Under existing laws, rules, and regulations, PNP personnel are entitled to avail of the

different leaves granted to PNP personnel (Ref: PNP MC No. 2017-008 dated February
2, 2017 and CSC DBM Joint Circular No. 02, s. 2015).
 
Leave of Absence
It is a right granted to officials and employees not to report for work with or without pay
as may be provided by law and as the rules prescribed in the Omnibus Rule on Leave
(Ref: Omnibus Rules on Leave, PNP MC No 2017-008 and House Bill No. 1305)

Republic Act (RA) No. 11210 or the Expanded Maternity Leave Act not only gives
mothers up to 105 days or 3 months days of maternal leave, it also entitles fathers to 14
days of paid leave. Article II, Section 6, of the new law allows any female worker who
will avail of maternity leave to transfer up to 7 of her 105 days of paid leave to the child’s
father, whether they are married or not.
 
In effect, this measure increases the number of paternity leave to 14 days from the
existing 7 days under RA 8187 or the Paternity Leave Act of 1996.
GENERAL GUIDELINES IN FILING LEAVE OF ABSENCE
 
a.) PNP personnel, whether permanent or temporary, who render work, after 1 year
shall be entitled to 15 days vacation and 15 days sick leave with full pay, exclusive of
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays;
 
b.) Vacation and sick leaves shall be cumulative and any part thereof, which may not be
taken within the calendar year in which earned, may be carried over the succeeding
year. Whenever any PNP personnel retires or voluntarily resigns, or is allowed to resign
or be separated from the service through no fault of his own, shall be entitled to the
commutation of all accumulated vacation/sick leaves to his credit provided his
leave benefits are not covered by special law;
 
c.) Uniformed PNP personnel are only allowed thirty (30) days vacation leave in a
year excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays regardless of the number of
accumulated leave credits;
READ: Pay and Allowances of PNP Personnel (UPDATED)
d.) PNP personnel shall be required to go on vacation leave for a minimum of five (5)
working days annually which need not be successive (mandatory leave). The annual
five (5) days mandatory leave shall be forfeited if not taken during the year.
However, in cases where the scheduled leave has been cancelled in the exigency of
the service by the Head of office/unit, the scheduled leave shall no longer be
deducted from the total accumulated vacation leave;
 
e.) PNP personnel who are absent for at least thirty (30) days without approved leave
are considered on Absence Without Official Leave (AWOL) and shall be dropped
from the service upon due notice;
 
f.) Leave without pay not exceeding one year may be granted in addition to the vacation
and/or sick leave earned. Leave without pay shall not be granted whenever a personnel
has leave with pay to his/her credit, except in the case of secondment;
 
g.) Married women in the PNP who have rendered two years or more of continuous
service shall, in addition to the vacation and sick leaves granted to them, be entitled
to maternity leave of one hundred five (105) days including Saturdays, Sundays
and Holidays with full pay; Married men in the PNP are entitled to seven (7) to
fourteen (14) days paternity leave excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, in
addition to the vacation and sick leave granted to them; 
h.) All travels abroad for purposes of training, education, study grant observation tour,
seminar, and the like arising from personal invitations from foreign agencies or/are
sponsored by the host organization, company, university, and other private agencies or
individuals shall be treated as a personal leave/undertaking of the personnel
concerned and should not involved government or PNP funds, whatsoever.
However, any travel relative to the invitation shall still be on government expense by
way of his leave with pay. As such the personnel concerned shall be covered by
existing regulations on additional contractual service with the government (PNP MC 99-
002);
 
i.) Study leave for the purposes of taking professional examinations such as Bar Exams,
Medical Board Exams, etc., should be availed only once and not on a continuing
basis until the personnel concerned passes the examination;
 
j.) The mere filling of application for leave does not entitle the personnel concerned to
immediately go on leave. Any personnel who absents himself from work without an
approved leave shall be marked AWOL and be dropped from the rolls or be
administratively charged for neglect of duty;
 
k.) All applications for leave, say in cases of sick or maternity leave, should reach the
approving authority before the effective date of the leave. Otherwise, it shall be
considered disapproved and shall be returned to the applicant without prejudice to any
disciplinary action against those who may be responsible for the delay of its processing.

