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 seeks to amend Section 33 of Republic Act 6975, or otherwise 
known as “The Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990" to include 
other baccalaureate degrees to the Lateral Entry Program of the Philippine National Police 
(PNP) for Line and Technical Officers.  
Section 33 of Republic Act No. 6975 concerns the “Lateral Entry of Officers into 
the PNP.” The contemplated amendment expands the list of professionals with highly 
technical qualifications who may apply for the PNP technical services. From the original 
six (6) enumeration, the amendment now provides twenty-seven (27) with the rider “Other 
Technical Professions.” It also changes the designation of the entry ranks. Whereas, under 
the original Section 33 of RA 6975, the entry rank is “Inspector” or “Senior Inspector”, in 
the amendment, it is now called “Police Lieutenant” or “Police Captain.” 
Moreover, the amendment includes a new provision pertaining to the “Lateral Entry 
for Line Officers” of the PNP; and those who may qualify to be line officers include not 
only criminologists, but also other professionals duly licensed by the Professional 
Regulation Commission (PRC) as well as Career Service Professionals. Thus, the 
inclusion of many baccalaureate degrees to the Lateral Entry Program of the PNP for Line 
and Technical Officers will be greatly beneficial to the PNP, as this will enrich and 
strengthen its personnel and will enable it to administer various technical services as may 
be required in its day-to-day operations. 
The avowed objective of the contemplated amendments is declared in Section 3 of 
the bill which reads: 
“SECTION 3. Objective. - This amendment of Section 33 of Republic Act 
6975 intends to include other baccalaureate degrees in the lateral entry 
program of the Philippine National Police (PNP) for technical and line 
officers to fill up vacancies and to expand the opportunities to Police Non-
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Commissioned Officers (PNCOs) and Non-Uniformed Personnel (NUP) 
who are already in the service and are qualified to the position of Police 
Lieutenants based on their eligibility as Professional Regulation Commission 
(PRC) licensed professionals and CSC Career Service Professional (CSP).” 
 
And the goal is “to establish a highly efficient, effective and competent police force, which 
is national in scope, civilian in character, and administered and controlled by the Philippine 
National Police (PNP).” 
 
 
With these noble aims and intentions, the proponent earnestly seeks the approval of 
the proposed bill. 
 
 
 
MARLYN L. PRIMICIAS-AGABAS 
6th District, Pangasinan 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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 AMENDING SEC. 33 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, OR “THE DEPARTMENT 
OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990" TO INCLUDE 
OTHER BACCALAUREATE DEGREES TO THE LATERAL ENTRY PROGRAM 
FOR LINE AND TECHNICAL OFFICERS 
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 “Amended Provision of the 
Lateral Entry Program for Line and Technical Officers (Sec 33 of RA 6975) to the Rank of 
Police Lieutenant.’’ 
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 Philippine National Police (PNP). 
SECTION 3. Objective. - This amendment of Section 33 of Republic Act 6975 
intends to include other baccalaureate degrees in the lateral entry program of the 
Philippine National Police (PNP) for technical and line officers to fill up vacancies and to 
expand the opportunities to Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCOs) and Non-
Uniformed Personnel (NUP) who are already in the service and are qualified to the 
position of Police Lieutenants based on their eligibility as Professional Regulation 
Commission (PRC) licensed professionals and CSC Career Service Professional (CSP). 
SECTION 4. 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 
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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 
Sports Medicine 
Guidance and Counseling 
Social Workers 
Mechanical Engineers 
Veterinary Medicines 
Medical Technologists 
Graduates of Forensic Sciences 
Metallurgical Engineers 
Information Technology 
Professionals 
Molecular Biologists 
Other 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.” 
 
SECTION 5. 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 6. Repealing Clause. - All other provisions of Republic Act 6975, as 
amended by Republic Act 8551, otherwise known as the "Philippine National Police 
Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998,” and all other laws, executive orders, rules, and 
regulations, inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed modified or 
repealed accordingly.  
 
SECTION 7. 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 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved,