Interior Design Licensure Rules in the Philippines PDF

LICENSURE, EXAMINATION & REGISTRATION RULE IV Application for registration for the practice of interior design shall pass a professional licensure examination that the Commission designated in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of R.A. 8981...

LICENSURE, EXAMINATION & REGISTRATION RULE IV Application for registration for the practice of interior design shall pass a professional licensure examination that the Commission designated in accordance with the provisions of section 7 of R.A. 8981 RULE IV - LICENSURE, EXAMINATION & REGISTRATION SECTION 15 Interior Design Licensure Examination SECTION 16 Qualifications of Applicants a. CITIZEN OF THE PHILIPPINES OR A FOREIGN CITIZEN WHOSE COUNTRY/STATE HAS POLICY OF RECIPROCITY W/ PHILIPPINES b. GOOD MORAL CHARACTER c. ID DEGREE HOLDER WHOSE SCHOOL IS ACCREDITED BY CHED d. NOT CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE INVOLVING MORAL TURPITUDE BY COURT APPLICATION SECTION 17 APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A DULY-ACCOMPLISHED COMPUTERIZED APPLICATION FORM TO THE COMMISSION  SECTION 18 INTERIOR DESIGN (DRAFTING) Subjects for Licensure Examination FURNITURE DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OF DESIGN & DECORATION HISTORY OF ARTS & INTERIOR DESIGN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION AND UTILITIES COLOR THEORY PROF. PRACTICE & ETHICS SECTION 19 - EXAMINATION PROGRAM SECTION 20 - VENUE & DATES OF EXAMINATION SECTION 21 - REPORT OF RATING IN LICENSURE EXAMINATION SECTION 22 - OATH SECTION 23 - REFUSAL TO REGISTER SECTION 24 - ISSUANCE OF COR & PIC SECTION 25 - PROFESSIONAL PREFIX - IDR. SECTION 26 - RENEWAL OF PROF. ID CARD SECTION 27 - ROSTER OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS SECTION 28 - VESTED RIGHTS RULE V - INTEGRATION OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS SECTION 29 - PIID & UPON PAYMENT OF AIPO DUES RULE VI - THE PRACTICE OF INTERIOR DESIGN SECTION 30 - LAWFUL PRACTITIONERS OF INTERIOR DESIGNER NATURAL PERSONS - DULY REGISTERED & LICENSED IDR. HOLDERS OF VALID COR & FOREIGN IDR. JURIDICAL PERSONS - SINGLE PROPRIETORSHIP OWNED BY IDR. PARTNERSHIP DULY REGISTERED W/ SEC CORPORATION W/ CEO AND KEY OFFICERS SHALL BE IDR. DULY REGISTERED W/ SEC RULE VI - THE PRACTICE OF INTERIOR DESIGN SECTION 31 - ISSUANCE AND USE OF SEAL Every Interior Designer shall obtain a seal whose design has been adopted and approved by the Board. A duly registered Interior Designer shall sign and affix the seal as approved by the Board on all plans, specifications and contract documents prepared by him/her or under his/her direct supervision during the validity of his/her certificate of registration. The Interior Designer shall likewise indicate his/her professional license number, place and date of issue on documents that he/she signs, affixes his/her seal and issues in connection with the practice of his/her profession or at his/her option use the prefix "IDr".  PROPRIETARY INTERIOR DESIGNER RIGHTS SECTION 32 AN IDR. SHALL ENJOY PROPRIETARY RIGHTS OVER ALL DRAWINGS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND OTHER CONTRACT DOCUMENTS PREPARED FROM HIS/HER PROFESSIONAL LABOR AND DULY SIGNED, STAMPED. AND SIGNED AND SEALED. NO PERSON MAY ALTER, DISTORT, MUTILATE OR OTHER MODIFICATION OF, OR ANY DEROGATORY ACTION W/O THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF IDR. UNLESS THE SAID WORK IS COMMISSIONED PIECE OF WORK DULY PAID FOR BY THE PERSON.  Lars Peeters PINOY CITIZEN PRACTING IDR. IN PHILIPPINES SECTION 33 - FOREIGN RECIPROCITY Aaron Loeb AMERICAN CITIZEN WANTS TO PRACTICE INTERIOR DESIGN IN PHILIPPINES. MUST PRESENT PROOF OF RECIPROCITY CLAIMING PHIL. IDR’S CAN PRACTICE INTERIOR DESIGN IN US  PRACTICE THROUGH SPECIAL/TEMPORARY PERMIT SECTION 34 PRACTICE THROUGH SPECIAL/TEMPORARY PERMIT - FOR FOREIGNERS INTENDING TO WORK IN THE PHILIPPINES TO SECURE A TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMIT FROM THE COMMISSION THROUGH THE BOARD CONDITIONS: HE/SHE IS LEGALLY QUALIFIED TO PRACTICE ID IN HIS/HER COUNTRY HIS/HER EXPERTISE IS UNIQUE AND USEFUL TO THE PHIL. RESULTING IN TRANSFER OF INFO AND TECHNOLOGY THE FOREIGN IDR. SHALL BE REQUIRED TO WORK W/ A PHIL. IDR. COUNTERPART WHO HAS AT LEAST 10 YRS. EXPERIENCE FOREIGN AND FILIPINO SHALL WORK JOINTLY INDICATION OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND PROFESSIONA L TAX RECEIPT SECTION 35 The interior designer shall be required to