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The Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) is The PNP shall enforce the law,
responsible for upholding the prevent and control crimes, maintain
1.    General
sovereignty of the country, peace and order, and ensure public
Purpose
supporting its Constitution, safety and internal security with the
and defending its territory active support of the community.
against all enemies. 
The PNP shall be headed by a Chief
who shall be assisted by two (2)
deputy chief, one (1) for operations
and one (1) for administration, both of
whom shall be appointed by the
President upon recommendation of
the Commission from among the most
 It is composed of the
senior and qualified officers in the
Philippine Army, the
2.    Composition service: Provided, however, that in no
Philippine Navy, and the
case shall any officer who has retired
Philippine Air Force.
or is retirable within six (6) months
from his compulsory retirement age
be appointed as Chief of the PNP.
The PNP shall be composed of a
national office, regional offices,
provincial offices, district offices, city
or municipal stations.
3.    Ranking System Commissioned officer Commissioned Officer
General/Admiral Police Director General - Police
Lieutenant General/Vice General, PGEN
Admiral Police Deputy Director General -
Major General/Rear Admiral Police Lieutenant General, PLTGEN
Brigadier General/Commodore Police Director - Police Major
Colonel/Captain General, PMGEN
Lieutenant Police Chief Superintendent - Police
Colonel/Commander Brigadier General, PBGEN
Major/Lieutenant Commander Police Senior Superintendent - Police
Captain/Lieutenant Senior Colonel, PCOL
Grade Police Superintendent - Police
First Lieutenant/Lieutenant Lieutenant Colonel, PLTCOL
Junior Grade Police Chief Inspector - Police Major,
Second Lieutenant/Ensign PMAJ
Non-Commissioned Police Senior Inspector - Police
Officer/Enlisted Ranks Captain, PCPT
First Chief Master Sergeant Police Inspector - Police Lieutenant,
Chief Master Sergeant PLT
Senior Master Sergeant Non-Commissioned

Master Sergeant
Technical Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal
Private First Class
Private
4.    Promotional Promotion list — The names
System of all active list commissioned
officers of the Regular Force
in permanent grades below
that of brigadier general shall
be carried on promotion lists
hereinafter prescribed and such
officers may be referred to as
Promotion List Officers.
Seniority — The words
"grade," "senior" and
seniority" means "permanent
grade," "senior in permanent
grade," and "permanent grade
seniority," respectively.
Date of rank — Among
officers of the same grade
whose names are not contained
on the same promotion list, the
officer with the earliest date of
rank shall be the senior, and in
cases of same date of rank, the
officer with the greatest
amount of continuous active
commissioned service shall be
the senior, and in cases when
this is the same, seniority shall
be established at the time of
original appointment in the
Regular Force, and in cases
Officer/Enlisted Ranks
Senior Police Officer IV - Police
Executive Master Sergeant, PEMS
Senior Police Officer III - Police
Chief Master Sergeant, PCMS
Senior Police Officer II - Police
Senior Master Sergeant, PSMS
Senior Police Officer I - Police
Master Sergeant, PMSg
Police Officer III - Police Staff
Sergeant, PSSg
Police Officer II - Police Corporal,
PCpl
Police Officer I -
Patrolman/Patrolwoman, Pat
Merit – used as criterion for
determining that an individual is
qualified to meet the requirements of
a higher-level job.
Seniority – refers to the length of
service that an employee has
accumulated.
Time-In-grade and Experience – is
a requirement for a specified amount
of time that a uniformed personnel
must spend in a grade before they are
eligible for promotion.
 Mandatory Schooling – is a
requirement for promotion of PNP
uniformed personnel for their
professional growth and career
advancement such as PSJLC, PSSLC,
PSOCC, PSOBC, PSOAC, PSOSEC
etc.
Eligibility – RA 6506, RA1080,
NAPOLCOM PO, SPO, Inspector,
Superintendent, Police Executive
Service Eligibility (PESE) etc.
 not covered by the foregoing,
as established by the Secretary
of National Defense. Any
officer transferred from one
branch, arm or service to
another, the officers of which
are contained on a different
promotion list, shall have his
name entered upon such new
promotion list among the
officers in his grade in
accordance with their relative
seniority as hereinabove
defined.
5.    Training
System REPUBLIC ACT 7077 (AFP
Reservist Act of 1991): AN
ACT PROVIDING FOR THE
ORGANIZATION,
ADMINISTRATION,
TRAINING,  the fundamental perspective,
MAINTENANCE, AND
UTILIZATION OF THE
CITIZEN ARMED FORCE
OF THE ARMED FORCES
OF THE PHILIPPINES AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSE
Pre-reservist and Reserve Unit
Training
• -Basic Citizen Military
Training (BCMT)
• -Philippine Army Affiliated
Reserve Unit (PAARU)
Refresher Training
• -Organizational Training
(OT)
• -Unit Active Duty Training
(UADT)
• -Command Post Exercise
(CPX)
• -Assembly Test (AT)
• -Pre-Mobilization Training
(Pre-Mob)
• -Field Artillery Orientation
Training (FAOT)
• -Disaster Emergency
Basic Recruit Training - Most basic
of all police training which is a
prerequisite to the agency of
appointment.
Public Safety Basic Recruit Course
– It provides all police officers with
attitudes, skill which is necessary for
police work.
Order of Merit - The final listing of
all the PO rank after training from
highest to lowest
The top 3 are awarded the PNP
Medalya ng Kasanayan (Efficiency
Medal)
Lowest serves as the Class Goat.
Field Training Program - It is the
process by which an individual police
officer who is recruited into the
service receives formal instruction on
the job for special and defined
purposes and performs such actual job
functions with the odic appraisal on
his performance and progress.
In-Service Training Program
Junior Leadership Training
Senior Leadership Training
Police Basic Course
Officers Basic Course
Officers Advance Course
Officer Senior Education Course
Directorial Staff Course
 Assistance Relief and Rescue
Training (DEARRT)
• -Environmental Protection
Training (EPT)
6.    Qualifications QUALIFICATION
Being a part of the Armed
forces of the Philippines (AFP)
has requirements and qualities
that should be needed before
joining the group.
Cadet Corps Armed Forces of
the Philippines
Before entering the AFP the
person should take first the
Philippine Military Academy
(PMA) entrance examination
and later become a member of
the Cadet Corps Armed Forces
of the Philippines.
• Natural Born Filipino
Citizen.
• Physically fit and of good
moral character.
• Single and has never been
married.
• Must pass the PMA Entrance
Examination.
• No Administrative / Criminal
Case.
• At least High School
Graduate or must graduate no
later than June of the year
following the date of
examination taken for Grade
12 students.
• Height Requirement for both
Male and Female is 5 feet (not
to exceed 6'4" for both).
Department In-Service Training
Program
Roll Call Training
Supervisory Development,
Specialized or Technical Training
1. A citizen of the Philippines;
A person of good moral
character;
2. Must have passed the
psychiatric/psychological,
drug and physical tests to be
administered by the PNP;
3. Must possess a formal
baccalaureate degree from a
recognized learning
institution;
4. Must have any of the
following basic eligibility
requirements:
- PNP Entrance
(NAPOLCOM)
- RA No. 1080 (Bar and Board
Examinations)
- PD No. 907 (CS eligibility to
College Honor Graduates)
5. Must not have been
dishonorably discharged from
military employment or
dismissed for cause from any
civilian position in the
government;
6. Must not have been convicted
by final judgment of an
offense or crime involving
moral turpitude;
7. Must be at least one meter and
sixty-two centimeters (1.62m)
in height for male and one
meter and fifty-seven
centimeters (1.57m);
8. Must weigh not more or less
than five kilograms (5kg)
from the standard weight
corresponding to his/her
weight, age, and sex; and
• At least 17 years old but not 9. Must not be less than twenty-
a day older than 22 years on 01 one (21) or more than thirty
June of the year following the (30) years of age.
date of examination taken.
Officer Candidate Course
(OCC)
The OCC is a one-year course
that prepares you mentally,
physically, and emotionally to
become an army officer. Upon
graduation, you will be
commissioned as an Army 2nd
lieutenant in the Regular
Force, AFP.
• Holder of a baccalaureate
degree;
• Natural-born Filipino
• 21 to 29 years of age upon
admission (no age waiver);
• Single and never been
married; never borne or sired a
child;
• Height of not less than 5'0 ft.
(152.4cm) both for male and
female, but not more than 6'4''
(193.04 cm);
• Of good moral character;
• Physically, mentally and
psychologically fit for active
military service (P1 profile);
• Armed Forces of the
Philippines Service Aptitude
Test (AFPSAT) raw score of
71 or higher;
• Must have passed the Army
Qualifying Exam (AQE) and
Special Written Exam (SWE)
given by the Philippine Army
• Must pass the Physical
Medical Exam and Physical
 Fitness Test conducted in the
Philippine Army thru PAOSC

Officer Preparatory Course

(OPC)
Thru the Officer Preparatory
Course (OPC) If you are
already an Army 2nd
Lieutenant in the Reserved
Force, AFP on inactive status,
six-month OPC prepares you
for active duty in the Regular
Force, AFP.
• Commissioned in the
Reserve Force as a second
lieutenant.
• Must not be over 31 years old
on the date of Called to Active
Duty (CAD);
• Physically, mentally and
psychologically fit for active
military service (P1 profile);
• Holder of a baccalaureate
degree;
• Height of not less than 5'0 ft.
(152.4cm) both for male and
female, but not more than 6'4''
(193.04 cm);
• Of good moral character;
• Armed Forces of the
Philippines Service Aptitude
Test (AFPSAT) raw score of
71 or higher;
• Must have passed the Army
Qualifying Exam (AQE) and
Special Written Exam (SWE)
given by the Philippine Army.
• Must pass the Physical
Medical Exam and Physical
Fitness Test conducted in the
Philippine Army thru PAOSC

7.Powers and The functions of the The PNP shall have the following
functions Philippine Army as embodied
in the Revised Administrative
Code of 1987 are the
following:
1. To develop, organize, train
and equip Army forces in the
conduct of prompt and
sustained combat operations
on land;
2. To prepare such units as
maybe necessary for the
effective implementation of
National Defense Plans and
Programs and Armed Forces
missions including support to
National Development and
disaster response.
3. To develop tactics,
techniques, and equipment of
interest to the Army on field
operations and to increase
inter-operability with other
major services and
international allies.
4. To train, organize and equip
all Army reserve units for the
possible expansion of the
peacetime Army component to
meet any emergency; and
5. To perform such functions
as the higher authorities may
direct.
powers and functions:
(a) Enforce all laws and ordinances
relative to the protection of lives and
properties;
(b) Maintain peace and order and take
all necessary steps to ensure public
safety;
(c) Investigate and prevent crimes,
effect the arrest of criminal offenders,
bring offenders to justice and assist in
their prosecution;
(d) Exercise the general powers to
make arrest, search and seizure in
accordance with the Constitution and
pertinent laws;
(e) Detain an arrested person for a
period not beyond what is prescribed
by law, informing the person so
detained of all his rights under the
Constitution;
(f) Issue licenses for the possession of
firearms and explosives in accordance
with law;
(g) Supervise and control the training
and operations of security agencies
and issue licenses to operate security
agencies, and to security guards and
private detectives, for the practice of
their professions; and
(h) Perform such other duties and
exercise all other functions as may be
provided by law.