Handout 01 Pd223 - Professional Regulation Commission

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 223:
PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION
The Professional Regulation Commission was first created as a national government agency
by Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 223 dated June 22, 1973, signed by then President
Ferdinand E. Marcos, mandated to enforce the laws regulating the various professions. It was
previously called the Office of the Board of Examiners, which was created by Republic Act
No. 546 on June 17, 1950, under the aegis of the Civil Service Commission.
The PRC became operational on January 4, 1974. The office was attached to the Office of
the President for general direction and coordination. On December 9, 1974, the
Implementing Rules and Regulations of P.D. No. 223 were promulgated, paving the way for
standardization of rules and procedures for the thirty-three (33) professions then under the
CSC. On December 5, 2000, President Joseph Ejercito Estrada signed Republic Act No. 8981
otherwise known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000. The Implementing Rules and
Regulations were adopted on February 15, 2001 through PRC Resolution No. 1 series of 2001.
With the passing of RA 8981, the Commission exercises three functions: 1) executive functions;
2) quasi-legislative functions; and 3) quasi-judicial functions. It had also set its new thrusts and
priorities such as customer-focused service, modernization through full computerization and
re-structuring, integrity of licensure examinations, good governance, protection and
promotion of Filipino professionals and support to national development priorities.
In fulfillment of its legal mandate, the PRC performs two important functions, which are: 1) to
conduct and administer licensure examinations to aspiring professionals, and 2) to regulate
and supervise the practice of the professions exercised in partnership with the forty-three (43)
Professional Regulatory Boards (PRBs) in the fields of health, business, education, social
sciences, engineering and technology. The PRBs govern their respective professions’ practice
and ethical standards and accredit the professional organization representing the
professionals.
On September 11, 2006, as supplemented by Executive Order No. 565-A, PRC was attached
to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for administrative supervision and
control. Being an attached agency of the DOLE, the PRC works closely to the mandate of its
mother agency.
The PRC serves more than 4.3 million professionals from 43 various regulated professions and
the hundreds of thousands of aspiring professionals who take the licensure examinations
every year. Thus, PRC stakeholders include the professionals, would-be professionals,
accredited professional organizations, foreign professionals seeking temporary permit to
practice their professions in the country, schools and academe, and other government
agencies. To better carry out its mandate and in order to implement the PRC Modernization
Act, the PRC was given approval by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on
April 20, 2013 to implement a reorganization of its organizational structure.
On June 8, 2016, the new Organizational Structure and Staffing Pattern (OSSP) pursuant to
Republic Act (RA) No. 8981 was approved by DBM. The Notice of Organization, Staffing and
Compensation Action (NOSCA) formalizing the approved OSSP of PRC Central Office,
effective not earlier than June 8, 2016, has been transmitted by DBM on October 10, 2016.
Further, the Office of the President, through the Executive Secretary, issued a Memorandum
on May 16, 2017 on the approval of the creation of PRC new offices/services: Regional
Offices in NCR & Regions I, III, IV-B, XII and XIII, Legal Service, International Affairs Office,
Information and Communications Technology Service, and Planning, Management and
Financial Service. The NOSCA formalizing the approved OSSP of the approved new offices
and positions and the reclassification of key positions was issued by DBM on August 2, 2017.

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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 223:

PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION

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