The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 91 out of 142 passed the Licensure Examination for Landscape Architects given by the Board of Landscape Architecture in N. C. R. and Cebu this July 2024. 

The members of the Board of Landscape Architecture who gave the licensure examination are Hon. Paulo G. Alcazaren, Chairman; and Hon. Cecilia H. Tence, Member.

Summary of Results

• List of Passers: July 2024 LALE Results
• Topnotchers: July 2024 LALE Top 10 Passers
• Performance of Schools: July 2024 LALE Top Schools

Topnotchers
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS LICENSURE EXAM (IDLE)
Held on July 18-19, 2024
Released on July 23, 2024

Initial Registration for New Professionals

The schedule of Online Registration of new passers/successful examinees for the issuance of their licenses will be held on the following dates:

• Starting September 2, 2024, registration for the issuance of Professional Identification Card (ID) and Certificate of Registration will be done on-line.  Please go to www.prc.gov.ph and follow instructions for initial registration.  Those who will register are required to bring the following: downloaded duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal, notice of admission (for identification only), 2 pieces passport sized pictures (colored with white background and complete name tag), 2 sets of documentary stamps and 1 piece short brown envelope.  Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.

Initial registrants are advised to register online via PRC Official Website (Online Registration Page) 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

Verification of Rating

The verification of ratings for the July 2024 Landscape Architects Licensure Exam (LALE) 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

The COVID-19 pandemic is over and the Professional Regulation Commission has already 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.

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.

Exam Coverage

The July 2024 Landscape Architects Licensure Exam (LALE) covered the following topics:

• PLANTING DESIGN AND INTERIOR PLANTSCAPING (15%)
  The functional, ecological, economic and aesthetic applications of plants and plant materials, their documentary representations for design purposes; the design relationships of landscape architecture and building interiors and the applications of plant materials to the design of the interiors
• PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS (10%)
  Knowledge in office and project procedures and management; preparation of specifications, estimates, contracts and other pertinent documents; and knowledge of the various laws and codes governing the practice of the profession, responsibilities to society, relationships with clients, fellow landscape architects, architects, allied professionals, contractors, material dealers, aspirants to the profession and other parties involved.
• ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION (10%)
  Understanding of the ecosystem, i.e. the characteristics and symbiotic relationships of the natural elements, of animals and plants, of man and nature. The study of the protection conservation and rehabilitation of the natural scenery and environment
• LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND PLANNING (40%)
  Creative application of the functional, orderly and aesthetic solutions to a given landscape architectural problem involving the analysis, planning, design and
  development of natural scenery and various land areas and spaces towards attaining a desirable environment including well-related and conforming land uses and sitestructure relationships
• HISTORY AND THEORY OF LANDSCAPE (10%)
  Developmental history of landscape of landscape architecture; geography; and its relevance and importance to civilization and society. Application of the principles of good design composition expressed in vision dynamics in environmental premises
• LANDSCAPE TECHNOLOGY AND MATERIALS (15%)
  Application of the various technological knowledge that goes into the development of land areas such as site grading and surfacing irrigation and drainage, lighting and other outdoor utilities and fixtures and the various materials, whether natural or man-made, used therein, expressed in graphic design, working drawings and specification

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