PRC Fees Schedule 2005-267

Scope: PRC fee collection schedule

The Resolution establishes the rates of fees that the Professional Regulation Commission may collect in relation to PRC examination, registration, document services, and administrative processing.
The Resolution provides fees for Examination, including licensure examinations, re-examinations, and ocular pharmacology.
The Resolution provides fees for Registration (initial and others), including temporary/special permits and professional identification cards.
The Resolution provides fees for Annual Registration of professionals and issuance of professional identification cards.
The Resolution provides fees for Registration Without Examination and for certificates, certifications, authentication, and other document services.
The Resolution provides fees for STCW Certificates, duplicate or replacement certificates and related documents.
The Resolution provides fees for Inspection services, permits/licenses/authority to operate, certificates of compliance, and registration and accreditation of firms/associations.
The Resolution provides docket and data/verification fees tied to filings and processing connected to PRC/Professional Regulatory Board proceedings and performance data.

Policy basis and legal authority

Executive Order No. 197 and Republic Act No. 465 (as amended by Republic Act No. 6511) authorize the PRC to collect rates of fees authorized by law.
Section 7(g) of Republic Act No. 8981 provides the legal linkage for the PRC’s fee collection authority.
The Resolution sets specific numeric rates for PRC services enumerated under its fee categories.

Fee categories: examination

Licensure Examination—requiring a baccalaureate degree—costs PHP 900.00.
Licensure Examination—requiring a baccalaureate degree with Practical Examination/Assessment (except Marine Deck and Marine Engineer Officers)—costs PHP 1,300.00.
Licensure Examination—for a non-baccalaureate degree—costs PHP 600.00.
Marine Deck and Marine Engineer Officers:
- Written (Theoretical) Examination costs PHP 900.00.
- Practical Assessment (after passing the Written [Theoretical] Examination) costs PHP 400.00.
Re-examination:
- Written (Theoretical) Examination costs PHP 900.00.
- Practical Examination/Assessment costs PHP 400.00.
- Removal Examination in Subject/s where Examinee Failed costs PHP 450.00.
Conditionally passed Examination applies to an examinee who took a licensure examination with practical examination/assessment but only passed either the written (theoretical) or practical examination/assessment.
Forfeiture rule: an examinee who fails to report and take the scheduled examination shall forfeit the fee or fees paid for that examination.
Ocular Pharmacology (under Section 31, Republic Act No. 8050) costs PHP 1,500.00.
Licensure Examinations outside the Philippines:
- With a baccalaureate degree: US$ 40.00.
- With a non-baccalaureate degree: US$ 30.00.
- Removal examination: US$ 25.00.

Fee categories: registration and permits

Registration (Initial and Others) for professions requiring a baccalaureate degree costs PHP 600.00.
Registration (Initial and Others) for professions/occupations requiring a non-baccalaureate degree costs PHP 450.00.
Temporary/Special Permit to Para-Teachers under Section 26 (last proviso) of Republic Act No. 7836:
- Initial issuance (three [3] year validity at PHP 200.00 per year) costs PHP 600.00.
- Issuance (last) (five [5] year validity at PHP 200.00 per year) costs PHP 1,000.00.
Temporary/Special Permit and related documents for Foreign Professionals:
- Temporary/Special Permit to former Filipino citizens allowed to practice under P.D. No. 541 while on a visit/sojourn/residing permanently:
  - Per visit or sojourn: PHP 1,250.00.
  - For permanent residents: PHP 1,500.00.
  - For fee purposes, a visit or sojourn is for a duration of not more than six (6) months per visit or sojourn.
- Temporary/Special Permit to Foreign Professionals covered by Section 7(j) and (l) of Republic Act No. 8981 (except Medical/Humanitarian Missions): PHP 1,500.00.
- Temporary/Special Permit to Foreign Health Professionals on a Medical/Humanitarian Mission in the Philippines for a limited period: PHP 1,250.00.
- For the limited period, the duration shall not exceed one (1) month, but it may be extended for the same or shorter period when justified by circumstances.
- Certificate of Registration for Foreign Professionals qualifying to practice on basis of reciprocity: PHP 1,500.00.
- Certificate of Registration or Temporary/Special Permit for Foreign Professionals engaged/hired/employed under specific Philippine laws and international agreements: PHP 1,500.00.
- Certificate of Registration or Temporary/Special Permit for Foreign Professionals not covered by the enumerated categories but covered by Section 1 of PRC Resolution No. 547 (Series of 1998), as amended by PRC Resolution No. 549 (Series of 1998): PHP 1,500.00.
Professional Identification Card for Foreign Professionals issued Certificate of Registration/Temporary/Special Permit under the stated categories (three [3] year validity at PHP 150.00 per year): PHP 450.00.
Detailman under Section 12, Article III of Republic Act No. 5921 (Pharmacy Law):
- Initial Registration costs PHP 300.00.
- Annual Registration costs PHP 450.00 (three [3] year validity at PHP 150.00 per year).

