DOHA 15 June 2024 — Officials from the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board of Mechanical Engineering (BME) paid a courtesy call on Her Excellency Lillibeth V. Pono, Philippine Ambassador to the State of Qatar, on 14 June 2024.

The PRC and BME officials are in Doha ahead of the conduct of the Special Professional Licensure Examinations (SPLE) for overseas Filipinos on 16-19 June 2024.

This year’s SPLE in Doha covers 22 professional licensure board examinations across various disciplines. Over 400 Filipino examinees residing and/or working in Qatar are expected to take the examinations.

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 835, series of 2009, the SPLE is held annually to give unlicensed OFWs the opportunity to take the licensure board examinations while residing and/or working in the Middle East region without the need of returning to the Philippines.

For more information, visit dohape.dfa.gov.ph, facebook.com/PHinQatar, or instagram.com/phinqatar.