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Introduced by

HON. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ
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HON. JUDE A. ACIDRE

AN ACT

INCREASING THE ANNUAL FEMALE RECRUITMENT QUOTA FOR THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AMENDING SECTION 58 OF REPUBLIC
ACT 8551 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
REFORM AND REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998”, AS WELL AS SETTING
A MINIMUM QUOTA FOR ANNUAL FEMALE RECRUITMENT IN THE
BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL
MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The role of women in the promotion of peace and security as law
enforcement officers is an essential cornerstone in our nation-building. They
have been steady rudders in the frontlines of various national emergencies as
exemplified by the current national health emergency. Working alongside their
male counterparts, they brave all dangers and difficulties in the performance of
their functions as members of the numerous law enforcement agencies in the
service of the people.

However, through the years, the doors of public service have remained
partially open for women as exhibited by the dismal recruitment quotas set
aside for women seeking to join the law enforcement service. The national
police have pegged the quota for women at an unfair maximum of ten (10)

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percent on an annual basis. The other attached bureaus of the Department of
Interior and Local Government (DILG) have practically limited the entry of
women in their agencies despite the lack of any formal limitation set by law. In
some instances, the childbearing and childrearing duties of women have been
used to unjustly set female recruitment quotas in these agencies at unrealistic
levels.

This practice is grossly unfair to the countless young women who have
spent a good number of years in tertiary education to gain the expertise in areas
such as Criminology and Forensic Science to prepare them for their chosen
careers as members of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection
and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. Their formal education in
such courses have sufficiently prepared them for these agencies. Moreover,
the resources spent by the State and their parents for their tertiary education
ought not to be wasted.

As such, it is in the interest of the State to dismantle existing rules and
regulations that limit female recruitment quota in the Philippine National Police,
Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology.
These artificial preclusions must be dismantled to allow the unfettered access
of female into these agencies.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

Rep. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ
Representative /Tingog Sinirangan

Rep. JUDE. ACIDRE
Representative, Tingog Sinirangan


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Batasan Hills, Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. __5740

Introduced by

HON. YEDDA MARIE K. ROMUALDEZ
and
HON. JUDE A. ACIDRE

AN ACT

INCREASING THE ANNUAL FEMALE RECRUITMENT QUOTA FOR THE
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AMENDING SECTION 58 OF REPUBLIC
ACT 8551 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
REFORM AND REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998”, AS WELL AS SETTING
A MINIMUM QUOTA FOR ANNUAL FEMALE RECRUITMENT IN THE
BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL
MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of the Representatives of the

Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as “The PNP, BFP
and BUMP Annual Female Recruitment Quota Act of 2022.”

Section 2. Deciaration of Policy. — The State values the role of women
in nation-building and shall promote the fundamental equality of men and
women. The indispensable role of women in the various law enforcement
agencies is a well-established fact. Likewise, the State promotes social justice
in all manners of nation-building. The existing laws limiting the number of

female applicants in several law enforcement agencies is contrary to the
promotion of social justice.


Section 3. Section 58 of Republic Act 8551, otherwise known as the
“The Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998” is
hereby amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 58 Prioritization of Women Recruits in the Philippine National
Police - The Philippine National Police shall allocate a minimum of twenty (20)
percent in its annual recruitment, training, and education quota. The
recruitment quota for women shall not be limited to assignment in the women’s
and children’s desk but that the Philippine National Police shall allocate the said
quota in its annual recruitment in all its police regional offices as well as in the
various national support units and their regional offices. Likewise, the annual
quota for women may go beyond the twenty percent quota should there be
more qualified women applicants.

Section 4. Recruitment Quota for Women in the Bureau of Fire
Protection and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. — The
Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
shall allocate a minimum of twenty (20) percent in its annual recruitment,
training, and education quota. All the regional offices of the said bureaus shall
allocate the said minimum quota. Likewise, the annual quota for women may
go beyond the twenty percent quota should there be more qualified women
applicants.

Section 5. /mplementing Rules and Regulations. — The National
Police Commission in coordination with the Philippine National Police, and the
Directorate for Personnel and Records Management of the Bureau of Fire
Protection, as well as the Directorate for Personnel and Records Management
of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology shall coordinate with the
Department of the Interior and Local Government to promulgate rules and
regulations for the effective implementation of this act.


Section 6. Repealing Clause. — \f any provision of this Act is declared
invalid or unconstitutional, the provisions not affected thereby shall remain in
full force and effect.

Section 7. Effectivity.— This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after
its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general

circulation.

Approved,