THEPROFESSIONAL Regulation Commission (PRC) has committed to open an office at the Bangsamoro government complex in Cotabato City to serve the license requirements of professionals in the autonomous region.
Bangsamoro Labor Minister Muslimin G. Sema said he met with PRC’s Soccsksargen Regional Director Rotelo B. Cabugsa last week where they resolved to work together to set up the service facility.
“That would be a big help to professionals in the Bangsamoro region,” Mr. Sema told reporters Saturday.
Professionals from the Moro, settler and indigenous non-Moro communities in the Bangsamoro region need to travel to main cities in other regions in southern Philippines for renewals of PRC licenses and other transactions.
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao covers the provinces of Maguindanao del Sur, Maguindanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi and the cities of Lamitan, Marawi and Cotabato.
Mr. Cabugsa, in a separate statement on Saturday, confirmed the plan to put up a PRC office in Cotabato City in response to requests by regional officials, including members of the Bangsamoro Parliament.
In the meantime, the PRC will hold a service caravan in Cotabato City on June 24 to facilitate the renewal of licenses and identification cards, process applications for licensure examinations, and authentication of PRC documents. — John M. Unson