Rank Structure and Personnel Strength
- Specifies two distinct rank scales for police and fire services, from Brigadier General down to Patrolman/Fireman.
- Sets minimum personnel requirements based on population and service needs: minimum 1 policeman per 1,000 inhabitants and 1 fireman per 2,000 inhabitants in cities.
- Prescribes maximum percentage distributions of ranks within the INP to promote hierarchical balance.
Qualification Standards for Appointment
- Requires Filipino citizenship, good moral character, sound mind and body, minimum educational attainment (high school or second-year college for city stations), no criminal record, and height and age specifications.
- Waivers for some requirements allowed under special conditions like serving in embattled areas or possessing exceptional qualifications.
- Special educational requirements for promotions to certain ranks, including college degrees for higher ranks and specific qualifications for Brigadier General ranks.
- Fire inspectors must have related technical degrees but current personnel without such can continue after special training.
Recruitment, Selection, and Appointment Procedures
- Screening committees at regional levels responsible for disseminating vacancies and assessing applicant qualifications.
- Lateral entry permitted for professionals like engineers, doctors, lawyers, and former Chiefs or Academy graduates.
- Different appointing authorities for ranks ranging from Patrolman to Brigadier General, with the President appointing the highest ranks.
- Appointments may be temporary or permanent with probation periods and specific eligibility conditions.
- Female officers allowed in specific roles, capped at 5% of total force strength.
- Appointments subject to attestation by the National Police Commission, which can disapprove appointments within 90 days.
Training Programs
- Comprehensive training for recruits, specialized units, supervisory and management levels.
- Training includes attendance at technical and educational institutions.
- Establishes the Philippine National Police Academy for professional education and training, under the supervision of the Secretary of National Defense.
Promotion Standards and Procedures
- Promotion contingent on passing examinations or completing accredited courses.
- Preference given to qualified next-in-rank members, with seniority as tiebreaker.
- Promotion boards assist in evaluating candidates.
- Special promotions for acts of conspicuous courage and gallantry.
Performance, Morale, and Discipline
- Implements a performance evaluation system to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
- Ensures members can file complaints and grievances, with right of appeal.
- Establishes incentive and awards systems for exemplary service.
- Health and welfare programs to improve personnel morale.
- Discipline is a command responsibility, administered under existing disciplinary rules.
Compensation and Retirement
- Specifies salaries graduated by rank and step, with a fixed salary for Brigadier General ranks.
- Salary adjustments governed by existing laws with specific provisions.
- Provides for subsistence allowances and continuation of retirement systems under Government Service Insurance System.
- Mandatory retirement ages set at 60 for higher ranks and 55 for lower ranks, implemented gradually.
- Optional retirements allowed after 20 years of satisfactory service.
- Retirement benefits aligned with Commonwealth Act No. 186, with provisions for those lacking sufficient service.
- Appropriate budget allocation for retirement benefits.
- Director General tasked with studying improvement of the retirement system.
Disability and Death Benefits
- Full pay and medical benefits for duty-related temporary disability.
- Lump sum gratuity depending on case merits.
- Death benefits include gratuity, burial expenses, and pensions to surviving dependents or relatives.
- Lifetime pension for permanent total disability and five-year guaranteed pension period.
- Claims handled by Hearing Officer/Board of Investigators with adjudication by the National Police Commission.
- Benefits exempt from attachment, levy, execution, or tax and claims do not prescribe.
Status of Missing Personnel
- Pay and allowances continued for members missing in action, kidnapped or captured, provided absence is authorized.
- Payment to heirs allowed for reasonable support and insurance premiums for up to 12 months.
- Director General empowered to declare presumptive death or continue payment beyond 12 months.
- Decisions by Director General on such matters are conclusive.
Miscellaneous Provisions
- Officers of certain ranks have power to administer oaths in official matters.
- Director General empowered to promulgate rules with Secretary of National Defense’s approval.
- Repeals inconsistent laws affecting INP personnel.
- Philippine Constabulary personnel governed by AFP laws; this Decree is suppletory.
- Separability clause ensures validity of remaining provisions if any part is invalid.
- Effective upon approval by the President.