REPEALING RESOLUTION 2004-179, SERIES OF 2004, THE “STANDARDIZED GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION/DEVELOPMENT (CPE/CPD) …
partly provides that “the sustained development of a reservoir of
national talents x x x professionals x x x shall be promoted by the
State;”
WHEREAS, the Professional Regulation Commission (the “Commission”),
under Section 7 (a), (n), and (y) of Republic Act (RA) No. 8981
otherwise known as the “PRC Modernization Act of 2000,” has these
specific powers:
“(a) To administer, implement and enforce the regulatory policies
of the national government with respect to the regulation and licensing
of the various professions and occupations under its jurisdiction
including the enhancement and maintenance of professional and
occupational standards and ethics and the enforcement of the rules and
regulations relative thereto;”“(n) To adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be
necessary to effectively implement policies with respect to the
regulation and practice of the professions;”“(y) To perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this Act, the various professional
regulatory laws, decrees, executive orders and other administrative
issuances;”
WHEREAS, Section 9 (b) of R.A. No. 8981 provides that one of the
Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of the Various Professional
Regulatory Boards (PRBs) is “[T]o monitor the conditions affecting the
practice of the profession or occupation under their respective
jurisdictions and whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be
deemed proper for the enhancement of the profession or occupation and/or
the maintenance of high professional, ethical and technical standards, x
x x;”
WHEREAS, the formulation of the policy on CPE is in consonance with
the objective to enhance and maintain high professional and
occupational, ethical and technical standards in the practice of the
professions;
WHEREAS, the President of the Republic of the Philippines issued on
June 23, 2003, Executive Order (E.O.) No. 220, [“D]irecting the Adoption
of the Code of Good Governance for the Professions in the Philippines;”
WHEREAS, the said Code was adopted by the Commission and the
forty-four (44) PRBs, embodying principles of professional conduct,
specifically, integrity and objectivity, professional competence, and
global competitiveness;
WHEREAS, all the forty-three (43) PRBs and the forty-three (43)
accredited professional organizations (APOs) are in favor of
implementing a CPE in the practice of their respective professions;
WHEREAS, the Commission, as the instrument of the Filipino people in
securing for the nation a reliable, trustworthy and progressive system
of developing professionals whose competencies are globally competitive,
has decided to prescribe guidelines and procedures to carry out the CPE
for the registered and licensed professionals;
WHEREFORE, the Commission hereby RESOLVED, as it now RESOLVES, to
prescribe, issue and promulgate the Revised Standardized Guidelines and
Procedures for the Implementation of the Continuing Professional
Education/Development (CPE/CPD) System for All Registered and Licensed
Professionals, which is made an integral part hereof as Annex “A”[*].
This Resolution shall take effect fifteen days following its
complete and full publication, in the Official gazette or any newspaper
of general circulation.
Adopted: 01 Aug. 2008
(SGD.) LEONOR TRIPON-ROSERO
Chairperson
(SGD.) RUTH RAÑA- PADILLA
Commissioner
[*] Text Available at Office of the National Administrative Register, U.P. Law Complex, Diliman, Quezon City