PNP Rules for UN Peacekeeping Deployment

Establishes clear rules and procedures for selection of PNP personnel for secondment or detail to international organizations and peacekeeping missions.

Secondment or detail to international organizations and peacekeeping missions is recognized as an official duty of PNP personnel.
Direct application by active PNP personnel to international organizations for vacancies is prohibited.

Clarifies terms such as Active Police Service, Administrative Duty, Board of Inquiry, Contingent Commander, Deferment, Detail, Deployment Tracking, Deployment, Extension, End of Mission, Various UN-related terms (UNSAT, UNSAS), Peacekeeping, and Repatriation.
Distinguishes between Secondment (a temporary movement with or without compensation change) and Detail (temporary without change in rank or salary).

Must be UNSAS eligible (passed UNSAT examination).
Minimum rank: Police Senior Inspector (Commissioned Officers), Police Officer 3 (Non-Commissioned Officers).
At least five years active police service.
Permanent status in current rank.
One year valid driving experience.
Recommended by unit commander.
Performance Evaluation Rating of at least Very Satisfactory for two consecutive semesters.
No pending administrative/criminal cases.
No prior repatriation for disciplinary reasons.
Knowledge of basic computer operations.
Passed physical, medical, dental, and neuro-psychiatric exams.
No firearm accountability problems.

First priority: UNSAT passers with no previous UN mission.
Second priority: UNSAT passers with previous missions.
Priority further determined by exam rating, rank, service length, education, and fewer missions.

Signing of an undertaking regarding absence of pending cases, adherence to PNP and UN rules, defraying repatriation costs if for disciplinary reasons, post-mission medical examination, and timely reporting after mission end.
Violation of undertaking grounds for repatriation and administrative sanctions.
Mandatory attendance of Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar.

Applications deliberated by PNP Selection Committee for UN Missions.
Approval by Chief PNP (tour <= 1 year) or Civil Service Commission Chairman (tour >1 year up to 3 years).

Max of three separate peacekeeping missions allowed per personnel; extensions over one month count as one mission.
Extensions require Chief PNP approval.
Personnel on secondment not eligible for mission deployment nomination simultaneously, and vice versa.
Two-year service in PNP required before re-nomination after returning from mission or secondment.
Technical Service appointees eligible if expertise matches post and have adequate experience.
Composition of contingent ideally 40% commissioned officers, 60% non-commissioned officers.
Total deployed personnel capped at 0.5% of total uniformed strength.
Necessary travel authorities required before deployment.
Re-examination eligibility occurs 18 months after last End of Mission.
Mandatory medical and psychological exams one month prior to mission end.
Chief PNP may order repatriation upon Board of Inquiry recommendation for misconduct.

Composition includes chair, vice chair, multiple directors, and members from relevant PNP services.
Committee formulates guidelines for selection and detail.
Delegates designation of Contingent Commander for each mission.
Supported by Secretariat led by Chief, UN Peacekeeping Operations Center.
Secretariat duties include implementation, coordination, maintenance of standby list, document preparation, vacancy dissemination, application processing, and UNSAT examination support.

Violation of this Circular results in administrative liability for grave misconduct with appropriate sanctions.

Circular takes effect 15 days after filing with University of the Philippines Law Center as per Executive Order No. 292 requirements.