Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila
Fifteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand
twelve.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575]

AN ACT STRENGTHENING THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR) AND PROVIDING

FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SECTION 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as “The Bureau of Corrections Act of
2013”.

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the State to promote the general welfare
and safeguard the basic rights of every prisoner incarcerated in our national penitentiary.
It also recognizes the responsibility of the State to strengthen government capability
aimed towards the institutionalization of highly efficient and competent correctional
services.

Towards this end, the State shall provide for the modernization, professionalization and
restructuring of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) by upgrading its facilities, increasing
the number of its personnel, upgrading the level of qualifications of their personnel and
standardizing their base pay, retirement and other benefits, making it at par with that of
the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP).

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. –

(a) Safekeeping, which is the custodial component of the BuCor’s present corrections
system, shall refer to the act that ensures the public (including families of inmates and
their victims) that national inmates are provided with their basic needs, completely
incapacitated from further committing criminal acts, and have been totally cut off from
their criminal networks (or contacts in the free society) while serving sentence inside the
premises of the national penitentiary. This act also includes protection against illegal
organized armed groups which have the capacity of launching an attack on any prison
camp of the national penitentiary to rescue their convicted comrade or to forcibly amass
firearms issued to prison guards.
(b) Reformation, which is the rehabilitation component of the BuCor’s present corrections
system, shall refer to the acts which ensure the public (including families of inmates and
their victims) that released national inmates are no longer harmful to the community by
becoming reformed individuals prepared to live a normal and productive life upon
reintegration to the mainstream society.

SEC. 4. The Mandates of the Bureau of Corrections. – The BuCor shall be in charge of
safekeeping and instituting reformation programs to national inmates sentenced to more
than three (3) years.

(a) Safekeeping of National Inmates – The safekeeping of inmates shall include decent
provision of quarters, food, water and clothing in compliance with established United
Nations standards. The security of the inmates shall be undertaken by the Custodial
Force consisting of Corrections Officers with a ranking system and salary grades similar
to its counterpart in the BJMP.

(b) Reformation of National Inmates – The reformation programs, which will be instituted
by the BuCor for the inmates, shall be the following:

(1) Moral and Spiritual Program;

(2) Education and Training Program;

(3) Work and Livelihood Program;

(4) Sports and Recreation Program;

(5) Health and Welfare Program; and

(6) Behavior Modification Program, to include Therapeutic Community.

(c) The reformation programs shall be undertaken by Professional Reformation

Personnel consisting of Corrections Technical Officers with ranking system and salary
grades similar to Corrections Officers.

(1) Corrections Technical Officers are personnel employed in the implementation of

reformation programs and those personnel whose nature of work requires proximate or
direct contact with inmates.

(2) Corrections Technical Officers include priests, evangelists, pastors, teachers,

instructors, professors, vocational placement officers, librarians, guidance counselors,
physicians, nurses, medical technologists, pharmacists, dentists, therapists,
psychologists, psychiatrists, sociologists, social workers, engineers, electricians,
agriculturists, veterinarians, lawyers and similar professional skills relevant to the
implementation of inmate reformation programs.
SEC. 5. Operations of the Bureau of Corrections. – (a) The BuCor shall operate with a
directorial structure. It shall undertake reception of inmates through its Directorate for
Reception and Diagnostics (DRD), formerly Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC),
provide basic needs and security through its Security and Operations Directorates,
administer reformation programs through its Reformation Directorates, and prepare
inmates for reintegration to mainstream society through its Directorate for External
Relations (DER), formerly External Relations Division (ERD).

(b) The DRD shall be responsible for the conduct of classification of each and every
inmate admitted to the BuCor. Inmates shall be classified according to security risk and
sentence. Included in the classification is determining inmate’s certain skills or talents,
physical, spiritual, social, mental and psychological evaluation and other behavioral
assessments, as reference of the DRD in the preparation of individual inmate reformation
programs.

(c) Aside from those borne of the provisions under Rule 8, Part I, Rules of General
Application of the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of
Prisoners and that of the existing regulation of the BuCor on security classification (i.e.
maximum, medium and minimum security risk), inmates shall also be internally classified
by the DRD and segregated according to crimes committed based on the related penal
codes such as Crimes Against Persons, Crimes Against Properties, Crimes Against
Chastity, so on and so forth, as well as by other related Special Laws, Custom and
Immigration Laws.

(d) From the DRD, the Custodial Force and Reformation Personnel of respective security
institutions/camps shall be in charge for the security and the implementation of the
recommended inmate reformation program of each and every inmate while serving
sentence, respectively.

(e) The Directorate for External Relations (DER) shall be responsible for pre-release and
post-release programs of inmates due for release. The DER shall also classify inmates
according to skills acquired for referral and endorsement to appropriate companies or
corporations participating in the BuCor On-The-Job Training Programs for newly
reformed inmates. The DER shall also evaluate, classify and apply necessary programs
to inmates for readiness to join the mainstream society upon release.

(f) Apart from handling inmates, the BuCor shall administratively operate like a standard
government agency through its Administrative Directorates with internal control and
internal audit units.

(g) The BuCor shall employ full computerization in the build-up, maintenance and
transmittal of necessary inmate records to all its Prison and Penal Farms and other
recipient agencies (i.e. Board of Pardons and Parole).
SEC. 6. Lands of the Bureau of Corrections. – (a) Aside from administrative purposes, all
BuCor lands shall be used for inmate security, reformation programs and as a means to
promote sustainability, both for income and non-income generating programs, with or
without partnership among nongovernment organizations, civic organizations or other
government entities.

(b) As a way to maximize its assets’ value for the effective and extensive reformation
(corrections) programs for national inmates, the BuCor shall have the absolute authority
to design, formulate and implement land-use development plans and policies.

(c) The BuCor may propose additional penal farms as may be necessary as possible,
aside from its existing seven (7) prison and penal farms to decongest existing penal
institutions and accommodate the increasing number of inmates committed to the
agency.

(d) All BuCor lands shall have a Certificate of Title registered under its name.

SEC. 7. Facilities of the Bureau of Corrections. – The BuCor shall operate with standard
and uniform design of prison facilities, reformation facilities and administrative facilities,
through all the operating prison and penal farms, such as the following:

(a) Dormitory;

(b) Administration building;

(c) Perimeter/Security fences;

(d) Hospital/Infirmary;

(e) Recreation/Multipurpose hall;

(f) Training/Lecture center;

(g) Workshop facility;

(h) Mess hall/kitchen;

(i) Visiting area;

(j) Water tank and pump;

(k) Reception and diagnostic center; and

(l) Service personnel facilities.

SEC. 8. Supervision of the Bureau of Corrections. – The Department of Justice (DOJ),
having the BuCor as a line bureau and a constituent unit, shall maintain a relationship of
administrative supervision with the latter as defined under Section 38(2), Chapter 7, Book
IV of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987), except that the DOJ shall
retain authority over the power to review, reverse, revise or modify the decisions of the
BuCor in the exercise of its regulatory or quasi-judicial functions.

SEC. 9. Organization and Key Positions of the Bureau of Corrections. – (a) The BuCor shall
be headed by a Director who shall be assisted by three (3) Deputy Directors: one (1) for
administration, one (1) for security and operations and one (1) for reformation, all of
whom shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of
the DOJ: Provided, That the Director and the Deputy Directors of the BuCor shall serve a
tour of duty not to exceed six (6) years from the date of appointment: Provided,
further, That in times of war or other national emergency declared by Congress, the
President may extend such tour of duty.

(b) The Head of the BuCor, with the rank of Undersecretary, shall have the position and
title of Director General of Corrections. The second officers in command of the BuCor,
with the rank of Assistant Secretary, shall have the position and title of Deputy Directors
of Corrections. The third officer in command of the BuCor, with the rank of Chief
Superintendent, shall have the position and title of Corrections Chief Superintendent. The
fourth officer in command of the BuCor, with the rank of Senior Superintendent, shall have
the position and title of Corrections Senior Superintendent. The fifth officer in command
of the BuCor, with the rank of Superintendent, shall have the position and title of
Corrections Superintendent.

(c) The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall rationalize the existing
organizational structure and staffing pattern of the BuCor in accordance with the
provisions of this Act and relevant compensation and position classification laws, rules
and regulations.

SEC. 10. Increase of Personnel. – The BuCor shall maintain the custodial personnel-to-
inmate ratio of 1:7 and reformation personnel-to-inmate ratio of 1:24. Hence, it is
authorized to increase its manpower to meet such ratio and may continue to increase
personnel per percentage rate increase of committed inmates annually or as the need
arises.

SEC. 11. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Appointment

of the BuCor Personnel. – (a) No person shall be appointed as personnel of the BuCor
unless one possesses the following minimum qualifications:

(1) A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;

(2) A person of good moral character;

(3) Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical test for the
purpose of determining his/her physical and mental health;

(4) Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a recognized learning institution;

(5) Must possess the appropriate civil service eligibility;

(6) Must not have been dishonorably discharged or dismissed for cause from previous
employment;

(7) Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral
turpitude; and

(8) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in height for male, and
one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female: Provided, That a waiver for
height and age requirement/s may be granted to applicants belonging to the cultural
communities: Provided, further, That a new applicant must not be less than twenty-one
(21) or more than forty (40) years of age. Except for this particular provision, the above-
enumerated qualifications shall be continuing in character and an absence of any one of
them at any given time shall be ground for separation or retirement from the
service: Provided, furthermore, That those who are already in the service upon the
effectivity of this Act shall be given five (5) years from the date of such effectivity to
obtain the minimum educational qualification and eligibility with subsidiary assistance
as provided for in this Act.

(b) After the lapse of the period for the satisfaction of a specific requirement, incumbent
personnel of the BuCor who fail to satisfy any of the requirements enumerated under this
section shall be separated from the service if they are below fifty (50) years of age and
have served in the government for less than twenty (20) years, or retired if they are fifty
(50) years and above and have served in the government for at least twenty (20) years
without prejudice in either case to the payment of benefits they may be entitled to under
existing laws.

(c) For sustained professionalism in the service, the BuCor is directed to conduct study
for the feasible establishment of the Philippine Corrections Academy, patterned after the
Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and
the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) of the Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) for its
commissioned officers.

(d) The BuCor shall continue training its personnel through its Personnel Training School,
which shall be renamed as Corrections Training School/Institute patterned after the
BJMP’s Jail National Training Institute (JNTI), the Bureau of Fire’s Fire National Training
Institute (FNTI) and the PNP’s National Training Institute (PNTI).
SEC. 12. Appointment of Personnel to the BuCor. – The appointment of the BuCor shall be
effected in the following manner:

(a) Corrections Officer I to Corrections Chief Superintendent – Appointed by the Director

General of Corrections, and attested by the Civil Service Commission (CSC); and

(b) Director General of Corrections and Deputy Director of Corrections – Appointed by the
President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the DOJ, with the proper
endorsement by the Chairman of the CSC.

SEC. 13. Lateral Entry of Officer into the BuCor. – In general, all original appointments of
officers in the BuCor shall commence with the rank of Corrections Inspector wherein
applicants for lateral entry into the BuCor shall include all those with highly specialized
and technical qualifications such as, but not limited to, civil engineers, mechanical
engineers, electrical engineers, chemical engineers, chemists, architects, criminologists,
certified public accountants, nurses, physical therapists, dentists, social workers,
psychologists, sociologists, guidance counselors and teachers. Doctors of Medicine,
members of the Philippine Bar and chaplains shall be appointed to the rank of Corrections
Senior Inspector in their particular technical service.

SEC. 14. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Designation

of Personnel of the BuCor to Key Positions. –

(a) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BuCor unless one
has met the qualifications provided therein:

(1) Sub-Colony Supervisor – Should have the rank of Senior Inspector, who must have
finished at least-second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a
master’s degree program in management, public administration, public safety,
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or
other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may
be established by the BuCor;

(2) Colony Assistant Superintendent – Should have the rank of Chief Inspector, who must
have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty-four (24)
units in a master’s degree program in management, public administration, public safety,
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or
other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may
be established by the BuCor;

(3) Colony Superintendent – Should have the rank of Superintendent, who must be a
graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public
administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security
administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution
of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses
for such position as may be established by the BuCor: Provided, That in prison and penal
farms with an inmate population of two thousand (2,000) but below three thousand
(3,000), the Colony Superintendent shall have the rank and qualification of a Colony
Senior Superintendent; and

(4) Regional Superintendent – Should have the rank of Senior Superintendent or Chief
Superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s
degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology,
sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines
from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the
necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the
BuCor: Provided, That in prison and penal farms with an inmate population of three
thousand (3,000) but below five thousand (5,000), the Regional Superintendent shall have
the rank and qualification of a Colony Senior Superintendent: Provided, further, That in
prison and penal farms with an inmate population of over five thousand (5,000), the
Regional Superintendent shall have the rank and qualification of a Chief Superintendent.

Any personnel of the BuCor who is currently occupying such position but lacks any of the
qualifications mentioned therein shall be given five (5) years to comply with the
requirements; otherwise, the personnel shall be relieved from the position.

SEC. 15. Professionalization and Qualifications Upgrading Program. – The DOJ shall
design and establish a professionalization and qualifications upgrading program for
personnel of the BuCor, in coordination with the CSC and the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED), through an off-campus education program or other similar programs
within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 16. Attrition System for the Personnel of the BuCor. – There shall be established a
system of attrition for the personnel of the BuCor within five (5) years from the effectivity
of this Act, to be submitted by the said bureau to the DOJ for approval. Such attrition
system shall include, but is not limited to, the provision of the following principles:

(a) Attrition by Demotion in Position or Rank – Any personnel of the BuCor who is relieved
and assigned to a position lower than what is established for the grade in the respective
staffing pattern, and who shall not be assigned to a position commensurate to one’s
grade within two (2) years after such demotion in position shall be separated or retired
from the service;

(b) Attrition by Non-Promotion – Any personnel of the BuCor who has not been promoted
for a continuous period often (10) years shall be separated or retired from the service,
except for those who are occupying a third level position;
(c) Attrition by Other Means – Any personnel of the BuCor with at least five (5) years of
accumulated active service shall be separated from the service based on any of the
following factors:

(1) Inefficiency based on poor performance during the last two (2) successive semestral
rating periods;

(2) Inefficiency based on poor performance for three (3) cumulative semestral rating
periods;

(3) Physical and/or mental incapacity to perform one’s duties and functions; or

(4) Failure to complete the required career courses and/or appropriate civil service
eligibility for his/her position except for justifiable cause or reason; and

(d) Separation or Retirement from the BuCor under this Section – Any personnel who is
dismissed from the BuCor pursuant to the above-enumerated principles in this section
shall be separated if one has rendered less than twenty (20) years of service, and be
retired if one has rendered at least twenty (20) years of service unless the concerned
personnel is disqualified by law to receive such benefits.

SEC. 17. Promotion System for the Personnel of the BuCor. – Within six (6) months after
the effectivity of this Act, the BuCor shall establish a system of promotion for the
personnel of the BuCor through the following principles:

(a) Rationalized Promotion System – The system of promotion shall be based on merit
and on the availability of vacant ranks in the BuCor staffing pattern. Such system shall be
gender-fair so as to ensure that women personnel of the BuCor shall enjoy equal
opportunity for promotion as to men;

(b) Requirements for Promotion –

(1) Any personnel of the BuCor shall not be eligible for promotion to a higher rank unless
one has met the minimum qualification standards or the appropriate civil service
eligibility set by the CSC, and has satisfactorily passed the required
psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical test; and

(2) Any personnel of the BuCor who has exhibited acts of conspicuous courage and
gallantry at the risk of one’s life above and beyond the call of duty, or selected as such in
a nationwide search conducted by any accredited civic organization, shall be promoted
to the next higher rank: Provided, That these shall be validated by the DOJ and the CSC
based on established criteria.

SEC. 18. Performance Evaluation System. – (a) There shall be established a performance
evaluation system which shall be administered in accordance with the rules, regulations
 and standards, and a code of conduct for the personnel of the BuCor to be promulgated
by the BuCor through the DOJ. Such performance evaluation system shall be
administered in such a way as to foster the improvement of the individual efficiency and
behavioral discipline, as well as the promotion of organizational effectiveness and
commitment to public service.

(b) The rating system as contemplated herein shall be based on standards prescribed by
the BuCor through the DOJ and shall be considered the result of the annual
psychiatric/psychological and physical test conducted on the personnel of the BuCor.

SEC. 19. Standardization of the Base Pay and Other Benefits of the Uniformed Personnel of
the BuCor. – In order to enhance the general welfare, commitment to service and
professionalism, the following are considered uniformed personnel of the BuCor:

CUSTODIAL RANK REFORMATION RANK

ns Chief Superintendent

ns Senior Superintendent Corrections Technical Senior Superintendent

ns Superintendent Corrections Technical Superintendent

ns Chief Inspector Corrections Technical Chief Inspector

ns Senior Inspector Corrections Technical Senior Inspector

ns Inspector Corrections Technical Inspector

ns Senior Officer IV Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV

ns Senior Officer III Corrections Technical Senior Officer III

ns Senior Officer II Corrections Technical Senior Officer II

ns Senior Officer I Corrections Technical Senior Officer I

ns Officer III Corrections Technical Officer III

ns Officer II Corrections Technical Officer II

ns Officer I Corrections Technical Officer I

The DBM shall determine the equivalent rank of the uniformed personnel of the BuCor
patterned after the existing ranks of the military and uniformed personnel of other
departments.

