(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 2 / APRIL-JUNE 1996
WHEREAS, the Continuing Professional
Education (CPE) Programs of the Professional Regulatory Boards under the
supervision of the Professional Regulation Commission have been
institutionalized under Executive Order No. 266 issued on July 25,
1995;
WHEREAS, there is a need to further reinforce
and strengthen the implementation of the Continuing Professional
Education Programs of the Professional Regulatory Boards under the
Professional Regulation Commission to insure the global competitiveness
of Filipino professionals.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL
V. RAMOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested
in me by law, do hereby order the following:
SECTION
1.
Councils. — The Continuing Professional Education
(CPE) Councils created by PRC Resolution No. 381, series of 1995, issued
pursuant to Executive Order No. 266 issued on July 25, 1995, are hereby
attached to the Professional Regulation Commission and its personnel
complement shall be appointed by the Commission in accordance with
existing Civil Service Law, rules and
regulations.
SECTION 2.
Fees and Other
Income. — Subject to budgetary laws, circulars, and
regulations, fees and other charges collected by the CPE Councils
pursuant to Resolution No. 381, series of 1995, issued by the Commission
in accordance with Executive Order No. 266, series of 1995, shall
constitute a trust fund that shall be expended exclusively in accordance
with the purposes of Executive Order No. 266 issued on July 25, 1995 as
implemented by PRC Resolution No. 381, series of 1995, issued on
October 24, 1995.
SECTION 3.
Repealing
Clause. — All orders, guidelines and regulations or portion
thereof which are in conflict with this Administrative Order are hereby
repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 4.
Effectivity. — This Administrative Order shall take
effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette
or in a newspaper of general circulation, whichever is
earlier.
Adopted: 19 March
1996
(SGD.)
FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the
Philippines
By the
President:
(SGD.) RUBEN D.
TORRES
Executive Secretary