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UPDATED 2026: PRC List of Allowed Calculator Models

In October 2019, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) issued Memorandum Circular No. 21, Series of 2009, pursuant to its authority under Republic Act No. 8981, prescribing the list of non-programmable calculators allowed for use in licensure examinations. However, after reviewing the approved models, the Professional Regulatory Board (PRB) of Civil Engineering found that several calculators included in the list were no longer suitable for the …

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Food Technology Becomes a Newly Regulated Profession

The field of Food Technology becomes the newest addition to the number of professions currently regulated by the Professional Regulation Commission, with the signing of the Republic Act No. 11052, also known as “Philippine Food Technology Act”/ last June 29, 2018 by President Rodrigo R. Duterte. Under the law, the newly created Board of Food Technology is tasked to promulgate, administer, and enforce rules and …

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PRC bans programmable, spare calculators

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) prohibited two of the most widely used scientific calculators of engineering students during licensure examinations through the power of Memorandum Circular No. 2018- 01 dated April 20, signed by PRC Chairman Teofilo S. Pilando Jr. This action is in relation to Civil Engineering Board Chairman Engr. Praxedes Bernardo’s request to exclude Casio Calculator fx-991ES and fx-991ES Plus in the list of allowable calculators …

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