The base pay, allowances and other benefits of the abovementioned personnel shall be
in accordance with the existing compensation and position classification laws and
regulations.
 SEC. 20. Retirement Benefits. – Upon compulsory retirement, any custodial officer from
the rank of Corrections Chief Superintendent and below shall be entitled to retirement
benefits computed on the basis of one grade higher than the position last
held: Provided, That the retirement pay shall be subject to adjustment/s based on the
prevailing scale of base pay of the uniformed personnel in the active service.

SEC. 21. Funding Source. – The funds required for the implementation of this Act
including personnel benefits shall be taken from the budget of the BuCor for the current
fiscal year and also from the following:

(a) Collections from clearances and certification fees;

(b) Income from institutional projects subject to memoranda of agreements (MOAs),

contracts or joint venture agreements; and

(c) Other miscellaneous incomes (outside MOAs and contracts), such as:

(1) Penal farm agro-production; and

(2) Inmate handicraft industry.

Thereafter, such amounts as may be necessary to implement this Act shall be included
in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 22. Implementation. – The implementation of this Act shall be undertaken in

staggered phases, but not to exceed five (5) years, taking into consideration the financial
position of the national government: Provided, That any partial implementation shall be
uniform and proportionate for all ranks.

SEC. 23. Implementing Rules and Regulations. – The DOJ, in coordination with the BuCor,
the CSC, the DBM and the Department of Finance (DOF), shall, within ninety (90) days
from the effectivity of this Act, promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to
implement the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 24. Transitory Provisions. – (a) The incumbent Director and two (2) incumbent
Assistant Directors shall serve under the terms for which they have been appointed
without need of new appointments upon the enactment of this Act.

(b) All incumbent personnel who, upon the effectivity of this Act, shall opt to early or
optionally retire from the service will be entitled to the retirement benefits computed as
follows:

Age Age Basis for Computing Benefits

57 62
58 63
59 64
60 65

(c) All incumbent personnel, upon the effectivity of this Act, may continue to render
services until one reaches the compulsory age of retirement for public officers of sixty-
five (65). Those who shall be newly hired will have a compulsory age retirement of fifty-
six (56) years pursuant to the prevailing provisions on retirement age of those who are
in the uniformed services.

SEC. 25. Annual Report. – The BuCor, through the DOJ and the DBM, shall jointly submit
to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an annual
report on the implementation of this Act. This report shall include information on the
application of the budget for the salary and other benefits provided under this Act. The
DBM, in consultation with the BuCor through the DOJ, shall periodically review and adjust
every five (5) years the rates of base pay, taking into consideration labor productivity,
consumer price index, oil price and other similar economic indicators as may be
determined by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

SEC. 26. Separability Clause. – If any portion or provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other
provisions not affected thereby.

SEC. 27. Repealing Clause. – All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations and other
issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are
hereby deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 28. Effectivity Clause. – This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation,
whichever comes earlier.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE (Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR.

President of the Senate Speaker of the House
of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 6887 and Senate Bill No. 3335 was
finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on February 5, 2013 and
February 6, 2013, respectively.

(Sgd.) EDWIN B. BELLEN (Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

Acting Senate Secretary Secretary General
House of Representatives
Approved: MAY 24 2013

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines

REVISED IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

OF

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575,

OTHERWISE KNOWN AS

“THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS ACT OF 2013”

RULE I – PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS

Section 1. Short Title and Purpose. This Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations,
hereinafter called the IRR, is hereby adopted and promulgated pursuant to Section 23
of Republic Act (RA) No. 10575, otherwise known as the “The Bureau of Corrections Act
of 2013” for the purpose of prescribing and applying the necessary rules and regulations
for the strengthening of the correctional services.

RULE II – GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 2. Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the State to promote the general
welfare and safeguard the basic rights of every prisoner incarcerated in our national
penitentiary by promoting and ensuring their reformation and social reintegration,
creating an environment conducive to rehabilitation and compliant with the United
Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Treatment of Prisoners (UNSMRTP). It also
recognizes the responsibility of the State to strengthen government capability aimed
towards the institutionalization of highly efficient and competent correctional services.

The concept of imprisonment is stated in Rule 57 of UNSMRTP:

“Imprisonment and other measures which result in cutting off an offender from the
outside world are afflictive by the very fact of taking from the person the right of self-
determination by depriving him of his liberty. Therefore the prison system shall not,
except as incidental to justifiable segregation or the maintenance of discipline, aggravate
the suffering inherent in such a situation.”

The concept of reintegration to society is stated in Rule 58 of UNSMRTP:

“The purpose and justification of a sentence of imprisonment or a similar measure
deprivative of liberty is ultimately to protect society against crime. This end can only be
achieved if the period of imprisonment is used to ensure, so far as possible, that upon his
return to society the offender is not only willing but able to lead a law-abiding and self-
supporting life.”

And the concept of reformation is stated in Rule 59 of UNSMRTP:

“To this end, the institution should utilize all the remedial, educational, moral, spiritual and
other forces and forms of assistance which are appropriate and available, and should
seek to apply them according to the individual treatment needs of the prisoners.”

On a national scope, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) shall be able to completely deliver
the actual realization of deterrence (special deterrence and general deterrence), restraint,
reformation, retribution, and restoration as major interventions for the treatment of law
offenders towards a safe, secure, harmonious and progressive Philippine society.

Towards this end, the State shall provide for the modernization, professionalization and
restructuring of the Bureau of Corrections by upgrading its facilities, increasing the
number of its personnel, upgrading the level of qualifications of their personnel and
standardizing their base pay, retirement and other benefits, making it at par with that of
the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and maximization of land use
development for the agency’s sustainability.

RULE III – DEFINITION OF TERMS

Section 3. Definition of Terms. For purposes of this IRR, the following terms or words
and phrases shall mean or be understood as follows:

a. Act – refers to R.A. 10575, entitled “An Act Strengthening the Bureau of
Corrections (BuCor) and providing Funds Therefor,” otherwise known as the
Bureau of Corrections Act of 2013.
b. Active Service – refers to the services rendered as a civilian official or employee
in the Philippine government including services rendered in the uniformed service
prior to the date of separation or retirement.
c. Admin – refers to Administrative.
d. Administrative Requirement – refers to the sufficient provision of personnel,
facilities, equipment and supplies.
e. Admission – refers to the manner of receiving national inmates, a detainee or
convicted person in a prison facility committed by courts or other competent
authority to serve sentence for a certain period or for temporary confinement.
f. Base Pay – refers to a fixed amount of compensation for regular work rendered,
designated in the Salary Schedule for Uniformed Personnel for all ranks computed
on monthly or annual basis, excluding fringe benefits and other allowances.
g. BuCor – refers to the Bureau of Corrections.
h. Bureau of Corrections – refers to the central office and the prison and penal farms
which are known as colonies. The central office headed by the Director General
has control and supervision over the prison and penal farms.
i. Circumferential – refers to an adjective for a set of activities, programs and areas
of concern which are interdependently concentrated toward accomplishing a core
objective or function.
j. Civil Identity – refers to societal functional identity recognized and/or granted by
government agencies and authorities (i.e. Judge, Attorney, Accountant).
k. Competent Authority – refers to the President of the Republic Philippines,
Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan, Regional Trial Court,
Metropolitan Trial Court, Municipal Trial Court, Municipal Circuit Trial Court, Shari’a
Court, and Military Courts, House of Representatives, Senate, COMELEC, Bureau
of Immigration, Board of Pardons and Parole and other courts of jurisdiction
provided for by law.
l. Criminal Networks – refers to illegal arrangements and linkages forged by shady
characters aimed to conduct unlawful activities.
m. Deputy Director – refers to two (2) star rank general officer of BuCor uniformed
personnel.
n. Deputy Director General – refers to the second officer in command of the BuCor
with the rank of Assistant Secretary as civilian employee in the uniformed service
who is authorized to wear the two (2) star rank insignia as symbol of authority and
command responsibility.
o. Deterrence – When retribution is imposed upon a person who has committed a
crime, the discomfort inflicted will dissuade the offender (and others) from
repeating the crime. When the theory refers to the specific offender who
committed the crime, it is known as special deterrence. General
deterrence describes the effect that punishment has when it serves as a public
example or threat that deters people other than the initial offender from
committing similar crimes.
p. Director General – refers to the highest officer in BuCor with the rank of
Undersecretary as a civilian employee in the uniformed service who is authorized
to wear the three (3) star rank insignia as symbol of authority and command
responsibility.
q. DOJ – refers to the Department of Justice.
r. Inmate – refers to person confined in jails/prisons to serve his/her sentence or for
safekeeping who is officially called Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL).
s. IRR – refers to the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 10575.
t. National Inmate – refers to an inmate sentenced by a court to serve a term of
imprisonment for more than three years or to a fine of more than one thousand
pesos; or regardless of the length of sentence imposed by the court, to one
sentenced for violation of customs law or other laws within the jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Customs or enforceable by it; or for violation of immigration and election
laws; or to one sentenced to serve two or more prison sentences in the aggregate
exceeding the period of three years, whether or not he has appealed. It shall also
 include a person committed to the Bureau of Corrections by a court or competent
authority for temporary confinement for similar purpose.
u. Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL) – refers to a detainee, inmate, or prisoner, or
other person under confinement or custody in any other manner. However, in order
to prevent labeling, branding or shaming by the use of these or other derogatory
words, the term “prisoner” has been replaced by this new and neutral phrase
“person deprived of liberty” under Article 10, of International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights (ICCPR), who “shall be treated with humanity and with respect for
the inherent dignity of the human person.”
v. Personal Identity – refers to social recognition accorded as member of the family
(i.e. parent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandfather) and the community (i.e.
neighbor).
w. Practitioner Research – refers toresearch and/or workplace research such as
evaluation performed by individuals who also work in a professional field as
opposed to being full-time academic researchers.
x. Prison – refers to a government establishment where national inmates/prisoners
serve their sentence. Philippine prisons are also known as penal colonies or Prison
and Penal Farms. There are a total of seven (7) penal colonies presently under the
control and supervision of the Bureau of Corrections.
y. Reformation – refers to the rehabilitation component of the BuCor’s present
corrections system, shall refer to the acts which ensure the public (including
families of inmates and their victims) that released national inmates are no longer
harmful to the community by becoming reformed individuals prepared to live a
normal and productive life upon reintegration to the mainstream society.
z. Release – refers to the procedures where an inmate is discharged from prison by
expiration of sentence; granted parole, grant of any other forms of executive
clemency, and order of the court or competent authority.
aa. Reservation – refers to a penal/prison land reservation area comparable to a
military reservation area.

bb. Restoration – refers to a victim-oriented approach to crime that emphasizes

restitution (compensation) for victims. This intervention advocates restoring the victim
and creating constructive roles for victims in the criminal justice process, rather than
focus on the punishment of criminals.

cc. Restraint – refers to confinement to incapacitate or deny a criminal the ability or

opportunity to commit further crimes that harm society.

dd. Retribution – refers to making a person accountable for offense committed, by

serving sentence, community service, fines, and other means.

ee. Safekeeping – refers to the custodial mandate of the BuCor’s present corrections
system, and shall refer to the act that ensures the public (including families of inmates
and their victims) that national inmates are provided with their basic needs. The
safekeeping of inmates shall moreover comprise decent provision for their basic needs,
which include habitable quarters, food, water, clothing, and medical care, in compliance
with the established UNSMRTP, and consistent with restoring the dignity of every inmate
and guaranteeing full respect for human rights. The complementary component of
Safekeeping in custodial function is Security which ensures that inmates are completely
incapacitated from further committing criminal acts, and have been totally cut off from
their criminal networks (or contacts in the free society) while serving sentence inside the
premises of the national penitentiary. Security also includes protection against illegal
organized armed groups which have the capacity of launching an attack on any prison
camp of the national penitentiary to rescue their convicted comrade or to forcibly amass
firearms issued to corrections officers.

ff. Secretary – refers to the Secretary of Justice.

gg. Security Camp – refers to a large enclosed area with dormitories, sports facilities,
classrooms, medical facilities, religious facilities, and other necessary facilities where
national inmates/prisoners are confined to serve their sentence. There are at least three
(3) types of security camps: Maximum Security Camp, Medium Security Camp, and
Minimum Security Camp. (Jailed inmates are confined in “prison cells” called “jails” – not
in security camps, while undergoing court trials or awaiting court sentence.)

hh. Seniority and Lineal List (SLL) – refers to a document containing the names of all
officers in the active corrections service, arranged by grade and in accordance with their
relative seniority for each regular component, and by service to which they are appointed.

ii. Similar Professional Skills – refers to prison administration, resource management

and engineering skills.

jj. Victims – refers to the casualties of the offense committed but is not limited to those
who filed the charges against the offender but also include the family of the offender
himself.

RULE IV – MANDATES OF THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS AND TECHNICAL

OFFICERS

Section 4. The Mandates of the Bureau of Corrections. The BuCor shall be in charge of
safekeeping and instituting reformation programs to national inmates sentenced to more
than three (3) years through progressive, effective, and efficient administration.

a) Safekeeping of National Inmates. In compliance with established United Nations

Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners (UNSMRTP), the safekeeping of
inmates shall include:

1. Decent and adequate provision of basic necessities such as shelters/quarters,

food, water, clothing, medicine;
 2. Proper observance of prescribed privileges such as regulated communication and
visitation; and
3. Efficient processing of necessary documentary requirements and records for their
timely release. The processing of these documentary requirements shall be
undertaken by the Directorate for Inmate Documents and Records (DIDR).

The core objective of these safekeeping provisions is to “accord the dignity of man” to
inmates while serving sentence in accordance with the basis for humane understanding
of Presidential Proclamation 551, series 1995, and with UNSMRTP Rule 60.

b) Security of National Inmates. The complementary component of safekeeping in

custodial function is security which ensures that inmates are completely incapacitated
from further committing criminal acts, and have been totally cut off from their criminal
networks (or contacts in the free society) while serving sentence inside the premises of
the national penitentiary. Security also includes protection against illegal organized
armed groups which have the capacity of launching an attack on any prison camp of the
national penitentiary to rescue their convicted comrade or to forcibly amass firearms
issued to corrections officers. The security of the inmates shall be undertaken by the
Custodial Force consisting of Corrections Officers with a ranking system and salary
grades similar to its counterpart in the BJMP. The circumferential security activities to be
undertaken are:

1. Proper custody;
2. Implementation of prison laws and regulations, to include prevention of prison
violence and crimes; and
3. Efficient Recovery of fugitives.

The core security objectives of such activities are a) to completely incapacitate

inmates from further committing criminal acts, and b) have them totally cut-off from their
criminal networks (or contacts in the free society) while serving sentence at BuCor, to
ultimately protect the society against crime as provided for in Rule 58 of UNSMRTP. The
conduct of these activities shall be undertaken by the Directorate for Security and
Safekeeping (DSS), supported by Directorate for Intelligence and Investigation (DII), and
Directorate for Plans and Program (DPP).

c) Reformation of National Inmates. The circumferential reformation programs which

will be institutionalized by BuCor for the inmates shall be comprised of the following:

1. Moral and Spiritual Program. This refers to the moral and spiritual values-
formation of inmates which shall be institutionalized by the Directorate for Moral
and Spiritual Welfare (DMSW), which include the practice of one’s religion and
beliefs. Participating Religious Volunteer Organizations (RVO) and individuals
shall be regulated and managed by DMSW.
2. Education and Training Program. This refers to the administration of formal and
non-formal education, and skills development of inmates which shall be
 institutionalized by the Directorate for Education and Training (DET). Participating
volunteer teachers, professors, instructors, and trainers shall be regulated and
managed by DET.
3. Work and Livelihood Program. This refers to the administration of skills
development programs on work and livelihood to achieve self-sufficiency of
inmates in the prison community and for income generation of the agency. This
shall be institutionalized by the Directorate for Work and Livelihood (DWL).
Volunteer participating agencies, Non-Government Organizations and individuals
shall be regulated and managed by DWL.
4. Sports and Recreation Program. This refers to the administration of physical and
recreational engagement to achieve mental alertness and physical agility in the
spirit of sportsmanship. This shall be institutionalized by the Directorate for Sports
and Recreation (DSR). Volunteer participating agencies, Non-Government
Organizations and individuals shall be regulated and managed by DSR.
5. Health and Welfare Program. This refers to the administration of proper nutrition,
hygiene, sanitation, cleanliness and promotion of good health to inmates. This
also includes appropriate provision of medical care or hospitalization of the sick,
mentally impaired, old aged, and disabled inmates. This shall be institutionalized
by the Directorate for Health and Welfare Services (DHWS). Volunteer participating
agencies, Non-Government Organizations and individuals shall be regulated and
managed by DHWS.
6. Behavior Modification Program. This refers to the administration of programs for
the character formation of an inmate necessary for effective interpersonal
relationship in the prison community. This program also includes Therapeutic
Community. This shall be institutionalized by the Directorate for Behavior
Modification (DBM). Volunteer participating agencies, Non-Government
Organizations and individuals shall be regulated and managed by DBM.

The core objective in the administration of these circumferential reformation programs

is the effective treatment of anti-social behavior and destructive personality disorders of
an inmate.

d) Progressive Administration. Progressive administration shall be achieved

through objective intent, constructive approach, and productive actions on every
administrative undertaking particularly towards personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies,
and BuCor lands. This aims to subdue every subjective intent, destructive approach, and
counter-productive courses of actions carried out in the previous years prior to the
promulgation of this Act.

1. Effectiveness and Efficiency. The effective and efficient administration of agency

resources shall be achieved through the functional areas namely: Human
Resource, Comptrollership, Management, Engineering, Logistics, and the Support
Services. The core objective of these functional areas is the administration of
Functions and Programs towards Initiation, Compliance, Proficiency, and
Institutionalization.
 2. Sustainability of Operations. The administration’s primary lookout is the
continuity of projects and sustainability of operations in the corrections service
twenty four (24) hours a day and seven (7) days a week in all circumstances such
as during natural calamities, changing of directors, and even holidays because
inmates are permanent responsibility and accountability of BuCor.

e) Corrections Technical Officers. The reformation programs shall be undertaken by

Professional Reformation Personnel who are duly assisted by personnel on other
professional lines of expertise consisting of Corrections Technical Officers with ranking
system and salary grades similar to Corrections Officers.

1. Professional Lines of Expertise. Corrections Technical Officers are referred to in

this IRR as personnel employed in the implementation of reformation programs
and those personnel whose nature of work requires proximate or direct contact
with inmates such as Professional Administrative Personnel, Professional
Engineering Personnel, and Professional Reformation Personnel. These are the
three (3) professional lines of expertise of Corrections Technical Officers to
ensure continuity of projects and sustainability of operations in the corrections
service. The word “technical” does not necessarily denote the technicality of their
work but is used merely to distinguish these personnel from the custodial officers
who are working on the security and safekeeping component of the corrections
service. The personnel strength in every line of expertise shall follow its own
pyramidal rank structure.

1.1 Duty. Reformation Officers shall work on a one shift schedule (except for medical
personnel). Administrative and Engineering Officers, on the other hand, shall stand by on
a 24-hour/7day-a-week “on call” status to be able to address arising administrative and
engineering undertakings which require immediate action any time of the day or night,
without obligating the government for overtime or holiday compensation. Such
undertakings include, among others, the processing of inmates’ release papers even
during holidays and weekends which cannot be withheld even for one day to avoid
arbitrary detention ( i.e. expiration of sentence or grant of parole or pardon by the
President, and others), financial and logistical documents such as vouchers, checks,
purchase requests/orders to effect the necessary and immediate transfer or movement
of inmates, procurement of supplies and equipment for emergency purposes and other
similar transactions. Also included are repairs of vital prison facilities and equipment
through civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering works, alongside with the
maintenance of communications and transportation services, to sustain daily custodial
and reformation operations. However, Engineering Officers, assigned as duty drivers, duty
electricians and similar duty assignments shall work on a three-shift schedule.

1.2 Training. There shall be a separate and distinct training program for each Corrections
Technical Officer’s professional line of expertise. Such training will be different from the
training of regular Corrections Custodial Officers.
 2. Competencies. Corrections Technical Officers include, among others, priests,
evangelists, pastors, teachers, instructors, professors, vocational placement
officers, librarians, guidance counselors, physicians, nurses, medical
technologists, pharmacists, dentists, therapists, nutritionists, psychologists,
psychiatrists, sociologists, social workers, engineers, electricians, agriculturists,
veterinarians, lawyers, accountants, budget officers, finance officers,
administrators, planning officers, computer programmers, data encoders, and
similar professional skills relevant to the implementation of inmate reformation
programs, prison administration, management of resources, and maintenance of
facilities and equipment.

RULE V – OPERATIONS AND STRUCTURE OF BUCOR

Section 5. Operations of the Bureau of Corrections. The major procedures of operation

in BuCor through the prescribed organizational structure underscore a systematic
workflow as provided for in this Act is described in the following:

a. General Process. The BuCor shall operate with a directorial structure. It shall
undertake reception of inmates through its Directorate for Reception and
Diagnostics (DRD), formerly Reception and Diagnostic Center (RDC), provide their
basic needs and security through its Security and Operations Directorates,
administer their reformation programs through its Reformation Directorates, and
prepare inmates for reintegration to mainstream society through its Directorate
for External Relations (DER), formerly External Relations Division (ERD).
b. Reception and Diagnostics. Hereunder are the Basic Procedures for Reception
and Diagnostics for new inmates.

b.1) Reception. Committed inmates shall be admitted to BuCor through DRD in the
following institutional procedure:

1. Admission of Prisoners. The BuCor, through its penal establishments, shall receive
prisoners from competent authority upon presentation of the following
documents:
o Mittimus/Commitment Order of the Court,
o Information and Court Decision in the case,
o Certification of Detention,
o Certification of No Pending Case,
o Certification of Non-Appeal, and
o Provincial Form 35 / Inmate data sheet
2. A female offender shall be received only at the Correctional Institution for Women.
3. All prisons and penal farms are also authorized to receive directly from courts
convicted prisoners in consonance with the Supreme Court Circular No. 63-97
dated October 6, 1997.
b.2) Diagnostics. The DRD shall likewise be responsible for the conduct of classification
of each and every inmate admitted to the BuCor. Inmates shall be classified according to
security risk and sentence. Included in the classification are determining an inmate’s
certain:

1) Interests, skills or talents;

2) Physical, mental, spiritual, psychological evaluation; and
3) Social (socio-demographic), and other behavioral-trait assessments.

The core diagnostics objective is to determine an inmate’s “Reformability.” These

classification activities shall serve as reference of the DRD in the preparation of individual
inmate reformation treatment programs and inmate-group reformation treatment
programs.

c) Segregation Scheme. Aside from those borne of the provisions under Rule 8, Part I
Rules of General Application of the UNSMRTP and that of the existing regulation of the
BuCor on security classification (i.e. maximum, medium and minimum security risk),
inmates shall also be internally classified by the DRD and segregated according to crimes
committed based on the related penal codes such as Crimes Against Persons, Crimes
Against Properties, Crimes Against Chastity, so on and so forth, as well as by other related
Special Laws, Customs Laws and Immigration Laws. This is to ensure that an inmate will
not be susceptible to acquire other criminal skills brought about by his exposure with
other inmates who are committed to BuCor for different crimes or offenses, which
normally happens in the present prison setup.

d) Security and Reformation. From the DRD, the Custodial Force and Reformation
Personnel of respective security institutions/camps shall be in charge for the security
and the implementation of the recommended individual inmate reformation treatment
program and the inmate-group reformation treatment program of each and every inmate
while serving sentence, respectively.

e) Pre-Release and Post-Release Programs. The Directorate for External Relations (DER)
shall be responsible for pre-release and post-release programs of inmates due for
release. The DER shall also evaluate, classify and apply necessary reformation programs
to inmates for readiness to join the mainstream society upon release, as part of the pre-
release program. The inmate readiness programs are customized towards their
specialization in the areas of educational growth, livelihood entrepreneurship, sports
engagement, religious practice, and appropriate medical treatment. This specialization is
intended for the continuous practice of inmates in these areas in the free society through
linkages, liaison, and coordination efforts undertaken by DER with the appropriate
agencies/institutions participating in Post-Release Programs such as government or
private schools, churches, health centers, government or private hospitals, and local
government units. The DER shall also classify inmates according to professional,
technical and vocational skills acquired for referral and endorsement to appropriate
companies or corporations participating in BuCor On-The-Job Training and Skills
Development Programs for newly reformed inmates. The conduct of post release
programs by DER includes monitoring and evaluation of performance of released inmates
on their specialized areas among the participating agencies/institutions in the free
society to assess the effectiveness and applicability of reformation programs
institutionalized by BuCor.

In order to fully implement a successful reintegration of released inmates to the

community, the following circumferential objectives are to be focused upon by DER, to
wit:

1) Secure support from family and community prior to release period; and
2) Secure acceptance from family and community upon release.

These shall facilitate the achievement of the core reintegration objectives, which are
aimed at the a) restoration of civil identity by society upon restoration of civil rights by
law, and b) re-establishment of lost personal identity as law-abiding citizen in the free
society. The personnel of DER shall perform diagnostics functions to classify inmates
for the application of appropriate pre-release and post-release programs. Administration
of pre-release programs by DER shall be assisted by reformation officers. Post release
programs shall be performed solely by DER personnel.

Throughout the course, from DRD to the Custodial Force and Reformation Personnel, and
finally to DER, inmates of BuCor are continuously accorded with the proper safekeeping.

f) Administration. Apart from handling inmates, the BuCor shall administratively operate
like a standard government agency through its Administrative Directorates with internal
control and internal audit units. It shall conduct its planning and management through its
Directorate for Planning and Management, conduct personnel recruitment and welfare
development through its Directorate for Personnel and Human Resource Development,
conduct budgeting and accounting through its Directorate for Comptrollership, conduct
facility and equipment maintenance and other engineering services through its
Directorate for Engineering Services, and conduct procurement process through its
Directorate for Logistics. These directorates are assisted by support service group such
as Legal Service, Training Service, Public Affairs Service, Information and
Communications Technology Service, Finance Service, Reservation Security-Safety-and-
Cleanliness Service, Health Services, and Logistics Support Service. For effective and
timely discharge of duties, all BuCor Directorates shall have a commensurate distribution
of the following administrative personnel: admin officer, budget officer, supply officer,
finance officer, liaison officer, planning officer, record officer, monitoring officer,
statistician, performance evaluator, and message center officer. They shall have a
prescribed mandatory rotational assignments among the clusters of directorates on
Security and Safekeeping, Reformation, and Administration.

g) Computerization. The BuCor, through the Directorate for Inmate Documents and
Records and Directorate for Personnel shall employ full computerization system.
 1. Inmate Records. Computerization shall be developed in the build-up, maintenance
and transmittal of necessary inmate records to all its Prison and Penal Farms and
other recipient agencies (i.e. Board of Pardons and Parole, Office of the President).
This shall also facilitate the immediate processing of records for timely release of
inmates. This shall be done through development of needed information system,
network infrastructure, internet connectivity, procurement of hardware and
software and creation of Information Technology (IT) positions. The system shall
efficiently monitor inmates as well as provide decision support system that will
help in determining the needed reformation programs and for the timely
transmittal of inmate’s record to the Board of Pardons and Parole for those who
are eligible for early release.
2. Personnel Records. Computerization shall be developed for Personnel
Accounting and Information System (PAIS), which shall record the a. Recruitment
and Selection, b. Training and Development, c. Employment and Reassignment, d.
Performance Evaluation, e. Promotion and Servicing, and f. Attrition of uniformed
personnel of BuCor.

h) Classification. Inmates shall undergo on the following classification upon admission

up to their release:

• Pre-Admission Classification at DRD,

• Re-Classification for Reformation Programs while serving sentence,
• Pre-Release Classification at DER,
• Security Classification while serving sentence (by length of sentence and by
crimes committed), and
• Safekeeping Classification while serving sentence (by health condition, age
bracket, and gender).

i) Inspection. Admin technical officers are duty bound to conduct ocular inspection inside
security camps on a regular basis such as monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually,
to monitor the actual deployment of administrative effects (facilities, equipment,
supplies, and personnel) in terms of authorized quantity, quality and utilization. Likewise,
engineering technical officers shall conduct regular inspection to monitor the functional
and serviceable conditions of prison facilities, vehicles and equipment. Medical technical
officers, on the other hand, shall conduct regular inspection pertaining to: 1) the quantity,
quality, preparation and service of food; 2) the hygiene and cleanliness of prisoners; 3)
the sanitation, heating, ventilation of the institution; and 4) the suitability and cleanliness
of the prisoner’s clothing and bedding. The Director General shall take into consideration
the reports and advice that the medical officer submits and, upon his evaluation, shall
take immediate steps to give effect to those recommendations.

j) Gender Sensitivity Program. Gender concerns should be addressed in all planning

activities, setting of priorities, allocating of resources and identifying actions and
activities of the BuCor. It should also incorporate a gender sensitive perspective in the
implementation of such plans and programs.
 • Gender sensitivity shall also be employed in all its internal policies, strategies,
budget, projects, structures and mechanisms, including but not limited to hiring,
promotions, assignment, training opportunities, pay and benefits. A gender
perspective should likewise be integrated in all its training programs.
• The BuCor, in accordance with existing laws shall provide appropriate funds to
effectively implement Gender and Development programs, activities and projects:
Provided, That no such funds shall be taken from the appropriations for inmates’
monthly operating and other expenses (MOOE) and inmates’ capital outlay (CO).

RULE VI – LAND CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF BUCOR

Section 6. Lands of the Bureau of Corrections. A Land Development Board shall

undertake the following provisions.

a) Land Use. Aside from administrative purposes, all BuCor lands shall be used for
inmate security, reformation programs and as a means to promote sustainability, both
income and non-income generating programs, with or without partnership among non-
government organizations, civic organizations or other government entities.

1. Prison lands previously ceded to Local Government Units (LGU) but were
abandoned or not developed accordingly for more than 5 years from the time they
were ceded, shall revert back to BuCor for inclusion in its plans and regular
programs to expand and utilize as penal agricultural, industrial, and/or commercial
production farm.
2. BuCor shall require all prisons and penal farms, whenever applicable, to dedicate
a portion of their respective penal reservation for horticulture, rice fields and
livestock industry to sustain its basic institutional food requirements leading to
self-sufficiency, administrative economy and promotion of health and welfare of
the prison community.
3. No portion of BuCor property may be sold or appropriated. However, it may be
mortgaged to finance investments and projects.
4. BuCor may opt to plan, develop, operate, and segregate portion of its land for the
use of ECOZONES or “Special Economic Zones” (SEZ) which have the potential to
be developed into agro-industrial, industrial, tourist, recreational, commercial,
banking, investment and financial centers. An ECOZONE may contain any or all of
the following: industrial estates (IEs), export processing zones (EPZ), free trade
zones and tourist / recreational centers.
5. Mixed use land classifications are to be established by BuCor intended to
accommodate several compatible land use categories, including most residential
uses, neighborhood retail, service commercial, institutional uses and activities to
promote smart growth principles both for inmates, stakeholders and its
employees.

b) Land Use Development. As a way to maximize its assets value for the efficient and
extensive reformation (corrections) programs for national inmates, the BuCor shall have
the absolute authority to design, develop, formulate and implement land use development
plans and policies.

1. Development plans should be formulated in every penal farm based on the best
use for the area. This shall then be the basis of sourcing of development projects.
Once operational, these projects should be monitored until its termination.
2. An office (business center) shall be created which shall be responsible for
managing the assets of the Bureau. Its responsibility shall include evaluation of
developmental projects and monitoring up to its eventual termination. It shall also
be responsible for acquisition of additional lands, titling of lands and preservation
of integrity of land holdings against encroachments, illegal settlers and against
granting of lands to beneficiaries thru presidential proclamations.
3. All proceeds from land use or other sources shall be remitted to a separate fund.
This fund shall be used to finance the requirements of the inmates, administration
and investments of the business center. All proceeds shall be subject to normal
government auditing procedures.
4. BuCor may opt to formulate plans and programs in accordance to and pursuant to
the policy on Public Private Partnership (PPP) and other possible sources of funds
including but not limited to grants, donations and loans, to explore productivity of
prison manpower as a rehabilitation component and proper administration and
use of prison landholdings.
5. As far as practicable, BuCor shall organize a manpower intensive economic zone
in every penal reservation or through joint venture agreements to generate
revenues in favor of prison maintenance and institutional upkeep.
6. All revenues derived from use of the BuCor lands and other businesses shall not
be taxed by the government.
7. BuCor may explore the possibility of having recycling centers – maximizing
manual labor and marketability for their products, and the possibility of an orchard
and tree park operations.

c) Regionalization Policy. The BuCor may propose additional penal farms as may be
necessary as possible, aside from its existing seven (7) prisons and penal farms among
the remaining regions in the country where prison facilities are not present yet to facilitate
proximate access to the outside society for securing support from family and community
while serving sentence and secure acceptance from them upon release from
incarceration. Furthermore, this serves as a firm action and commitment to decongest
existing penal institution and accommodate the increasing number of inmates
committed to the agency. In addition to this, the following facilities or installations may
also be utilized for the purpose:

1. Military and police camps where inmates are authorized to serve time of their
sentence shall have an area declared as confinement camp supervised under
terms defined by BuCor in partnership with AFP and PNP as a decongestion
scheme and security related purpose. The said venture shall be duly covered by a
Memorandum of Agreement or Understanding (MOA/MOU).
 2. Uninhabited or remote lands, not declared as protected areas, may also be
proposed or subjected as areas for proclamation as additional site for transfer of
prisoners as part of decongestion scheme and for purposes of awarding a defined
portion of said area for development as penal settlement.

d) Land Certification of Title. All BuCor lands shall have a Certificate of Title registered
under its name. This comprises lands in actual, physical and uninterrupted possession
and control of the Bureau.

