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Republic of the Philippines vive LEMUL 2013.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eg Solu
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL No, 1487

Introduced by HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC) was established through the implementation.
of Republic Act 6975, otherwise known as An Act Establishing The Philippine National Police
Under A Reorganized Department Of The Interior And Local Government, And For Other
Purposes. Chapter 6 of the said law provides for the creation of the PPSC.

The PPSC, upon the implementation of RA 6975, has indeed been the premier
educational institution for the training, human resource development and continuing education
of all personnel of the PNP, Fire and Jail Bureaus, It is the umbrella organization that oversees
the various education and training programs offered by its component training units, which are
the following: National Police College (NPC), Philippine National Police Academy
(PNPA), Police National Training Institute (PNTI) and its 18 Regional Training Schools (RTS)
nationwide, Fire National Training Institute (FNT1), Jail National Training Institute (INTI) and
the National Criminalisties Research and Training Institute (NCRTI). Thus, the PPSC’s
importance as the supervisor of all educational institutions for our police force should be
emphasized, paralleled to how we give due importance to the protectors of our community,

This bill then seeks to codify the creation of the PPSC. The institutionalization of PPSC’s
organization, powers, functions, and mandate is a step towards strengthening the College.
Through the promulgation of these policies, we seek to enable them to have a more integrated
education system.

Its this proposal’s aim to develop a highly competent police force that will ensure public
safety and internal security to the community. Thus, passage of this bill is earnestly sought.

Oana DO-REVILLA

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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

1487

2 BILL NO.

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Introduced by HONORABLE LANI MERCADO-REVILLA.

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE
SYSTEM AS THE PREMIER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING,
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPM AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OF
ALL POLICE, FIRE AND JAIL PERSONNEL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS:
THEREFOR AND FOR R PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre:
assembled:

intatives of the Philippines in Congress

“TION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Philippine Public Safety College
ystem Act of 2013".

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to provide quality
education and training in the field of public safety for the Philippine National Police (PNP), the
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and
to develop a highly competent police force that is national in scope, but civilian inchar
shall be primarily tasked with enforcing the law, preventing and controllingerimes, and ensuring
public safety and internal security with the active support of the community.

In this regard, the State shall endeavor to strengthen the Philippine Public Safety College
System's (PPSCS) institutional capacity by establishing policies which shall promote
theachievement of a more integrated education system that is responsive to present-day
requirements and standards of professional competence by granting the PPSCS academic
freedom and autonomy as a chartered higher education institution.

SEC, 3. General Mandat The PPSCS, hereinafter referred to as the College System, shall
serve as the premier educational institution for degree and non-degree programs, including
training, human resource development and continuing education, for all personnel of the PNP,
the BFP and the BIMP, as well as personnel of the College System and other related agencies
and organizations.

SEC. 4. Composition of the College System. - The College System shall be composed of the
present Philippine National Police Academy (PNP A), the Fire National Training
Institute(FNTD, the Jail National Training Institute (INT), the Police National Training Institute
(PNTS), and its Regional Training Schools (RTSs), the National Police College (NPC), the
National Forensic Science Training Institute (NFSTI) and other institutes or special
trainingcenters as may be created by the Board of Trustees.

SEC. 5. Administration, - The College System shall have the general powers set forth in Batas
Pambansa Blg. 68, as amended, otherwise known as "The Corporation Code of the Philippines"
of a corporation


. It shall be attached to the Department of the Interior andLocal Government (DILG) for program
and policy coordination only. The administration of theCollege System and the exercise of its
corporate powers shall be vested exclusively in the Boardof Trustees and the President of the
College System.

SEC. 6. The Board of Trustees. - The governance of the College System is hereby vested in the
Board of Trustees, hereinafter referred to as the Board, which shall be composed of thefollowing:

a) The Secretary of the DILG as Chairperson;
b) The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education (CRED) as Co-
Chairperson;

¢) The President of the College System as Vice Chairperson;

d) The Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Education, Arts and Culture, member;
e) The Chairperson of the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education,
member;

f) The Director-General of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
(TESDA), member;

2) The Chief of the PNP, member;

h) The Chief ofthe BFP, member; and

i) The Chief ofthe BJMP, member.

SEC. 7. Powers and Duties of the Board.- The administration of the College System and the
exercise of its corporate powers are vested in the Board. The Board shall exercise the following
specific powers and duties:

(a) Promulgate policies in accordance with the declared State policies on education and
other pertinent provisions of the Philippine Constitution on education, as well as the
policies, standards and thrusts of the CHED under Republic Act No. 7722, otherwise
known as the "Higher Education Act of 1994'

(b) Formulate such academic programs, curricula and standards for degree and non-
degreecourses of study, including the conduct of distance education and training
programs in line withthe qualifications and service upgrading program for public safety
services, compatible with theirmandated roles and institutional vision to attain
competent standards of public safety educationand training, in coordination, when
necessary, with the CHED and the TESDA;

(©) Prescribe the rules and regulations for its own governance and the discipline of the
facultyand other personnel, and to enact for the governance of the College System such
general policies,rules and regulations’, not contrary to law, as are consistent with the
purposes and functions of the College System;

(d) Grant and confer academic degrees and diplomas and proficiency certificates for
degree and non-degree courses;

(e) Set policies on admission, graduation and discipline of students:

( Receive and appropriate all sums as may be provided for the support of the College
System inthe manner it may determine, in its discretion, to carry out the purposes and
functions of theCollege System;

(g) Recommend to the President of the Philippines the appointment of the President of
the College System selected through the proper search process and act on the
appointment of otherkey officials in accordance with the provisions of pertinent laws:


(h) Receive in trust, legacies, gifts and donations of real properties of all kinds and to
administer and dispose the same when necessary for the benefit of the College System,
subject to thelimitations, directions and instructions of tile donor, if any;

(i) Import duty-free economic, technical and cultural books and/or publications,
uponcertification by the CHED that such imported books and/or publications are for
academic and related purposes, in accordance with tile provisions of the Tariff’ and
Customs Code of thePhilippines, as amended;

(j) Determine the tuition fees and other necessary school charges, after due consultation
with the heads of the College System's constitutive institutions in conformity with the
CHED guidelines on tuition fees and other charges;

Such fees and charges, and other income generated by the College System, shall
constitute a special trust fund and shall be deposited in any authorized government
depository bank, and all interests that shall accrue there from shall form part of the
same funds for the use of the College System;

(k) Adopt and implement a socialized scheme of tuition and school fees for greater
access topoor but deserving students:

(1) Provide local and international fellowships, scholarships and grants and to award the
same tofaculty, staff and students based on meri

(m) Authorize the construction or repair of its buildings, machinery, equipment a
other facilities and support systems, and the purchase and acquisition of real and
personal properties,including the necessary supplies, materials and equipment;

(n) Determine and adjust salaries of faculty members and administrative officials and
employees, subject to the provision of the Revised Compensation and Position
Classification System andother pertinent budget and compensation laws governing
hours of service. and such other dutiesand conditions as it may deem proper; to grant
them, at its discretion, leaves of absence undersuch regulations as it may promulgate,
any provision of existing law to the contrary notwithstanding; and to remove them for
cause in accordance with the requirements of dueprocess of law;

(0) Use all income generated by the College System and its constitutive institutions at
its discretion: Provided, That all such disbursements shall be for the professional
growth and development, health, welfare and other benefits of faculty members and
other personnel; theacquisition, construction, maintenance and repair of urgently
needed instructional and auxiliaryfacilities, equipment, buildings and other
infrastructure, and such other expenditures necessaryfor the attainment of its purpose
under this Act: Provided, further, That such income shall not be used to augment
appropriations for personal services expenditures;

(p) Establish research and extension centers of the College System where such, will
promote development and provide for adequate guidelines on the protection, utilization
and commercialization of intellectual creations owned by the College System;

(q) Establish professorial chair awards and to provide for the maintenance or
endowment of suchchairs;

(t) Create a culture of excellence and quality service through multi-sectoral linkages,
both local and international, faculty and staf development studies:


(s) Authorize an external management audit of the institution and to institute reforms,
includingacademic and structural changes, on the basis of the audit results and
recommendations;

(® Enter into joint ventures with business and industry for the profitable development
and management of the economic assets of the College System, the proceeds of which
shall be usedfor its development and strengthening:

(u) Develop consortia and other forms of linkages with local government units,
institutions and agencies, public and private, local and foreign, in furtherance of the
purposes and objectives of the College System;

(v) Develop academic arrangements for institutional capability building with
appropriate institutions and agencies, public or private, local or foreign, and to appoint
experts/specialists as consultants, or visiting or exchange professors, scholars,
researchers, as the case may be;

(w) Establish policy guidelines and procedures for participative decision-making and
transparency within the College System;

(x) Extend the term of the President of the College System beyond the age of
retirement, but not beyond the age of seventy (70), if the performance has been
unanimously rated as outstanding by the Board and upon unanimous recommendation
by the search committee for the President of theCollege System;

(y) Delegate any of its powers and duties provided for hereinabove to the President
and/or otherofficials of the College System as it may deem appropriate, so as to
expedite the administrationof its affairs; and

(z) Exercise such other powers as may be necessary and proper to carry out the

objectives of this Act.

SEC. 8. Mcetings of the Board; Quorum. - The Board shall regularly convene at least once
every quarter. The Chairperson of the Board may call a special meeting whenever necessary:
Provided that the members are notified in writing at least three (3) days prior to the said meeting.

A simple majority of the actual members of the Board holding office at the time the
meeting is called shall constitute a quorum. In the absence of the Chairperson, the Co-
Chairperson shall preside over the meeting. In case the DILG Secretary and the Chairperson of
the CHED shall not be able to attend the Board meeting, they may designate their respective
representatives to the said meeting, with all the rights and responsibilities of a regular member
ofthe Board: provided that the Vice Chairperson shall preside over the meeting. In case
theChairpersons of the Congressional Committees on Education shall not be able to attend the
Board meeting, they may designate their respective representatives to the said meeting, with all
the rights and responsibilities of a regular member of the Board.

SEC. 9, Compensation. - The members of the Board shall serve without compensation, but they
shall be entitled to per diems and reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in their
attendance of meetings of the Board or in connection with their official business authorized by
resolution of the Board, subject to existing laws and regulations.

SEC. 10. The President of the College System. - The College System shall be headed by a
President who shall be its chief executive officer. The President, who shall render full-time
service, shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the College System in
accordance with its mandate, vision and goals. The President of the College System must be at
least forty (40) years of age, a member of the Philippine Bar or holder of a Master's Degree in
Criminology. Public Safety, Public Administration, National Security Administration, Sociology


or other related disciplines, and must have gained reasonable work experience in any branch of
the criminal justice system. The President of the College System shall be appointed by the
President of the Philippines, upon recommendation by the Board and after going through a
search process, He/she shall hold office for a term of four (4) years and may be reappointed to
another term unless sooner removed for cause as provided for under existing civil service law,
rules and regulations, or is incapacitated to discharge the duties of the office: Provided, That a
College President who has reached the compulsory retirement age may be extended in theservice
or reappointed to another term, but not beyond the age of seventy (70): Provided, further, That
the incumbent President of the College System shall serve as the first President of the College
System under this Act for a four (4) year term as provided herein.

Within six (6) months before the expiration of the term of office of the President of the
College System, the Board shall constitute a search committee to select the next President of the
College System or determine the qualification of the incumbent President of the College
jemfor a second term.

There shall be
r the

SEC. 11.The Vice Presidents of the College System, Duties and Functions.
appointed a Vice President for Administration and a Vice President for Academic Affairs
College System who shall assist the President in ensuring its smooth and efficient operation.

Both the Vice Presidents for Administration and for Academic Affairs shall be appointed
by the Board after going through an appropriate search procedure. They shall hold office for a
term of four (4) years and may be reappointed to another term even after reaching the
compulsory retirement age, but not beyond the age of seventy (70), upon recommendation of the
President of the College System, unless sooner removed for cause as provided for under existing
civil service law, rules and regulations. They must be at least forty (40) years of age on the date
of assumption of office, members of the Philippine Bar or holders of a Master's Degree in
iminology, Public Safety, Public Administration, National Security Administration, Education,
Sociology or other related disciplines, and must have gained reasonable work experience in any
branch of the criminal justice system.

(a) The Vice President for Administration shall be responsible for coordinating all services
relating to procurement, distribution and storage of supplies, property and equipment,
records and correspondence, transportation, communication, custodial and general utility;
budgeting, disbursements, accounting and other financial matters; career planning and
development; personnel transactions and employees’ benefits and welfare; and other
related activities, in coordination with the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

(b) The Vice President for Academic Affairs shall be responsible for the supervision of all
academic programs, formulation of standards and curricula, development of faculty
programs, library services, and conduct of researches in support of curriculum and faculty
development programs, and other related matters, in coordination with the Vice President
for Administration.

SEC. 12. The Secretary of the College System and the Board. - The Board shall appoint a
Secretary who shall serve as such for the College System and the Board and shall
maintaincustody and ensure the security of all records of the Board. He/she shall duly notify in
writing each member of the Board about the time, place, venue and agenda of each meeting,

SEC. 13. Vacancy in the Office of the President. - In case the President of the College System
is unable to perform or discharge his/her duties and responsibilities due to death, compulsory
retirement, resignation, removal for cause or incapacity, the Board shall designate the Vice
President who shall temporarily act as the President until the new President of theCollege System
shall have been appointed or the incapacity ceases. In case of official absence, the President of
the College System shall designate the Vice President who shall serve. AsOfficer-In-Charge until
the return of the incumbent President: Provided, that the incumbent Vice President shall
continue to serve as such for the remainder of the term as herein stated,


The salary of the President of the College System shall be in accordance with the Revised
Compensation and Position Classification System and shall be comparable to that being
receivedby the presidents of similar educational institutions.

SEC. 14. The Administrative Council.- There shall be an Administrative Council composed of
the Vice President for Administration as Chairperson, the Directors of the Budget Management
Service, Planning Service, Personnel and Records Management Service, and constitutive units,
deans and other officials of equal rank as members, whose duty is to review and recommend to
the President of the College System policies governing the administration, management and
development planning of the College System.

SEC. 15. The Academic Council. - There shall be an Academic Council with the Vice
President for Academic Affairs as Chairperson, the Director of the Curriculum and Standard
Development Service, the Director of the Faculty Development Service and all members of the
instructional staff with the rank not lower than assistant professor as members.

The Academic Council shall have the power to review and recommend the curricular
offerings; fix the requirements for admission of students as well as for graduation, and
theconferment of degrees. It shall also promulgate rules of discipline of the College System
subjectto appropriate action of the President,

SEC. 16, Curricular Offerings. - The College System shall offer a four (4)-year Bachelor of
Science in Public Safety Cadetship Degree Program, a post-graduate program in Public Safety
Administration, mandatory career courses, other short-term courses in Public Safety and other
related fields of study,

SEC. 17. Faculty.- The teaching staff of each constitutive unit in the College System shall
constitute its faculty and shall be headed by an academic coordinator. All heads of constitutive
units shall be appointed by the Board upon nomination and recommendation of the President of
the College System. Police courses shall be taught by instructors who are skilledofficers of the
PNP with at least seven (7) years of work experience: Provided that their servicesas instructors
of the College System shall be given equivalent credits for promotion purposes.

SEC. 18. Heads of Regional Training Schools or Centers. - The Regional Directors of
Regional Training Schools or Centers shall head the campuses or branches of the College System
and they shall render full-time service.

SEC. 19. Scholarship Program Admission. - The College System shall provide a scholarship
program and other affirmative action programs to assist poor but deserving students who qualify
for admission to the College System. No student shall be denied admission to the College System
by reason of sex, religion, cultural or community affiliation or ethnic origin.

SEC. 20, Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy. - ‘The College System shall enjoy
academic freedom and institutional autonomy pursuant to paragraph 2, Section 5 of Article XIV
of the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines.

SEC, 21, Land Grants and Other Real Properties of the College System. - The State shall
support the College System through general appropriations and other financial benefits, and in
kind, through land grants and donations and use of other real properties. To carry out the intent
of these grants, income derived from the development of all land grants and real properties shall
be used to further the ends of the College System, as may be decided by the Board:

Provided that such income shall not be used to augment appropriations for personal
services expenditures. Such parcel of land ceded by law, decree or Presidential issuance to the
College System, as well as all real property and facilities presently occupied by the College
System, are hereby declared reserved for the purposes intended. The absolute ownership of the
College System over these landholdings, including those covered by original and transfer


certificates of title in the name of the College System and their future derivatives are hereby
confirmed, Where the issuance of proper certificates of title is yet pending for these
landholdings, the appropriate government office shall expedite the issuance thereof within six (6)
months from the date of effectivity of this Act: Provided that all registration requirements
necessary for the issuance of the said titles have been submitted and complied with.

The Board may plan, design, approve and/or cause the implementation of land leases and
prohibit the sale of any existing real property of the College System: Provided, That such
mechanisms and arrangements shall sustain and protect the environment in accordance with the
law, and be exclusive of the academic core zone of the6 campuses of the College System:
Provided, That such mechanisms and arrangements shall not conflict with the academic mission
of the College System,

The Board may allow the use of income coming from real properties of the College
System as security for transactions to generate additional revenue when needed for
educationalpurposes.

Any plan to generate revenue from other sources, land grants and other real properties
entrusted to the College System shall be consistent with the academic mission and orientation of
the College System: Provided, That such programs, projects or mechanisms shall be approved by
the Board, subject to a transparent and democratic process of consultation with the constituentsof
the College System: Provided, further, That funds generated from such programs, projects or
mechanisms shall not be meant to replace, in part or in whole, the annual appropriations
provided by the national government to the College System.

