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PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD FOR MASTER PLUMBERS
PROGRAM OF THE MASTER PLUMBERS LICENSURE EXAMINATION IN
NCR, BAGUIO, CAGAYAN DE ORO, CEBU, DAVAO, ILOILO, KORONADAL, LEGASPI
LUCENA AND TACLOBAN ON FEBRUARY 15 AND 16, 2022
DATE AND TIME SUBJECT WEIGHT
TUESDAY, FEB. 15, 2022
7:00 A.M – 7:45 A.M General Instruction and filling-out of forms
8:00 A.M – 10:00 A.M. Plumbing Arithmetic 10%
11:00 A.M – 5:00 P.M Sanitation, Plumbing Design and Installation 40%
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16, 2022
8:00 A.M – 10:00 A.M Plumbing Code 10%
11:00 A.M- 5:00 P.M Practical Problems 40%
100%
1. Check or verify your school/building assignments at the PRC official website
(www.prc.gov.ph) or through the Notices/Announcements to be posted at the PRC premises
two (2) to three (3) working days before the examination. Bring your NOTICE OF
ADMISSION when you verify your school/building assignment. Visit your school/building
assignment prior to the day of the examination.
2. Report to your school/building assignment before 6:00 A.M. on the first day of the
examination to verify your room and seat number. Be punctual. Late examinees will not be
admitted.
3. Examinees are required to wear the following attire every examination day:
Male Examinees – White polo or shirts with collar, tucked- in (without any seal,
logo or mark)
Decent pants or slacks
Female Examinees – White blouses or shirt with collar (without any seal, logo
or mark)
Decent pants or slacks/skirts
4. Bring the following on the days of the examination:
a. Notice of Admission
b. Official Receipt
c. Two or more pencils (No. 2)
d. Ballpen with BLACK ink only
e. One (1) piece Long Brown Envelope
f. One (1) piece Long Transparent (non-colored) Plastic Envelope (for keeping your
valuables and other allowed items)
g. Calculators with the following features only – addition, subtraction,
multiplication, division, trigonometric function, logarithm and x y
h. Health Forms (Pursuant to Joint Administrative Order No. 01, series of 2021)
Program of the Master Plumbers Licensure Examination in
NCR, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal
Legaspi, Lucena and Tacloban on February 15 and 16, 2022
i. Negative RT-PCR Test Results, if applicable, or Certificate of Quarantine
Certificate or copy of the Complete Vaccination Card for fully vaccinated
examinees to the proctor on the examination day.
NOTE: ONLY ONE CALCULATOR SHALL BE ALLOWED, SUBJECT TO
THOROUGH INSPECTION BY THE EXAMINATION PERSONNEL.
5. The following items are strictly prohibited inside the examination premises/rooms:
a. Calculators which are programmable or with embedded functions especially
CASIO FX991ES and CASIO FX-991ES plus;
b. Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials;
c. Apple, Samsung and other smart watches, cellular phones, bluetooth, ear
plugs, transmitters, portable computers and other electronic gadgets/devices;
d. Bags of any kind (ladies bag, shoulder bags, attache’ case, backpacks, etc.);
e. Other examination aids not stated in the program.
1. Per Joint Administrative Order No. 01 (s 2021)1, the following Health Standards for
Examinees and PRC Examination personnel shall be observed.
6.1. All examinees and examination personnel shall enforce the following
precautionary measures among themselves:
6.1.1. Observe physical distancing of at least two (2) meters between
examinees. Examinees shall be restricted to their assigned seat;
6.1.2. Wear face mask (at least 3-ply surgical mask, preferably N95 mask) and
face shield at all times;2
6.1.3. Bring 70% ethyl alcohol for hand disinfection;
6.1.4. Wear latex gloves for exam personnel handling the test questionnaires;
6.1.5. Avoid close contacts like beso-beso,” hugging, handshake, and directly
touching other persons;
6.1.6. Avoid touching one’s eyes, nose, and mouth;
6.1.7. When sneezing and/or coughing, facial tissues must be used to wipe the
nose and mouth areas. Dispose of used facial tissues properly; and
6.1.8. Avoid spitting in public, on floors, and in corridors.
6.2. Examinee shall submit the duly accomplished Informed Consent (Annex “A”) and
Health Declaration (Annex “B”) forms with the Notice of Admission (NOA) and the
negative RTPCR test result/Quarantine Certificate or copy of the Complete
Vaccination Card to the proctor on the examination day.
Informed Consent and Health Declaration Forms can be downloaded from the
PRC official website (www.prc.qov.ph);
6.3. Examinees and examination personnel shall bring their own meals (pre-packed
meal/snack and drink) to be eaten during breaks, on their assigned seats. Face
masks and face shields will only be removed when taking meals or drinks.
6.4. Windows will be opened to improve ventilation during breaks.
6.5. Examinees shall bring their own pens, pencils, and erasers. Borrowing from a
seatmate is strictly not allowed.
6.6. Talking and loitering are prohibited in the hallways or in the examination room.
6.7. Physical distancing shall be strictly observed in the queuing of the examinees
entering the testing venues;
6.8. All examinees and examination personnel shall undergo temperature scanning:
1
PRC, DOH, and PNP JAO entitled Revised Standard Guidelines on the Strict Observance of Health Protocols in the Conduct of
Licensure Examinations during Public Health Emergency and/or Pandemic
2
Because the exam room is an enclosed area for eight (8) hours, it is highly advisable for the examinees to wear their face shields
at all times.
Program of the Master Plumbers Licensure Examination in
NCR, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal
Legaspi, Lucena and Tacloban on February 15 and 16, 2022
6.8.1. Only examinees with a temperature of less than or equal to 37.5 degrees
Celsius shall be allowed to enter the testing venue;
6.8.2. Examinee with a temperature of more than 37.5 degrees Celsius (37.5°C)
shall be referred to the Building Supervisor, who shall refer the concerned
examinee to onsite medical doctor/personnel for assessment. The
examinee will not be allowed to take the rest of the examination.
6.9. Examinees shall proceed immediately to their designated examination rooms
after the thermal scanning/screening.
6.10. During the examination proper, the following shall be strictly observed:
6.10.1. Watchers/Proctors and examinees shall practice social distancing
measures at all times within the examination rooms, particularly when
examinees submit their answer sheets and test
booklets/questionnaires; only one examinee at a time shall be
accommodated;
6.10.2. Any examinee who needs to use the restroom shall be accompanied
by a room watcher/proctor, always maintaining social distancing
measures. Only one examinee at a time shall be allowed to go to the
restroom. Proper hand hygiene shall be observed particularly every
after use of the restrooms; and
6.10.3. Protective facemasks and handkerchiefs/tissue shall be inspected by
room watchers/proctors before the start of every subject and, if
necessary, during the conduct of examination to ensure that they are
not 7 used to conceal codigos.2 In compliance with social distancing
measures, the inspection shall be done one at a time, while the rest of
the examinees are seated. Examinees must show all the angles of
their facemasks and handkerchiefs to the room watcher/proctor for
inspection, from a distance of at least one (1) meter from the
examinee.
7. All examinees shall be required to download and fill-out a Post Examination Health
Surveillance Form and submit the same fourteen (14) days after the examination
through the designated Regional Offices’ email address. The said form can be
downloaded from the PRC official website http://www.prc.gov.ph.
8. In addition to the above, the examinees are required to submit results of their RT-PCR or
Saliva tests from any of the Department of Health (DOH) accredited facilities 3-5 days
before the examination date/s, if falling under the groups stated in DOH Memorandum
2020-258A3. Only those examinees with negative results shall be allowed to take the
examination.
If the examinee does not fall in the groups mentioned in DOH Memorandum 2588-A (s
2020), he/she shall be allowed to take the examination in the absence of RT-PCR test
provided that he/she must undergo a fourteen (14)-day quarantine period wherein
he/she is asymptomatic for at least fourteen (14) days prior to the scheduled
examination date/s. Provided further that he/she has no close contact or exposure to the
aforementioned cases. A Certificate of Quarantine or its equivalent signed by any of the
following shall be submitted instead:
3
Updated Interim Guidelines on Expanded Testing for COVID-19
Program of the Master Plumbers Licensure Examination in
NCR, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal
Legaspi, Lucena and Tacloban on February 15 and 16, 2022
1. Duly licensed Physician (government or private physician);
2. Municipal Health Officer, Provincial Health Officer or City Health Officer;
3. Barangay Officer visiting the examinee’s residence or examination personnel
attesting that he/she has been in quarantine for fourteen (14) days.
Examinees coming from other countries are required to quarantine for fourteen (14) days
in any government accredited facility and/or provide a negative RT-PCR/ Saliva test
result whichever is shorter.
9. Please see this link https://www.prc.gov.ph/sites/default/files/JAO%202021-
01%20PRC%20DOH%20PNP.pdf for detailed information on JAO 01(s 2021).
10. Read carefully and follow the instructions on your Notice of Admission and Examinees
Guide.
NOTE: PRC WILL NOT BE ANSWERABLE FOR PROHIBITED ITEMS THAT WILL BE LOST.
Manila, Philippines
December ______, 2021
APPROVED:
VALENTINO M. MANGILA
Chairman
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
ATTY. OMAIMAH E. GANDAMRA
Officer in-Charge
PRB Secretariat Division
PRB-OMP/O-LIC/D-SPRB
VMM/MLMH/ OEG/ela