1. All BuCor lands in its actual, physical and uninterrupted possession and control,
and BuCor lands already controlled by law, Presidential Proclamations or Decrees,
Executive Orders, Deed Of Transfer including those acquired by way of acquisitive
prescription, shall have a Certificate of Title registered under its name.

e) Land Security and Control. The BuCor shall provide total security and control over its
lands through its Reservation Security-Safety-and-Cleanliness Service (RSSCS)
functioning like a Base Police Unit organized into companies and battalions headed by a
reservation area commander, which is equivalent to a camp commander in a military
reservation area. The personnel strength of RSSCS shall be proportionate with the total
land area and the population of the reservation in every prison and penal farm.

RULE VII – FACILITIES OF THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS

Section 7. Facilities of the Bureau of Corrections. The BuCor shall operate with the
standard and uniform design of prison facilities, reformation facilities, and administrative
facilities, through all the operating prison and penal farms.

Facilities with adequate equipment are major components of prison security that
complement with custodial strength. The Directorate for Engineering Service shall be
responsible in ensuring continuous operation and maintenance of all facilities and
equipment to provide reliable and competent security support capability. They shall have
three-shift tour of duty in the performance of their respective tasks, among others,
inspection, repair, evaluation and recommendation on engineering service matters.

All facilities shall be in conformity with Philippine building, architectural, structural,

electrical, plumbing, fire safety, flood code/standard and must be accessible to Persons
With Disability (PWD) pursuant to Batas Pambansa Blg. 344 or Accessibility Law. Initially,
the following specifications are in conformity with the BJMP Manual on Habitat, Water,
Sanitation and Kitchen in Jails (revised edition 2012). However, after five (5) years upon
the publication of BuCor Manual on Habitat, Water, Sanitation and Kitchen in Corrections,
such specifications shall be revised accordingly.

a) Dormitory – refers to the facility exclusively used as confinement area of all inmates
within the prison camp with specific consideration on spatial designation.
 1. Classification of Dormitory

Type A Dormitory – above 500 inmate capacity and lot area of more than 1.5 hectares

Type B Dormitory – 101 to 500 inmate capacity and lot area of 1.5 hectares

Type C Dormitory – 1 to 100 inmate capacity and lot area of 3,000 sq. m.

The recommended lot area per inmate is 30 sq. m.

For a standard lay-out of a cell, the Architect or Engineer should have an overall idea of
an ideal cell capacity so that he can design a dormitory building using the different
classification of dormitory. The architect/engineer should use the following
parameters/building specifications:

• Cell Capacity

Ideal habitable floor area per inmate = 4.7 square meters

Maximum number of inmates per cell = 10

Maximum number of bunks beds = 5 units two level

Wash area (for utensils, hand washing) = 1 unit

Water closet (toilet bowl) = 1 unit

Bath area = 1 unit

• Floor Area to ceiling height

Ground Floor = 3.0m (minimum)

Succeeding Floors = 2.70m (minimum)

Main Cell Door = 1.0m x 2.10m (Sliding Type)

Ideal cell area = 6.0m x 8.0m = 48 sq. m

• Cell Grill and Window Grills

Materials:

Vertical Grills = 25 mm Dia. Plain bars @ 0.10m (4”) on centers

Frame = 2” x ¼” Thick Flat bar

Horizontal Support = 2” x ¼” Thick Flat bar at 0.60m on centers, maximum spacing

• Wall = 6” Thick CHB with Plaster Finish at both sides

Firewall (limited lot area) = 6” thick reinforced

• Toilet

Partition:

Height = 1.20m for male

=1.60m for female

Materials = 4 inches thick with tile finish at inner sides

• Doors

Width = 0.60m

Height = 2.10m

Materials = any durable materials

• Ventilation and Lighting

The Architect/Engineer shall also consider that the windows are large enough to enable
the inmates to read or work by natural light. It shall be constructed to allow the entrance
of fresh air whether or not there is artificial ventilation. Artificial light shall be sufficient
for the detainees to read or work without injury to eye sight. The requirement for
ventilation must be fulfilled and he can use the following parameters.

• Ventilation standard

Minimum air space per person = 14.00m3

Size of opening (minimum) = 10% of total floor area (TFA)

• Lighting

Enclosed cells or spaces shall be provided with natural light by means of exterior
openings with an area equal to one tenth (1/10) of total floor area (TFA) of cell or spaces.
Minimum artificial lighting per inmate is five watts (5W) CFL/LED.
For two (2) storey up to four (4) storey dormitory building, there is a risk for inmate
accidents as the building is elevated. The corridor must be enclosed with a 4” x 4” steel
matting framed by ¼” x 1” x 1” angle bars. If the building is very long, there must be a
stairwell 20m apart and the end stairs should lead to the roof. These stairs should be
provided with caged steel ladders in case of emergency (fire, earthquake etc.).

b) Administrative Building – an edifice where management of institutional support and

resources are administered including all records and documents servicing.

The building may be constructed according to the desired capacity to house the following
groups such as command group, directorates, support service and operating units.
Knowing the number of personnel, the designer can plan a two (2) storey up to four (4)
storey building.

c) Perimeter/Security Fence – refers to physical indicators of boundary lines and barriers

delineating the prison camp, its security divisions and perimeter markings on the prison
reservation as a whole.

• Main Perimeter fence is 6” CHB, minimum height from the finish grade line to the
top shall not be less than 4.00 meters and 1.00 meter shall be added for barbed /
concertina wire provision. Provide 1.00 meter barbed / concertina wire provision
at 0.10 meter horizontal spacing on top.
• Secondary fence is welded wire / steel matting, minimum height from the finish
grade line to the top is 2.50 meter and 0.60 meter shall be added for barbed /
concertina wire provision. Provide 0.60 meter barbed/concertina at 0.10 meter
horizontal spacing on top.
• Minimum distance of the nearest inmate dormitory or building wall to the
secondary perimeter fence is 10 meters. The minimum distance from secondary
to main perimeter fence is 4 meters.
• An electronic device, e. g. motion sensor, alarm, surveillance camera and cell
phone jammers must be installed at the perimeter fence to alert all guards at post
towers to thwart escape attempt.

d) Hospital/Infirmary – refers to a medical facility established inside the prison

compound for treatment of sick or injured inmates. This will also serve as a place of
confinement for inmates with contagious disease. Sick inmates requiring advance
medical treatment shall be brought to the nearest hospital if the prison hospital does not
have the necessary medical equipment and expertise to treat such malady.

• Hospital/Infirmary for Types A and B shall contain, at least, basic facilities such as
isolation room, emergency room, operating room, recovery room, dental,
laboratory, X-ray room, comfort rooms, beddings, pharmacy and other standard
facilities for Hospitals/Infirmaries. This shall be in accordance with the
Administrative Order No. 147-s-2004 issued by the Department of Health.
It shall also be equipped with a stand-by ambulance and emergency electric generator in
case of power failure.

e) Recreation/Multipurpose Hall – a combined facility where cultural and sports

activities are conducted on a regular basis.

The facility shall be equipped with an Audio Visual Room (AVR), CCTV cameras and other
necessary electronic devices that will make the facility functional.

For a basketball court it needs an area of 16m x 30m and this area can be converted to a
volleyball or tennis court.

It can also be used as a sunning area. The facility must also be equipped with a steady
sound system which can be used during ceremonies and other activities to be conducted
by the Bureau. It must have collapsible or permanent bleachers, public address system,
comfort rooms for both male and female and a dressing room for players/watchers.

f) Training/Lecture Center – a combined facility, which may be a one storey or two storey
building where a library, classrooms or an auditorium are constructed and a place where
safety and care is foremost in the course of its usage and vocation.

This facility which can accommodate 100 participants must be fully air-conditioned and
must have a separate comfort rooms for male and female participants including rest
rooms and mess hall. It is also constructed with audio visual room complete with
accessories such as photocopying machines, computers and other necessary equipment
for participants and trainers to use.

g) Workshop Facility – a facility where livelihood workshops are conducted. It must be

near the lecture center or within the building for easy access for the participants.
Participants of 50 – 100 must be considered in the design. The training/lecture center
must be well ventilated or fully air-conditioned on workshop rooms where there are no
welding and cutting activities done. Comfort rooms and mess hall shall also be included
in the area.

h) Kitchen and Mess Hall – refers to an important sector in the prison facility where food
preparation is conducted and an adjacent area where food is served.

Location:

The location of the kitchen should be near the premises where stocks of food and fuel
are kept so as to limit the work involved in handling supplies.

The area of the Kitchen must be designed as to the ideal capacity of inmate population
per camp. The figure of 0.1sq.m per inmate is used. That means an area of 50 sq. m per
500 inmates.
Kitchen Standards:

Standard Fuel for all Dormitory – LPG (fire safety compliant)

Materials – Reinforce concrete columns, CHB walls, concrete floor

Counter Finish – Glazed Tiles (wall and counter )

Window – Jalousie or Steel casement with Screen

Floor Finish – Unglazed Floor Tiles

Cleaning of Kitchens: everyday

Disinfection : once a week

Lighting – 3 watts/m²

• The kitchen must have a water-supply and storage system for cooking and
cleaning.
• It must have a place for the storage of food stuff. Food supplies must be kept in
a clean, dry and well ventilated place and have a cold storage room for perishable
food.
• It must also have a proper drainage and disposal of waste water.
• It must be well-lighted, ventilated and with smoke/fume extraction system.

i) Visiting Area – A facility where visitors of inmates are accommodated. The

architect/designer must take into consideration the maximum capacity of 500 persons
to accommodate the influx of visitors during seasonal events such as Christmas, New
Year, Valentine’s Day, and other special events in the Bureau. The visiting hall must have
two (2) gates at opposite sides, one (1) gate for the inmate with a call slip and one (1)
gate specifically for visitors. The hall shall be equipped with the following electronic
devices such as cameras, AVR, ceiling fans and lightings. It shall also have a separate
comfort rooms for male and female visitors with water closets, urinals, vanity mirrors and
lavatories. Adjacent or within the facility is an IPX Store where visitors/inmates can buy
anything for their needs. The building is one (1) storey enclosed by one (1) meter height
of CHB (4”) wall from finished floor line with concrete benches integrated and additional
plastic tables and chairs must be provided to complete the needs/capacity of the hall.
Additional steel matting, with 2” x 2” openings shall be provided to complete the total
enclosure of the facility.

j) Conjugal Rooms – A one (1) storey facility shall be constructed to accommodate an

inmate’s conjugal visits from his legal wife or common-law-wife (CLW). It shall
accommodate 20 couples, cubicle-type with an area of 2.5m x 3.50m each room. Each
room shall also be equipped with the following: Bed, ceiling fan and a comfort room.
k) Water Supply System – Water tanks and pumps shall be provided in the absence of
government/commercial water system to prevent interruption of supply in any place
where inmates are being held.

1. Standards for Water Supply in prisons camp are the following:

o ) Minimum amount of water – 95 liters/capita/day (to cover all needs)
o ) Minimum amount of water for drinking – 3 – 5 liters/inmate/day
2. Water design computation must include inmates, prison personnel and visitors. It
must be sufficient to meet the following:
o ) Drinking water
o ) Preparation of meals
o ) Maintenance of personal hygiene
o ) Operation of the sewage and waste-disposal system
o ) Cleaning of premises
o ) Livelihood, garden irrigation, etc.
3. Either submersible pumps or local water supplies as the source of water,
disinfection of water system must be done regularly to prevent sickness of
inmates which may be attributed to a water-borne organism and others. Standard
disinfection procedures must be strictly followed.
4. When using submersible pump, emergency generator set must be installed in case
of regular electric power failure to ensure continuous supply of water to the prison
camp.

l) Reception and Diagnostic Center – The camp for Directorate for Reception and
Diagnostics shall be a specific secured office within every prison and penal farms where
newly admitted inmates are quarantined and subjected to a battery of test (physical,
psychological and medical) for a defined period (approximately 60 days) before
classification is conducted.

1. The sequence for admitting inmates must be considered by the Architect/Engineer

in designing the facilities of the RDC. The following facilities/amenities are
needed:
• Dormitories for inmates – For Type A, it shall be a two (2) storey up to four (4)
storey building to accommodate 501 to 1000 inmates and for Type B, a two (2)
storey building to accommodate 100 up to 500 inmates;
• An administrative building shall be constructed separately within the camp for
BuCor personnel;
• Perimeter Fence;
• Mess Hall / Kitchen;
• Visitors Hall with IPX Store;
• Sports and Recreation Hall;
• Infirmary Building;
• Water Tank (20,000- gallon capacity with stand-by generator set);
• Building for Security Officers and armory;
• Overseer’s Office and Receiving Room;
 • Supply Office;
• Building for Psychology, Sociology, Case and Education Sections;
• Visitor’s Park; and
• Religious/Inter-Faith Building.

m) Service Personnel Facilities– refers to the quarters of Commissioned Officers (CO)

and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO) supported and maintained properly by the this
Bureau.

• CO Quarters – a single-detached housing unit with a minimum lot area of 8m x

12m including a carport.

1.1) Minimum floor area is 6m x 8m

1.2) Size of the main and back doors are 1.0m x 2.1m and 0.90 x 2.10m, respectively;

1.3) Each door has three (3) bedrooms; size of bedroom door is 0.80 x 2.10m, comfort
room is 0.60 x 2.10m.

1.4) The windows dimension is 1.60 x 2.10m and 0.30 x 0.30m awning.

2. NCO Quarters – a two (2) storey building with the following dimensions:

2.1) Floor area is 8m x 30m per storey;

2.2) Five (5) doors per storey of 6m x 8m dimension each with toilet and bath, living and
dining room;

2.3) Size of the main and back doors are 1.0m x 2.1m and 0.90 x 2.10m, respectively;

2.4) Each door has three (3) bedrooms; size of bedroom door is 0.80 x 2.10m, comfort
room is 0.60 x 2.10m.

2.5) The windows dimension is 1.60 x 2.10m and 0.30 x 0.30m awning.

2.6) The stairs leading to second floor shall be installed at the center of the building with
a 2m-wide corridor.

n) External Relations Center – The Camp of Directorate for External Relations shall be a
specific secured office within every prison and penal farms, where inmates awaiting
release are confined and subjected to a battery of tests (physical, psychological, medical,
skills, talents, interests, and socio-demographic traits) for a defined period before
classification for pre-release and post-release programs.
 1. The sequence for releasing inmates must be considered by the Architect/Engineer
in designing the facilities of the ERD. The following facilities/amenities are needed:
• Dormitories for inmates – For Type A, it shall be a two (2) storey up to four (4)
storey building to accommodate 501 to 1000 inmates and for Type B, a two (2)
storey building to accommodate 100 up to 500 inmates;
• An administrative building shall be constructed separately within the camp for
BuCor personnel;
• Perimeter fence;
• Mess Hall / Kitchen;
• Visitors Hall with IPX Store;
• Sports and Recreation Hall;
• Infirmary Building;
• Water Tank (20,000- gallon capacity with stand-by generator set);
• Building for Security Officers and armory;
• Building for External Relation Offices;
• Overseer’s Office and Receiving Room;
• Supply Office;
• Building for Psychology, Sociology, Case and Education Sections;
• Building for Training/Lecture & Workshop Facility;
• Visitor’s Park; and
• Religious/Inter-Faith Building.

o) Court Room – a facility within the prison reservation where court hearings are held to
minimize risk and untoward incidents to happen on a high profile inmate and other
security factors involved. It is in consonance with the Supreme Court Administrative
Circular No. 2 dated December 2, 1976, which mandates that “no prisoner sentenced to
death or life imprisonment or detained upon legal process for the commission of any
offense punishable by death or life imprisonment confined in the New Bilibid Prisons is
allowed to be brought outside the said penal institution for appearance or attendance in any
court except when the Supreme Court authorizes the Judge, upon proper application, to
effect the transfer of the said prisoner. In addition, the said Circular directs every Judge in
Metro Manila and the Provinces of Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna who requires the
appearance or attendance of any of the afore-stated prisoners confined in the New Bilibid
Prisons in any judicial proceeding to conduct such proceeding within the premises of the
said penal institution.”

