Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 11549)
The short title is the "PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equity Act."
The Act lowers the minimum height requirement for applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and Bureau of Corrections (BuCor).
Males must be at least 1.57 meters in height, and females must be at least 1.52 meters in height.
Yes, a waiver for the height requirement is automatically granted to applicants belonging to cultural communities or indigenous peoples.
Yes, for the BFP and BJMP, waivers for height and age requirements are automatically granted to such applicants; for BuCor, the waiver for age and height requirements may be granted.
Applicants must not be less than twenty-one (21) years old nor more than forty (40) years old.
They are given five (5) years from the effectivity of the Act to obtain the minimum educational qualifications and eligibility with subsidiary assistance.
Section 30 of Republic Act No. 6975, Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9263, and Section 11 of Republic Act No. 10575 were amended.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Department of Justice, in coordination with the Civil Service Commission, National Police Commission, PNP, BFP, BJMP, and BuCor.
They are repealed or modified accordingly under the Repealing Clause.
It takes effect fifteen (15) days after its complete publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation.