17TH CENTURY

The birth of the plumbing profession in the

Philippines is traced back to the 17th century.

The WALLED CITY known as Intramuros was

established by the Spaniards as a model
community.
18TH & 19 TH CENTURY

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Filipino

plumbers were assigned the task of maintaining,
repairing and/or remodeling plumbing systems in
all "pueblos" or towns including churches,
convents and government buildings.
20TH CENTURY
WE WERE AGAIN COLONIZED BY THE AMERICANS AND SO THEY
WERE ABLE TO IMPART THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF PLUMBING IN
THE COUNTRY. ALSO, DURING THIS TIME THE DISEASES WERE
SO RAMPANT THAT EVEN THE COLONIZERS WERE FORCED TO
PRIORITIZE SANITATION. SO GOVERNOR GENERAL HARRISON
ISSUED A LETTER OF INSTRUCTION ON PROPER WASTE
DISPOSAL.
1902
 PLUMBING TRADE WAS RECOGNIZED

MASTER PLUMBER JOHN F. HASS – FIRST CHIEF OF THE

DIVISION OF PLUMBING AND INSPECTION

THE CITY OF MANILA THEN BECAME THE MODEL

COMMUNITY. THROUGH THE MASTER FILIPINO MASTER
PLUMBERS A PLUMBING CODE WAS INCORPORATED IN
THE BUILDING CODE.

IN 1935 THE NATIONAL MASTER PLUMBERS OF THE

PHILIPIINES WAS REGISTERED IN THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
 NAMPAP ORGANIZERS
 Francisco Geronimo
 Mariano de Ocampo
 Igmidio Suarez
 Eusebio Mina Jose Rivera
 Raymundo Reyes, Sr.,
 Roberto Feliciano
 Gregorio Lazaro
 Raymundo Gumapac
 John Jones
 Trinitario Ortiz
 Valentin Casupanan
 Catalino Casupanan
 Crispin Francisco
 Teodoro Pastor
 Cornelio Odvina
 Jesus Tanghal Dera
CITY ORDINANCE 2411
THE PLUMBING CODE FOR THE CITY OF MANILA WAS
CONSTITUTED BY THE NAMPAP AND EVENTUALLY THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES, MANILA TOOK OVER THE
PLUMBING PRACTICE. OTHER CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES
ADOPTED THE PLUMBING CODE OF MANILA.
JUNE 18, 1955

R.A. 1378 WAS SIGNED BY PRESIDENT RAMON MAGSAYSAY

JANUARY 28, 1959
 THE NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE WAS
APPROVED.
 NAWASA WAS ALSO CREATED.
1966-1969
Curriculum for Plumbing Engineering was approved.

Plumbing engineering was introduced in Feati

Univeristy.
NOVEMBER 28, 1967

ASBESTOS CEMENT PIPE BECAME AN

APPROVED PLUMBING MATERIAL.
Republic Act No. 6541
Before Martial Law in 1972,
Republic Act No. 6541 otherwise
known as the “Building Code of
the Philippines” was passed
with the "National Plumbing
Code of 1959" as referral code
in full text.
 1996 – NAMPAP HEADED BY JAIME M. CABASE UPDATED THE
REVISED NATIONAL PLUMBING CODE

 OCTOBER 1999 – NAMPAP SUBMITTED THE DRAFT CODE TO THE

BoMP CHAIRED BY ENGR. FORTUNATO H. AMOSCO

 DECEMBER 21, 1999 - PRESIDENT JOSPEH ESTRADA APPROVED THE

REVISED PLUMBING CODE OF 1999