EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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First Regular Session 
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Senate Bill No.
Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
REPEALING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS 
TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), THE BUREAU OF FIRE 
PROTECTION (BFP), AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND
PENOLOGY (BJMP)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Constitution affirms the right of every Filipino against discrimination. 
However, height requirements are enforced for those who want to serve in the 
Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the 
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). This imposes undue restrictions 
to those competent to serve in said agencies but do not meet the said 
qualifications.
In 2018, the National Police Commission removed the height requirement 
for those who would want to take the PNP entrance exam. The requirement was 
scrapped solely for examination purposes and not for police recruitment. It seems 
that less than the bare minimum has been achieved to address the issue of 
discrimination on the basis of height alone.
To address this concern, this bill aims to repeal the minimum height 
requirements for applicants to the PNP, BFP and BJMP with the belief that each 
person has the right to equal employment opportunity. The prejudice against 
height is counteractive for the benefit of the nation. Those willing to serve should 
be given the chance to prove whether they indeed possess the necessary physical 
prowess, intellect, drive and potential for the said positions.
In view of the foregoing, the approval of this bill is earnestly sought.
AN MIGtJEL F. ZUBIRI


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E
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J U LIO  
A 9 : 1 3
Senate Bill No.
Introduced by Senator Juan Miguel F. Zubiri
AN ACT
REPEALING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS 
TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), THE BUREAU OF FIRE 
PROTECTION (BFP), AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND
PENOLOGY (BJMP)
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House o f the Representatives o f the 
Philippines in Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the "PNP, BFP AND BJMP height
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Equality Act of 2019".
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SEC. 2. The height requirement for application to the Philippine National
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Police (PNP), the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and the Bureau of Jail
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Management and Penology (BJMP) is hereby repealed.
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SEC. 3. Pursuant to the immediately preceding section. Section 30 (h) of
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Republic Act No. 6975 or the "Department of the Interior and Local Government
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Act of 1990," as amended by Republic Act No. 8551 or the "Philippine National
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Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998," is hereby repealed.
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SEC. 4. Pursuant to Section 2 of this Act, Section 15 and 16 of Republic Act
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No. 8551, and Section 4 (h) of Republic Act No. 9263 or the "Bureau of Fire
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Protection and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of
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2004," as amended by Republic Act No. 9592 are hereby amended, insofar as
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these provisions refer to any height requirement, to give effect to the mandated
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repeal of the height requirement for applicants to the PNP, BFP and BJMP.
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SEC. 5. Applicants to the PNP, BFP and BJMP who were conditionally
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appointed by the PNP, BFP and BJMP as uniformed personnel and were required
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but have not submitted their corresponding waiver for the height requirement, and
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whose appointments have been pending with the Civil Service Commission (CSC),
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upon the effectivity of this Act, are hereby deemed to have complied with such
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requirement.


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SEC. 6. The National Police Commission, upon the recommendation of the
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PNP and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG); and the
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DILG in coordination with the BFP, the BJMP, and the CSC shall, within ninety (90)
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days from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate the necessary rules and
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regulations for the PNP, and the BFP and BJMP, respectively, for the effective
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impiementation of this Act.
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SEC. 7. Separability Clause. If, for any reason, any provision of this Act
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is declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, the other sections or provisions hereof
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which are not affected shall continue to be in full force and effect.
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SEC. 8. Repeating Clause. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and
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regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the
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provisions of this Act, are hereby deemed repealed, amended or modified
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accordingly.
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SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
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from its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of
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general circulation, whichever comes earlier.
Approved,