Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 929 
Introduced by Hon. Bernadette S. Barbers 
AN ACT 
TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY 
AS PROVIDED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1780 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSE 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Philippine National Police Academy was created through Presidential Decree 
1184 with the aim of professionalizing the members of the then Integrated National Police. 
Consequently, recognizing its critical role in public safety administration, Presidential Decree 
1780, known as the Philippine National Police Academy Charter 1981, was enacted declaring 
as the premier police educational institution, and granting powers necessary to carry out its 
functions under Philippine Constabulary - Integrated National Police (PC-INP). 
Following the abolition of PC-INP in 1991, the control and supervision of the PNPA was 
transferred to the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) pursuant to Republic Act Number 
6975. Subsequently y in 2019, the PNPA was transferred under the administrative control 
and supervision of the Office of the Chief, PNP. 
Under the 1987 Constitution. the Philippine National Police shall be national in scope and 
civilian in character. 
For 40 years. the Philippine National Police Academy has been carrying out its 
function to train and educate commissioned officers of Philippine National Police, Bureau of 
Fire, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, with its motto, "To Learn Today, To 
Lead Tomorrow", anchoring its existence and powers from its Academic Charter - 
Presidential Decree 1780. 
Pursuing the aspirations and visions of the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., it is 
imperative to revisit the PNPA Charter of 1981 to be responsive to the current challenges 
and demands of public safety and social defense. It is high time to push for much-needed 
organizational reform as well as the enhancement of its curriculum, training and education, 
infrastructure, and logistical capability toward the modernization of the Academy, making it at 
par with other police academies abroad. 
With these functions, rights, and responsibilities of the Academy part of its commitment 
to the national government to produce competent officers imbued with management 
leadership qualities and skills in public safety, social defense and internal security and with 
utmost respect to human rights, will be clearly defined and explained that it will be sufficient 
in itself as basis for asserting its right. 
HON. BERNADETTE S. BARBERS 
 2nd District, Surigao del Norte
July 1, 2025
3:04 pm


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. 929 
Introduced by Hon. Bernadette S. Barbers 
AN ACT 
TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE 
ACADEMY AS PROVIDED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1780 AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSE 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and Hon.se of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assemble: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as "The PNPA Charter of 
2025". 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to protect and 
promote the right of all citizens to quality education. The state further promotes 
peace and order, ensure public safety and strengthen local government capability 
aimed toward the effective delivery of the basic services to the citizenry in the 
establishment of the Philippine National Police through Republic Act 6975, otherwise 
known as DILG Act of 1990. 
Towards this end, it is the policy of the State to strengthen the Philippine 
National Police Academy, as the premier institution for police education and the 
primary source for commissionship of police lieutenants. 
SEC. 3. Purpose of the Academy. – The PNPA is a Special Public Higher 
Educational Institution (SPHEI) organized for the purpose of offering training and 
education in pursuance of the mandates of the Philippine National Police, shall 
primarily provide advanced instructions and professional specialized training in 
public safety, social defense, and other relevant fields of study. 
For purposes of this Act, the Academy shall be under the direct supervision of 
the Office of the Chief, Philippine National Police. 
The Academy shall harness the expertise and full potential of the members of 
its community to contribute to national development in the areas of public safety and 
social defense. 
The academy shall establish a Research and Extension Services, which shall 
be responsible in the identification of key concerns, formulation of responsive policies 
and recommendations to the Congress and the President of the Philippines, through 


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the Philippine National Police and the Department of the Interior and Local 
Government, on public safety and social defense issues. 
 
SEC. 4. Academic’ Freedom. – The academy has the right and responsibility 
to exercise academic freedom pursuant to paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article XIV of 
the Constitution. 
 
SEC. 5. Commitment to Academic Excellence and food Governance. –  
The academy has the responsibility to maintain and enhance its high training and 
academic standards in the performance of its functions of instruction, research and 
extension, public safety, social defense, and internal security. 
 
Towards this end, it shall exclusively determine its plans, policies, programs, 
curricula, and standards of teaching and training, and on the basis of such 
determination, the academy shall recommend its annual budget to the Philippine 
National Police. 
 
The academy shall enjoy autonomy to build infrastructure, acquire necessary 
equipment, reorganize administrative structures, provide for the necessary personnel 
complement, establish its own Corps of Professors and Instructors, provide adequate 
salaries, grants and benefits, human resource and development program and other 
incentives that will motivate its personnel and Corps of Professors and Instructors geared 
towards to maintenance of efficient and effective administration of, and high standards 
of the academy. The academy shall likewise determine the yearly quota and the 
qualifications of cadets who will be admitted to the Cadetship Program. 
 
SEC. 6. Board of Trustees. – The governing board of PNPA shall be the Board, 
which shall be chaired and co-chaired by the SILG and Chief, PNP, respectively, and 
with the following as members: 
 
1) Chairman, CHED; 
2) Vice Chair, NAPOLCOM; 
3) Chairman, Committee on Education, HOR 
4) Chairman, Committee on Education, Senate 
5) Chairman, Committee on Peace and Orde, HOR 
6) Chairman, Committee on Public Safety, HOR 
7) PNPAAAI Chairman; 
 
Option B (Primary consideration, members should have a stake with PNPA) 
 
SEC. 7. Powers and Duties of Trustees. –  The Board shall have the 
following powers and duties, such as but not limited to: 
 
a. Promulgate and implement policies in accordance with the declared State 
policies on education, other pertinent provisions of the Constitution on 
education and public safety, and the policies, standards, and functions of SP 
HEI; 
 


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b. Approve the curricula, instructional programs, and rules on student discipline 
drawn by the Academic Council and Academic Freedom Council; 
 
c. Deliberate the qualification standard of nominees recommended by the Chief, 
PNP; 
 
d. Fix and adjust the salaries of Corps of Professors and Instructors, 
administrative officials, and employees, subject to the provisions of the 
Revised Compensation and Position Classification System and other 
pertinent budget and compensation laws governing hours of service, and 
such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; grant them, at its 
discretion, leaves of leaves under such regulations as it may promulgate, any 
provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding and remove their for 
cause in accordance with the requirements of due process of law; 
 
e. Receive and appropriate stuns as may be provided by law for the support 
of the PNPA, and all other stims in the manner it way, in its discretion, 
determine to carry out the purposes and functions of the PNPA; 
 
f. Set the policies on admission and graduation of students; 
 
g. Develop academic arrangements for institutional capability building with 
appropriate institutions and agencies, whether public, private, local or 
foreign, and appoint experts or specialists as consultations, part-time, 
visiting or exchange professors, scholars or researcher, as the case may 
be; 
 
h. Adopt modem and innovative modes of transmitting knowledge for the 
promotion of greater access to education such as the use of information 
technology, dual training system open distance learning, and community 
laboratory; 
 
i. Establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative and transparent 
decision- taking within the PNPA; and 
 
j. Promulgate rules and regulations, as may be necessary, to carry out the 
purposes and functions of PNPA. 
 
SEC. 8. PNPA Leadership. –  The academy shall be headed by a Director 
with the rank of Police Lieutenant General, who shall be assisted by a Deputy 
Director with the rank of Police Majoi General. The academy shall have a Dean of 
Academies, Chief of Staff, and a Commandant of Cadets, with the rank of Police 
Brigadier General. 
 
The Director shall preferably be an alumnus of the PNPA's undergraduate 
degree program who has meritoriously excelled in a chosen field of endeavor in an 
executive or managerial position in public safety, may it be in the private or 
government sector. The person must possess a graduate degree in any public safety 


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field of specialization from a recognized recognition. 
 
The Director PNPA, Dean of Academics, and Commandant of Cadets shall not 
be relieved from their posts unless due to retirement, resignation, incapacity or 
dismissal flow the service. This is to safeguard the exercise of academic freedom 
and ensure the independence of the academy. This likewise ensures the continuity 
of the plans, programs and policies of the academy that are geared towards 
excellence, dedication, and exemplary public service. 
 
SEC. 9. Qualification Standards of PNPA Leadership. –  The Chief, PNP 
shall determine the qualifications and competencies of the positions for Director, 
Deputy Director, Chief of Staff, Dean of Academics, Commandant of Cadets and 
Division Chiefs of the PNPA necessary for the administration of the academy. 
 
The qualified nominees for the positions of Director, Deputy Director, Chief of 
Staff, Dean of Academics, and Commandant of Cadets shall be designated by the 
Chief, PNP based on the selection process conducted by the Board of Trustees. 
 
SEC. 10. PNPA Personnel and Academic Staff. –  Commissioned Officers of the 
PNP, or other officers from BFP and BJMP, once assigned to the academy, shall 
render continuous service for five (5) years, while Non-Commissioned Officers of the 
PNP, BFP, and BJMP shall not be reassigned for three (3) years. Reassignment of 
uniformed personnel may only be allowed for justifiable reasons. 
 
The academy shall grant tenure to the academic staff and shall ensure the morale 
and welfare of its workforce. 
 
SEC. 11. Systems and Procedure. The Director shall formulate systems and 
procedures that will ensure the attainment of the goals and objectives aligned with 
the mandate of the Academy. 
 
SEC. 12. Academic Council. The Board shall be composed of the Deputy 
Director, Chief of Staff, Dean of Academics, Commandant of Cadets, a representative 
from the Corps of Professors, a representative from Tactics Group, and Regimental 
Academic Chancellor. 
 
SEC. 13. Functions of Academic Board. – The Board shall have the following 
powers and duties: 
 
a. To define in general tends the thrusts of the academy and such other policies 
responsive to the demands of time and to adopt guidelines to ensure its 
implementation, subject to the approval of the Director. 
 
b. To assist the Director in determining strategies, procedures and techniques 
for effective and efficient implementation of the programs of the academy. 
 
c. To recommend to the Director, the appointment of Corps of Professors, to 
draw up a position classification and compensation plan for its professors: 


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Provided, that the salaries, benefits, and honoraria of the faculty members 
shall be equivalent to those being received by their counterparts in the private 
sector, and to remove any of its professors for cause as provided under the 
rules as it may promulgate, after due investigation and proper hearing. 
 
d. To recommend to the Director the approval of the list of applicants for 
appointment as Cadets. 
 
e. To recommend to the Director the Conferment of graduates for the degree of 
Bachelor of Science in Public Safety (BSPS). 
 
f. To promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to supervision and management of’ 
the cadets, to provide additional guidelines to address new situations not 
covered by the existing rules and regulations. 
 
g. To deliberate on cases of Cadets who are recommended for turn-back or 
dismissal from the Academy for deficiency in academics, non-academics, 
physical disability and other circumstances not covered by the disciplinary 
machinery. Provided that, the resolution of the Academic Board dismissing 
the cadet, or recommending for his/her turn-back may be appealed to the 
Director within fifteen (15) days upon receipt of the resolution. Provided 
further, that the decision of the Director on the appealed resolution shall be 
final and executory. 
 
h. To deliberate on the readmission of turned-back cadets. 
 
i. To deliberate on the Annual Order of Merit from the Registrar, Special Courses 
conducted by the ACAD, awards to deserving cadets and the Final Order of Merit 
submitted by the Awards Committee subject to the approval of the Director. 
 
j. To deliberate on the list of recommended cadets for promotion to the higher class. 
 
k. To recommend to the Director, those personnel and members of the Corps of 
Professors who are qualified for fellowship and scholarship. 
 
l. Investigate, upon complaint or motu proprio, violations of academic freedom, of 
the institution, the professor/instructor, of the cadets, or any act that will 
undermine the academic freedom or training standards of the academy 
 
SEC. 14. Corps of Professors and Instructors. –  There shall be a Corps of 
Professors and instructors in the academy. The PNPA shall create, develop and 
implement a system of faculty, placement, promotion and development in view of 
educating, training and preparing the future police commissioned officers with the 
highest standard of personal integrity and professional competence. 
 
Civilian professors shall be granted with respective academic ranks pursuant to the 
guidelines as may hereinafter promulgated by the Academic Council and approved by 
the Director. Professors/ Instructors who are members of the Philippine National 


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Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, may 
be appointed to the Corps of Professors and Instructors upon their own application or 
upon the direction of the Director as recommended by the Dean of Academics or 
Commandant of Cadets. 
 
The terms and conditions of work of civilian professors shall be governed by the rules 
as may hereinafter be promulgated by the Academic Council and approved by the 
Director. 
 
SEC. 15. Cadet Admission. – The PNPA shall conduct the admission program 
and selection of cadets. The admission requirements and qualifications for 
admission to the Cadetship Program shall be determined by the Academic Council 
subject to the approval of the Director. The admission test of the PNPA Cadetship 
Program shall be stringent to maintain high standards of academic excellence. 
 
The PNPA may coordinate with the CHED, TESDA DepEd, DND, and the DII.G in 
the use of the facilities and equipment of the said department in carrying out the 
selection and admission requirements of the PNPA. 
 
SEC. 16. Cadetship Program. – PNPA Cadetship Program is a four-year 
residential scholar ship course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public 
Safety (BSPS), which degree shall be granted by the Academy through the Director 
upon the recommendation of the Academic Council. The successful candidates in 
the Cadetship Program shall be known as Cadets, and they shall be organized as 
the Cadet Corps of the Philippine National Police (CCPNP). 
 
Cadets shall be considered government scholars and not government 
employees. Provided that their period of cadetship will be considered as part of their 
time-in-grade in government service. Provided further, that they will be appointed in 
permanent status as Police Lieutenant or Inspectors, in police service. 
 
The Cadetship Program shall be selective admission and selective retention. 
 
In addition to Cadetship Program, the academy shall offer opportunities for short-
term public safety, homeland security, and other relevant training courses or 
proficiency certification diplomas. 
 
The academy shall conduct a periodic assessment of its curriculum and syllabus 
and shall likewise provide career development opportunities and continuing 
education to the members of the Corps of Professors. The academy shall conduct 
periodic evaluations of teaching strategies and techniques of the professors/ 
instructors, and shall prepare recommendations for further improvement. The 
assessment and evaluation of learning shall be outcome-based. The periodic 
examination shall be departmentalized and the academy shall ensure that the 
examinations to be administered is valid and reliable. There shall be a qualifying 
examination to be administered before the end of the academic term, which 
exanimation shall form part of the Overall Final Grade, and shall be a pre-requisite for 
promotion to the next academic level. 


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SEC. 17. Appropriation. – To carry out the implementation of this Act, the 
academy shall be provided with an initial appropriation to be drawn from the national 
government. Thereafter, appropriation for the succeeding years shall lie 
included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA). 
 
SEC. 18. Rules of Construction. –  No statutory or other issuances shall 
diminish the powers, rights, privileges and benefits accorded to the academy under 
this Act or enjoyed at present unless subsequent legislation expressly provides for 
their repeal, amendment or modification. In case of doubt, interpretation of any of the 
provision of this Charter shall be resolved in favor of the academy and its institutional 
autonomy. 
 
SEC. 19. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – Within sixty (60) days from 
the approval of this Act, the PNPA shall, in consultation with the DILG, PNP, CHED, 
PNPAAAI, and other relevant government agencies and stakeholders, formulate the 
rules and regulations to implement the provision of this Act 
 
SEC. 20. Separability Clause. –  Should any provision herein be declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this 
Act. 
 
SEC. 21. Repealing Clause. –  All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations 
or other issuances or parts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed or modified accordingly. 
 
SEC. 22. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in 
the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,