Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC Resolution NO. 2004-211, SERIES 2004)
Under Section 7(d) of R.A. No. 8981, the PRC is empowered to administer and conduct licensure examinations and adopt measures to preserve the integrity and inviolability of these examinations.
The main purpose of PRC Resolution No. 2004-211 is to provide guidelines on the non-admission of examinees who arrive late during the conduct of licensure examinations, in order to preserve the integrity of the exams.
Examinees arriving late after the start of the examination under normal conditions are not allowed to take the examination anymore.
Yes, exceptions apply in special cases such as high floods, typhoons, transport strikes, threats to peace and order like mass rallies, mutinies, or coups d'état. In these cases, the examination start time and finish time will be adjusted.
The examination start and end times are adjusted accordingly and are the same in all test centers.
Examinees arriving after the adjusted start time in special cases are no longer allowed to take the examination.
Room Watchers must indicate the arrival time of late examinees on the Examinees' Record of Attendance and mark them with the remark "LATE - NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE EXAM."
The resolution took effect fifteen (15) days after its official publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, whichever came first.
Non-admission of late examinees helps maintain the integrity and inviolability of the licensure examinations by preventing unfair advantages or compromises in the examination process.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) adopts and promulgates guidelines such as those concerning examinee admission under R.A. No. 8981.