Marcos wants review of rules on continuing professional development

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. urged Thursday the Professional Regulation Commission and the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Council to study its regulations to help ease the burden of professionals and practitioners.

In his speech during the 123rd Labor Day celebration, Marcos acknowledged the hardships being experienced by professionals in the process of renewing their licenses.

''Ngunit, hindi po kaila sa akin ang hirap na inyong pinagdaraanan upang makapag-renew ng inyong mga ID. Marami sa inyo ang dumaraing sa hirap at gastos sa pagkuha ng training na kailangan para sa inyong license renewal,'' Marcos said.

(I know your hardships when renewing your IDs. A lot of you experience challenges and expenses in obtaining trainings for your license renewal.)

''Kaya ang panawagan ko sa PRC at sa Continuing Professional Development Council, bisitahin natin ang ating mga panuntunan. Tingnan natin kung nararapat ang ating mga training na ginagawa,'' he added.

(That's why I call on the PRC and the CPD Council to revisit your regulations. Let's see if the trainings that we're doing are appropriate.)

The CPD is a requirement for all licensed and registered professionals before they can renew their Professional Identification Cards issued by the PRC, according to the Presidential Communications Office.

The CPD Act of 2016 aims to continuously improve the competence of Filipino professionals through training, seminars, and workshops to renew their licenses, it added.—AOL, GMA Integrated News