Disciplinary Appellate Boards

The National Appellate Board shall be composed of the four (4) regular commissioners and shall be chaired
by the executive officer. The Board shall consider appeals from decisions of the Chief of the PNP. It may
conduct its hearings or sessions in Metropolitan Manila or any part of the country as it may deem
necessary.
The Regional Appellate Board - There shall be at least one (1) regional appellate board per
administrative region in the country composed of a senior officer of the regional Commission as Chairman
and one (1) representative each from the PNP, and the regional peace and order council as members. It
shall consider appeals from decisions of the regional directors, other officials, mayors, and the PLEBs:
Preventive Suspension Pending Criminal Case Upon the filing of a complaint or information sufficient in
form and substance against a member of the PNP for grave felonies where the penalty imposed by law is
six (6) years and one (1) day or more, the court shall immediately suspend the accused from office for a
period not exceeding ninety (90) days from arraignment: Provided, however, That if it can be shown by
evidence that the accused is harassing the complainant and/or witnesses, the court may order the
preventive suspension of the accused PNP member even if the charge is punishable by a penalty lower
than six (6) years and one (1) day: Provided, further, That the preventive suspension shall not be more than
ninety (90) days except if the delay in the disposition of the case is due to the fault, negligence or petitions
of the respondent: Provided, finally That such preventive suspension may be sooner lifted by the court in
exigency of the service upon recommendation of the chief, PNP. Such case shall be subject to continuous
trial and shall be terminated within ninety (90) days from arraignment of the accused.
Legal Assistance the Secretary of Justice, the chairman of the Commission or the Chief of the PNP may
authorize lawyers of their respective agencies to provide legal assistance to any member of the PNP who is
facing before the prosecutor's office, the court or any competent body, a charge or charges arising from any
incident which is related to the performance of his official duty.
INTERNAL AFFAIRS SERVICE
Powers, and Functions
a) Pro-actively conduct inspections and audits on PNP personnel and units.
b) Investigate complaints and gather evidence in support of an open investigation.
c) Conduct summary hearings on PNP members facing administrative charges.
d) Submit a periodic report on the assessment, analysis, and evaluation of the character and behavior of
PNP personnel and units to the Chief PNP and the Commission.
e) File appropriate criminal cases against PNP members before the court as evidence warrants and assist
in the prosecution of the case.
f) Provide assistance to the Office of the Ombudsman in case involving the personnel of the PNP
g) Provide documents or recommendations as regards to the promotion of the members of the PNP or the
assignment of PNP personnel to any key position.
The IAS conducts, motu proprio, automatic investigation of the following cases
a) Incidents where a police personnel discharges a firearm;
b) Incidents where death, serious physical injury, or any violation of human rights occurred in the conduct of
a police operation;
c) Incidents where evidence was compromised, tampered with, obliterated, or lost while in the custody of
police personnel;
d) Incidents where a suspect in the custody of the police was seriously injured, and
e) Incidents where the established rules of engagement have been violated.
Organization
 The IAS is headed by an Inspector General who shall be assisted by a Deputy Inspector General.
 Each area office is headed by a Director.
 Each provincial office is headed by a Superintendent.
 The head of the Internal Affairs Service is a civilian who meets all qualification requirements.
Appointments- the Inspector General shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the
Director General and duly endorsed by the Commission. Appointments of personnel who shall occupy
various positions shall be made by the Inspector General and shall be based on established career pattern
and criteria to be promulgated by the Commission.
Entry Qualifications to IAS Entry to the Internal Affairs Service shall be voluntary and subject to rigid
screening where only PNP personnel who have at least five (5) years’ experience in law enforcement and
who have no derogatory service records shall be considered for appointment.
Initial Appointments to the National, Directorial, and Provincial Internal Affairs Service Offices Initial
appointments of the heads of offices in the Internal Affairs Service shall be made by the President upon
recommendation by the Commission. Thereafter, appointments and promotions to the Service shall follow
the established requirements and procedures.
Promotions - The Commission shall establish the promotion system within the IAS which shall follow the
general principles of the promotion system in the PNP.
Prohibitions - Any personnel who joins the IAS may not thereafter join any other unit of the PNP. Neither
shall any personnel of the IAS be allowed to sit in a committee deliberating on the appointment, promotion,
or assignment of any PNP personnel.
Career Development and Incentives
(1) Personnel of the Internal Affairs Service shall in addition to other allowances authorized under existing
laws be granted occupational specialty pay which shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of their basic pay.
(2) IAS members shall also have priorities in the quota allocation for training and education.
Records Management of the 1AS
 When a PNP personnel is reassigned or transferred to another location or unit outside the
jurisdiction of the current Internal Affairs Office, the original records of such personnel shall be
transferred over to the Internal Affairs Office that will acquire jurisdiction over the transferred
personnel while copies will be retained by the former Internal Affairs Office.
 In cases where a PNP personnel has been relieved of his/her position and has not been given an
assignment, the Internal Affairs Office where the person has been assigned last shall continue to
have jurisdiction over his or her records until such time that the officer or member shall have been
given a new assignment where the records will be forwarded to the Internal Affairs on acquiring
jurisdiction over the PNP personnel.
Inclusion of Supervisors and Superiors in IAS Investigations
The immediate superior or supervisor of the personnel or units must be investigated under the preceding
section shall be automatically included in the investigation of the IAS to exclusively determine lapses in
administration or supervision.
Disciplinary Recommendations of the IAS
(a) Any uniformed PNP personnel found guilty of any of the cases in which the IAS could conduct, motu
proprio, automatic investigation and any immediate superior or supervisor found negligent to effectively
administer or supervise his guilty PNP member shall be recommended automatically for dismissal or
demotion, as the case may be.
(b) Recommendations by the lAS for the imposition of disciplinary measures against an erring PNP
personnel, once final, cannot be revised, set-aside, or unduly delayed by any disciplining authority without
just cause. Any disciplining authority who fails to act or who acts with abuse of discretion on the
recommendation of the IAS shall be made liable for gross neglect of duty.
Appeals
 Decisions rendered by the provincial inspectors shall be forwarded to the area internal affairs office
for review within ten (10) working days upon the receipt thereof.
 Decisions of the area office may be appealed to the national office through the Office of Inspector
General.
 Decisions rendered by the National IAS shall be appealed to the National Appellate Board or to the
court as may be appropriate.
Complaints Against the IAS - A complaint against any personnel or office of IAS shall be brought to the
Inspector General's Office or to the Commission as may be appropriate.
Gender Sensitivity Program
The PNP has established women's desks in all police stations throughout the country to administer and
attend to cases involving crimes against chastity, sexual harassment, abuses committed against women
and children and other similar offenses.
Prioritization of Women for Recruitment- Within the next five (5) years, the PNP shall prioritize the
recruitment and training of women who shall serve in the women's desk. Pursuant to this requirement, the
PNP shall reserve ten percent (10%) of its annual recruitment, training, and education quota for women
Gender Sensitivity Program. - The Commission has formulated a gender sensitivity program that has
established equal opportunities for women in the PNP, the prevention of sexual harassment in the
workplace, and the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of gender or sexual orientation.
Any personnel who shall violate the established rules and regulations regarding gender sensitivity and
gender equality shall be suspended without pay for not less than thirty (30) days and shall undergo gender
sensitivity seminar or training: Provided, that any personnel who violates the rules more than twice shall be
recommended for demotion or dismissal from the PNP.
Policewomen could be assigned to other positions in the PNP or promoted to higher positions.
PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL CHIEF EXECUTIVES IN POLICE ADMINISTRATION
Automatic Deputation of LCEs as Commission Representatives Governors and mayors, upon having been
elected and living qualified as such, are automatically deputized as representatives of the National Police
Commission in their respective jurisdiction. As deputized agents of the Commission, local government
executives can inspect police forces and units, conduct audit, and exercise other functions as may be
authorized by the Commission.
