FOURTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
) 
Second Regular Session 
Introduced by Senator Loren Legarda 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article I1 Section 6 of the Constitution provides that, State shall protect life, 
liberty, and property, and promote the general welfare. These principles are all essential 
for all our people to truly enjoy the blessings of democracy. Advancement in public 
safety education and training is a critical aspect in the elevation of these principles. 
Pursuant to Section 66 of Republic Act 6975, the Philippine Public Safety College 
(PPSC) was created to provide comprehensive education and ttaining for all uniformed 
personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) 
and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). 
In 2005, the Government of the Philippines-United Nations Development 
Program study entitled "Transfovnzing the Philippine National Police fo a More Capable, 
Effective and Credible Police Force" revealed that there is a need to further enhance police 
professionalism and personal competency. To address such cohcern, it recommended a 
renewed Human Resources Development and Management in ithe police force, with the 
reengineering of the institutional framework of the police edvcation and training and 
strengthening of the capacities and organization of the ?PSC as two important 
components of the program. 
Towards such end, this bill seeks to strengthen the iPhilippine Public Safety 
College System (PPSCS) by granting it an academic charterl. By virtue of a charter, 
PPSCS will be given expanded powers, fiscal autonomy, fldxibility and authority to 
better pursue its mandate towards quality and excellence as i n  education and training 
institution for the public safety services. 
Through this measure, we envision our policemen, firdmen and jail guards, our 
dedicated public servants, to be more competent, professiodal and responsive in the 
delivery of public safety services. 
In view of the foregoing, immediate passage of this bill i s  earnestly sought. 
Sehator 


Introduced by Senator Loren Legarda 
AN ACT 
TO STRENGTHEN THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE SYSTEM AS 
THE PREMIER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING, HUMAN 
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF ALL 
POLICE, FIRE AND JAIL MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, APPROPRIATING 
FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congvess 
assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Philippine Public Safety 
College System Act of2008.” 
Sec. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State 
to provide quality education and training in the field of public safety for the 
Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection and the Bureau of Jail 
Management and Penology. In this regard, the State shall endeavor to strengthen its 
education and training prograins for public safety personnel by establishing policies 
which will achieve a more coordinated and integrated system of requirements and 
standards of professional competence, strengthen the Philippine Public Safety College 
System (PPSCS) as the premier education and training institution for all police, fire and 
jail management personnel, and allow the PPSCS to enjoy academic freedom and 
autonomy. 
Sec. 3 General Mandate. - The Philippine Public Safety College System, hereinafter 
referred to as the College System, shall serve as the premier educational institution for 
degree and non-degree programs, including training, human resources development 
and continuing education, for all personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), 
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology 
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(BJMP), as well as personnel of the College System and other related government 
agencies. 
Sec. 4. Curricular Offerings. - The College System shall offer a four-year Bachelor 
of Science Degree Program in Public Safety Cadetship, a Master in Public Safety 
Administration, undergraduate and short-term courses such as the following: Public 
Safety Traffic Investigation Course; Public Safety Narcotics Investigation Course; Public 
Safety Junior Leadership Course; Public Safety Senior Leadership Course; Police 
Officers Orientation Course; Public Safety Basic Recruit Course; Public Safety Officers 
Advance Course; Public Safety Senior Officers Executive Course and Public Safety 
Officers Advance Course; and other fields of study. 
Sec. 5. Composition of the College System. - The College System shall be 
composed of the present Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), the Fire National 
Training Institute (FNTI), the Jail National Training Institute (JNTI), the Police National 
Training Institute (PNTI and its Regional Training Schools (RTSs), the National Police 
College (NPC), the National Forensic Science Training Institute (NFSTI) and other 
Institutes or Special Training Centers as may be created by the Board of Trustees. 
Sec. 6. Administration. The College System shall have the general powers of a 
corporation set forth in Batas Pambansa Blg. 68, as amended, otherwise known as the 
”Corporation Code of the Philippines.” The administration of the College System and 
the exercise of its corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in the Board of Trustees 
and the President of the College System. 
