THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
1 
Third Regular Session 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 11, Section 17, states that: 
“The State shall give priority to education, science and technology, 
arts, culture, and sports to foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate 
social progress, and promote total human liberation and development.” 
The Constitution, Article 11, Section 4, provides that: 
” ... it is the policy of the State to promote peace and order, ensure 
public safety and further strengthen local government capability aimed 
towards the effective delivery of basic services for the citizenry through 
the establishment of a highly and competent police force that is national in 
scope and civilian in character”. 
The Philippine National Police (PNP) was created under Republic Act No. 6975, 
entitled: “An Act Establishing the Philippine National Police Under a Reorganized 
Department of the Interior and Local Government,” or otherwise known as, “The Pi” 
Law.” 
The men and women of the PM’ are committed to a vision of a professional, 
dynamic and highly motivated force working in partnership with a responsive community 
towards the attainment of a safe place to live, work, invest and do business with. Their 
mission is to enforce the law, to prevent and control crimes, to maintain peace and order, 
and to ensure public safety and internal security with the active support of the 
community. 


In order to further encourage and reward them for their selfless service to the 
community, it is important to increase the benefits of the members of the PNP as well as 
their families. 


THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
1 
Third Regular Session 
1 
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SENATE 
S. B. NO. 
Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
INSTITUTIONALIZING SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS TO MEMBERS 
OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) AND THEIR CHILDREN 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives ofthe Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Scholarship Grants 
for Members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and their Children Act of 2007” 
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. - It shall be the policy of the State to 
provide free education to members of the PNP and their children by providing for them 
institutionalized scholarship grants. The scholarship grants to members of the PNP will 
give them high morale self esteem. Providing their children with access to free education 
will help them become responsible and productive members of society. 
SECTION 3. Definition of Terms. -The following terms shall mean: 
1. “Member of the PNF”’ - shall refer to any member of the PNP regardless of 
rank 
2. “Children of members of PNP” - shall refer to any legitimate child of a 
member of the PNP 
3. “Scholarship grants” - shall refer to educational grants covering pre-school, 
elementary, secondary, and tertiary education. 


SECTION 4. Schlurship grunt, - The scholarship grant for members of the 
PNP and their children shall cover pre-school, elementary, secondary, as well as tertiary 
education. 
SECTION 5. Eligibility of PNP members to avail of grant. - Members of the 
PNP who are in active duty may avail of the scholarship grant. Provided, that the officer 
shall have been in active duty for at least two consecutive years immediately prior to the 
date of application for the grant. 
SECTION 6. Eligibility of childven of PNP members to avail of grant. - Only 
legitimate children of PNP members who are in active service shall be eligible to avail of 
the scholarship grant. 
SECTION 7. Eligibility of retired PNP members to avail of grunt. - Retired 
However, their 
Pi" members may avail of the scholarship grant for their children. 
chiIdren shall be entitled only to a proportional amount of scholarship grant. 
SECTION 8. Schools where scholarship grant applicuble. - The scholarship 
grants shall be applicable in a11 public schools and state universities throughout the 
country. The children of PNP members shall be qualified to avail of the scholarship grant 
only upon passing all the requirements set by the respective schools. 
SECTION 9. Forfeiture of Gvant. - Members of the PNP who have been 
charged and proven to have committed acts of professional misconduct shall forfeit their 
eligibility to avail of the grant. They shall also forfeit the eligibility to avail of the grant 
for their children 
SECTION 10. Implementing Agency. - The Department of Education (DcpEd) 
and Commission on Higher Education (CHED), in coordination with the PNP, shall be 


the implementing agencies for this Act. 
implementing rules and regulations for this Act. 
The above agencies shall formulate the 
SECTION 11. Separability Clause. - If any provision or part thereof, is held 
invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of the law or the provision not otherwise 
affected shall remain valid and subsisting. 
SECTION 12. Repealing Clause. - Any law, presidential decree or issuance, 
executive order, letter of instruction, administrative order, rule or regulation contrary to, 
or inconsistent with the provisions of this Act is hereby repealed, modified or amended 
accordingly. 
SECTION 13. E.ecectivi?y Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
after its publication in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved. 
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