Fee categories: annual registration and no-exam registration

Annual Registration of Professionals and issuance of Professional Identification Card (three [3] year validity):
- Registered Professionals with baccalaureate degree: PHP 450.00 (three [3] year validity at PHP 150.00 per year).
- Registered Professionals with non-baccalaureate degree: PHP 420.00 (three [3] year validity at PHP 140.00 per year).
Registration Without Examination:
- Filing and processing of application:
  - Baccalaureate degree: PHP 900.00.
  - Non-baccalaureate degree: PHP 600.00.
- After approval of application:
  - Baccalaureate degree: PHP 600.00.
  - Non-baccalaureate degree: PHP 450.00.

Fees for certificates, STCW, and duplicates

Certificate for passing examination in Ocular Pharmacology costs PHP 1,200.00.
Certifications are charged PHP 75.00 per certification.
Authentication of documents:
- One (1) page document: PHP 75.00.
- More than one (1) page but not exceeding twenty (20) pages: one (1) page rate plus PHP 20.00 per additional page.
- More than twenty (20) pages but not exceeding fifty (50) pages: one (1) page rate plus PHP 15.00 per additional page.
- More than fifty (50) pages: one (1) page rate plus PHP 10.00 per additional page.
Other Certifications—attesting that a person has passed a licensure examination (not a license to practice):
- In diploma form (certificate with picture): PHP 500.00.
- In plastic card form (with picture): PHP 600.00.
STCW certificates:
- Certificate of Endorsement: PHP 1,000.00 (five [5] year validity at PHP 200.00 per year).
- Certificate of Competency: PHP 1,000.00 (five [5] year validity at PHP 200.00 per year).
Issuance of Duplicate or Replacement of Certificates, Professional Identification Card and Other Documents:
- Certificate of Registration: PHP 300.00.
- STCW Endorsement Certificate: PHP 300.00.
- STCW Certificate of Competency: PHP 300.00.
- Professional Identification Card: PHP 250.00.
- Other Documents: PHP 100.00.
Duplicate vs. replacement definitions:
- A Duplicate Certificate is a reproduced copy bearing the signatures of the Members of the Board and the Chairperson of the Commission when the professional passed the examination.
- A Replacement Certificate is a reproduced copy of a certificate duly signed by the incumbent Members of the Board and the Chairperson of the Commission.

