Should Children Be Allowed Inside the PRC Office?

For most professionals, the Professional Regulations Commission office is part of their existence.  Every three years, you have to go there and have your license/s renewed.  My husband is both an architect and a master plumber, so he has his share of PRC blues.  We were there a few days ago (I have already mentioned this in my previous blog).  Daniel renewed his license while I had my subjects evaluated for LET qualifications.

You have to be at the PRC office very early in the morning so that you will not be caught up in the very long lines.  Since we live in Bacolod City, we need to ride a ferry boat to go to Iloilo City.  We usually take the 6 o'clock trip and we would arrive at Iloilo City at around 7:30AM.  PRC's processes are more organized compared before.  If you are only going there for a license renewal, you don't have to join the long line of new licensees.  The line for those who will only renew is much shorter.  The renewal process is normally done by 11AM.  But still, you will experience the hustle and bustle of a great number of people.  Since the PRC office is not that big, there are not enough seats for everyone.  All the seats would be filled, and there would be people standing around as they are waiting for their turn. There would also be people outside the office standing around or sitting on the stairs also waiting for their turn. The office's air conditioners are not enough to provide ventilation for everyone.  The PRC office is a great picture of a "can of sardines without the sauce".  I believe this is a common expression for most Filipinos: "Para tayong [nasa] lata ng sardinas".

Should children be allowed to "hang out"
at the PRC? Or should the office be limited
to people with official business there?

I can handle the long lines and the great number of people.  This is rather NORMAL for a government office.  What I cannot understand, however, is that why some people bring their children to the PRC office.  While we were there this week, there were about 4 to 5 people who brought their children along with them.  Some of the children were crying or complaining about the heat, and some others are sitting on the seats/chairs reserved for those who have official business in the PRC office.  

I understand that not everyone has the luxury of having a nanny or a babysitter.  But can't these people leave their children with their parents (the kids' grandparents)?  Or even probably at a friend's house?  It would just be for a few hours anyway.  What is worse is that I saw a woman who brought along her small child and her mother.  The purpose of her mother there is to watch over the child.  I also saw a man brought along his child and his wife.  Again, the purpose of having his wife there is to watch over their child.  WHAT?  This just doesn't make sense.  These people not only brought along their kids to the PRC office.  They also brought along people to watch over their kids.  

Don't get me wrong.  I love kids.  But it is nonsensical to bring them along to the PRC Office.  They take up space/seats that are meant for those who have official business there.  Their cries and complaints add to the already noisy PRC atmosphere.  

So my question here is:  Should children be allowed inside the PRC office?  Or should the PRC office be limited to those who have official business there?