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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City
Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. _ 2492

* Submitted by the Committees on Civil Service and Professional Regulation and

Appropriations on _ 012
Re: House Bill No. _ BSYAISS

Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bill No. 3852

Sponsors: Representatives Andres D. Salvacion, Jr., Joseph Emilio A. Abaya, Rufus B.

Rodriguez, _and Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

Mr. Speaker:

The Committees on Civil Service and Professional Regulation and Appropriations to which
was referred House Bill No. 3852. introduced by Reps. Rufus B. Rodriguez and Maximo B.

Rodriguez, Jr, entitled:

AN ACT
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSION IN
THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT
6506,OTHERWISE KNOWN, AS “AN ACT CREATING THE BOARD OF
EXAMINERS FOR CRIMINOLOGISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

have considered the same and recommend that the attached House Bill No.
6738 entitled

: AN ACT
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSION IN
THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT
6506, OTHERWISE KNOWN “AN ACT CREATING THE BOARD OF
EXAMINERS FOR  CRIMINOLOGISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES,
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

be approved in substitution of House Bill No. 3852, and with Reps. Rufus B, Rodriguez,
Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr., Andres D. Salvacion, Jr., Joseph Emilio A. Abaya, and Bernadette
R. Herrera-Dy. as authors thereof.


Respectfully submitted,

hhairperson
Committee on Appropriations

‘ACION, JR.

Chairmat
Committee on Civil Sefvice and
Professional Regulation

THE HONORABLE SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
QUEZON CITY



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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City

Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

House BiLtno, 6738
(In substitution of HB No. 3852)

Introduced by Representatives Rufus B. Rodriguez and Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr

AN ACT
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINOLOGY PROFESSION IN THE
PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 6506,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “AN ACT CREATING THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS
FOR CRIMINOLOGISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

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

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TITLE, POLICY, OBJECTIVES, TERMS, AND PRACTICE

SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the ‘The Philippine
Criminology Profession Act of 2012”

SEC. 2. Statement of Policy. - The State recognizes the importance of
criminology profession in nation building and development. Hence, it shall
develop and nurture competent, virtuous, productive and well-rounded
criminologists whose standards of professional practice and service shall be
excellent, qualitative, world-class and globally competitive through inviolable,
honest, effective and credible licensure examinations and through regulatory
measures, programs and activities that foster their professional growth and
development.

SEC. 3. Objectives. - This Act shall govern:

(a) the examination, registration and licensure for criminologists:

(b) the supervision, control and regulation of the practice of criminology;

(c) the standardization and regulation of criminology education;

(d) the development of the professional competence of criminologists

through Continuing Professional Education (CPE); and
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(e) the integration of all criminology professional groups.

SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms

shall be defined as follows:

(a) APO refers to the Accredited Professional Organization of
Criminologists that the Professional Regulatory Board of Criminology
created hereunder and hereinafter referred to as the Board, has
recognized as the one and only accredited integrated national
organization of criminologists, subject to the approval of the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) hereinafter referred to as
the Commission created under RA No. 8981, otherwise known as “The
PRC Modernization Act of 2000"

(b) Criminology refers to the scientific study of crimes, causes of crimes,
victims of crimes, and criminals, in relation to society which sets and
defines rules and regulations for themselves and for the common
good

(c) Profession refers to the art, science and discipline in the practice of
criminology

(d) Registered Criminoiogist refers to a natural person who holds a valid
ceftificate of registration and a valid professional identification card as
criminologist issued by the Board and the Commission pursuant to this
Act.

SEC. 5. Scope of Practice. - The practice of criminology shall include,

but shail not be limited to acts or activities performed:

(a) in line with the practice of profession or occupation as a law
enforcement administrator, executive, adviser, consultant, officer,
agent or employee in any private or government agencies performing
law enforcement and quasi-police functions, at the Philippine National
Police, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Internal Revenue,
Bureau of Customs, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, other government
banks, Philippine Postal Corporation, National _ Intelligence
Coordinating Agency, Inteligence Service of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, and other intelligence service or agencies of the
government exercising similar functions;

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(b) in line with the practice of teaching profession such as those performed
by a professor, instructor or teacher in any university, college or school
duly recognized by the government of any of the following professional
subjects of the criminology program: (1) Criminal Jurisprudence and
Procedure: (2) Criminalistics; (3) Law Enforcement Administration; (4)
Crime Detection and Investigation; (5) Correctional Administration;
and (6) Criminal Sociology and Ethics, and other technical and
specialized subjects in the criminology curriculum provided for by the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED),

¢) as a technician, examiner/criminalist, or specialist in dactyloscopy,
DNA, lie detection, firearms identification, forensic photography,
forensig chemistry and other scientific crime detection and
investigation;

d) as a correctional administrator, executive supervisor, or officer in any
correctional and penal institutions;

e) as a counselor, consultant, adviser, or researcher in any government or
private agency on any aspect of criminal research or project involving
the causes of crime, juvenile delinquency, treatment of offenders,
police operations, law enforcement administration, scientific criminal
investigation, or public safety administration

f) as a private investigator, administrator, consultant or agent, or detective
in any private security and investigation agency organized under the
laws of the Philippines.

The Board, in consultation with the APO and subject to the approval of the

Commission, may revise, exclude from or add to the above-enumerated acts or
activities as the need arises to conform with the latest trends in the practice of
criminology.

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PROFESSIONAL REGULATORY BOARD FOR CRIMINOLOGISTS
SEC. 6. Creation and Composition of the Professional Regulatory

Board for Criminologists. - There is hereby created a Professional Regulatory
Board for Criminologists, a collegial body under the administrative supervision
and control of the Commission, to be composed of a chairperson and two (2)

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members appointed-by the President of the Philippines from a list of three (3)
recommendees for each position, chosen and ranked by the Commission from a
list of five (5) nominees for every position indorsed by the integrated and
accredited professional organization. The new Board shall be organized not later
than six (6) months from the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 7. Qualifications of the Chairperson and Members of the Board.
~ The Chairperson and each member shall, at the time of appointment, possess
all these qualifications:

(a) Must be a natural born Filipino citizen and a resident of the Philippines:

(b) Must be of good moral character, good reputation and of sound mind
and body,

(c) Not convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of any offense
involving moral turpitude;

(d) Must be a lawyer in good standing or a holder of a Post-Graduate
Degree’ in Criminology recognized by the government through the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED);

(e) Must be a registered criminologist with a valid certificate of registration
and a valid professional identification card having at least ten (10)
years of practice of the profession prior to appointment including a no
less than two (2)-year teaching experience of criminology or law
subjects in a duly recognized college of criminology or of law
recognized by the government through the CHED;

(f) Must be a member in good standing of the APO but not an officer or
trustee thereof; and

(g) Must not be a member of the faculty of any school, college or
university where a regular/review course in criminology is offered, nor
a member of a staff of reviewers in a review school or center, and must
not have any direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any such institution.

SEC. 8. Term of Office. — The Chairperson and Members of the Board
shall hold office for a term of three (3) years from the date of appointment or until
their successors shall have been qualified and appointed. They may be
reappointed to the same office for another term of three (3) years immediately
after the expiry of their term: Provided, That the holding of such position shall not

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be more than two (2) terms nor more than six (6) years. whichever is longer:
Provided. further, That the first Board under this Act shall hold these terms of
Office: the chairperson for three (3) years, the first member for two (2) years, and
the second member for one (1) year: Provided. furthermore, That any appointee
to a vacancy with an unexpired period shall only serve such period. The
chairperson and the members shall duly take their oath of office.

SEC. 9. . Compensation, Allowances and other Benefits. - The
chairperson and members of the Board shall receive compensation, allowances
and other benefits comparable to that being received by the chairpersons and
members of other professional regulatory boards under the Commission as
provided for under Section 10 of R.A. No. 8981 and other existing laws.

SEC. 10. Powers, Functions, Duties and Responsibilities of the
Board. —- The Board shall exercise executive, administrative, rule-making, and
quasi-judicial powers in carrying out the provisions of this Act. It shall be vested
with the following specific powers, functions. duties and responsibilities:

(a) To supervise and regulate the registration, licensure and practice of

criminology in accordance with the provisions of this Act;

(b) To promulgate and issue rules ‘and regulations implementing the
provisions of this Act

(c) To promulgate and adopt a Code of Ethics and a Code of Good
Governance for the practice of criminology;

(d) To adopt an official seal of the Board:

(e) To prescribe and promulgate guidelines on the conduct of a continuing
professional education (CPE) program for criminologists in consultation
with the accredited professional organization (APO);

(f) To promulgate, adopt or amend the syllabi and tables of specifications
of the subjects for the licensure examination/s in consultation with the
acaderie and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), prepare
questions for the licensure examination which shall strictly be within
the scope of the syllabi of the subjects for examination, as well as
administer and correct and release the results of the licensure

examinations;


(g) To issue, suspend, revoke or reinstate the certificate of registration of
fegistered criminologist or cancel temporary or special permit granted
to foreign criminologist:

(h) To register with or without licensure examination/s qualified persons for
the practice of criminology and issue thereto certificates of registration
and professional identification cards: Provided, That in case of
registration without examination, the person is a graduate of BS
Criminology and had been in the practice of the criminology profession
for ten (10) years prior to the conduct of the first Board Examination in

1988;

To administer oaths in the performance of its functions, such as but not

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limited to, the oath of a professional to successful examinees in
licensure examination for criminologists in appropriate mass oath
taking ceremony tc be held for the purpose;

() To monitor the conditions affecting the practice of criminology and
whenever necessary, adopt such measure as may be deemed proper
for the enhancement of the profession and the maintenance of high
professional, ethical and technical standards: for this purpose, the
members of the Board. duly authorized by the Commission, may
conduct ocular inspection of establishments where criminology is
practiced, and in coordination with CHED in case of schools;

(k) To ensure, in coordination with the CHED or other authorized
government offices. that all higher educational instruction and offering
of criminology shall comply with the policies, standards and
requirements of the program as prescribed by the CHED or other
authorized government offices in the areas of program administration,
faculty, library, physical facilities and equipment, curriculum and
research and education,

() To hear and investigate cases on violations of this Act, its
implementing rules and regulations, the Code of Ethics, the Code of
Good Governance and other policies, and for this purpose, to issue
summons, subpoena ad testificandum and subpoena duces tecum to
alleged violators andfor witnesses to compel their attendance in such

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hearings or investigations and the production of documents in
connection therewith;

(m)To delegate to the Commission the hearing or investigation of cases
against the alleged violators: Provided, That the hearing or
investigation of cases wherein the issue or question involved strictly
concerns the technical practice of criminology shall be presided over
by at least one (1) member of the Board assisted by a Legal or Hearing
Officer of the Commission;

(n) To recommend to the Commission the endorsement of cases involving
criminal violations of this Act, its implementing rules and regulations,
and other laws to the Prosecution Office or appropriate government
agency; for investigation and appropriate action;

(0) To hear and decide administrative cases against examinees or
registered criminologists: Provided, That if they are found guilty, to
cancel their examination papers and/or preclude them from taking
another licensure examination, or to revoke/suspend their certificates
of registration and cause the surrender of their professional
identification card: Provided. further, That the decision of the Board
shall, unless appealed to the Commission, become final and executory
after fifteen (15) days from receipt of notice of judgment or decision:

(p)To conduct through the Legal or Hearing Officers summary
proceedings against examinees who commit violation of this Act, its
implementing rules and regulations, any of the Codes aforementioned,
including violation of the General Instructions to Examinees committed
by examinees, and to render summary judgment thereon which shall,
unless appealed to the Commission, become final and executory after
fifteen (15) days from receipt of notice of judgment or decision;

(q) To prepare an annual report of accomplishments on programs,
projects and activities of the Board for submission to the Commission
after the close of each calendar year and make appropriate
recommendations to the Commission on issues or problems affecting
the criminology profession; and


(r) To exercise such other powers as may be provided by law as well as
those which may be implied from, or which are incidental or necessary
to the effective carrying out of the express powers granted to the Board
to achieve the objectives and purposes of this Act.

The resolutions, tules and regulations and other policies issued and
promulgated by the Board shall be subject to review and approval by the
Commission. However, the Board’s decisions, resolutions or orders rendered in
an administrative case shall be subject to review only if on appeal

SEC. 11. Grounds for Removal or Suspension of Board
Chairperson/Member. — The President of the Philippines, upon the
recommendation of the Commission, after due process and administrative
investigation conducted by the Commission, may remove or suspend the
chairperson or member of the Board on any of the following grounds:

(a) Gross neglect, incompetence or dishonesty in the discharge of one’s

duty;

(b) Commission of any of the causes/grounds and the prohibited acts
provided in this Act and the offenses in the Revised Penal Code, the
Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and other laws;

(c) Manipulation or rigging of the results in the licensure examination for
criminologists, disclosure of secret and confidential information on the
examination questions prior to the conduct thereof, or tampering of
grades; and

(d) Conviction with final judgment of any crime involving moral turpitude.

The Commission, in the conduct of the investigation, shall be guided by
Sec. 7 (s) of R.A. No. 8981, the rules on administrative investigation, and the
applicable provisions of the New Rules of Court

SEC. 12. Administrative Supervision of the Board; Provision of
Support Services. — The Board shall be under the administrative supervision of
the Commission. The Commission shall keep all records of the Board including
applications for examination, examination papers and results, minutes of
deliberation and administrative cases. The Commission shall designate the
secretary of the Board and shall provide the other support services to the Board
in order to implement the provisions of this Act.

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EXAMINATION, REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE

SEC 13. Passing of Licensure Examination Requirements. — Except
as otherwise specifically allowed under this Act, applicants for registration for the
practice of criminology shall be required to pass a licensure examination as
provided for in this Act, in such places and dates as the Commission may
designate in the Resolution thereof on the Master Schedules for all licensure
examinations in accordance with Sec. 7 (d) of R.A. No. 8981

SEC. 14. Qualifications of an Applicant for the Licensure
Examination. — An applicant for the licensure examination for criminologists shall
satisfactorily prove that one possesses the following qualifications:

(a) Must be .citizen of the Philippines or a foreign citizen whose
country/state has reciprocity with the Philippines in the practice of
criminology:

(b) Must be of good moral character. good reputation, and of sound mind
and body:

(c) Must hold a bachelor's degree in criminology duly accredited by the
CHED and conferred by a school/college/university duly authorized by
the government or its equivalent degree obtained by either a Filipino or
foreign citizen from an institution of learning in a foreign country/state:
Provided, That it is duly recognized and/or accredited by the CHED:
Provided, further. That a holder of a Master's or Doctoral degree in
criminology shall be allowed to qualify within five (5) years from the
effectivity of this Act; and

(d) Must not have been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude
by the court of competent jurisdiction.

SEC. 15. Subjects for Licensure Examination. — The licensure

examination for criminologists shall include, but shall not be limited to, the
following:



SUBJECTS RELATIVE WEIGHTS.
(a) CRIMINAL JURISPRUDENCE AND PROCEDURE
Criminal Law (Book I); Criminal Law (Book II):
Criminal Procedure: Criminal Evidence; Court
Testimony. : . . 20%
(b) LAW ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
Police Organization and Administration with
Police Planning; Police Patrol Operations with
Police Communication System; Police Intelligence;
Police Personnel.and Records Management;
Comparative Police Systems; Industrial Security
Management... : # 20%
(c) CRIME DETECTION AND INVESTIGATION
Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation;
Special Crime Investigation; Fire Technology and
Arson Investigation: Traffic Management and Accident
Investigation; Drug Education and Investigation;
Vice Contro} 15%
(d) CRIMINALISTICS
Forensic Photography: Personal identification:
Forensic Medicine; Polygraphy; Examination;
Forensic Ballistics; Questioned Documents. 20%
(e) CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION
Institutional Corrections; Non-institutional
Corrections. * 10%
(f) CRIMINAL SOCIOLOGY
Introduttion to Criminology and Psychology of Crimes;

Philippine Criminal Justice System; Ethics and
Values; Juvenile Delinquency and Crime Prevention:
Human Behavior and Crisis Management,
Criminological Research and Statistics... Ee 15%
The Board, in consultation with the academe and subject to the approval

of the Commission, may revise or exclude any of the subjects with their

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corresponding ratings and their syilabi, and add new ones as the need arises to
conform with technological changes brought about by developing trends in the
profession.

SEC. 16. Persons to Teach Subjects for Licensure Examination. — All
subjects for the licensure examination shall be taught by registered criminologists
who hold valid certificates of registration and valid professional identification
cards for criminologists and meet other CHED requirements.

SEC. 17. Rating in the Licensure Examination. — To pass the licensure
examination for criminologists, a candidate must obtain a weighted average
rating of seventy-five percent (75%) with no grade of less than fifty percent (50%)
in any given subject. In case the examinee obtains a weighted average rating of
75% but obtains a grade below 50% in any of the subjects, the examinee may be
allowed to retake that particular subject once within two (2) years from the date of
the examination but shall be required to obtain a grade not lower than 75% on the
subject, to be considered to have passed the licensure examination

SEC. 18. Report of Rating. — The Board shall submit to the Commission
the ratings obtained by the candidate not later than ten (10) days after the last
day of the examination, unless the period is extended for a valid cause.

SEC. 19. Oath. — All successful candidates of the licensure examination
and those who have been allowed to register without examination shall take their
cath of profession in person before the Board in oath-taking ceremonies held for
the purpose prior to entering the practice of the profession. Any successful
examinee may, for just and good cause shown, be allowed to take the oath of a
profession before any member of the Board or any person authorized by law to
administer oaths.

SEC. 20. Issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional
identification Card. — A certificate of registration shall be issued to those who
are registered with or without licensure examination subject to payment of fees
prescribed by the Commission. It shall bear the signatures of the Chairperson
and the Commissioners of the Commission and the Chairperson and members
of the Board, stamped with the official seal of the Commission and of the Board,
certifying that the person named therein is entitled to practice the criminology

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profession with all the privileges appurtenant thereto. It shall remain in full force
and effect until withdrawn, suspended or revoked in accordance with this Act.

A professional identification card bearing the registration number and date,
its validity and expiry duly signed by the Chairperson of the Commission shall
likewise be issued to every registrant who has paid the prescribed fee. It shall be
reissued after every three (3) years upon payment of the prescribed fees

SEC. 21. Refusal to Issue Certificate of Registration and Professional
Identification Card. — The Board shall not register any successful applicant for
registration with or without licensure examination who has been:

(a) convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude by a court of competent

jurisdiction;

(b) found guilty of immoral or dishonorable conduct by the Board;

(c) summarily adjudged guilty for violation of the General Instruction to

Examinees by the Board; and

(4) declared of unsound mind by a court of competent jurisdiction.

In refusing such registration, the Board shall give the applicant a written
statement setting forth the reasons therefor and shall file a copy thereof in its
records.

SEC. 22. Revocation or Suspension of the Certificate of Registration
and Cancellation of Temporary/Special Permit. - The Board shall have the
power, upon notice and hearing, to revoke or suspend the certificate of
registration of a registered criminologist or to cancel a temporary/special permit
granted to foreign criminologist for the commission of any of the following acts:

(a) Violation of any provision of this Act, its implementing rules and

regulations (IRR), Code of Ethics, Code of Good Governance, or policy
of the Board and/or the Commission;

(b) Perpetration or use of fraud in obtaining one’s certificate of registration,

professional identification card, temporary/special permit;

(c) Gross incompetence, negligence or ignorance resulting to death or

injury of a person, or damage to property;

(d) Non-renewal of the professional identification card with the PRC

without justifiable cause;


(@) Aiding or abetting the illegal practice of a non-registered criminologist
by allowing the use of one’s certificate of registration and/or
professional identification card, or temporary/special permit

(f) Illegally practicing the profession during the suspension from the
practice thereof

(g) Addiction to drugs or alcohol impairing one’s ability to practice the
profession or a declaration by @ court of competent jurisdiction that the
registrant is of unsound mind.

(h) Non-compliance with the CPE requirements, unless one is exempted
therefrom, for the renewal of the professional identification card.

The Board shall periodically evaluate the aforementioned grounds and
Tevise or exclude or add new ones as the need arises subject to approval by the
Commission

Any person. firm or association may file charge/s in accordance with the
provision of this section against any registrant, and the Board may investigate
commission of any of the above-mentioned causes. Affidavit-compiaint shall be
filed together with the affidavits of witnesses and other documentary evidence
with the Board through the Legal and Investigation Office. The conduct of an
investigation motu proprio shall be embodied in a formal charge to be signed by
at least majority of the members of the Board. The rules on administrative
investigation issued by the Commission shall govern the hearing or investigation,
Subject to applicable provisions of this Act, R.A. No. 8981, and the Rules of
Court

SEC. 23. Reissuance of Revoked Certificate of Registration,
Replacement of Lost or Damaged Certificate of Registration, Professional
Identification Card or Temporary/Special Permit. - The Board may, upon a
verified petition, reinstate or reissue a revoked certificate of registration after two
(2) years from the effectivity of the period for revocation, which is the date of
‘surrender of the certificate and/or the professional identification card if still valid to
the Board and/or the Commission. The petitioner shall prove to the Board that
one has valid reason/s to practice anew the profession. In the granting of the
petition, the Board shali issue a Board resolution, subject to approval by the
Commission

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A certificate of registration, professional identification card or temporary or

Special permit that has been declared lost may be reissued in accordance with
the rules thereon and upon payment of the prescribed fee.

SEC. 24. Non-payment of the Annual Registration Fees. — The Board
shall suspend a registered criminologist from the practice of the profession for
non-payment of the registration fees for two (2) consecutive registration periods
from the last or previous year of payment. Other surcharges shall be determined
and charged by the Commission

SEC. 25. Renewal of Professional Identification Card. — The
professional identification card shal! be renewed only upon the completion of the
prescribed minimum units of the CPE program by the registrant from the APO or
any provider as accredited by the Board

SEC. 26. Vested Rights: Automatic Registration. — All criminologists
fegistered at the effectivity of this Act shall automatically be registered hereunder,
subject to the provisions herein set forth as to future requirements.

Certificates of registration and professional identification cards or
temporary/special permits held by such persons in good standing at such
effectivity date shall have the same force and effect as though they were issued
on or after the said effectivity

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PRACTICE OF CRIMINOLOGY

SEC. 27. Lawful Practitioners of Criminology. - The following persons
shall be authorized to practice the criminology profession

(a) Natural persons:

1) Duly registered criminologists and holders of valid certificates of
registration and valid professional identification cards issued by
the Board and the Commission pursuant to this Act; and

2) Holders of valid temporary/special permits issued by the Board
and the Commission to foreign licensed criminologists pursuant
to this Act.

(b) Juridical persons:
4) Single proprietorship whose owner and technical staff are

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2) Partnership duly registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) as professional partnership pursuant to the
Civil Code and composed of partners majority of whom are
registered criminologists;

3) Corporation duly registered with the SEC as engaged in the
practice of criminology and with officers and Board of Directors
who are all registered criminologists;

4) Association and cooperative duly registered with the appropriate
government agency as non-stock corporation where majority of
the officers, Board of Trustees and members are registered
criminologists.

These juridical persons shall also be registered with the Board and

the Commission in accordance with the rules and regulations thereon.

SEC. 28. Seal, Issuance and Use of Seal. — There shall be a seal to be
exclusively and legitimately used by the practitioners of the criminology
profession.

SEC. 29, Foreign Reciprocity. — No foreigner shall be allowed to take
the licensure examination for criminologists, register. receive one’s certificate of
registration and professional identification card, and practice criminology in the
Philippines unless the requirements for the licensure examination and/or
registration and practice of criminology imposed under the laws and regulations
in the foreign country/state are substantially the same as those required and
contemplated by the Philippine laws and regulations, and unless the foreign laws
and regulations allow Philippine citizens to practice criminology within the territory
of the foreign country/state on the same basis and grant the same privileges as
those enjoyed by the citizens, subjects or nationals thereof.

SEC. 30. Practice Through Temporary/Special Permit. — Temporary
‘Special permit may be issued by the Board subject to approval by the
Commission and payment of fees the latter has prescribed and charged thereof
to the following:

(a) Registered criminologists from foreign countries/states whose services

are rendered either for free or for a fee;


4) If they are internationally known criminologists or experts in any
branch or specialty of criminology; and

2) If their services are urgently and importantly required for lack or
inadequacy of available local specialists or experts; or for the
promotion or advancement of the practice of criminology through
transfer of technology

(b) Registered criminologists from foreign countries/states whose services

shall be free and limited to indigent patients in a particular hospital,
center or clinic;

(c) Registered criminologists from foreign countries/states employed as
exchange professors in a branch or specialty of criminology in schools,
colleges or universities offering the course of criminology.

The permit shall, among other things, contain these limitations and
conditions for a period of not more than one (1) year subject to renewal: the
branch or specialty of criminology and the specific place of practice such as
clinic, hospital, center, school, college or university offering the course of
criminology. The Board, subject to the approval of the Commission, shall
promulgate rules and regulations on the implementation of this particular section.

SEC. 31. Indication of Numbers: Certificate of Registration,
Professional Tax Receipt, and APO Membership. — The practitioner of the
criminology profession shall be required to indicate the certificate of registration
number and date of issuance, the expiry of the current professional identification
card, the professional tax receipt number and date, and the APO membership
number and date with official receipt number and date of membership payment
(annualllifetime) on the documents one signs, uses or issues in connection with
the practice of the profession.

SEC. 32. Roster of Registered Criminologists. - The Board shall
prepare and maintain a roster showing the names, residence and/or office
address of all registered criminologists, which shall be updated annually in
cooperation with the APO, indicating therein the status of the certificate of
registration, professional identification card, and APO membership. The roster
shall be made available to any party as may be deemed necessary.


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SEC. 33. Integration of Registered Criminologists. — The registered
criminologists shall be integrated into one (1) national organization of
criminologists that ‘is duly registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). The Board, subject to the approval by the Commission, shall
accredit the organization as the one and only integrated and accredited national
organization of criminologists: Provided, That its continued accreditation is
subject to compliance with the periodic requirements and standards set forth by
the Commission. All criminologists whose names appear in the Registry Book of
Criminologists shall jpso facto or automatically become members thereof and
shall receive therefrom all the benefits and privileges upon payment of APO
membership fees and dues

Membership in an affiliate organization of criminologists shall not be
barred

ARTICLE V
PRIVILEGES OF REGISTERED CRIMINOLOGISTS
SEC. 34. Privileges of Registered Criminologists. — All registered
criminologists shall be exempt from taking any other entrance or qualifying
government or civil service examinations and shall be considered civil service
eligible to the following government positions, among others: (1) Dactylographer;
(2) Ballistician; (3) Questioned Document Examiner, (4) Forensic Photographer;

(5) Polygraph Examiner; (6) Probation Officer, (7) Parole Officer; (8) Special
Investigator: (9) Special Agent: (10) investigative Agent; (11) Intelligence Agent;
(12) Law Enforcement Evaluation Officer; (13) NAPOLCOM Inspector; (14)
Traffic Operation Officer, (15) Associate Graft Investigation Officer; (16) Special
Police Officer; (17) Penal Institution Program Officer; (18) Sheriff: (19) Security
Officer; (20) Criminal Investigator; (21) Warden; (22) Penal Institution Officer; (23)
Firefighter; (24) Fire Marshall; (25) Jail Officer up to the rank of Jail
Superintendent; and (26) Police Officer up to the rank of Police Superintendent
SEC. 35. Preference of Appointment in Government Criminal Justice
and Other Government Institutions. - Registered criminologists shall enjoy
priority of appointment and shall not be required to take qualifying or entrance
examinations in the Philippine National Police (PNP), National Bureau of

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Investigation (NBI), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BUMP), Bureau of
Fire Protection (BFP), Land Transportation Office (LTO) and other government
positions related to criminology. police and law enforcement work, investigations
and security, corrections and public safety of the following bureaus, departments,
institutions or agencies of the government: Department of Justice; Human Rights
Commission; Office of the Ombudsman; Philippine Ports Authority; Commission
on Elections; Bureau of Treasury; Philippine Amusement and Gaming
Corporation; Department of Environment and Natural Resources; Department of
Tourism, Department of Trade and Industry; Armed Forces of the Philippines;
Bureau of Immigration; Bureau of Customs; Department of Transportation and
Communications; Air Transportation Office; Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas; Bureau
of Internal Revenue; Commission on Higher Education; City/Municipal Security
Office; Provincial Jail; Provincial Security Office; Metro Manila Development
Authority; Supreme Court and lower courts; Security Consultation; Social Security
System; National Police Commission; Autonomous Region for Muslim Mindanao,
Optical Media Board; Intellectual Property Rights Office; Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency, Public Attorney's Office; Philippine Postal Corporation;
government-owned and -controlled corporations and other government agencies
with positions involving the practice of criminology.