Types of Leave
 
1. Vacation Leave (Local and Abroad) [Deductible]
 
Leave of absence of personnel for personal reasons, the approval of which is contingent
upon the necessity of the service; submitted on the prescribed form for action by the
proper head of office/unit five (5) days in advance, or whenever possible, of the
effective date of such leave (local); grant of vacation leave shall be at the discretion
of the head of office/unit; and pending formal administrative charges against
them, no vacation leave with pay shall be granted to the respondent(s) during the
pendency of the case.
2. Sick Leave  [Deductible]
Ø  refers to leave of absence granted to PNP personnel on account of sickness or
disability and any relative living under the same roof and dependent upon the
personnel for support;
 
Ø  made on the prescribed form and shall be filled immediately upon personnel’s return
from such leave;
 
Ø   Notice of absence in writing, however, shall be sent to the immediate supervisor
and/or to the unit/office head;
Ø   in excess of five (5) successive days shall be accompanied by a proper
medical certificate;
 
Ø  may be applied for in advance in cases where personnel will undergo medical
examination or operation or advised to rest in view of ill health duly supported by a
medical certificate; and
 Ø  not exceeding five days, in case of doubt, a medical certificate is required.
3. Maternity Leave [Non-deductible]
 
Refers to leave of absence granted to married female PNP personnel legally entitled
thereto in addition to vacation and sick leave. The primary intent or purpose of granting
maternity leave is to extend working mother some measures of financial help and
to provide her a period of rest and recuperation in connection with her pregnancy;
 
Married women in the PNP service who have rendered an aggregate of two (2) or
more years of service, shall, in addition to the vacation and sick leave granted them,
be entitled to maternity leave of one hundred five  (105) calendar days with full pay;
 
Maternity leave of those who have rendered one (1) year or more but less than two (2)
years of service shall be computed in proportion to their length of service, provided, that
those who have served for less than one (1) year shall be entitled to 105 days
maternity leave with half pay.

Enjoyment of maternity leave cannot be deferred but should be enjoyed within the
actual period of delivery in a continuous and uninterrupted manner not exceeding 105
calendar days.
4. Paternity Leave [Non-deductible]
 
Granted to married male PNP personnel allowing him not to report for work for seven
(7) to fourteen (14) days while continuing to earn the compensation, on the condition
that his legitimate spouse has delivered a child or suffered a miscarriage, for purposes
of enabling him to effectively lend care and support to his wife before, during, and after
childbirth as the case may be and assist in caring for his newborn child;
 
Entitled to paternity leave of 7-14 days for the first four (4) deliveries of his legitimate
spouse with whom he is cohabiting;
 
The first of the 4 deliveries shall be reckoned from the effectivity of the Paternity Leave
Act on July 15, 1996;
 
Married male personnel shall entitled to avail of paternity leave for an absolute
maximum of four deliveries; and Paternity leave of 14 days shall be non-cumulative and
strictly non-convertible to cash. The same may be enjoyed in a continuous or in an
intermittent manner.
5. Special Privilege Leave [Non-deductible]
 
Refers to leave of absence which personnel may avail of for a maximum of 3
days annually over and above the vacation, sick, maternity, and paternity leaves to
mark personal milestones, parental obligation, personal transaction and/or attend to filial
and domestic responsibilities, calamity, accident, hospitalization leave;
 
Personnel can still avail of his birthday or wedding anniversary leave if such
occasion falls on either a Saturday, Sundays or holidays either before or after the
occasion;
 
No longer required to show proof;

3-day limit a year; it can be combined to other types of leave. Non-cumulative and non-
commutative; and must be process at least 1 week prior to its effectivity, except on
emergency cases.
6. Forced/Mandatory Leave [Deductible]
 
Ø  5 working days annually

Ø Head of office/unit shall, upon consultation with the personnel, prepare a staggered
schedule every year

Ø  Head of Office/Unit are authorized to cancel the scheduled mandatory leave when
the service requires so;

Ø  shall be forfeited if not taken during the year

Ø  If cancelled and not enjoyed it will not be deducted from the accumulated leave
which requires certification from Head of Office/Unit
7. Relocation Leave [Non-deductible]
It is used when a personnel who is transferred or reassigned, which shall be one of the
supporting documents for reimbursement of travel expenses
 
8. Study Leave [Non-deductible]
Ø  for the purposes of taking bar / board examination
 
Qualifications Requirement
Ø  graduated with a degree in bachelor of laws or any course which requires the
passing of examination;
Ø  must be a permanent employee;
Ø must have rendered at least 2 years of service in the PNP with a VS performance for
the last 2 rating period immediately preceding the application;
Ø  must have no pending administrative and criminal charges;
 Ø  must have no pending foreign or local scholarship grant; and
Ø  must be physically fit;
9. Rehabilitation Leave [Non-deductible]  
-for injuries from accidents in the performance of duty while at work, on official
business/travel, authorized overtime, detail, special assignment. Which personnel may
avail for a maximum of six (6) months subject to medical certificate (recommendation).  
May be less than six (6) months, haft-time basis or intermittent schedule.  Absent
shall NOT be deducted from vacation/sick leave credits; NO vacation/sick leave credits
earned during the entire rehabilitation period.     
 
