Postponed June, July and August 2020 board exam rescheduled in 2021

MANILA, Philippines - The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced today, June 26, the rescheduling of postponed June, July and August 2020 board exams in the year 2021.

The decision came amid the prevailing threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Here is the list of June to August board exams for rescheduling in 2021:

• Environmental Planners
• Guidance Counselors
• Interior Designers
• Landscape Architects
• Mining Engineers
• Nutritionists-Dietitians
• Psychologists
• Psychometricians
• Social Workers
• Veterinarians
• Master Plumbers
• Mechanical Engineers and Certified Plant Mechanics
• Medical Technologists
• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Sanitary Engineers

PRC mentioned the following reasons on their decision to postpone the exams:

• government imposed restrictions
• other unforeseeable circumstances because of extended community quarantines
• ensure the health and safety of PRC examinees, Professional Regulatory Boards (PRBs) and examination personnel

New dates of postponed board exams

PRC said that the specific dates of the new schedules will be posted on PRC’s website and official social media accounts.

UPDATE: 2021 PRC board exam schedule

For further queries and concerns, you may email Licensure Division at licensure.office@prc.gov.ph and licensure.division@prc.gov.ph.

Since March, all scheduled licensure exams were postponed as a precautionary measure of the government to prevent spread of deadly COVID-19.