PRESCRIBING THE RATE OF FEE TO BE CHARGED AND COLLECTED FOR THE ISSUANCE TO A PERSON OF A CERTIFICATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2000-653, S. OF 2000

WHEREAS, the Professional Regulation Commission in its Resolution
No. 2000-653, Series of 2000, authorized the issuance of a certificate
reduced to the size of an identification card attesting to his/her
having passed the licensure examination of his/her profession.

WHEREAS, the Commission is authorized under Section 5(g) of P.D. No.
223, as amended, “[T]to determine, fix and collect the amount to be
charged for examination, registration, registration without examination,
licenses, annual registration fees, certifications, surcharges and
other fees not specified under the provisions of Republic Act No. 465,
as amended by Republic Act No. 6511 or amend the rates provided
thereunder subject to the approval by the Office of the President.”

WHEREAS, the certificate to be issued to a person under Resolution
No. 2000-653 is actually a certification which falls under the term
“certifications” used in the above-cited provisions of Section 5(g) of
the said Decree.

WHEREFORE, the Commission resolved as it hereby resolves to charge
and collect from a person who desires to obtain a certificate attesting
to the fact that he/she has passed the licensure examination of his/her
profession the amount of Two Hundred Fifty (P250.00) Pesos inclusive of
the cost of the material, printing and administrative expenses.

For the issuance of a duplicate or replacement certificate in lieu
of an old, worn-out, mutilated, destroyed or lost certificate, the
amount of One Hundred Fifty (P150.00) Pesos shall be collected.

In addition to the text of the certificate, the following shall be
printed on the card “NON-TRANSFERABLE” and “HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE
IS NOT ALLOWED TO PRACTICE THE PROFESSION.”

This Resolution shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general
circulation in the Philippines, whichever is earlier.

Adopted: 23 June 2000

(SGD.) HERMOGENES P. POBRE Commission Chairman
(SGD.) ALFONSO G. ABAD Associate Commissioner	(SGD.) AVELINA DELA REA-TAN Associate Commissioner