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NINETEENTH CONGRES S
First Regular Session
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INTRODUCED BY REP. SANCH0 FERNANDO "ANI)0" F. OAMINAL
HXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippine National Police (PNP) as the prinary law enforcement agency of the
government  has  a  multifaceted  mandate  in  service  of  the  Filipinos.   As  such,  the  PNP
organization  has  to  continuously  improve  and  upgrade  itself to  effechvely  perform  and
discharge its functions and realize its vision.
This proposed revitalization and capability enhancement cannot be more significant
and timelier  as  we  are  confronted  with  heightened  and  increasing  acts  of criminality  and
terrorism not only in our country but likewise in a global scope.
To keep up with the emerging challenges of time, our PNP has to evolve to be a more
effective and competent police force to successfully deliver timely and responsive services and
cany out an effective approach to counter serious threats to our nation's security. Important
attention  to  modemize  the  PNP's  equipment  and  intensify  its  operational  tactics  and  law
enforcement approach is, at all cost, imperative at this crucial challenging era.


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
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INTRODUCED BY REP. SANCH0 FHRNANDO "ANDO" F. OAMINAL
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE REVITALIZATION AND CAPABILITY ENHANCEMENT
oF    THn    pHILlpplNE    NATIONAL    poLlcE,    AppROpRIATING    FUNDs
THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES"
Be  il  ena.c!eq by the Serrate  and the  House  Of Representatives  Of the Philippines  jn
Congress assembled:
SECTION  1. Sfoorf r!tJe. ~ This Act shall be known as the "PNP Revitalization and
Capability Enhancement Act."
SEC.  2.    Dec/ar¢fz.om  a/ Po/I.ey.  -  It  is  hereby  declared the  policy  of the  State to
transform the Philippine National Police a'NP) into a highly efficient, capable, and competent
police force in order to fully perform its mandate as the primary law enforcement agency of
the government.
Towards this end, the State shall sustain a revitalized PNP that will continuously carry
out effective policing functions and law enforcement operations, deliver timely and responsive
front]ine public safety services, and pursue a comprehensive and integrated approach against
transnational crime and emerging forms of criminality, insurgency, terrorism  and other serious
threats to national security.
For this  purpose,  the  State  shall  pursue the  implementation of a Revitalization and
Capability Enhancement Program focused on infrastructure and facilities development as well
as equipment acquisition and upgrading.
SEC.  3.   PNP RevI.f¢/..z¢tr.o" 7lrfer#sts. -~ As used in this Act, the term "revitahzatjon"
shall  be  understood to  mean  the  state  of being  enlivened  or the  condition  of achieving  a
dynamic level of performing police functions and law enforcement operations, frontline public
safety services, and modern approaches against criminality with the end view of establishing
and maintaining for all people a safe, secure, orderly, peaceful, and prosperous nation. Towards
this aspiration, the PNP shall pursue the following revitalization thrusts:
a)     Fill-up of basic equipage and construction of standard police stations nationwide;
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b)    Acquisition ofmodem equipage;
c)     Adoption of lnformation and communications Technology (ICT) to modemize
and integrate police administration and operations;
d)     Strengthening police coordination and cooperation with the citizenry, local
governments, public safety agencies, other law enforcement agencies and pillars
of the criminal justice system, and the regional and international police
communities; and
e)     Enhancing law enforcement approach and intensified operations against
transnatjonal crime and emerging forms of criminality, insurgency, terrorism and
other serious threats to national security.
SnE_I:_±L._`fo_:::POP`ents.Of.thf`Pevita.I.izaft?nanqcapabilityEnhanceneutprogrun-
ThePNPrevitalizationthrustsshallberealizedthroughtheimplementationofaRevitalization
and Capability Enhancement Program.
As used in this Act, the tern police "capability enhancement" shall be understood to
mean a measurable improvement in the performance of PNP mandates that translates into an
enduring ability to enforce  the  law,  prevent and control  crimes,  maintain peace  and order,
ensure public safety and intemal security, and protect the country against threats to national
security including terrorism.
The Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program shall consist of the following
components:
a) Infrastructure and Facilities Development -The objectives of this component are:
1)   construction  and  upgrading  of  basic  infrastructure  like  buildings,  police
stations    and    police    community    precincts    and    support    facilities    for
administrative,  investigative,  and  operational  services  which  include  crime
laboratory,   communications   systems,   research   and   development   centers,
training  institutions,  hospitals  and  dispensaries  for  delivery  of medical  and
dental services, in accordance with camp development plans;
2)   upgrading of facilities to support regulatory functions;
3)   development, procurement, and management of ICT systems and automated
systems to ensure integration and effective coordination; and
4)   real estate acquisition, titling, and management.
b)  Equipment  Acquisition  and  Upgrading.  -  The  objectives  of this  component  are
judiciousprocurementandacquisitionofmodemequipageforenhancedPNPcapabilities
which  includes  munitions  and  ordnance,  firepower  and  weapons,  transportation  and
mobility assets, communication, intelligence, investigative and forensic equipment.
SEC.   5.    Sr&#d¢rd  a/ A4:odcmz.zfltr.o#.  -  In  preparing  and  implementing  the  Police
Capability Enhancement Program, the standard test to indicate moderfuty is the possession of
latest attribute or innovative quality of infrastructure, facilities, and equipment, over and above
the basic and standard features. This would enable the PNP to better adapt to the needs of the
present time, add value to services delivered, and achieve increased citizens'  satisfaction with
the police.
In   endeavoring   to   modemize   police   infrastructure   and   facilities,   the   primary
consideration shall be developing capabilities for command and direction, tactical and strategic
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control, effective communication, robust ICT and automated systems network, upholding the
humanrightsandruleoflaw,andsustainedpolice-community-relations.
The  acquisition  of modem  equipment  shall  be  based  on  the  results  of operational  needs
assessment.
?P€L_6._ceR~S:_t3L`_t:?trt2.Pard.Cftpa~b.il.ity^E^nfiap?e_mentprogram~mfhinirinerty(9o)
days from the effectivity of this Act, the Chief of the PNP, in consultation with the Secretaries
of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Budget
andManagement(DBM),shallprepareaRevitalizationandCapabilityEnhancementProgram.
After  consultation,  the  Chief of the  PNP  shall  submit  the  Revitalization  and  Capability
Enhancement  Program  to  the  National  Police  Commission  (NAPOLCOM),  which  shall
endorse the same to Congress, through the Congressional Oversight Committee created under
this Act, for consideration and approval in a joint resolution of the House of Representatives
and the Senate.
The Program shall indicate the following:
a)   The police organizational structure, personnel strength, and logistics and facilities
inventory during the various implementation stages;
b)   The capability enhancement programs, activities, and projects to be undertaken vis-
a-vis the particular component and corresponding objectives and revitalization
thrusts they relate to;
c)   The priorities, schedules, and phases of implementation of the capability
enhancement projects and activities; and
d)   The estimated average cost of each project or activity to be undertaken.
TheProgramshallbebasedonanamountofatleastFortybillionpesos(P40,000,000.00)
for   the   first   three   (3)   years   and   on   a   ceiling   of  One   hundred   thirty   billion   pesos
(P 130,000,000.00) for the full period of implementation.
SEC. 7. Peri.od a/JxpJcme#f¢fl.o7!. --  The Revitalization and Capability Enhancement
ProgramunderthisActshallbeimplementedoveraperiodoften(10)years.
S;I_I_.._:.APpropri?tiousfortpeReyi!q!izaqonandcapabilityEnhanceneutprogran
~ The amount necessary to support the rehabilitation and  capability enhancement projects and
activities  under  the  Program  approved  through joint  resolution  shall  be  appropriated  by
Congress.
Appropriations  to  support the  Revitalization  and  Capability  Enhancement Program
shall be treated as distinct and separate budget items from the regular appropn.ations for the
PNP.
The joint Congressional resolution shall be the basis for subsequent executive and legislative
actions to implement the Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program, from year to
year, until its complete and full realization.
SPC., 9., ^Reyita.Iizqtion and .Capabiltry. Enhancei'nent Trust Fund. -Ttrele is beleky
createdatrustfundtobeknownastheRevitalizationandCapabilityEnhancement(RCE)Trust
Fund.SaidTrustFund,whichshallbeusedexclusivelyfortheprojectsandactivitiesapproved
in the joint resolution, but not to include payment of salaries and allowances, shall be funded
out of the following:
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a)      Congressional allocation under the General Appropriations Act;
b)      Appropriations allocated under the PNP capability Enhancement program
approved by Congress;
c)      Portion of amounts collected from the PNP Trust Receipts (TR) Funds;
d)      Portion of the PNP provident Fund established and operated under Administrative
OrderNo.279,seriesof1992,andsurplusdeclaredattheendofeveryfiscalyear;
e)      Donations from local or foreign sources specifically earmarked for the
implementationoftheRevitalizationandCapabilityEnhancementProgram;and
D       All other funds that may be made available through subsequent legislative
enactment or executive action.
TheChiefofthePhilippineNationalPoliceshallconductperiodicstudiesonmaxjmizing
the fund utilization and generating additional revenues to augment the RCE Trust Fund.
