LEA MODULE 5 MIDTERM

• Permanent Appointment


  Lasting, intended for indefinite position. One can only be permanent to the police service when the requirements for the position desired, to which he or she is appointed, are met.
• Temporary Appointment


  An appointment rendered to an applicant in the police service who fails to meet the appropriate eligibility. Such appointments can be withdrawn by the appointing authority.
• Lateral Entry


  The admission to the PNP with the initial rank of Police Lieutenant or Police Captain of qualified applicants belonging to certain professions.
• Appointing Authorities


  • Patrolman / Patrolwoman to Police Executive Master Sergeant
  • Police Lieutenant to Police Lieutenant Colonel
  • Police Colonel to Police Lieutenant General
  • Police General
• General (Minimum) Qualifications for Appointment


  • A citizen of the Philippines
  • A person of good moral conduct
  • Must have passed the psychiatric / psychological, drug and physical tests
  • Must possess a formal baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of learning
  • Must be eligible in accordance with the standards set by the Commission
  • Must not have been dishonorably discharged from military employment or dismissed for cause from any civilian position in the Government
  • Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude
  • Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 meters) in height for male and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 meters) for female
  • Must weigh not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from the standard weight corresponding to his or her height, age, and sex
  • For a new applicant, must not be less than twenty-one (21) nor more than thirty (30) years of age
• Waiver for Initial Appointments


  The age, height, weight, and educational requirements of initial appointment to the PNP may be waived only when the number of qualified applicants falls below the minimum annual quota.
• Selection (Minimum) Criteria Under the Waiver Program


  • Applicants who possess the least disqualification shall take precedence over those who possess more disqualifications
  • The requirements shall be waived in the following order: (a) age. (b) height. (c) weight, and (d) education (AHWE)
• Factors to be Considered in the Grant of Waivers to Applicants


  • Possession of special skills in evidence gathering and safekeeping, cybercrime investigation, detection and prevention, crime scene investigation, martial arts, marksmanship, and similar special skills
  • Special talents in the field sports, music, arts, and culture
  • Extensive experience or training in forensic science and other legal, medical, and technical services
  • Outstanding academic records and extracurricular activities of applicant during his / her school days, good family background in law enforcement or socio-civic activities, recognized social standing in the community, awards and commendations received, indicative to the Commission en banc that the applicant can become a good member of the PNP
  • Applicants who possess the least disqualifications shall take precedence over those who possess more disqualifications
• Appointment of Lateral Entry Officers


  • Police Lieutenant Rank: Includes all those applying for the PNP technical services, such as dentist, optometrists, nurses, engineers, and graduates of forensic sciences
  • Police Captain: Includes all those applying for the PNP technical services, such as Doctors of medicine, members of the Bar, and chaplains shall be appointed to the rank of senior inspector in their particular technical service
• Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be automatically appointed to the initial rank of inspector or Police Lieutenant.
• Promotion


  The conferment of the higher rank with an increase in duties and responsibilities as authorized by law, usually accompanied by the corresponding increase in salary. It is the act of upgrading or elevating of ranks and/ or advancement to a position of leadership.
• Requirements for Promotions


  • Successfully passed the corresponding promotional examination given by the NAPOLCOM, or the Bar, or the corresponding board examinations for technical services and other professions
  • Satisfactorily completed the appropriate and accredited course in the PNPA or equivalent training institution
  • Satisfactorily passed the required psychiatric/psychological and drug tests
• PNP Promotion System: Its Bases


  • Merit
  • Seniority
  • Time-In-Grade (TIG) and Experience
  • Mandatory Schooling
• Merit


  Used as criterion for determining that an individual is qualified to meet the requirements of a higher-level job.
• Requirements for PNP appointment


  • Passed the PNP entrance examination or the corresponding board examinations for technical services and other professions
  • Satisfactorily completed the appropriate and accredited course in the PNPA or equivalent training institution
  • Satisfactorily passed the required psychiatric/psychological and drug tests
• Time-In-Grade (TIG) and Experience


  Requirement for a specified amount of time that uniformed personnel must spend in a grade before they are eligible for promotion
• Mandatory Schooling


  Requirement for promotion of PNP uniformed personnel for their professional growth and career advancement
• Eligibility


  Eligibilities provided by R.A. No. 11131, R.A. No. 1080, NAPOLCOM PO, SPO, Inspector, Superintendent, Police Executive Service Eligibility (PESE)
• Regular Promotion


  Promotion to the next higher rank granted to any uniformed personnel who passed the minimum qualification standard
• 3rd Level Promotion


  • Promotion from the rank of Police Colonel up to Police General provided he/she is with the Promotional Zone of Consideration and designated to the approved Table of Organization (TO) positions
• Promotion by Virtue of Position


  Any PNP personnel designated to any key position whose rank is lower than that which is required for such positions shall, after six months of occupying the same, be entitled to a rank adjustment corresponding to the position
• Special Promotion or Meritorious Promotion


  Promotion to the next higher rank granted to any uniformed personnel who has exhibited acts of conspicuous courage and gallantry at the risk of his/her life above and beyond the call of duty
• Special Promotion


  • Spot Promotion
  • Posthumous Promotion
• Spot Promotion


  Special promotion conferred by the President of the Republic of the Philippines which shall be exempted from the validation of NAPOLCOM
• Posthumous Promotion


  Special promotion given for acts of heroism exhibited in the face of an armed enemy or in the conduct of rescue / disaster operations resulting in the loss of life
• Experience and Time-In-Grade


  • Police Corporal – from 4 years to 2 years as Patrolman
  • Police Staff Sergeant – from 3 years to 2 years as PCpl
  • Police Senior Master Sergeant – from 3 years to 2 years as PSMg
  • Police Chief Master Sergeant – from 3 years to 2 years as PSMS
  • Police Executive Master Sergeant – from 3 years to 2 years as PEMS
  • Police Captain – from 4 years to 3 years as PLt
  • Police Major – from 5 years to 3 years as PCapt
  • Police Lieutenant Colonel – from 5 years to 3 years as PMaj
  • Police Master Sergeant – 3 years as PSSg
  • Police Lieutenant – 3 years as PEMS
  • Police Colonel- 3 years as PLt. Col
  • Police Brigadier General – 2 years as PLt. Col
• The required experience / time-in-grade for the ranks of Police Major General, Police Lieutenant General and Police General is not required because the President of the Republic of the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the NAPOLCOM, has the prerogative to promote them to higher positions at any given time
• Longevity Pay and Allowances in the Active Service


  • Subsistence allowance
  • Quarters allowance
  • Clothing allowance
  • Cost of living allowance (COLA)
  • Hazard Pay
  • All other allowances as provided by existing laws
• Longevity Pay


  Uniformed personnel of the Department shall be entitled to a longevity pay of 10% of their basic monthly salaries for every 5 years of service, which shall be reckoned from the date of the personnel's original appointment. Provided, that the totality of such longevity pay shall not exceed 50% of the basic pay
• Attrition


  Retirement or separation from the police service of PNP uniformed personnel
• Kinds of Attrition


  • Dismissal from the PNP pursuant to the Attrition System
  • Attainment of Maximum Tenure in position
  • Relief for just cause
  • Demotion in Position or Rank
  • Non-promotion for a continuous period of ten (10) years
  • Inefficiency based on poor performance, physical/mental incapacity, failure to pass entrance exams/finish career courses
• PNP Performance Evaluation System


  Administered to foster the improvement of individual efficiency and behavioral discipline as well as the promotion of organizational effectiveness and respect for the constitutional and human rights of citizens, democratic principles and ideals and the supremacy of civilian authority over the military
• Performance Evaluation


  Process of measuring the performance or people (police) or organization (PNP) in achieving goals and plans. Conducted every six (6) months to inform the police officer of the quality of his / her work so that he or she may be able to improve his or her performance
• Retirement


  Withdrawal from one's occupation or position, especially upon reaching a certain age
• Compulsory Retirements


  • Compulsory Retirement Due to Age
  • Compulsory Retirement by Reason of Physical Disability
  • Compulsory Retirement Due to Missing in Action (MIA)
• Compulsory Retirement Due to Age


  Attainment of compulsory retirement age of fifty-six (56)
• Compulsory Retirement by Reason of Physical Disability


  An officer or non-officer who, having accumulated at least 20 years of active service, incurs total permanent physical disability in line of duty shall be compulsory retired
• Compulsory Retirement Due to Missing in Action (MIA)


  Any uniformed personnel who while in the performance of duty or by reason of his being an officer or member of the PNP, is officially confirmed missing in action, kidnapped or captured by lawless elements shall, while so absent, be entitled to receive or to have credited to his account the same pay and allowances to which such officer or uniformed member was entitled a the time of the incident
• Retirement in the Next Higher Grade


  Police officers covered shall, for the purposes of retirement pay, be retired in one (1) grade higher than the permanent grade last held, provided that they have served for at least one (1) year of active service in the permanent grade
• Retirement Benefits


  Monthly retirement pay shall be fifty percent (50%) of the base pay and longevity pay of the retired grade in case of twenty (20) years of active service, increasing by two and one-half percent (2.5%) for every year of active service rendered beyond twenty (20) years to a maximum of ninety percent (90%) for thirty-six (36) years of active service and over