THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
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'04 J!lL -2 
AS 46 
First Regular Session 
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S E N A T E  
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Article XVI, Section 6 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution mandates the 
establishment of a single national and civilian police force, viz: "There shall be 
established and maintained one police force, which shall be national in scope 
and civilian in character, to be administered and controlled by the national Police 
Commission. The authority of local executives over the police units in their 
jurisdiction shall be provided by law" 
In accordance with this provision, the PNP Law was enacted. The PNP 
Law provides for the creation of the National Police Commission and the basic 
functions of the police force. However, after its implementation, some structural 
defects were discovered in the present set-up of the PNP resulting in the local 
executives' ineffective control over the policemen, which eventually led to the 
breakdown of discipline among policemen and the deterioration of peace and 
order. 
This bill seeks to remedy the situation by endowing the PNP with a dual 
character, namely, nationwide police operations and local police functions. This 
way, the local executives would have more authority over the police forces 
assigned to their municipality while allowing the PNP with the much needed 
flexibility in order to cope with problems which are national in scope. 
Early approval of this bill is earnestly sought. 
R O D O L ~ ~  
G. BIAZON 
Senator 


AN ACT 
PURPOSE SECTION TWENTY-FIVE (25) OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED 
SIXTY NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE (R. A. 6975), OTHERWISE 
KNOWN AS THE "ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE 
UNDER A REORGANIZED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES' 
CREATING A TWO-LEVEL NATIONAL POLICE, AMENDING FOR THIS 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of fhe 
SECTION ONE: The second paragraph of section 25 of Republic Act No. 
Philippines in Congress assembled: 
6975 is amended to read as follows: 
"Sec. 25. 
Organization. 
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The PNP shall be composed of a national office, regional 
offices, provincial offices, district offices and city of municipal 
stations. THE PNP MAY BE TASKED TO PERFORM A NATION- 
WIDE POLICE OPERATIONS AND LOCAL POLICE FUNCTIONS. 
IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS NATION-WIDE 
FUNCTIONS, THE PNP SHALL PROVIDE FOR FLEXIBILITY, 
TRAINING, 
LOGISTICS, 
POLICY 
DEVELOPMENT, 
RECRUITMENT AND SIMILAR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE LOCAL 
POLICE WILL FOCUS ON THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS 
WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTION SUBJECT TO THE 
GUIDELINES WHICH THE GENERAL HEADQUARTERS MAY 
PROVIDE. AS REQUIRED BY THE SERVICE, POLICEMEN OF 
THE PNP SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO THE MUNICIPALITY OR 
THE CITY OF THEIR RESIDENCE. SHOULD THIS ACTION 
RESULT IN A DEPLETION OF THE DESIRED NUMBER OF THE 
POLICE FORCE IN ANY PARTICULAR MUNICIPALITY OR CITY, 
THE SAID POLICE FORCE SHALL BE AUGMENTED BY 
ASSIGNING THERETO SUCH NUMEBR OF POLICEMEN AS 
MAY BE NECESSARY. 
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF EVERY LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNIT SHALL OVERSEE AND DIRECT THE 
POLICE FORCE WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE JURISDICTION; 
PROVIDED, THAT WHENEVER THE POWER GIVEN TO THE 
LOCAL 
EXECUTIVE 
IS 
ABUSED, 
MUCH 
THAT 
THE 
CAMPAIGN 
IS 
NEGATED, THE 
PRESIDENT 
OF 
THE 
PHILIPPINES MAY SUSPEND THE POWER OF OPERATIONAL 
EFFECTIVENESS OF THE OVER-ALL PEACE AND ORDER 


SUPERVISION AND CONTROL CONSISTENT WITH SECTION 
52 OF THIS ACT; PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT IN CASE OF 
SUSPENSION 
OF 
SUCH 
POWER 
OF 
OPERATIONAL 
SUPERVISION AND CONTROL, THE PERFORMANCE OF 
OVERSEEING AND DIRECTING THE POLICE FORCE SHALL BE 
EXERCISED BY THE PRESIDENT THROUGH THE REGIONAL 
DIRECTOR DULY RECOMMENDED BY THE SECRETARY OF 
THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN THE LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT UNIT AFFECTED. 
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SEC. 2. All other provisions of Republic Act No. 6975 which are not 
otherwise in conflict with any of the provisions hereof shall remain valid and in full 
force and effect. 
SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect fiffeen (15) days after its complete 
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation, whichever comes earlier. 
Approved.