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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
CONFERRING THE CADETS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE 
ACADEMY THE STATUS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, GRANTING SALARIES, 
BENEFITS, AND PRIVILEGES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), considered as the premier law 
enforcement academy of the country, has been established since August 26, 1977 to 
adequately train pool of police candidates called PNPA cadets.
With the intensive trainings they undergo to become full-pledged enforcers of the law, 
it is but fitting to promote the general welfare of every PNPA cadet by granting them 
benefits that boost their morale. This move will not only pave the way to improved 
performance of their duties and responsibilities, but more importantly, it will serve as 
a motivation for individual efficiency and organizational effectiveness of our primary 
law enforcement agency - the PNP.
This proposed bill seeks to confer PNPA cadets the status of a government employee, 
which will, in effect, grant them salaries, benefits and privileges in conformity with 
existing laws. Moreover, in case of disability, sickness, or even death during training, 
PNPA cadets, under this measure, will also be entitled with the benefits similar to 
regular PNP personnel as described under the PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 
1998, Department of Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, and other existing 
policies and laws.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this measure is earnestly 
requested.
RAMO
>ONG REVILLA, JR. ,fA


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
SENATE
1596
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Introduced by SENATOR RAMON BONG REVILLA, JR.
AN ACT
CONFERRING THE CADETS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE 
ACADEMY THE STATUS OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, GRANTING SALARIES, 
BENEFITS, AND PRIVILEGES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "PNPA Cadet Act."
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Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State
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to promote the general welfare and safeguard the basic rights of every cadet in the
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Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) by providing them the status of a
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government employee and granting them eligibility for appointment in the police
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service, as well as benefits to raise their morale and welfare as future police officers
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of the Philippine National Police (PNP), which will hopefully translate to better
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performance of their duties and responsibilities, and to continually foster the individual
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efficiency and organizational effectiveness of the PNP.
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Section 3. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall
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mean:
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a. Disability refers to any loss or impairment of the normal functions of the
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physical or mental faculties of the PNPA Cadet, which reduces or eliminates
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their capability to continue with their present cadetship program;
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b. Medical officer refers to the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM)
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Medical Officer, PNP medical officer, a medical officer from a government
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hospital or private hospital accredited by the PNP;


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c. NAPOLCOM refers to an attached agency of the Department of Interior and 
Local Government (DILG) responsible for the administration and operational 
supervision and control of the PNP;
d. Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) refers to the premier institution 
for police education, established on August 26, 1977, under Section 19, 
Presidential Degree No. 1184, manned by the PNP, tasked to provide four- 
year tertiary education course with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Public 
Safety to police candidates who are automatically appointed to the rank of 
Police Lieutenant upon graduation;
e. PNPA Cadet refers to those police cadets appointed in temporary status to 
undertake the four-year tertiary education course. Bachelor of Science in 
Public Safety. Their appointment shall be renewable every after one year 
until their graduation and classified as Cadet 4th Class, Cadet 3rd Class, 
Cadet 2nd Class, and Cadet 1st Class;
f. Place of Training refers to any facilities within the PNPA where the PNPA 
Cadets are authorized to conduct their curricular activities. It may include 
facilities outside the PNPA, provided that the PNPA cadet presence in the 
vicinity is authorized and covered with an official order;
g. Resignation refers to the voluntary termination/cessation of the PNPA 
Cadets of their cadetship program. It includes their unjustified failure to 
report for any cadetship activities;
h. Reimbursement of Hospital Expenses refers to the repayment of reasonable 
expenses for medicines, medical attendance, hospital fees, necessary 
transportation, and subsistence;
I. Sickness refers to an illness accepted as an occupational disease, or any 
illness caused or aggravated by training/curricular activities, subject to proof 
that the risk of contracting the same is increased by training conditions;
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Suspension refers to the temporary cessation of the cadetship program by 
the PNPA cadets due to admissible circumstances without their contributory 
fault or negligence. It can be alternately termed as turned-back;
k. Total Permanent Physical Disability refers to any impairment of the mind or 
body, which renders the PNPA Cadet incapable of performing substantially


