The CLE Results December 2022 are out! PRC announces that 11,098 out of 33,489 (33.14%) successfully passed the Criminology Licensure Exams. The results were released on January 19, 2023, thirty (30) working days after the conduct of the licensure exams.
The results of examination with respect to thirteen (13) examinees were withheld pending final determination of their liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examinations and thirty (30) were withheld as per Board Resolution No. 02 dated January 19, 2023.
The December 2022 Criminology Licensure Exam (CLE) results include the complete list of passers, top 10 examinees, and performance of schools summary.
Roll of Successful Examinees in the
CRIMINOLOGIST LICENSURE EXAMINATION
Held on December 4-6, 2022
Released on January 19, 2023
In previous releases of other 2022 board exam results, PRC posts from 3:00 PM to 7:00 AM, while the recent CLE results were posted at 6PM. Based on PRC Resolution No. 1439 series of 2021 entitled “Schedule of the Licensure Exam for the Year 2022“, criminologists board exam results will be available within 28 working days.
The Criminology board exam was conducted on December 4-6, 2022 at several testing centers located at NCR, Antique, Baguio, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Cauayan, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, Iloilo, Kidapawan, Koronadal, Legaspi, Lucena, Pagadian, Palawan, Pampanga, Rosales, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, Zamboanga.
The licensure exams were headed by the Board of Criminology Chairman, Hon. Ramil G. Gabao and its members, Hon. George O. Fernandez, Hon. Lani T. Palmones and Hon. Warren M. Corpuz.
Schedule of Registration
The schedule of online appointment for issuance of Professional ID and Certificate of Registration for the new Registered Criminologists (RCs) will be held on the following date(s):
| Date(s) of Registration: March 6 – 10, March 13 – 17 and March 20 – 22, 2023 |
Initial registrants are advised to register online via PRC official website via https://online.prc.gov.ph/ and follow the steps in online registration. Here are the registration requirements:
- Notice of Admission/NOA (for identification purposes only)
- Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
- Two (2) pieces of passport-sized ID photos in white background and with complete name tag
- Two (2) sets of documentary stamp
- One (1) piece short brown envelope
PRC added that successful examinees shall personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.
Verification of Rating
The verification of ratings and test results for the Criminologist licensure exams given by PRC Board of Criminology will be available online few working days after the posting of results.
Successful takers can refer to PRC official website and use the Verification Page to know their board examination passing rate.
As posted, a passer shall only provide the exam name, the date of examination, the application number, first name and last name and the birth-date.
Oath-Taking Ceremonies
PRC has started conducting face-to-face oath-taking for new professionals.
All successful examinees interested in attending the face-to-face mass oath-taking shall register no later than 12:00 NN of the day before the date of the oath-taking at http://online.prc.gov.ph to confirm their attendance. The exact date, of whether the oath-taking will be conducted face-to-face or virtual, will be provided here once announced.
Further, inductees shall bring ANY of the following on the day of the oath-taking:
- Vaccination Card
- Negative RT-PCR results taken within 48 hours before the oath-taking
Inductees are advised to register and confirm their attendance in the regions where they took their licensure examination and intend to register as professionals.
Meanwhile, those who will not be able to attend the scheduled face-to-face mass oath-taking may attend the online oath-taking or request for a special oath-taking.
Coverage of Criminologist Board Exams
The December 2022 Criminology licensure exam covered the following topics:
- Criminal Jurisprudence, Procedure And Evidence (criminal law book I, criminal law book II; criminal procedure, evidence and court testimony)
- Law Enforcement Administration (police organization and administration with police planning, industrial security administration, police patrol operations with police communication system, police intelligence, police personnel and records management, comparative police system)
- Criminalistics (personal identification, police photography, forensic ballistics, questioned documents examination, polygraph — lie detection, legal medicine)
- Crime Detection And Investigation (fundamentals of criminal investigation, traffic management and accident investigation, special crime investigation, organized crime investigation, drug education and vice control , fire technology and arson investigation)
- Sociology of Crimes and Ethics (introduction to criminology and psychology of crimes, Philippine criminal justice system, ethics and values, juvenile delinquency, human behavior and crisis management and criminological research and statistics)
- Correctional Administration (institutional corrections, non institutional corrections)
2023 Criminology Licensure Exam Schedule
Shown below is the schedule for 2023 Criminology board exams including the opening and deadline of processing.
| Schedule | Dates of Application |
|---|---|
| June 4-6, 2023 | March 3-May 5, 2023 |
| November 24-26, 2023 | August 24-October 26, 2023 |
Criminology Board Exams Summary (Stats)
Criminology board exam is one of the programs with huge number of examinees conducted by PRC.
12,698 out of 41,913 (30.30%) examinees hurdled the June 2022 criminology board exams. The CLE results were released twenty-nine (29) working days after the exams. Lyen Carel Togonan Garcia from the University of Mindanao – Davao City, ranked first in the exams, earning 90.70%, and Arianne Patagnan Supat from Naval State University, 90.30%. University of the Cordilleras was the top performing school having 94.37% rating.
In December 2021 exams, 11,610 out of 33,983 (34.16%) examinees successfully passed. Brenyl Doning Abilla from University of Mindanao – Tagum ranked first in the exams garnering a rating of 90.75% followed by Benjamin Elegores Rinabor from Lake Lanao College, Inc. having 89.55. King’s College of Philippines Incorporated – Benguet was the top performing school having 98.97% overall passing rate.
During the November 2019 CLE, 19,191 out of 43,512 examinees passed. Fahadale Saripada Abbas from John Paul II College ranked first in the exams garnering a rating of 91.20% followed by John Patrick Aguado Privado from Eulogio (Amang) Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology having 90.75%. Cavite State University was to top performing school having an overall passing rate of 98.78%.
In the CLE held on June 2019, 7,998 out of 20,797 (38.46%) examinees passed. John Bonrev Roi Villasin Rodas from Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation – Lucena City ranked first in the exams garnering a rating of 90.50% followed by Alben Deposa Ponso from Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology having 90.10% and Rosanie Galve Bulacja from Bago City College garnering 89.95%. University of the Cordilleras (UC) was the top performing school having all of its examinees passed followed by Lipa City Colleges having 87.27% overall passing rate.
Here is the summary of results for CLE exams in previous years:
| Month of Exam | No. of Examinees | No. of Passers | Passing Rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | 41,913 | 12,698 | 30.30% |
| December 2021 | 33,983 | 11,610 | 34.16% |
| November 2019 | 43,512 | 19,191 | 44.11% |
| June 2019 | 20,797 | 7,998 | 38.46% |
| December 2018 | 41,341 | 14,324 | 34.65% |
| June 2018 | 21,894 | 7,307 | 33.37% |
| December 2017 | 36,516 | 13,025 | 35.67% |
| June 2017 | 20,819 | 5,202 | 24.99% |
Questions?
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