1. Court Room specifications:

1.1) Main Court Room – 5m X 6m

1.2) Clerk of Court Office and Filing Room – 3m X 3m

1.3) Judge’s Chamber with T & B – 3m X 3m

1.4) Main Door – 1.0m x 2.1m panel type

1.5) Service Door to Judge Chamber – 0.80m x 2.10m flush type

1.6) All windows (standard with jalousies and grills) – 1.20m x 1.20m

2. Fixtures:

2.1) Judge’s high table and chair mounted on an elevation surrounded by protected
wooden flanks 2” thick;

2.2) Stenographer’s table and chair;

2.3) Witness’ stand/podium;

2.4) Counsels’ table and chairs;

2.5) Inmate/Accused bench/holding space; and

2.6) Benches for audience and witnesses.

3. Equipment:

3.1) Air-conditioning unit;

3.2) Electric fans (stand-by);

3.3) Computer set with printer; and

3.4) Steel filing cabinet.

p) Transient Quarters – refers to a place where employees and their visitors on official
business from different colonies can stay temporarily for a specified period of time. A
duplex-type structure with an area of forty-five (45) square meters shall be constructed
with the following specifications:

1. Partition area/dimension of 4.5m x 5.0m;

2. With two (2) chairs, one (1) table and two (2) double beds, with extra folding bed;
3. With toilet and bath room and walk-in closet;
4. An air-conditioning unit;
5. Panel-type door of 1.0m x 2.10m dimension;
6. Window of 1.20m x 1.20m with jalousies and screen;

One partition of the duplex can accommodate five (5) persons. A ten (10) unit duplex
shall be constructed and maintained to accommodate 100 transient visitors.

RULE VIII – SUPERVISION OF THE BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS

Section 8. Supervision of the Bureau of Corrections. The Department of Justice (DOJ),
having the BuCor as a line bureau and a constituent unit, shall maintain a relationship of
administrative supervision with the latter as defined under Section 38(2), Chapter 7, Book
IV of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987), except that the DOJ shall
retain authority over the power to review, reverse, revise or modify the decisions of the
BuCor in the exercise of its regulatory or quasi-judicial functions.

a) Administrative supervision of the DOJ over BuCor shall entail the following:

1. Limited to the authority of the DOJ to generally oversee and to insure that of
BuCor’s administrative requirements are managed effectively, efficiently and
economically, without interference with day-to-day activities;
2. Review and pass upon budget proposals of BuCor but may not decrease or add to
them;

b) Such authority shall not, however, extend to:

1. Appointments and other personnel actions in accordance with the

decentralization of personnel functions under the Revised Administrative Code of
1987, except appeal is made from an action of the appointing authority, in which
case the appeal shall be initially sent to the department or its equivalent, subject
to appeal in accordance with law; and
2. Contracts entered into by BuCor in the pursuit of its objectives, the review of which
and other procedures related thereto shall be governed by appropriate laws, rules
and regulations.

RULE IX – ORGANIZATION AND KEY POSITIONS OF BUCOR

Section 9. Organization and Key Positions of the Bureau of Corrections.

a. Key Positions. The BuCor shall be headed by a Director who shall be assisted by
three (3) Deputy Directors: one (1) for administration, one (1) for security and
operations and one (1) for reformation, all of whom shall be appointed by the
President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the DOJ: Provided, That
the Director and the Deputy Directors of the BuCor shall serve a tour of duty not to
exceed six (6) years from the date of appointment: Provided, further, That in times
of war or other national emergency declared by Congress, the President may
extend such tour of duty. Upon the implementation of this Act, the incumbent
Director and Deputy/Assistant Directors of BuCor shall continue their tour of duty
as Director General and Deputy Director Generals of Corrections. However, in no
instance shall any Director of Corrections or his Deputy Director Generals be
permitted to serve more than one (1) tour of duty in the prison service.
b. Officers in Command. The Head of the BuCor, with the rank of Undersecretary,
shall have the position and title of Director General of Corrections and shall bear
the 3 star rank insignia for the present personnel strength of the agency. The
 second officers in command of the BuCor, with the rank of Assistant Secretary,
shall have the position and title of Deputy Director Generals of Corrections, and
shall bear the 2 star rank insignia. The third officer in command of the BuCor, with
the rank of Chief Superintendent, shall have the position and title of Corrections
Chief Superintendent. The fourth officer in command of the BuCor, with the rank
of Senior Superintendent, shall have the position and title of Corrections Senior
Superintendent. The fifth officer in command of the BuCor, with the rank of
Superintendent, shall have the position and title of Corrections Superintendent.
However, when the organization expands to the size comparable to several
infantry divisions (or several regional commands), the area commander in a
cluster of a division shall have the rank of Deputy Director, bearing the 2 star rank
with a salary grade of 28 in the uniformed pay scale, as third officer in command,
while the Deputy Director General of Corrections (as Assistant Secretary) shall be
the second in Command which shall bear the 3 star rank insignia, while the Director
General of Corrections (as Undersecretary) shall bear the 4 star rank insignia being
the first officer in command. The Chief Superintendent shall then be the fourth
officer in command, while the Senior Superintendent shall be the fifth officer in
command. Consequently, a regional technical officer shall have the rank of
Corrections Technical Chief Superintendent with a salary grade of 27 in the
uniformed pay scale, who shall also be considered fourth officer in command.
During such time, the candidates for Director General of Corrections and Deputy
General of Corrections for the appointment of the President shall be the retired
Deputy Directors and Chief Superintendents from the ranks of BuCor’s uniformed
personnel.
c. Organization and Staffing. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM)
shall rationalize the existing organizational structure and staffing pattern of the
BuCor in accordance with the provisions of this Act (not according to EO 366) and
relevant compensation and position classification laws, rules and regulations.

1) Organizational Key Features. The organizational structure shall uphold the key
features of a sound and functional organization befitting a uniformed service namely:
chain of command, specialization, centralization, formalization, departmentalization,
span of control, and decentralization.

2) Structural Levels. The structural levels in the organization shall be in the following
order: command group, directorates, support service, and the operating units. The
Director General shall be assisted by the Head Executive Assistant, the Program
Management Office, the Internal Affairs Service and the Internal Audit Unit.

3) Staffing Design. The organizational structure shall have a dynamic staffing design
where personnel strength proportionately increases or decreases as inmate population
rises or falls accordingly. Hence, the organization shall be distinguished as a “Dynamic
Organization” apart from the common “Static Organizations.”
4) Core Functions and Success Indicators. All units in BuCor organization shall have a
prescribed core functions and success indicators.

5) Internal Affairs. The Internal Affairs Service shall be patterned, as far as applicable,
after Title V of RA 8551, Sections 39 to 51.

d) Uniforms and Rank Insignias. BuCor personnel shall wear a complete set of uniforms
similar with its counterpart in other uniformed service with a distinctive design indicative
of the Corrections Service and a unique set of rank insignia which is different from rank
insignias of other uniformed service.

RULE X – PERSONNEL BUILD-UP OF BUCOR

Section 10. Increase of Personnel. The BuCor shall maintain the custodial personnel-to-
inmate ratio of 1:7 for three (3) shifts and reformation personnel-to-inmate ratio of 1:24
for one (1) shift. The reformation ratio is broken down into the following:

a) Moral and Spiritual personnel-to-inmate ratio is 1:240;

b) Education and Training personnel-to-inmate ratio is 1:120;
c) Work and Livelihood personnel-to-inmate ratio is 1:180;
d) Sports and Recreation personnel-to-inmate ratio is 1:225;
e) Health and Welfare personnel-to-inmate ratio is 1:80; and
f) Behavior Modification personnel-to-inmate ratio is 1:150.

Hence, it is authorized to increase its manpower to meet such ratio and may continue to
increase personnel per percentage rate increase of committed inmates annually or as the
need arises particularly in the Administrative personnel requirements which shall have a
ratio of 1:14.58, Engineering personnel ratio of 1:58.33, Directorate for Reception and
Diagnostics and Directorate for External Relations combined personnel ratio of 1:120 (at
50% share each), and Directorate for Inmate Documents and Records personnel ratio of
1:116.7. Such increase of personnel shall be governed by a pyramidal rank structure, not
by organizational structure, to prevent distortion in the chain of command.

RULE XI – PROFESSIONALIZATION, QUALIFICATIONS UPGRADING, AND TRAINING OF

UNIFORMED PERSONNEL IN BUCOR

Section 11. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the

Appointment of the BuCor Personnel. In order to effect the smooth transition of BuCor
into the Uniformed Service, the following guidelines for the professionalization and
upgrading of qualification standards are hereby enumerated:

a. Minimum Qualifications. No person shall be appointed as personnel of the BuCor

unless one possesses the following minimum qualifications:
1. A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;
2. A person of good moral character;
 3. Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical test for the
purpose of determining his/her physical and mental health;
4. Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a recognized learning institution;
5. Must possess the appropriate civil service eligibility;
6. Must not have been dishonorably discharged or dismissed for cause from
previous employment;
7. Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime
involving moral turpitude; and
8. Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62) m. in height for
male, and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57) m. for
female: Provided, That a waiver for height and age requirement/s may be
granted to applicants belonging to the cultural communities: Provided,
further, That a new applicant must not be less than twenty-one (21) or not
more than forty (40) years of age. Except for this particular provision, the
above-enumerated qualifications shall be continuing in character and an
absence of anyone of them at any given time shall be ground for separation or
retirement from the service: Provided, furthermore, That those who are
already in the service upon the effectivity of this Act shall be given five (5)
years from the date of such effectivity to obtain the minimum educational
qualification and eligibility with subsidiary assistance as provided for in this
Act.

8.1) Subsidiary Educational Assistance. The BuCor shall establish and provide a
subsidiary educational assistance to its personnel who lacks the necessary
baccalaureate educational requirement in order to fully qualify for the position he/she
was absorbed into by reason of the implementation of this Act. The following guidelines
shall be observed:

8.1.1 An Off-Campus educational program in coordination with a State University or

College and with other similar educational institutions shall be established in every Prison
and Penal Farm;

8.1.2 The BuCor shall allocate the necessary budget to fund the educational subsidy to
cover the total fees payable to the institution (tuition and miscellaneous fees);

8.1.3 An Accreditation fee shall also be provided by BuCor to cover exemptions on

applicable educational units based on the years of prison service rendered by the grantee.

8.1.4 The grantee shall be entitled to a daily allowance to cover his/her other school
expenses.

8.2) Subsidiary Assistance for Eligibility Requirement. The BuCor shall shoulder the
expenses for the conduct of review for Government Licensure Examinations, Board
Examinations, BAR, and Career Service Eligibilities (CSEE, CESO, CSP or its equivalent),
of the incumbent BuCor officials and personnel who shall avail of the same as required
for under the provisions of this IRR. The amount to be shouldered by the Bureau, covers
the payment of applicable examination fee, transportation allowance, review, and daily
allowances.

8.3) Waivers. Waivers for initial Appointment to the Bureau of Corrections as discussed
in the preceding paragraph shall be allowed subject to the following general guidelines to
govern the granting of the same:

The height requirements for the initial appointment to BuCor maybe waived only when
the number of qualified applicants falls below the minimum quota subject to the provision
of Rule 11 of this IRR. Provided, that applicants who belong to cultural communities must
submit proofs of their membership in a particular cultural minority as certified by the
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) or the National Commission on
Muslim Filipinos (NCMF);

Upon recommendation of BuCor Recruitment Unit, waiver of height requirement may be

granted by the Director General, BuCor;

Waiver of the height requirement may be granted to a male applicant who is at least 1
meter and 57 cm (1.57 m) and to a female applicant who is at least 1 meter and 52 cm
(1.52 m); and

The height requirement shall only be waived subject to the condition that the applicant
meets and possesses all other required qualifications.

b) Lapse of Period to Meet Specific Requirements. After the lapse of the period for the
satisfaction of a specific requirement, incumbent personnel of the BuCor who fail to
satisfy any of the requirements enumerated under this section shall be separated from
the service if they are below fifty (50) years of age and have served in the government for
less than twenty (20) years, or retired if they are fifty (50) years and above and have
served in the government for at least twenty (20) years without prejudice in either case
to the payment of benefits they may be entitled to under existing laws.

c) Corrections Academe. For sustained professionalism in the service, the BuCor is

directed to conduct study for the feasible establishment of the Philippine Corrections
Academy, patterned after the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) of the
Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) of the Armed
Forces of Philippines (AFP) for its commissioned officers. The feasibility study shall
extend to conduct research on the establishment of Corrections Officers Candidate
School patterned after its counterpart in the AFP as the school for non-commissioned
officers who desire to become commissioned officers; the establishment of Philippine
Corrections Institute which will offer Bachelor’s Degree on Corrections Service; the
establishment of the National Corrections College of the Philippines (NCCP), patterned
after the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP); and the establishment of
the Corrections General Staff College, also patterned after its counterpart in the AFP the
General Staff College (GSC). All these schools and colleges shall be housed within the
land area of the Corrections National Head Quarters (CNHQ). A practitioner research
shall also be undertaken to secure an accreditation from the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) by a CHED Memorandum Order (CMO), on the proposal to create a
baccalaureate degree in Corrections Service (for Corrections Custodial Officers),
baccalaureate degree in Corrections Management (for Corrections Technical Officers).
Furthermore, the research shall also explore the process of acquiring a Corrections
Officer Board Examination (for custodial) and Corrections Management Board
Examination (for technical officers) from the Professional Regulation Commission
(PRC). These shall serve as the basic requirements for taking up Master’s and Doctorate
Degree in Corrections Service and Corrections Management course.

d) Corrections National Training Institute (CNTI). The BuCor shall continue training its
personnel through its Personnel Training School, which shall be renamed as Corrections
National Training Institute (CNTI) patterned after the BJMP’s Jail National Training
Institute (JNTI), the Bureau of Fire’s Fire National Training Institute (FNTI) and the PNP’s
National Training Institute (PNTI). The BuCor shall create and designate an Ad Hoc
Committee purposely to conceptualize or formulate the necessary requirements for the
institution of the Corrections Training Institute and submit a report with recommendation
within one (1) year from the ratification of this IRR.

e) Training Courses. The following are the distinct basic courses of uniformed personnel
for each professional line of expertise to be undertaken by CNTI:

1. Corrections Officer Custodial Basic Course (COCBC)

2. Corrections Officer Reformation Basic Course (CORBC)
3. Corrections Officer Engineering Basic Course (COEBC)
4. Corrections Officer Admin Basic Course (COABC)
5. Corrections Officer Junior Custodial Supervisory Course (JCSC)
6. Corrections Officer Junior Reformation Supervisory Course (JRSC)
7. Corrections Officer Junior Engineering Supervisory Course (JESC)
8. Corrections Officer Junior Admin Supervisory Course (JASC)
9. Corrections Officer Senior Custodial Supervisory Course (SCSC)
10. Corrections Officer Senior Reformation Supervisory Course (SRSC)
11. Corrections Officer Senior Engineering Supervisory Course (SESC)
12. Corrections Officer Senior Admin Supervisory Course (SASC)
13. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Candidate Course for Custodial (OCC-C)
14. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Candidate Course for Reformation (OCC-R)
15. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Candidate Course for Engineering (OCC-E)
16. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Candidate Course for Admin (OCC-A)
17. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Basic Course for Custodial (OBC-C)
18. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Basic Course for Reformation (OBC-R)
19. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Basic Course for Engineering (OBC-E)
20. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Basic Course for Admin (OBC-A)
21. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Advance Course for Custodial (OAC-C)
 22. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Advance Course for Reformation (OAC-R)
23. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Advance Course for Engineering (OAC-E)
24. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Advance Course for Admin (OAC-A)
25. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Senior Executive Course for Custodial (OSEC-
C)
26. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Senior Executive Course for Reformation
(OSEC-R)
27. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Senior Executive Course for Engineering
(OSEC-E)
28. Corrections Commissioned Officer’s Senior Executive Course Course for Admin
(OSEC-A)
29. Custodial Specialized Training Courses (security and safekeeping)
30. Reformation Specialized Training Courses (moral & spiritual, education & training,
work & livelihood, sports & recreation, health & welfare, behavior modification,
diagnostics, and external relations)
31. Engineering Specialized Training Courses (civil works, electrical, mechanical,
transportation, and communications)
32. Admin Specialized Training Courses (personnel management, comptrollership,
finance, accounting, budget, logistics management, program management,
internal affairs, internal audit, doctrine development, and information technology)

RULE XII – APPOINTMENT OF UNIFORMED PERSONNEL TO BUCOR

Section 12. Appointment of Personnel to the BuCor. The appointment of the BuCor shall
be effected in the following manners:

1. a) Corrections Officer I to Corrections Chief Superintendent – Appointed by the

Director General of Corrections, and attested by the Civil Service Commission
(CSC).
2. b) Director General of Corrections and Deputy Director General of Corrections –
Appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of the DOJ,
with the proper endorsement by the Chairman of the CSC: Provided, That when the
organization has established itself as a fully professionalized agency preference
shall be for one who has rose from the ranks in the corrections service as similar
to the appointment of Chief in the AFP, PNP and BJMP.

Section 13. Lateral Entry of Officer into the BuCor. In general, all original appointments
of officers in the Bureau of Corrections shall commence with the rank of Corrections
Inspector and Corrections Technical Inspector wherein applicants for lateral entry into
the BuCor shall include all those with highly specialized and technical qualifications such
as, but not limited to, civil engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, chemical
engineers, chemist, architects, criminologists, certified public accountants, nurses,
physical therapists, dentists, social workers, psychologists, sociologists, guidance
counselors and teachers. Doctor of Medicine, members of the Philippine Bar and
chaplains shall be appointed to the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector and Corrections
Technical Senior Inspector in their particular technical service.

a) Technical to Custodial Transfer. A Corrections Technical Officer (CTO) shall be

allowed to transfer to Corrections Officer (CO) position provided he or she is not more
than thirty (30) years and meets the minimum qualification standards for Corrections
Officer Recruit. Said transfer will mean that he or she will undergo the necessary training
for all Corrections Officer and will be given the initial rank of Corrections Officer
equivalent to the Technical Officer rank, with the serial number next to that of the last
Corrections Officer.

Provided, the applicants for lateral entry who are not from BuCor must not be more than
thirty (30) years old and with at least three (3) years’ work experience in their fields of
specialization, except for the members of the bar, doctor of medicine, and chaplain.
Applicants under the waiver program, however, must not be more than thirty-five (35)
years old. Applicants who are in the active service shall be considered for appointment
through lateral entry provided that they possess highly specialized and technical
qualifications as provided herein. Provided, further, that all lateral entry applicants shall
meet the general qualifications for appointment in the uniformed service, and that there
are no organic personnel from BuCor who are qualified to fill-in the rank.

b) Modes of Lateral Entry. The two (2) modes of lateral Entry in the BuCor are as follows:

1. Lateral Entry from the Outside. Any qualified individual who possesses highly
specialized and technical qualifications needed by BuCor and who meets the
qualification standards for Lateral Entry may be appointed as Corrections
Inspector/Corrections Technical Inspector or Corrections Senior
Inspector/Corrections Technical Senior Inspector, as the case may be; and
2. Lateral Entry from Within:

2.1) Lateral Entry from Within for Custodial Officers. Any qualified Non-Commissioned
Officer (NCO) of BuCor who is a graduate of Corrections Officers Candidate School,
Bachelor of Science in Corrections Service, Criminology, and related professional
courses, needed by the institution for Lateral Entry may be appointed as Corrections
Inspector or Senior Inspector, as the case may be.

2.2) Lateral Entry from Within for Technical Officers. Any qualified non-commissioned
officer of BuCor who is a graduate of Corrections Technical Officers Candidate School,
or who possesses highly specialized and technical qualifications needed by the
institution for Lateral Entry may be appointed as Corrections Technical Inspector or
Corrections Technical Senior Inspector, as the case may be. Lateral Entry from within will
be prioritized over the Lateral entry from outside BuCor. Lateral entry from within shall be
strictly within the professional lines of expertise as in the following: Admin, Reformation,
and Engineering service.
2.3) Use of SLL for Promotion. BuCor shall formulate the Seniority Lineal List for each
professional line of expertise (Custodial, Reformation, Engineering, and Admin) according
to certain criteria, to be used during lateral entry. Diagnostics Personnel of DRD and ERD
shall fall within the Reformation SLL. Any organic personnel who aspire to avail of lateral
entry to a different professional line of expertise shall be assigned the lowest position in
the Seniority Lineal List.

RULE XIII – PROFESSIONALIZATION AND UPGRADING OF QUALIFICATION

STANDARDS IN THE APPPOINTMENT AND DESIGNATION OF UNIFORMED
PERSONNEL IN BUCOR

Section 14. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the

Designation of Personnel of the BuCor to Key Positions. The BuCor shall establish the
Qualification Standards subject to the approval of the Civil Service Commission for
purposes of appointment to ranks.

a. Key Positions. No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the
BuCor unless one has met the qualifications provided therein:

1) Sub-Colony Supervisor – Should have the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector (CSI),
who have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12)
units in a master’s degree program in management, public administration, public safety,
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or
other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may
be established by the BuCor;

2) Colony Assistant Superintendent – Should have the rank of Corrections Chief

Inspector (CCI), who must have finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned
at least twenty-four (24) units in a master’s degree program in management, public
administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security
administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution
of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses
for such position as may be established by the BuCor;

3) Colony Superintendent – Should have the rank of Corrections Superintendent

(CS), who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in
management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology,
national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a
recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary
training or career courses for such position as may be established by the BuCor: Provided,
That in prison and penal farms with an inmate population of two thousand (2,000) but
below three thousand (3,000), the Colony Superintendent shall have the rank and
qualification of a Colony Corrections Senior Superintendent (CSS); and
4) Regional Superintendent – Should have the rank of Corrections Senior Superintendent
(CSS) or Corrections Chief Superintendent (CCS), who must be a graduate of Bachelor
of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public
safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense
studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must
have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as
may be established by the BuCor: Provided, That in prison and penal farms with an inmate
population of three thousand (3,000) but below five thousand (5,000), the Regional
Superintendent shall have the rank and qualification of a Colony Corrections Senior
Superintendent (CSS). Provided, further, That in prison and penal farms with an inmate
population of over five thousand (5,000), the Regional Superintendent shall have the rank
and qualification of a Corrections Chief Superintendent (CCS).

Any personnel of the BuCor who is currently occupying such positions but lacks any of
the qualifications mentioned therein shall be given five (5) years to comply with the
requirements; otherwise, the personnel shall be relieved from the position.

b) Lower Key Positions. Likewise on organizational-wide lower key positions, no person

shall be designated unless one has met the qualifications provided therein:

b.1) Custodial Officers’ Qualifications. The following are the general minimum
Qualification Standards for the Corrections Officers of Custodial Force:

i. CORRECTIONS DEPUTY DIRECTOR – must have a Master’s Degree, undergone

Officers Senior Executive Course for Custodial (OSEC-C) or its equivalent and have
a Career Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES)
Eligibility.
ii. CORRECTIONS CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT – must have a Master’s Degree,
undergone Officers Senior Executive Course for Custodial (OSEC-C) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE)/Career Executive
Service (CES) Eligibility.
iii. CORRECTIONS SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT – must have a Master’s Degree,
undergone Officers Senior Executive Course for Custodial (OSEC-C) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service Executive Eligibility (CSEE)/Career Executive
Service (CES) Eligibility.
iv. CORRECTIONS SUPERINTENDENT – must have Master’s Degree, undergone
Officers Advance Course for Custodial (OAC-C) or its equivalent and have a Career
Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
v. CORRECTIONS CHIEF INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Officers Advance Course for Custodial (OAC-C) or its equivalent and have a Career
Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
vi. CORRECTIONS SENIOR INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Officers Basic Course for Custodial (OBC-C) or its Equivalent and have a Career
Service (Professional) /Second Level Eligibility.
vii. CORRECTIONS INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Officers
Candidate Course for Custodial (OCC-C) or its Equivalent and have a Career
Service (Professional) /Second Level Eligibility.
viii. CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER IV – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, Senior
Custodial Supervisory Course (SCSC) or its Equivalent, and have a Career Service
(Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
ix. CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER III – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Senior Custodial Supervisory Course (SCSC) or its Equivalent and have a Career
Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
x. CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER II – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Junior Custodial Supervisory Course (JCSC) or its Equivalent and have a Career
Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility
xi. CORRECTIONS SENIOR OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Junior Custodial Supervisory Course (JCSC) or its Equivalent and have a Career
Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
xii. CORRECTIONS OFFICER III – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Corrections Officer Custodial Basic Course (COCBC) or its equivalent, and have a
Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility
xiii. CORRECTIONS OFFICER II – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Corrections Officer Custodial Basic Course (COCBC) or its equivalent and have
Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility
xiv. CORRECTIONS OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s Degree, undergone
Corrections Officer Custodial Basic Course (COCBC) or its equivalent and have a
Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.

b.2) Reformation Officers’ Qualifications. The following are the general minimum
Qualification Standards for the Technical Officers for Reformation:

i. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT – must have a

Master’s Degree, undergone Officers Senior Executive Course for Reformation
(OSEC-R) or its equivalent and have a Career Service Executive Eligibility
(CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
ii. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT– must have a
Master’s Degree, undergone Officers Senior Executive Course for Reformation
(OSEC-R) or its equivalent and have a Career Service Executive Eligibility
(CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
iii. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SUPERINTENDENT – must have a Master’s
Degree, undergone Officers Advance Course for Reformation (OAC-R) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
iv. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL CHIEF INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Officers Advance Course for Reformation (OAC-R) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
v. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR INSPECTOR – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Officers Basic Course for Reformation (OBC-R) or
its Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
 vi. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Officers Candidate Course for Reformation (OCC-R) or its
Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
vii. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER IV – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Senior Reformation Supervisory Course (SRSC) or
its Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
viii. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER III – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Senior Reformation Supervisory Course (SRSC) or
its Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
ix. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER II– must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Junior Reformation Supervisory Course (JRSC) or its
Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
x. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER I– must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Junior Reformation Supervisory Course (JRSC) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
xi. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER III – must have a Bachelor’s Degree,
undergone Corrections Officer Reformation Basic Course (CORBC) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
xii. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER II – must have a Bachelor’s Degree,
undergone Corrections Officer Reformation Basic Course (CORBC) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
xiii. (Refm.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s Degree,
undergone Corrections Officer Reformation/ Basic Course (CORBC) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.

b.3) Engineering Officers’ Qualifications. The following are the general minimum
Qualification Standards for the Technical Officers for Engineering:

i. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT – must have a

Master’s Degree, undergone Officers Senior Executive Course for Engineering
(OSEC-E) or its equivalent and have a Career Service Executive Eligibility
(CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
ii. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT – must have a
Master’s Degree, undergone Officers Senior Executive Course for Engineering
(OSEC-E) or its equivalent and have a Career Service Executive Eligibility
(CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
iii. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SUPERINTENDENT – must have a Master’s
Degree, undergone Officers Advance Course for Engineering (OAC-E) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
iv. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL CHIEF INSPECTOR- must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Officers Advance Course for Engineering (OAC-E) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
v. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR INSPECTOR – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Officers Basic Course for Engineering (OBC-E) or its
Equivalent Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
 vi. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Officers Candidate Course for Engineering (OCC-E) or its
Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
vii. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER IV – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Senior Engineering Supervisory Course (SESC) or
its Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
viii. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER III – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Senior Engineering Supervisory Course (SESC) or
its Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
ix. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER II – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Junior Engineering Supervisory Course (JESC) or its Equivalent
and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
x. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Junior Engineering Supervisory Course (JESC) or its Equivalent
and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
xi. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER III – must have a Bachelor’s Degree,
undergone Corrections Officer Engineering Basic Course (COEBC) or its equivalent
and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
xii. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER II – must have a Bachelor’s Degree,
undergone Corrections Officer Engineering Basic Course (COEBC) or its equivalent
and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
xiii. (Eng’g.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s Degree,
undergone Corrections Officer Engineering Basic Course (COEBC) or its equivalent
and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.

b.4) Administrative Officers’ Qualifications. The following are the general minimum
Qualification Standards for the Technical Officers for Administration:

i. (Admn.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL CHIEF SUPERINTENDENT – must have a

Master’s Degree, undergone Officers Senior Executive Course for Administration
(OSEC-A) or its equivalent and have a Career Service Executive Eligibility
(CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
ii. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT – must have a
Master’s Degree, undergone Officers Senior Executive Course for Administration
(OSEC-A) or its equivalent, and have Career Service Executive Eligibility
(CSEE)/Career Executive Service (CES) Eligibility.
iii. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SUPERINTENDENT – must have a Master’s
Degree, undergone Officers Advance Course for Admin (OAC-A) or its equivalent
and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
iv. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL CHIEF INSPECTOR – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree Officers Advance Course for Admin (OAC-A) or its equivalent
and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
v. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR INSPECTOR – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Officers Basic Course for Admin (OBC-A) or its
Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
 vi. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL INSPECTOR – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Officers Candidate Course for Admin (OCC-A) or its Equivalent
and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
vii. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER IV – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Senior Admin Supervisory Course (SASC) or its
Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility
viii. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER III – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Senior Admin Supervisory Course (SASC) or its
Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/ Second Level Eligibility.
ix. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER II – must have a
Bachelor’s Degree, undergone Junior Admin Supervisory Course (JASC) or its
Equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional) /Second Level Eligibility.
x. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL SENIOR OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Junior Admin Supervisory Course (JASC) or its Equivalent and
have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
xi. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER III – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Corrections Officer Admin. Basic Course (COABC) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility.
xii. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER II – must have a Bachelor’s
Degree, undergone Corrections Officer Admin. Basic Course (COABC) or its
equivalent and have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility
xiii. (Admin.) CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER I – must have a Bachelor’s Degree,
undergone Corrections Officer Admin. Basic Course (COABC) or its equivalent and
have a Career Service (Professional)/Second Level Eligibility

b.5) CSC Resolution for QS. The complete Qualification Standards (QS) which include
the years of experience and the required advanced courses for every grade shall be
promulgated by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) through a CSC resolution.

c) Designation to lower key positions. The Custodial Corrections Officers, Reformation

Technical Officers, Engineering Technical Officers, and Admin Technical Officers shall
have the following personnel deployment scheme:

c.1) Custodial Officers’ Deployment. The following are the designations or work
assignments for the Custodial Officers with inmate population below two thousand
(2,000) in a security camp:

