GOOD NEWS For All Licensed Counselors

Yes, as in plural GOOD NEWS - madami ba! Today, Sept. 13, 2008, (contrary to the above date that it's Sept. 12, 2008 (American time kasi ang time nitong blogspot e), just as the text to Archie the other day which I copied in an earlier blog said, Manila Bulletin has on page 6 the news about the PRC Board Resolution for the 3rd batch of oath takers as Guidance Counselors under the Grandfather's Clause of R.A. 9258. The list can be found on page B14. Surprisingly, if you read the news item, you'll find that PRC must have sent it for publication on Sept. 11 because it says, filing for registration starts "tomorrow Sept. 12, 2008." So there you go, indeed WORD ALIVE! Congratulations to our people at PRC. We need to keep this a habit: walking the talking! Now the spirit of corruption is shivering, but will fight back. We need to be vigilant, with the blessings and the Spirit of the Good Lord and Good Counselor.

Secondly, IPCAP had its first Board of Trustees meeting at the RGS Convent yesterday. Our savings bank account under the name of the present Treasurer we have approved to be named IPCAP. Hence, we can now start depositing our membership fees and other funds there. The official number shall be announced more formally in the following weeks after we have approved our information brochure or IPCAP flyer. We have also approved our official IPCAP Application Form for Membership which the Board of Trustees started to sign immediately after they paid the membership Fee of P500. Yes, we got two applicants already yesterday, and we are now open to all LICENSED AND REGISTERED GUIDANCE COUNSELORS only to apply for membership so we can go full throttle to make this organization ONE that serves the needs and development of the profession and the REGISTERED AND LICENSED COUNSELOR. It is one that shall embody our ideals and hopefully empower each registered member rather than keep the Board an island with its secrets all their own (it's called "executive privilege"), as currently observed in many organizations. We are doing these in keeping with the law, that is R.A. 9258. So, welcome to IPCAP licensed Guidance Counselors!
For more information, you may email me at berngu721@gmail.com or text me at these numbers: For SMART subscribers 0919-6236605, or for GLOBE subscribers 0927-3842739. If you are a SUN subscriber, do text our Vice-President Dr. Julian R. Montano at 0922-8990130. We shall write more about this in the coming blogs.

Thirdly, in our Board Resolution to grant either the elected President or Vice-president, and the Treasurer to transact with the Bank as stipulated in the Secretary's certificate to the Bank, we have specified that "any action by these authorized persons to transact with the Bank shall require a Board Resolution signed by a majority of the Board of Trustees" (Resolution # 2008-001). This is made to protect IPCAP and its officers now and in the future from acts inimical to the Association and its membership and direction. Alam mo na? We would not want to be keeping the secrets of others haha, and then end up being accused of conniving with them. So, we shall be doing all we can to keep evil from seeping in. Let's all come together for each others' good and the integrity of the Guidance and Counseling profession in the Philippines.

And of course, IPCAP finally received from Dr. Lily Rosqueta-Rosales, current PRBGC OIC the response from the PRC Licensure Office to our letter clarifying the acceptance of College Graduates to take the Board exam contrary to what we have been conditioned to believe, namely that a Masters in Guidance Counseling is a sine qua non. I shall be transcribing that response and then blog it (including a picture of that 2-page-reply) for public information and reaction. Yes, IPCAP will follow up on that until we shall have a more firm direction. Para di tayo maloko no? So please follow up on this matter here, and yes, sharing this blog with others is encouraged as it is profoundly thanked.

Guidance Counselors are people with integrity. They walk the talk. God bless