Question & AnswerQ&A (PNP CIRCULAR NO. 2002-001)
The Circular covers the policies and procedures in the payment of retirement benefits of PNP personnel (retirees) with pending cases.
Retirement is the official separation from active police or government service either by optional retirement or compulsory retirement due to age or service accumulation.
Retirement benefit is monthly retirement pay which is 50% of the base pay and longevity pay for 20 years of active service, increasing by 2.5% for each additional year up to 90% for 36 years or more.
Compulsory retirement is at age 56 for uniformed personnel and age 65 for non-uniformed personnel.
An officer or non-officer may opt for retirement having at least 20 years of satisfactory active service, subject to NAPOLCOM approval.
Retirement benefits shall be released to the retiree despite pending criminal cases with penalties less than prision mayor.
Retirement benefits shall not be paid unless a guarantor who is a PNP personnel of equal or higher rank with at least 5 more years before retirement acts as guarantor and executes an undertaking for restitution in case of conviction.
If the administrative case penalty is dismissal, retirement benefits are withheld until final resolution. If the penalty is suspension or demotion, the forfeited amount is deducted from the pension after signing an undertaking.
The Chief of the PNP is the approving authority for releasing retirement benefits of personnel with pending cases.
Personnel who delay processing claims shall be subjected to criminal and/or administrative prosecution, and their immediate superior officer may also be held liable under command responsibility.