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WHEREAS, Section 14, Article II of R.A. 4209, the Geology Profession Law of the Philippines requires that "Except as otherwise allowed under the provisions of this Act, all applicants for registration for the practice of Geology should be required to undergo technical written examinations";

WHEREAS, Section 17, Article II of the same R.A. 4209 provides the different subjects in the licensure examination and Article I, Section 3 provides that "The Board shall whenever necessary recommend to the President of the Philippines the adoption of such measures as may be deemed proper for the enforcement of this Act" and Section 9 of this same article mandates that "The Board adopt rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act";

WHEREAS, the Professional Regulations Commission issued Memorandum Circular No. 08, series of 1992 and amplified by Memorandum Circulars No. 93-03, series of 1993 and 94-01, series of 1994 directing every Board to prescribe and adopt a syllabus for every subject in the licensure examinations;

WHEREAS, every syllabus containing the concepts/topics with the corresponding level of knowledge/proficiency shall be the basis for the questions that will be inputted into the questions bank for computerization;

WHEREAS, after consultation by the Board with the Geological Society of the Philippines and representatives of the different schools or institutions offering Geology or Geological Engineering the syllabi of the subjects (Annex "A"^*) in the examinations were adopted;

NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the quasi-legislative power vested on the Board under R.A. 4209, the Board hereby RESOLVED, as it so RESOLVES, to adopt the syllabi of the subjects in Geology Licensure Examinations appearing in Annex "A".

FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall be widely disseminated and circularized to all colleges and schools offering courses in Geology and Geological Engineering and to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.

FINALLY RESOLVED that this Resolution upon its approval by the Commission shall be effective on a date which is one (1) month after the publication thereof in a newspaper of general circulation.

Adopted: 15 July 1994

(SGD.) JOEL D. MUYCO Chairman
(SGD.) ANGEL A. BRAVO Member	(SGD.) ROLANDO A. DE GUZMAN Member
(SGD.) HERMOGENES P. POBRE Commissioner
Approved:
(SGD.) MARIANO A. MENDIETA Associate Commissioner	(SGD.) ARMANDO G. PASCUAL Associate Commissioner

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^* Text available upon request at the Office of the National Administrative Register (ONAR), U.P. Law Center, Diliman, Quezon City.