Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ___ 
Introduced by the Honorable Ma. Cynthia “Cindi” K. Chan 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill seeks to strengthen the recruitment, selection, and appointment process 
of uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) by amending certain 
provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 6975, as amended by RA Nos. 8551 and 9708. 
Among others, this bill establishes the Recruitment and Selection Service, which 
shall 
be 
responsible 
in 
the 
recruitment 
and 
selection 
of 
applicants 
for 
Patrolman/Patrolwoman, PNPA Cadets, and Lateral Entry for line and technical officers 
nationwide. Its functions shall include determining recruitment quota, distribution of 
recruitment quota, qualification standards; conduct of recruitment; designing of 
electronic programs and gadgets for the online application and assessment processes; 
and, strengthening of coordination with the academe and other government agencies. 
The amendments contained in this bill are aimed towards improving the quality of 
police services in the country by safeguarding the recruitment process. Ultimately, it is 
hoped that the proposed amendments will help develop the PNP into a highly efficient, 
capable, and competent police force. 
In view of the foregoing, the immediate approval of this measure is earnestly 
sought. 
Ma. Cynthia “Cindi” K. Chan 
Lone District, Lapu-Lapu City 
May 25, 2023
3:35 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
Nineteenth Congress 
First Regular Session 
House Bill No. ___ 
Introduced by the Honorable Ma. Cynthia “Cindi” K. Chan 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF THE RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND 
APPOINTMENT PROCESS OF UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL 
POLICE (PNP), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT 
NO. 6975, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551 AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9708, AND 
FOR OTHER PURPOSES 
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 “PNP Recruitment and 
Selection Act.” 
Sec. 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 National Police Commission. 
Sec. 3. Objective. – The PNP shall establish the Recruitment and Selection Service 
as a National Support Unit responsible for the determination of quota, recruitment and 
selection of all applicants for Patrolman/Patrolwoman, PNPA Cadets and Lateral Entry 
for Line and Technical Officers in order to improve the quality of police services in the 
country with the following objectives: 
1.
To enhance the capability of the PNP through institutionalization of standard
recruitment processing for Police Patrolman/Patrolwoman, PNPA Cadets and
Lateral Entry for Line and Technical Officers by establishing the PNP
Recruitment and Selection Service as a separate unit devoted only for the
purpose;
2. To establish a one-stop shop recruitment process for Patrolman/Patrolwoman
in every region in order to prioritize and encourage graduates in the provinces
and remote areas to joint the PNP service;
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3. To establish qualification standards for line and technical officers for Lateral 
Entry; 
 
4. To entice both civilian and in-service to serve exclusively to the PNP technical 
offices/units to support police operations and public services to the general 
public; and 
 
5. To simplify and streamline the attestation process of PNP personnel. 
 
Sec. 4. Section 27 of RA No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
Sec. 27. Manning Levels. – On the average nationwide, the manning levels 
of the PNP shall be approximately in accordance with a police-to-population 
ratio of one (1) policeman for every five hundred (500) persons. The actual 
determination of police-to-population ratio shall only include the actual 
strength of police deployed in Provincial Police Offices, City Police Offices, and 
Municipal Police Stations. The actual strength by cities and municipalities shall 
depend on the state of peace and order, population density and actual 
demands of the service in the particular area. 
 
Sec. 5. Section 30 of RA No. 6975, as amended by Section 14 of RA No. 8551 and 
Section 1 of RA 9708 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
Sec. 30. General Qualifications of Appointment. – No person shall be 
appointed as officer or member of the PNP unless he possesses the following 
minimum qualifications: 
 
x x x 
 
[“For the purpose of determining compliance with the requirements on 
physical and mental health, as well as the non-use of prohibited drugs, the 
PNP by itself or through a NAPOLCOM-accredited government hospital 
shall conduct regular psychiatric, psychological, drug and physical tests 
randomly and without notice.”] 
 
