IIEE Northern Laguna

The birth of the Institute of the Integrated Electrical Engineers of the Philippines was prompted by the vision of solid, strong, and dynamic national association of electrical practitioners. IIEE was established in 1975, effectively uniting the Philippine Institute of Electrical Engineers (PIEE) and the and the Philippine Society of Electrical Engineers (PSEE).

PIEE was an exclusive organization of Professional Electrical Engineers. PSEE meanwhile was under the umbrella of the Philippine Association of Mechanical and Electrical Engineers or PAMEE (founded 1931). Prior to World War II, the mechanical and electrical professions were alike. PSEE members included Professional, Assistant, and Associate Electrical Engineers and Master Electricians.

With two associations, the electrical practitioners were divided in their loyalties. Duplication of efforts was common. Solidarity among the practitioners in confronting problems could not be attained with two fronts making independent moves.

The then presidents of PIEE and PSEE, Engrs. Luis L. Mendoza and Gregorio M. Sadorra, respectively, met to discuss the possibility of unification. In 1973, representatives from both associations met to draft the mechanics of the proposed integration, the Memorandum of Agreement as well as the Constitution and By-Laws

The new association was to be named Philippine Association of Electrical Engineers (PAEE), but PAMEE petitioned the court to stop the merger. In between court hearings, PIEE and PSEE met to discuss the problem but the unification did not progress.

Engr. Sadorra meanwhile was replaced by the late Engr. Arturo L. Lopez Sr. as PSEE President. Engr. Lopez, then chair of the Board of Electrical Engineering, would be credited for finally uniting the electrical practitioners under one professional association

Believing in the principle of one-association-for-one-trade, Engr. Lopez spearheaded the forming of a new association—the IIEE, which everybody agreed to. Thereafter, the Constitution and By-Laws were drafted. Engr. Lopez traveled around the country and obtained 450 signatures to get government accreditation.

A nucleus of the IIEE was formed comprising electrical practitioners from Metro Manila, Cebu, Bacolod, Iloilo, and Davao, and Engr. Lopez was elected president. With almost 500 members, which was more than the active members of PIEE or PSEE, IIEE was registered with the Securities and Exchange on September 15, 1975. On October 29, 1975, IIEE received accreditation from the Professional Regulation Commission as the sole organization of electrical practitioners.