QuestionsQuestions (PRC Resolution NO. 08)
It cites (1) Sec. 18 of R.A. No. 6506 (on certificate of registration without examination for eligible applicants), and (2) Sec. 6(e) of P.D. No. 223 (vesting in the Board the power to approve registration without examination subject to review by the Commission).
The applicant must (1) be a graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Science and Criminology (B.S. Criminology) and (2) have been in the practice of criminology for at least ten (10) years prior to the enactment of the Act; additionally, the application must be filed within six (6) months after approval of the Act.
The resolution states that, although the six-month period for filing under R.A. No. 6506 has expired, the Board can still issue certificates without examination by virtue of its authority under Sec. 6(e) of P.D. No. 223, subject to Commission review.
Board Resolution No. 4 (October 19, 1987), approved by the Commission (October 20, 1987) and published in the Official Gazette on January 18, 1988.
It amended the qualification by registering only those who are holders of B.S. Criminology for registration without examination.
It requires that every applicant must prove that, prior to December 31, 1987, he/she had been in the practice of criminology as defined in Sec. 23 of R.A. No. 6506.
(1) At least 30 years of age and a Filipino citizen; (2) good moral character and no conviction involving moral turpitude; (3) holder of B.S. Crim. or M. Crim. conferred by a school recognized by DECS (or state-owned/recognized); and (4) at least 10 years of practice of criminology as defined by Sec. 23 of R.A. No. 6506 prior to December 31, 1987.
It requires the applicant to be of good moral character and to have not been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude by the judicial court.
Because the resolution ties eligibility to proof of practice before that cutoff date, responding to what it describes as the inadequacy of the degree requirement and aligning the “practice” proof with the defined period.
A holder of Bachelor of Science in Criminology (B.S. Crim.) or Master of Criminology (M. Crim.), conferred by state-owned or DECS-recognized schools, colleges, or institutes of criminology.
At least ten (10) years of practice of criminology, as defined in Sec. 23 of R.A. No. 6506, prior to December 31, 1987.
A verified application and documents/testimonials including: (1) Certificate of Live Birth; (2) Certificate of Naturalization if applicable; (3) Certificate of Good Moral Character from three persons of good standing; (4) Police and NBI clearance; (5) College diploma and transcript of records with a Special Order number; and (6) Certificate of employment and/or service record.
It means the Board has discretion to determine whether the applicant has sufficiently established (through the presented evidence) all the qualifications required by the resolution.
It states that those registrations are in order unless rendered nugatory for cause; pending applications should be processed under the new resolution.
Applications must be filed within one (1) year from the date of effectivity, computed as starting on the sixteenth day from the completion of publication in full in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.
It supersedes: Board Resolution No. 4 (Series of 1987), Commission Resolution No. 161 (dated August 7, 1989), and Board Resolution No. 05 (Series of 1991).
It repeatedly references that registration without examination is subject to Commission review (per P.D. No. 223, Sec. 6[e]) and states the Board acts “after approval of the Commission.”