The physical, mental and medical screening process, as well as the testing 
for the non-use of prohibited drugs shall be conducted by any government 
tertiary hospital accredited by the Department of Health through the 
supervision of medical doctors from the PNP Health Service. Random 
physical, mental and drug testing without any notice shall also be done as 
to ascertain compliance with the requirements. 
 
x x x 
 
Sec. 6. Section 31 of RA No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 


Sec. 31. Appointment of PNP Officers and Members. – The PNP Recruitment 
and Selection Service shall be the sole office responsible for the recruitment 
process of all applicants. The appointment shall be effected in the following 
manner: 
 
a. The appointment cadet for Philippine National Police Academy shall be 
signed by the Chief, PNP starting from salary grade of eighteen (18) for 
fourth class, salary grade nineteen (19) for third class, salary grade 
twenty (20) for second class, salary grade twenty-one (21) for first class 
and to salary grade twenty-two (22) for Police Lieutenant after 
graduation; 
 
b. The appointment of Police Non-Commissioned Officers shall be signed 
by concerned Regional Directors or Directors of National Support 
Units; 
 
c. The appointment of Police Commissioned Officers shall be signed by 
the Chief, PNP; and 
 
d. The appointment of Third Level Officers and members shall be signed 
by the President of the Philippines. 
 
The attestation of appointment of all uniformed personnel, except for 
Third Level, shall be attested by the Civil Service Commission. 
 
Sec. 7. Section 33 of RA No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
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 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.” 
 
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 officership, 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 five (5) years. 
 
Provided further, that these Police Lieutenants in the line services shall 
serve at least five (5) years in the line offices/units they opted to join before 
they can seek reassignment to other line offices/units. 
 
Sec. 8. Section 35 of RA No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as follows: 
 
 
x x x  
 
(7) The Recruitment and Selection Service shall be headed by a Police 
Brigadier General who shall be responsible in the recruitment and selection of 
applicants for Patrolman/Patrolwoman, PNPA Cadets and Lateral Entry for line 
and technical officers nationwide. The functions shall include but not limited 
to the following, such as: 
 
a. Determining recruitment quota, distribution of recruitment quota, 
qualification standards; 
 


b. Conduct one-month recruitment through establishing a one-stop shop 
facilities/venues for the recruitment processing composed of doctors, 
nurses, dentists and other medical professions from government 
tertiary hospitals accredited by the Department of Health under the 
supervision of medical doctors from the PNP Health Service; 
 
c. Design electronic programs and gadgets for the online registration of 
application of applicants, conduct of Assessment Test/Written 
Competitive Examinations, Psychological/Psychiatric Evaluation and 
utilize 
electronic 
machines 
for 
Physical/Medical 
and 
Dental 
Examinations for establishment of database of applicants; 
 
d. Strengthen the coordination with academe and other government 
agencies for data sharing and improvement on the quality of graduates 
who will be future Police Officers; and 
 
e. Spearhead amendment of laws, policies, and circulars on recruitment 
of Police Officers and Members. 
 
x x x 
 
Sec. 9. Permanency and Termination of Appointment of Uniformed Personnel. – All 
uniformed personnel appointed as Patrolman/Patrolwoman and Lateral Entry Line and 
Technical Officers shall be appointed in a temporary status. Permanent appointment 
shall be issued after completion of required basic training and Field Training Program for 
twelve months. Extension of temporary status is prohibited except for compelling 
reasons, provided the same is beyond the control and not attributable to the appointee, 
provided further the extension is only for twelve months. 
 
All uniformed personnel who failed to comply with the above provision shall be 
terminated without prejudice for reappointment provided that they still meet the 
minimum qualification standards as set by RA No. 6975 as amended by RA No. 8551 and 
RA No. 9780, respectively. 
 
All uniformed personnel in temporary status who committed infractions, 
violations, and offenses shall, after due process, be terminated with prejudice to re-entry 
or reappointment. The termination proceeding shall be conducted by Training Institution 
with strict observance of due process wherein the recommendation for termination shall 
be approved by the appointing authority within thirty (30) days from date of occurrence 
of compelling reasons or the commission of the infractions, violations, and offenses. 
 
Sec. 10. Funding. – The funding for the recruitment process shall be specifically 
provided in the annual General Appropriations Act (GAA) of the PNP. The Initial Clothing 
Allowance per capita shall also be included therein subject to the prevailing inflation rate 
per annum. 
 


Sec. 11. Repealing Clause. – All other provisions of RA No. 6975, as amended by RA 
No. 8551 and RA No. 9708, and all other laws, executive orders, rules and regulations, 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed modified or repealed 
accordingly. 
 
Sec. 12. 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. 
 
Sec. 13. Effectivity. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
publication in the Official Gazette in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved,