Presentation by Engr. Esperanza A.

Collado, MM-EM

2024
Pursuant to Section 9 of Republic Act No. 184, known as the Electrical Engineering Law, and
Section 6 of P.D. 223, the Board hereby adopts the CODE OF ETHICS for Electrical Engineers.
 Definition
A code of ethics is a set of official standards of conduct that the
members of a group are expected to uphold.

Could also refer to an individual's personal values or sense of

right and wrong.
 Importance
• It provides a common set of rules or standards for all in the
profession to adhere to
• It defines best practices for the profession
• It provides a “seal of approval” that those outside the profession
can look for when using/selecting our services
• It helps as a watchdog for the profession
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FOREWORD
Ethics is a set of moral principles or values to govern the
conduct of an individual belonging to a group or
profession on the basis of honesty, fairness, and justice.
An Electrical Engineer should observe a System of moral
principles and values, not in passive recognition, but as a
set of dynamic standards to guide his conduct and way
of life. It is his duty to practice his profession according to
this Code of Ethics. The keystone of professional conduct
is integrity.
Article I
PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Section 1.
An Electrical Engineer should discharge his duties with absolute fidelity to his clients and
employers, and to act at all times, with fairness and impartiality to all, having due regard
to public interest and welfare.

Section 2.
An Electrical Engineer should uphold the honor and dignity of his profession and,
therefore, should avoid association with any person or enterprises of known questionable
character.

Section 3.
An Electrical Engineer should strive to upgrade his skill and knowledge in electrical
engineering in order to give the best possible service to the public which could be
attained by interchanging information and experiences with other engineers, and by
unselfishly contributing to the mission of engineering societies, institutes, schools and
engineering and scientific media, and other public institutions.
Article I
PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Section 4.
An Electrical Engineer should only advertise his work or merit in a simple manner and
avoid any practice that will discredit or do injury to the dignity and honor of his profession.

Section 5.
An Electrical Engineer should endeavor to extend public knowledge of engineering and
shall discourage spreading the untrue, unfair, and exaggerated statements regarding
engineering.

Section 6.
An Electrical Engineer, should have due regard at all times for the safety of the life and
health of his employees, other workers, as well as of the general public and for the
protection of property that may be affected by the work this responsibility.
Article I
PROFESSIONAL LIFE
Section 7.
An Electrical Engineer should express an opinion on engineering subject, whether publicly
or privately, only when such opinion is called for, his opinion must be founded on
adequate knowledge and information of the relevant issues and facts based upon his
honest convictions.

Section 8.
An Electrical Engineer should not issue statements, criticisms, opinions, arguments or
other views on matters except where public interest is affected.
Article II RELATION WITH
CLIENT AND EMPLOYER
Section 1.
An Electrical Engineer should be fair, impartial and reasonable in rendering
professional service to his clients, employers and contractors regarding
contracts or other agreements

Section 2.
An Electrical Engineer should, before undertaking any engagement or
entering into any contracts which calls for his professional service that will
require or need the use of apparatus, other equipment or things in which he
has financial interest, have such situation clarified in the contract or
agreement to avoid conflict of interests.

Section 3.
An Electrical Engineer should be vigilant in guarding against conditions that
may be dangerous or threatening to life, health, or property on work for which
he is responsible, or otherwise bring such conditions to the attention of those
responsible.
Article II RELATION WITH
CLIENT AND EMPLOYER
Section 4.
An Electrical Engineer should present clearly the known possible
consequences or limitations of the work for which he will be responsible.

Section 5.
An Electrical Engineer should honestly advise his clients or employer to
engage the services of other experts and specialists, and should cooperate
with them in the interests of his client or employer.

Section 6.
An Electrical Engineer should not accept compensation from more than one
interested party for the same professional service pertaining to the same
work, without the consent of all affected parties.
Section 7.
An Electrical Engineer should not divulge confidential matters or information
which has come to his knowledge concerning affairs of his client or
employers, without their consent.
Article II RELATION WITH
CLIENT AND EMPLOYER
Section 8.
An Electrical Engineer should not be financially interested in the bids of a
contractor on competitive work for which he has been or expects to be
employed as an engineer, unless he has the consent of his client of employer.

Section 9.
An Electrical Engineer should promptly disclose to his client or employer and
interest which he may have in a business that may conflict with or affect his
decision regarding engineering work for which he is employed or which he
may be called upon to perform.
 Article III RELATIONS WITH
FELLOW ENGINEERS
Section 1.
An Electrical Engineer should endeavor at all times to protect the engineering profession
collectively and individually against misrepresentation, distortion, misunderstanding or unfair
criticism.

Section 2.
An Electrical Engineer should give credit for the engineering work to the person whom the credit
is legally due.

Section 3.
An Electrical Engineer should live up to the standards of professional practice for electrical
engineering.
 Article III RELATIONS WITH
FELLOW ENGINEERS
Section 4.
An Electrical Engineer should not directly or indirectly injure the professional reputation,
prospects, or practice of his fellow engineers. Whenever he finds an Engineer violating the rules of
unethical or unprofessional practices, he should not hesitate to bring the matter to the proper
forum for disciplinary or for other appropriate action.

Section 5.
An Electrical Engineer should not compete with another Engineer on the basis of compensation
for particular work by means of underbidding, after the results of a public bidding are announced.
 Article IV PENAL PROVISIONS
Section 1.
Violation of any provision of this Code shall constitute unethical,
unprofessional and dishonorable conduct and the violator shall be
subjected to disciplinary action by the Board of Electrical
Engineering.
FUNDAMENTAL
CANONS
FUNDAMENTAL CANONS
1) Accept responsibility in making sound engineering decisions consistent with
the safety, health, and welfare of the public, and to disclose promptly the
factors that might endanger lives and the environment;

2) Avoid real or perceived conflict of interest or disclose the existence of such

to affected parties;

3) Be honest, objective, impartial, and realistic in stating claims or estimates

based on available facts;

4) Avoid at all cost graft and corruption in all its forms;

5) Improve the ethical understanding of technology and its appropriate

application;

6) Continuously improve practitioner's technical competence;

FUNDAMENTAL CANONS
7) Disclose full pertinent professional and technical limitations;

8) Seek, accept, and offer constructive criticism of technical work,

acknowledge and mitigate errors, and give credit where it is due;

9) Equally treat all persons regardless of race, gender, physical condition, age,
or national origin;

10) Protect and avoid injury to other's life, property, reputation, or

livelihood by false or malicious actions;
FUNDAMENTAL CANONS
11) Observe utmost transparency, responsibility, due diligence, and fairness,
and accordingly, do not manufacture, spread, or disseminate false, incorrect,
unverified, or misleading information or data against a co-member or the IIEE,
its officers, employees, and representatives or agents, in any form whatsoever,
whether verbally, in writing or published or whether through electronics
means or otherwise, especially if such tends to discredit, besmirch the honor
or integrity or impute wrongdoing on the part, of a co-member of the IIEE, its
officers, employees and representatives or agents;

12) Support colleagues and co-workers in their professional and technical

development and assist them in complying with this Code of Ethics;
FUNDAMENTAL CANONS
13) Timely and fully comply and abide with any and all of his obligations to a
co-member of the IIEE, the IIEE it self or any third party; and

14) Does not engage in or commit anti-competitive, fraudulent, and deceitful

practices in any form, and uphold free and fair competition.
INTEGRITY – honesty, transparency and fairness in all
aspects of our everyday lives.

INNOVATION – introduce changes or new ideas for

continuous improvement.

EMPOWERMENT – give officers and members the freedom

to innovate and be recognized for their contribution to the
Institute.

EXCELLENCE – the state of being extremely good or

understanding in everything we do.
 Presentation by Engr. Esperanza A. Collado, MM-EM

” LIVE SO THAT WHEN YOUR CHILDREN

THINK OF FAIRNESS, CARING
AND INTEGRITY,
THEY THINK OF YOU."

2024
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.