EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )
Second Regular Session 
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'(Bfiiir uf ti;c
20 SEP 15 A10 ^0
SENATE 
S. No. 1833
(In substitution of Senate Bills Nos. 415,1101 and 1201)
Prepared by the Committees on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs; Local 
Government; Civil Service, Government Reorganization and Professional Regulation; 
and Finance with Senators Lacson, Villanueva, Dela Rosa, Revilla, Tolentino
and Angara as authors
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE RANK CLASSIFICATION AND ORGANIZATION OF 
KEY POSITIONS IN THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) AND 
BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AMENDING FOR 
THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 
"BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION AND BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND 
PENOLOGY PROFESSIONALIZATION ACT OF 2004" AS AMENDED BY 
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9592 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines In 
Congress assembled:
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SECTION 1. Section 3 of Republic Act No. 9263, as amended, is hereby amended
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to read as follows:
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"SEC. 3. Organization and Key Positions of the BFP and the BJMP. -
The BFP and the BJMP shall be respectively headed by a Chief who shall be 
assisted by two (2) Deputy Chiefs, one (1) for Administration and one (1) for 
Operations, all of whom shall be appointed by the President upon 
recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG from among the qualified 
officers with at least the rank of [senior—superintendent] FIRE/JAIL 
BRIGADIER GENERAL in the service: Provided, That in no case shall any 
officer who has retired or is retirable within six (6) months from his/her 
compulsory retirement age be appointed as Chief of the Fire Bureau or Chief


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of the Jail Bureau, as the case may be: Provided, further, That the Chief of 
the Rre Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau shall serve a tour of duty not to 
exceed four (4) years: Provided, however, that in times of war or other 
national emergency declared by Congress, the President may extend such 
tour of duty.
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The Heads of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of [director] 
FIRE/JAIL GENERAL shall have the position title of Chief of the Fire Bureau 
and the Chief of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The second officers in 
command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of [chief-superintendent] 
FIRE/JAIL LIEUTENANT GENERAL shall have the position title of Deputy 
Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau and Deputy Chief for 
Administration of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The third officers in command 
of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of [chief-superintendent] FIRE/JAIL 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL shall have the position title of Deputy Chief for 
Operation of the Rre Bureau and Deputy Chief for Operation of the Jail 
Bureau, respectively. The fourth officers in command of the BFP and the 
BJMP with the rank of [chief superintendent] FIRE/JAIL LIEUTENANT 
GENERAL shall have the respective position title of Chief of Directorial Staff 
of the Fire Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau, who shall 
be assisted by the Directors of the Directorates in the respective National 
Headquarters Office with at least the rank of [senior-superintondent] 
FIRE/JAIL MAJOR GENERAL.
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The BFP and the BJMP shall CONSTRUCT, establish, operate and 
maintain their respective regional offices in each of the administrative regions 
of the country which shall be respectively headed by a Regional Director for 
Fire Protection and a Regional Director of Jail Management and Penology with 
the rank of [senior-supGrintendGnt] FIRE/JAIL BRIGADIER GENERAL. 
He/she shall be respectively assisted by the following officers with the rank of 
[supGrintondGnt] FIRE/JAIL COLONEL: Assistant Regional Director for 
Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief 
of Directorial Staff: PROVIDED, THAT IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL 
REGION, THE AFOREMENTIONED OFFICERS SHALL HAVE THE RANK 
OF FIRE/JAIL BRIGADIER GENERAL.


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SEC. 2. Section 5, paragraph d) of Republic Act No. 9263, as amended, is hereby
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amended to read as follows:
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"SEC. 5. Appointment of Uniformed Personnei to the BFP and the 
BJMP. - The appointment of the BFP and the B3MP shall be effected in the 
following manners:
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d) Fire/ Jail [Chief-Superintendent] BRIGADIER GENERAL to
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Fire/Jaii [Director] GENERAL - Appointed by the President upon
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recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG, with the proper endorsement
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by the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission (CSC)."
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SEC. 3. Section 7 of Republic Act No. 9263, as amended, is hereby amended to read
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as follows:
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"SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the
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Designation of Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to Key
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Positions. -
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a) No person shall be designated to the following key positions in the BFP
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unless he/she has met the qualifications provided therein:
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1) Municipal Fire Marshal. - Should have the rank of [senior inspector]
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FIRE LIEUTENANT COLONEL, who must have finished at least
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second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a
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Master's Degree Program in Public Administration, Management,
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Engineering, Public Safety, Criminology or other related disciplines
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from a recognized Institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily
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passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as
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may be established by the Fire Bureau;


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2) City Fire Marshal. - Should have the rank of [chief-inspector] FIRE 
COLONEL, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of 
Laws or earned at least twenty-four (24) units in a Master's Degree 
Program in Public Administration, Management, Engineering, Public 
Safety, Criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized 
institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the 
necessary training or career courses for such position as may be 
established by the Rre Bureau;
{^)-9i5trict—Fire—Marshal,—Provincial Fire Marshal, -Assistant
■Rcgional-Director-for-Aclministration,-Assistant-Regional Director
for Operations-and-Regionai ■ Chief of Directorial-Staff-—Should
havG-the-rank of-supGrintendeflt,-who-must -bo-a-graduato-of
BachGlor-of Lawo or a holdGr-of a-maGtGr's dGgrGG-in-publie
admintotfatier^—managGmGnt7—onginGGring;—publie—safGty,-
criminology—or—other--rGlatGd- diGciplinos -from—rGcognteed
institution of lGarning,-and-muGt havG -satisfactory passod-the
nGGGSsary training or carGGr-coursGG for such-position as may-be
Gstabiishod by tho-FirG Buroau;]
[A)-Distriet Fire—Marshal for the—National ■Capital Region/
Regional- Director—for Fire Protection and-Director of-the
Dircctorate-of-the-Nationai-Hcadquartcrs-Officei—Should-have
at-loast-thG rank -of-sonior-supGrintondGnt, who -must bo -a
graduate-of-BachGlor-of Laws-or a holder■of-masterIs-dGgrGe-in
publie-adminiGtration> managemenVengineering,-public safety;
criminology or other-related-diGciplines-from a recognized
institution-of iGarning, and must-havG-satisfoctory-passod-thG
necessary training or-career-bourse for-such position as may-be
established by the Fire-Bureau^
3) DISTRICT FIRE MARSHAL, DISTRICT FIRE MARSHAL 
FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, PROVINCIAL 
FIRE MARSHAL, ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR


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ADMINISTRATION, ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR 
FOR OPERATIONS AND REGIONAL CHIEF OF 
DIRECTORIAL STAFF. - SHOULD HAVE THE RANK OF 
FIRE COLONEL, WHO MUST BE A GRADUATE OF 
BACHELOR OF LAWS OR A HOLDER OF A MASTER'S 
DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, 
ENGINEERING, PUBLIC SAFETY, CRIMINOLOGY OR 
OTHER RELATED DISCIPLINES FROM A RECOGNIZED 
INSTITUTION OF LEARNING, AND MUST HAVE 
SATISFACTORILY PASSED THE NECESSARY TRAINING 
OR CAREER COURSES FOR SUCH POSITION AS MAY BE 
ESTABLISHED BY THE FIRE BUREAU;
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4) REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR FIRE PROTECTION, 
ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR 
ADMINISTRATION (NCR) AND ASSISTANT REGIONAL 
DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (NCR) - SHOULD HAVE AT 
LEAST THE RANK OF FIRE BRIGADIER GENERAL, WHO 
MUST BE A GRADUATE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS OR A 
HOLDER OF MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC 
ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, 
PUBLIC SAFETY, CRIMINOLOGY OR OTHER RELATED 
DISCIPLINES FROM A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION OF 
LEARNING, AND MUST HAVE SATISFACTORILY PASSED 
THE NECESSARY TRAINING OR CAREER COURSE FOR 
SUCH POSITION AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE FIRE 
BUREAU;
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5) DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTORATE OF THE NATIONAL 
HEADQUARTERS OFFICE AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR 
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. - SHOULD HAVE AT 
LEAST THE RANK OF FIRE MAJOR GENERAL, WHO MUST 
BE A GRADUATE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS OR A HOLDER


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OF MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 
MANAGEMENT, ENGINEERING, PUBLIC SAFETY, 
CRIMINOLOGY OR OTHER RELATED DISCIPLINES FROM 
A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION OF LEARNING, AND MUST 
HAVE SATISFACTORILY PASSED THE NECESSARY 
TRAINING OR CAREER COURSE FOR SUCH POSITION AS 
MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE FIRE BUREAU;
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[5] 6) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau, Deputy 
Chief for Operations of the Fire Bureau and Chief Directoriai Staff of 
the Fire Bureau.- Should have the rank of [superintendent] FIRE 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL, who must be a member of the Philippine 
Bar or a holder of a Master's Degree in Public Administration, 
Management, Engineering, Public Safety, Criminology or other related 
disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have 
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such 
as may be established by the Fire Bureau; and
[6] 7) Chief of the Fire Bureau. - Should have the rank of [director] 
FIRE GENERAL, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a 
holder of a Master's Degree in Public Administration, Management, 
Engineering, Public Safety, Criminology or other related discipline from 
a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily 
passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as 
may be established by the Fire Bureau.
b) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the 
BJMP unless he/she has met the qualification provided therein:
1) Municipai Jaii Warden. - Should have the rank of [chicf inspector] 
JAIL LIEUTENANT COLONEL, who have finished at least second 
year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a Master' 
Degree Program in Management, Public Administration, Public Safety, 
Criminology, Penology, Sociology, National Security Administration, 
Defense Studies, or other related disciplines from a recognized 
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necessary training or career courses for such position as may be 
established by the Jail Bureau;
2) City Jail Warden. - Should have the rank of [chief-inspector] JAIL 
COLONEL, who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of 
Laws or earned at least twenty four (24) units In Master's Degree 
Program In Management, Public Administration, Public Safety, 
Criminology, Penology, Sociology, National Security Administration, 
Defense Studies or related disciplines from a recognized Institution of 
learning and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or 
career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail 
Bureau: Provided, that in City Jails with a population of one thousand 
(1,000) or more inmates, the City Jail Warden shall the rank and 
qualification of a District Jail Warden;
3) District Jaii Warden, ProvinciaUaii Administrator, Assistant Regional 
Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations 
and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff. - Should have the rank of 
[scnior-GupGrintondGnt] JAIL COLONEL, who must be a graduate of 
Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a Master's Degree in Management, 
Public Administration, Public Safety, Criminology, Penology, Sociology, 
National Security Administration, Defense Studies or other related 
discipline from a recognized institution of learning, and must have 
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such 
position as may be established by the Jail Bureau;
4) Regional Director for Jaii Management and Penology, and 
[Direeteratc of the-National Headquarters Office] ASSISTANT 
REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION (NCR) AND 
ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (NCR). - 
Should have the rank of [senior -superintendGnt] JAIL BRIGADIER 
GENERAL, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder 
of a Master's Degree in Management, Public Administration, Public 
Safety, Criminology, Penology, Sociology, National Security 
Administration, Defense Studies or other related discipline from a 
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the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be 
established by the Jail Bureau;
5) DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTORATE OF THE NATIONAL 
HEADQUARTERS OFFICE AND REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE 
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. - SHOULD HAVE THE RANK OF 
JAIL MAJOR GENERAL, WHO MUST BE A GRADUATE OF 
BACHELOR OF LAWS OR A HOLDER OF A MASTER'S DEGREE 
IN MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC 
SAFETY, CRIMINOLOGY, PENOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, NATIONAL 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, DEFENSE STUDIES OR OTHER 
RELATED DISCIPLINE FROM A RECOGNIZED INSTITUTION 
OF LEARNING, AND MUST HAVE SATISFACTORILY PASSED 
THE NECESSARY TRAINING OR CAREER COURSES FOR SUCH 
POSITION AS MAY BE ESTABLISHED BY THE JAIL BUREAU;
[5] 6) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau, Deputy 
Chief for Operations of the Jail Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of 
the Jail Bureau. - Should have the rank of [senior-superintendent] 
JAIL LIEUTENANT GENERAL, who must be a member of the 
Philippine Bar or a holder of a Master's Degree in Management, Public 
Administration, Public Safety, Criminology, Penology, Sociology, 
National Security Administration, Defense Studies or other related 
discipline from a recognized institution of learning, and must have 
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such 
position as may be established by the Jail Bureau; and
[6] 7) Chief of the Jail Bureau. - Should have the rank of [director] 
JAIL GENERAL, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a 
holder of a Master's Degree in Management, Public Administration, 
Public Safety, Criminology, Penology, Sociology, National Security 
Administration, Defense Studies or other reiated discipline from a 
recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed 
the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be 
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[Any uniformed-personnel -of -the BFP and-thc-B3MP-who-is■ currently
occupying■such posit-i6f:v-bot-laek&-6f-the-qfcialifieation&-mentioncd thcrGin shall
be-given-thrcG-(3)-ycora-upon-thc-cffcctivity-of-thi5-Act-to-comply-withH:hc
requirefnentST-othorwiso-ho/shG-shall-bG rGliGvcd-fromthG-position:j
ANY UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF THE BFP AND THE BJMP WHO IS 
CURRENTLY OCCUPYING SUCH DESIGNATION FOR MORE THAN 
FIVE (5) YEARS SHALL BE RECLASSIFIED OF THEIR RANKS BY 
OPERATION OF LAW."
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SEC. 4. Section 12 of Republic Act No. 9263, as amended, Is hereby amended to
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read as follows:
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"SEC. 12. RANK CLASSIFICATION^ Standardization of the Base Pay,
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Retirement and other Benefits of the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and
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BJMP. - In order to enhance the general welfare, commitment to service and
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professionalism of the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP, they
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shall receive the minimum starting salary equivalent to the salary grade level
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of the corresponding rank classification of their counterparts in the PNP, as
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provided under Section 36 of Republic Act No. 8551, and in the AFP, as
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provided under Section 2 of Republic Act No. 9166.
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[Tho-rate-of the bose poy of the uniformed- pcrGonnGl-of-the-6fP
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and thG-B3MP-shall-bG adjusted-in-accordancG-with-thc following-Galary
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grade------sehedule:] FOR PURPOSES OF EFFICIENT
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ADMINISTRATION, SUPERVISION AND CONTROL, THE RANK
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CLASSIFICATION AND THE CORRESPONDING RATE OF THE
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BASE PAY OF THE UNIFORMED PERSONNEL OF THE BFP AND
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B3MP SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:
RANK CLASSIFICATION 
Fire/Jail GENERAL [Director]
Fire/Jail LIEUTENANT GENERAL [Chief Superintendent] 
Fire/Jail MAJOR GENERAL [Senior-Superintendent]
SALARY
GRADE
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Fire/Jail BRIGADIER GENERAL [Superintendent] 
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Fire/Jail COLONEL [GhieHnspeeter] 
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Fire/Jail LIEUTENANT COLONEL [Senior-Inspector] 
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Fire/Jail MAJOR 
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Fire/Jail CAPTAIN 
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Fire/Jail LIEUTENANT [Inspector] 
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[Senior] Fire/Jaii EXECUTIVE MASTER SERGEANT [Qfficor-4V] 19 
[Senior] Fire/Jaii CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT [Qfficor-IH] 
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[Senior] Fire/Jaii SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT [Qfficer-II] 
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[Senior] Fire/Jaii MASTER SERGEANT [Qfficor-I] 
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Fire/Jail STAFF SERGEANT [Qfficer-III] 
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Fire/Jaii CORPORAL [Qfficor-II] 
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Fire/Jaii Officer [I] 
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Provided, That ali benefits currently received by the uniformed personnel of
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the BFP and the BJMP under other existing laws shall continue to be received
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by them: Provided, further, That their retirement pay shall be subject to the
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adjustment/s based on the prevailing scale of base pay of the uniformed
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personnel in the active service.
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SEC. 5. Implementation Rules and Regulations. - The DILG in coordination
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with the BFP and the BJMP, the CSC, the Department of Budget and Management, and the
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Department of Finance, shall within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act,
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promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provision of this Act.
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SEC. 6. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is declared
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unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions
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not affected thereby.
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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - The renaming provisions of Republic Act No. 6975, as
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amended by Republic Act No. 9263 that have reference to the rank and classification of the
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uniformed personnel of the BFP and BJMP, and all laws, decrees, orders, rules and
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regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions
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of this Act, are hereby deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
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SEC. 8. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
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publication In the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation,
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whichever comes earlier.
Approved,
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