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 19 of Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise 
known as the "Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act Of 1998." This 
provision of law deals on “The Field Training Program” of all uniformed members of 
the Philippine National Police (PNP) wherein they have to undergo twelve (12) months 
of actual experience and assignment in patrol, traffic, and investigation as a 
requirement for the permanency of their appointment. The proposed amendment introduces 
the “Field Training Program (FTP) for Newly Appointed Police Non-Commissioned 
Officers (NAPNCO)” which shall “consist of the academic phase and Field Training 
Exercise (FTX).” This field training exercise includes “police-community relations in the 
police stations as active observers and passive performers”—in addition to the actual 
experience and assignment in patrol, traffic, and investigation—as a requirement for 
permanency of their appointment. 
Another important matter which the amendment seeks to introduce involves 
the FTP for newly-appointed Police Commissioned Officers (NAPCO), except PNPA 
graduates, via lateral entry, i.e., professionals with highly technical qualifications like 
dentists, nurses, doctors, engineers, and lawyers, among others, who have been appointed 
as Police Lieutenants or Police Captains to do technical services. They are to undergo FTX 
consisting of an “integration phase, academic phase, and . . . [12 months of] actual 
experience and assignment in patrol, traffic, investigation, and police-community relations 
in the police stations as active observers and passive performers as a requirement for 
permanency of their appointment.” However, the FTX of these commissioned officers 
shall have to be “tailored to their technical specialty.” 
These amendments are so designed to provide a more comprehensive, 
community-friendly, and holistic training experience for the PNP’s newly-appointed 
commissioned and non-commissioned officers. Considered in their entirety, the 
additional training requirements are strategic in what the PNP seek to achieve. 
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Without being unreasonable burdens, these requirements are intended to further 
elevate the PNP’s training program geared towards forming a gentleman or woman 
befitting an honorable officer of the PNP. 
 
 
In view of the foregoing, the passage of the proposed bill is earnestly sought. 
 
 
 
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 SECTION 19 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551, OTHERWISE 
KNOWN 
AS 
THE 
"PHILIPPINE 
NATIONAL 
POLICE 
REFORM 
AND 
REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998" 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representa6ves of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled: 
 
Sec%on 1. Sec$on 19 of Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the "Philippine 
Na6onal Police Reform and Reorganiza6on Act of 1998", is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
 
 
Sec. 19. The Field Training Program.- All uniformed members of the PNP 
 
shall undergo a Field Training Program for twelve (12) months. The Field Training 
 
Program (FTP) for Newly Appointed Police Non-Commissioned Oﬃcers (NAPNCO) shall 
 
consist of the academic phase and Field Training Exercise (FTX) involving actual 
 
experience and assignment in patrol, traﬃc, inves$ga$on and police-community 
 
rela%ons in the police sta%ons as ac%ve observers and passive performers as a 
 
requirement for permanency of their appointment. 
 
The FTP for Newly Appointed Police Commissioned Oﬃcers (NAPCO) via lateral entry,  
 
except PNPA graduates, shall consist of the integra%on phase, academic phase, and 
 
FTX involving actual experience and assignment in patrol, traﬃc, inves%ga%on, and 
 
police-community rela%ons in the police sta%ons as ac%ve observers and passive 
 
performers as a requirement for permanency of their appointment. Provided that 
 
technical oﬃcers shall undergo an FTX that is tailored to their technical specialty. 
 
Sec%on 2. Within thirty (30) days from the eﬀec$vity of this Act, the NAPOLCOM En Banc 
shall issue the necessary rules and regula$ons for the eﬀec$ve implementa$on of this 
Act. 
 
Section 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its full publication in a newspaper of 
general circulation. 
 
Approved,