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PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 657
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 657 -
AMENDING Section FIVE (J) OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBERED TWO HUNDRED
AND TWENTY THREE, CREATING THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION AND
PRESCRIBING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
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WHEREAS,
Presidential Decree No. 223 took effect on June 22, 1973;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, one of the primary functions of the Commission is to have
general supervision over foreign nationals who are authorized by
existing laws or granted special permits to practice their profession
temporarily in the Philippines; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, existing laws invariably require that reciprocity in the
practice of the profession between the alien country and the
Philippines shall be established before such special permit is granted,
which in many cases deprive the Philippines of the services of
outstanding experts from foreign countries;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, such requirement of reciprocity serves as a restriction which
needs to be corrected in order not to hinder the social and economic
development of the Philippines.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the power in me vested by the Constitution, do hereby
decree and order the amendment of Presidential Decree No. 223, as
follows:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 5(j) is hereby amended, so as to
read as follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 5. Powers of the Commission. — The powers of
the Commission are as follows:cralaw:red
a) .
j) The Commission may, upon recommendation of the
Board concerned, approve the registration of and authorize the issuance
of a certificate of registration with or without examination to a
foreigner who is registered under the laws of his country: Provided,
That the requirements for the registration or licensing in said foreign
state or country are substantially the same as those required and
contemplated by the laws of the Philippines and that the laws of such
foreign state or country allow the citizens of the Philippines to
practice the profession on the same basis and grant the same privileges
as the subjects or citizens of such foreign state or country: Provided,
further, That the applicant shall submit competent and conclusive
documentary evidence, confirmed by the Department of Foreign Affairs,
showing that his country's existing laws permit citizens of the
Philippines to practice the profession under the rules and regulations
governing citizens thereof: Provided, finally, That the Commission may,
upon recommendation of the Board concerned, and approval of the
President authorize the issuance of a certificate of registration
without examination or a temporary special permit to practice the
profession to any foreigner regardless of whether or not reciprocity
exists in the practice of his profession between his country and the
Philippines and under such conditions as may be determined by the
Commission, if such foreigner is internationally known to be an
outstanding expert in his chosen profession or a well-known specialist
in any of its branches, and that his services are urgently necessary
either for lack or inadequacy of local experts or if his services will
promote the advancement of the profession in the Philippines. The
Commission is also hereby authorized to prescribe additional
requirements or grant certain privileges to foreigners seeking
registration in the Philippines if the same privileges are granted to
or same additional requirements are required of citizens of the
Philippines in acquiring the same certificates in his country. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. All laws, decrees, orders, instructions,
rules and regulations and parts thereof inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed and modified accordingly.
Section 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 19th day of February, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-five.
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