Introduced by Senator RAMON BONG REVELA, JR. 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
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A strong Republic in order for it to remain strong, effective and 
democratic must have a strong, competent and professional military service 
abreast of recent developments in the various branches of the service and capable 
of providing effective and specialized training and educational programs to its 
officers. 
An Armed Forces composed of officers trained in a general and non- 
specific or non-specialized manner leaves room for the improvement and 
enhancement of its members and organization, specifically in the specialized 
branches of the service. 
It should be the policy of the State to promote the professionalization of 
the armed service SO that it may effectively carry-out its mandate of assuring the 
sovereign's defensive integrity and security. 
As officers trained particularly for the specialized branch of service, they 
will be commissioned to ensure that that AFP and its various branches will be 
led by technically and professionally competent leaders. 
This bill proposes the establishment of a Philippine Naval Academy 
(PNA) to train Naval Officers of the AFP. The instruction will be a 2-year 
program, basing from the minimum General College Education requirements as 
established by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). 
The present facilities, equipment, applicable areas, faculty and 
administrative personnel of the Philippine Naval Training Command shall be 
absorbed by the PNA. The PNA shall establish a strong working relationship for 
specific academic as well as training facilities with the Philippine Merchant 
Marine Academy and other colleges, universities and institutions. Nothing 
prevents the PNA from establishing arrangements with colleges and universities 
to augment capabilities to train midshipmen. 
Upon graduation from PNA the midshipmen shall be commissioned 
regular officers of the AFP. The baccalaureate degrees earned at the PNA prepare 
the graduates to pass certain government licensure examinations for mariners. 
And since the degrees acquired from PNA are CHED accredited, the graduates 
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will be able to use their academic and leadership training not only as Navy 
Officers but also as licensed mariners when they retire from the service after 
fulfilling the eight (8) year mandatory service to the Philippine Navy, 
All in all the provisions of this bill will be highly beneficial to the AFP and 
to the country in general. Hence, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly 
requested. 
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THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
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OF THE PHKIPPINES 
&%st 
egular Session 
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S.B. No. __ 
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Introduced by Senator RAMON BONG REVELA, JR 
AN ACT 
ESTABLISHING 
THE 
PHILIPPINE 
NAVAL 
ACADEMY 
AND 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR 
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hoilse of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress, assembled: 
SECTION 1. Declaration of State Policy. - It is hereby declared that the State 
shall promote a competent and professional military service in the country to 
effectively carry out its mandate of assuring the sovereign's defensive integrity 
and security. By providing for specialized training and educational programs for 
the specific branches of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the improvement 
and enhancement of the military service shall be attained. 
SEC. 2. Applicability. - The provisions of this Act shall apply to the AFP in 
so far as to the establishment of the Philippine Naval Academy; admission of 
cadets to the Academy; organization and administration of the Academy; 
appointment to the regular force as officers in the AFP from those who 
successfully complete the academic and officer training in the Academy; the 
composition of the Corps of Midshipmen; the composition of the Academic 
Board and Faculty members. 
SEC. 3. Definition of Twms. - For purposes of this act, the following terms 
are hereby defined, to wit: 
a. 
Active Coiizmission Service - a period of the active service rendered by 
an individual as commissioned officer; 
b. 
Commission - a status conferred to an individual by the President of 
the Republic of the Philippines to serve as regular officer in the AFP; 
Midshipinan - a cadet in the Philippine Naval Academy who is 
pursuing a baccalaureate degree and being trained as an officer of the 
AFP and specializing in the maritime fields; 
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d. 
Regular Officer - a commissioned officer in the regular forces of the 
AFP appointed as such by the President of the Republic of the 
Philippines; 
SEC. 4. Philippine Naval Academy. - There shall be established in the 
Philippine Navy, an educational institution to be known as the Philippine Naval 
Academy (PNA), hereinafter referred to as the Academy, for the instruction and 
preparation for military service of Philippine Naval Cadets, to be known as 
Midshipmen. This instruction is a 2-year program, basing from the minimum 
academic entry requirements into the Academy, that is the General College 
Education requirements as established by the Commission on Higher Education 
(CHED). 
Certain applicable facilities of the Philippine Naval Training Command 
shall be absorbed by the PNA including all equipment, facilities, school ground 
and applicable members of the faculty and administrative personnel pursuant to 
Section 17 herein. 
SEC. 5. Corps of Midshipmen of the Philippine Navy. - The student body of 
the Academy shall be known as the Corps of Midshipmen of the Philippine Navy 
(CMPN). The processing of applicants for midshipmen begins from the filling up 
and submission of application forms to the Office of Midshipmen Admission. 
The Philippine Navy shall announce the conduct of a national competitive 
examination for qualified applicants. Successful examinees will be notified by 
telegram and their names published in a newspaper of general circulation. They 
will then undergo a thorough medical, dental, and neuro-psychiatric 
examination. The niedical examination as well as the transportation fare from the 
applicants’ address to the government hospital conducting the check-up may be 
free of charge. 
SEC. 6. Eligibility for Admission. - To be eligible for admission, a candidate 
must: 
a. Be single, but has never been married; 
b. Be a natural born citizen of the Philippines; 
c. Be at least eighteen (18) years of age, but not more than twenty-one 
(21) years of age at the time of his/her admission; 
d. Have at least completed the necessary General College Education 
requirements as established by the Commission on Higher Education 
(CHED) obtained from any government recognized colleges or 
universities or accredited educational institutions leading to a four- 
year baccalaureate degree; 
e. Have passed and completed basic ROTC training; 
f. Pass the competitive national examination given for the purpose; 
g. Must pass the physical examination and psychological tests to be given 
by competent authorities of the Philippine Navy; 
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h. Be willing to conform to and abide by all laws of the country and the 
rules and regulations of the AFP; 
The Academy shall provide for educational and physical facilities for the 
recruitment and training of women as members of the midshipmen. 
Women shall be admitted and shall comprise not less than five percent 
(5%) of the strength of the corps of midshipmen. 
If it is to be determined that, upon the admission of a new class to the 
Academy, the number of midshipmen at the Academy will be below the 
authorized number, the Chief of Staff may nominate alternates, as may be 
recommended and found qualified by the Faculty as are necessary to meet the 
needs of the Philippine Navy. The authorized slrength of the Corps of 
Midshipmen shall not be more than three hundred (300) all at one time. 
SEC. 7. Academic Courses. - Academic courses, which are major 
requirements for the conferral of baccalaureate degrees, shall be taught to the 
Midshipmen in the Academy. The Academy shall be manned and equipped with 
the necessary faculty, expertise, equipment and facilities to conform to the 
requirements of the CHED to be able to award baccalaureate degrees within two 
(2) years of continuing academic instructions and officer training. There will be 
no academic breaks except on legal and national holidays. Nothing shall 
prevents the Academy from inviting professors and other experts in the maritime 
and other technical fields from existing national agencies, or having agreements 
with school, colleges, and universities to augment its capabjlities, or the hiring of 
civilian professors to man professional chairs. All these personnel shall be subject 
to AFP and Academy rules and regulations whichever may be applicable. 
The Superintendent of the Academy shall recommend to the Chief of Staff 
of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, individuals who wiU be designated or 
commissioned as members of the Corps of Professors. Applicable laws governing 
appointment and commissionship in the Corps of Professors shall apply. 
SEC. 8. Organization of 
the Corps of 
Midshipmen. - The Corps of 
Midshipmen of the Philippine Navy (CMPN) shall be organized along the lines 
of the Navy organizations. The CMPN shall have a First Captain appointed by 
the Superintendent of the Academy from among the most qualified Midshipmen. 
The CMPN shall have an Honor Code of Conduct, which shall be used to govern 
the behavior of each and every individual of the CMPN in addition to the 
established AFP rules and regulations. 
SEC. 9. Pay and Alluwances. - The pay and allowances of the midshipmen 
shall be fixed by the President of the Republic of the Philippines, as 
recommended by the Secretary of National Defense. 
SEC. 10. Underfaking. - Each midshipman shall sign an agreement that, 
unless sooner separated by duly authorized authorities, he or she shall: 
1. Complete the course of instruction at the Academy; 


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2. Accept an appointment and serve as a commissioned officer of the 
Philippine Navy, AFP for at least eight (8) years immediately after 
graduation from the Academy. 
Entry into the Academy shall be on the lSt 
week of May every year. 
Graduation will also be on the l S t  week of May every year. 
SEC. 11. Midshipmen Retirement. - Any midshipman, who shall, after 
entrance to the Academy and before completion of prescribed courses of 
training, be found physically or mentally unfit for military assignment by reason 
of injury or disease incidental to the service, shall be retired with the rank of 
Ensign of the Philippine Navy. 
SEC. 12. Commission. - Upon satisfactory completion of the course of 
instruction at the Acaemy, the midshipman shall be commissioned Ensigns in the 
regular force of the AFP with the relative rank in the order of final general 
standing as determined by %he Academic Board of the Academy and approved 
by the Chief of Staff of the AFP. 
SEC. 13. Administration. - The Academy as herein established shall be 
organized and administered by the Flag Officer in Command, Philippine Navy 
under the general supervision and control of the Chief of Staff of the AFP. 
SEC. 14. Academic Bourd - The Academic Board of the Academy shall be 
composed of the Superintendent, the Dean of the Corps of Professors, the 
Commandant of Midshipmen and the Heads of the Department. 
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The Superintendent and the Commandant of Midshipmen of the 
Academy shall be detailed to those positions by the President of the Republic of 
the Philippines, from the current officers of the Philippine Navy. 
The Dean of the Corps of Professors shall be appointed from the 
permanent professors who have served as Heads of Departments of instructions 
at the Academy. 
The Academic Board shall have the power to confer Baccalaureate degrees 
to all midshipmen, upon the satisfactory completion of the approved course of 
studies, under such rules and regulations as the Chief of Staff of the AFP may 
prescribe. 
Cadets/Student from other Philippine military educational institutions 
may be admitted to the Academy provided that these cadets/students must have 
completed the necessary General College Education requirements of CHED as 
specified in Section 4 and Section 6, hereof. These cadets/students, however, will 
no longer take the competitive examinations nationwide, except that they must 
pass the physical and psychological examinations provided for. Upon entry into 
the Academy, these cadetjstudents shall be appointed as midshipmen. 
Commissionship in the AFP for these cadets/students shall be subject to the 
requirements for commissionship as applicable in their previous military 
institutions. 
SEC. 15. Baccalaureate Degree. - Baccalaureate degrees to be conferred to 
those who successhlly complete their comes in the Academy shall be the 


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following: (1) Baclielor of Science in Maritie and Naval Systenis and (2) Bachelor of 
Science in Naval Electronics. 
The degrees mentioned in the previous paragraph are the initial degrees. 
Other degrees that may be needed in the future will be conferred, provided that 
the Academic Board shall determine these degrees in consonance with the need 
of the country and the AFP as well. The Academy will develop these courses and 
the necessary expertise as the need arises. 
SEC. 16. Prolzibitim Against Hazing. - Subject to the approval of the 
Secretary of National Defense, the Superintendent of the Academy shall issue 
rules and regulations preventing hazing, and prescribe dismissal, suspension 
and other adequate punishment for violation thereof. 
For purposes of this Act, the term "hazing" shall mean any unauthorized 
assumption of authority by a midshipman whereby another midshipman suffers 
or is exposed to any form of injury, indignity, humiliation, hardship or 
oppression or deprivation or abridgment of the basic rights of the midshipman. 
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If a midshipman i s  charged with violating any rules or regulations issued 
pursuant to this Section, a request in writing for a trial by a general court martial 
may be submitted, without prejudice to the filing of a separate criminal case 
against the midshipman. If the midshipman is found guilty of the charge, the 
penalty shall be dismissal from the Academy. 
A midshipman dismissed from the Academy for hazing shall not be 
reappointed as a midshipman and shall be ineligible for appointment as a 
commissioned officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. 
SEC. 17. Trans& of Assets and Liabilities. - All applicable assets and 
liabilities, including the members of faculty and personnel, records and 
equipment, of the Philippine Naval Training Command under the Philippine 
Navy are hereby transferred to and integrated with the Philippine Naval 
Academy. Similar assets necessary for training now existing elsewhere in the 
AFP shall be immediately transferred to the Academy. 
SEC. 18. Implementing Rules and Regulation. - The Secretary of National 
Defense shall prescribe the implementing rules and regulation necessary for the 
effective implementation of the provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 19. Budget. - The initial appropriations necessary for the 
establishment of the Academy shall be charge to the appropriations of the 
Department of National Defense. Improvements necessary for the operation and 
maintenance of the Academy shall be included in the annual General 
Appropriations Act. 
SEC. 20. Repealing Clause. - AI1 laws, decrees, executive issuances, rules 
and regulations inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly. 
SEC. 21. Separability Clause. - The provisions of this Act are hereby 
declared to be separable, and in the event one or more of such provisions are 


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held unconstitutional, the validity of the other provisions shall not be effected 
thereby. 
SEC. 22. €'cfiv&j. 
- This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the 
date of its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of 
general circulation. 
Approved, 
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