Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 6511)
Republic Act No. 6511 amends Republic Act No. 465 to standardize the examination and registration fees charged by the National Examining Boards under the Office of the Boards of Examiners in the Philippines.
Applicants for licensure examinations as Accountants must pay an examination fee of one hundred pesos.
The registration fee for professionals classified under Class A is fifty pesos.
Every practicing professional shall pay an annual registration fee of five pesos, except certain categories who pay two pesos, and some who are exempted.
Licensed contractors and detailmen are exempt from paying the annual registration fee as they are required to renew their licenses or registrations annually.
Failure to pay the annual registration fee on or before January 20 of the year next following the calendar year will incur a surcharge of 20% for each calendar year the payment is delayed.
The certificate of registration is considered suspended, and the registrant's name is dropped from the annual roster; reinstatement requires application and payment of the registration fee without examination.
The fee for a duplicate certificate of registration is twenty-five pesos.
These fees are deposited in a special trust account called the professional regulation special fund, used only for operational expenses of the Office of the Boards of Examiners, including compensation, equipment, building, research, and other related expenses.
They receive a fee not exceeding fifteen pesos per candidate examined or registered, a per diem of up to ten pesos for administrative duties, with minimum yearly compensation of three thousand six hundred pesos and a maximum of twenty thousand pesos for their service during the fiscal year.
Yes, they can continue correcting exam papers and performing duties related to releasing results until all certificates of registration are signed, without additional compensation beyond what is prescribed.
The examination fee for Nurses is seventy-five pesos.
The examination fee for Minor Patrons is fifty pesos.