Other mtlaws

• RA 10912


  Continuing Professional Development Act of 2016
• An act mandating and strengthening the continuing professional development program for all regulated professions, creating the continuing professional development council, and approving funds therefor, and for other related purposes.
• RA 10912 enacted


  June 21, 2016
• RA 10912 became a law without signature of the President of the Philippines.
• PRC Resolution No. 2017-1032


  Implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10912
• Pursuant to section 15 of Article IV of Republic Act No. 10912, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Professional Regulatory Boards (PRB), in consultation with the CPD Councils and their stakeholders, hereby adopt and promulgate this Implementing Rules and Regulations to carry out the provisions of Republic Act No. 10912.
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

  Refers to the inculcation of advanced knowledge, skills and ethical values in a post-licensure specialization or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study, for assimilation into professional practice, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning.
• AIPO/APO


  Refers to the Accredited Integrated Professional Organization or the Accredited Professional Organization in a given profession.
• CPD Council


  Refers to a body created to promote and ensure the continuous improvement of professionals, in accordance with national, regional and international standards of practice.
• CPD Program


  Refers to a set of learning activities accredited by the CPD Council such as seminars, workshops, technical lectures or subject matter meetings, nondegree training lectures and scientific meetings, modules, tours and visits, which equip the professionals with advanced knowledge, skills and values in specialized or in an inter- or multidisciplinary field of study, self-directed research and/or lifelong learning.
• CPD Provider


  Refers to a natural or juridical person accredited by the CPD Council to conduct CPD Programs.
• Major Area of CPD Programs

  • Ethics (18%)
  • Standards of professional practice (27%)
  • Enhancement of professional practice and technical competence (44%)
  • Environmental factors affecting the profession (11%)
• Nature of CPD Programs

  • Formal learning
  • Non-formal learning
  • Informal learning
  • Self-directed learning
  • Online learning
  • Professional work experience
• Formal Learning


  Refers to educational arrangements such as curricular qualifications and teaching-learning requirements that take place in education and training institutions recognized by relevant national authorities, and which lead to diplomas and qualifications.
• Non-formal Learning


  Refers to learning that has been acquired in addition or alternatively to formal learning, which may be structured and made more flexible according to educational and training arrangements.
• Informal Learning


  Refers to learning that occurs in daily life assessed, through the recognition, validation and accreditation process, and which can contribute to a qualification
• Self-directed Learning


  Refers to learning activities such as online training, local/international seminars/nondegree courses, institution/company-sponsored training programs, and the like, which did not undergo CPD accreditation but maybe applied for and awarded CPD units by the respective CPD Council.
• Online Learning


  Refer to structured or unstructured learning initiatives, which make use of the internet and other web-based Information and Communications Technology solutions.
• Professional Work Experience


  Refers to participations that a professional gain while working in a specific field.
• CPD Council


  • Chairperson: conterminous with his/her incumbency in the PRB
  • Members: 2 years
• CPD Council Composition


  • Chairperson: President/officer of MTB
  • First Member: President/officer of PAMET
  • Second Member: President/officer of PASMETH
• CPD Credit Units


  Refers to the value of an amount of learning that can be transferred to a qualification achieved from formal, informal or nonformal learning setting, where in credits can be accumulated to predetermined levels for the award of a qualification.
• Reasons to earn CPD credit units

  • Advancement of your professional competency, skills, knowledge, and practice
  • Certain jobs require certain trainings, experience, certificates, etc.
  • For renewal of license
• CPD Process


  1. CPD providers must apply for at least 45 days prior to the conduct of CPD activity/program

  2. CPD council will designate the number of units

  3. Generally, a maximum of 1 CU per hour of activity may be given

  4. Full credit units are given for attendance and completion of assessment

  5. For certificate of attendance: 50% of the full credit units is given for attendance/participation

  6. For certificate of completion: full credit units is given for attendance/participation and completion of pre- and post-test
• Application Fees


  • Local CPD Provider: Php 5,000
  • Foreign CPD Provider: Php 8,000
  • CPD Program: Php 1,000 per offering
  • Self-directed and/or Lifelong Learning: Php 500 per program
• CPD Credit Unit Requirements

  • Medical Technologists: 15 credit units for every 3 years
  • Medical Laboratory Technician: 10 credit units for every 3 years
• Exemptions from CPD Requirement

  • Professional working overseas
  • Newly licensed professionals for the first renewal cycle after obtaining their license
• CPD Credit Units for Senior Citizens

  • Medical Technologist: 12 credit units
  • Medical Laboratory Technician: 8 credit units
• Affidavit of Undertaking


  Contains your specific promise to: Undertake to comply with the required number of CPD credit units during the validity of PRC ID, and Submit proof of compliance with the required number of CPD units during the next renewal of the PRC ID.
• PRC Resolution No. 2020-1239 granted CPD credit units to all professionals providing essential services during the state of public health emergency due to COVID-19: Frontliners - maximum of 45 CPD credit units, Volunteers - 25 CPD credit units
• CPD Drawbacks


  • Difficulty of access for professionals assigned to remote areas of the country
  • Lack of time to attend programs
  • Added financial burden
• Accredited CPD Providers

  • PAMET
  • PASMETH
  • PACSB
  • PASHP
  • PAPS
  • PAPI
  • PNHRS
• RA 10173


  Data Privacy Act of 2012
• An act protecting individual personal information and communications systems in the government and the private sector, creating for this purpose a national privacy commission, and for other purposes.
• Approved by Benigno S. Aquino III on June 6, 2012.
• Central ideas or themes


  Refer to the main concepts, messages, or recurring topics explored in a text. They represent the underlying meaning or purpose of the work and provide a unifying focus throughout the narrative, poem, or play.
• National Privacy Commission


  An independent body attached to the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and is tasked with the administration and implementation of the Act as well as with monitoring and ensuring compliance of the Philippines with international standards for data protection.
• Types of Personal Data

  • Personal Information
  • Privileged Information
  • Sensitive Personal Information
• Personal Information


  Refers to any information whether recorded in a material form or not, from which the identity of an individual is apparent or can be reasonably and directly ascertained by the entity holding the information, or when put together with other information would directly and certainly identify an individual.
• Privileged Information


  Refers to any and all forms of data which under the Rules of Court and other pertinent laws constitute privileged communication.