PRESS RELEASE: List of Applicants/Nominees for PRB positions
PRESS RELEASE
12 January 2026
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Professional Regulation Commission (Commission) hereby publishes the list of applicants/nominees for the purpose of inviting anyone to inform the Commission of any derogatory information against any of them which may render him/her unfit for the position as Chairperson/Member of the professional Regulatory Board:
- For possible appointment as Chairperson and Member in the Professional Regulatory Board of Dentistry, pursuant to Section 9, Article I of Executive Order No. 496 (s. 1991):
- MERLIN A. GO
- MARIO F. GUIANG JR.
- ROBERTO M. TAJONERA
- For possible appointment as Chairperson and Member in the Professional Regulatory Board of Geology, as nominated by the Geological Society of the Philippines:
- BENJAMIN S. AUSTRIA
- ELMER B. BILLEDO
- ALMARIO G. LASAM
- EMMANUEL G. RAMOS
- FERNANDO S. PEÑARROYO
- For possible appointment as Member in the Professional Regulatory Board of Medicine, pursuant to Section 9, Article I of Executive Order No. 496 (s. 1991):
MARIA ROSARIO S. VERGEIRE
- For possible appointment as Chairperson and Member in the Professional Regulatory Board of Naval Architecture, as nominated by the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.:
- SANCHO A. ANGUE
- SHERYL E. DIOKNO
- GEELO REE L. ORCULLO
- RICARTE B. PILLOS, III
