Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1184)
The title is the "Integrated National Police Personnel Professionalization Law of 1977."
The purpose is to establish a comprehensive personnel development program to maintain a competent Integrated National Police that is efficient, professional, and loyal to the public interest.
The ranks include Police Brigadier General, Police Colonel, Police Lieutenant Colonel, Police Major, Police Captain, Police Lieutenant, Police Sergeant, Police Corporal, Patrolman/Patrolwoman First Class, and Patrolman/Patrolwoman.
There must be at least one policeman for every one thousand inhabitants.
Applicants must be Filipino citizens, persons of good moral conduct, of sound mind and body, high school graduates (or second year college for city assignments), without criminal record, between 21 and 30 years old, with prescribed height and weight standards, and no dishonorable discharge from military or government service.
Yes, on recommendation and evaluation, certain educational qualifications may be waived by the Director General or National Police Commission for highly exceptional cases or under specific service exigencies.
For Police/Fire Sergeant, two years or 73 college units are required; for Police/Fire Lieutenant up to Colonel, a bachelor's degree or equivalent training and experience is required.
Appointments from Patrolman to Sergeant are made by Zone/Regional Directors, officers from Lieutenant to Colonel by the Director General, and Brigadier Generals by the President upon recommendation.
Appointments may be temporary or permanent; temporary appointments fill vacancies without eligibility but do not exceed 12 months, whereas permanent appointments require full qualifications and a one-year probation.
Female members shall not exceed five percent of the total strength of the force.
Successful passing of the corresponding promotional exam by the National Police Commission or completion of an accredited course from the Philippine National Police Academy or passing the bar exam.
Salaries vary by rank and have six steps; for example, Police/Fire Colonel salary ranges from 1,080 to 2,172 pesos monthly, and Police Brigadier General or Fire Brigadier General have a fixed salary of 2,500 pesos.
Members of ranks Lieutenant and higher must retire at 60 years old, while those from Patrolman/Fireman up to Sergeant must retire at 55 years old, subject to transitional provisions.
Members are entitled to full pay during absence, medical and hospital expenses, transportation, subsistence, and a lump sum gratuity ranging from 100 to 2,000 pesos depending on the case.
Survivors receive a gratuity equivalent to one year's salary (not less than 6,000 pesos), burial expenses of three months' salary (not less than 1,000 pesos), and a pension equivalent to eighty percent of the deceased's salary for up to five years.