EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session
SENATE
71 f\lJ6 -3 P 3 53
Introduced by SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA
AN ACT
REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10912, OTHERWISE KOWN AS THE 
"CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2016"
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Republic Act 10912 or the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Act of 
2016 requires all registered and licensed Filipino professionals to take additional 
formal and non-formal learning as a requirement for the renewal of their 
professional license with the Philippine Regulatory Commission (PRC). The goai of 
the iaw is to keep all professionals abreast of the developments in their respective 
professions.
While the intention of the law to promote and upgrade the competencies and 
qualifications of Filipino professionals is admirable, many of our professionals are 
lamenting the practicality of the law and the difficulty in complying with the same.
Under the current law, CPD units can be acquired through attending 
seminars, enrollment in graduate studies, enrollment in online courses and the 
similar activities. This means that Filipino professionals have to spend money to be 
able to comply with the requirement of the law. However, many of our professionals 
cannot afford to attend these seminars and trainings because of their meager 
resources.


Our migrant workers abroad are also complaining of the costly online courses 
that they need to take in order to comply with the CPD law. They need to pay $40 - 
$50 for courses offered by universities abroad and additional expense to be paid to 
the PRC for the review of their compliance.
Aside from the financial aspect is the time to be allotted in joining this CPD 
seminars. This means that our professionals need to sacrifice a day or two of their 
work days in order to attend these seminars to earn CPD units.
Another major problem Is the accessibility of these CPD trainings because of 
the limited CPD providers. Specifically, professionals In the far-flung areas have 
limited access to PRC-accredited institutions, and are constrained to process their 
applications and complete the required CPD units in major cities.1
Adding to these problems, the PRC admitted that they have limited capacity 
to monitor the implementation of the law. Like the Filipino professionals, they are 
also claiming inadequate or lack of funding.
At this time of global health crisis, the repeal of this law is well-timed and will 
immensely unburden our professionals. In view of the foregoing, the immediate 
passage of the bill is earnestly sought.
RONALD ")
DELA ROSA
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EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session
SENATE
71 AUG-3 P3 S3
Introduced by SENATOR RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA
AN ACT
REPEALING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10912, OTHERWISE KOWN AS THE 
"CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2016"
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Republic Act No. 10912, otherwise known as the "Continuing 
Professional Development Act of 2016", is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. All other laws, executive orders, resolutions, rules and regulations, and 
other issuances or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby 
repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Sec. 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved.