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18 JUL 31 (ANN 27
SENATE
Senate Bill No._ 1898 y

Prepared by the Committees on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs,
Educations, Arts and Culture, and Finance with Senators Trillanes, Villanueva,
Escudero, Lacson, and Legarda as Authors thereof

AN ACT
AMENDING SECTIONS 66 AND 67 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

SECTION 1. Section 66 of Republic Act No. 6975 is hereby amended to

read as follows:

“SEC. 66. Creation of the Philippine Public Safety College — There is
hereby created the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), which shall be the
premier educational institution for the training, human resource development and
continuing education of [all] SELECT personnel of the PNP, AND ALL Fire and
Jail Bureaus PERSONNEL.

Said college shall be under the direct supervision of a Board of Trustees
composed of the Secretary and the three (3) bureau heads.

SECTION 2. Section 67 of Republic Act No. 6975 is hereby amended to

read as follows:

“SEC. 67. Composition, Powers and Functions. — The College shall
consist of {the present Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) established
pursuant to Section 13 of Presidential Decree No. 1184, the NATIONAL Fire
[Service] Training [Center] INSTITUTE, [the Philippine National Training
Center (PNTC)], the National Police College, THE NATIONAL FORENSIC

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SCIENCE TRAINING INSTITUTE, THE NATIONAL JAIL
MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY TRAINING INSTITUTE, and other
special training centers as may be created by the Department, whose functions
shall be as follows:

(a) Formulate and implement training programs for [the] SELECT
personnel of the PNP, ALL FIRE AND JAIL BUREAUS
PERSONNEL, AND ALL PERSONNEL OF OTHER BUREAUS
UNDER THE Department;

(b) Establish and maintain adequate physical training facilities;

(©) 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.”

SECTION 3. Insert a new Section 67-A which shall read as follows:

“SEC. 67-A. PNPA AND NPTI. - TO BETTER ACHIEVE THE GOALS
OF A HIGHLY EFFICIENT AND COMPETENT POLICE FORCE, THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY (PNPA) AND THE NATIONAL
POLICE TRAINING INSTITUTE (NPTI) SHALL BE PLACED UNDER THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) WHICH SHALL HAVE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND OPERATIONAL SUPERVISION AND CONTROL
THEREOF.
(A) THE PNPA SHALL REMAIN AS THE PREMIER INSTITUTION
FOR POLICE EDUCATION, AND THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR
COMMISIONSHIP OF POLICE INSPECTORS. THE PNPA
SHALL BE DIRECTLY UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND
OPERATIONAL SUPERVISION AND CONTROL OF THE CHIEF
OF THE PNP; AND
(B) THE NPTI SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANDATORY
AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR ALL POLICE NON-
COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (PNCOs). THE SUPERVISION AND
CONTROL OVER THE NPTI SHALL BE DETERMINED IN THE
REVISED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND STAFFING
PATTERN UNDER SECTION 67-B.



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THE PERSONNEL AND ALL THE PROPERTIES, FACILITIES,
RECORDS, EQUIPMENT, FUNDS, CHOSES IN ACTION,
APPROPRIATIONS, RIGHTS, FUNCTIONS, LIABILITIES AND OTHER
ASSETS OF THE PNPA AND THE NPTI ARE HEREBY TRANSFERRED
FROM THE PPSC TO THE PNP.”

SECTION 4. Insert a new Section 67-B which shall read as follows:

“SEC. 67-B. TRANSITION. - (A) WITHIN ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY (120) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT, THE
CHIEF OF THE PNP SHALL SUBMIT THE REVISED ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE AND STAFFING PATTERN OF THE PNPA AND THE NPTI
TO THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION (NAPOLCOM) AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT (DBM) FOR
APPROVAL. THE REVISED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND
STAFFING PATTERN MAY INCLUDE REORGANIZATION AND
RENAMING OF EXISTING PNP TRAINING OFFICES AND UNITS, AND
REALIGNMENT OF FUNCTIONS AS MAY BE NECESSARY: PROVIDED,
THAT THE PNPA SHALL BE HEADED BY A PNPA DIRECTOR WITH THE
RANK OF POLICE DIRECTOR. A DEPUTY DIRECTOR WITH THE RANK
OF CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT SHALL ASSIST THE PNPA DIRECTOR IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS/HER FUNCTIONS. THE PNPA SHALL
HAVE A DEAN OF ACADEMICS AND A COMMANDANT WITH THE
RANKS OF CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT. PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT
THE NPTI SHALL BE HEADED BY A DIRECTOR WITH THE RANK OF
CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT;

(B)THE PERSONNEL OF THE PNPA AND THE NPTI SHALL, UNLESS
REMOVED FOR CAUSE AND AFTER DUE PROCESS, CONTINUE TO
PERFORM THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND SHALL
RECEIVE THEIR CORRESPONDING SALARIES AND BENEFITS.
HOWEVER, SAID PERSONNEL SHALL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO
REMAIN WITH THE PPSC WHICH THEY MUST EXERCISE WITHIN A
PERIOD OF NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF THIS ACT;

(©) AN INVENTORY OF ALL THE PROPERTIES, FACILITIES, RECORDS,
EQUIPMENT, FUNDS, CHOSES IN ACTION, APPROPRIATIONS, RIGHTS,
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NPTI SHALL BE JOINTLY CONDUCTED BY THE PNP, PPSC, PNPA, AND
NPTI PRIOR TO ITS COMPLETE TRANSFER TO THE PNP;

(D) FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVITY OF
THIS ACT, THE PNPA SHALL CONTINUE TO ACCOMMODATE CADETS
FOR THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP)
AND THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP): PROVIDED, THAT
THIS PERIOD MAY BE EXTENDED BY THE PNP UPON THE REQUEST OF
THE BJMP AND THE BFP IN CASE THE PPSC IS STILL NOT ABLE TO
PROVIDE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING REQUIRED BY THE TWO (2)
BUREAUS. PURSUANT THERETO, THE DEPARTMENT, IN
CONSULTATION WITH THE PPSC, IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO
CREATE A SEPARATE ACADEMY FOR THE BJMP AND THE BFP:
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT THEREAFTER, THE PNPA SHALL
PRODUCE GRADUATES WHO WILL EXCLUSIVELY JOIN THE PNP;
PROVIDED, FINALLY, THAT THE BUDGET REQUIRED FOR THE PER
CAPITA EXPENSES FOR CADETSHIP TRAINING DURING THE
TRANSITION PERIOD SHALL BE INCLUDED IN THE RESPECTIVE
APPROPRIATIONS OF THE BJMP AND THE BFP; AND

(E) THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG) AND EX-OFFICIO CHAIRMAN OF THE
NAPOLCOM SHALL FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT A TRANSITION
PLAN TO ENSURE THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE PNPA AND THE
NPTI FROM THE PPSC TO THE PNP.”

SECTION 5. Implementing Rules and Regulations - Within ninety (90)
days from the effectivity of this Act, the NAPOLCOM, in coordination with the
PNP and the DILG, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to

implement the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 6. Appropriations - The amounts necessary to carry out the
provisions of this Act is hereby authorized to be appropriated in the annual
General Appropriations Act (GAA) of the year following the enactment of this

Act into law and thereafter.



SECTION 7. Repealing Clause - All laws, decrees, executive orders,
tules and regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent

with this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.

SECTION 8. Separability Clause - In case any provision of this Act or
any portion hereof is declared unconstitutional, the remaining provisions shall
not be affected thereby.

SECTION 9. Effectivity - This Act shall take effect after 15 days from its

publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,