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PRC eyes online licensure exams this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 03:50 PM

The Professional Regulation Commission said on Friday it is planning to roll out online licensure exams before the end of the year, as an added safeguard against COVID-19.  Read more »

2 'fixer' na nag-aalok ng PRC ID arestado sa Maynila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 04:52 PM

Dalawang lalaki ang inaresto nitong umaga ng Lunes sa Maynila dahil sa pag-aalok ng mabilis na paglabas ng mga ID mula sa Professional Regulation Commission kapalit ng pera. Read more »

Hirit ni Bello na alisin ang licensure exams umani ng samu't saring reaksiyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 06:57 PM

Umani ng sari-saring reaksiyon ang pahayag ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III tungkol sa pag-alis sa board at bar exams.  Read more »

University of Cebu grad tops June 2021 naval architect board exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 09:46 PM

MANILA - A graduate of the University of Cebu led the new batch of naval architects in the country, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday. Read more »

IATF 'provisionally approves' licensure exams in July-September

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 12:12 PM

The inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 response said on Friday it "provisionally" allowed the Professional Regulation Commission to facilitate licensure examinations from July to September.  Read more »

Saint Louis University grad tops radiologic technologist licensure exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 09:45 PM

MANILA - A graduate of the Saint Louis University in Baguio City led the new batch of radiologic technologists in the country, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Monday. Read more »

FDA center for drug regulation yet to respond to show-cause order: ARTA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 09:04 AM

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said Monday it would file a complaint against a Food and Drug Administration department before the Ombudsman if it fails to explain the delay in the renewal of some 600 product registration applications. Read more »

Anti-red tape body asks FDA to explain inaction on 600 applications

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 03:26 PM

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) said on Friday it asked a unit of the Food and Drug Administration explain its inaction over some 600 applications from pharmaceutical firms.    Read more »

Anti red-tape body to FDA: Explain delay in renewing applications of over 600 drugs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 01:32 PM

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to explain the delay in the renewal of product registration of over 600 drugs. Read more »

US government announces clampdown on 'ghost guns'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 07:44 AM

The US Justice Department moved Friday to tighten firearms regulations and close loopholes that have allowed the rapid proliferation of untraceable, home-assembled "ghost guns." Read more »

Lyceum Northwestern University grad tops pharmacist licensure exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 07:29 PM

MANILA - A graduate from the Lyceum Northwestern University in Dagupan City led the new batch of pharmacists in the country, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Friday. Read more »

US gov't, industry push bitcoin regulation to fight ransomware scourge

Joseph Menn and John Shiffman, Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 08:57 AM

Government and industry officials confronting an epidemic of ransomware, where hackers freeze the computers of a target and demand a payoff, are zeroing in on cryptocurrency regulation as the key to combating the scourge, sources familiar with the work of a public-private task force said. Read more »

China extends crackdown on Jack Ma's empire with enforced revamp of Ant Group

Tony Munroe, Reuters
Posted at Apr 13 09:26 AM

China has imposed a sweeping restructuring on Jack Ma's Ant Group, the fintech conglomerate whose record $37 billion IPO was derailed by regulators in November, underscoring Beijing's determination to rein in its internet giants.   Read more »

IATF allows licensure exams in May, June

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 12:49 PM

The inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 response has allowed the Professional Regulation Commission to facilitate licensure examinations in May and June, Malacañang said on Friday.    Read more »

Virgen Milagrosa University grad tops March 2021 medical technologist board exams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 11:56 PM

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Thursday that 1,921 out of 3,251 examinees passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination given this March 2021. Read more »

Universidad de Zamboanga grad tops Mar. 2021 respiratory therapist board exams

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 10:35 PM

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday that 294 out of 467 examinees passed the Respiratory Therapist Licensure Examination given this March 2021. Read more »

House panel approves bills amending Chemical Engineering Law

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 12:11 AM

The House Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation chaired by Iligan City Rep. Frederick Siao approved on Wednesday House Bills 2970, 6310 and 6547, all seeking to amend Republic Act 9297 or the Chemical Engineering Law of 2004, as well as their subsequent consolidation into a substitute bill. Read more »

St. Scho-Tacloban grad tops January 2021 med tech licensure exam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 10:18 PM

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced Monday that 1,919 out of 2,835 examinees passed the Medical Technologist Licensure Examination given this January 2021. Read more »

Barkada culture 'weaponized'?: The shared joy and despair of vaping among Pinoy youth

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 07:57 PM

A medical anthropologist suggested that the multi-sensory experience of vaping was designed as a hook and "staging area" for a community to blossom. Read more »

DOH says COVID-19 vaccines to undergo 'layers' of regulation before use in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 04:55 PM

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines to be secured by the government will have to go under "stringent" regulatory procedures before they are made available for public use, according to a Department of Health official.  Read more »