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Author: Former Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
R.A. 8981
“PRC Modernization Act of 2000”
CPD Law/
RA 10912
Author: Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV
What is Republic Act No. 10912 all about?

• Republic Act No. 10912, otherwise known as

the “ Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) Act of 2016”, is an act which requires
CPD as the mandatory for the renewal of
Professional of Professional Identification
Card.
Continuing Professional Development or
CPD

• refers to the inculcation of advanced

knowledge, skills and ethical values in a post-
licensure specialization or in an inter- or
multidisciplinary field of study, for assimilation
into professional practice, self-directed
research and/or lifelong learning:
When was the implementation of R.A. No.
10912?

• The implementation of R.A. No. 10912 started

on March 15, 2017, upon the effectivity of
Resolution No. 1032 or the Implementing
Rules and Regulations (IRR) of R.A. No.
10912.
When was the Law enacted and become
effective?

• The CPD Act lapsed into Law on July 21, 2016.

CPD Credit Unit

• refers to the value of an amount of learning that

can be transferred to a qualification achieved from
formal, informal or nonformal learning setting,
wherein credits can be accumulated to
predetermined levels for the award of a
qualification.
 MINIMUM CPD CREDIT UNIT REQUIRED
July- January- January 2019-
December December Onwards
2017 2018
Professional 30%(13.5) 60%(27) 100% (45)
Electronics
Engineer
Registered 30%(13.5) 60%(27) 100% (45)
Electronics
Engineer
Electronics 30%(13.5) 60%(27) 100% (45)
Technician
CPD Program

• refers to a set of learning activities accredited by the

CPD Council such as seminars, workshops, technical
lectures or subject matter meetings, nondegree training
lectures and scientific meetings, modules, tours and
visits, which equip the professionals with advanced
knowledge, skills and values in specialized or in an
inter- or multidisciplinary field of study, self-directed
research and/or lifelong learning.
CPD Council

• refers to a body created to promote and ensure

the continuous improvement of professionals,
in accordance with national, regional and
international standards of practice;
CPD Provider

• refers to a natural or juridical person accredited

by the CPD Council to conduct CPD Programs.
Are senior citizens exempted from CPD
requirement?

• No. The law does not provide any exemption

from CPD compliance for the renewal of
Professional Identification Card.
How about the Licensed Professionals who
are working overseas?

• Licensed professionals working overseas may

attend trainings/seminars conducted by the foreign
chapters or affiliates of accredited CPD Providers.
They may also attend trainings/seminars conducted
by non-accredited CPD Providers and apply for
credit units under Self-Directed Learning and/or
Lifelong Learning.
Self-directed learning

• Refers to learning activities such as online

training, local/ international seminars/
nondegree courses, institution/company-
sponsored training programs, and the like,
which did not undergo CPD accreditation but
may be applied for and awarded CPD units by
the respective Council.
Lifelong Learning

• refers to learning activities undertaken throughout

life for the development of competencies and
qualifications of the professional.
How long is the validity of accreditation for
CPD Providers?

• The accreditation of CPD Provider is valid for three

(3) years.
Accreditation

• refers to the formal or official approval granted to a

person, a program or an organization, upon
meeting essential requirements of achievement
standards, including qualifications or unit(s) of a
qualification, usually for a particular period of time,
as defined by an accrediting agency.
NEWS UPDATE

LOOK: New IRR for CPD Law

signed and official, effective by
March 1, 2019

— Sally, The Summit Express

MANILA, Philippines – 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:
• CPD is still a mandatory requirement for the
renewal of the PRC ID of all registered and
licensed professionals.
• 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.
• 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:
• Professionals working abroad shall not be covered by the
CPD requirement during the period of their employment
abroad.

• 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,
R.A. 9292
Article III

Examination,
Registration and
Licensure
SEC. 13. Licensure Examination. –
Except as specifically provided in Sections 20
and 33 of R.A. No. 9292, all applicants seeking
to be registered and licensed as ECEs and ECTs
shall undergo the required examinations to be
given by the Board in such places and dates as
the Commission may designate in accordance
with the provisions of Republic Act No. 8981.
SEC. 14. Qualification for
Examination. In order to be allowed to
take the examination for ECE or ECT, an
applicant must, at the time of the filing of
his/her application, establish to the
satisfaction of the Board that:
 For ECE and ECT

 Citizen of the Philippines or of a foreign

country qualified to take the examination
 Of good moral character

For ECE

 Holder of a degree of Bachelor of Science in

Electronics and Communications Engineering
or Electronics Engineering or equivalent
and/or related engineering course or program
 For ECT
 Graduate of an Associate, Technician, Trade or
Vocational course in electronics or equivalent
and/or related formal or non-formal course or
program.

