ROOM ASSIGNMENTS: October 2023 Foresters Licensure Exam (FLE)

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) releases the room assignments for the October 2023 Forester Licensure Exam (FLE) a few days before the examination.

This year’s Forester Licensure Exam (FLE) will be conducted on October 17 & 18, 2023.

Room Assignments

Below are room assignments for the October 2023 Forester Licensure Exam (FLE):

Examinees shall report before 6:30 in the morning on the said date because latecomers will not be admitted.

Things to Bring Examination day

Here are the things to bring during the examination proper:

Notice of Admission
Official Receipt
One (1) piece of metered-stamped window mailing envelope
Two (2) or more pencils (NO. 2)
Ball pens (black ink only)
One (1) piece long brown envelope
One (1) piece long transparent/plastic envelope (for keeping your valuables and other allowed items)
Health Forms (Pursuant to Memorandum No. 68, series of 2020)
Negative RT-PCR Test Results, if applicable, or Certificate of Quarantine (Pursuant to Memorandum No. 68, series of 2020)

Dress Code on Examination Day

Here are the specified dress codes from PRC:

For male examinees, tucked-in white polo shirt with collar (without any seal, logo, or mark); decent pants or slacks
For female examinees, tucked-in white blouse or shirt with collar (without any seal, logo, or mark); decent pants or slacks

Prohibited Items Inside the Exam Rooms:

Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded information or formulas
Calculators which are programmable or with embedded functions, especially CASIO FX991ES and CASIO FX-991ES plus
Apple, Samsung and other smart watches, cellular phones, ear plugs, transmitters, portable computers, Bluetooth and other electronic devices which may be used for communication purposes;
Bags of any kind (place your documents inside the transparent/plastic envelope)
Other examination aides not stated in this program

All personal belongings of the examinees shall be surrendered to the proctor and shall be placed in a secured space within the examination room.

The rules on the conduct of bodily search, an inspection of personal belongings of the examinees, and the seizure/confiscation of prohibited items during the licensure exam (Annex A of PRC Memorandum Order No. 57, s. 2020) shall be strictly observed.

Exam Coverage

The October 2023 Forester Licensure Exam (FLE) will cover the following topics:

FOREST ECOSYSTEM – 25%
(Forest Botany, Dendrology, Forest Ecology, Forest Soils, Tree Physiology, Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology, Forest Biodiversity, Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement)
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE – 25%
(Forest History, Policy and Administration, Social Forestry and Extension, Forest Protection, Environment and Sustainable Development, Professional Ethics and Values)
FOREST ENGINEERING AND UTILIZATION – 20%
(Wood Structure and Identification, Wood Physics and Mechanics, Wood Seasoning and Preservation, Forest Products Utilization, Utilization of Non-Timber Forest Products)
FOREST RESOURCES MANAGEMENT – 30%
(Forest Biometry, Mensuration and Inventory, Forest Management, Forest Economics and Finance, Range Management, Multiple Uses Forestry, Silvicultural Methods/Systems, Forest Nursery, Forest Plantation

References

Program for October 2023 Forester Licensure Exam (FLE) from PRC.

Exam Statistics & Passing Rate

Exam Date	No. of Examinees	No. of Passers	Passing Rate
October 2022	2,034	1,116	54.87%
October 2021	761	443	58.21%
September 2019	1,934	1,082	55.95%
September 2018	1,776	1,048	59.01%
September 2017	1,482	721	48.65%
September 2016	1,370	633	46.20%
August 2015	961	461	47.97%
July 2014	856	345	40.30%
July 2013	638	189	29.62%

PRC Regional Offices Directory

If you have concerns and you need help from the PRC Offices, you may want to call them through these numbers:

National Capital Region (NCR)

National Capital Region (NCR) Office – Manila
P. Paredes St. cor. N. Reyes St. Sampaloc, Manila
ncr@prc.gov.ph

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Office – Baguio City
Pine Lake View Building, No. 09 Otek Street corner Benjamin R. Salvosa Drive,
Bgy. Rizal Monument, 2600 Baguio City
Tel: (074) 661-9105
car@prc.gov.ph

Region I

Regional Office I – Rosales
Government Center, Pangasinan – Nueva Viscaya Road
Carmay East, 2441 Rosales, Pangasinan
Tel: (075) 649-3798
ro1@prc.gov.ph

Region II

Regional Office II – Tuguegarao City
Regional Government Center, Carig Sur, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Tele/fax: (078) 304-0701
Tele/fax: (078) 304-3703
ro2@prc.gov.ph

Region III

Regional Office III – San Fernando City
2nd and 3rd Floor (New) PEO Annex Building
Provincial Capitol Compound, Bgry. Santo Niño
City of San Fernando, Pampanga
0956-830-5757
ro3@prc.gov.ph

Region IV-A

Regional Office IV-A – Lucena City
2nd floor Lucena Grand Central Terminal Bldg.
Ilayang Dupay, Lucena City
Tel: (042) 373 7305
ro4a@prc.gov.ph

Region IV-B

Regional Office IV-B – MIMAROPA
4/F Sunnymede IT Center
1614 Quezon Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City
Tel: (02) 8733-1045
ro4b@prc.gov.ph

Region V

Regional Office V – Legazpi City
Regional Government Center Site,
Rawis, Legaspi City 4500
Tel: (052) 481-3079
Fax: (052) 481-3323
ro5@prc.gov.ph

Region VI

Regional Office VI – Iloilo City
2nd Floor, Gaisano Iloilo City Center Mall
Benigno Aquino Ave., Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Tel: (033) 329-2730
Tel: (033) 329-2733
Telefax: (033) 329-2410
ro6@prc.gov.ph

Region VII

Regional Office VII – Cebu City
HVG Arcade, Subangdaku
Mandaue City, Cebu
Tel: (32) 2535330
ro7@prc.gov.ph

Region VIII

Regional Office VIII – Tacloban City
Liceo del Verbo Divino (LVD) Campus, Law Building (former Department of Agrarian Reform – DAR Office)
Tel: (053) 323-9729
Tel: (053) 832-2519
Tel: (053) 832-2520
ro8@prc.gov.ph

Region IX

Regional Office IX – Pagadian City
4th Floor, C3 Building, Rizal Avenue
Pagadian City
Tele/fax: (062) 925-0080
ro9@prc.gov.ph

Region X

Regional Office X – Cagayan de Oro
Skypark, Limketkai Center
Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
Tel: 0995-277-8672 / 0909-197-8244
ro10@prc.gov.ph

Region XI

Regional Office XI – Davao City
Calamansi St., corner 1st Street
Juna Subdivision 8000
Matina, Davao City
Tel: (082) 234-0006 to 07
ro11@prc.gov.ph

Region XII

Regional Office XII – Koronadal
Regional Government Center,
Brgy. Carpenter Hill,
Koronadal City, South Cotabato 9506
Tel: (083) 822-0822, 24 to 27
ro12@prc.gov.ph

Region XIII

Regional Office XIII – Butuan City
Robinsons Place Butuan City
Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte
Tel: 09302291575
Tel: (085) 815 0915
ro13@prc.gov.ph

PRC LERIS Account Assistance

If you have technical concerns with the with your LERIS account, including resetting your password, mismatched record edit, and other related concerns, you may email the Licensure Exam Division through the following emails:

licensure.division@prc.gov.ph
licensure.office@prc.gov.ph

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