Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

- 3507

HOUSE BILL NO.

INTRODUCED BY: HON. MARCELINO C. LIBANAN

EXPLANATORY NOTE

‘The Philippine National Police Academy was created through Presidential Decree 1184
with the aim of professionalizing the members of the then Integrated National Police.
Consequently, recognizing its critical role in public safety administration, Presidential Decree
1780, known as the Philippine National Police Academy Charter 1981, was enacted declaring as
the premier police educational institution, and granting powers necessary to carry out its functions,
under Philippine Constabulary ~ Integrated National Police (PC-INP).

Following the abolishment of PC-INP in 1991, the control and supervision of the PNPA.
was transferred to the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) pursuant to Republic Act Number
6975. Subsequently in 2019, the PNPA was transferred under the administrative control and
supervision of the Office of the Chief, PNP.

Under the 1987 Constitution, the Philippine National Police shall be national in scope and
civilian in character.

For 40 years, the Philippine National Police Academy has been carrying out its function to
train and educate commissioned officers of Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire and Bureau
of Jail Management and Penology, with its motto, “To Learn Today, To Lead Tomorrow”,
anchoring its existence and powers from its Academic Charter — Presidential Decree 1780.

Pursuing the aspirations and visions of the late President Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr., it is
imperative to revisit the PNPA Charter of 1981 to be responsive to the current challenges and
demands of public safety and social defense. It is high time to push for much-needed organizational
reform as well as the enhancement of its curriculum, training and education, infrastructure, and
logistical capability toward the modernization of the Academy, making it at par with other police
academies abroad.

With these functions, rights, and responsibilities of the Academy as part of its commitment
to the national government to produce competent officers imbued with management leadership
qualities and skills in public safety, social defense and internal security and with utmost respect to
human rights, will be clearly defined and explained that it will be sufficient in itself as basis for
asserting its right.

Emphasizing the mandates of the 1987 Constitution for the state to protect and promote
the right of the all citizens 10 quality education, maintenance of peace and order, protection of life,


liberty, property and, promotion the general welfare as essential for the enjoyment of the blessing
of democracy, and shall give priority to education, science and technology, arts, culture and sports
10 foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress and promote total human
liberation and development, this proposed bill seeks to strengthen the existing academic charter of
the PNPA to fulfill its mandate to produce the future leaders of the law enforcement bureau of the
country.

To ensure the quality of training and education. the PNPA shall have the right to determine
its policies, plans and programs, academic and otherwise, unhampered by external control,
pressure or influence, as part of its constitutional guaranteed right to academic freedom. In long
line of cases, the Supreme Court has defined academic freedom as the right of the institution to
determine for itself, Who to Teach, What to Teach, What it shall be Taught and Who shall be
admitted to Study.

With this, the functions, rights and responsibilities of the academy as part of its
commitment to the national government, to produce competent officers imbued with management
leadership qualities and skills in public safety, social defense, and internal security and with utmost
respect to human rights, will be clearly defined and explained that it will be sufficient in itself as
basis for asserting its right.

‘The passage of this bill is hereby earnestly sought.

MARCELT » LIBANAN


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 3507

INTRODUCED BY: HON. MARCELINO C. LIBANAN

AN ACT
TO STRENGTHEN THE CHARTER OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
ACADEMY AS PROVIDED UNDER PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 1780 AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSE

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

SECTION 1. Short Title.~ This Act shall be known as “THE PNPA CHARTER OF 2

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. —It is the policy of the State to protect and promote the right
of all citizens to quality education. The state further promote peace and order. ensure public safety
and strengthen local government capability aimed toward the effective delivery of the basic
services to the citizenry in the establishment of the Philippine National Police through Republic
Act 6975, otherwise known as DILG Act of 1990.

Towards this end, it is the policy of the State to strengthen the Philippine National Police Academy,
as the premier institution for police education and the primary source for commissionship of police
lieutenants.

SECTION 3. Purpose of the Academy. ~ The PNPA is a Special Public Higher Educational
Institution (SPHEI) organized for the purpose of offering training and education in purstiance of
the mandates of the Philippine National Police, shall primarily provide advanced instructions and
professional specialized training in public safety, social defense, and other relevant fields of study.

For purposes of this Act, the Academy shall be under the direct supervision of the Office of the
Chief, Philippine National Police.

‘The Academy shall harness the expertise and full potential of the members of its community to
contribute to national development in the areas of public safety and social defense.

‘The academy shall establish a Research and Extension Services, which shall be responsible in the
identification of key concerns, formulation of responsive policies and recommendations to the
Congress and the President of the Philippines, through the Philippine National Police and the
Department of the Interior and Local Government, on public safety and social defense issues.

SECTION 4. Academic Freedom. ~The academy has the right and responsibility to exercise
academic freedom pursuant to paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article X1V of the Constitution.

SECTION 5. Commitment to Academic Excellence and Good Governance. ~ The academy has the
responsibility to maintain and enhance its high training and academic standards in the performance


of its functions of instruction, research and extension, public safety, social defense. and internal
security.

‘Towards this end, it shall exclusively determine its plans, policies, programs, curricula, and
standards of teaching and training, and on the basis of such determination, the academy shall
recommend its annual budget to the Philippine National Police.

The academy shall enjoy autonomy to build infrastructure, acquire necessary equipment,
reorganize administrative structures, provide for the necessary personnel complement. establish
its own Corps of Professors and Instructors, provide adequate salaries, grants and benefits, human
resource and development program and other incentives that will motivate its personnel and Corps
of Professors and Instructors geared towards to maintenance of efficient and effective
administration of, and high standards of the academy. The academy shall likewise determine the
yearly quota and the qualifications of cadets who will be admitted to the Cadetship Program.

SECTION 6. Board of Trustees. ~ The governing board of PNPA shall be the Board. which shall
be chaired and co-chaired by the SILG and Chief, PNP, respectively, and with the following as
members:

1) Chairman, CHED;

2) Vice Chair, NAPOLCOM;

3) Chairman, Committee on Education, HOR

4) Chairman, Committee on Education, Senate

5) Chairman, Committee on Peace and Order, HOR
6) Chairman, Committee on Public Safety, HOR

7) PNPAAAI Chairman.

SECTION 7. Powers and Duties of Trustees. ~ the Board shall have the following powers and
duties. such as but not limited to:

a, Promulgate and implement policies in accordance with the declared State policies on
education, other pertinent provisions of the Constitution on education and public safety,
and the policies, standards, and functions of SP HEI;

b. Approve the curricula, instructional programs, and rules on student discipline drawn by the
Academic Council and Academic Freedom Council;

c. Deliberate the qualification standard of nominees recommended by the Chief, PNP;

d. Fix and adjust the salaries of Corps of Professors and Instructors, administrative officials,
and employees. subject to the provisions of the Revised Compensation and Position
Classification System and other pertinent budget and compensation laws governing hours
of service, and such other duties and conditions as it may deem proper; grant them, at its
discretion, leaves of leaves under such regulations as it may promulgate, any provision of
existing law to the contrary notwithstanding and remove them for cause in accordance with
the requirements of due process of law:

e. Receive and appropriate sums as may be provided by law for the support of the PNPA, and
all other sums in the manner it may, in its discretion, determine to carry out the purposes
and functions of the PNPA;

f. Set the policies on admission and graduation of students:

g. Develop academic arrangements for institutional capability building with appropriate
institutions and agencies. whether public. private. local or foreign, and appoint experts or


specialists as consultations, part-time, visiting or exchange professors, scholars or
researcher, as the case may be;

h. Adopt modern and innovative modes of transmitting knowledge for the promotion of
greater access to education such as the use of information technology, dual training system
open distance learning, and community laboratory:

i, Establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative and transparent decision-
making within the PNPA; and

J. Promulgate rules and regulations, as may be necessary, to carry out the purposes and
functions of PNPA.

SECTION 8. PNPA Leadership. — The academy shall be headed by a Director with the rank of
Police Lieutenant General. who shall be assisted by a Deputy Director with the rank of Police
Major General. The academy shall have a Dean of Academics, Chief of Staff, and a Commandant
of Cadets, with the rank of Police Brigadier General.

The Director shall preferably be an alumnus of the PNPA"s undergraduate degree program who
has meritoriously excelled in a chosen field of endeavor in an executive or managerial position in
public safety. may it be in the private or government sector. The person must possess a graduate
degree in any public safety field of specialization from a recognized recognition.

‘The Director PNPA. Dean of Academics, and Commandant of Cadets shall not be relieved from
their posts unless due to retirement, resignation, incapacity or dismissal from the service. This is
to safeguard the exercise of academic freedom and ensure the independence of the academy. This
likewise ensures the continuity of the plans, programs and policies of the academy that are geared
towards excellence. dedication, and exemplary public service.

SECTION 9. Qualification Standards of PNPA Leadership. ~The Chief, PNP shall determine the
qualifications and competencies of the positions for Director, Deputy Director, Chief of Staff,
Dean of Academics, Commandant of Cadets and Division Chiefs of the PNPA necessary for the
administration of the academy.

The qualified nominees for the positions of Director, Deputy Director, Chief of Staff, Dean of
Academics, and Commandant of Cadets shall be designated by the Chief, PNP based on the
selection process conducted by the Board of Trustees.

SECTION 10. PNPA Personnel and Academic Staff. ~ Commissioned Officers of the PNP, or
other officers from BFP and BJMP, once assigned to the academy, shall render continuous service
for five (5) years. while Non-Commissioned Officers of the PNP, BFP, and BJMP shall not be
reassigned for three (3) years. Reassignment of uniformed personnel may only be allowed for
justifiable reasons.

The academy shall grant tenure to the academic staff and shall ensure the morale and welfare of
its workforce.

SECTION 11. Systems and Procedure.—The Director shall formulate systems and procedures that
will ensure the attainment of the goals and objectives aligned with the mandate of the Academy.

SECTION 12. Academic Council. ~The Board shall be composed of the Deputy Director. Chief
of Staff, Dean of Academics, Commandant of Cadets, a representative from the Corps of
Professors, a representative from Tactics Group, and Regimental Academic Chancellor.

SECTION 13. Functions of Academic Board. - The Board shall have the following powers and
duties:


a. To define in general terms the thrusts of the academy and such other policies
responsive to the demands of time and to adopt guidelines to ensure its
implementation, subject to the approval of the Director.

To assist the Director in determining strategies, procedures and techniques for
effective and efficient implementation of the programs of the academy.

¢. To recommend to the Director. the appointment of Corps of Professors, to draw up a
position classification and compensation plan for its professors: Provided, that the
salaries, benefits, and honoraria of the faculty members shall be equivalent to those
being received by their counterparts in the private sector, and to remove any of its
professors for cause as provided under the rules as it may promulgate, after due
investigation and proper hearing.

d. To recommend to the Director the approval of the list of applicants for appointment as
Cadets.

To recommend to the Director the Conferment of graduates for the degree of Bachelor
of Science in Public Safety (BSPS).

f To promulgate rules and regulations pertaining to supervision and management of the
cadets, to provide additional guidelines to address new situations not covered by the
existing rules and regulations.

g- To deliberate on cases of Cadets who are recommended for turn-back or dismissal
from the Academy for deficiency in academics, non-academics, physical disability and
other circumstances not covered by the disciplinary machinery. Provided that, the
resolution of the Academic Board dismissing the cadet, or recommending for his/her
turn-back may be appealed to the Director within fifteen (15) days upon receipt of the
resolution. Provided further, that the decision of the Director on the appealed
resolution shall be final and executory.

h. To deliberate on the readmission of turned-back cadets.

i, To deliberate on the Annual Order of Merit from the Registrar, Special Courses
conducted by the ACAD, awards to deserving cadets and the Final Order of Merit
submitted by the Awards Committee subject to the approval of the Director.

j. To deliberate on the list of recommended cadets for promotion to the higher class.

To recommend to the Director, those personnel and members of the Corps of
Professors who are qualified for fellowship and scholarship.

1 Investigate, upon complaint or motu propio, violations of academic freedom, of the
institution, the professor/instructor, of the cadets, or any act that will undermine the
academic freedom or training standards of the academy.

SECTION 14. Corps of Professors and Instructors. ~ There shall be a Corps of Professors and
instructors in the academy. The PNPA shall create. develop and implement a system of faculty,
placement, promotion and development in view of educating, training and preparing the future
police commissioned officers with the highest standard of personal integrity and professional
competence.

Civilian professors shall be granted with respective academic ranks pursuant to the guidelines as
may hereinafter promulgated by the Academic Council and approved by the Director. Professors/
Instructors who are members of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and


Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. may be appointed to the Corps of Professors and
Instructors upon their own application or upon the direction of the Director as recommended by
the Dean of Academics or Commandant of Cadets.

The terms and conditions of work of civilian professors shall be governed by the rules as may
hereinafter be promulgated by the Academic Council and approved by the Director.

SECTION 15. Cadet Admission.- The PNPA shall conduct the admission program and selection
of cadets. The admission requirements and qualifications for admission to the Cadetship Program
shall be determined by the Academic Council subject to the approval of the Director. The
admission test of the PNPA Cadetship Program shall be stringent to maintain high standards of
academic excellence.

The PNPA may coordinate with the CHED, TESDA, DepEd, DND, and the DILG in the use of
the facilities and equipment of the said department in carrying out the selection and admission
requirements of the PNPA.

SECTION 16. Cadetship Program. - PNPA Cadetship Program is a four-year residential
scholarship course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Public Safety (BSPS), which
degree shall be granted by the Academy through the Director upon the recommendation of the
Academic Council. The successful candidates in the Cadetship Program shall be known as Cadets,
and they shall be organized as the Cadet Corps of the Philippine National Police (CCPNP).

Cadets shall be considered government scholars and not government employees. Provided that
their period of cadetship will be considered as part of their time-in-grade in government service.
Provided further, that they will be appointed in permanent status as Police Lieutenant or Inspectors.
in police service.

The Cadetship Program shall be selective admission and selective retention.

In addition to Cadetship Program, the academy shall offer opportunities for short-term public
safety, homeland security, and other relevant training courses or proficiency certification
diplomas.

The academy shall conduct a periodic assessment of its curriculum and syllabus and shall likewise
provide career development opportunities and continuing education to the members of the Corps
of Professors. The academy shall conduct periodic evaluations of teaching strategies and
techniques of the professors/ instructors. and shall prepare recommendations for further
improvement. The assessment and evaluation of learning shall be outcome-based. The periodic
examination shall be departmentalized and the academy shall ensure that the examinations to be
administered is valid and reliable. There shall be a qualifying examination to be administered
before the end of the academic term, which examination shall form part of the Overall Final Grade,
and shall be a pre-requisite for promotion to the next academic level.

SECTION 17. Appropriation, —To carry out the implementation of this Act, the academy shall be
provided with an initial appropriation to be drawn from the national government. Thereafter.
appropriation for the succeeding years shall be included in the General Appropriations Act (GAA).

SECTION 18. Rules of Construction. — No statutory or other issuances shall diminish the powers.
rights, privileges and benefits accorded to the academy under this Act or enjoyed at present unless
subsequent legislation expressly provides for their repeal, amendment or modification. In case of
doubt, interpretation of any of the provision of this Charter shall be resolved in favor of the
academy and its institutional autonomy.

SECTION 19. Implementing Rules and Regulations. ~ Within sixty (60) days from the approval
of this Act, the PNPA shall, in consultation with the DILG, PNP, CHED, PNPAAAI, and other


relevant government agencies and stakeholders, formulate the rules and regulations to implement
the provision of this Act.

SECTION 20. Separability Clause. — Should any provision herein be declared unconstitutional,
the same shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Act.

SECTION 21. Repealing Clause. ~ All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or other
issuances or parts inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified
accordingly.

SECTION 22. Effectivity.—This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the
Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines.

Approved,