THEXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
OF THE PHLCPPTNES 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to amend the certain provisions of Republic Act 6506, which is 
“An Act Creating the Board of Examiners for Criminologists in the Philippines and for 
other Purposes”, in order to upgrade and strengthen law enforcement agencies, enhance 
public safety services and insure a more effective administration of criminal justice by 
providing the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Jail Management and 
Penology (BJMP) and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) a continuing pool of criminology 
graduates, professional criminologist and criminology experts who have complied with 
existing government policies and standards for criminology education ,programs 
established by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) With the amendments 
contained in this bill it is expected that more efficient and effective services in the fields 
of law enforcement, criminal justice system administration, public safety and safety 
administration, and correction and jail management will be established 
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THIRTEENTI 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
AMENDING mPUBLIC ACT NO. 6506 
ALSO KNOWN AS 
“AN ACT CREATING THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS 
FOR CRIMINOLOGISTS IN THE PHILIPPLNES’’ 
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
Be it enacted by the Senate undHouse ofRepresentntzves of the Phzlzppznes zn 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Section 23 of Republic Act No. 6506 is, hereby, amended to read 
as follows: 
Section 23. Prgcdice of C~iminoZogy Dejned. - A person is deemed to be 
engaged in the practice of Criminology, if he holds himself out to the public in 
any of the following capacities 
1 As a professor, instructor or teacher in Criminology in any university, 
college, or school duly recognized by the government and teaches any of the 
following subjects 
(a) law enforcement administration, (b) SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION, 
(c) 
correctional 
administration, 
(d) 
POLICE 
ADMINISTRATION, (e) criminalistics and other HIGHLY TECHNICAL and 
specialized subjects in the Criminology Curriculum provided by [Department of 
Education] THE COMhSSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION (CHED) 
2. As a law enforcement administrator, executive adviser, consultant, 
agent in any government or private agency and SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR IN 
ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. 
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AS A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR AND PRACTITIONER 
SECTION 2. Section 24 of Republic Act No. 6506 is, hereby, amended to read 
as follows: 
Section 24. Pvivileges of Cevtified Cvimznologist. - Ail certified 
criminologists shall be exempt from taking any other entrance or qualifjiing 
government or civil service examinations and shall be considered civil service 
eligibles to the following government positions (1) Criminal Investigator, (2) 
SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR, (3) Security Officer, (4) Dactylographer, ( 5 )  
Ballistician, (6) Questioned Documents Examiner, (7) Correctional Officer, (8) 
Law Enforcement Photographer, (9) Lie Detection Examiner, (I 0) Probation 
Officer, (11) Agent in any Law Enforcement Agency, (12) Police Laboratory 
Technician, (13) FlRE ARSON INVESTIGATOR 
Certified criminologist shall be eligible for appointment [as Patrolman in 
Chartered Cities and Municipalities] TO THE INITIAL RANK OF INSPECTOR 
IN THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNE’), BUREAU OF JML 
MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (EL”), BUREAU 
OF 
FIRE 
PROTECTION (BFP) AND ITS EQUIVALENT RANI( IN ANY OTHER 
GOVERNMENT AGENCY WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE CRIMNAL 
JUSTICE SYSTEM, PROVIDED THAT, THEY POSSESS THE MINIMUM 
REQUIREMENTS AS PROVIDED FOR IN REPUBLIC ACT NO 6975, 
PROVIDED FURTHER, THAT THOSE IN THE NON-OFFICER RAM< WHO 
ARE KEADY REGISTERED CRIMINOLOGIST OR SUBSEQUENTLY 
BECOMF! A REGISTERED CRIMINOLOGIST SHALL BE ADJUSTED TO 
THE RANK OF INSPECTOR 


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REGISTERED CRIMINOLOGIST SHALL BE ALLOWED TO ' 
PRACTICE THE PROFESSION AS AN INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER 
WHICH SHALL BE INCLUDE PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS AND OTHER 
RELATED FIELDS. 
SECTION 3. Repealzng Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, 
or inconsistent with, the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly.. 
SECTION 4. Eflectzvzg Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (1 5 )  days 
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation 
Approved 
FN S B No. 674