REPUBLIC ACT 10912 AND
a, CPD is still a mandatory requirement for the renewal of
IRR
REPUBLIC ACT 10912
AN ACT MANDATING AND STRENGTHENING THE
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FOR ALL REGULATED PROFESSIONS, CREATING THE
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL,
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR
OTHER RELATED PURPOSE
IRR OF RA 10912
IRR OF RA10912
The new Implementing Rules and Regulations
(IRR) of the Republic Act 10912 or the Continuing
Professional Development Law of 2016 is now official.
The document from the Professional Regulation
Commission (PRC) has now been signed by Chairman
Teofilo Pilando Jr., Commissioner Yolanda D. Reyes and
Commissioner Jose Y. Cueto Jr. It was published on
Wednesday, February 13 at the Official Gazette and will take
effect 15 days after.
The new provisions will take effect by March 1, 2019. Due
to the numerous complaints from professionals, the PRC in
coordination with several members of professional groups,
including the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) were
present at a Senate Committee on Civil Service, Government
Reorganization and Professional Regulation last February 4
to find solutions.
On February 7, PRC issued Resolution No. 2019-
1146 that outlined the new Implementing Regards and
Regulations (IRR) of the CPD Law.
While the senators agreed that majority of the
local professionals seek the repeal of the CPD law, it would
only take too much time and agreed to make amendments
on the rules and regulations instead.
Among the significant provisions under the new IRR include:
the PRC ID of all registered and licensed professionals.
b. Significant decrease in the number of required CPD units
for the renewal of professional license. From 45 units, it’s
now down to 15 units every three years.
c.In-house trainings and capacity-building activities of
government agencies and corporations, including local
government units and private employers shall be credited
and considered as CPD compliance.
A transition period will be implemented while the PRC is
working with CPD councils to fulfill the “pre-conditions”
required from them.
The following will be observed during the transition period:
a, Professionals working abroad shall not be covered by the
CPD requirement during the period of their employment
abroad b.Newly licensed professionals shall be exempted
from CPD requirements for their first renewal
CPD councils shall reduce the required CPD units to a
minimum which shall not be more than 15 CPD units.
All seminars attended by licensed professionals should be
recognized as CPD units and shall be accepted as valid for
the renewal of their licenses .Professionals who renewed
their PRC ID's by signing an Undertaking shall only comply
the required 15 CPD units, in pursuant to the Resolution.
PRC Chairman Pilando earlier shared that he is hopeful
that the new provisions will help ease the burden on our
professionals while they iron out the CPD Law. He said,
“Hopefully once all of these things are met then we will be
prepared the mandatory character of the law.”