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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
Introduced by Representative Richard I. Gomez 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The quality of our citizens can only be as good as the quality of our schools. In the same 
way, the quality of our society, and the overarching peace and order, which is the foundation of 
our progress, rests largely on the quality of our police officers, who are charged with the latter.  
Therefore, how our nation trains and educates its police force is of utmost importance. This 
bill recognizes the need for the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) to upgrade and 
modernize its charter. Since its inception in 1977 through Presidential Decree 1184, the PNPA has 
gone through various institutional and organizational changes. Its first charter was enacted in 1981 
through Presidential Decree 1780, which declared it as the premier police educational institution 
in the country, under the Philippine Constabulary- Integrated National Police (PC-INP). Following 
the abolishment of the latter in 1991, its supervision changed hands from the Philippine Public 
Safety College (PPSC) and finally to the Office of the Chief, Philippine National Police (PNP). 
Forty (40) years thereafter, the mandate, scope, character and administration of the PNP 
has considerably changed. Whereas it initially operated under the Armed Forces of the Philippines, 
it is now under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), performing the duty 
of keeping public safety as a civilian institution. 
With such major changes in role, thrust, as well as changes in societal dynamics, values, 
technological advancements and global perspectives, it is high time that the PNPA also undergo a 
revamp in its charter, for the institution to be responsive to the demands of today. 
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In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestly sought. 
RICHARD I. GOMEZ, DPA


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City, Metro Manila 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. _________ 
Introduced by Representative Richard I. Gomez 
AN ACT 
TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE 
ACADEMY AS PROVIDED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1780 AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as "The New PNPA Charter of 2022." 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the state to promote peace and order in 
the most effective and efficient manner, while reflecting the Filipino cultural values of respect for 
human life, courteousness, diligence and godliness. It is therefore incumbent on the state to 
maintain an educational and training institution for the police force that reflects such values. This 
would ensure public safety and strengthen local government’s capability in undertaking the 
effective delivery of the basic services to the Filipino people. It is also the policy of the State to 
protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education, including those who wish to 
pursue a formal education in public safety, at the highest level and quality.  
Towards this end, it is the responsibility 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. 
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SEC. 3.  Terms. -- The following terms are used in this Act: 
a. 
BFP - Bureau of Fire Protection; 
b. 
BJMP - Bureau of Jail Management and Penology; 
c. 
CHED - Commission on Higher Education; 
d. 
DEPED - Department of Education; 
e. 
DILG - Department of the Interior and Local Government; 
f. 
DND - Department of National Defense; 
g. 
NAPOLCOM - National Police Commission; 
h. 
PNP – Philippine National Police; 
i. 
PNPA - Philippine National Police Academy; 
j. 
PNPAAAI - Philippine National Police Academy Alumni Association, Inc.; 
k. 
SILG - Secretary of the Interior and Local Government;  
l. 
SPHEI - Special Public Higher Educational Institution;  
m. 
TESDA - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority;  
 
SEC. 4. Purpose of the Academy. - The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), 
hereinafter referred to as the “Academy,” is a Special Public Higher Educational Institution 
(SPHEI) organized for the purpose of offering training and education, pursuant to the mandates of 
the Philippine National Police.  
 
The Academy shall develop the skills, values and conduct of its students and members of 
its community, so that the same can  contribute positively to national development in the areas of 
public safety and social defense. The Academy shall provide advanced instructions and 
professional, specialized training in public safety, social defense, proper conduct 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. 
 
SEC. 5. Academic Excellence and Good Governance. - The Academy shall be an institution 
that upholds the highest levels of academic excellence in the fields of public safety, social defense, 
internal security and proper conduct of police officers. Hence, the Academy shall be afforded the 
following rights, powers, and responsibilities: 
 
a. 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. Towards this end, it shall exclusively determine its plans, policies, 
programs, curricula, and standards of teaching and training. The Academy shall 
recommend its annual budget to the Philippine National Police; 


 
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b. Academic Excellence. - The Academy shall be responsible for maintaining and 
enhancing its training and academic standards in the performance of its functions of 
instruction, research and extension of said fields; 
 
c. Research and Extension Services. - The Academy shall establish a Research and 
Extension Services, which shall be responsible for the identification and formulation of 
responsive policies on key concerns regarding public safety and social defense issues, 
for recommendation to Congress and the President of the Philippines, through the 
Philippine National Police and the Department of the Interior and Local Government; 
 
d. Institutional Infrastructure Development. -- The Academy shall enjoy autonomy in 
building 
infrastructure, 
acquiring 
necessary 
equipment, 
and 
reorganizing 
administrative structures, which are deemed necessary for the conduct of it goals and 
objectives; 
 
e. Personnel. – The Academy shall establish its own Corps of Professors and Instructors, 
and shall provide the same with adequate salaries, grants and benefits, human resource 
development programs and other incentives; and 
 
f. Cadetship Program. - The Academy shall likewise determine the yearly quota and the 
qualifications of cadets who shall be admitted to the Cadetship Program. 
 
