Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 565)
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) is a government agency created pursuant to Republic Act No. 8981, known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000, responsible for regulating and supervising the practice of professionals in the Philippines.
Section 3 of RA No. 8981 provides that the PRC shall be attached to the Office of the President for general direction and coordination.
Executive Order No. 565 attaches the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for general direction and coordination.
The President based the decision on the mandate of DOLE to optimize the development and utilization of the country's manpower resources and its better position to exercise oversight functions over the PRC, as well as the residual powers granted to the President under EO No. 292.
Section 2 (1), Chapter 1, Title VII, Book III of Executive Order No. 292, also known as the Administrative Code of 1987, mandates DOLE to optimize the development and utilization of the country's manpower resources.
Section 20, Chapter 7, Title I, Book III of Executive Order No. 292 grants the President residual powers to reorganize the Executive Branch of government.
The Executive Order took effect immediately upon its publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Executive Order No. 565 was signed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on September 11, 2006, in the City of Manila.
Attaching the PRC to DOLE allows DOLE to exercise general direction and coordination over the PRC, streamlining oversight of professional regulation in alignment with the country's labor and manpower resource policies.
The Executive Secretary, Eduardo R. Ermita, signed the Executive Order on behalf of the President, attesting to its official issuance.