 Has completed at least the minimum third-year

equivalent of a Bachelor of Science program in
Electronics and Communications Engineering
or Electronics Engineering program or
equivalent and/or related engineering course or
program.
 SECTION. 15
Scope of Examinations
 For ECE
 Mathematics (20%), General Engineering and
Applied Services (20%), Electronics
Engineering (30%) and Electronics Systems
and Technologies (30%).

 Subjects to be covered shall include the

following: Mathematics, Applied Sciences,
Engineering Economics, Laws and Ethics,
Electronics, Communications, Computers and
Information and Communications Technology
(ICT).
 For ECT
 Shall consist of written and/or practical
tests covering subjects to be prescribed
by the Board and shall cover topics
specific to the practice of ECTs.
 Filing of Application
 Applications shall be made in the
prescribed form with all the required
documents attached therewith and no
application made otherwise shall be
accepted.
 SECTION 16. Ratings
 To pass the licensure examination, a
candidate for ECE or ECT must obtain a
passing rating of seventy percent (70%) in
each of the four general subjects given during
the examination.

 A candidate who obtain a passing rating in the

three subjects, but obtains a rating in one
subject below 70%, but not lower than 60%,
shall be allowed to take one removal
examination on the subject where he/she
failed to obtain the passing rating.
 Ratings
 Should the examinee fail to obtain a passing
rating in the removal examination, he/she shall
be considered as having failed the entire
licensure examination.

 The removal examination is a one-time

opportunity only, but may be taken by the
candidate at any time.

 The Act does not stipulate any limit or time

duration as to how many times and when an
examinee who fails to pass the examination may
re-take the same.
 SECTION 17.

Release of Result of
Examination.
 The Board and the Commission shall
correct and rate the licensure
examination and shall release the result
within fifteen (15) days after the said
examination.
 SECTION 18.
Qualifications and
Schedule of
Registration for
Professional Electronics
Engineers
(a)Valid Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card as an ECE.

(b) Valid/current membership identification card or

certificate of membership of good standing from
the APO.

(c)Certified experience record of active self practice

and/or employment indicating the inclusive dates,
companies worked for, description of specific
responsibilities, relevant accomplishments and
name, position of immediate supervisors for a
period of at least seven (7) years (inclusive and/or
aggregate), at least two (2) years of which are in
responsible charge of significant engineering
work.
(d) Three (3) certifications signed by three
(3) PECEs attesting that the experience
record submitted by the applicant is
factual. The three (3) signing PECEs must
be holders of valid Certificate of
Registration and current Professional
Identification Cards from the Commission,
as well as valid/current membership card
from the APO.
 Applications for registration as PECE
may be submitted anytime to the
Commission.

 Under the exception proviso, those who

have been registered and licensed as
Electronics and Communications
Engineers under Republic Act No. 5734
for at least seven (7) years upon the
effectivity of the Act as elucidated in
Section 43 hereof, need only to submit
items (a), (b), and (c).
 Under the same exception proviso, those who
have been registered and licensed as Electronics
and Communications Engineers under Republic
Act No. 5734 for less than seven (7) years upon
the effectivity of the Act, may apply for “fast track”
upgrading to PECE category, but shall additionally
submit item (d) above and are mandatorily
required to go through an en banc oral interview by
the Board.

 The Board shall accordingly establish the cutoff

date after which the exception proviso shall lapse
 SECTION 19.

Qualifications and
Schedule of
Registration for
Professional Electronics
Engineers
 A Certificate of Registration shall be issued to
examinees who pass the ECE and ECT
licensure examination, to ECEs who are
registered as PECEs and to ECTs Technicians
who are registered without examination,
subject to payment of fees prescribed by the
Commission.

 A Professional Identification Card bearing the

registration number and date of registration,
duly signed by the Chairperson of the
Commission, shall likewise be issued to every
registrant who has paid the prescribed fee.
 The Professional Identification Card shall be
valid for a period of time and renewable
thereafter. The current/valid membership
identification card from the APO shall be
presented by the professional to the
Commission before the latter shall renew the
Professional Identification Card.
 SECTION 20.
Registration with and
without Examination for
Electronics Technicians
(ECT)
 Within five (5) years from the full effectivity of
the Act as elucidated in Section 43 herein, the
Board shall accept applications for registration
without examination as ECTs and shall issue
the corresponding Certificates of Registration
and Professional Identification Cards to
successful applicants. The applicants shall
present evidence or other proof satisfactory to
the Board that:
 He/she is a graduate of at least a two-year Associate,
Technician or Vocational course in Electronics or who
have completed the third-year equivalent of a
Baccalaureate course in Electronics and
Communications Engineering and Electronics
Engineering.

 He/ she has rendered at least seven (7) years of active

self-practice and/or employment.

 The above submittals shall be accompanied by

individual certifications from at least three (3) registered
PECEs vouching for the integrity, technical capability
and good moral character of the applicant in a format to
be prescribed by the Board. Such certifications shall be
duly-signed and sealed by the PECEs.
 SECTION 21.
Non-issuance of a
Certificate of Registration
and/or Professional
Identification Card for
Certain Grounds
 The Board and/or the Commission shall not
register and shall not issue a Certificate of
Registration and Professional Identification
Card to:
any person convicted by a court of competent
jurisdiction of any crime involving moral turpitude

any person of immoral or dishonorable conduct

any person of unsound mind

 SECTION 22.
Professional Oath
 All applicants for registration must take
their professional oath before any
member of the Board or any person so
authorized by the Commission, and to
show proof that he/she had taken the
professional oath, before his/her
Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card can be
issue.
 SECTION 23.
Revocation and Suspension of
Certificate of Registration,
Professional Identification
Card and Cancellation of
Special Permits
 The Board shall, upon proper notice and hearing,
revoke or suspend the validity of a Certificate of
Registration and accordingly the Professional
Identification Card, or cancel a Special Permit
granted under Section 26 of the Act and as
expounded in this IRR:

 for any of the causes mentioned therein

 for unprofessional or unethical conduct, malpractice,
incompetence or any violation of the Act and this IRR,
the Code of Ethics and the Code of Technical Standards
of Practice
 where fraud, deceit, or false statement was found to
have been employed in obtaining said Certificate of
Registration, Professional Identification Card or Special
Permit.
 SECTION 24.
Reinstatement, Re-issuance
or Replacement of Certificate
of Registration and
Professional Identification
Card
 The Board may, two (2) years after the
revocation of a Certificate of Registration and
Professional Identification Card, reinstate the
validity of a revoked Certificate of Registration
and Professional Identification Card, Provided,
That the party concerned did not commit any
illegal practice of the profession or any
violation of the Act, this IRR, codes and
policies during the time that his/her Certificate
of Registration and Professional Identification
Card was revoked.
 A new Certificate of Registration or
Professional Identification Card to replace lost,
destroyed, or mutilated Certificate of
Registration or Professional Identification Card
may be issued, subject to the rules
promulgated by the Board and the
Commission, upon payment of the required
fees.
 SECTION 25.
Roster of Professional Electronics
Engineers, Electronics Engineers and
Electronics Technician

 The Board, with the assistance of the

Commission, shall prepare and maintain a roster
of the names, residence and/or office address of
all registered PECEs, ECEs and ECTs, which
shall be updated annually in cooperation with
the APO. The said roster shall be available to
the public upon inquiry or request.
 SECTION 26.
Exemptions from Examination
and Registration

 No examination and registration shall be

required for foreign PECEs, ECEs or
ECTs and equivalent who are temporarily
employed by the Philippine Government
or by private firms in the Philippines in
the following cases:
 Where no qualified equivalent Filipino professional
is available for the specific item of work to be
rendered, as attested to by the APO.

 Where the condition/s of the scope and funding

for the work or project are such that it stipulates
the temporary employment of a foreign
professional.

 As defined in the General Agreement on Trade in

Services, the ASEAN and APEC Engineer
Registry programs and other similar international
treaties, agreements and/or covenants to which
the Philippine Government is a signatory and has
ratified.
 Provided, however, that

 The said foreign professional is legally qualified to

practice his/her profession in his/her own country in
which the requirements for licensing and registration are
not lower than those specified in the Act and expounded
in this IRR .

 The work to be performed by said foreign professional

shall be limited only to the particular work or project for
which he/she was specifically contracted.

 Prior to commencing the work and securing a working

visa and/or working permit from the concerned
government agencies, the foreign professional shall
secure a Special Permit from the Board, which shall be
subject to the approval of the Commission.
 The same foreign professional shall not engage in
private practice on his/her own account.

 For every foreign professional contracted for the work

or project, at least two (2) corresponding Filipino
professionals who are registered under the Act shall
be employed as counterparts.

 The Special Permit herein granted shall be valid only

for a period of not more than six (6) months and
renewable every six (6) months thereafter subject to
the discretion of the Board and the approval of the
Commission: Provided, That said permit shall cease
to be valid if the foreigner terminates his/her
employment in the work or project for which said
permit was originally granted.
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