Feedback Fridays.
Basically, I'll be writing about my feedback or reviews about something. Pwedeng place, food, movie o kung ano man. Now, I'll be starting with one of the most crowded and busiest government agencies -
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
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| PRC Logo. |
According to their website,
"...Professional Regulation Commission is responsible for the administration, implementation and enforcement of regulatory policies on the regulation and licensing of various professions and occupations under its jurisdiction". Under PRC, there are 46 Professional Regulatory Boards including Board of Nursing, Board of Architecture, Board Medicine, and Engineering Regulatory Boards.
Anything regarding your profession is processed here. May it be for application for examination, registration for new passers, renewal of license (some malls do have PRC express lanes), etc.
Since I'm a Registered Nurse since 2012, I've been to PRC for several times. Pumunta ako dun after passing the June board exams to register, get my certificates. Just this month, I went there to claim my board certificate which is an important document for staff nurse application in some hospitals.
Location:
PRC Main Office is located at Paredes St., corner Morayta St., Sampaloc Manila.
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| PRC Location Map. Photo from PRC website. |
If you're coming from Quezon City or anywhere from North, ride public transportation (jeepneys, FX, taxis). Kapag galing sa SM North, Trinoma, may mga jeeps and FX na going to Quiapo/Kalaw. If you see UST already, ready na para bumaba. Ibababa lang kayo sa may Overpass in front of KFC tapos use the Overpass. Go to Morayta St.. Just before Morayta, may isa pang street, Paredes St., yun na!
If you're coming from the South (Las Pinas, Muntinlupa, Cavite etc.), ride a bus going to Lawton and drop off near Park N' Ride or sa harap ng Post Office. Ride a jeepney going North, Espana or kahit ano, wag lang Dapitan/Dimasalang. Then, baba ka sa Morayta St., lakad and yun!
Claiming of Board Certificates:
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Window M for Metered Documentary Stamps.
Photo from www.foreclosurephilippines.com |
I went there before lunch to get my board certificate. I was informed by my friends to get documentary stamps. The line to get documentary stamps is so overwhelming. I cannot endure waiting there under the heat of the sun just to buy a small piece of paper. So, with my friends, we tried our luck to claim our certificates.
Also, one of my problems is that I don't have my PRC license. At first, I was hesitant to get my certificates since baka mapahiya lang ako at masabihan na di ako nagdala ng license. Sinubukan ko nalang din, may stamps yung friend namin, yung green stamps, so pinaghatian namin yung tatlo para di na kami pipila dun sa unang sinabi ko.
Then, we went inside the office para ipila sa Window 18 yung mga pangalan namin. They asked for our stamps with our PRC number at the back. So swerte dahil di naman pala kukunin yung license. Then, they said that we just have to wait for an hour. Naisip naming maglunch na muna kasi di rin naman namin kayang hintayin yun dun.
After 2-3 hours lunch, we went back to PRC kasi we expect na makukuha namin yun agad na hindi na maghihintay.
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A scene from TV series, The Walking Dead.
Photo from www.sheknows.com |
Boom! Pagdating dun, parang The Walking Dead yung window nung releasing of board certificates, lahat ng nagaabang para sa certificates andun, nandun din yung mga wala lang.
Then, we asked for our board certificates. Sabi nung isang employee dun, lalapit lang yung tatawagin nila. Kami naman, tatlong oras na mahigit yung nakalipas, hindi pa naka-ready yung amin. Maya-maya, nakuha ng isang kasama namin yung sakanya and yung amin, wala padin. To think na sabay sabay lang din naman kami nag-request.
After 45 minutes, dun lang din namin nakuha yung amin. Hassle!
Recommendations:
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| Sample 15-peso documentary stamp.Photo from www.robertgsarmiento.org |
- PRC ang nagbibigay ng legal and valid documents para sa profession natin. Sana yung documentary stamps, wala ng window o di na kasama sa steps. Pampahaba ng proseso at pampakitid ng daan. Sa cashier, sana alam nila dun kung lalagyan ng documentary stamps yung forms/documents tapos isama na sa babayaran.
- Sana yung proseso, assess-pay-release of documents. Hindi yung sa kung saang window muna tapos documentary stamp na hassle tapos ibang window tapos cashier tapos kung saan pa.
- Anything na para sa mga professions with board exams, one-time bigtime nalang sana sa bayaran at pagpapadala ng documents like board rating, board certificate, certificate of passing, etc. Isang bayaran sa registration palang. Kung di makapasa, edi extra income ng PRC para pagpapatayo ng mga bagong building.
- Speaking of buildings, I suggest na dagdagan ng buildings kung hindi naman kakayaning paghiwa-hiwalayin ang bawat professional regulatory boards. Gawa ng building tapos mag-assign ng window or station per profession, depende sa number of population ng profession na yun.
- Pare-pareho namang professionals tayo, sana maayos rin makitungo yung mga empleyado. Nurse ako at kahit gaano pa kami sigawan ng mga pasyente namin, hindi namin sila pwede hindi alagaan dahil buhay ang nakataya dun. Wag yung parang bingi-bingihan, busy-busyhan. Windows 17-23.
- Sana kanya-kanyang Regulatory Boards nalang yung mag-ayos ng mga documents nila.
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| Kulang nalang maging ganito sa PRC eh. Photo from www.avclub.com. |
