A presidential decree creating the Professional Regulation Commission and prescribing its powers and functions?

• A. PD 233
• B. PD 1081
• C. PD 245
• D. PD 223

Answer: (D)

PD 223 is the decree that created the Professional Regulation Commission and sets out its powers and functions. It establishes the Commission and the professional boards, giving them authority to administer licensure examinations, register and license professionals, regulate the practice of various professions, and enforce standards of ethics and professional conduct. By laying out the structure and scope of regulatory authority in one law, it centralized control over professional licensure and practice, which is why it is the correct basis for questions about who regulates professional fields in this system. The other decrees refer to different topics or later amendments and do not establish the PRC or define its core powers.