Inspection, compliance, accreditation, and permits

Inspection fees for Industrial/Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical plants or establishments, hospitals, clinics, mines and quarries, other engineering facilities, and in case of schools in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education: PHP 2,000.00.
Inspection of Maritime Training Centers costs PHP 2,000.00.
Issuance of Permit/License/Authority to Operate:
- Industrial, Chemical, Mechanical and Electrical Plants; Chemical Laboratories; and Commercial and Other Establishments: PHP 1,500.00.
Issuance of Certificate of Compliance for Commercial, Industrial and related establishments: PHP 2,000.00.
Registration and Accreditation of Firm/Association:
- CPA Firm—Single Proprietorship: PHP 1,500.00.
- CPA Firm—Partnership: PHP 2,000.00.
- Review Center for Nurses: PHP 3,000.00.
- Accredited Professional Organization: PHP 3,000.00.
- Practicum Training Institution for Nutritionists and Dietitians: PHP 500.00.
- Environment Planning—Single Proprietorship: PHP 1,500.00.
- Environment Planning—Partnership: PHP 2,000.00.
- Chemistry Laboratories: PHP 2,000.00.

Docket, data requests, verification, corrections, and reproduction

Docket fees:
- Filing of administrative case/complaint against a professional before the Professional Regulatory Board (plus Legal Research Fee (LRF) of PHP 10.00): PHP 235.00.
- Filing a case against a member of the Professional Regulatory Board before the Commission (plus LRF of PHP 10.00): PHP 300.00.
- Filing of appeal taken from a decision of the Professional Regulatory Board to the Commission (plus LRF of PHP 10.00): PHP 460.00.
Request for Data on the performance of schools and examinees in licensure examinations and results of examinations/list of professionals:
- Performance of Schools (certification):
  - Data for one or more schedules but not exceeding ten (10) schedules: PHP 75.00.
  - Data in excess of ten (10) schedules: PHP 10.00 per schedule.
- Ranking of Schools (certification): PHP 10.00.
- Certified List of Successful and/or Unsuccessful Examinees (per page with twenty-five [25] records): PHP 75.00.
- Succeeding page/pages with twenty-five (25) records per page or less: PHP 50.00 per page.
- List of Professionals (names, license number and date of registration) per page with twenty (20) records: PHP 75.00.
- Succeeding page/pages with twenty-five (25) records per page or less, per record: PHP 4.00.
- For fee purposes, “Schedule” means examination.
Verification fees for processing State Board documents:
- Board Results/Registered Professionals—minimum of ten (10) examinees/professionals: PHP 75.00.
- Succeeding multiple of ten (10) examinees/professionals: PHP 100.00 for each and every multiple of ten (10) examinees/professionals**.
Correction/Change of Name/Date of Birth and other particulars of professional:
- Petition/request for correction of name, change of name, date of birth, sex, and reversion to the use of maiden name (per petition): PHP 225.00.
- Petition/request for change of other particulars of professionals (per petition): PHP 225.00.
Reproduced copies of laws/issuances and other materials:
- PRC/PRB laws and issuances, rules and regulations, syllabi, codes of ethics, and other similar documents:
  - One (1) page document: PHP 50.00.
  - List with more than one (1) page but not exceeding twenty (10) pages: one (1) page rate plus PHP 20.00 per additional page.
  - Document with more than ten (10) pages but not exceeding forty (50) pages: PHP 10.00-page document rate plus PHP 15.00 per additional page.
  - Document with more than fifty (50) pages: PHP 50.00-page document rate plus PHP 10.00 per additional page.
- Certified alphabetical lists of successful/unsuccessful examinees and other documents:
  - One (1) page list with fifty (50) records, per page: PHP 50.00.
  - List with more than one (1) page but not exceeding twenty (20) pages: one (1) page list plus PHP 20.00 per additional page.
  - List with more than twenty (20) pages but not exceeding forty (40) pages: twenty (20) page list plus PHP 15.00 per additional page.
  - List with more than forty (40) pages: forty (40) page list plus PHP 10.00 per additional page.

Repeals and separability

PRC Resolution No. 98-560, PRC Resolution No. 165 (Series of 2003), PRC Resolution No. 257 (Series of 2005), and other related issuances imposing fees inconsistent with this schedule are repealed.
No separate sunset clause is provided; the Resolution’s operative date is fifteen (15) days after publication under the stated rule.