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But the most biting criticism over the slow ASEAN

progress on the implementation of the MRAs came from a
recent joint study of the ADB and the Migration Policy Institute 10
graphically entitled The Long Road Ahead: Status Report

on the Implementation of the ASEAN Mutual Recognition
Arrangements on Professional Services. The study pointed out

that ten years after the signing of the MRA for engineering, only
seven engineers had completed the process of registering and
being recognized in another ASEAN country and yet, none of

the seven has moved to the country of destination. There are
no records of any professional being registered and recognized

in the other MRAs. The study noted that implementation
progress for the MRAs was mainly in the creation of implementing
offices and bodies at the regional and national levels and the

incorporation of MRA principles into national laws. However,
there is tremendous backlog in the “operationalization of MRA

principles into detailed regulations, plans, procedures and
mechanisms” that professionals can use when applying for
registration and recognition. The study also cited the different

requirements imposed by the ASEAN Member States such as

10 Mendoza, R. and Sugiyarto, G., 2017. The Long Road Ahead: Status Report
on the Implementation of the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangements on
Professional Services, Manila: Asian Development Bank.

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