WHEREAS, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), by virtue of Section 5(g) of Presidential Decree No. 223 is mandated "to determine, fix and collect the amount to be charged for examination, registration, registration without examination, licenses, annual registration fees certifications, surcharges and other fees not specified under the provisions of Republic Act No. 6511 or amend the rates provided thereunder subject to approval by the Office of the President";

WHEREAS, Section 1 of Executive Order No. 159 directed all departments, bureaus, offices, units, and agencies, including government-owned and controlled corporations to revise their fees and charges to recover at least the full cost of services rendered;

WHEREAS, it is the goal of the government: 1) to promote full recovery of cost of services to free other government revenues for priority projects; and 2) to ensure equitable distribution of the burden of cost recovery by having the direct recipients of government services account for the cost;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby approve and direct the immediate implementation of Resolution No. 98-560^* or the Omnibus Revision of the Rates of Fees Charged and Collected by the Professional Regulation Commission.

Adopted: 15 May 1998


(SGD.) ALEXANDER P. AGUIRRE
Executive Secretary

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^* See NAR 9/3, page 623