Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to amend the existing provisions of Republic Act No. 6975, or the 
Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, particularly Section 33. This 
will allow BS Criminology graduates who were given licenses by the Professional Regulatory 
Commission, or an individual with Civil Service Eligibility Level II, maybe appointed to the 
rank of Police Lieutenant. 
The objective of this legislative measure is to fill the decline in the numbers of Police 
Commissioned Officers, as they were only chosen from graduates of the Philippine National 
Police Academy or those who obtained their BS Criminology degree to Police Commissioned 
Officers. The promotion of Police Executive Master Sergeant to Police Lieutenant are also 
insufficient to fill up the gap. It is to my belief that this bill will try to address the gap in the 
number of Police Commissioned Officers. 
In view of these premises, the prompt approval of this bill is earnestly sought and 
recommended. 
REP. MOHAMAD KHALID Q. DIMAPORO 
    1st District, Lanao del Norte 
May 26,2021
12:36 am
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
Introduced by Rep. Mohamad Khalid Q. Dimaporo 
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION 33 OF REPUBLIC ACT 6975, OR THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990   
TO INCLUDE OTHER BACCALAUREATE DEGREES TO THE LATERAL 
ENTRY PROGRAM FOR LINE OFFICERS 
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 “Amended provision of the 
Lateral Entry Program for Line Officers (sec 33 of RA 6975) to the Rank of Police Lieutenant.” 
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the State to establish a highly 
efficient, effective and competent police force, which is national in scope, civilian in character, 
and administered and controlled by the Philippine National Police. 
Section 3. Objective. The lateral entry for line officers is only accepting applicants from 
the PNCO who are criminologists by eligibility to fill up vacancies for the rank of Police 
Lieutenant under the provision of Sec 33 of RA 6975. This hinders the appointment of other 
PNCOs who are not graduates of BS Criminology to Police Commissioned Officers for line 
units considering that the yearly graduates of Philippine National Police Academy and the 
promotion of Police Executive Master Sergeant to Police Lieutenant are insufficient to fill up 
the negative variance. The variance is foreseen to increase due to continuous hiring of PNCOs. 
Thus, PNCOs with PRC license or with second level Civil Service eligibility or its 
equivalent eligibility in the different courses should also be included in the Lateral Entry for 
Line Officers. 
Section 4. Section 33 of Republic Act No. 6975 is amended to read as follows: 
“Section 33. Lateral Entry of Officers into the PNP. In general, all original 
appointments of commissioned officers in the PNP shall commence with the rank of 
Police Lieutenant, to include all those with highly technical qualifications applying for 
the PNP technical services, such as dentist, optometrists, nurses, engineers, and 
graduates of forensic sciences. Doctors of medicine, regular members of the Bar, and 
chaplains shall be appointed to the rank of Police Captain in their particular technical 
service. Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be 
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automatically appointed to the initial rank of Police Lieutenant. Licensed criminologists 
and other professionals who have license issued by the Professional Regulation 
Commission or have Civil Service Professional or its equivalent eligibility maybe 
appointed to the rank of Police Lieutenant to fill up any vacancy after promotions 
from the ranks are completed.” 
 
 
Section 5. Repealing Clause - All other provisions of Republic Act 6975, as amended 
by Republic Act 8551, otherwise known as the “Philippine National Police Reform and 
Reorganization Act of 1998”, and all other laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed modified or repealed accordingly.  
Section 6. Separability Clause- If any provision of this Act or the application of such 
provision is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the provisions not affected thereby shall 
remain in full force and effect.  
Section 7. Effectivity- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days upon approval. 
 
Approved,