Pursuant to Section 7 (d) of R.A. No.

8981, authorizing the Commission to determine

and fix the places and dates of examinations, the Licensure Examinations for Year 2016
shall be as indicated below including the deadlines for filing applications, practical
examinations, professional upgrading examinations, Special Professional Licensure
Board Examinations (SPLBE), and taget dates of release of examination results.

January 2016
TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Dentists (Practical)

Real Estate

5, 6, 7 &

T, W,

Manila

Dec. 16, 2015

January 13, 2016

Th, F

13 & 14

W, Th

Manila

January 22, 2016

19, 20 &

T, W,

Manila

Jan. 4, 2016

January 25, 2016

21

Th

24 & 25

Su, M

Manila,

Jan. 4, 2016

January 28, 2016

Jan. 11, 2016

February 5, 2016

Consultants
(Revalida)
Sanitary Engineers

Pharmacists

Baguio,
Cebu,
Davao and
Iloilo
Architects

29 & 31

F, Su

Manila,
Cebu and
Legaspi

Febuary 2016

TARGET
DATE/S
NAME OF

DATE/S OF
DAY/

OF
EXAMINATION

DEADLINE
PLACE

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Physical Therapists

7&8

Su, M

Manila and

Jan. 18, 2016

Cebu
Occupational

7&8

Su, M

Therapists
Master Plumbers

Manila and

2016
Jan. 18, 2016

Cebu
10 & 11

W, Th

Manila and

Brokers

28

Su

Manila,

Jan. 21, 2016

February 15,
2016

Feb. 9, 2016

Baguio,
Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi,
Pagadian and
Tuguegarao

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March 2016

February 11,
2016

Iloilo
Real Estate

February 11,

March 4, 2016

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Physicians

6, 7, 13

Su, M,

Manila,

Feb. 15, 2016

March 18, 2016

& 14

Su, M

Baguio and

Feb. 18, 2016

March 15, 2016

Manila, All

Repeaters:

May 16, 2016

Regional

Jan. 15, 2016

Offices;

First timers:

Zamboanga,

Jan. 22, 2016

Cebu
Medical

9 & 10

W, Th

Technologists

Manila,
Baguio, Cebu
and Davao

Professional

20

Su

Teachers

Bacolod,
Antique and
Rosales,
Pangasinan
Mechanical

30 & 31

W, Th

Engineers

Manila,

March 10,

Baguio and

2016

April 5, 2016

Cebu
Certified Plant
Mechanics (CPM)

30 & 31

W, Th

Manila,

March 10,

Baguio and

2016

Cebu

April 2016

April 5, 2016

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE
IN FILING

EXAM

OF EXAM
RESULTS

Electronics

3&4

Su

Engineers

Manila,

March 14,

Baguio, Cebu

2016

April 8, 2016

and, Davao
Electronics

Technicians

Manila,

March 16,

Baguio, Cebu

2016

April 8, 2016

and, Davao
Registered

10 & 11

Su, M

Electrical Engineers

Manila,

March 21,

Baguio,

2016

April 15, 2016

Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi and
Lucena
Registered Master

12

Electricians

Manila,

March 23,

Baguio,

2016

April 15, 2016

Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi and
Lucena
Metallurgical

12, 13 &

T, W,

Engineers

14

TH

(Computer-Based
Exam)

Manila

March 23,
2016

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE
IN FILING

EXAM

OF EXAM
RESULTS

Midwives

17 & 18

Su, M

Manila,

March 28,

Baguio,

2016

April 21, 2016

Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Legaspi,
Tacloban,
Tuguegarao
and Zamboanga
Criminologists

May 2016

27, 28 &

W, Th,

Manila, All

Repeaters:

29

Regional

Mar. 18,

Offices;

2016

Zamboanga,

First timers:

Bacolod and

Mar. 25,

Antique

2016

May 18, 2016

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE IN
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Civil Engineers

1&2

Su, M

Manila,

Manila, Baguio,

Baguio,

Cagayan de Oro,

Cebu and,

Cebu, Davao,

Davao

Iloilo,

May 5, 2016

Legaspi, Lucena,
Tacloban
and Zamboanga
Dentists (Written)

4, 5 & 6

W, Th,

Manila,

Baguio,

Manila

May 11, 2016

May 23, 2016

Cebu and,
Davao
Certified Public

8, 9, 15

Su, M,

Manila,

Manila, Baguio,

Accountants (CPA)

& 16

Su, M

Baguio,

Cagayan de Oro,

Cagayan

Cebu, Davao,

de Oro,

Iloilo and

Cebu,

Legaspi

Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi
and
Lucena
Chemical

18, 19 &

W, Th,

Manila,

Engineers

20

Baguio,
Cagayan
de Oro,
Cebu,

Manila and Cebu

May 24, 2016

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE IN
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS
Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi
and
Lucena

Real Estate
Brokers

22

Su

Manila

Manila, Baguio,
Cagayan de Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo, Legaspi,
Lucena, Pagadian
and Tuguegarao

June 2016

May 27, 2016

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Nurses

5&6

Su, M

Manila, All

Repeaters:

Regional

April 13,

Offices;

2016

Zamboanga,

First timers:

Cabanatuan,

April 20,

Dagupan,

2016

July 5, 2016

Laoag
and Bacolod
Environmental

8&9

W, Th

Planners

Manila, Cebu,

May 19, 2016

June 13, 2016

May 23, 2016

June 15, 2016

Davao &
Legaspi

Pharmacists

11 & 12

Sa, Su

Manila,
Baguio, Cebu,
Davao and
Iloilo

Dental Hygienists

21 & 22

T, W

Manila

June 1, 2016

June 27, 2016

24 & 26

F, Su

Manila,

June 6, 2016

July 1, 2016

June 8, 2016

July 6, 2016

(Written)
Architects

Baguio, Cebu
& Legaspi
Dentists (Practical)

28, 29,

T, W,

30 & July

Th, F

Manila

July 2016
TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Radiologic
Technologists

4&5

M, T

Manila,
Baguio,
Cagayan de
Oro, Cebu,
Davao, Iloilo

June 14, 2016

July 11, 2016

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS
and
Tuguegarao

X-Ray

4&5

M, T

Technologists

Manila,

June 14, 2016

July 11, 2016

Manila

June 22, 2016

July 19, 2016

Manila

June 28, 2016

July 27, 2016

Baguio,
Cagayan de
Oro, Cebu,
Davao, Iloilo
and
Tuguegarao

Landscape

12, 13 &

T, W,

Architects

14

Th

Optometrists

18, 19, &

M, T,

(Written)

20

Ocular

18

Manila

June 28, 2016

July 27, 2016

21 & 22

Th, F

Manila

July 27, 2016

25 & 26

M, T

Manila,

July 5, 2016

July 29, 2016

July 8, 2016

August 3, 2016

Pharmacologists
Optometrists
(Practical)
Master Plumbers

Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo and
Legaspi
Social Workers

28 & 29

Th, F

Manila, All
Regional
Offices;

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS
Zamboanga

August 2016
TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Guidance

3&4

W, Th

Counselors

Manila and

July 14, 2016

August 9, 2016

July 18, 2016

August 10,

Cagayan de
Oro

Physical

6&7

Sa, Su

Therapists
Occupational

Manila, Baguio
and Cebu

6&7

Sa, Su

Manila, Baguio

2016
July 18, 2016

August 10,

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Therapists
Sanitary Engineers

Mining Engineers

and Cebu
9, 10 &

T, W,

Manila

11

Th

9, 10 &

T, W,

Manila,

11

Th

Baguio, Cebu

2016
July 20, 2016

August 16,
2016

July 20, 2016

August 15,
2016

and Legaspi
Geologists

Real Estate

9, 10 &

T, W,

11

Th

14

Su

Appraisers

Manila

July 20, 2016

August 17,
2016

Manila, All

July 25, 2016

Regional

August 19,
2016

Offices;
Zamboanga
Agricultural

16 & 17

T, W

Engineers

Manila,

July 27, 2016

Baguio,

August 22,
2016

Cagayan de
Oro, Davao
and Legaspi
Nutritionists

21 & 22

Su, M

Dietitians

Manila,

August 1,

August 24,

Baguio, Cebu,

2016

2016

Aug. 3, 2016

August 30,

Davao and
Zamboanga
Veterinarians

23, 24 &

T, W,

Manila, Baguio

25

Th

and Cagayan

2016

de Oro
Medical
Technologists

27 & 28

Sa, Su

Manila,
Baguio, Cebu,

Aug. 8, 2016

August 31,
2016

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS
Davao, Iloilo
and
Tuguegarao

Psychometricians

30 & 31

T, W

Manila,

Aug. 10,

September 6,

Baguio,

2016

2016

Aug. 10,

September 6,

2016

2016

Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi and
Lucena
Psychologists

30 & 31

T, W

Manila

September 2016
TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE
IN FILING

EXAM

OF EXAM
RESULTS

Registered

2&3

F, Sa

Manila,

Aug. 15,

September 7,

Electrical

Baguio,

2016

2016

Engineers

Cagayan de

Manila,

Aug. 15,

September 7,

Baguio,

2016

2016

Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi and
Lucena
Registered Master
Electricians

Su

Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu, Davao,
Iloilo,

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE
IN FILING

EXAM

OF EXAM
RESULTS
Legaspi and
Lucena

Respiratory

7&8

W, Th

Therapists

Manila,

Aug. 18,

September 12,

Baguio, Davao

2016

2016

and Zamboanga
Physicians

10, 11,

Sa, Su,

Manila,

Aug. 22,

September 12,

17 & 18

Sa, Su

Baguio, Cebu

2016

2016

Manila,

Aug. 24,

September 19,

Baguio,

2016

2916

Manila,

Aug. 31,

September 26,

Baguio, Cebu,

2016

2016

Manila, All

Repeaters:

November 29,

Regional

July 22, 2016

2016

Offices;

First timers:

Zamboanga,

July 29, 2016

and Davao
Foresters

13 & 14

T, W

Cagayan de
Oro,
Davao,
Legaspi,
Tacloban,
Tuguegarao
and
Zamboanga
Librarians

20 & 21

T, W

Davao and
Legaspi
Professional
Teachers

25

Su

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE
IN FILING

EXAM

OF EXAM
RESULTS
Bacolod,
Antique,
Rosales,
Pangasinan and
Laoag

Mechanical

28 & 29

W, Th

Engineers

Manila,

Sept. 8, 2016

Baguio,

October 4,
2016

Cagayan de
Oro, Cebu,
Davao and
Lucena
Certified Plant
Mechanics

28 & 29

W, Th

Manila,
Baguio,
Cagayan de
Oro, Cebu,
Davao and
Lucena

Sept. 8, 2016

October 4,
2016

October 2016
TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Certified Public

1, 2, 8 &

Sa, Su,

Manila,

Sept. 12,

October 19,

Accountants

Sa, Su

Baguio,

2016

2016

Sept. 14,

October 10,

2016

2016

Manila,

Sept. 14,

October 7,

Cagayan de

2016

2016

Sept 20, 2016

October 13,

Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu,
Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi
and Lucena
Naval Architects &

4, 5 & 6

Marine Engineers
Chemists

T, W,

Manila

Th
4&5

T, W

Oro and Cebu

Geodetic Engineers

10 & 11

M, T

Manila

2016
Metallurgical

11, 12 &

T, W,

Manila and

September

Engineers

13

Th

Davao

21, 2016

(Computer-Based

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Exam)
Fisheries

13 & 14

Th, F

Technologists

Manila,

Sept. 23,

October 18,

Baguio,

2016

2016

Manila,

Sept. 26,

October 20,

Baguio,

2016

2016

Manila,

Sept. 27,

October 20,

Baguio,

2016

2016

Cagayan de
Oro,
Cebu,
Davao,
Iloilo,
Legaspi,
Lucena and
Tuguegarao
Electronics

15 & 16

Sa, Su

Engineers

Cebu,
Davao and
Lucena
Electronics

17

Technicians

Cebu,
Davao and
Lucena
Agriculturists

19, 20 &

W, Th,

Manila, All

Sept. 29,

October 28,

21

Regional

2016

2016

Oct. 5, 2016

November 8,

Offices;
Zamboanga
Interior Designers

25, 26 &

T, W,

Manila

TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Criminologists

27

Th

2016

29, 30 &

Sa, Su,

Manila, All

Repeaters:

December 8,

31

Regional

Sept. 14,

2016

Offices;

2016

Zamboanga

First timers:

and Rosales

Sept. 19,

Pangasinan

2016

November 2016
TARGET
DATE/S

DATE/S OF

NAME OF

DEADLINE
OF

DAY/S

PLACE

EXAMINATION

RELEASE OF
IN FILING

EXAM

EXAM
RESULTS

Midwives

5&6

Sa, Su

Manila, All

Oct. 17, 2016

Regional

November 9,
2016

Offices
(except
Pagadian);
Zamboanga
Aeronautical

8, 9 & 10

Engineers
Civil Engineers

T, W,

Manila

Oct. 19, 2016

Th
12 & 13

Sa, Su

November 14,
2016

Manila,

Oct. 24, 2016

Baguio,

November 16,
2016

Cagayan de
Oro, Cebu,
Davao, Iloilo,
Legaspi,
Lucena,
Tacloban and
Zamboanga
Customs Brokers

15 & 16

T, W

Manila, Cebu

Oct. 26, 2016

and Davao

November 21,
2016

Chemical

18, 19 &

F, Sa,

Manila and

Oct. 31, 2016

Engineers

20

Su

Cebu

Nurses

26 & 27

Sa, Su

Manila, All

Repeaters:

Regional

Oct. 11, 2016

Offices;

First timers:

Zamboanga

Oct. 17, 2016

November 22,
2016
January 8, 2017

December 2016
DATE/S

TARGET DATE/S

NAME OF

PLAC
OF

DEADLINE

DAY/S

EXAMINATION

OF RELEASE OF
E

IN FILING

EXAM
Dentists (Written)

1, 2 & 3

EXAM RESULTS
Th, F,

Manila

Nov. 11, 2016

December 6, 2016

Manila

Nov. 16, 2016

Sa
Dental
Technologists

DATE/S

TARGET DATE/S

NAME OF
OF

PLAC

DEADLINE

IN FILING

DAY/S

EXAMINATION

OF RELEASE OF

EXAM

EXAM RESULTS

(Written)
Dental

7&8

W, Th

Manila

December 12, 2016

11

Su

Manila

Nov. 21, 2016

To be released after

Technologists
(Practical)
Real Estate
Consultants

the Real Estate

(Written)

Consultants
Revalida in Year
2017

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Examination
The schedule of the Special Professional Licensure Board Examinations (SPLBE) to
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) shall be scheduled in accordance to PRC
Resolution No. 2011-627, Republic Act No. 891 and Executive Order No. 835.
Requests for additional testing centers for the Board Licensure Examination for
Professional Teachers shall conform with the procedure prescribed under PRC
Resolution No. 2012-675, series of 2012, entitled Designation of Other Cities/Provinces
outside PRC Regional Offices as Additional Testing Center for the Licensure
Examination for Teachers.
EXCEPT for the Board Licensure Examination for Teachers, Board Licensure
Examination for Nurses and Board Licensure Examination for Criminologists, the
deadline for the filing of application, together with all the supporting documents, at the
Central and Regional Offices shall NOT be later than twenty (20) days before the first
day of examination. If the deadline for the filing of application falls on legal or regular
holidays and non-working holidays, the deadline shall be on the immediately
succeeding working day.
No changes in schedule may be made without prior approval by the Commission. The
Professional Regulatory Boards are further advised that their duties and responsibilities
pertaining to the conduct of the licensure examinations shall take precedence over all
their other functions. As such, they are strictly enjoined to observe the schedule of
activities, as shown in the above matrix.

This Resolution shall take effect upon its approval.

Let copies of this Resolution be furnished the Chairpersons and Members of the
Professional Regulatory Boards, all units in the Central & Regional Offices, Department
of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission
on Higher Education (CHED), all schools, colleges and universities, public and private,
for their information and dissemination.
Done in the City of Manila this 4th day of November, 2015
Sgd.