PGCA Official

16/09/2026

Face-to-Face Oathtaking of the New Guidance Counselors

The face-to-face mass oathtaking of the new Guidance Counselors will be held on October 01, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M., at The Tent, The Manila Hotel, Rizal Park, Manila.

All successful examinees interested in attending the face-to-face mass oathtaking shall register not later than 12:00 NN of the day prior to the date of the oathtaking at https://online.prc.gov.ph/ to confirm their attendance.

Inductees shall come in Formal Filipiniana and Barong Tagalog. Kindly PRINT the Oath Form with their own generated QR. This will be submitted during the oathtaking to be tagged as “attended”.

Those who cannot attend the scheduled face-to-face mass oathtaking may attend the online oathtaking or request a special oathtaking. Online Oathtaking announcements will be posted once the schedule is confirmed.

After the oathtaking, inductees shall proceed with their Initial Registration by securing an online appointment at https://online.prc.gov.ph.

For more information on the oathtaking, you may contact the Philippine Guidance and Counseling Association, Inc. (PGCA) at 5310-4374 or email [email protected].

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12/09/2026

🎉 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐯. 𝐅𝐫. 𝐓𝐞𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐨 𝐏. 𝐆𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐉, 𝐏𝐡𝐃, 𝐑𝐆𝐂! 🎉

Fr. Ted was awarded the 🏆 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 in the 2026 PRC Awards, on September 4, 2026, Friday, at Fiesta Pavillion, The Manila Hotel.

From decades of compassionate leadership in pastoral counseling to his unwavering advocacy for the marginalized and vulnerable, Fr. Ted’s work is a true testament to the power of integrating faith, professional care, and profound empathy.

Thank you, Fr. Ted, for your lifelong dedication to healing hearts, mentoring future practitioners, and building genuine resilience in our communities!

We were there. We were witnesses. We were inspired.



Caption: Dr. Angelie D. Bautista

08/09/2026

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝓲𝓮𝓼𝓽 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪𝔂 𝓽𝓸 𝓜𝓼. 𝓡𝓮𝓶 𝓜𝓸𝓸𝓰🎉🎉🎉

𝙒𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙬𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮! 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙🎊

𝖬𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗌𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖽𝖺𝗒 𝗋𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖽 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗈𝖿 𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝗆𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝗂𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖻𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗏𝖺𝗅𝗎𝖾𝖽. 𝖬𝖺𝗒 𝖦𝗈𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗐𝗂𝗌𝖽𝗈𝗆, 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗀𝗍𝗁, 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗁𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗍𝗁, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗃𝗈𝗒 𝖺𝗌 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾 𝗈𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗆𝖺𝗄𝖾 𝖺 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝖽𝗂𝖿𝖿𝖾𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗌𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝖾𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇💞

𝖬𝖺𝗒 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋 𝖺𝗁𝖾𝖺𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝗌𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗉𝗋𝖺𝗒𝖾𝗋𝗌, 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗍𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖻𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗅.

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓑𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓱𝓭𝓪y. 𝓜𝓪𝔂 𝓖𝓸𝓭 𝓫𝓵𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓫𝓾𝓷𝓭𝓪𝓷𝓽𝓵𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓾𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓰𝓾𝓲𝓭𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓲𝓷 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓱𝓪𝓽 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓭𝓸. 🙏

𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓟𝓖𝓒𝓐 𝓕𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂💚🎊🎉

08/09/2026

𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

May 2027 Issue
𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐏𝐆𝐂𝐀) 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥

The PGCA Guidance Journal invites researchers, practitioners, counselor educators, and graduate students to submit high-quality scholarly manuscripts for its May 2027 issue.

We welcome contributions that advance theory, research, and practice in guidance and counseling. 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 (𝟑) 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬.

Submission Details:
• 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: October 31, 2026
• 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐚: https://forms.gle/dMz137hTn6No1FwV7
• 𝐈𝐧𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: [email protected]

Stay tuned! The October 2026 issue will be officially released during the PGCA Mid-Year Conference this October.

06/09/2026

☀️ Pack your bags for a tropical escape by the shore! 🌴🌊

Join us for the 𝟔𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐆𝐂𝐀 𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 in Silliman University, Dumaguete! Are you ready to dive deep into this year's theme: "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥: 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. 𝐀𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬."? 🤿✨

Here is why the "𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞" is the perfect tropical destination for your professional growth, networking, and holistic wellness:
🎓 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐮𝐛: Our venue, Silliman University, is one of Asia's oldest American-founded universities! Known as a beautiful "campus by the sea," its 62-hectare main campus covers almost a third of downtown Dumaguete and belongs to the top 50 most beautiful universities in the world. 🌊🏛️
🏝️ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥: Soak up the sun and experience a wonderful blend of culture, history, and natural wonders! Stroll along the scenic Rizal Boulevard, visit the iconic Dumaguete Cathedral & Belfry Tower, or take a nature escape to Casaroro Falls, Apo Island, and the Twin Lakes of Balinsasayao & Danao! 🐢🌺
⛵ 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Getting to our island getaway is an absolute breeze with daily flights from Manila and Cebu, alongside convenient ferry connections to Siquijor and Bohol.
🍹 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐛 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: Relax and unwind with a wide range of hotels and dining options ensuring complete comfort for all participants.

𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏'𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒗𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒔! 🧠💡 The conference is jam-packed with respected local and national experts who will lead keynote addresses, plenary sessions, interactive workshops, and engaging discussions.

𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲!🏄‍♀️ Take advantage of our 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔! (PGCA Members can secure their Early Bird rate for only ₱6,500!)

📧 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Need an invitation addressed to you or your institution for official travel, leave, or funding purposes?
🔗 Request Your Personalized Invitation: https://bit.ly/61stMYCPersonalizedInvite

📝 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
Ready to secure your slot in the sun? ☀️
🔗 Official Registration Link: https://bit.ly/61stMYCRegistration

Swipe through the publication materials to see the sunny adventure that awaits you! 👇🏖️ Modes of payment, QR codes for registration, and other details are also available below.

04/09/2026

🎓 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍! 🎓

The 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐏𝐑𝐂) and the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. (𝐏𝐆𝐂𝐀) officially invite our newest registered professionals to the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬 & 𝐏𝐆𝐂𝐀 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Please review the official details below to prepare for the ceremony:
📅 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬
𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 & 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: October 1, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: The Tent, The Manila Hotel, Rizal Park, Manila

👔 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞
𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬: Formal Filipiniana or Barong Tagalog
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Corporate Attire preferred (Smart Casual accepted)

📌 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 & 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: https://bit.ly/Registration-OT2026

For the initial PRC registration for your license and ID after completion of Oathtaking:
𝐏𝐑𝐂 𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥: https://online.prc.gov.ph/

For your PGCA membership:
𝐏𝐆𝐂𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭: [email protected]

⚠️ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

We look forward to honoring your dedication and formally welcoming you into the guidance and counseling profession! 🌟



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29/08/2026

29/08/2026

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29/08/2026

The University of Perpetual Help System Jonelta, Inc. is currently hiring. Check out the poster below!

25/08/2026

𝗣𝗚𝗖𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗣 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀’ 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲

A reminder on the importance of ethical peer support, clear boundaries, and proper referral in promoting student well-being.