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the required activities of the Cadetship Program, and which is expected to
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be long, continued, and of indefinite duration: Provided, That irreparable
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loss of the power of speech, or sense of hearing or loss of one or both hands
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or feet, or loss of one eye or both eyes, or loss of limbs or brain injury
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resulting in incurable imbecility or insanity, shall be considered a total
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permanent physical disability. In all cases, the disability shall be deemed
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permanent if it has persisted for a period exceeding six (6) months, without
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fixed healing period, and renders the PNPA Cadet incapable of continuing
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with the Cadetship Program: Provided, further. That, in case the disability
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is found to be permanent beyond doubt upon medical examination of said
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member, the waiting period of six (6) months shall no longer be applied;
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I. Temporary Appointment refers to the appointment issued to a cadet who
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passed the PNPA admission test and meets the initial qualifications as well
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as the physical and medical examinations and other requirements for the
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position to which a cadet is being appointed, except for the education and
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training which the cadet is required to undergo within the prescribed period;
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m. Termination refers to the final action or steps in the cadetship discipline
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process where the PNPA cadetship is permanently terminated; and
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n. Testimonial Eligibility refers to the eligibility conferred by the NAPOLCOM
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for purposes of appointment as PNPA Cadets to the successful applicants of
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the PNPA Cadetship Program.
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Section 4. Qualifications for Appointment as Cadets in the PNPA. - No person
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shall be appointed as a PNPA Cadet unless one possesses the following qualifications:
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a. Natural-born Filipino citizen;
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b. Not less than eighteen (18) nor more than twenty-two (22) years of age on
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the date of appointment;
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c. Single;
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d. At least a Senior High School graduate upon appointment;
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e. At least one meter and fifty-seven centimeters 
(1.57) for males; and one
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meter and fifty-two (1.52) centimeters for females in height;
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f. With a weight that corresponds to the applicants' height, gender, and age,
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g. Physically and mentally fit to undergo the Cadetship Program;
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h. With good moral character who has no criminal, administrative, and civil
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derogatory record;
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i. Without pending complaint and/or case before any tribunal involving moral
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turpitude and other cases against the State;
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j. Must not have been dismissed from any private employment or government
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position for a cause; and
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k. Must have passed the prescribed qualifying examinations.
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Provided, That physically and mentally fit sons and daughters of police
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personnel who have been cited for and awarded the "Medalya ng Kagitingan"
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may be appointed as PNPA Cadets without the need for qualifying
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examinations.
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Provided, further, That candidates who are Baccalaureate degree
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holders, holders of eligibility, and are physically and mentally fit, may be
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appointed as PNPA Cadets without the need for qualifying examinations.
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Section 5. Status of PNPA Cadets. - The PNPA cadets, upon qualification and
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appointment as PNPA Cadets, shall be considered employees of the National
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Government and shall draw their salaries, which shall not be higher than the salary of
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a Police Lieutenant, but not lower than the salary of a Police Executive Master
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Sergeant, and shall receive benefits and privileges in conformity with other existing
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laws.
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Section 6. Appointment of PNPA Cadets. - Upon qualification, the PNPA Cadets
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shall be granted testimonial eligibility by the NAPOLCOM and be given a temporary
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appointment renewable every after academic year, until they graduate. In case of
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suspension or turned back, the temporary appointment shall be renewed upon re-
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entry of the suspended cadet.
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Section 7. Total Permanent Physical Disability (TPPD) and Reimbursement of
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Hospital Expenses (RHE). - In case of disability or sickness during training, a PNPA
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cadet may avail the benefits similar to regular PNP personnel as described in Section
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35 of Republic Act 8551, or the "PNP Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998". The
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benefits, grounds for compensability, and procedures for filing that apply to PNP
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Section 8. Death Benefits. - A PNPA cadet, upon death during training, shall 
avail of the benefits similar to regular PNP personnel as described in Section 76 of 
Republic Act No. 6975, or the "DILG Act of 1990", and Rule VI of NAPOLCOM 
Memorandum Circular No. 2011-009. A Cadet shall also be accorded honors under 
existing policies.
Section 9. Resignation of PNPA Graduates from the PNP. - Upon graduation, a 
PNPA graduate shall render an uninterrupted eight (8) years of officership service 
within the PNP. A PNPA graduate, who resigns or who absconds before the completion 
of the eight-year service obligation, shall reimburse the total amount of the cadetship 
program.
Section 10. Disposition of Terminated or Separated PNPA Cadets. - A PNPA 
cadet who is terminated or separated from the PNPA Cadetship program, for reasons 
other than violation of the Honor Code, upon qualifications, may re-apply to the PNP.
Section 11. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within ninety (90) days 
after the approval of this Act, the NAPOLCOM en bancshdW promulgate the necessary 
rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
Section 12. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules, regulations, orders, circulars, 
and memoranda contrary to, or inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, 
modified or amended accordingly.
Section 13. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication either in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation.
Approved,