THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
S. No. 
2373. 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VJLLAR 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Republic Act No. 8981, otherwise known as the Professional 
Regulation Commission (PRC) Modernization Act of 2000, repealed 
Presidential Decree No. 223 which created the PRC. However, under RA 
8981, the PRC still has no power of control and/or supervision over 
review centers, organizations, or entities. 
Some review centers have made education a lucrative business 
associated with anomalous deals or transactions. Any group of people 
can just put up a review center at anytime without any restriction. Hence, 
the competence and integrity of the reviewers do not pass the scrutiny of 
any government office. This being so, it is not very surprising that we 
have sub-standard review centers. 
The purpose of this bill is to amend RA 8981 to grant additional 
powers to the PRC. Under this bill, the PRC shall have the power to 
license, regulate and supervise review centers, organizations or entities 
offering review classes in preparation for examinations it administers. 
This bill seeks to amend RA 8981 for the purpose of granting additional 
powers to the PRC. Under this bill, the PRC shall have the power to 
license, regulate and supervise review centers, organizations, or entities 
offering review classes in preparation for examinations it administers. 
The proposed amendment could minimize, if not stop, alleged 
irregularities being perpetrated by some review centers and will limit the 
number of review centers which shall meet the requirements prescribed 
by PRC. 
Accordingly, the urgent passage of this bill is hereby 
recommended. 
MANNY VILLA f 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Second Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.No. 
2371 
INTRODUCED BY HON. MANNY VILLAR 
AN ACT GRANTING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION 
COMMISSION THE POWER TO1 LICENSE, REGULATE AND 
SUPERVISE ALL REVIEW CENTERS, ORGANIZATIONS OR 
ENTITIES OFFERING REVIEW CLASSES IN PREPARATION 
FOR EXAMINATIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSION, 
AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 7 OF 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8981 
It 
Be,enacted 
by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
Philippines In congress assembled: 
Section 1. Section 7 of Republic Act 8981 is hereby amended by 
adding a new subsection after subsection y to be denominated as 
subsection z, to read as follows: 
"Section 7. Powers, Functions and Responsibilities 
of the Commission - 
The powers, functions, and 
responsibilities of the Commission are as follows: 
xxx 
xxx 
xxx 
z) TO ISSUE LICENSE OR PERMIT TO OPERATE, 
REGULATE AND SUPERVISE REVIEW CENTERS, 
ORGANIZATIONS OR ENTITIES OFFERING REVIEW 
CLASSES IN PREPARATION FOR EXAMINATIONS 
ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMISSION". 
Section 2. The Professional Regulation Commission shall issue 
the necessary rules and regulations to implement effectively the 
provisions of this Act. 
Section 3. All review centers, organizations or entities offering 
classes in preparation for examinations administered by the Commission 
shall apply for and secure their licenses or permits to operate within sixty 
(60) days after the issuance by the Professional Regulation Commission 
of the implementing rules and regulations. 
Section 4. Any law, decree, order, rule or regulation or part thereof 
which is inconsistent with this Act is hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
Section 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
complete publication in any newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,