Constitutional and statutory legal basis
- Article IX, Section 3B of the 1987 Constitution directs the Civil Service Commission to establish a career system and adopt measures to promote morale, efficiency, responsiveness, and progressiveness in the civil service.
- Republic Act No. 6975 places the PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology under the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and brings them under the Civil Service Law and Rules.
- Republic Act No. 6975, Section 32 provides that the CSC shall administer the qualifying entrance examination for policemen based on standards set by NAPOLCOM (National Police Commission).
- CSC Resolution No. 965487 consolidates and replaces prior CSC policies on eligibility appropriateness for PNP, Fire, and Jail Bureau positions administered through NAPOLCOM examinations.
Purpose and declared policy
- CSC Resolution No. 965487 adopts a uniform policy on which NAPOLCOM-administered examination results are entitled to equivalent civil service eligibility and which are not, for appointment in the civil service.
- CSC Resolution No. 965487 recognizes the value of agency-administered promotional examinations as an internal scheme for promotion assessment but requires uniformity across the entire civil service.
- CSC Resolution No. 965487 consolidates CSC issuances on eligibilities for PNP and Fire and Jail Bureau appointments for uniform action on appointments.
Eligibility rules for NAPOLCOM exam passers
- All those who took and passed examinations administered by NAPOLCOM, prior to or after the passage of Republic Act No. 6975, are not entitled to an equivalent civil service eligibility for appointment under permanent status based solely on having passed these examinations, except for the INP Entrance and Police Officer 3rd Class Examinations.
- Individuals whose appointments had been approved under permanent status based on passing NAPOLCOM examinations continue to enjoy security of tenure in their present or equivalent positions.
- For promotion purposes, permanently appointed passers of NAPOLCOM examinations must still have the eligibility prescribed by the qualification standard for the specific positions to which they will be promoted.
- INP Entrance Examinations, Police Officer 3rd Class Examinations, and CSC Police Officer Entrance Examination are the examinations that appointees to Police Officer and Senior Police Officer positions in the PNP must have passed.
First level appointments (PNP and Fire/Jail)
- Eligibilities resulting from the INP Entrance Examination, Police Officer 3rd Class Examination, and CSC Police Officer Entrance Examination are appropriate for first level positions in the Fire and Jail Bureaus, including both uniformed and non-uniformed first level roles.
- Holders of Career Service Subprofessional eligibility may be considered for temporary appointment to Police Officer 1.
- Appointees to Police Officer and Senior Police Officer positions in the PNP must have passed any of the following: (a) INP Entrance Examinations, (b) Police Officer 3rd Class Examinations, or (c) CSC Police Officer Entrance Examination.
Second level appointments (PNP and Fire/Jail)
- The following eligibilities shall be appropriate for second level positions in the PNP and in the Fire and Jail Bureaus:
- (a) Career Service (Professional) or its equivalent;
- (b) PD 907/997 eligibilities; and
- (c) RA 1080 eligibilities (including PBET).
Repeal, amendments, and effectivity
- CSC Resolution No. 965487 amends by repeal all Memoranda, Resolutions, and other directives previously issued by the Civil Service Commission that are inconsistent with the policies established in CSC Resolution No. 965487 and the related memorandum circular.
- CSC Resolution No. 965487 expressly repeals Memorandum Circular No. 7, s. 1986, CSC Resolution No. 93-3310, CSC Resolution No. 94-6248, CSC Resolution No. 46, s. 1993, pertinent provisions of CSC Resolution No. 93-4916-A relating to Qualification Standards, and all other CSC issuances concerning eligibility requirements for appointment to the PNP and Fire and Jail Bureaus that are inconsistent with the Resolution.
- CSC Resolution No. 965487 takes effect immediately.
- CSC Office Memorandum No. 44, s. 1996 adopts the policies by transmitting Memorandum Circular No. 17, s. 1996 and attaching CSC Resolution No. 965487.