DOST technicians and related S&T personnel
2. What is the percentage of royalty share shall the S&T scientist, engineer researcher and other S& T
personnel receive if he is acting in his individual capacity? (Sec. 7 b) 60-40%
3. What if the researcher is working with a private company who collaborated with the government, what
will be the corresponding royalty share? (Sec. 7.b paragraph 2) divided according to the equity
share in the research project
4. Where are royalties derived from? (Sec. 7b)
Patents, copyrights and other intellectual property rights
5. Up to how much is the Hazard allowance? (Sec. 7 c) ranging from 10-30% of monthly basic salary
depending on nature or hazard involved.
6. What does the term detail or secondment as used in Sec 11 mean?
A temporary transfer of job of an employee
7. Can appointing authority appoint relatives in positions starting from Research Assistants and up? (Sec.
12) No
8. Can a S&T personnel receive two salaries or benefits from two agencies? (Sec. 13) No
9. On what condition can retired scientist and technical personnel be rehired? (Sec. 16) Summarize.
Posses technical qualifications and capability to undertake specific scientific research activities
may be rehired on contractual basis. PROVIDED NO QUALIFIED S&T EXPERT IS AVAILABLE TO
SAID ACTIVITIES