Sec. 7. The Board of Trustees. - The governance of the College System is hereby 
vested in the Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be 
composed of the following: 
(a) The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, as ex-officio 
chairperson; 
(b) The Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government, as 
ex-officio co-chairperson; 
(c) The President of the College System, as vice chairperson; 
(d) The Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, 
ex-officio member; 
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(e) The Chairperson of the House Committee on Higher and Technical 
Education, ex-officio member; 
(f) The Director-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development 
Authority, ex-officio member; 
(g) The Regional Director of the National Economic and Development 
Authority, ex-oficio member; 
(h) The Chief of the Philippine National Police, ex-officio member; 
(i) The Chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection, ex-officio member; 
(i) The Chief of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, ex-oficio 
member; 
(k) The President of the federation of alumni association of the College System, 
member; 
(1) The President of the federation of faculty associations of the College System; 
(m) The President of the graduating class of the Bachelor of Science Degree 
Program in Public Safety Cadetship of the College System: Provided, that a 
federation of student councils or a student council is not yet organized, in 
which case, the President thereof shall be a member; and 
(n) One prominent citizen from the private sector who has distinguished 
himself/ herself in his/ her profession or field of specialization, as member. 
The Board shall appoint the prominent citizen from among a list of at least 
five qualified persons, preferably in the business and industry sector, whose 
nominations were submitted to the Board after publication for at least two 
consecutive weeks, as recommended by the search committee constituted by the 
College System’s President, in consultation with the chairperson of the CHED and 
the other members of the Board, based on the normal standards and qualifications 
for the position set by the Board: Provided, That no private sector representative shall 
be appointed to the Board if he/she is related by consanguinity or affinity up to the 
third civil degree to any incumbent local or national official; or to any member of the 
Board. 
The term of office of the President of the federation of faculty associations, the 
president of the federation of student councils and the President of the federation of 
alumni associations shall be coterminous with their respective terms of office, as set 
forth in their respective constitution and bylaws. 
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The prominent citizen shall serve for a term of two years from the date of 
appointment, without re-appointment. 
Sec. 8. Promulgation and Implementation of Policies. - The Board shall 
promulgate and implement policies in accordance with the declared State policies on 
education and in particular, the standards and thrusts of the Commission on Higher 
Education under Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education 
Act of 1994.” 
Sec. 9 Powers and Duties of the Board. The administration of the College 
System and the exercise of its corporate powers are vested in the Board. The Board 
shall exercise the following specific powers and duties: 
a) To formulate such academic programs, curricula and standards for degree 
and non-degree courses of study, including the conduct of distance education 
and training programs in line with the qualifications and service upgrading 
program for public safety services, compatible with their mandated roles and 
institutional vision to attain competent standards of public safety education 
and training, in accordance with those of the Commission on Higher 
education and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority; 
b) To prescribe the rules and regulations for its own governance and the 
discipline of the faculty and other personnel, and to enact for the governance 
of the College System such general policies, rules and regulations consistent 
with the purposes and functions of the College System; 
c) To grant and confer academic degrees and diplomas and proficiency 
certificates for non-degree courses, in coordination with CHED and TESDA, 
respectively; 
d) To set policies on admission, graduation and discipline of students; 
e) To receive and appropriate all sums as may be necessary for the support of the 
College in the manner it may determine, in its discretion, to carry out the 
purposes and functions of the College System; 
f) To recommend to the President of the Philippines the appointment of the 
President and other key officials of the College System; 
g) To receive in trust, legacies, gifts and donation of real properties of all kinds 
and to administer and dispose the same when necessary for the benefit of the 
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College System, subject to limitations, directions and instructions of the donor, 
if any; 
h) To import duty-free economic, technical and cultural books and/ or publications, 
upon certification by the CHED that such imported books and/or publications 
are for economic, technical, scientific, philosophical, historical or cultural 
purposes, in accordance with the provisions of the Tariff and Customs Code of 
the Philippines, as amended; 
i) To determine the tuition fees and other necessary school charges, after due 
consultation with the heads of the College System’s constitutive institutions. 
Such fees and charges, including government support and other income 
generated by the College System, shall constitute special trust funds and shall be 
deposited in any depository bank. Any and all interests that shall accrue 
therefrom shall form part of the same funds for the use of the College System; 
j) To adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and school fees for greater 
access of poor but deserving students; 
j) To provide local and international fellowships, scholarships and grants and to 
award the same to faculty, staff and students based or merit; 
1) To authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machinery, equipment 
and other facilities and support systems, and the purchase and acquisition of real 
and personal properties, including the necessary supplies, inaterials and 
equipment; 
m) To appoint, upon the recommendation of the President of the College System, 
regional directors of regional training centers and other officials and employees; 
n) To determine and adjust salaries of faculty members and 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; to grant them, at its discretion, leaves of absence under such 
regulations as it may promulgate, any provisions of existing law to the contrary 
notwithstanding; and to remove them for cause in accordance with the 
requirements of due process of law; 
o) To use all incomes generated by the College System and its constitutive 
institutions at its discretion; Provided, That all such disbursements shall be for the 
professional growth and development, health, welfare and other benefits of 
faculty members and other personnel; the acquisition, construction, maintenance 
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and repair of urgently needed instructional and auxiliary facilities, equipment, 
and other infrastructure, and such other expenditures necessary for the 
attainment of its purpose under this Act. 
