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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 11, Section 17, states that: 
“The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, 
culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress, 
and promote total human li‘ueration and development.” 
The Constitution, Article IT, Section 4, provides that: 
‘I.., it is the policy of the State to promote peace and order, ensure public 
safety and further strengthen local government capability aimed towards the 
effective delivery of basic services for the citizenry through the establislment of a 
highly and competent police force that is national in scope and civilian in 
character”. 
The Philippine National Police (PNP) was created under Republic Act No. 6975, entitled: 
“An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police Under a Reorganized Department of the 
Interior and Local Government,” or otherwise known as, “The PNP Law.” 
The men and women of the PNP are committed to a vision of a professional, dynamic 
and highly motivated force working in partnership with a responsive community towards the 
attainment of a safe place to live, work, invest and do business with. Their mission is to enforce 
the law, to prevent and control crimes, to maintain peace and order, and to ensure public safety 
and internal security with the active support of the community. 
In order to further encourage and reward them for their selfless service to the community, 
it is important to increase the benefits of the members of the PNP as well as their families.’ 
’ This bill was originally filed in the Thirteenth Congress, Third Regular Session 


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FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUsLIC) 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTIONALIZING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO MEMBERS 
OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) AND THEIR CHILDREN 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Scholarship Grants for 
Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and their Children Act of 2007” 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It shall be the policy of the State to provide free 
education to members of the PNP and their children by providing for them institutionalized 
scholarship grants. The scholarship grants to members of the PNP will give them high morale 
self esteem. Providing their children with access to free education will help them become 
responsible and productive members of society. 
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. - The following terms shall mean: 
1. “Member of the PNF”’ - shall refer to any member of the PNP regardless o f  rank 
2. “Children of members o f  PNP” - shall refer to any legitimate child of a member of 
the PNP 
3. “Scholarship grants” - 
shall refer to educational grants covering pre-school, 
elementary, secondary, and tertiary education. 
SECTION 4. Scholarship grant. - The scholarship grant for members of the PNP and 
their children shall cover pre-school, elementary, secondary, as well as tertiary education. 
SECTION 5. Eligibility ofPNP members to avail of grant. - Members of the PNP who 
are in active duty may avail of the scholarship grant. Provided, that the officer shall have been in 
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active duty for at least two conseciitive years immediately prior to the date of application for the 
grant. 
SECTION 6. Eligibiliry of children ofPNP members to avail of grunt. - Only legitimate 
children of PNP members who are in active service shall be eligible to avail of the scholarship 
grant. 
SECTION 7. Eligibility of retired PNP members to avail of grant. - Retired PNP 
members may avail of the scholarship grant for their children. However, their children shall be 
entitled only to a proportional amount of scholarship grant. 
SECTION 8. Schools whew scholarship grant applicable. ..- Tbe scholarship grants 
shall be applicable in all public schools and state universities throughout the country. The 
children of PNP members shall be qualified to avail of the scholarship grant only upon passing 
all the requirements set by the respective schools. 
SECTION 9. Fogeiteiture of Grunt. - Members of the PNP who have been charged and 
proven to have committed acts of professional misconduct shall forfeit their eligibility to avail of 
the grant. They shall also forfeit the eligibility lo avail of the grant for their children 
SECTION 10. Implementing Agency. - The Department of Education (DepEd) and 
Commission on Higher Education (CHED), in coordination with the PNP, shall be the 
implementing agencies for this Act. The above agencies shall formulate the implementing rules 
and regulations for this Act. 
SECTION 11. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof, is held invalid or 
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain 
valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 12. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, executive 
order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, or inconsistent 
with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended accordingly. 
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SECTION 13. Efleectivity Clause. 
This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved. 
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