Question & AnswerQ&A (NPC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2007-012)
The purpose of the Circular is to govern the pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment of PNP personnel to all United Nations and other International Peacekeeping Missions as well as the procedures to be followed.
Secondment is the movement of an employee from one department or agency to another which is temporary in nature and which may or may not require issuance of an appointment but may either involve reduction or increase in compensation.
The composition should be 40% Police Commissioned Officers (PCOs) and 60% Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCOs), whenever practicable, and the inclusion of women police for deployment is encouraged.
They shall be repatriated and appropriate administrative charges shall be filed against them.
Must be at least Police Officer 2 for PNCOs or Police Senior Inspector for PCOs, have 5 years active police service, permanent appointment in present rank, at least 3 years remaining in service before detail, valid driver's license with driving experience, recommended by Unit Commander, hold Very Satisfactory performance evaluations, have no pending criminal or administrative cases, not dishonorably repatriated, computer literate, and must pass physical fitness and medical exams.
PNP personnel are allowed to be deployed only three (3) times to an international peacekeeping mission.
The Committee oversees screening, processing, and deliberation on the detail of PNP personnel for UN and other international peacekeeping missions, adopting selection guidelines, and recommending nominees for approval by the Chief, PNP.
Recommendation letter from Unit Commander, clear photocopy of valid driver's license, letter order authorizing absence, certificate of non-pending case and property accountability, service record, and ECG result for applicants 30 years and above.
A deferment request causes the applicant to be ranked last in the standby list and must be justified and approved. A second deferment request results in deletion from the standby list regardless of justification.
The Chief of the Philippine National Police (C, PNP) has the sole authority to approve nominees for secondment and detail to UN and other international peacekeeping missions.