SEC. 21.Land Grants and Other Real Properties of the College System.- The State shall
support the College System through general appropriations and other financial benefits, andin
kind, through land grants and donations and use of other real properties. To carry out the intent
of these grants, income derived from the development of all land grants and real propertiesshall
be used to further the ends of the College System, as may be decided by the Board: Provided
That, such income shall not be used to augment appropriations for personal servicesexpenditures.

Such parcel of land ceded by law, decree or Presidential issuance to the College System,
as well as all real property and facilities presently occupied by the College System, are hereby
declared reserved for the purposes intended. The absolute ownership of the College System over
these landholdings, including those covered by original and transfer certificates of title in
thename of the College System and their future derivatives are hereby confirmed. Where the
issuance of proper certificates of title is yet pending for these landholdings, the
appropriategovernment office shall expedite the issuance thereof within six (6) months from the
date of effectivity of this Act: Provided that all registration requirements necessary for the
issuance of the said titles have been submitted and complied with.

The Board may plan, design, approve and/or cause the implementation of land leases and
prohibit the sale of any existing real property of the College System: Provided, That such
mechanisms and arrangements shall sustain and protect the environment in accordance with the
law, and be exclusive of the academic core zone of the campuses of the College System:
Provided, That such mechanisms and arrangements shall not conflict with the academic mission
of the College System

The Board may allow the use of income coming from real properties of the College
System as security for transactions to generate additional revenue when needed for educational
purposes,

Any plan to generate revenue from other sources, land grants and other real properties
entrusted to the College System shall be consistent with the academic mission and orientation of
the College System: Provided, That such programs, projects or mechanisms shall be approved
by the Board, subject to a transparent and democratic process of consultation with the


constituents of the College System: Provided, further, That funds generated from such programs,
projects or mechanisms shall not be meant to replace, in part or in whole, the annual
appropriationsprovided by the national government to the College System.

SEC. 22. Tax Exemptions.
exemption privileges

The College System shall be entitled to the following tax and duty

(a) All income received by the College System shall be exempt from income tax,
pursuant to Section 30(1) of the National Internal Revenue Code (NIRC) of 1997, as
amended;

(b) Equipment and supplies used directly and exclusively for educational purposes by
the College System shall be entitled to exemption from value-added tax and customs
duties on itsimportation;

(c) Gifts and donations of real and personal properties of all kinds shall be exempt from
the donor's tax and the same shall he considered allowable deductions from the gross
income in thecomputation of the income tax of the donor, in accordance with the
provisions of the NIRC of 1997, as amended;

(4) Importation of economic, technical and cultural books and/or publications upon
certification by the CHED that such imported books and/or publications are for
economic, technical, vocational, scientific, philosophical, historical or cultural purposes
shall be exempt from customs duties, in accordance with the provisions of the Tariff
and Customs Code of the Philippines, as amended.

SEC. 23. Authority to Loan or Transfer Apparatus/Equipment/Supplies and Detail of
Personnel- The heads of bureaus and offices of the national government are hereby authorized to
loan or transfer, upon request of the President of the College System, such apparatus, equipment
or supplies as may be needed, and to detail employees for duty therein when, in the judgment of
the bureau or office, such apparatus, equipment, supplies or services of such employees can be
spared without serious detriment to public service. Employees so detailed shall perform such
duties as required of them by the President of the College System and the time so employed shall
be counted as part oftheir regular servic

SEC. 24, Appropriations, - ‘The amount necessary to initially implement the provisions of this,
Act shall be charged against the current year's appropriation of the College System. Thereafter,
such sums as may be necessary for the continued operation and maintenance of the College
jem shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 25. Reportorial Requirements and Auditing of Accounts. - The College System shall
submit an annual report to Congress containing its income from tuition fees and other revenue
sources, contracts. All accounts and disbursements of the College System shall be audited by the
Commission on Audit.

SEC. 26. Rules of Construction. - No statutory or other issuance shall diminish the powers,
rights, privileges and benefits accorded to the College System under this Act or enjoyed at
present by the College System under other issuances not otherwise modified or repealed under
this Act, unless subsequent legislation expressly provides for their repeal, amendment or
modification, Any doubt in the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Act shall be
resolved in favor of the academic freedom and fiscal autonomy of the College System.

SEC. 27. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Board shall formulate the rules and
regulations to fully implement the provisions of this Act within ninety (90) days after
itseffectivity.


SEC. 28. Separability Clause. - Should any provision herein be declared unconstitutional, the
same shall not effect the validity of the other provisions of this Act,

SEC. 29, Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 30. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in at least
two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,