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Construction of the new building of the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) in Pasay City has started, following its groundbreaking Monday, the Department of Public Works and Highways said.

(DPWH / MANILA BULLETIN)
(DPWH / MANILA BULLETIN)

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said the new P872.9-million project will be the center for continuing professional development and professional licensure examinations, replacing the existing PRC main office building in Sampaloc, Manila which was built during the second world war.

The new PRC headquarters, being constructed at the Central Business Park Island-A, Bay City, Pasay City, is envisioned to have three modern structures: an 11-storey building to house the Commission and Professional Regulatory Boards offices; an eight-story building to house examination facilities and parking spaces; and a three-storey building to house hearing rooms, food court and roof garden.

“The new PRC building can hopefully accommodate the continuously growing number of professionals, as well as the increasing number of regulated professions. This facility would also provide a venue for local and international events to further prepare Filipino professionals for global practice,” Villar said during the groundbreaking event.

PRC Chairman Teofilo Pilando Jr. said the old building, surrounded by mostly old dilapidated buildings and establishments, has already reached its obsolescence and has acquired a negative image among the professionals and other stakeholders.

“The construction of this new PRC building in Pasay City begins the fulfillment of our dream to finally have a national building of its own that can truly cater the needs of the commission and the professionals,” Pilando said.

It is expected to be completed within less than two years or 390 days, the department said. It will be implemented by department’s Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) – Buildings and Special Projects Management Cluster headed by Project Director Johnson Domingo and Project Manager Jose Aguinaldo; and under the direction of Undersecretary for UPMO Operations and Technical Services Emil Sadain.