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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to amend Republic Act 6975, also known as the “Department of 
Interior and Local Government Act of 1990”, in order to upgrade and strengthen law 
enforcement agencies, enhance public safety services and insure a more effective 
administration of criminal justice by providing the Philippine National Police (PNP), 
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) a 
continuing pool of criminology graduates, professional criminologist and criminology 
experts who have complied with existing policies and standards in their respective fields 
of expertise established by the government through the Commission on Higher Education 
(CHED). With this iw-ovation it is anticipated that more efficient and effective services 
in the fields of law enforcement, criminal justice system administration, public security 
and safety administration, and correction and jail management will be established. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975 
ALSO KNOWN AS 
"DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
ACT OF 1990" 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 30 of Republic Act 6975 is, hereby, amended to read as 
follows: 
Section 30. General Qualifkations for Appointment. - No person shall be 
appointed as officer or member of the PNP unless he possesses the following 
minimum qualifications: 
(a) A citizen of the Philippines. 


EXIGENCY OF THE SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES AND 
REGULATIONS TO BE PROMULGATED BY THE NATIONAL POLICE 
COMMISSION. 
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SECTION 2. Section 32 of Republic Act No. 6975 is, hereby, amended to read as 
follows: 
“Section 32. Examination of Policemen 
- The [Civil Service 
Commission] NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION shall administer the qua ifying 
entrance examination for policemen on the basis of the standards set by the comm’ssion; 
PROVIDED THAT GRADUATES OF CRIMINOLOGY FROM ANY PHIL1 1 
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SCHOOL OF CRIMINOLOGY DULY RECOGNIZED BY THE COMMISSION ON 
HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ENLIST OR BE 
APPOINTED AS MEMBER OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE WITH A 
RANK OF AT LEAST POLICE OFFICER 1 WITHOUT NEED OF TAKING THE 
QUALIFYING EXAMINATION”. 
SECTION 3. Section 33 of Republic Act No. 6975 is, hereby, amended to read as 
follows. 
Section 33. Lateral Entry of Officers into the PNP. - In general, all 
original appointments of commissioned officers in the PHILIPPINE NATIONAL 
POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), 
BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) shall commence with the rank of Inspector, to 
include all those with highly technical qualifications applying in the PNP, BJMP and BFP 
technical services, such as dentists, optometrists, nurses, engineers, graduates of forensic 
sciences, PSYCHOLOGISTS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS, ACCOUNTANTS 
AND OTHER BACCALAUREATTE DEGREE HOLDERS. Doctors of medicine, 
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members of the Philippine Bar, and chaplains shall be appointed to the rank 
inspector in their particular technical service, PROVIDED THEY 
PASSED THE REQUIRED EXAMINATIONS WHICH SHALL 


PRACTICE THEIR RESPECTIVE PROFESSIONS . Graduates of the Philippine 
National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be automatically appointed to the initial rank of 
inspector. 
Licensed or REGISTERED CRIMINOLGIST [may] SHALL BE APPOINTED 
TO THE INITIAL RANK OF INSPECTOR IN THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE 
(PNP), BUREAU 6? JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP) AND 
BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP); PROVIDED, SHOULD THERE BE NO 
VACANCY FOR THE RANK OF INSPECTOR, THEIR LICENSE CAN BE USED AS 
INITIAL APPOINTMENT TO THE PNP, BJMP AND BFP. 
SECTION4. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or iss 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contr 
or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or 
accordingly. 
SECTION 5. Effectivity 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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