Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 3267

Introduced by Representative JOSEFINA B. TALLADO

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL POLICE CLEARANCE SYSTEM,
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This bill seeks the establishment of a National Police Clearance System which is geared towards streamlining
the process of obtaining police clearances and ensuring efficiency and accuracy in the dissemination of
crucial information. By centralizing this information, the system will provide a unified platform accessible to
authorized entities, thereby reducing bureaucratic redundancies and enhancing the overall transparency of
criminal record checks

Furthermore, the bill underscores the importance of safeguarding personal data and upholding privacy rights
by ensuring compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012 or Republic Act No. 10173. Consequently, strict
protocols and safeguards will be put in place to prevent unauthorized access, misuse, or dissemination of
sensitive information, thereby preserving the integrity and trustworthiness of the system.

The increasing need for comprehensive and reliable background checks has become paramount in our
society today, and this bill is a proactive measure towards enhancing public safety, promoting efficiency in
administrative processes, and reinforcing trust in our institutions. Its for this reason that the passage of this
bill is earnestly sought

JOSEFINA B. TALLADO
1 District, Camarines Norte


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

TWENTIETH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

House Bill No. 32 87

Introduced by Representative JOSEFINA LADO

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NATIONAL POLICE CLEARANCE SYSTEM,
PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. This Act shall be known as the "National Police Clearance System
Act",

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to ensure public
safety through a highly efficient, effective, competent and modernized police force and the use of
information and communications technology. Furthermore, the State shall improve efficiency in
the delivery of service by reducing bureaucratic red tape and preventing corruption while ensuring
the protection of the fundamental human right of privacy

SECTION 3. National Police Clearance System. - The National Police Clearance System
(NPCS) is hereby established. The Philippine National Police (PNP) shall be the government
agency responsible for the implementation of the NPCS. Pursuant to this mandate, the PNP shall
formulate and adopt policies for the effective operationalization of the NPCS including, but not
imited to, maintenance of a national record of all reported crime incidents, warrants of arrest,
pictures and personal details of arrested and wanted persons, fingerprints and ballistic examination
records and other relevant information

SECTION 4, National Police Clearance. -The National Police Clearance shall be the primary
government certificate or document indicating the presence or absence of any criminal and/or
derogatory records in the Philippines of any individual. The National Police Clearance shall also
be the sole government certificate or document that will be required in all PNP transactions for
verifying the presence or absence of any criminal and/or derogatory records in the Philippines of
the individual transacting with the PNP;

SECTION 5. Processing of Information. -The processing of information under the NPCS shall
be subject to Section 11, 12 and 13 of Republic Act No.10173, otherwise known as the "Data
Privacy Act of 2012"


SECTION 6. Issuance of National Police Clearance. -Any person may request for the issuance
of their National Police Clearance from the PNP. In line with this, the PNP may determine, fix and
collect reasonable amounts to be charged as administrative fees for the issuance of the police
clearance, provided, that no fees and other charges shall be collected from first time jobseekers
when obtaining such police clearance as mandated by Republic Act No. 11261, otherwise known
as the "First Time Jobseekers Assistance Act.”

SECTION 7. Confidentiality. -The Philippine National Police shall ensure at all times the
confidentiality of any personal information that comes to its possession or obtained as a
requirement for the issuance of a Police Clearance under the preceding section.

SECTION 8. Penal Provision. - (a) Any person, who breach the confidentiality of information
contained in the NPCS, whether by carelessness, improper behavior, behavior with malicious
intent, and use of confidential information for profit, shall be penalized by imprisonment of three
(3) months but not to exceed one (1) year and a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos
(P50,000.00) but not more than One Hundred Thousand Pesos (P100,000.00), subject to the degree
of breach of information;

(b) The unauthorized processing of National Police Clearance without the consent of the subject
individual shall be penalized by imprisonment of three (3) months but not to exceed one (1) year
and a fine of not less than Fifty Thousand Pesos (P50,000.00) but not more than One Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P 100,000.00).

SECTION 9. Capability Enhancement Programs of the PNP. - Collections from the issuance
of national police clearance shall be utilized to support the Capability Enhancement Programs of
the PNP.

SECTION 10. Appropriation. - The amount necessary for the effective implementation of the
provisions of this Act shall be taken from the current year’s appropriation of the PNP. Thereafter,
such sum as may be needed for the continued implementation of this Act shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION.11 Implementing Rules and Regulations. -Within sixty (60) days from the effectivity
of this Act, the PNP shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary for the for the effective
implementation of this Act.

SECTION 12. Separability Cause. - If any provision or part hereof, is held invalid or
unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise affected shall remain
valid and subsisting,

SECTION 13. Repealing Cause. -All laws, decrees, executive orders, proclamations, and
administrative regulations or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly

SECTION 14. Effecti ‘Clause. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation

Approved.