2015 SUMMIT PRESENTATION Engr. GPA-1

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GEODETIC ENGINEERS OF THE PHILIPPINES, Inc.

PRC Accredited Organization No. 1 Series of 2019


No. 43 Mariveles St., Sta. Mesa Heights, Quezon City, Philippines

MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS


RAISED ON THE FIRST NATIONAL
SURVEYING AND MAPPING SUMMIT 2015

By:
Engr. Godofredo P. Artieda
G.E., ASEAN Engr.
Past National President, GEP (2014-2016)
Major Topics of Discussion:

1. Surveying and Mapping Practices, Goods


and Services

2. Education and Human Resource


Development

3. Geographic Information and Management

4. Institutional and Policy Development


1. Surveying and Mapping Practices,
Goods and Services
Item Major Issues Particulars
1.1 Blurring of professional  Need for specific action agenda in reiterating the scope
boundaries both of professional practice of geodetic engineering
government and
business sector  Assertion of rights pursuant to law and related rules and
regulations

 Effect on employment generation initiatives for Geodetic


Engineers

 Pending bills in Congress which adversely affect the


practice of geodetic engineering
By:
 Overlapping field of expertise
Atty. Lovelika Bautista,
PRC & Engr. Federico A.  Need for updating of survey practice
Monsada, PTC
 Lack of professional liability insurance
1. Surveying and Mapping Practices,
Goods and Services
Item Major Issues Particulars
1.2 Procurement Law  Unregulated corporate/individual practice
(R.A. 9184) and the including surveying and mapping
practice of geodetic equipment/software suppliers
engineering
 Procurement of consulting services not
consistent with R.A. 8560, as amended

 Distinction between goods and consulting


services in government procurement system;
By: Engr. Mariano M. provisions pertaining to the Umbrella
Lucero, Jr, Organization of Consultants (pursuant to GPPB
Past National Resolution
President of the GEP
1. Surveying and Mapping Practices,
Goods and Services
Item Major Issues Particulars
1.3 Mutual Recognition  Clear position of the Gov’t. of the Philippines
Agreement (MRA) on through the Professional Regulation Commission
Surveying (PRC) and the Geodetic Engineers of the
Philippines, Inc. (GEP) on MRA on surveying

 Need for implementing guidelines of the


framework on MRA on surveying

 Creation of specialized groups/ associations in


By: Hon. Pedro geodetic engineering
Noble, Member,
Professional
Regulatory Board of
Geodetic Engineering
2. Education and Human Resource
Development
Item Major Issues Particulars
2.1 Implementation of  Pool of competent resource persons
Continuing
Professional  Consistency of topics to the annual theme
Development (CPD) adopted by the GEP National Board

 Need for internal (GEP) implementing guideline


and evaluation mechanism

 Need for strenghtening of the existing GEP CPD


By: Engr. Erol F. Institutions/outlets
Ayunon, Vice
President for North
Luzon Area, GEP
(2014-2015)
2. Education and Human Resource
Development
Item Major Issues Particulars
2.2 Relevance of the  Need for standardization and/ or updating
present geodetic curriculum nationwide
engineering
curriculum  Priority attention to business ethics and ethical
standards enforcement

 Socio-economic impact of surveying and


mapping with emphasis on climate change and
DRRM topics

By: Engr. Wilfredo


Rada
2. Education and Human Resource
Development
Item Major Issues Particulars
2.3 Academe-Industry  Low enrollment in geodetic engineering course
Linkage
 Lack enforcement of CHED rules and regulations
such as the Expanded Tertiary Education
Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP)
(EO No. 330, May 10, 1996)

 Need for nationwide supply and demand analysis

 Adequacy of practicum or OJT requirements

By: Engr. Raymund  Involvement in humanitarian and societal initiatives


Arnold S. Alberto,
President RASA  Employability of new graduates
Surveying
3. Geographic Information
Management
Item Major Issues Particulars
3.1 Absence of a  Inadequacies in terms of policies and programs
National Surveying on national surveying and mapping
and Mapping Policy
and Standards  Absence of National Coordinating Body on
surveying and mapping

 Undocumented impact assessment of major


surveying and mapping programs of the
government for the last 25 years or so
3. Geographic Information
Management
Item Major Issues Particulars
3.2 Fundamental Spatial  Absence of a national-local level database to
Data Infrastructure support the present and future requirements
(FSDI) not yet and the urgent needs for emergency situations
realized
 Multiple repositories of fundamental datasets

 Infusion of the potential role and contribution


of the business sector and the academic and
research institution
3. Geographic Information
Management
Item Major Issues Particulars
3.3 Database Build-up,  Data gathering by foreign entities and its effect
Access, Sharing and to sovereignty
Security
 Difficulty in accessing datasets from
government agencies/ offices

 Need to review the management approaches


in terms of database build-up, updating, access,
sharing and security
4. Institutional Policy
and Development
Item Major Issues Particulars
4.1 Pending Bills in  Need for the position paper on the LARA Bill,
Congress Land Use code, among others

 Need for proactive representation in Congress,


Creation of a Permanent Committee on
Legislative Affairs

 Convening the nationwide consultation


meeting/s
4. Institutional Policy
and Development
Item Major Issues Particulars
4.2 Re-engineering the  Need for inter-agency re-engineering
coordination propositions
channels and
mechanisms on  Need for the coordination of surveying and
surveying and mapping projects; lack of synchronization of
mapping projects

 Creation of National and Regional Technical


Coordinating Body on Surveying and mapping

 Inconsistent policy enforcement at all levels


4. Institutional Policy
and Development
Item Major Issues Particulars
4.3 Government  Implementation and/ or operationalization of
rationalization government rationalization

 Need for the harmonization of integrated


functions on surveying and mapping as well as
sustained support to capacity building
GEP-BOG FY 2014-2015
FIRST NATIONAL SURVEYING
AND MAPPING SUMMIT 2015, April 28-29, 2015
PARTICIPANTS
Maraming Salamat

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