Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HouseBillNo.7900
Introduced by Rep. Florida "Rida" P. Robes
EXPLANATORY NOTE
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State to proinote peace and order, ensure
public safety and further strengthen local government capability aimed towards the effective
delivery of the basic services to the citizenry through the establishment of a highly efficient
and competent police force that is national in scope and civilian in character. Towards this end,
the  State  shall bolster a  system  of coordination  and  cooperation  among the citizenry,  local
executives and the integrated law enforcement and public safety agencies.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) as the foremost civilian law enforcement agency
of the  government holds  an  important mandate  in  scouring  public  order  and  safety  of our
citizenry. With increasing reports of criminality, lawless violence and terrorism, the PNP needs
to enhance and upgrade its organization to effectively perform and discharge its mandate.
To  intensify  its  capacity  to  prevent,  control,  mitigate,  counter  and  eradicate  grave
threats to peace,  security,  safety  and public order,  special attention to modemize the PNP's
equipment, heighten its operational tactics and law enforcement proficiencies. This bill aims
to revitalize the PNP's  institutional  capacity  in  order to  build a more  effective,  responsive,
dynamic, and competent police force that would prevent and  suppress  serious threats to our
nation's security.
Immediate approval of this measure is most respectfully and earnestly sought.


Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVFS
Quezon City, Metro Manila
NINETEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session
HouseBi||No.7900
Introduced by Rep. Florida "Rida P. Robes"
AIN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE REVITALIZATION AND CAPABILITY
ENIIANCERENT OF TIIE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Represeutatiwes of the Philippines in
Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Sfeoif rg.f/e. -This Act shall be known as the 7lfez.s ,4cf Sfocz// be haowt os
the " Phi.Iippine National Police Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Act. "
SEC. 2. Doc/¢r¢fl.o# a/Po/I.c);. -It is hereby declared the policy of the State to develop
the Philippine National Police (PNP) into a highly efflcient, capable, and competent police force
to  enable  it  to  fully  perform  its  mandate  as  the  primary  law  enforcement  agency  of the
government,  and  be  capable  of supporting  the  social  and  economic  goals  of the  Republic,
towards nation-building.
Towards this end, the State shall sustain a revitalized PNP that will continuously carry
out effective policing functions and law enforcement operations, deliver timely and responsive
frontline public safety services,  and pursue a comprehensive and integrated approach  against
transnational crime and emerging forms of criminality, insurgency, terrorism and other serious
threats to internal security.
For this purpose, the  State shall pursue the implementation of the PNP Revitalization
and   Capability   Enhancement   Program   under   the   provisions   of  this   Act,   focused   on
infrastructure and facilities development as well as equipment acquisition and upgrading.
SEC.  3. PJVP Revz.fa[/I.zafi.o#  rforwsts. -As used in this Act, the term "revitalization"
shall  mean  the  state   of  achieving  a  dynamic  level  of  performing  police  functions,   law
enforcement operations, and frontline public safety services, and pursuing modem approaches
against criminality with the end view of establishing and maintaining a safe,  secure,  orderly,
peaceful, and prosperous nation. Towards this aspiration, the PNP shall pursue the following
revitalization thrusts:


a.        Fill-up  of basic  equipage  and  construction  of standard  police  stations  and
offices nationwide;
b.        Acquisition of modern equipage;
c.        Adoption  of secured,  modern,  artificial  intelligence  (AI)-driven,  real-time
information and communications technology (ICT) systems to modemize and
integrate police administration and operations;
d.        Strengthening police  coordination  and cooperation with the citizenry,  local
governments,  public  safety  agencies,  other  law  enforcement  agencies  and
pillars of the criminal justice system, and the regional and international police
communities; and
e.
Enhancement  of  law  enforcement  approaches  and  intensified  operations
against transnational  crime and emerging forms  of criminality,  insurgency,
terrorism, and other serious threats to internal security.
SEC. 4. Components Of the Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program. -
The PNP revitalization thrusts shall be realized through the implementation of a Revitalization
and Capability Enhancement (RACE) Program.
As used in this Act, the term police "capability enhancement" shall mean a measurable
improvement in the performance of PNP mandates that translates into an enduring ability to
enforce the law, prevent and control crimes, maintain peace and order, ensure public safety and
internal security, and protect the country against threats to internal security, including terrorism.
The Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program shall consist of the following
components:
a.    Infrastructure and Facilities Development -The objectives of this component are:
1 )   Establishment of standard Infrastructure and Basic Facilities
a)    Construction  and  upgrading  of  standard  infrastructure  like  green
buildings for police stations and offices, that are accessible and suited
to the peculiar topography of or weather conditions in the area, with
provision for adequate perimeter fencing;
b)    Construction   and  upgrading  of basic  facilities  for  administrative,
investigative,     intelligence,    operational,    and    police-community-
relations functions, such as: crime laboratory; evidence rooms; storage
rooms;       records       rooms;       appropriate       custodial       facilities;
communications systems; research and development centers; training
institutions;  hospitals  and  dispensaries  for  delivery  of medical  and
dental services; and quartering and barracks facilities,  in accordance
with approved camp master development plans;
c)     Construction   and   upgrading   of  facilities   to   provide   repair   and
maintenance  works,  such  as:  regional  or  provincial  motor  pool  and
maintenance facilities for other mobility assets.


2)   Construction and upgrading of facilities to support regulatory functions, such as
firearms surrender storage and impounding area;
3)   Development,  procurement,  and  management  of ICT  systems  and  automated
systems to ensure integration and effective coordination; and
4)   Real estate acquisition, titling, and management.
b.   Equipment Acquisition, Re-fleeting, Replenishment, and upgrading -The objective
of   this    component    is    judicious    procurement,    taking    into    consideration
standardization,  inter-operational capabilities, maintenance and subscription costs,
responsive standards and specifications of:
1)    Basic equipage;
2)    Modern equipage for enhanced PNP capabilities, such as: munitions and
ordnance;  firepower  and  weapons;  transportation  and  mobility  assets;
information and communications equipment;  intelligence; investigative
and   forensic   equipment;   including   digital   forensic   equipment   and
software  and  corresponding  certiflcation  trainings  essential  for  digital
forensic   examination   and   investigation;   software   solutions;   testing
equipment; and police training and education equipment;
3)    ICT-enabled tactical equipment;
4)    Search and rescue equipment and equipment that will enable the PNP to
perform critical functions for initial calamity response
SEC.   5.   Sfa!#d¢rd   a/  Moder"i.z¢fJ.o#.   -   In   preparing   and   implementing   the
Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program, the standard test to indicate modemity is
the  possession  of  latest  attributes  or  innovative  qualities  of  infrastructure,  facilities,  and
equipment,  over and above the basic and standard features,  or in accordance with current or
latest market or industry standards. This will enable the PNP to better adapt to the needs of the
present time, add value to services delivered, and achieve increased citizen satisfaction with the
police.
In   endeavoring   to   modernize   police   infrastructure   and   facilities,   the   primary
consideration shall be developing capabilities for command  and direction,  crime prevention,
detection, and solution, tactical and strategic control, effective communication, robust ICT and
automated systems network, upholding human rights and the Rule of Law, and sustained police-
cominunity-relations.
The acquisition of modern equipment shall be based on the results of operational needs
assessment.  For purposes  of this  Act,  the term  "operational  needs  assessment"  refers to the
mandatory  periodic  evaluation  of materiel  and  logistical  capabilities  with  the  end  view  of
identifying   deficiencies   or   limitations   in   existing   resources   and   addressing   significant


impediments   in  achieving  operational  tasks  and  attaining  organizational  mission,  through
equipment acquisition.
SEC. 6. Mutual Logistics Support Service Cooperation. ~ "e Chief of the P:NIP may
directly negotiate with an agency  or instrumentality or private enterprises of another country
with which the  Philippines  has  entered  into  a mutual  logistics  support  and  services  or  law
enforcement and seourity cooperation agreement, or otherwise maintains diplomatic relations,
when   the  procurement   involves   modem  equipage   or  ICT   solutions   for  enhanced  PNP
capabilities, subject to the following conditions:
a.     The Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, in his capacity as
ex-officio     Chairperson     of    the     National     Police     Commission
(NAPOLCOM), has deemed it necessary for the maintenance of peace
and  order,   ensuring  public  safety,  or  curbing  transnational  crime;
emerging forms of criminality; terrorism, insurgency, and other serious
threats to intemal security;
b.     The expertise or capability required is not locally available or the goods,
articles,  supplies,  or  materials  involved  are  not  locally  produced  or
manufactured;
c.     The police equipment, other law enforcement and security equipment,
and related consultancy services to be procured under this modality are
included  in   the  PNP's  Revitalization  and  Capability  Enhancement
Program, prepared in accordance with Section 7 of this Act; and
d.     Pertinent  guidelines   in  the  negotiation  of  cooperation  agreements,
under the Department of Foreign Affairs, shall be observed.
SE:C. 7 . Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program. - W.r"n rilnerty (9C))
days  from  the  effectivity  of this  Act,  the  Chief of the  PNP  shall,  in  consultation  with  the
Chairperson   of  the  NAPOLCOM  and  the  Secretary  of  the  Department  of  Budget  and
Management (DBM), prepare a Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program.
After consultation, the Chief of the PNP shall submit the Revitalization and Capability
Enhancement  Program  to  the  NAPOLCOM,  which  shall  review  and  endorse  the  same  to
Congress,  through  the   Congressional   Oversight  Committee  created  under  this  Act,   for
monitoring and overseeing.
The Program shall indicate the following:
a.    The  police  organizational   structure  and   staffing  pattern,   authorized  personnel
strength,  and logistics  and  facilities  inventory  during the various  implementation
stages;
b.   The capability enhancement programs, projects, and activities to be undertaken vis-
a-vis  the  particular  component  and  corresponding  objectives  and  revitalization
thrusts they relate to;


c.    The   priorities,   phases   of   implementation,    and    schedules    of   the   capability
enhancement projects and activities; and
d.     The estimated average cost of each project or activity to be undertaken.
A Program Management Office (PMO) shall be created at the PNP to monitor, oversee,
and evaluate program implementation.
SEC. 8. Perj.od a/Jmp/cmcHf¢fz.o#. -The Revitalization and Capability Enhancement
Program under this Act shall be implemented within ten (10) years: Proi;I.ded, That payments
for  amortization  of  outstanding  multi-year  contract  obligations  incurred  under  the  PNP
Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program may be extended beyond this period.
SEC. 9. PIVP RICE rrwsf Fw#d. -There is hereby created a trust fund, to be known
as the PNP RACE Trust Fund.  Said Trust Fund, which shall be used exclusively for the PNP
Revitalization  and  Capability  Enhancement  Program,  including  all  necessary  expenses  to
implement equipment acquisition and upgrading and infrastructure and facilities development
shall be funded out of the following:
a.        Appropriations   for  police  capability  enhancement  and  construction  of
police stations;
b.        Portion  of  proceeds  from  the  implementation  of  the  National  Police
Clearance System;
c.        Portion of proceeds of the License to own and possess Firearms License
Fees;
d.        Proceeds  from  the  disposal  of excess  and/or  uneconomically  repairable
equipment and other movable assets of the PNP;
e.        Funds from budgetary surplus, if any, as may be authorized by congress;
f.        Donations coming from local and foreign sources, specifically earmarked
to  be  used  for  the  PNP  Revitalization  and  Capability  Enhancement
Program; and
9.       All interest income of the Trust Fund.
Funds  from  the  foregoing  sources,  regardless  of  income  source,  shall  be  directly
deposited to a special account in the general fund created specifically for the PNP Revitalization
and Capability Enhancement Program. The corresponding allotment and cash allocation  shall
be released directly to the PNP  and transferred to the PNP RACE Trust Fund,  and shall be
administered by the Chief of the PNP in accordance with existing government budgeting and
auditing  rules  and  regulations.  The  PNP  shall  conduct  periodic  studies  on  how  additional
revenues can be generated to fund the PNP Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program
and how to maximize the utilization of the trust fund.
SEic. LO. Appropriations for the  PNP  Revitalization  and Capability Enhancement
Progr¢m. -The annual appropriations for the PNP Revitalization and Capability Enhancement
Program  shall  include  the  amounts  necessary  to  support the  funding  requirements  for  the
programs, projects, and activities submitted to Congress under Section 7.
Under the Program, the initial  amount necessary to support the funding requirements
for basic equipage fill-up and establishment of standard infrastructure and basic facilities shall
be funded froin the existing police capability enhancement funds, police station construction
funds,   and    such   additional    funds   as   Congress   may   appropriate   thereafter.   The   PNP


Revitalization and Capability  Enhancement Program shall be based on an amount of at least
One Hundred Billion Pesos (Phpl00,000,000,000.00), for the full period of implementation.
Whenever deemed necessary, in order to expedite full implementation of the Program,
the Chief of the PNP  may,  subject to the  approval  of the President  and  consistent with the
provisions of existing laws, including Commission on Audit rules and regulations, under such
terms  and conditions most favorable to the  government,  enter  into  multi-year  contracts  and
other  contractual  arrangements.  The  Chief of the  PNP  shall  submit  to  the  Congressional
Oversight  Committee,  the  Secretary  of the  DBM,  and  the  Secretary  of the  Department  of
Finance,  copies  of these  multi-year  contracts  and  other  contractual  arrangements  to  enable
Congress to appropriate necessary funds. For this purpose, Congress shall, upon issuance of a
multi-year  obligation  authority  by  the  DBM  and  certification  by  the  President,  make  the
corresponding appropriations for the ensuing fiscal years, to cover multi-year obligations.
The funds appropriated by Congress under this Act shall  be treated as a distinct and
separate budget item from the regular appropriations for the PNP.
EEC. Ll. Tax Treatment Of the Purchase and Importation of the PNP. -A:]1 'rmtema:A
revenue tax and duty obligations from the purchase and importation of munitions and ordnance,
firepower  and  weapons,   transportation   and  mobility  assets,   communication, intelligence,
investigative and forensic equipment and other equipment by the PNP, under the Revitalization
and Capability Enhancement Program, where such acquisition directly or exclusively relates to
the  performance  of its  police  and  law  enforcement  functions;  or  may  be  needed  in  public
transactions;  or in the pursuit of any  government undertaking,  shall be chargeable to the tax
expenditure fund provided for in the General Appropriations Act.
Donations  made  to  the  PNP  to  be  used  actually,  directly,  and  exclusively  for  its
Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program shall be exempt from donor's tax and the
same  shall  be  considered  as  allowable  deduction  from  the  gross  income  of the  donor  for
purposes  of computing  taxable  income  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of the  National
Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended. Likewise, donations from foreign sources shall be
exempt from value-added tax and customs duties.
S;Eic. T2. Local Government Support Through Local Development Plans. -Tn th:ha
formulation  of their  respective  socio-economic  local  development  programs,  all  provincial,
city, and municipal development councils shall allocate in their comprehensive land use plans
such adequate, suitable, and accessible lands for the establishment of basic police infrastructure
and support facilities within their areas of jurisdiction.
Regional Development  Councils  shall  ensure that allocation of such lands  for use  of
local police forces and other police support units are included in the approved socio- economic
local  development programs  of provinces  and  cities prior to  integration  into their respective
Regional  Development  Plans   and  subsequent  submission  to  the  National  Economic  and
Development Authority.
Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Chief of the
PNP shall submit to the NAPOLCOM such guidelines and parameters governing the allocation
of land for the police, for approval and implementation.


In effecting land allocation for local police forces and other police support units, local
government  units  may,  in  addition  to  making  donation  and  granting  usufruct,  enter  into
negotiated sale or exercise the inherent power of eminent domain, in accordance with existing
laws.
SIE:C. T3. Local Fund S upport for Police Capability Enhancement. -Prow.ind\al, c;rty ,
and municipal governments may also allocate funds to augment the capability enhancement and
modernization of the police, within theirjurisdiction, and as aligned with their respective socio-
economic development thrusts.
Sec. 14. I,¢Hdj4cqw;.sj.fz.o# ¢#d ri.//;."g. -Other than through donation, or in cases where
local government units have inadequate, unsuitable, or inaccessible lots to allocate, the PNP
may acquire lands as site or location for the establishment of standard police infrastructure and
basic  and  support  facilities,  and  cause the  titling thereof under the  name  of the PNP  or  its
subordinate police offices and units, as well as right-of-way, through negotiated sale.
See.  1S.  Engineering  and  Administrative  Overhead  (EAO)  and  Project  Related
Expe#fes.  -  For  construction  projects  undertaken under this  Act, the PNP  is  authorized to
deduct percentages from the appropriated funds, to be used for EAO and other project related
expenses to cover lot readiness activities; pre-construction activities after detailed engineering;
construction project management; and contingencies.
The EAO and project related expenses shall be reflected in the program of work for the
police construction project concerned, and treated or booked-up as capitalized expenditures, to
forin part of the project cost. The program of work shall include, but not be limited to, estimates
of work items; quantities and costs, schedule of activities, and disbursements.
Within one hundred twenty (120) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Chief of the
PNP shall prescribe rationalized percentages authorized to be deducted, and the detailed items
of expenditures for its utilization.
Sec.    16.    Co#gressi.o#¢/   Oversi.grfef   Commi.#ce.   -   There   is   hereby    created    a
Congressional Oversight Committee upon the effectivity of this Act to monitor and oversee the
implementation of the provisions of this Act.
It shall be composed of four (4) members from the House of Representatives and four
(4) members  from the  Senate with the Chairpersons  of the  Committee  on Public Order and
Safety   and   the   Committee   on   Public   Order   and   Dangerous   Drugs   of  each   Chamber,
respectively,  as  Joint  Chairpersons.  The three  (3)  other members,  with the  inclusion  of the
Chairperson of the Committee on Dangerous Drugs, representing the House of Representatives,
shall be designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, while the three (3) other
members from the Senate shall be designated by the Senate President. The Minority shall have
at least one (1) representative from each Chamber.
Sec. 17. Progr¢m „od;/?c¢/i.o". -In the exigeney of the service or whenever necessary
to address unforeseen emergencies to curb transnational crime; emerging forms of criminality;
insurgency,  terrorism  and  other  serious threats to  internal  security,  or to  satisfy  delivery  of
public safety services, the Chief of the PNP may modify, through substitution or revision,  a
component project in the Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program,  subject to the
favorable endorsement of the NAPOLCOM,  for the President's  approval.  Within thirty (30)


days  from  such  approval,  the  Chief of the  PNP  shall  report  such  program  modification  to
Congress, through the Congressional Oversight Committee.
Sec.   18.  Fw"d  .4wgmc#/¢fi.o#.   -  During  program   implementation,  a  member  of
Congress may endorse an equipment for acquisition and provide fund augmentation, or submit
a substitute or additional infrastructure construction project, with fund augmentation, subject to
existing  laws,  NAPOLCOM  rules  and  regulations,  and  PNP  policies,  for his  congressional
district,  if a member  of the  House  of Representatives,  or  in  any  congressional  district,  if a
member  of  the   Senate,   to  be  supported  out  of  their  respective   Congressional  Initiative
Allocation or by Congress-introduced increases in appropriations.
Sec.   19.  4#"w¢/  jRcports.  -  Within  the  first  quarter  of  the   succeeding  year  of
implementation, the Chief of the PNP shall submit to the President and Congress, through the
Chairperson of the NAPOLCOM, an annual report on the progress of the implementation of the
Revitalization and Capability Enhancement Program.
Sec. 20. Sw#scf RctJfew. -After five (5) years following its effectivity, or as the need
arises, the Congressional  Oversight Committee shall  conduct a sunset review of this Act, to
systematically   evaluate   the   accomplishments   under   the   Revitalization   and   Capability
Enhancement  Program  and  its  impact  on  the  PNP  organizational   structure,   institutional
mechanisms, and performance of functions, for purposes of determining and effecting remedial
legislation.
See.  21.  Implementing  Rules  and  Regulations-  Within  sixty  (60)  days  i:ron  the
approval  of this  Act,  the  PNP  shall,  in  consultation with  the  NAPOLCOM  and the  DBM,
formulate the implementing rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
Sec. 22. Scp¢r¢bi./rty C/¢wsc. -If any provision of this Act shall be held unconstitutional
or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect.
Sec.  23.  Repealing  Cause.  -  All  laws,  decrees,   orders,   regulations  and  policies
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed and/or amended accordingly.
SEC.  24. Effectivity. -This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.
Approved,