An Act Providing for the Rank Classification in the Philippine National Police, Amending for the Purpose Section 28 of Republic Act No. 6975, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the "Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990"
Year:
2019
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Other
Date Approved:
February 8, 2019
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This Act provides for the rank classification of personnel in the Philippine National Police (PNP) to enhance clarity of command and responsibility. It amends Section 28 of Republic Act No. 6975, ensuring effective administration and control within the police force.Full Text
Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 11200
An Act Providing for the Rank Classification in the Philippine National Police, Amending for the Purpose Section 28 of Republic Act No. 6975, as Amended, Otherwise Known as the "Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Section 28 of Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the "Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990", is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2. The remaining provisions of Republic Act No. 6975, as amended by Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the "Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998", that have reference to the rank classification of the uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, and all other laws, executive orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed modified or repealed accordingly.
Section 3. Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Chief of the Philippine National Police shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
Section 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its full publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
Speaker of the House of Representatives
VICENTE C. SOTTO III
President of the Senate
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2031 and House Bill No. 5236 was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on November 21, 2018 and November 26, 2018, respectively.
DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING
Acting Secretary General
House of Representatives
MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA
Secretary of the Senate
Approved: February 8, 2019
(Sgd.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
"Section 28. Rank Classification.— For purposes of clarity of command and responsibility, and for the effective and efficient administration, supervision and control, the rank classification of the uniformed personnel of the PNP shall be as follows:
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