Section 4
SEC. 4. Section twelve of the same Act is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 12. Qualification of applicants.—In order to be admitted to take the social work examination, an applicant must, at the time of filing his or her application therefor, establish to the satisfaction of the Board that: "(a) He or she is a citizen of the Philippines; "(b) He or she is at least twenty-one years of age; "(c) He or she is in good health and is of good moral character; "(d) He or she has received a diploma as holder of a bachelor's degree or master's degree or its equivalent-in social work from an institution, college or university duly accredited and legally constituted: Provided, That the provisions of Republic Act Numbered Twenty-two hundred and sixty insofar as cultural minorities are concerned be applied; and "(e) He or she has completed a minimum period of one thousand case hours of practical training in an established social work agency under the direct supervision of a fully trained and qualified social worker."