On June 2, 2023, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that out of 187 examinees, 120 passed the Special Professional Licensure Examination for Architects 2023. Jefferson Bugtong Sabog of the School of Engineering and Architecture is Top 3 among the highest placing examinees with a rating of 80.80.
The said licensure examination was given last April 2023 by the Board of Architecture and was held in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Al Ahmadi, Kuwait; Al-Khobar, Jeddah and Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Doha, Qatar; Manama, Bahrain, and Singapore.
PRC stated that successful examinees are to personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals.