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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 8689

Introduced by REP. JOHNNY T. PIMENTEL, ET. AL.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Asa thrust to cater for the special needs attendant to women and children in relation to crimes
against chastity, sexual harassment and other abuses, Republic Act 8551 of 1998 required the
establishment of the Women’s Desk and Child Protection in all police stations. The same law
also mandated the recruitment quota for women to ten percent (10%). Twenty years hence,
the present circumstances of the Philippines is ripe for an increase of the recruitment quota of
female members of the uniformed personnel.

We are made to rethink this administrative reform in the wake of abuses by male officers
against women and children in their custody. It should be the State policy that only female
officers should have direct and immediate custody of women and children brought to the
police stations.

In other jurisdictions with strong child protection, whenever a minor is involved in an
incident, male officers are prohibited from taking custody of the child without the presence
of female officers, thereby preventing some abuses.

As such, the passage of this proposal is earnestly sought.

JOHNNY T. INTEL

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Constitution Hills, Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
Third Regular Session

HOUSE BILL Ni 8689

Introduced by REP. JOHNNY T. PIMENTEL

AN ACT
INCREASING THE RECRUITMENT QUOTA REQUIREMENT OF FEMALE PNP
OFFICERS, AMENDING SECTION 58 OF REPUBLIC ACT 8551, APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Within the next five (5) years, the PNP shall reserve fifteen percent (15%) of its
annual recruitment training and education quota for women; Provided, That the recruitment
quota for women shall be increased to twenty percent (20%) five (5) years thereafter.

Section 2. The National Police Commission in coordination with the Philippine National
Police and the Department of the Interior and Local Government, shall promulgate rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this Act. Such rules and regulations shall take
effect upon their publication in three (3) newspapers of general circulation.

Section 3. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act is hereby authorized
to be appropriated in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into
law and thereafter.

Section 4. All laws, presidential decrees, letters of instructions, executive orders, rules and
regulations insofar as they are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed or amended as,

the case may be.

Section 5. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette
or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved.

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