Under the Commission are the forty-six (46) Professional Regulatory Boards which exercise administrative, quasi-legislative, and quasi-judicial powers over their respective professions. The 46 PRBs which were created by separate enabling laws, perform these functions subject to review and approval by the Commission:
- Prepare the contents of licensure examinations. Determine, prescribe, and revise the course requirements
- Recommend measures necessary for advancement in their fields
- Visit / inspect schools and establishments for feedback
- Adopt and enforce a Code of ethics for the practice of their respective professions
- Administer oaths and issue Certificate of Registration
- Investigate violations of set professional standards and adjudicate administrative and other cases against erring registrants
- Suspend, revoke, or reissue Certificate of Registration for causes provided by law
The Professional Regulatory Boards
- Accountancy
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Agriculture
- Architecture
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Criminology
- Customs Brokers
- Dentistry
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronics Engineering
- Environmental Planning
- Fishery Technology
- Foresters
- Geodetic Engineering
- Geology
- Guidance Counseling
- Interior Design
- Landscape Architecture
- Librarians
- Marine Deck Officers
- Marine Engineer Officers
- Master Plumber
- Mechanical Engineering
- Medical Technology
- Medicine
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Midwifery
- Mining Engineering
- Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
- Nursing
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Psychology
- Professional Teachers
- Radiologic and X-Ray Technology
- Real Estate Service
- Respiratory Therapy
- Sanitary Engineering
- Social Workers
- Sugar Technology
- Veterinary Medicine