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

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

Second Regular Session

House BL No, 7248

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE XAVIER JESUS D. ROMUALDO

EXPLANATORY NOTE

Under Section 33 of Republic Act (RA) No. 6975, or the Department of the Interior and Local
Government Act of 1990, only non-commissioned officers of the Philippine National Police
(PNP) who are licensed criminologists may be appointed to the rank of Police Lieutenant to fill
up vacancies after promotions from the ranks are completed. This leaves out many non-
commissioned officers and has led to a shortage of Police Lieutenants, which cannot be filled-up
by the yearly graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy and by the promotion of
Police Executive Master Sergeants to Police Lieutenant. This shortage is expected to grow with
the continuous recruitment of non-commissioned officers into the PNP. The PNP also requires
aeronautical or aircraft engineers and aircraft pilots in its ranks in order for it to effectively carry
out its mandate.

Hence, this measure seeks to amend Section 33 of RA No. 6975 in order to allow non-
commissioned officers and others who are professional license holders or have career service
professional eligibility to become Police Lieutenants and allow for the lateral entry of aircraft
engineers and pilots into the PNP as Police Lieutenants and Police Captains, respectively. If
enacted into law, this measure will help the PNP maintain an effective, competent, and efficient
police force.

Accordingly, the support of the Members of Congress for the prompt passage of this measure is
eamestly requested.

VIER JESUS D. ROMUALDO


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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Metro Manila
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Session

HOUSE BILLNO, 7148

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE XAVIER JESUS D, ROMUALDO

AN ACT

AMENDING SECTION 33 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990, TO
EXPAND THE ELIGIBILITY FOR LATERAL ENTRY INTO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL

POLICE

Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled.

SECTION 1. Section 33 of Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the Department of the

Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, is hereby 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
[inspector] POLICE LIEUTENANT, to include all those with highly technical
qualifications applying for the PNP technical services, such as dentists,
optometrists, nurses, engineers, AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS OR THOSE WITH
DEGREES IN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING, AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY, AIRCRAFT ~— MAINTENANCE
ENGINEERING, AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY, AIRCRAFT
TECHNOLOGY, AND OTHER SIMILAR AVIATION OR AERONAUTICS
RELATED COURSES, and graduates of forensic sciences. Doctors of medicine,
members of the PHILIPPINE Bar, LICENSED PILOTS, and chaplains shall be
appointed to the rank of {senior inspector] POLICE CAPTAIN in their particular
technical service. Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA)
shall be automatically appointed to the initial rank of [inspector] POLICE

LIEUTENANT. Licensed criminologists AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO


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HAVE A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
COMMISSION OR HAVE CAREER SERVICE PROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY
OR ITS EQUIVALENT may be appointed to the rank of [inspector] POLICE
LIEUTENANT to fill up any vacancy after promotions from the ranks are

completed.

SEC. 2. The Secretary of the Interior and Local Government shall issue the rules and regulations

to effectively implement the provisions of this Act within sixty (60) days from its effectivity.
SEC. 3. All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof that
are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified

accordingly.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or

in a newspaper of general circulation,

Approved,