As a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Customs Administration, it is one of our biggest dreams to see our names someday on the list of successful board passers published by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). I took the Customs Broker Licensure Examination in the year 2018, and I can still remember the preparation I did and those memorable days with my close batchmates and review mates while on our journey to our examination days (I used the word “days” because CBLE was prescribed to be taken in 2 consecutive days). Okay, so before I reveal my own made pieces of advice in preparing and taking this licensure examination, I would like to discuss first what is Customs Broker Licensure Examination? So, what is Customs Broker Licensure Examination? According to Republic Act number 9280, or also known as the “Customs Brokers Act of 2004” , Article III “Licensure Examination and Registration” those applicants who wanted to be registered and licensed as a professional cus
When I was younger, around 5 to 6 years old, many young lads like me wanted to become an engineer, doctor or to become a pilot. None of them ever mentioned wanted to become a licensed customs broker. Well, maybe because being a licensed customs broker is such an underrated profession way back in my younger years, but many people do not know that they play an important role in the Philippine economy as they are one of the trade experts and facilitators. So how I become involved in Customs Administration? Well, while we are planning to go back here to the Philippines, my mom and I were already planning the course that I am going to take once I graduated from high school. And then she was the one who influenced me to take this program as she mentioned, “maraming pera sa customs”, “magandang course yan at mabilis kang yayaman” (Well, yung iba oo, yung iba hindi naman , it still depends on your gut). Taking this program really made me nervous as I do not have any solid idea what subjec