1. Administrative Officer of the COG should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer IV.
2. Administrative Officer of the Assistant Penal Superintendent should have the
rank of Corrections Inspector.
3. Advertising and Placement Officer I should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
4. Advertising and Placement Officer II should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
II.
5. Advertising and Placement Officer III should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer III.
6. Advertising and Placement Officer IV should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer IV.
7. Assistant Chief Advertising and Placement Division should have the rank
of Corrections Inspector.
8. Assistant Chief CCTV should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
9. Assistant Chief Clean and Green & Beautification (CGB) Unit should have the rank
of Corrections senior Officer IV.
10. Assistant Chief Colony Monitoring should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
11. Assistant Chief Director of Intel and Investigation should have the rank
of Corrections Chief Inspector.
12. Assistant Chief Diversified should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
13. Assistant Chief DTRC should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
14. Assistant Chief Escort should have the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector and
the Corrections Inspector.
15. Assistant Chief Fire & Emergency Response Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
16. Assistant Chief Gate Reservation and Control (GC) Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
17. Assistant Chief GSCU should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
18. Assistant Chief Inmate Release and Subpoena (IRS) Division should have the rank
of Corrections Inspector.
19. Assistant Chief Intel Division should have the rank of Corrections Inspector.
20. Assistant Chief Internal Affairs Service should have the rank of Corrections Chief
Inspector.
21. Assistant Chief Investigation Division should have the rank of Corrections
Inspector.
22. Assistant Chief Investigation Division should have the rank of Corrections
Inspector.
23. Assistant Chief Investigation Unit should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer IV.
24. Assistant Chief IPX should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer III and the
highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
25. Assistant Chief K-9 should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
26. Assistant Chief Mailing and Comm. Unit should have the rank of Corrections
Senior Officer IV.
27. Assistant Chief Monitoring and Anti-Squatting unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
28. Assistant Chief Monitoring and Supervising Division should have the rank
of Corrections Inspector.
29. Assistant Chief NBP Court Section should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Senior Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
30. Assistant Chief Operations Center should have the rank of Corrections Inspector.
31. Assistant Chief Overseer should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
32. Assistant Chief Patrol Unit should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
33. Assistant Chief Policies and Doctrines Division should have the rank
of Corrections Officer IV.
34. Assistant Chief Range Officer should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
IV.
35. Assistant Chief RCN should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
36. Assistant Chief Recovery Unit should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
IV.
37. Assistant Chief Research and Plans Development Division should have the rank
of Corrections Officer IV.
38. Assistant Chief Separation should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
39. Assistant Chief SRU/SPU should have the rank of Corrections Officer IV.
40. Assistant Chief SWAT should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
41. Assistant Chief Technical should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
42. Assistant Chief Traffic Unit should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV
43. Assistant Chief Training Officer should have the rank of Corrections Inspector.
44. Administrative Officer of the Assistant. Penal Superintendent should have a
minimum rank of Corrections Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections
Senior Officer IV.
45. Administrative Officer of the COG should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
46. COG should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
47. Escort Supervisor of the Escorting Division should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
II.
48. Assistant Listing Supervisor should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer II and maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
49. Assistant Logistics Officer should have a minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
50. Assistant Officer of the Day should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
51. Assistant Penal Superintendent should have the rank of Chief Correction
Inspector.
52. Assistant Reformation Officer should have a rank of Corrections Senior Officer
IV.
53. Assistant Searching Supervisor should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Senior Officer II and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
54. Audit Officer of the IPX should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
55. Band Leader should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
56. Band Members should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer I and the
maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
57. Bay Safety Personnel should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
58. Bomb Expert of SWAT should have the rank of Corrections Officer II
59. Camp Mailing and Communication Chief should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
60. Cashier/Collector should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
61. CCTV Operators should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
62. Censor Personnel of the Mailing and Comm. Unit should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Officer II.
63. CGB Officer I should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
64. CGB Officer II should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
65. CGB Officer III should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
66. CGB Officer IV should have a minimum rank of Corrections Senior Officer II and
the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
67. Chief Advertising and Placement Division should have the rank of Corrections
Senior Inspector.
68. Chief Base Police Support Service should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Senior Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Chief Inspector.
69. Chief Clean and Green & Beautification Unit should have the rank of Corrections
Inspector.
70. Chief Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Unit should have the rank of Correction
Senior Officer IV.
71. Chief Colony Monitoring should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
72. Chief Director of Intel and Investigation should have the rank of Corrections
Superintendent.
73. Chief Diversified and Maintenance Unit should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
74. Chief Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DTRC) Security Unit should have
the minimum rank of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections
Senior Inspector.
75. Chief Escorting Division should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
76. Chief Fire & Emergency Response (FER) Unit should have the rank of Corrections
Inspector.
77. Chief Gate Reservation and Control Unit should have the rank of Corrections
Inspector.
78. Chief Gate Security and Control Unit (GSCU) should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
79. Chief Honours and Recognition Unit should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Chief
Inspector.
80. Chief Inmate Post Exchange (IPX) should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections senior Inspector.
81. Chief Inmate Recovery Unit should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
82. Chief Inmate Release and Subpoena Division should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Chief
Inspector.
83. Chief Inmate Visitation and Services Unit (IVSU) must the minimum rank
of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
84. Chief Intelligence Division should have the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
85. Chief Internal Affairs Service should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Superintendent and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Superintendent.
86. Chief Investigation Division should have the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
87. Chief Investigation Division should have the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
88. Chief Investigation Unit should have the rank of Corrections Inspector.
89. Chief K-9 should have the minimum rank of Corrections Inspector and the highest
rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
90. Chief Monitoring and Anti-Squatting (MAS) Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Inspector.
91. Chief Monitoring and Supervising Division should have the rank of Corrections
Senior Inspector.
92. Chief NBP Court Section should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
93. Chief Operations Division should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Chief Inspector.
94. Chief Overseer should have the minimum rank of Corrections inspector and the
highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
95. Chief Policies and Doctrines Division should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Inspector and highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
96. Chief Radio Communications Network (RCN) Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer IV
97. Chief Range Officer should have the rank of Corrections Inspector.
98. Chief Records Officer (Entire Camp) should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer IV.
99. Chief Research & Plans Development Division should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Inspector and highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
100. Chief Reservation Patrol Unit should have the rank of Corrections
Inspector.
101. Chief Security Response/Patrol Unit (SRU/SPU) should have the minimum
rank of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections senior
Inspector.
102. Chief Separation Center should have the minimum rank of Chief
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
103. Chief SWAT Team should have the minimum rank of Correction
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
104. Chief Tactics should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
105. Chief Technical Unit should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
106. Chief Traffic Unit should have the rank of Chief Inspector.
107. Chief Training Officer should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Inspector and highest rank of Corrections Chief Inspector.
108. Chief, Camp Hospital or Infirmary Security Unit should have the minimum
rank of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior
Inspector.
109. Chief, Camp Kitchen Security Unit should have the Minimum rank of
Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
110. Coach should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
111. Colony Operators should have the rank of Corrections Officer II and the
maximum of Corrections Officer III.
112. Colours should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
113. Commander of the Guards (COG) should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
114. Court Security Personnel should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
115. Data encoder of IVSU should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Officer II.
116. Data Encoder of the Overseer should have the minimum rank of Correction
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Officer II.
117. Delivery/Mailing Personnel should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer I and the maximum of Corrections Officer II.
118. Demolition Team should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
119. Deputy Assistant. Penal Superintendent should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Inspector.
120. Deputy Chief of the Hospital/Infirmary Security Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
121. Deputy Chief, Camp Kitchen Security Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
122. Deputy Director for Plans and Programs should have Corrections Chief
Inspector.
123. Desk Officer of the GSCU should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Senior Officer I and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
124. Directorate for Plans and Programs should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Superintendent and highest rank of Corrections Senior
Superintendent.
125. Dorm Keeper 1 of the DTRC should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I.
126. Dorm Keeper 2 of the DTRC should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Senior Officer II and highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
127. Drill Master should have the minimum rank of Correction Officer II and the
highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
128. Encoder/recorder of the Assistant. Penal Superintendent should have the
rank of Corrections Officer I.
129. Encoder/Recorder of the Reformation Officer should have the minimum
rank of Corrections Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
130. Escort Guards of the Diversified should have the rank of Corrections
Officer I.
131. Escort In-Charge of the escorting Division should have the rank
of Corrections Officer II.
132. Escort Supervisor of the Escorting Division must the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
133. Evidence Custodian should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
134. Evidence Custodian of the Intel Division should have the rank
of Corrections Officer II
135. Executive Officer of the HRU should have the rank of Corrections
Inspector.
136. FER Officer I should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
137. FER Officer II should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
138. FER Officer III should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
139. FER Officer IV should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior Officer
II and highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
140. File Custodian should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
141. Filing Staff of the Overseer should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Officer II
142. Food Distribution In-Charge of the Camp Kitchen Security should have the
rank of Corrections Officer I.
143. GC Officer II should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
144. GC Officer III should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
145. GC Officer IV should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior Officer
II and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
146. Guidon should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
147. Inspector of Hospital Escorts should have the rank of Corrections Officer
III.
148. Intel Case Evaluator should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
149. Intelligence Officer should have minimum the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections senior Officer III.
150. Intelligence Officer of the Recovery Unit should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
III.
151. Intelligence Operation/Security should have the rank of Corrections
Officer I.
152. Inventory Officer of the IPX should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
153. Investigation Officer I should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
154. Investigation Officer II should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
155. Investigation Officer III should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
I.
156. Investigation Officer IV should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Senior Officer II and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
157. Investigator I should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer II and
highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
158. Investigator II should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
159. Investigator III should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer II.
160. Investigator IV should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
161. Investigator of the Investigation Division should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
III.
162. Investigator of the Traffic Unit should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I.
163. Investigator V should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
164. IRS Security Officer I should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer
II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
165. IRS Security Officer II should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer II.
166. IRS security Officer III should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
III.
167. IRS Security Officer IV should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
IV.
168. K-9 Handler should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer II and
the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
169. K-9 Team Leader should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
170. Keeper 2 should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer II.
171. Keeper I should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
172. Lecturer should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
173. Liaison Officer should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
174. Listing Officer should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer III and
maximum of Corrections Senior Officer I.
175. Listing Supervisor should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
176. Livelihood Security should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
177. Logistics Officer should have the rank of Corrections Inspector.
178. Marshalls of the Base Police should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Officer II.
179. MAS Officer I should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
180. MAS Officer II should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
181. MAS Officer III should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
182. MAS Officer IV should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer II and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
183. Men in Ranks should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer I and
the maximum of Corrections Officer II.
184. Messenger of the Separation Center should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
185. Monitoring and Security Officer II should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
II.
186. Monitoring and Security Officer III should have the rank of Corrections
Senior Officer III.
187. Monitoring and Security Officer IV should have the rank of Corrections
Senior Officer IV.
188. Monitoring Security Officer I should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
189. Moral and Spiritual Security should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
190. Motorcycle Riders should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
191. NBPH/Infirmary Security should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
192. Officer In-Charge BuCor Band should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
193. Officer of the Day should have a minimum rank of Corrections
Inspector and a highest rank of Corrections Senior Inspector.
194. Operations Officer should have the rank of Corrections Inspector.
195. Operatives of SWAT should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
196. Operatives of the Recovery Unit should have the rank of Corrections Officer
I.
197. Operatives of the SRU/SPU should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
198. Outside Referral Escort should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
199. Overseer Staff should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
200. Patrol Officer I should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
201. Patrol Officer II should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
202. Patrol Officer III should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
203. Patrol Officer IV should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer II and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
204. Patrol/Response Supervisor should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer II and highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
205. Physical Training Officer should have the rank of Correction Officer I.
206. Platoon Leader 1 should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer 2 and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
207. Platoon Leader 2 should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer 2 and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
208. Post Tower Guards should have the rank of Corrections Officer
209. Post Tower Supervisor should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
III.
210. Property Custodian should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
211. Property Custodian of SWAT should have the rank of Corrections Officer
III.
212. Property Custodian of the Diversified should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer II.
213. Public Assistance of the IVSU should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
214. Public relations Officer of the COG should have the rank of Corrections
Senior Officer IV.
215. Range Officer should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior Officer
I and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer III.
216. RCN Operators should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
217. Receiving Officer of the IPX should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
218. Recorder of the Camp Kitchen Security should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
219. Recorder of the Diversified should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
220. Recorder of the DTRC should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
221. Recorder of the escorting Division should have the rank of Corrections
Officer II.
222. Recorder of the Hospital/Infirmary Security Unit should have the minimum
rank of Corrections Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
223. Recorder of the K-9 should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer
II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
224. Recorder of the Officer of the Day should have a minimum rank
of Corrections Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
225. Recorder of the Recovery Unit should have the rank of Corrections Officer
II.
226. Recorder of the SRU/SPU should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
227. Reformation Security Chief Officer (Max/Med/Min) should have a
minimum rank of Corrections Inspector and a highest rank of Corrections Senior
Inspector.
228. Rescuer should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
229. Roving Patrol of the Officer of the Day should have the rank of Corrections
Officer I.
230. Roving Security of the DTRC should have the rank of Corrections Officer I.
231. S1 Adjutant should have the rank of Corrections senior Officer IV
232. Scanning Personnel (X-Ray) of the IVSU should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer I and the maximum of Corrections Officer II.
233. Screening Staff of the Overseer should have the rank of Corrections Officer
III
234. Searching Officer 2 (Body) should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
235. Searching Officer I (Baggage) should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer I.
236. Searching Supervisor should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
IV.
237. Senior Base Police should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
238. Separation Officer should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
239. Shifting Personnel of the escorting Division should have the rank
of Corrections Officer I.
240. Sports and Recreation Office (SARO) Security should have the rank
of Corrections Officer I.
241. Staff of the COG should have the minimum rank of Corrections Officer
II and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
242. Staff of the Mailing and Comm. Unit should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections senior Officer III.
243. Staff of the NBP Court Section should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
II.
244. Staff of the Operations Officer should have a minimum rank of Corrections
Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
245. Staff of the Policies and Doctrines Division should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer I and highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
246. Staff of the Research & Plans Development Division should have the
minimum rank of Corrections Officer I and highest rank of Corrections Senior
Officer III.
247. Staff/Operatives of the Intel Division should have the rank of Corrections
Officer III.
248. Staff-Investigator 1 should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
249. Staff-Investigator 2 should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
250. Store Inspection Officer of the IPX should have the rank of Corrections
Officer II.
251. Supernumerary 1 of the GSCU should have the rank of Corrections Officer
II
252. Supernumerary 2 of the GSCU should have the rank of Corrections Officer
III.
253. Supervisor of the CCTV Unit should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
254. Supervisor of the Intel Division should have the rank of Corrections Senior
Officer IV.
255. Supervisor of the Investigation Division should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer IV.
256. Supervisor of the RCN Unit should have the rank of Corrections Officer III.
 257. Supervisor of the Technical Unit should have the rank of Corrections
Officer III.
258. Supervisors of the Camp Kitchen Security should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Officer III.
259. Supervisors of the Diversified should have the rank of Corrections Officer
III.
260. Supervisors of the Hospital/Infirmary Security Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer III.
261. Supervisors of the Traffic Unit should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Senior Officer II and the maximum of Corrections Senior Officer
III.
262. Tactical Officer should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer II.
263. Team Leader of SWAT should have the rank of Corrections Senior Officer
III.
264. Team Leader of the Base Police should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer III.
265. Team Leader of the Recovery Unit should have the rank of Corrections
Officer III.
266. Team Leader of the SRU/SPU should have the minimum rank of Correction
Officer III and highest rank of Corrections Senior Officer
267. Team Leader of the Traffic Unit should have the rank of Corrections Officer
III.
268. Traffic Enforcer should have the rank of Correction Officer I.
269. Traffic Officer should have the rank of Corrections Officer II.
270. Ward Keeper 1 of the Hospital/Infirmary Security Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer II
271. Ward Keeper 2 of the Hospital/Infirmary Security Unit should have the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer I.

c.1a) Deployment by Inmate Population. The Colony Superintendent may opt to deploy
personnel with ranks at one step higher for each designation/work assignments,
whenever applicable, for security camps with inmate population less than three thousand
(3,000) but above two thousand (2,000); and two ranks higher for lower than five
thousand inmate population (5,000) but more than three thousand (3,000).

c.2) Reformation Officers’ Deployment. The following are the designation or work
assignments for the Technical Officers of Reformation:

1. Chief of Hospital should have the rank of Corrections Technical Chief

Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Superintendent.
2. Dental Aides should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
3. Duty Agricultural Technologist should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
4. Duty Agriculturists should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
5. Duty Chaplain should have the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
6. Duty Dentists should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
III and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
7. Duty Guidance Counselors should have the minimum the rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
8. Duty Medical Equipment Technicians should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical
Officer III.
9. Duty Medical Technologists should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
10. Duty Nurses should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer I and
the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
11. Duty Nutritionist/Dietitians should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
12. Duty Occupational Therapists should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
13. Duty Pharmacists should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
14. Duty Physical Therapy Technician should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
15. Duty Psychologists should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
16. Duty Radiologic Technologists should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
17. Duty Sociologists should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
18. Duty Teachers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
19. Duty Veterinarians should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV.
20. Education Program Supervisor should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Inspector.
21. Farm Foreman should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
22. Farm Superintendent should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer
III and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
23. Farm Supervisor should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
24. Food Service Supervisors should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer
III.
25. Guidance Officer should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
III and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
26. Handicraft Worker Supervisor should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
27. Head Teachers should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer III
 28. Heavy Equipment Operator should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I.
29. Master Fisherman should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
30. Master Teachers should have the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
31. Medical Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Superintendent.
32. Medical Specialists should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
33. Nursing Attendants should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
34. Penal Institution Program Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
35. Project Evaluation Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
36. Psychometrician should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
37. Recreation and Welfare Service Officers should have the rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I.
38. Religious Guidance Adviser should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Senior Officer III.
39. Religious Workers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
40. Sales and Promotion Supervisors should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer
III.
41. Sales Representative should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
42. Sanitation Inspectors should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
43. Senior Penal Institution Program Officer should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
44. Social Welfare Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
45. Sports Development Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
46. Supervising Penal Institution Program Officer should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Technical Inspector.
47. Training Specialists should have the minimum the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.

c.3) Engineering Officers’ Deployment. The following are the designation or work
assignments for the Technical Officers for Engineering:

1. Carpenter Foreman should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.

2. Carpenter General Foreman should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
 3. Communication Equipment Operator should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical
Officer III.
4. Construction and Maintenance Foreman should have the rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I.
5. Driver should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
6. Duty Architects should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
7. Duty Draftsman should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
8. Duty Electronic and Communication Equipment Technician should have the
minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer I and the highest rank
of Corrections Technical Officer II.
9. Duty Engineers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV.
10. Duty Field Electricians/Electricians should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
11. Duty Mechanics should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
12. Duty Pump Controller Electronic Technician should have the rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I.
13. Duty Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Technician should have the rank
of Corrections Technical Officer I.
14. Electrical Inspector should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
15. Firefighters should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer I and
the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
16. General Construction Foreman should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
17. Mechanical Plant Operators should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
18. Mechanical Plant Supervisors should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
19. Mechanical Shop Foreman should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
20. Motor Pool Dispatcher should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
21. Warehouseman should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.

c.4) Admin Officers’ Deployment. The following are the designation or work assignments
for the Technical Officers for Administration:

c.4a) Specialized admin work assignments. The following are specialized admin work
assignments:

1. Bookkeeper should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.

2. Buyers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer I and the
highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
3. Cash Clerks should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
4. Cashiers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer I and
the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
5. Document Examiners should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
6. Duty Accountants should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
7. Duty Computer Maintenance Technologists should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical
Senior Officer II.
8. Duty Computer Programmers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer
III.
9. Duty Information Systems Analysts should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Technical Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical
Senior Officer IV.
10. Duty Stenographer should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
11. Evaluator/Researchers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
12. Financial Analysts should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
13. Fingerprint Examiner should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
14. Freight Service Supervisor should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
15. Frontline Service Officer should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer III and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
16. Human Resource Development Officers should have the rank of Corrections
Technical Officer III.
17. Human Resource Management Assistant should have the rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I.
18. Human Resource Management Officers should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical
Chief Inspector.
19. Identification Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
20. Information Systems Researcher should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
21. Information Technology Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Senior Officer IV and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief
Inspector.
22. Inmate’s Carpeta Record Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector
23. Instructors should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer II and
the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer 1.
24. Legal Aide should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
25. Legal Researcher should have the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
26. Legal Secretary should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
27. Logistics Management Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
28. Management and Audit Analysts should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
29. Management and Audit Assistant should have the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I.
30. Personnel Analyst should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
31. Personnel Specialists should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
32. Photographers should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
33. Postmaster should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
34. Project Development Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
35. Property Custodian should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
36. Property Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
37. Public Relation Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Inspector.
38. Records Management Analysts should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer
I.
39. Registrar should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer I and
the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
40. Research Analysts should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
41. Security Guards should have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
42. Senior Budget Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Senior Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
43. Special Investigators should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
44. Storekeepers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer II.
45. Supervising Administrative Officers should have the minimum rank
of Corrections Technical Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Technical
Chief Inspector.
46. Supervising Records Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Technical Inspector and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief
Inspector.
47. Supply Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
 48. Training Officers should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Senior
Officer I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
49. Training Specialists should have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.

