The activity question is how I am going to relate all of the following photos given; to the code of ethics discussed in
the asynchronous mode of session last week. First we need to understand what the Article 1 to 3 is all about. Article 1,
tackles about the life as an Engineer how an engineer should take care of his duties, strive for improvement, address
an opinion, and consider the safety of life in a project; all in all while upholding the honor and dignity of his
profession. Article 2 is all about how an Electrical Engineer should treat a client and develop a relationship; it involves
having a proper communication and formal contract. It must always be a balance and equal workflow and credits for a
smooth and less compromised project transaction. Last is Article 3; it deals with how an Electrical Engineer should act
upon a fellow engineer in the field to maintain the professionalism in the workspace. Creating the ideally healthy
environment for every practitioner while working in a competitively professional phase.
Now let us proceed to the relation of the different photos given from the Code of Ethics. The first one is an official
letter from our very own Chairman of Professional Regulatory Commission Teofilo S. Pilando ACT Jr.
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addresses the whole Article 1 to 3 and how engineers should continue to prolong the Code of Ethics through their
entire Professional Life. It also addresses that practitioners should review the standards which was stated in Article 1
to 3 that guides an Electrical Engineer regarding Professional Life, Relation with Client and Employer, and relations
with fellow Engineers.
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The second picture shows the Republic Act No. 10912 that states “An act mandating and strengthening the continuing
professional development program for all regulated professions, creating the continuing professional development
council, and appropriating funds therefore, and for other related purposes” we can relate the code of ethics to this
statement through its purpose and message. The message of the Republic Act no. 10912 is that an Electrical Engineer
to strive for more and continues to be better while committing to the Code of Ethics.
The third and the final one is the one that gave me a wide variety of opinions and thoughts. The diagram shows a track
options that an Electrical Engineer can take, whether academic or professional track, all leads to a possible High Level
position that provides a professional outlook in the field. We can relate this graph to the code of ethics because it
embodies all the content of Article 1 to Article 3; a graduate can choose within those tracks and still practice the
professionalism to advance to another level. The guide is beneficial as a graduate progress to each level; they can learn
how to implement the code of ethics in order to progress to the end goal which is being a PhD and a member of IIEE
High Level Position; although there really is no end goal (other than age) when it comes to being a professional, the
ethics live in every professional and it mirrors their work.
We, members of the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines, Inc. (IIEE), in recognition of the constant
involvement of technology, in uplifting the quality of life, and in accepting a personal obligation and dedication to our
profession, its members, and the communities we serve, do hereby pledge and commit ourselves to the highest ethical and
professional conduct, and agree to:
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 endangers lives and the environment;
2. Avoid real or perceived conflict of interest or disclose 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;
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6. Continuously improve practitioner’s technical competence;
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;
11. Observe utmost transparency, responsibility, due diligence and fairness, and accordingly, not manufacture, spread or disseminate
false, incorrect, unverified or misleading information or data against any 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 a 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;
13. Timely and fully comply and abide with any and all of his obligations to a co-member of the IIEE, the IIEE itself 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.
15. Service to Others
Professionals are committed to a life of service to others. They protect life, property, and public welfare. To serve others, they shall
be prepared for heroic sacrifice and genuine selflessness in carrying out their professional duties even at the expense of personal
gain.
16. Integrity and Objectivity
To maintain and broaden public confidence, professionals shall perform their responsibilities with the highest sense of integrity and
imbued with nationalism and spiritual values. In the performance of any professional service, they shall at all times, main
objectivity, be free of conflicts of interest, and refrain from engaging in any activity that would prejudice their abilities to carry out
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their duties ethically. They shall avoid making any representation that would likely cause a reasonable person to misunderstand or
to be deceived.
17. Professional Competence
In providing professional services, a certain level of competence is necessary, i.e., knowledge, technical skills, attitudes, and
experience. Professionals shall, therefore, undertake only those professional services that they can reasonably deliver with
professional competence. Corollary to this, it is their express obligation to keep up with new knowledge and techniques in their
field, continually improve their skills and upgrade their level of competence and take part in a lifelong continuing education
program.
18. Solidarity and Teamwork
Each profession shall nurture and support one organization for all its members. Though a deep spirit of solidarity, each member
should put the broader interest of the profession above one’s personal ambition and preference. Through teamwork within a
cohesive professional organization, each member shall effectively observe ethical practices and pursue continuing professional
development as well as deepen one’s social and civic responsibility.
19. Social and Civic Responsibility
Professionals shall always carry out their professional duties with due consideration of the broader interest of the public. They shall,
therefore, serve their clients/employers and the publics with professional concern and in a manner consistent with their
reponsibilities to society. As responsible Filipino citizens, they shall actively contribute to the attainment of the country’s national
objectives.
