MANILA, PHILIPPINES - Pursuant to Proclamation Decree No. 265 (s.2023), June 20 of each year is declared as the “National Refugee Day”, which enjoins all agencies and instrumentalities of the National Government to participate actively and to render the necessary support and assistance for the effective implementation of the said Proclamation.

This year’s celebration theme, “Strengthening Spaces of Resilience and Hope,” aims to raise awareness on the strength and perseverance of asylum seekers, refugees, and stateless persons through a series of discussions on their plight and the global challenges in terms of protection and government actions.

On 17 June 2025, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) participated in the One-Stop-Shop (OSS) of Government Services for Refugees at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Ermita, Manila. PRC Regional Office - National Capital Region (PRC-NCR), together with the International Affairs Office – Qualification Recognition Division (IAO-QRD), offered technical assistance on the Application for Licensure Examination and issuance of Special Temporary Permit (STP) to DOJ-Recognized Refugees in the Philippines.

Joining the OSS were other government agencies namely: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), Bureau of Immigration (BI), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).

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