IATF OKs physicians’ exam in Sept.

July 24, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the holding of the Physician Licensure Examination in September, Malacañang said on Friday.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a statement, said the decision was reached in the IATF 58th meeting held on July 23.

The examination, which is Part II of the testing activities for the March 2020 PLE, is tentatively scheduled on September 20 and 21, he said.

"The conduct of the examination will be held under observance of the strict protocols set by the Department of Health," he said.

The second part of the physicians' examination did not push through on March 15 and 16 due to the declaration of a lockdown in Metro Manila to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Celerina Monte/DMS