SEC. 6. Board of Trustees. - The governing board of PNPA shall be the Board of Trustees, 
which shall be chaired and co-chaired by the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government 
(SILG) and Chief, Philippine National Police (PNP), respectively, and with the following as 
members: 
 
1) Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education (CHED); 
2) Vice Chairperson, National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM); 
3) Chairperson, Committee on Education, House of Representatives; 
4) Chairperson, Committee on Education, Senate; 
5) Chairperson, Committee on Peace and Order, House of Representatives; 
6) Chairperson, Committee on Public Safety, House of Representatives; and 
7) Chairperson, Philippine National Police Academy Alumni Association, Inc. 
(PNPAAAI). 
 
SEC. 7. Powers and Duties of the Board of Trustees. - The Board shall have the following 
powers and duties, such as, but not limited to: 


 
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a. Promulgate and implement policies in accordance with declared state policies on 
education, other pertinent provisions of the Constitution on education and public 
safety, and the policies, standards, and functions of a SPHEl; 
 
b. Approve the curricula, instructional programs, and rules on student discipline 
drawn by the Academic Board; 
 
c. Deliberate the qualification standard of nominees recommended by the Chief, PNP; 
 
d. Establish 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 appropriate; 
 
e.  Receive and appropriate sums as may be provided by law for the support of the 
PNPA, and all other sums in the manner it may, 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 capacity building with appropriate 
institutions and agencies, whether public, private, local or foreign, and appoint 
experts or specialists as consultants, part-time, visiting or exchange professors, 
scholars or researcher, as the case may be; 
 
h. Adopt modern 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 or distance learning, and community laboratory; 
 
i. Establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative and transparent 
decision-making 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 
Major General. The Academy shall have a Dean of Academics, Chief of Staff, and a Commandant 
of Cadets, with the rank of Police Brigadier General. 


 
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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, either in the private or government sector. The person must possess a graduate 
degree in any public safety field of specialization from a recognized institution. 
 
The Director of the PNPA, Dean of Academics, and Commandant of Cadets shall not be 
relieved from their posts unless due to retirement, resignation, incapacity or dismissal from 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’s 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. I0. PNPA Personnel and Academic Staff. - Commissioned Officers of the PNP. or 
other officers from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Bureau of Jail Management and 
Penology (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 Board. - The Academic 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 the Academic Board. - The Board shall have the following powers 
and duties: 


 
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a. To define, in general terms, the thrusts of the Academy and such other policies that are 
responsive to the demands of the 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 the Corps of Professors, to draw up 
a position classification and compensation plan for its professors: 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, and 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 re-admission 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; 
 


 
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k. To recommend to the Director, those personnel and members of the Corps of Professors 
who are qualified for fellowship and scholarship; and 
 
l. Investigate, upon complaint or motu propio, 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 Board and approved by the Director. 
Professors/ Instructors who are members of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire 
Protection (BFP), and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), 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 Board 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 Board 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 Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical 
Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Department of Education (DEPED), 
Department of National Defense (DND), and the Department of the Interior and Local Government 
(DILG) 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’s Cadetship Program shall be a four-year residential 
scholarship course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Safety (BSPS). Such 
degree shall be granted by the Academy through the Director, upon the recommendation of the 
Academic Board. 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). 


 
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Cadets shall be considered government scholars and not government employees: Provided, 
That the period of cadetship shall be considered as part of their time-in-grade in government 
service; Provided further, That they shall be subsequently appointed, on permanent status, as 
Police Lieutenant or Inspectors, in police service. 
 
The Cadetship Program shall be governed by selective admission and selective retention. 
In addition to the 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, to ensure 
academic excellence and relevance with current practices.  
 
The Academy shall ensure the quality of Professors/Instructors by providing them career 
development 
opportunities 
and 
continuing 
education. 
Members 
of 
the 
Corp 
of 
Professors/Instructors shall be periodic evaluated, the results of which shall determine prospects 
of promotion to the next academic level. 
 
SEC. 17. No Hazing Policy. – The Director and the Academic Board shall ensure that 
violence among cadets or other members of the PNPA administration, by way of hazing and other 
degrading, humiliating and physically harmful practices, are not tolerated, nor practiced, regardless 
of whether the said activities are conducted within PNPA’s premises or otherwise.  
 
The Academic Board shall formulate the Anti-Hazing Policy Rules and Regulations, within 
fifteen (15) days from the approval of this Act. Any single violation of such policy shall result in 
immediate expulsion, with no possibility of re-admission in the PNPA and shall be blacklisted 
from any future employment in government. 
 
SEC. 18. Appropriations. - 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 be included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA). 
 
SEC. 19. 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 provisions of this Charter shall be resolved in favor of the 
Academy and its institutional autonomy. 
 


 
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SEC. 20. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days from the approval 
of this Act, the PNPA shall, in consultation with the DILG. PNP, CHED. PNPAAAl, and other 
relevant government agencies and stakeholders, formulate the rules and regulations to implement 
the provision of this Act. 
 
SEC. 21. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared unconstitutional. 
The same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act. 
 
SEC. 22. 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. 23. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the 
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. 
 
 
Approved, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
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