SEC. 36. Lateral Entry of Registered Criminologists in the Philippine
National Police (PNP) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
(BUMP). — Registered criminologists shall be eligible and given preference for
appointment as Police or Jail Inspectors: Provided, That they possess the
general qualifications for appointment as provided in the existing laws on
appointment of police officers in the Philippine National Police and jail officers in
the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BUMP): Provided, further, That
those who are already in the police/jail service as non-commissioned officers and
who are already registered and licensed criminologists shall be given utmost
preference for lateral entry.

SEC. 37. Penal Clause. ~ A fine of not less than One Hundred Thousand
Pesos (P100,000.00) nor more than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos
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(6) years, or both; at the discretion of the court shall be imposed upon any person
who shall commit any of the following acts:

(a) Practicing criminology without valid certificate of registration and a
valid professional identification card or a valid temporary/special
permit;

(b) Attempting to use the seal, certificate of registration and professional
identification card of a registered criminologist or temporary/special
permit isstied to a foreign criminologist;

(c) Abetting the illegal practice of criminology by an unregistered or
unauthorized person;

(d) Securing through false information or fraudulent means certificate of
registration and professional identification card or temporary/special
permit;

(e) Impersonating a registered criminologist or a holder of a temporary!
special permit; and

(f) Violating any provision of this Act or the implementing rules and
regulations thereof.

Where the violator is a juridical person, the Board of Directors and other
responsible officers of the corporation shail be held liabie.

SEC. 38. Enforcement. — In carrying out the provisions of this Act, the
Board shall be assisted by the Commission, the accredited professional
organization, duly constituted government agencies and authorities and private
organizations in the industry

SEC, 39. Appropriations. The Chairperson of the Professional
Regulation Commission shall immediately include in the Commission's programs
the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the
annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 40. Transitory Provision. — The incumbent Board shall, in an
interim capacity, continue to operate or function by carrying out the provisions of
the Act without need of new appointments of the chairperson and members
thereof until the first Board created under this Act shall have been constituted or

organized pursuaht thereto.


SEC. 41. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within ninety (90) days
from the effectivity of this Act, the Board, subject to approval by the Commission
and in coordination with the APO. shall prescribe, promulgate and issue a Board
resolution on the implementing rules and regulations of this Act and which shall
be effective fifteen (15) days after their publication in the Official Gazette or in any
newspaper of general circulation

SEC. 42. Separability Clause. - If any provision, section, or part of this
Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid, such judgment shall not affect,
invalidate or impair any other provisions, sections or parts hereof.

SEC. 43. Repealing Clause. — Republic Act No. 6506, known as “An Act
Creating the Board of Examiners for Criminologists of the Philippines and for
Other Purposes’, is hereby repealed. All other laws, decrees, orders, letters of
instructions, rules and regulations, or other issuances, and parts thereof
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are likewise repealed or modified
accordingly.

SEC. 44, Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days
after its publication in the Official Gazette or in any newspaper of general
circulation.

Approved



FACT SHEET

House Bill No. 3852 by Reps. Rufus B. Rodriguez and
Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr.

AN ACT
REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF CRIMINOLOGY
PROFESSION IN THE PHILIPPINES, REPEALING FOR THE
PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT 6506, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS
“AN ACT CREATING THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR
CRIMINOLOGISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES, APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

Committee Referral: COMMITTEE ON CIVIL SERVICE AND
. PROFESSIONAL REGULATION
Committee Chairperson: REP. ANDRES D. SALVACION, JR.

OBJECTIVE:

¢ To reform the criminology profession and strengthen it by setting standards
of practice and service which are excellent, world class and globally
competitive: and to further empower the Board by providing it with quasi-
judicial powers in addition to its executive, administrative and rule-making

powers.
KEY PROVISIONS:

¢ Develops and upgrades the subjects for licensure examination

implements the Continuing Professional Education (CPE).

Provides new powers, functions, duties and responsibilities of the
Professional Regulatory Board of Criminologists

¢ Provides a new rating system in the licensure examination

RELATED LAW:

* RA. No. 6506, “an Act Creating the Board of Examiners for Criminologists
in the Philippines” or the “Criminology Act of 1972”