Requirements  for Rehabilitation Leave
1.  Letter of application filed within one (1) week from time of accident, except if longer
period is warranted.
2. Supported by police reports, If any medical certificate (nature of injuries, course of
treatment, need to undergo rest, recuperation, rehabilitation)
3. Head of agency determines whether the injuries are work-connected
READ ALSO: Expanded Reimbursement of Hospitalization Expenses (ERHE) of PNP
Personnel
10. Service Leave [Non-deductible]

It refers to the enjoyment of service credit. A minimum limit of fifteen (15) days service
credits shall be allowed every calendar year for PNP uniformed personnel who had
been or shall be conferred with appropriate medals in recognition of outstanding
performance of police functions and activities.
 
Note: The award must be conferred first prior to its usage as supporting document for
conversion into service credit.
 
 
11. Parental  Leave ( SOLO PARENT) [Non-deductible]

Any PNP personnel who falls under any of the following categories shall be considered
a Solo Parent for availment of Parental Leave:
 
a). A woman who gives birth as a result of rape and other crimes against chastity, even
without a final conviction of the offender: Provided, that the mother keeps and raises the
child;
 
b). Parent left solo or alone with the responsibility of parenthood due to any of the
following circumstances:
1. death of spouse;
2. detention of the spouse or serving sentence for a criminal conviction for at least one
(1) year;
3. physical/mental incapacity of spouse as certified by a public medical practitioner;
4. legal separation or de facto separation from spouse for at least one (1) year provided
he/she has custody of the children;
5. declaration of nullity or annulment of marriage as decreed by a court or by a church,
provided, he/she has custody of the children; and
6. abandonment of spouse for at least one (1) year.
 
c). Unmarried person who has preferred to keep and rear the children instead of having
others care for them or give them up to a welfare institution;
 
d). Any other person who solely provides parental care and support to a child or children
provided said person is duly licensed as a foster parent by the DSWD or duly appointed
legal guardian by the court;
 
e). Any family member who assumes the responsibility of head of family as a result of
death, abandonment, disappearance or prolonged absence of the parents or solo
parent: Provided, that such abandonment, disappearance, or absence lasts for at least
one (1) year.
CONDITIONS FOR AVAILING OF PARENTAL LEAVE
The parental leave of seven (7) days in addition to existing leave privileges shall be
granted to any PNP solo parent subject to the following conditions:

a) The PNP solo parent must have rendered service in the PNP, whether continuous
or broken, for at least one (1) year regardless of employment status.
b)    b) The parental leave shall be availed of every year and shall not be convertible to
cash.  If not availed of within the calendar year, said privilege shall be forfeited
within the same year.
c)    The parental leave shall be availed of on a staggered or continuous basis, subject
to the approval of the head office/unit.  In this regard, the PNP solo parent shall
submit the application for parental leave at least one (1) week prior to its
availment, except on emergency cases.
SOLO PARENT MAY AVAIL OF PARENTAL LEAVE UNDER ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES
1. attend to personal milestones of a child, such as birthdays, first communion,
graduations, and other similar events.
2. perform parental obligations such as enrollment and attendance in school programs,
PTA meeting and the like.
3. attend to medical, social, spiritual and recreational needs of the child; and
4.other similar circumstances necessary in the performance of parental duties and
responsibilities, where physical presence of a parent is required.
CONDITIONS FOR TERMINATION OF PARENTAL LEAVE PRIVILEGES
a.) Changes in the status and family situation of a PNP solo parent such as marriage of
the concerned parent who is no longer left alone with the responsibility of parenthood
shall lead to termination of parental leave privileges. 
 
b.) The parental leave shall be availed of every year and shall not be convertible to
cash.  If not availed of within the calendar year, said privilege shall be forfeited within
the same year.
 
PROCEDURES IN AVAILING OF  PARENTAL LEAVE
a.) Secure a Solo Parent Identification Card from the City/Municipal Social Welfare and
Development Office (valid for one year)
 
b.) Submit the accomplished application form (CS Form No. 6) duly supported with
certified true copies of the Solo Parent ID and birth certificate of the child/children or
other requirements such as medical certificate, if necessary

Source:           
PNP MC No. 2017-008