QuestionsQuestions (PRC PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD OF PHARMACY Resolution NO. 01, S. 2011)
It revises PRC Board Resolution No. 86, series of 1986, which previously set the passing grade requirements in the Pharmacist Licensure Examination.
An examinee must obtain a general weighted average of at least seventy-five percent (75%).
No rating below fifty percent (50%) in more than one (1) subject.
The phrase was revised from “no rating below 50% in more than one (1) subject” to “no rating below 50% in ANY SUBJECT.”
It makes the 50% minimum a strict requirement for every subject, so any subject below 50% would fail, regardless of the number of subjects affected.
To pass, an examinee must obtain a general weighted average rating of at least 75% with no rating below 50% in ANY SUBJECT.
Section 9(h) of Republic Act No. 8981 (the PRC Modernization Act of 2000).
Starting in the JANUARY 2011 Board Licensure Examination for Pharmacists.
It takes effect after fifteen (15) days following its full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or any major daily newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.
After full and complete publication in the Official Gazette or a major newspaper, the resolution becomes effective after fifteen (15) days.
It states that the revision can be effected by virtue of Sec. 9(h) of RA 8981, implying PRC/Board authority to set or amend rules for licensure examinations.
Copies must be furnished to the Board, Rating Division and other concerned PRC offices, UP Law Center, CHED, and institutions of higher learning offering pharmacy, for dissemination to all concerned.
It was adopted on 31 January 2011, signed by Chairman Reynaldo Maxlito H. Umali.
It refers to the overall weighted score computed from examination components/subjects according to the examination’s weighting scheme, which must be at least 75%.
No. Under the amended rule, there must be no rating below 50% in ANY SUBJECT.
No. The general weighted average must be at least 75%.