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SENATE
S.B. No. 1825
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
MANDATING ANNUAL PSYCHIATRIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL DRUG AND 
PHYSICAL TESTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Article II, Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution affirms that "the prime duty of the 
Government is to serve and protect the people". This is in line with the Latin maxim 
"saius populi est suprema /ex"or the welfare of the people is considered as the supreme 
law of the land.
On 13 December 1990, Republic Act No. 6975, or the "Department of the Interior 
and Local Government Act", was enacted with the goal to promote peace and order, 
ensure public safety and further strengthen local government capability aimed towards 
the effective delivery of the basic services to the citizenry through the establishment of 
a highly efficient and competent police force that is national in scope and civilian in 
character.
Republic Act No. 6975 was further amended by Republic Act No. 8551, or the 
"Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998", affirming the role 
of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the community, and with emphasis that it is 
a service-oriented agency responsible for the maintenance of peace and order and 
public safety.
Last 20 December 2020, a video of a police officer firing his gun at point-blank 
range against two defenseless civilians, thereby instantly killing them, spread 
throughout various social media platforms and shocked the entire country. The police 
officer in the video was later on identified as Senior Master Sergeant Jonel Nuezea, a 
police officer who was off-duty at the time the incident took place, and with at least six 
(6) administrative cases prior to the said incident, two (2) of which involved grave 
misconduct involving homicide.


In addition, on 31 May 2021, a drunken, off-duty police officer fatally shot 
Lilybeth Valdez, a 52-year-old mother, in Greater Fairview, Quezon City. The police 
identified the suspect as Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan of the Police Security and 
Protection Group. According to reports, the killing stemmed from a heated argument 
between Zinampan and Valdez' son.
Recently, several news articles have reported that police officers from 
Bayambang Municipal Police Station allegedly harassed Ms. Merly Gallardo, an onion 
farmer, who testified in a Senate probe on soaring onion prices last 16 January 2023. 
The Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos Jr. already 
ordered the agency's regional and provincial offices to look into the reported police 
harassment.
These, together with several other police-related crimes in the recent years, 
caused fear, shock, and anger among the populace, besmirching the image of the PNP 
as the protector of the people.
While these may be considered as isolated cases perpetrated by police officers, 
it pressed a serious issue on the procedure being implemented by the PNP to ensure 
and promote the psychiatric and psychological fitness of its officers and members.
Republic Act No. 6975, as amended, requires the conduct of regular psychiatric, 
psychological drug and physical tests of our police officers. However, at present, these 
tests are only given during recruitment, promotion, and when directed by a supervisor.
In an effort to ensure the mental and psychological well-being of our police 
officers, this bill seeks to make mandatory the conduct of their annual psychiatric, 
psychological drug and physical tests as well as to undergo stress debriefing programs 
for those whose operational work necessarily expose them to traumatic situations.
Thus, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
EE R. MARCOS


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NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
First Regular Session 
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23 JAN 31 P4:25
S.B. No.
SENATE
1825
Introduced by SENATOR IMEE R. MARCOS
AN ACT
MANDATING ANNUAL PSYCHIATRIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL DRUG AND 
PHYSICAL TESTS FOR POLICE OFFICERS, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 30 of Republic Act No. 6975, as amended, is hereby further 
amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 30. General Qualifications for Appointment. - No person shall be appointed 
as officer or member of the PNP unless he or she possesses the following 
minimum qualifications:
"a) A citizen of the Philippines;
"b) A person of good moral conduct;
"c) Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical tests to be 
administered by the PNP or by any NAPOLCOM accredited government hospital 
for the purpose of determining physical and mental health;
"d) Must possess a formal baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of 
learning;
"e) Must be eligible in accordance with the standards set by the Commission;
"f) Must not have been dishonorably discharged from military employment or 
dismissed for cause from any civilian position in the Government;
"g) Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime 
involving moral turpitude;
Mh) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in height for 
male and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female;
"i) Must weigh not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from the standard 
weight corresponding to his or her height, age, and sex; and


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"j) For a new applicant, must not be less than twenty-one (21) nor more than 
thirty (30) years of age: except for the last qualification, the above- enumerated 
qualifications shall be continuing in character and an absence of any one of them 
at any given time shall be a ground for separation or retirement from the service: 
Provided, That PNP members who are already in the service upon the effectivity 
of this Act shall be given at least two (2) more years to obtain the minimum 
educational qualification and one (1) year to satisfy the weight requirement.
For the purpose of determining compliance with the requirements on physical 
and mental health, as well as the non-use of prohibited drugs, the PNP by itself 
or through a NAPOLCOM accredited government hospital shall conduct [rcgutof] 
ANNUAL psychiatric, psychological drug and physical tests [randomly and] 
without notice.
PROVIDED, THAT, PNP OFFICERS AND MEMBERS WHOSE 
OPERATIONAL WORK EXPOSE THEM TO TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS 
SHOULD, AFTER SUCH OPERATIONS, BE SUBJECTED TO STRESS 
DEBRIEFING FOR THE PURPOSE OF PREVENTING MENTAL HEALTH 
DISORDERS."
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SEC. 2. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, letters of instructions, 
executive orders, rules and regulations insofar as they are inconsistent with this Act,
10 are hereby repealed or amended as the case may be.
SEC. 3. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following 
the completion of its publication either in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of 
general circulation in the Philippines.
Approved,