History of SAEP Board

The need for a law that would regulate the practice of aeronautical engineering as a profession was strongly felt in the late 1960’s when aeronautical engineering and the jobs available for them had increased tremendously. Through the efforts of the Society of Aerospace Engineers of the Philippines (SAEP), Presidential Decree No. 1570, otherwise known as the “Philippine Aeronautical Decree” was enacted on June 11, 1978.

Subsequently, the first Board of Aeronautical Engineering was constituted on April 6, 1982 with Brig. Gen. Recaredo R. Albano as Chairman and Engrs. Timoteo A. Cordova, Jr. and Teofilo P. Alberto as Members. It conducted its first licensure examination in July 1983. Successful examinees took their oath in November of the same year.

GROUP
BEHIND SAEP

The Society of Aerospace Engineers of the Philippines (SAEP) was formed in 1950 by a group of Aeronautical Engineering graduates headed by Dr. Gregorio Y. Zara. The Society was established to professionalize, promote and advance the aeronautical engineering profession in the Philippines. The SAEP played a key role in the formulation and passage of the Aeronautical Engineering Law which was enacted on July 11, 1978. The SAEP recommended to the Professional Regulation Commission the first set of members of the Board of Aeronautical Engineering. On March 1984, the SAEP was renamed the Society of Aerospace Engineers of the

Philippines and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with the new Articles of Incorporation and By Laws. It was accredited by the PRC as the national professional organization of aeronautical engineers on April 30, 1984.

GROUP
BEHIND SAEP

The Society of Aerospace Engineers of the Philippines (SAEP) was formed in 1950 by a group of Aeronautical Engineering graduates headed by Dr. Gregorio Y. Zara. The Society was established to professionalize, promote and advance the aeronautical engineering profession in the Philippines. The SAEP played a key role in the formulation and passage of the Aeronautical Engineering Law which was enacted on July 11, 1978. The SAEP recommended to the Professional Regulation Commission the first set of members of the Board of Aeronautical Engineering. On March 1984, the SAEP was renamed the Society of Aerospace Engineers of the Philippines and was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with the new Articles of Incorporation and By Laws. It was accredited by the PRC as the national professional organization of aeronautical engineers on April 30, 1984.

Dr. Gregorio Y. Zara