Ranks and Salary Rates for INP Members

Presidential Decree No. 855 is anchored on Section 12, Article XV of the Constitution of the Philippines, as invoked in the decree’s premises.
Presidential Decree No. 855 recognizes that Presidential Decree No. 765 (August 8, 1975) constitutes the Integrated National Police under the Department of National Defense.
Presidential Decree No. 855 identifies the Philippine Constabulary as the nucleus and the integrated police forces established by Presidential Decrees No. 421, No. 482, No. 531, No. 585, and No. 641 as components.
Presidential Decree No. 855 is enacted to provide standard ranks and salary structures that fit government fiscal capability and promote discipline and efficiency.

Presidential Decree No. 855 establishes uniformity and discipline as objectives of standard rank and grade structuring.
Presidential Decree No. 855 requires a uniform salary rate structure among INP members performing related functions and duties.
Presidential Decree No. 855 directs salary administration to support efficient administration and responsive police service.
Presidential Decree No. 855 treats consistent pay and structured progression as tools to enhance discipline and efficiency.

Section 1 provides that the ranks or grades of police and fire service personnel of the Integrated National Police are as follows for each service:
- Police Colonel / Fire Colonel
- Police Lieutenant Colonel / Fire Lieutenant Colonel
- Police Major / Fire Major
- Police Captain / Fire Captain
- Police Lieutenant / Fire Lieutenant
- Police Sergeant / Fire Sergeant
- Police Corporal / Fire Corporal
- Patrolman First Class / Fireman First Class
- Patrolman / Fireman
Section 1 empowers the Chief of Constabulary/Director General of the INP to reclassify former positions/ranks held by INP members.
Section 1 authorizes the Chief of Constabulary/Director General of the INP to delegate appointment power to responsible subordinates for positions within the ranks/grades specified.

Section 2 provides that the authorized salary structure consists of rates of salary in pesos per month.
Section 2 provides that the structure is graduated in eight steps or scales within a salary range for each rank.
Section 2 fixes the authorized salary rates per month as follows (each rank shows steps 1 to 8):
Police/Fire Colonel: P817, P939, P1080, P1242, P1428, P1642, P1889, P2172
Police/Fire Lieutenant Colonel: P710, P817, P939, P1080, P1242, P1428, P1642, P1889
Police/Fire Major: P617, P710, P817, P939, P1080, P1242, P1428, P1642
Police/Fire Captain: P537, P617, P710, P817, P939, P1080, P1242, P1428
Police/Fire Lieutenant: P466, P537, P617, P710, P817, P939, P1080, P1242
Police/Fire Sergeant: P406, P466, P537, P617, P710, P817, P939, P1080
Police/Fire Corporal: P353, P406, P466, P537, P617, P710, P817, P939
Patrolman/Fireman 1st Class: P307, P353, P406, P466, P537, P617, P710, P817
Patrolman/Fireman: P267, P307, P353, P406, P466, P537, P617, P710

Section 3 governs how a member’s salary is adjusted based on the salary prior to the effectivity of Presidential Decree No. 765.
If a member’s salary prior to Presidential Decree No. 765 effectivity is lower than the first salary step prescribed for the member’s rank, the salary is raised to the minimum rate (first salary step) for that rank.
If a member’s salary prior to Presidential Decree No. 765 effectivity coincides with one of the salary steps for the member’s rank, the member continues receiving that salary step as long as the same rank is held, except when Section 5 requires adjustment to the next higher step or steps.
When a member is promoted, the member receives the minimum salary for the new rank; if the member’s salary prior to promotion is equal to or higher than this minimum, the member receives the rate next higher than the previous salary.
When a member is demoted, the member receives the salary rate corresponding to the salary step the member was formerly receiving in the rank to which the member is demoted.
If a member’s salary prior to Presidential Decree No. 765 effectivity is higher than the maximum rate (8th step) for the member’s rank, the member continues to receive such salary.
Section 4 fixes that the salary of newly appointed INP members initially is the first salary step set in Section 2.

Section 5 provides that each rank has a salary range of eight steps.
Section 5 provides that, subject to performance, efficiency, outstanding achievements, and other related factors, a member may be adjusted to the next higher step not earlier than two years but not later than five years.
Section 6 requires the Chief of Constabulary/Director General of the INP to determine and prescribe reasonable allowances for police and fire service personnel.
Section 6 makes allowance-setting subject to approval of the Secretary of National Defense.
Section 6 lists examples of allowances, including subsistence, cost of living, and clothing allowances, to account for differences in the cost of living across regions and to maintain a well-disciplined law-enforcement force.

Section 7 directs that the National Government shall provide an annual appropriation from funds of the National Treasury to finance the salaries and allowances of INP members.
Section 7 requires the appropriation to be drawn from funds provided for by PD 632 and PD 733.
Section 8 requires the Chief of Constabulary/Director General of the INP to promulgate necessary rules and regulations for effective implementation.
Section 8 makes rulemaking subject to approval of the Secretary of National Defense.

Section 9 repeals and/or modifies all laws, decrees, orders, rules, and regulations that are inconsistent with Presidential Decree No. 855.
Section 10 provides that the rank and salary rates of the Philippine Constabulary elements of the Integrated National Police remain as provided in existing laws, rules, and regulations.
Section 11 provides that Presidential Decree No. 855 takes effect on January 1, 1976.
The decree was signed in Manila on December 22, 1975.