Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO. ________ 
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Introduced by Representative MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The proposed bill endeavors to strengthen the recruitment, selection, and 
appointment processes of the Philippine National Police (PNP) by amending for the 
purpose Sections 27, 30, 31, 33, and 35 of Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as 
"Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990," as amended by Republic 
Act No. 8551, entitled "Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 
1998," and Republic Act No. 9708. It repeals or modifies, as the case may be, all provisions 
of these laws as well as “all other laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, inconsistent 
with provisions” of proposed measure.  
Among the bill’s salient features is the establishment of a Recruitment and Selection 
Service to serve as a national support unit of the PNP which shall be “responsible for the 
determination 
of 
quota, 
recruitment 
and 
selection 
of 
all 
applicants 
for 
Patrolman/Patrolwoman, PNPA Cadets and Lateral Entry for Line and Technical Officers” 
with the end-view of improving “the quality of police services in the country.” 
The proposed amendments are so designed to create more stringent 
recruitment, selection, and appointment processes, but without sacrificing an acceptable 
degree of flexibility, and map out a comprehensive, community-friendly, and holistic 
training experience for the PNP’s newly-appointed commissioned and non-
commissioned officers. Given the additional training requirements for recruitment 
and appointment purposes, the introduced amendments are strategically laid out to 
achieve a fined-tuned and standardized recruitment, selection, and appointment system. 
In this regard, the proposed bill achieves its declared objectives under Section 3 thereof.  
Given the foregoing, the passage of the proposed bill is earnestly sought. 
MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 
6th District, Pangasinan 
July 2, 2025
6:37 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
TWENTIETH  CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL NO.______ 
Introduced by Representative MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE RECRUITMENT, 
SELECTION, AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS OF UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF 
THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE 
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED BY 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9708, 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 “PNP Recruitment and 
Selection Act.” 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the policy of the State to establish a highly 
efficient, effective and competent police force, which is national in scope, civilian in character, 
and administered and controlled by the National Police Commission. 
SECTION 3. Objective. - The PNP shall establish the Recruitment and Selection Service 
as a National Support Unit responsible for the determination of quota, recruitment and selection 
of all applicants for Patrolman/Patrolwoman, PNPA Cadets and Lateral Entry for Line and 
Technical Officers in order to improve the quality of police services in the country with the 
following objectives: 
1.
To enhance the capability of the PNP through institutionalization of standard
recruitment processing for Police Patrolman/Patrolwoman, PNPA Cadets and Lateral
Entry for Line and Technical Officers be establishing the PNP Recruitment and Selection
Service as a separate unit devoted only for the purpose;
2.
To establish a one-stop shop recruitment process for Patrolman/Patrolwoman in
every region in order to prioritize and encourage graduates in the provinces and remote
areas to join the PNP service;
3.
To establish qualification standards for line and technical officers for Lateral
Entry.
4.
To entice both civilian and in-service to serve exclusively to the PNP technical
offices/units to support police operations and public services to the general public; and
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5. 
To simplify and streamline the attestation process of PNP personnel. 
 
Section 4. Section 27 of RA No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
 
Section 27. Manning Levels. — On the average nationwide, the manning levels 
 
of the PNP shall be approximately in accordance with a police-to-population ratio of one 
 
(1) policeman for every five hundred (500) persons. The actual determination of police-
 
to-population ratio shall only include the actual strength of police deployed in Provincial 
 
Police Offices, City Police Offices, and Municipal Police Stations. The actual strength by 
 
cities and municipalities shall depend on the stage of peace and order, population  density 
and actual demands of the service in the particular area. 
 
Section 5. Section 30 of RA No. 6975, as amended by Section 14 of RA 8551 and Section 
1 of RA 9708 is hereby further amended to read as follows: 
 
 
Section 30. General Qualifications of Appointment. - No person shall be 
 
appointed as officer or member of the PNP unless he possesses the following minimum 
 
qualifications: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[“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 regular psychiatric, 
 
psychological drug and-physical tests randomly and without notice.”] 
 
The physical, mental and medical screening process, as well as the testing for the non-use 
of prohibited drugs shall be conducted by any government tertiary hospital accredited by the 
Department of Health through the supervision of medical doctors from the PNP Health Service. 
Random physical, mental and drug testing without any notice shall also be done as to ascertain 
compliance with the requirements. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Section 6. Section 31 of RA No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
 
Section 31. Appointment of PNP Officers and Members. - The PNP Recruitment 
 
and Selection Service shall be the sole office responsible for the recruitment process of 
 
all applicants. The appointment shall be affected in the following manner: 
 
a. The appointment cadet for Philippine National Police Academy shall be signed by the 
 
Chief, PNP starting from salary grade of eighteen (18) for fourth class, salary grade  
 
nineteen (19) for third class, salary grade twenty (20) for second class, salary grade 
 
twenty-one (21) for first class and to salary grade twenty-two (22) for Police Lieutenant 
 
after graduation; 
 
b. 
The appointment of Police Non-Commissioned Officers shall be signed by 
 
concerned Regional Directors or Directors of National Support Units; 
 
c. 
The appointment of Police Commissioned Officers shall be signed by the Chief, 
 
PNP; and 


 
d. 
The appointment of Third Level Officers and members shall be signed by the 
 
President of the Philippines. 
 
The attestation of appointment of all uniformed personnel, except for Third Level, shall be 
attested by the Civil Service Commission. 
 
SECTION 7. Section 33 of Republic Act No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
Lateral Entry for Technical Officers. - Section 33 of Republic Act No. 6975 is amended 
to read as follows: “Section 33. Lateral Entry of Officers into the PNP. In general, all original 
appointments of commissioned officers in the PNP shall commence with the rank of Police 
Lieutenant, to include all those with highly technical qualifications applying for the PNP technical 
services, such as: 
Aeronautical Engineers 
Naval Architects 
Computer Engineers 
Nuclear Physicists 
Chemical Engineers 
Nurses 
Chemists 
Nutritionists and Dieticians 
Civil Engineers 
Optometrists 
Criminologists 
Physical Therapists 
Dentists 
Psychologists 
Electrical Engineers 
Psychometricians 
Electronics Engineers 
pSports Medicine 
Guidance and Counseling 
oSocial Workers 
Mechanical Engineers 
eVeterinary Medicines 
Medical Technologists 
Graduates of Forensic Sciences 
Metallurgical Engineers 
Information Technology Professionals 
Molecular Biologists 
tOther Technical Professions 
 
 
Abovementioned professionals shall be accommodated to the PNP service to fill up 
vacancies in any of the PNP offices/units for technical services, provided, they possess an 
appropriate PRC license or CSP eligibility. 
 
Doctors of Medicine, Members of the Bar, Priests/Pastors/Imams, and Licensed Aircraft 
Pilots shall be appointed to the rank of Police Captain in their particular technical service. 
Provided, that the Police Commissioned Officers who are recruited via the Lateral Entry Technical 
Officers Program shall exclusively serve the office/unit where he/she was accepted and must 
acquire or pursue training related to his/her field of expertise in pursuit of excellence.” 
 
Lateral Entry for Line Officers. - Section 33 of RA No. 6975 shall further be amended to 
read as follows: 
 
Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be automatically 
appointed to the initial rank of Police Lieutenant. 
 
“In the Lateral Entry for Line Officers Program, licensed criminologists, other 
professionals who have licenses issued by the Professional Regulation Commission and those who 


are Career Service Professionals may be appointed to the rank of Police Lieutenant to fill up 
vacancies in the PNP Line Units. 
 
Provided, that Licensed Criminologists and other PRC licensed professionals, to include 
Career Service Professionals who are applying for lateral entry line officer ship, are already 
members of the PNP with a rank of at least Police Staff Sergeant for Uniformed Personnel or at 
least Salary Grade 14 for NUP and have served the organization for at least 5 years. 
 
Provided further, that these Police Lieutenants in the line services shall serve at least 5 
years in the line offices/units they opted to join before they can seek reassignment to other line 
offices/units.” 
 
SECTION 8. Section 35 of RA No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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(7) The Recruitment and Selection Service shall be headed by a Police Brigadier 
 
General who shall be responsible in the recruitment and selection of applicants for 
 
Patrolman/Patrolwoman, PNPA Cadets and Lateral Entry for line and technical officers 
 
nationwide. The functions shall include but not limited to the following such as: 
 
a. 
Determining recruitment quota, distribution of recruitment quota, qualification 
 
standards; 
b. 
Conduct one-month recruitment through establishing a one-stop shop 
facilities/venues for the recruitment processing composed of Doctors, Nurses, Dentists and 
other Medical Professions detailed from the PNP Health Service and other Medical 
practitioners from government tertiary hospitals accredited by the Department of Health 
under the supervision of medical doctors from the PNP Health Service; 
 
c. 
Design electronic programs and gadgets for the online registration of application 
 
of applicants, conduct of Assessment Test/Written Competitive Examinations, 
 
Psychological/Psychiatric 
Evaluation 
and 
utilized 
electronic 
machines 
for 
 
Physical/Medical and Dental Examinations for establishment of  database of applicants; 
 
d. 
Strengthen the coordination with Academe and other Government Agencies for 
 
data sharing and improvement on the quality of es who will be the future Police Officers; 
 
and 
 
e. 
Spearhead amendment of laws, policies, and circulars on recruitment of Police 
 
Officers and Members. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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SECTION 9. Permanency and Termination of Appointment of Uniformed Lateral 
Personnel. - All uniformed personnel appointed as Patrolman/Patrolwoman and Permanent Entry 
Line and technical Officers shall be appointed in a temporary status. Permanent appointment shall 
be issued after completion of required basic training and Field Training Program for twelve 
months. Extension of temporary status is prohibited except for compelling reasons, provided the 


same is beyond the control and not attributable to the appointee, provided further the extension is 
only for twelve months. 
 
All uniformed personnel who failed to comply with the above provision shall be terminated 
without prejudice for reappointment provided that they still meet the minimum qualification 
standards as set by RA No. 6975 as amended by RA No. 8551 and RA No. 9708, respectively. 
 
All uniformed personnel in temporary status who committed infractions, violations, and 
offenses shall, after due process, be terminated with prejudice to re-entry or reappointment. The 
termination proceeding shall be conducted by Training Institution with strict observance of due 
process wherein the recommendation for termination shall be approved by the appointing authority 
within thirty (30) days from date of occurrence or compelling reasons or the commission of the 
infractions, violations, and offenses. 
 
SECTION 10 Funding. - The funding for the recruitment process shall be provided in the 
annual General Appropriations Act (GAA) of the PNP. Inefficient Allowance per capita shall also 
be included therein subject to the prevailing inflation rate per annum. 
 
SECTION 11 Repealing Clause. - All other provisions of Republic Act No. 6975, as 
amended by Republic Act NO. 8551 and Republic Act No. 9708, and all other laws, executive 
orders, rules and regulations, inconsistent with provisions of this Act shall be deemed modified or 
repealed accordingly. 
 
SECTION 12 Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act or the application of such 
provision is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the provisions not affected thereby shall remain 
in full force and effect. 
 
SECTION 13 Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in the Official Gazette in a newspaper or general circulation. 
Approved,