Composition and Appointment of Commissioners
- One fulltime Commissioner and two fulltime Associate Commissioners make up the PRC
- Commissioners appointed by the President for a 9-year term without reappointment
- Initial terms for first two Associate Commissioners: one for 6 years, one for 3 years
- Vacancies filled from the most senior Associate Commissioner to serve the unexpired term
- Qualifications: at least 40 years old, knowledgeable in professional regulation/licensing, minimum 5 years executive or managerial experience
Exercise of Powers
- The three Commissioners act as a collective body for administrative, executive, and policy-making functions
Compensation
- Commissioner receives an annual salary of ₱48,000 plus ₱500 transportation and representation allowances
- Each Associate Commissioner receives ₱36,000 plus ₱350 transportation and representation allowances
Powers of the Commission
- Administers, implements, and enforces the regulation and licensing of professions and occupations under its jurisdiction
- Maintains professional and occupational standards and ethics
- Issues rules, regulations, orders, and administrative issuances necessary to execute its functions
- Reviews and approves policies and decisions of various Boards of Examiners, with final authority over administrative cases unless appealed within 30 days
- Conducts licensure examinations, sets schedules and places, appoints supervisors and examiners, authorizes use of facilities
- Maintains registries of authorized practitioners and issues certificates of registration/licenses
- Custodian of examination papers, minutes, records, and results
- Determines and collects examination, registration, and licensing fees subject to Presidential approval
- Appoints Commission officials and employees, organizes structure without reducing rank, salary or status
- Recommends appointments to professional Boards from accredited organizations
- Registers foreign professionals under specific reciprocity conditions and may grant privileges or impose additional requirements
- Supervises foreign nationals temporarily practicing professions in the Philippines
- Collaborates with relevant agencies to prescribe or revise collegiate prerequisites for professions
- Exercises general supervision over professional Boards
- Promulgates rules and regulations to effectively implement policies
- Performs other necessary functions to effectively administer professional regulatory laws
Powers, Functions, and Responsibilities of Professional Boards
- Monitor conditions affecting professions and adopt measures to improve standards
- Conduct ocular inspections to ensure compliance and assist in policy formulation
- Investigate violations, issue subpoenas, and compel attendance for hearings
- Delegate administrative hearings, with certain cases requiring Board member presence
- Make decisions on administrative cases subject to Commission review
- Approve registrations without examination subject to Commission review
- Suspend, revoke, or reissue certificates after due process
- Prepare licensure exams, score papers, submit results to PRC within 120 days (extendable), and set passing grades where not legislated
Change in Names of Boards
- Names of Boards changed by removing the word "Examiners"
Transfer of Resources
- Offices, personnel, funds, records, supplies, equipment, and furniture of existing Boards transferred to the PRC
Repealing Clause
- Conflicting provisions of Republic Act No. 546 and other inconsistent laws are repealed
Effectivity
- The Decree takes effect immediately upon signing