p) To establish research and extension centers of the College System where such will 
promote the development of the latter; 
q) To establish professorial chair awards and to provide for the maintenance or 
endowment of such chairs; 
r) To create a culture of excellence and quality service through multi-sectoral 
linkages, both local and international, faculty and staff development studies; 
s) To delegate any of its powers and duties provided for hereinabove to the 
President and/or other officials of the College System as it may deem 
appropriate so as to expedite the administration of its affairs; 
t) To authorize an external management audit of the institution, to be financed by 
the CHED, and to institute reforms, including academic and structural changes, 
on the basis of the audit results and recommendations; 
u) To enter into joint ventures with business and industry for the profitable 
development and management of the economic assets of the College System, the 
proceeds from which shall be used for its development and strengthening; 
v) To develop consortia and other forms of linkages with local government units, 
institutions and agencies, both public and private, local and foreign, in 
furtherance of the purposes and objectives of the College System; 
w) To develop academic arrangements for institution capability building with 
appropriate institutions and agencies, public or private, local or foreign, and to 
appoint experts/specialists as consultants, or visiting or exchange professors, 
scholars, researchers, as the case may be; 
x )  To establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision-making 
and transparency within the College System; 
y) To extend the term of the President of the College System beyond the age of 
retirement but not beyond the age of seventy (70), whose performance has been 
unanimously rated as outstanding by the Board and upon unanimous 
recommendation by the search committee for the President of the College 
System; and 
z) To exercise such other powers as may be necessary and proper to carry out the 
objectives if this Act. 
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Sec 10. Meetings of the Board; Quorum. - The Board shall regularly convene at 
least once every quarter. The chairperson of tlie Board of trustees may call a special 
meeting wlienever necessary; Provided, That members are notified in writing at least 
three (3) days prior to said meeting. 
A simple majority of the actual members of the Board holding office at the time 
of tlie meeting is called sliall constitute a quorum. 
In the absence of the Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education, a 
Commissioner of the CHED, duly designated by him/her, shall represent him/her 
in the meeting with all the rights and responsibilities of a regular member: Provided, 
/zonwver, That during this meeting, the Secretary of the Department of the Interior 
and Local Government, shall be the Presiding Officer: Puovided, further, that in the 
absence of both the Chairperson and Co-Chairperson of the Board in this meeting, 
tlie President of the College System, shall act as the Presiding officer. 
In case the Chairpersons of the Congressional Committees on Education shall 
not be able to attend the Board meeting, they may designate their respective 
representatives to attend the said meeting, who shall have the same rights and 
responsibilities as a regular member of the Board. 
SEC. 11 Compensation. - The members shall serve without Compensation, but 
they shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in their attendance of 
meetings of the Board or in connection with their official business authorized by 
resolution of the Board, subject to existing laws and regulations. 
SEC. 12. The College President. - The College System shall be headed by a 
President who shall be its Chief Executive Officer. The President, who shall render 
full time service, shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the 
College System in accordance with its mandate, vision and goals. 
The President of the College System must be at least forty (40) years of age, a 
member of the Philippine Bar or holder of a Master’s Degree in Criminology, Public 
Safety, Public Administration, National Security Administration, Sociology or 
related disciplines, and must have experience in any branch of the criminal justice 
system. 
The President of the College System shall be appointed by the President of the 
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Philippines, upon recommendation by the Board and after going through a search 
committee, and shall hold office for a term of four (4) renewable for another term of 
four (4) years unless sooner removed for cause as provided for under existing civil 
service law, rules and regulation, or has reached the compulsory retirement age or 
incapacitated to discharge the duties of the office: Provided, that the incumbent 
President shall continue to serve as such for the remainder of the term as herein 
mandated. 
Within six (6) months before the expiration of the term of office of the 
incumbent President of the College System, the Board shall constitute a search 
committee for the presidency. 
SEC. 13. The Vice Presidents of the College System, Duties and Functions. - 
There shall be appointed a Vice President for Administration and a Vice President 
for Academic Affairs for the College System who shall assist the President in 
ensuring its smooth and efficient operation. 
Both the Vice President for Administration and Academic Affairs shall likewise 
be appointed by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the 
President of the College System, based on the recommendation of the Board after 
going through a search committee. They shall hold office for a term of four (4) years 
renewable for another term of four (4) years unless sooner removed for cause as 
provided for under existing civil service law, rules and regulation, or has reached 
coinpulsory retirement age or incapacitated to discharge the duties of the office. 
They must be at least forty (40) years of age, members of the Philippine Bar or 
holders of a Master’s Degree in Criminology, Public Safety, Public Administration, 
National Security Administration, Education, Sociology or other related disciplines 
and must have had experience in any branch of the criminal justice system. 
(a) The Vice President for Administration shall be responsible for coordinating 
all services relating to procurement, distribution and storage of supplies, property 
and equipment, records and correspondence, transportation, communication, 
custodial and general utility; budgeting, disbursements, accounting and other 
financial matters; career planning and development; personnel transactions and 
employees’ benefits and welfare, and other related activities in coordination with 
the Vice president for Academic Affairs; 
(b) The Vice Presideiit for Academic Affairs shall be responsible for the 
supervision of all academic programs, formulation of standards and curricula, 
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development of faculty programs, library services, and conduct of researches in 
support of curriculum and faculty development programs, and other related 
matters, in coordination with the Vice President for Administration. 
SEC. 14. Vacancy in the Office of the President. - In case the President of the 
College System is unable to perform or discharge his or her duties and 
responsibilities due to death, compulsory retirement, resignation removal for cause 
or incapacity, the Board shall designate a Vice President who shall temporarily act 
as the President until the new President of the College System shall have been 
appointed or the incapacity ceases. In case of official absence, the President of the 
College System shall designate a Vice President who shall serve as Officer-In- 
Charge until the return of the incumbent President. 
In case of vacancy in the Office of the President, as mentioned in the 
immediately preceding paragraph, his/ her successor or the Officer-In-Charge shall 
serve only the unexpired portion of the term. 
The salary of the President of the College System shall be in accordance with 
the Revised Compensation and Position Classification System and shall be 
comparable to that being received by the Presidents of similar educational 
institutions. 
SEC. 15. Heads of Regional Training Schools or Centers: 
The Regional 
Directors or Regional Training Schools or Centers shall head the campuses or 
branches of the College System and they shall render full-time service. 
SEC. 16. The Administrative Council.- There shall be an Administrative Council 
composed of the President of the College System as chairperson, Vice President for 
Administration as vice chairperson, Directors for Planning Service and for 
Constitutive Units, deans and other officials of equal rank as members. It shall be 
the duty of the Administrative Council to review and recommend to the Board 
policies governing the administration, management and development planning of 
the College System. 
SEC. 17. The Academic Council. - There shall be an Academic Council with the 
President of the College System as chairperson, the Vice President far Academic 
Affairs as vice chairperson, Directors for Curriculum and Standards Development 
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Service and for Faculty Development Service and all members of the institutional 
staff with the rank not lower than assistant professor as members. 
The Academic Council shall have the power to review and recommend the 
curricular offerings and rules of discipline of the College System subject to 
appropriate action of the Board. It shall fix the requirements for admission of 
students as well as for graduation and the conferment of degrees subject to review 
and/or approval by the Board through the President of the College System. It shall 
also have disciplinary powers over the students. 
SEC. 18. The Secretary of tlie College System. - The Board shall appoint a 
Secretary who shall maintain the custody and ensure the security of all records of 
the Board. He/She shall duly notify in writing each member of the Board about the 
time, place, venue and agenda of each meeting. 
SEC. 19. Faculty. - The teaching staff of the College System shall constitute its 
faculty, which shall be presided over by the regional director of the regional training 
schools or centers who shall be elected by the board upon nomination and 
recommendation of the College President. 
SEC. 20. Scholarship Program/Admission. - The Philippine Public Safety College 
System shall provide a scholarship program and other affirmative action programs 
to assist poor but deserving students to qualify for admission to the College System. 
No student shall be denied admission to the College System by reason of sex, 
religion, cultural or community affiliation or ethnic origin. 
SEC. 21. Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - The College System 
shall enjoy academic freedom and institutional autonomy pursuant to paragraph 2, 
Section 5 of Article XIV of the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. 
SEC. 22. Land Grants and other Real Properties ofthe College System. - The 
State shall support the College System in the form of lump sum amounts, through 
general appropriations and other financial benefits, and in kind, through land grants 
and donations and use of other real properties. To carry out the intent of these 
grants, income derived from the development of all land grants and real properties 
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shall be used to further the ends of the College System, as may be decided by the 
Board. 
Such parcels of land ceded by law, decree or Presidential issuance to the 
College System are hereby declared reserved for the purposes intended. The 
absolute ownership of the College System and its future derivatives are hereby 
confirmed. Where the issuance of proper certificates of title is yet pending for these 
landholdings, the appropriate government office shall expedite the issuance thereof 
within six (6) months from the date of effectivity of this Act: Provided, That all 
registration requirements necessary for the issuance of the said titles have been 
submitted and complied with. 
The Board may plan, design, approve and/or cause the implementation of 
land leases: Provided, that such mechanism and arrangements shall sustain and 
protect the environment in accordance with law, and be exclusive of the academic 
core zone of the campuses of the college system: Provided further, that such 
mechanisms and arrangements shall not conflict with the academic mission of the 
College System; The Board may allow the use of income coming from real properties 
of the college system as security for transactions to generate additional revenue 
when needed for educational purposes. 
Any plan to generate revenue from other sources, land grants and other real 
properties entrusted to the College System shall be consistent with the academic 
mission and orientation of the College System: Provided, that such programs, projects 
or mechanisms shall be approved by the Board subject to a transparent and 
democratic process of consultation with the constituents of the College System: 
Provided further, That funds generated from such programs, projects or mechanisms 
shall not be meant to replace, in part or in whole, the annual appropriations 
provided by the national government to the College System. 
SEC. 23. Tax Exemptions. - The provisions of any general or special law to the 
contrary notwithstanding: 
(a) All revenues and assets of the College System for educational purposes or in 
support thereof shall be exempt from all taxes and duties; 
(b) Gifts and donations of real and personal properties of all kinds shall be 
exempt from the donor’s tax and the same shall be considered allowable 
deductions from the gross income of the donor, in accordance with the 
provisions of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (NIRC), as 
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amended: Provided, That the allowable deductions shall be equivalent to 
hundred fifty percent (150%) of the value of such donations. Valuation of 
assistance other than money shall be based on the acquisition cost of the 
property. Such valuation shall take into consideration the depreciated value 
of property in case said property has been used; 
(c) The College System shall only pay zero percent (0%) value-added tax for all 
transactions subject to this tax; and 
(d) All academic awards and honoraria for professorial chairs shall likewise be 
exempt from taxes. 
SEC. 24. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparahis/lEquipmenti'Supplies and 
Detail of Personnel. - The heads of bureaus and offices of the national government 
are hereby authorized to loan or transfer, upon request of the President of the 
College System, such apparatus, equipment or supplies as may be needed, and to 
detail employees for duty therein when the judgment of the bureau or office, such 
apparatus, equipment, supplies or services of such employees can be spared 
without serious detriment to public service. Employees so detailed shall perform 
such duties as required of the by the President of the College System and the time 
so employed shall be counted as part of their regular service. 
SEC. 25. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to initially implement the 
provisions of this Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of 
the College System. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued 
operation and maintenance of the College System shall be included in the annual 
General Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 26. Reportorial Requirements and Auditing of Accounts. - The College 
System shall submit an annual report to Congress containing the financial 
statement, statement of assets liabilities, actual projected income from tuition fees 
and other revenue sources, contracts and investments entered into pursuant to Sec. 
21 hereof and programs of expenditure. All accounts and disbursements of the 
College System shall be audited by the Commission of Audit. 
SEC. 27. Rules of Construction. - No statutory or other issuance shall diminish 
the powers, rights, privileges and benefits accorded to the College System under 
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this Act or enjoyed at present by the College System under other issuances not 
otherwise modified or repealed under this Act, unless subsequent legislation 
expressly provides for their repeal, amendment or modification. Any case of doubt 
in the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Charter shall be resolved in 
favor of the academic freedom and fiscal autonomy of the College System. 
SEC. 28. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Board, in consultation 
with the CHED and TESDA, shall formulate the guidelines and shall issue, within 
ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act, the rules and regulations to fully 
implement the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 29. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared 
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this 
Act. 
SEC. 30. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, 
rules and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby 
repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
SEC. 31. Effectivity. - This Act takes effect fifteen (15) days after its publication 
in at least two newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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