ADOPTION AND PROMULGATION OF THE REVISED NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

WHEREAS, the National Plumbing Code of the Philippines prepared by
the National Master Plumbers Association of the Philippines (NAMPAP) and
promulgated and issued by the Board for Master Plumbers created under
R.A. No. 1378 on January 28, 1959 was approved by the Office of the
President in the same year.

WHEREAS, this Code, which has been in existence for almost forty (40) years since its promulgation, has never been amended.

WHEREAS, the NAMPAP in 1994 created a Plumbing Code Committee tasked to amend/revise the National Plumbing Code.

WHEREAS, the NAMPAP in 1999 created a Plumbing Code Review Committee to go over the work of the Plumbing Code Committee.

WHEREAS, the two (2) Committees submitted a “Revised National
Plumbing Code of the Philippines” to the Board for Master Plumbers for
adoption, promulgation and issuance.

WHEREAS, the Board for Master Plumbers finds the “Revised National
Plumbing Code of the Philippines” submitted by the two (2) Committees of
the NAMPAP to be in accord with modern technologies in plumbing
materials and practice.

WHEREFORE, the Board resolved as it hereby resolves to adopt,
promulgate and issue the document denominated as “Revised National
Plumbing Code of the Philippines” which shall govern the practice of
plumbing in the Philippines, the design, installation and use of
plumbing fixtures and materials in buildings and infrastructure projects
where such fixtures and materials are necessary.

The Revised National Plumbing Code of the Philippines shall take
effect after thirty (30) days following its complete publication in the
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation, whichever
is earlier.

Adopted: 30 Sept. 1999

(SGD.) FORTUNATO H. AMOSCO Chairman
(SGD.) AIDA EMELYN B. LUZ Member	(SGD.) JESUS K. PACHECO Member
Attested:
(SGD.) CARLOS G. ALMELOR Secretary, Professional Regulatory Boards
Approved:
(SGD.) HERMOGENES P. POBRE Commission Chairman
(SGD.) ALFONSO G. ABAD Associate Commissioner	(SGD.) AVELINA DE LA REA-TAN Associate Commissioner

APPROVED pursuant to Section 4 of R.A. No. 1378 known as the Plumbing Code.

(SGD.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA
President of the Philippines