#1 Ethics: RA 10350

RA 10350

Act known as the Philippine Interior Design Act of 2012

Interior design

The science and art of planning, specifying, selecting, and organizing the surface finishes and materials including furniture, furnishings, and fixtures and other interior design elements for the purpose of the interior space allocations to suit, enhance, and meet the intended function, movement and character for which the interior of the building is designed.

Professional interior designer

A natural person who holds a valid certificate of registration and a valid professional identification card issued by the Board and the Commission pursuant to this act

Commission

The professional regulation commission

Practice of interior design

The act of planning, designing, specifying, supervising and providing general administration and responsible direction to the functional, orderly, and aesthetic arrangement and enhancement of interior spaces

June 17, 2013

Date when RA 10350 was published

Commission chairperson

The chairperson of the Professional Regulation Commission

RA 8981

Professional Regulation Commission Modernization act of 2000

Board

The professional regulatory board of interior design created under RA 10350

Board chairperson

Chairperson of the board of interior design

CHED

Commission on higher education

CPE

Continuing Professional Education (or development)

CPEC

Continuing Professional Education Council

AIPO

Accredited and Integrated Professional Organization (of licensed and registered Interior Designers recognized by the Board and the Commission)

Council of Interior Design Educators

CIDE

Interior Space

An area inside a building or room with respect to design and decoration, the purpose, function and dimensions of which is prescribed in the contract documents

Contract documents

Documents that form part of the legal contract for services between two or more parties which shall include detailed instruction to the contractor, tender forms, contract documents and specifications

Contract administration

Also known as project management

Services on specified interior spaces which shall include developing and monitoring schedules and construction costs, ensuring the completion of construction, etc.

Furniture footprint plans

Plans showing appropriate scale and type of furnishings with critical or required clearances that shall serve as the basis for a fully integrated project design for FF&E package

Furniture, furnishings and equipment

Design, selection, specification, color combination and procurement documentation of the required items necessary

Programming

Scope of work which may include conducting research, identifying and analyzing requirements of the clients, evaluating existing documents, assessing project resources and limitations, etc

Reflected ceiling plan

A ceiling layout that shall include lighting and other fixed or movable elements of all utilities

Space planning

Researches, analyses and plan/design translations of interior spatial requirements based on code requirements and space planning standards

Technical specification

Detailed written description, workmanship, and materials of the interior design work to be undertaken which may be closed or open technical specifications

The board of interior design shall comprise of ______________

Chairperson and 2 members

3 years

Number of years per term of a board of interior design member

6 years

No member shall hold office for more than __________ years in his position as a member of the baord

The chairman and members of the board shall receive _______________________ comparable to the one received by existing regulatory boards under the Commission

Compensation and allowances

Annual report

The board shall submit a _____________ to the President of the Philippines, through the commission, giving a detailed account of its proceedings and accomplishments during the year, and making recommendations that will upgrade and improve the conditions of the practice

Stylized human figure; bahay kubo; sampaguita flowers

The official seal of the board shall be circular in form with a ____________ wearing a hat, arms outstretched upward; between his legs is a ______________; to his right are three stars and sun rays; to his left are ____________________ and laurel leaves; and the words interior design written in a circular manner

70%

An examinee must obtain a weighted average of ______________ to qualify as having passed the examination for Interior Designed

20 days

The board shall release the report of ratings within __________ after the examination unless extended by the Commission for just cause

Registration number; date of issuance; expiry date

A certificate of registration bears the __________________, ______________, and _______________, duly signed by the Chairman of the board; is issued to every registrant who has paid the required fees

Professional identification card

_______________ shall be released by the PRC upon compliance with the requirements for the application card and upon presentation of the updated receipt of payment of annual membership dies of the AIPO and proof of completion of CPE requirements

IDr

Professional prefix which stands for Interior Design in the Philippines

3 years

The professional ID card is valid for _______________ and shall be renewed every after ___________ on the birth month of the Interior Designer

Seal

A duly registered Interior Design shall sign and affix the ___________ as approved by the Board on all contract documents, plans, and specifications prepared by them or under their supervision

Special permit

Foreigners intending to work in the Philippines to perform professional services as interior designers or consultants shall first secure a _______ from the comission

Duly licensed Filipino counterpart; 10 years

The foreign interior designer shall be required to work in every case with a ________________ who has been in continuous practice of interior design for at least ________________

The certificate of registration can be revoked due to neglect of failure to pay the annual regulation fees for ______________

5 consecutive years

2 years

The board may reinstate a revoked certificate of registration after ________________ from date of effectivity of the period for revocation

300,000 or 1,000,000

Penal clause

The following acts shall be punished a fine not less than _______ but more than ______________

30%; back taxes

Foreign practitioners who are found guilty shall be penalized with a fine equivalent to _________ of the gross fees in additional to payment of ________ due to the Philippine government

6 months; 3 years

An imprisonment of not less than __________________ but not more than _________________ shall be the punishment for foreign practitioners who go against the IRR

(same for local practitioners)

1 year

The interior designer shall assume full responsibility for the contract work within ________ from final acceptance by the client.

Force majeure

The interior designer may be held responsible for any damage or destruction of the works except those occasioned by _______________

45 days

The interior designer shall undertake the repair works within _________ from the time the client has issued a notification of the need to undertake repair

SalaRy, fixed contract amount, standard rates based on time

Earnings of interior designers take in three forms

Consultation

Purchasing and/or sourcing of decorative artifacts, furniture, furnishings, etc. with the client; on-site funiture and accessories' arrangements; exhibits

Minimum of ________ per hour to a maximum of ____________ is the standard fee for consultation

500; 1,500

10,000

Amount of lump sum (8 hours) for interior designer's consultation hours

50,000; 1,000

Standard rate for small project with a maximum floor area of 75 sqm

Minimum of ______________ per unit or __________ per square meter

50,000; 3,000,000

Standard rate for 76 sqm to 300 sqm

Minimum of ______________ per major room to maximum of ________ per house

400; 800

Standard rate for 301 sqm and above

Minimum of ______________ per square meter to maximum of __________ per square meter

Full payment; percentage

For repetitive work whose design is repeated, the interior design will be paid ________ for design services for 1 unit and ___________ of the one unit for the succeeding set of units

50,000; 1,000; 10%

For renovation and repair works, the interior designer will evaluate and assess the existing conditions of the space, and charge ______________ per unit or ________ per sqm, plus _____ contigency fees for unseen additional works

___________ of the budgetary cost for implementation for fees on percentage basis

10-15%

Chairperson and 2 members

The board of interior design shall comprise of ______________