S U M M A R Y

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES

METRO MANILA
ELEVENTH Congress

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8981]

AN ACT MODERNIZING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

COMMISSION, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL
DECREE NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-THREE, ENTITLED
"CREATING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION AND
PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS," AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

Philippine Congress Assembled:

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SECTION 11. Person to Teach SECTION 16. Penalties for
Subjects for Licensure violation of Section 7
Examination on all Professions This talks about the penalties upon
This section talks about a qualified violating section 7 of this act. It
person who can teach subjects for comprises of imprisonment of not
Licensure Examination which should be less than six (6) months and one (1) day
holding a valid certificate of but not more than six (6) years, or a
registration and valid licenses fine of fifty thousand (50,000) but not
more than five hundred thousand
(500,000).
SECTION 12. Assistance of Law
Enforcement Agency
this section states the render SECTION 17. Implementing Rules
assistance in enforcing regulatory law and Regulations
of the profession including the rules
and regulations promulgated This tackles the implementation of rules
thereunder by prosecuting the and regulations within ninety (90) days
violators thereof in accordance with after the approval of this act.
law and the rules of the court.

SECTION 18.Transitory Provisions

SECTION 13. Appropriations This section states that the
This tackles about the necessary Commissioner and two (2) Associate
amount which will be charged against Commissioner shall serve as the
the current year’s appropriations of Chairperson and Commissioner
the PRC which was stated in the respectively under the terms.
succeeding General Appropriations Act.
SECTION 19. Separability Clause
This states that any remainder of this
SECTION 14. Authority to Use act or application of such provisions
Income to other persons or circumstance
shall not be affected by such
This section talks about the power of
declaration.
the Commission to use income not
exceeding the amount of Forty-five
million pesos (45,000,000) a year for a SECTION 20. Repealing Clauses
period of five (5) years.
This section further explains where R.A.
8981 and its sub section is being amended
SECTION 15. Penalties for and repealed accordingly

Manipulation and Other

SECTION 21. Effectivity
Corrupt Practices in the This act shall take effect after fifteen
Conduct of Professional (15) days following ts publication in the
Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers
Examinations
of General circulation.

This section provide the violations and

their penalties that has something to do
with manipulation.

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SECTION 1. TITLE. SECTION 6. Compensation
This act shall be called the “PRC and other Benefits
Modernization Act of 2000”
This section talks about the benefits,
compensations and allowances that a
SECTION 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. Commissioner shall receive and
This section talks about the state which retirement benefits provided under
recognizes the important role of Republic Act Numbered Fifteen Hundred
professionals in nation- building, in and Sixty Eight, as amended by RA 3595.
promoting sustainable development
whose competence is determined by
honest and credible licensure
SECTION 7. Powers, Functions
examination and Responsibilities
SECTION 3. Professional of the Commission
This section summarizes the powers,
Regulation Commission functions, and responsibilities that a
This section states the creation of Commissioner must possess and perform
Professional Regulation Commission for him/her to become an effective
which will be attached to the office of
Commissioner.
the President for general direction
and coordination.
SECTION 8. Regional Offices
SECTION 4. Composition This sections talks about the creation
This section tackles the composition of of regional offices.
PRC which shall be headed by one (1)
full-time Chairperson and two (2)
full-time commissioner, all to be
SECTION 9. Powers, Functions
appointed by the President for a total and Responsibilities of the
of seven (7) years. At the expiration of
the Chairperson, the most senior of the
Various Professional
Commissioner shall temporary take the Regulatory Boards
position. This section also talks about
This section mainly talks about the
the qualifications of those who may wish
power, functions and responsibilities of
to join the PRC. They shall be at least
various professional regulatory
forty (40) years old, holding a valid
board that abides with the law and is
certificate of registration/ stated in this sub section of this
professional license, familiar with the Republic Act.
methods of professional regulation
and/or licensing and has five (5) years
of executive or management experience.

SECTION 10. Compensation of

SECTION 5. Exercise of Power
the Members of Professional
and Functions of the Commission
The Chairperson of the Commission, and
Regulatory Boards
the Commissioners as members thereof
shall sit and act as a body to exercise This section talks about the receivable
their duties and responsibilities. The compensation of Members of
Chairperson shall act as the presiding Professional Regulatory Boards
executive officer of the Commission and equivalent, at least, two salary grades
lower than the salary grades of of the
perform his/her obligations that are
Commissioners and the Chairperson.
stated in this section.

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