PROFESSIONAL REGULATION Commission-Davao (PRC-Davao) legal officer May Suzanne Puentespina-Ciudadano said they are expecting a lower number of PRC ID renewals following the implementation of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Act of 2016. Under the law, all professionals are required to take up prescribed academic courses and present proof of the earned units as one of the requirements for ID renewal. The law took effect on July 1 for all professionals except teachers, who will have to meet the requirement starting Dec. 1 this year, and nurses, by Jan. 1, 2018. “With the CPD we are expecting renewals (will really go down) because of the compliance, (especially among) OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) who are really required to earn the CPD,” Ms. Ciudadano said. The units can be earned through PRC-accredited seminars or other training institutions. PRC IDs are valid for three years. — Maya M. Padillo

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