indicate his/her certificate of registration number and date of its issuance, the expiry of his/her current professional identification card, the professional tax receipt (PTR) and its date of issuance, his/her AIPO membership number and date with official receipt number and date of membership payment (annual/lifetime) on all the documents he/she signs, uses or issues in connection with the practice of the profession. REVOCATION OR SUSPENTION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMIT RULE VII - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS THE BOARD SHALL HAVE THE POWER UPON NOTICE OF HEARING TO REVOKE OR SUSPEND THE COR OF A REGISTERED IDR. OR TO CANCEL A TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED TO FOREIGN IDR. FOR ANY VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF R.A. 10350, ITS IRR, THE CODE OF ETHICS, THE CODE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE, CODE OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE PRACTICE OF ID.. REVOCATION OR SUSPENTION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMIT RULE VII - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PERPETRATION AND/OR USE OF FRAUD GROSS INCOMPETENCE REFUSAL TO JOIN OR TO REMAIN A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING OF THE AIPO NEGLECT OR FAILURE TO PAY ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEES FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS KNOWINGLY AIDING/ ABETTING ILLEGAL PRACTICE OF A NON REGISTERED LICENSED PERSON BY ALLOWING HIM/HER TO USE HIS.HER COR AND/OR PIC AND/OR TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMIT ILLEGALLY PRACTICING THE PROFESSION DURING HIS/HER SUSPENSION FROM THE PRACTICE ADDICTION TO A DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH CPE REQUIREMENTS REVOCATION OR SUSPENTION OF THE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION OF TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMIT RULE VII - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS The Board will periodically evaluate and amend, modify, revise, exclude, or add new grounds as needed, with approval from the Commission. Any person, firm, or association can file charges against a registered interior designer, or the Board can investigate violations on its own initiative (motu proprio). Complaints must be filed with an affidavit, along with affidavits of witnesses and other documentary evidence, through the Legal and Investigation Office. The Board's motu proprio investigation must be formalized in a charge signed by a majority of the Board members. Administrative investigations will follow applicable provisions of Republic Act No. 10350, R.A. 8981, and the Revised Rules of Court.  REISSUANCE OF REVOKED COR, REPLACEMENT OF LOST/DAMAGED COR, PIC OR TEMPORARY/SPECIAL PERMIT SECTION 37 The Board can reinstate or reissue a revoked certificate of registration after 2 years upon petition on meritorious grounds. The revocation period starts from the date the respondent receives the final order or surrenders the certificate and ID card (if still valid). No requirement for the petitioner to retake the licensure exam. The petitioner must prove that the reasons for revocation no longer exist. A Board Resolution will be issued, subject to approval by the Commission, to grant the petition. Lost certificates, ID cards, or permits can be reissued following the rules and upon payment of the prescribed fees.  Non-Payment of Annual Registration Fee SECTION 38 THE BOARD SHALL SUSPEND A REG ISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER FROM THE PRACTICE OF HIS/HER PROFESSION FOR NON- PAYMENT OF ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEES FOR 5 CONSECUTIVE YEARS.  PROCEDURE SECTION 39 The Board will be assisted by the Commission's legal or hearing officers in investigating administrative cases. The Board may delegate case hearings, except in technical or profession-specific matters, which require at least one Board member to preside, assisted by a legal or hearing officer. Investigations follow the PRC Rules on Administrative Investigation, with the Revised Rules of Court as supplementary guidelines. The Commission's legal officers will investigate violations of R.A. 10350, related rules, and the Code of Ethics for Interior Designers. If the violation is criminal, the case will be forwarded to the appropriate prosecutors; if administrative sanctions are warranted, the Board will proceed with the administrative process. Thank You!