SEC.  I 0.   Ex:cxp#.o„/ram rarcs ¢#d CHSJo#rs D#fl.es. -The sale of munitions and
ordnance,   firepower  and   weapons,   transportation   and   mobility   assets,   communication,
intelligence, Investigative and forensic equipment and other equipment to the PNP, under the
Revitalization  and  Capability  Enhancement  Program,  where  such  acquisition  directly  or
exclusively relates to the performance of its police and law enforcement functions; or may be
Heeded in public transactions;  or in the pursuit of any  goverrment undertaking, to  include
mportation, shall be exempt from the value-added tax and customs duties.   Donations from
localorforeignsourcesgrantedtothePNPshalllikewisebeexemptfrompaymentofdonor's
tax.
?I.£_._1::r:AndAu_gneftla`1i?nftomp:ovin€ial,City,andMuniclpalGovernneutsfor
I,oc¢J PoJ!.ce Sfatl.our. -Provincial, city, and municipal governments shall allocate five (5%)
percent of its armunl appropriations earmarked for local development projects, sourced from
its  intemal  revenue  allocation  (IRA),  as  its  annual  fund  augmentation  to  support  priority
projects and activities of local police stations, embodied in their respective provincial public
safety plans or integrated area   or community public safety plan, as the case may be, which
should be aligned with the  components  of the  Revitalization and  Capability Enhancement
Program, its corresponding objectives, and the revitalization thrusts identified under this Act.
SIC.  .1_2.      Cqng~ressio!ral   Oversight  Committee.   -  There  is  hereby   oreerted  a
CongressionalOversightCommitteetoreceivetheRevitalizationandCapabilityEnhancement
Program of the Chief of the Philippine National Police,  as  endorsed by NAPOLCOM,  for
further endorsement to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate President,
for consideration and approval in a joint resolution.
It shall be composed of four (4) members from the House of Representatives and four (4)
members from the Senate with the Chairpersons of the Committee on Public Order and Safety
and the Committee on Public Order and Illegal Drugs of both Chambers, respectively, as Joint
Chairpersons.  The three (3) other members from each Chamber shall be designated by the
Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Senate President, respectively. The Minority
shall have at least ( 1 ) representative from both Chamber.
The Committee shall regularly monitor and oversee the implementation of the provisions of
this Act.
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SEC.  13.  PrtJgram nfod.}icaf!.off. -In the exigency of service or whenever necessary
{oaddressunfores.eenemergenciestocurbtransnationalcrime,emergingformsofcriminality,
1nsurgency, terrorism and other serious.threats to national security, the Chief of the PNP may
modify,  through  substitution  or  revision,  a  component  project  in  the  Revitalization  and
CapabilityEnhancementProgram,subjecttothefavorableendorsementoftheSecretaryofthe
lnteriorandLocalGovemment,forthePresident'sapproval.Withinthirty(30)daysfromsuch
approval, the Chief of the PNP shall report such program modification to Congress, through
the Congressional Oversight Committee.
SEC.   14.    zlrol£%¢J Reporf£.  -  Within  the  first  quarter  of the  succeeding  year  of
implementation, the  Chief of PNP  shall  submit to the President and Congress, through the
SecretaryofthelnteriorandLocalGovemmentorasChairmanoftheNAPOLCOM,anarmunl
reportonthestatusoftheRCETrustFund,asprovidedforinSection9ofthisAct,andonthe
progressoftheimplementationoftheRevitalizationandCapabilityEnhancementProgram.
SEC.  15.  Skrasef Rev!.ow. -After five (5) years following its effectivity, or as the need
arises, the Congressional Oversight Committee shall conduct a sunset review of this Act, to
systematically   evaluate   the   accomplishments   under   the   Revitalization   and   Capability
Enhancement  Program  and  its  impact  on  the  PNP  organizational  structure,  institutional
mechanisms,andperformanceoffunctions,forpuaposesofdeterminingandeffectingremedial
legislation.
SEC.   16.      Scp¢r¢bJ./i.fy   CJ¢wse.   -  If  any   provision   of  this   Act   shall   be   held
unconstitutionalorinvalid,theotherprovisionsnototherwiseaffectedshallremaininfullforce
and effect.
SEC.   17.    jRepcaJing  CJa!kse.  -All  laws,  executive  orders,  rules  and  regulations
inconsistentwithorcontrarytothisAct,areherebydeemedaccordinglyrepealedormodified.
SEC.   18.    EJjTccJJ.tirty  CJ¢%se.  ~  This  Act  shall  take  effect  after  fifteen  (15)  days
following its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of national
circulation.
Approved'
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