The Professional Regulation Commission is extending its services to
professionals based overseas as part of its plans and programs for the
year 2012. This was declared by PRC Chairperson, Teresita R. Manzala,
during the PRC's annual Planning Conference held on January 13 to 15 at
the Philippine Judicial Academy in Tagaytay, Batangas.
Chairperson Manzala told the 46 Professional Regulatory Boards
(PRB) that their presence should be extended overseas and urged them to
encourage professional organizations/associations to create sub-unit to
serve the interests of Filipino Professionals in the ASEAN,
Asia-Pacific, North American, European, and Middle Eastern countries. In
her opening speech, she said, “The PRBs should address the concerns of
overseas-based professionals and should reach out to these professionals
by establishing dynamic linkages with their professional organizations
overseas, particularly wherever there are high concentrations of such
professionals notably in Australia, Japan, the US and the UK.”
Chairperson Manzala cited the Department of Labor and Employment
year-end 2011 report that prospects for overseas employment remain
positive in 2012, in spite of the multiple challenges in the global
labor market. The DOLE has reported that new hires among OFWs in 2011
rose by 27.26 per cent over the 2010 deployment, while rehires increased
by 3.53 per cent. The increase in deployment in new hires indicates an
increase in new jobs for OFWs.
For 2012, the PRC will increase its Walk-In Examinations from twice
to thrice a week and open the examinations to more professions. A
CHED-PRC two-way link which will enable applicants to apply for the
licensure examinations in their schools will be deployed and implemented
in three pilot regions in Baguio, Cebu and Davao to eliminate the long
queues at the PRC.
The Commission will begin Regionalized ID printing and issuance of
the ID cards through the PRC's 10 regional offices or kiosks situated in
public places. A PRC Career Employment Counseling Program will also be
initiated by the boards to support the DOLE's Career Guidance Advocacy,
which will help address the mismatch between skills supply and skills
demand, Manzala said.
Chair Manzala likewise revealed that in pursuit of linkages to help
the nursing profession, a project called the Joint PRC-BON (Board of
Nursing)-CHED Cultural and Professional Competency Enhancement of
Filipino Registered Nurses and Capacity Building of Higher Education
Institution for Philippine Nursing Education is being undertaken. The
PRC will head a delegation on a study tour in Japan sponsored by the
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) from January 23 to
February 1. The delegation is composed of members of the Board of
Nursing and representatives from the DOH, TESDA, POEA, CHED and the
deans of nursing from UP, University of the East and the Cebu Normal
University.
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