The
Professional Regulation Commission-Cordillera Administrative Region (PRC-CAR),
in its drive to enforce the professional regulatory laws, initiated criminal
complaints against three (3) fake professionals posing as a dentist, a pharmacist,
and a civil engineer. In 2019, the courts
sentenced them to prison terms up to four years and
two months with fines for falsification of public documents and violation
of the professional regulatory laws.
The fake
professionals submitted documents to employers which later found spurious when
verified by the Civil Service Commission through the PRC-CAR’s online
verification of eligibility system. The fake dentist was exposed through an ocular
inspection conducted by the Board of Dentistry.
The public is warned
of fixers posing as PRC officials and employees extorting money in exchange for
fake documents. These are individuals,
whether or not officially involved in the operation of a government office or
agency, who has access to people working therein, and whether or not in
collusion with them, facilitates speedy completion of transactions for
pecuniary gain or any other advantage or consideration. Employers should verify
first with PRC the documents submitted by applicants for employment or
promotion.