Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO, 5787

Introduced by Congressman Leopoldo N. Bataoil

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks to transfer the Philippine National Police Academy {PNPA) and
the National Police Training Institute (NPTI) from the Philippine Public Safety College
(PPSC) to the Philippine National Police (PNP),

Ar resent, police training is being handled by the Philippine National Police
Academy (PNPA), which is under the Philippine Pubje Safety College (PPSC) of the
Department of the Interior and Local Governmnen

General Ronald * Bato" M. de ta Rosa, ppearing in the Senate Committee
hearing said that it is only in the Philippines that Police military training is being handled
by another office not the Philippine National Police riser

It could be noticed that at Present those who usually get involved in trouble are
newbie cops. According to Senator Lacson, "Yt vs always the POs and PO2s who get
involved in shenanigans, There must be something wrong with the recruitment program
or basic training of policemen. Why are the Young ones are getting involved in cases?”

The PNP%s inability to handle the training of its own Personnel is a challenge to
the police force, This problem should be addressed immediately as it diminishes the
credibility of the organization,

Under this bill the administrative and operational supervision and control of the
PNPA and the NPT! as well as the personnel and all the Properties, equipment, funds, etc
shall be transferred to the PNP. It will ensure contmonce Appropriate training and
doctrine development for the PNP with the end view of instilling the highest sense of



Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

Seventeenth Congress
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NoD 787

Introduced by Congressman Leopoldo N, Bataoil

(PPSC) TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) AMENDING FO
THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 6975 AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO,
8851.

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

SECTION 1. Section 67 of Republic Act No, 6975 is hereby amended to read as
follows:

"Section 67, Composition, Powers and Functions. ~ The College shall

THE NATIONAL POLICE COLLEGE and other special training centers
“SS may be created by the Department, whose functions shall be as follone

(a) Formulate and implement training programs for the Personnel of the
Department;

(b) Establish and maintain adequate physical training facilities;

(c) Develop and implement research and development to support
educational training programs;

(d) Conduct an assessment of the training needs of all its clientele: and

(e) Perform such other related functions as may be prescribed by the
Secretary.”


SEC. 2. The administration and operational supervision and control of the
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) and the National Police Training Institute
(NPTI) as well as the personnel and all the properties, facilities, records, equipment,
funds, choses in action, appropriations, rights, functions and other assets thereof are
hereby transferred from PPSC to the PNP.

SEC. 3. Within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Chief PNP
shall submit the revised organizational structure and staffing pattern of the PNPA and
NPTI to the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) and the Department of Budget
and Management (DBM), for approval. Said revised organizational structure and staffing
pattern may include reorganization and renaming of existing PNP offices and units,
renaming of the training and learning bodies transferred from PPSC, and realignment of
functions as may be necessary.

SEC. 4. The Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government
(DILG)Chairman of the NAPOLCOM shall ensure the smooth transition of the transfer
of the PNPA and the NPTI from the PPSG to the PNP within four (4) months from the
effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 5. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be
included in the annual General Appropriations Act of the year following the approval of
this Act.

SEC. 6, Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effectivity of this Act,
the Chairman of the National Police Commission in coordination with the PNP Chief
Police Director General and the Secretary of Interior and Local Government shall issue
the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

Sec. 7. If, for any reason, any section or provision of this act is declared to be
unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof which are not affected
thereby shall constitute to be in full force and effect.

SEC. 8. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, policies, programs or
parts thereof that are inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed, amended or modified accordingly

SEC. 9. This act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,