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First Regular Session REGISTRATION UNIT

House Bill No. _ 8153

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJANO

Explanatory Note

Republic Act No. 6975 or the “Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990”
formally organized the Philippine National Police. The police force shall be organized, trained
and equipped primarily for the performance of police functions. Pursuant to Sections 66 and 67
of Republic Act No. 6975, the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA), the Police National
Training Institute (PNTI), and the National Police College (NPC) which conduct training to
uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) are presently administered and
controlled by the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), a separate and distinct bureau from
the PNP.

However, the current structure of having multiple offices to administer the training programs
within the PNP creates lapses in coordination. In fact, according to the studies conducted by the
PNP Reform Commission and the United Nations Development Programme revealed that the
set-up is ineffective and costly. The current set-up further makes it difficult to develop a system
for a well-developed plan and budget for training of the PNP.

Further, the quality of the performance of police officers who completed its training in the PPSC
marred the reliability and credibility of the PPSC as a training institution. The ineffectiveness
and inefficiency in the structure and system frequently result in unnecessary cost and waste of
resources and efforts because the PNP conducts its own re-orientation and specialization training
programs thus duplicating those of the PPSC.

Considering that the training serves as a support system for the upgrading of operational
capability of the PNP, the PNPA, PNTI and NPC should be placed under the administrative
supervision and operational control of the PNP. The PNP is more in a position to provide its own
training needs.

In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought.

. ALEJANO.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:


REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS
First Regular Session

. 3153

Introduced by MAGDALO Party-List Representative
HON. GARY C. ALEJA NO

AN ACT

TRANSFERRING THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION AND OPERATIONAL
CONTROL OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY (PNPA), THE
POLICE NATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE (PNTI), THE NATIONAL POLICE
COLLEGE (NPC) AND THE NATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCE TRAINING
INSTITUTE (NFSTI) FROM THE PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SAFETY COLLEGE (PPSC)
O THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), AMENDING SECTIONS 24, 66,
AND 67 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

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

1 SECTION 1. Section 24 of Republic Act No. 6975 is hereby amended to read
2 as follows

3 “Section 24, Powers and Functions. — The PNP shall have the following
4 powers and functions:

5 a) Enforce all laws and ordinances relative to the protection of lives and
6 properties;

7 b) Maintain peace and order and take all necessary steps to ensure public
8 safety,

9 ©) Investigate and prevent crimes, effect the arrest of criminal offenders,
10 bring offenders to justice and assist their prosecution;

rr d) Exercise the general powers to make arrest, search and seizure in
12 accordance with the Constitution and pertinent laws;

13 e) Detain an arrested person for a period not beyond what is prescribed by
4 law, informing the person so detained of all his rights under the
15 Constitution:

16 f) Issue licenses for the possession of firearms and explosives in accordance
v7 with the law,

18 2) Supervise and control the training and operations of security agencies and
19 issue licenses to operate security agencies, and to security guards and
20 private detectives, for the practice of their professions,


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H) FORMULATE AND IMPLEMENT TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR
PNP PERSONNEL; AND,

1) Perform such other functions as may be provided by the law

In addition, the PNP shall absorb the office of the National Action
Committee on Anti-Hijacking (NACAH) of the Department of National
Defense, all the functions of the present Philippine Air Force Security
Command (PAFSECOM), as well as the police functions of the Coast Guard.
In order to perform its powers and functions efficiently and effectively, the
PNP shall be provided with adequate land, sea, and air capabilities and all
necessary material means of resources.

IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE POLICE FORCE ARE
PROPERLY TRAINED TO PERFORM THE AFORESTATED
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
(PNP) SHALL HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPERVISION AND
OPERATIONAL CONTROL OVER THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL
POLICE ACADEMY (PNPA), THE POLICE NATIONAL TRAINING
INSTITUTE (PNT, THE NATIONAL POLICE COLLEGE (NPC),
AND THE NATIONAL FORENSIC SCIENCE TRAINING INSTITUTE
(NFSTI)”

SEC. 2. Section 66 of Republic Act No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as

follows:

“Section 66. Creation of the Philippine Public Safety College. — There
is hereby created the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), which shall be
the premier educational institution for the training, human resource
development and continuing education of all personnel of the [PNP], Fire and
Jail Bureaus.

Said College shall be under the direct supervision of a Board of
Trustees composed of the Secretary and the [three] TWO (2) bureau heads,
NAMELY: (1) CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION
(BFP) AND (2) CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT
AND PENOLOGY (BJMP).”

SEC. 3. Section 67 of Republic Act No. 6975 is hereby amended to read as

follows:

“Section 67. Composition, Powers, and Functions. ~ The College shall

consist of the present, the Fire Service Training Center, JALL NATIONAL


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TRAINING INSTITUTE, and other special training centers as may be
created by the Department, whose functions shall be as follows:
a) Formulate and implement training programs for the personnel of
the Department;
b) Establish and maintain adequate physical training facilities,
©) Develop and implement research and development to support
educational training programs
4) Conduct an assessment of the training needs of all its clientele;
and,
e) Perform such other related functions as may be prescribed by the

Secretary.”

SEC. 4. Inventory and Transfer of Properties, Facilities, Funds, and
Personnel. ~ ‘There shall be a proper inventory and complete transfer of all properties,
facilities, records, equipment, funds, choses in action, appropriations, rights,
functions, other assets as well as personnel of the PNPA, PNTI, NPC, and NFSTI, to

the PNP, provided that these personnel possess the required qualification standards

SEC. 5. Organization. — The Director General of the Philippine National
Police (PNP), shall be responsible for the necessary changes in the organizational
structure and staffing pattern, which may include the creation of corps of professors,
which shall be submitted to the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) for

approval.

SEC. 6. Transition. — The Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local
Government (DILG) and the Chairperson of the NAPOLCOM shall ensure the
smooth transition of the transfer of the PNPA, PNTI, and NPC from the PPSC to the
PNP within three (3) months from the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 7. Appropriations. — The amount necessary to carry out the provisions

of this Act shall be charged against the current year’s appropriations of the PNPA,
PNTI, NPC, and NFSTI. Thereafter, such sums as may be necessary for the continued
implementation of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations
Act

SEC. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days
from the effectivity of this Act, the NAPOLCOM, in coordination with PNP and

DILG, shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations to implement the


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provisions of this Act. Such rules and regulations shall take effect upon their

publication in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations and other issuances or parts thereof inconsistent with this Act are hereby

repealed, amended, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 10. Separability Clause. — In case any provision of this Act or any
portion hereof is declared unconstitutional by a competent court, other provisions

shall not be affected thereby.

SEC. 11. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect upon its publication

in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation

Approved,