(a) Provincial Governor
(1) Power to Choose the Provincial Director - The provincial governor shall choose the provincial
director from a list three (3) eligible recommended by the PNP regional director
(2) Overseeing the Provincial Public Safety Plan Implementation order - The governor, as chairman
of the provincial peace and o council, shall oversee the implementation of the provincial public
safety plan.
(b) City and Municipal Mayors
Powers:
(1) Operational Supervision and Control. The city and municipal mayors shall exercise operational
supervision and control over units in their respective jurisdiction except during the thirty (30) day period
immediately preceding and the thirty (30) days following any national, local and barangay elections. During
the said period, the local police forces shall be under the supervision and control of the Commission on
Elections.
 The term 'operational supervision and control' shall mean the power to direct, superintend, and oversee
the day-to-day functions of police investigation of crime, crime prevention activities, and traffic control in
accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission."
 It shall also include the power to direct the employment and deployment of units or elements of the
PNP, through the station commander, to ensure public safety and effective maintenance of peace and
order within the locality. For this purpose, the terms employment' and 'deployment' shall mean as
follows:
1. Employment' refers to the utilization of units or elements of the PNP for purposes of protection
of lives and properties, enforcement of laws, maintenance of peace and order, prevention of
crimes, arrest of criminal offenders and bringing the of offenders to Justice, and ensuring
public safety, particularly in the suppression of disorders, riots, lawlessness, violence,
rebellious and seditious conspiracy, insurgency, subversion or other related activities.
2. Deployment' shall mean the orderly and organized physical movement of elements or units of
the PNP within the province, city or municipality for purposes of employment as herein
defined."
(2) Administrative Disciplinary Powers. - In the areas of discipline, City and municipal mayors shall have the
powers to impose, after due notice and summary hearings, disciplinary penalties for minor offenses
committed by members of the PNP assigned to their respective jurisdictions.
(3) Authority to choose the chief of police from a list of five (s eligible applicants recommended by the
provincial police director preferably from the same province, city or municipality: Provided, however, That in
no case shall an officer-in-charge be designated for more than thirty (30) days: Provided, further, That the
local peace and order council may, through the city or municipal mayor, recommend the recall or
reassignment of the chief of police when. in its perception, the latter has been ineffective in combating
crime or maintaining peace and order in the city or municipality.
(4) Authority to recommend to the provincial director the transfer, reassignment or detail of PNP members
outside of their respective city or town residences; and
(5) Authority to recommend from a list of eligible applicants previously screened by the peace and order
council the appointment of new members of the PNP to be assigned to their respective cities or
municipalities without which no such appointments shall be attested: Provided, That whenever practicable
and consistent with the requirements of the service, PNP members shall be assigned to the city or
municipality of their residence.
(6) The control and supervision of anti-gambling operations shall be within the jurisdiction of local
government executives.
(7) Authority to conduct inspection and audit
Responsibilities:
(1) Integrated Community Safety Plans. - The municipal/city mayor, in coordination with the local
peace and order council of which he is the chairman pursuant to Executive Order No. 309, as
amended, develop and establish an integrated area/community public safety plan embracing
priorities of action and program thrusts for implementation by the local PNP stations. It is
likewise the duty of the city or municipal mayor to sponsor periodic seminars for members of
the PNP assigned or detailed in his city or municipality in order to update them regarding local
ordinances and legislations.
Grounds for Suspension of Deputation
Suspension or Withdrawal of Deputation - Unless reversed by the President, the Commission may, after
consultation with the provincial governor and congressman concerned, suspend or withdraw the deputation
of any local executive for any of the following grounds:
(a) Frequent unauthorized absences
(b) Abuse of authority;
(c) Providing material support to criminal elements; or
(d) Engaging in acts inimical to national security or which negate the effectiveness of the peace and order
campaign.
Upon good cause shown, the President may, directly or through the Commission, motu proprio restore
such deputation withdrawn from any local executive.