QuestionsQuestions (PRC BOARD FOR CUSTOMS BROKERS Resolution NO. 08, S. 2005)
It is based primarily on Section 16(b), Article III of Republic Act No. 9280 (Customs Brokers Act of 2004).
At the time of filing the application, the candidate must establish to the satisfaction of the Board that he/she is a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Customs Administration. It also provides that a Master’s degree holder in Customs Administration may qualify within five (5) years from the effectivity of the Act.
The Resolution allows holders of such Bachelor’s degrees to be admitted to the customs brokers licensure examination, even if their degree is not titled exactly “Bachelor’s Degree in Customs Administration,” provided the scope and contents are the same.
It covers the October 2005 licensure examination and the schedules in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
They are not allowed to sit for the 2009 and subsequent schedules.
It states that it is just, equitable, and practicable to accommodate holders of Bachelor’s degrees with the same scope and contents, subject to conditions.
It takes effect after fifteen (15) days following its full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
To comply with the publication and effectivity requirement generally imposed for rules and regulations to become binding and enforceable.
A copy must be furnished to the schools, colleges, or universities offering the concerned course.
It recognizes that students presently enrolled in second and third year of the course want to be accommodated for the October 2005 licensure examination or subsequent schedules.
The candidate must be a holder of a Bachelor’s degree with the same scope and contents as that of Bachelor’s in Customs Administration, and admission is limited to the October 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 schedules only.
It functions as a sunset/expiration condition for eligibility granted by the Board, limiting the discretion and application of the accommodation to a defined period.
It was adopted on October 3, 2005.
By extending admission eligibility to degrees with the same scope and contents as Customs Administration degrees, while still aligning with the statutory requirement of an academic qualification and restricting its effect to specific examination schedules.