At the end of World War II in 1945, there were approximately 300 architects and 1,800 civil engineers in the Philippines[citation needed] who were tasked to help rebuild the war-ravaged country.
[citation needed] However, in some versions of the implementing rules and regulations of PD 1096, Section 302 appeared to state that civil engineers can sign and seal architectural documents, which is an act of illegal intercalation[why?
It states that the architects shall be the sole professionals with the exclusive privilege to prepare, sign and seal architectural documents.
[4] PICE contested the decision and filed a bill in Congress seeking to make civil engineers the prime professional for buildings; some architects[who?]
contested this filing by actively engaging civil engineers in print media to distinguish the two professional practices[citation needed].
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) published thrice the 2004 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of PD 1096, the 1977 National Building Code, which states that only architects shall sign and seal architectural documents.
The Regional Trial Court of Manila favored with the architects in 2009 in the 2005 case filed by PICE against the DPWH Secretary, with UAP as the intervenor.
[citation needed] The suspended implementation of RA 9266 was deplored by the former President of the Philippine Senate, Aquilino Pimentel Jr., who states that it hampers effort to build public structures that is distinctly Filipino.