Title
Supreme Court
PNP Training Lineal List Rules
Law
Pnp Circular No. 2006-009
Decision Date
Jun 6, 2006
The PNP Circular No. 2006-009 establishes the Training Lineal List (TLL) to ensure equal opportunities for Police Commissioned Officers in mandatory career courses, outlining the formulation, implementation, and maintenance processes for prioritizing training based on rank, service length, and academic performance.

Law Summary

Definition of Key Terms

  • Training Lineal List (TLL): Official computer-generated priority list of police officers qualified for mandatory schooling.
  • Mandatory Career Courses/Trainings: Courses that must be taken to qualify for promotion; failure to complete disqualifies officers from promotion despite meeting other requirements.
    • Includes PSOSEC, PSOAC, PSOBC, and PSOOC.
  • Equivalent Course: Accredited courses outside the Philippine Public Safety College considered equivalent based on similar program content.
  • Qualified for Schooling: Officers who have complied with schooling requirements.
  • Candidates for Schooling: Officers positioned at the top of the TLL due for mandatory courses.
  • Seniority: Officer's status based on rank and time in grade.
  • Rank: Officer's hierarchical position.
  • Date of Graduation: Date when officer completes a mandatory course.
  • Mandatory Pre-Requisite Course: A course that must be completed before a higher-level mandatory course.
  • Order of Merit: Ranking within a graduating class based on academic and physical performance.

Formulation, Implementation, and Updating of the TLL

  • Phase 1 - Formulation: Initial TLL based on priority parameters:
    1. Rank
    2. Time-in-Grade
    3. Length of Service as an Officer
    4. Date of Graduation from latest mandatory schooling
    5. Order of Merit in the latest schooling
  • Phase 2 - Implementation:
    • Dissemination of the TLL for error correction by officers.
    • Officers in the upper bracket prioritized and considered for mandatory training.
    • DHRDD programs annual training including course offerings, number of classes, participant slots.
    • Officers receive training schedule letters at least one year in advance.
  • Phase 3 - Maintenance and Updating:
    • DHRDD through the Individual Training Program Division and TEIS maintains and updates the TLL.
    • Immediate updates post-completion of courses using Merit Lists and Graduates List from PPSC or PNPTS.
    • Regular publication frequency determined by DHRDD.

Rescission

  • All conflicting rules and procedures inconsistent with this circular are rescinded or modified accordingly.

Effectivity

  • The implementing rules and procedures take effect fifteen (15) days after filing at the University of the Philippines Law Center.
  • Compliance with relevant provisions of the Revised Administrative Code of 1987 as amended.
  • Officially adopted on June 6, 2006 by Police Director General Arturo C. Lomibao.

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