SEC. 5. Powers of the Commission. The powers of the
Commission are as follows:
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 occupation under its jurisdiction including the maintenance of
professional and occupational standards and ethics and the enforcement of the
rules and regulations relative thereto;
b) To perform any and all acts, enter into contracts, make such rules and
regulations and issue such orders and other administrative issuances as may be
necessary in the execution and implementation of its functions and the
improvement of its services;
c) To review, coordinate, integrate and approve the policies, resolutions,
rules and regulations, orders or decisions promulgated by the various Boards
with respect to the profession or occupation under their jurisdictions including
the results of their licensure examinations but their decisions on
administrative cases shall be final and executory unless appealed to the
Commission within thirty (30) days from the date of promulgation thereof;
d) To administer and conduct the licensure examinations of the various Boards
according to the rules and regulations promulgated by it; determine and fix the
places and dates of examinations; appoint supervisors and room examiners from
among the employees of the Government or private individuals who have been
trained by the Commission for that purpose who shall be entitled to a daily
allowance of not less than ten pesos (P10) for every examination day actually
attended; use the buildings and facilities of public and private schools for
examination purposes; and approve the release of examination results;
e) To keep and maintain a register of the authorized practitioners of the
profession or occupation; issue certificates of registration or licenses signed
by all the members of the Board concerned and the Commissioner with the official
seal of the Board affixed;
f) To have custody of all the records of the various Boards including their
examination papers, minutes of deliberation, records of administrative cases and
investigations and examination results;
g) 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. 6511 or amend the rates provided
thereunder subject to approval by the Office of the President;
h) To appoint, subject to the provisions of existing laws, such officials and
employees of the Commission as are necessary in the effective performance of its
functions and, responsibilities, prescribe their duties and fix their
compensation; and to organize or reorganize the structure of the Commission,
create or abolish positions, change the designations of existing positions to
meet changing conditions or as the need therefor arises: Provided, That
such changes shall not affect the employment status of the incumbents, reduce
their ranks and/or, salaries nor result in separating them from the
services;
i) To submit and recommend to the President of the Philippines nominees for
appointment as members of the various Boards from among those nominated by the
bona fide professional organizations accredited by the Commission to fill
existing or probable vacancies;
j) The Commission may, upon the recommendation of the Board concerned,
approve the registration of and authorize the issuance of a certificate of
registration with or without examination to a foreigner who is registered under
the laws of his country: Provided, That the requirements for the
registration or licensing in said foreign state or country are substantially the
same as those required and contemplated by the laws of the Philippines and that
the laws of such foreign state or country allow the citizens of the Philippines
to practice the profession on the same basis and grant the same privileges as
the subjects or citizens of such foreign state or country: Provided,
finally, That the applicant shall submit competent and conclusive
documentary evidence, confirmed by the Department of Foreign Affairs, showing
that his country's existing laws permit citizens of the Philippines to practice
the profession under the rules and regulations governing citizens thereof. The
Commission is also hereby authorized to prescribe additional requirements or
grant certain privileges to foreigners seeking registration in the Philippines
if the same privileges are granted to or same additional requirements are
required of citizens of the Philippines in acquiring the same certificates in
his country;
k) The Commission shall have general supervision over foreign nationals who
are authorized by existing laws or granted special permits to practice their
professions temporarily in the Philippines to see that the terms and conditions
for their employment are strictly observed and adhered to;
1) To prescribe or revise, in conjunction with the Board concerned and the
Secretary of Education and Culture or his authorized representative, collegiate
courses the completion of or graduation from which shall be a prerequisite for
admission into the practice of the profession concerned;
m) To exercise general supervision over the members of the various
Boards;
n) To promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to
effectively implement policies with respect to the regulation and practice of
the professions;
o) To perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to carry
out effectively the various provisions of professional regulatory laws, decrees
or orders.