c.4b) Basic Admin work assignments. The following Administrative

designations/positions shall be deployed in almost all directorates:

1. Administrative Assistant shall have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.

2. Administrative Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical
Officer II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III.
3. Budget Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
4. Budgeting Assistant shall have the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I.
5. Encoders shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer I and the
highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
6. Evaluation Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
7. Finance Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
8. Liaison Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
9. Monitoring Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
10. Planning Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
II and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
11. Records Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
12. Researchers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer III and
the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer II.
13. Statisticians shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer II and
the highest rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
14. Supply Officers shall have the minimum rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I and the highest rank of Corrections Technical Officer III.
15. Additional Duties. Corrections Officer I/Corrections Technical Officer I, in
addition to their duties, shall also perform the work of clerks, budgeting aides,
human resource management aides, utility workers, laundry workers, timekeepers,
and communication dispatchers. Furthermore, when no outstanding contract with
a private contractor exist on a minor repair project, they shall also perform the
work of tailors, carpenters, laborers, welders, masons, plumbers, painters, light
machine operators, and cooks to prevent outsiders, especially repairmen, from
entering the prison facilities.

c.5) Managerial work assignments standard rank deployment. The following are the
standard rank deployment for managerial work assignments.
 1. Assistant Section Chiefs should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer IV or Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV.
2. Assistant Supervisors should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior
Officer I or Corrections Technical Senior Officer I.
3. Deputy Director General for Corrections should have the rank of Assistant
Secretary.
4. Deputy Directors should have the minimum rank of Corrections Chief
Inspector or Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
5. Deputy Division Chiefs should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Inspector or Corrections Technical Inspector.
6. Deputy Office Chiefs (in the Support Service and Command Group) should have
the minimum rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV or Corrections Technical
Senior Officer IV.
7. Director General for Corrections should have the rank of
8. Directors should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Superintendent or Corrections Technical Superintendent and the highest rank
of Corrections Chief Superintendent or Corrections Technical Senior
Superintendent
9. Division Chiefs should have the minimum rank of Corrections Chief
Inspector or Corrections Technical Chief Inspector.
10. Office Chief (in the Support Service and Command Group) should have the
minimum rank of Corrections Senior Inspector or Corrections Technical Senior
Inspector.
11. Section Chiefs should have the minimum rank of Corrections
Inspector or Corrections Technical Inspector.
12. Supervisors should have the minimum rank of Corrections Senior Officer
III or Corrections Technical Senior Officer III

d) Workloads and Performance Indicators. All work assignments and designations in the
deployment scheme of this IRR shall have a prescribed workloads and performance
indicators.

e) Supplemental Deployment Scheme. During the implementation of this Act, the BuCor
shall provide supplemental personnel deployment scheme with the corresponding
workload and performance indicators for other necessary work assignments and
designations necessary for corrections service which are not included in the
aforementioned list.

f) Review of Qualifications and Designations. After a period of five (5) years after the
implementation of this Act, the Director General may mobilize a special committee to
review and upgrade the Personnel Qualifications Standards and Deployment scheme to
make it responsive to the growing and changing needs of corrections management and
inmate population in the near future.
Section 15. Professionalization and Qualifications Upgrading Program. The DOJ,
through the recommendation of the BuCor, shall design and establish a
professionalization and qualifications upgrading program for personnel of the BuCor, in
coordination with the CSC and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), through an
off-campus education program or other similar programs within ninety (90) days from
the effectivity of this Act. All uniformed members of BuCor shall have at least a College
Degree and broad exposure in Corrections, Penology, Criminology, Psychology,
Education, Law and other related technical fields. The off-campus education program
shall primarily cater to existing BuCor personnel to enable them to meet the prescribed
educational requirements of this Act in a span of five (5) years from the implementation
of this Act.

RULE XIV – ATTRITION SYSTEM

Section 16. Attrition System for the Personnel of the BuCor. There shall be an
established system of attrition for the personnel of the BuCor within five (5) years from
the effectivity of this Act to be submitted by said Bureau to the DOJ for approval. Such
attrition system shall include, but is not limited to, the provision of the following
principles:

a) Attrition by Demotion in Position or Rank. Any personnel of the BuCor who is relieved
and assigned to a position lower than what is established for the grade in the respective
staffing pattern of the BuCor, and who shall not be assigned to a position commensurate
to one’s grade within two (2) years after such demotion in position shall be separated or
retired from the service.

b) Attrition by Non-Promotion. Any personnel of the BuCor who has not been promoted
for a continuous period of ten (10) years shall be separated or retired from the service,
except for those who are occupying a third level position. The Maximum Tenure in Rank
shall be observed for promotion and attrition:

COI/CTOI- 3 years,

COII/CTOII- 4 years,

COIII/CTOIII- 5 years,

CSOI/CTSOI- 6 years,

CSOII/CTSOII- 7 years,

CSOIII/CTSOIII- 8 years,

CSOIV/CTSOIV- until retirement

CI/CTI – 3 years,

CSI/CTSI – 4 years,

CCI/CTCI – 5 years,

CS/CTS – 6 years,

CSS/CTSS – 7 years,

CCS – 5 years

CDD/CTCS – until retirement

Application of maximum tenure in rank shall be regulated by BuCor circulars to be

promulgated and issued accordingly.

c) Attrition by Relief. Any personnel of the BuCor who has been relieved for just cause
and has not been given an assignment within two (2) years after such relief shall be
retired or separated.

d) Attrition by Attainment of Maximum Tenure in Position. The maximum tenure of

BuCor personnel holding key positions is hereby prescribed as follows:

Division Chief – 5 years,

Director (of Directorate) – 6 years,

Colony Superintendent below 5,000 inmates – 6 years,

Colony Superintendent above 5,000 inmates – until retirement,

Regional Superintendent below 5,000 – 6 years,

Regional Superintendent above 5,000 inmates – until retirement.

Application of maximum tenure in Position shall be regulated by BuCor circulars to be

promulgated and issued accordingly.

e) Attrition by Other Means. Any personnel of the BuCor with at least five (5) years of
accumulated active service shall be separated from the service based on any of the
following factors:

1. Inefficiency based on poor performance during the last two (2) successive
semestral rating periods;
 2. Inefficiency based on poor performance for three (3) cumulative semestral rating
periods;
3. Physical and/or mental incapacity to perform one’s duties and functions; or
4. Failure to complete the required career courses and/or appropriates civil service
eligibility for his/her position except for justifiable cause or reason; and
5. Low potentiality, doubtful integrity and/or acts inconsistent with the best interest
of the service.

f) Separation or Retirement from the BuCor. Any personnel who is dismissed from the
BuCor pursuant to the above-enumerated principles in this section shall be separated if
one has rendered less than twenty (20) years of service, and be retired if one has rendered
at least twenty (20) years of service unless the concerned personnel is disqualified by
law to receive such benefits.

RULE XV – PROMOTION SYSTEM

Section 17. Promotion System for the Personnel of the BuCor. Within six (6) months
after the effectivity of this Act, the BuCor shall establish a system of promotion for
personnel of the BuCor through the following principles:

a) Rationalized Promotion System. The rationalized promotion shall be based on merit,

seniority and on the availability of the vacant ranks in the BuCor staffing pattern. Such
system shall be gender-fair so as to ensure that women personnel of the BuCor shall
enjoy equal opportunity for promotion as to men. Promotion System shall be patterned
after the uniformed service promotion system which enforces the maximum tenure in
rank.

b) Requirements for Promotion. Any personnel of the BuCor shall not be eligible for
promotion to a higher rank unless one has merit the minimum qualification standards or
the appropriate civil service eligibility set by the CSC, and has satisfactorily passed the
required psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical test. Requirements for Promotion
shall likewise be patterned after the uniformed service promotion requirements such
as mandatory training and mandatory assignments, among others.

c) Use of SLL for Promotion. BuCor shall formulate the Seniority Lineal List (SLL)) for
each professional line of expertise (Custodial, Reformation, Engineering, and Admin)
according to certain criteria, to be used during regular promotion. Diagnostics Personnel
of DRD and ERD shall fall within the Reformation SLL.

d) Modes of Promotion. The two (2) modes of promotion in BuCor are as follows:

1. Regular Promotion. Any personnel of BuCor who has attained the minimum
qualifications for a rank which shall include education, experience, training, and
civil service eligibility to include the physical characteristics and personality traits
required in the performance of the job, shall be eligible for promotion to a higher
 rank. He should successfully pass the corresponding promotional examination,
and the required psychiatric/psychological and drug tests.
2. Special Promotion. Any personnel of BuCor who has exhibited acts of
conspicuous and gallantry at the risk of one’s life above and beyond the call of
duty shall be promoted to the next higher rank. Those selected as such in a
nationwide search conducted by any civic organization duly accredited by the DOJ
and the Civil Service Commission shall be promoted to the next higher rank:
Provided, that these shall be validated by the DOJ and the CSC based on
established criteria upon recommendation of BuCor.

e) One (1) Year to Retirement. No BuCor uniformed personnel who has less than one (1)
year of service before reaching the compulsory retirement age shall be promoted to a
higher rank or appointed to any other position.

RULE XVI – PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM

Section 18. Performance Evaluation System.

a) By Rules, Regulations and Standards. There shall be established a Performance

Evaluation System which must be administered in accordance with the rules, regulations
and standards and a Code of Conduct for the personnel of BuCor to be promulgated by
BuCor through the DOJ.

1) Such Performance Evaluation System shall be administered in such a way as to foster

the improvement of the individual efficiency and behavioral discipline, as well as the
promotion of organizational effectiveness and commitment to public service.

2) The rating system as contemplated herein shall be based on standards prescribed by

BuCor through the DOJ and shall be considered the result of the annual
psychiatric/psychological and physical fitness test conducted on the personnel of BuCor.

b) By R.A. 6713. The code of conduct of BuCor personnel subject for performance
evaluation shall be in accordance with Republic Act 6713 otherwise known as the “Code
of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees;”

RULE XVII – STANDARDIZATION OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS

Section 19. Standardization of the Base Pay and Other Benefits of the Uniformed
Personnel of BuCor. The DBM shall determine the equivalent rank of the uniformed
personnel of the BuCor patterned after the existing ranks of uniformed personnel of other
departments and the military whose adequate remuneration and benefits of its members
is a prime concern of the State as provided for in 1987 Constitution, Article XVI, Section
5, para 3. In order to enhance the general welfare, commitment to service and
professionalism, the following are considered uniformed personnel of BuCor:
Custodial & Technical Rank Table with Corresponding Rank Equivalent in the BJMP

CORRECTIONS CUSTODIAL CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER

OFFICER RANKS
Corrections Chief
Superintendent
Corrections Senior
Superintendent
Corrections Superintendent
Corrections Chief Inspector
Corrections Senior Inspector
Corrections Inspector
Corrections Senior Officer IV
Corrections Senior Officer III
Corrections Senior Officer II
Corrections Senior Officer I
Corrections Officer III
Corrections Officer II
Corrections Officer I
BJMP OFFICER RANKS:
RANKS
Jail Chief
Superintendent
Corrections Technical Senior Jail Senior
Superintendent Superintendent
Corrections Technical Superintendent Jail Superintendent
Corrections Technical Chief Inspector Jail Chief Inspector
Corrections Technical Senior Inspector Jail Senior Inspector
Corrections Technical Inspector Jail Inspector
Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV Senior Jail Officer 4
Corrections Technical Senior Officer III Senior Jail Officer 3
Corrections Technical Senior Officer II Senior Jail Officer 2
Corrections Technical Senior Officer I Senior Jail Officer 1
Corrections Technical Officer III Jail Officer 3
Corrections Technical Officer II Jail Officer 2
Corrections Technical Officer I Jail Officer 1

a) Pay Schedule. The base pay, allowances and other benefits of the abovementioned
personnel shall be in accordance with the existing compensation and position
classification laws and regulations. The BuCor personnel’s base pay corresponding for
each salary grade shall be equal to the base pay of the corresponding rank classification
of counterparts in the BJMP, PNP, and AFP.

For this purpose, the following ranks of BuCor uniformed personnel shall have a salary
schedule of the following in accordance with Section 12 of R.A. 9263 upon the effectivity
of this Act:

CORRECTIONS CUSTODIAL OFFICER SALARY CORRECTIONS TECHNICAL OFFICER

RANKS GRADE RANKS
Corrections Chief Superintendent 27
Corrections Technical Senior
Corrections Senior Superintendent 26
Superintendent
Corrections Superintendent 25 Corrections Technical Superintendent
Corrections Chief Inspector 24 Corrections Technical Chief Inspector
Corrections Senior Inspector 23 Corrections Technical Senior Inspector
Corrections Inspector 22 Corrections Technical Inspector
Corrections Senior Officer IV 19 Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV
Corrections Senior Officer III 18 Corrections Technical Senior Officer III
Corrections Senior Officer II 17 Corrections Technical Senior Officer II
Corrections Senior Officer I 16 Corrections Technical Senior Officer I
Corrections Officer III 14 Corrections Technical Officer III
Corrections Officer II 12 Corrections Technical Officer II
Corrections Officer I 10 Corrections Technical Officer I

b) Amount of Increase. The amount of increase shall be the difference between the
corresponding rate in each designated grade for each rank less the amount of the current
base pay received by the uniformed personnel of BuCor.

c) Incentives and Awards System. There shall be established incentives, awards and
decorations system which shall be administered by a board under such rules, regulations
and standards as may be promulgated by BuCor, provided that equivalent awards shall
be given by BuCor for every award duly given by respectable civic organizations in a
nationwide selection for outstanding achievement and/or performance of any member.

d) Health & Welfare Programs. It shall be the concern of BuCor to provide leadership and
assistance in formulating health and welfare programs for its personnel. The heads of all
directorates shall take all proper steps towards the creation of an atmosphere conducive
to good supervisor-subordinate relationship and the improvement of personnel morale.

e) Longevity Pay. Uniformed personnel of BuCor shall be entitled to a longevity pay equal
to the longevity pay of other uniformed service, which shall be reckoned from the date of
personnel’s original appointment in the Bureau, considered as total duration of Active
Service, as provided for in Section 71 of RA 6975 for PNP personnel. There shall also be
continuity of active service among personnel who transferred to BuCor from other
uniformed agencies and also from applicable government civilian agencies provided that
no period of such civilian service longer than BuCor service shall be credited for purposes
of retirement. The salary step increment of the appointed Director General and the Deputy
Director Generals shall also be based on their active service in previous
uniformed/military or civilian employment in the Philippine Government.

f) Active Service. For purposes of this IRR, active service of the uniformed personnel shall
refer to services rendered as an officer and non-officer, cadet, trainee or draftee in any
uniformed/military service and services rendered as a civilian official or employee in the
Philippine Government prior to the date of separation or retirement from
BuCor: Provided, That the term active service shall include confirmed services rendered
as a civilian employee in the Philippine government.

g) Allowances. BuCor uniformed personnel are also entitled to receive subsistence

allowance, quarter’s allowance, clothing allowance, cost of living allowance, hazard pay,
laundry allowance, and all other allowances at a rate provided for uniformed services
agencies by existing laws. Likewise, as the highest senior officers in direct command of
a uniformed service, the Director General and the Deputy Director Generals shall also be
entitled of similar allowances.

h) Retention of Existing Benefits. All benefits currently received by the personnel of

BuCor under existing laws shall continue to be received by them without any diminution:
Provided, however, that it shall not constitute to double compensation.

i) Collateral Entitlements. BuCor personnel shall likewise receive applicable collateral

entitlements equivalent to those provided in other uniformed service (e.g. Magna Carta,
Hazardous Duty Pay, Radiation Hazard Pay, Instructor’s Duty Pay, Combat Pay,
Specialist’s Pay, etc.), corresponding to a prescribed percentage of their base pay.

j) Benefits and Privileges. Active BuCor personnel shall be entitled to commutation of

leave, educational benefits, disability benefits, and other benefits and privileges as
provided by the law.

k) Special Privileges. BuCor personnel shall also be entitled to special privileges such as
but not limited to positions held, benefits of awardees, internment privileges, officer
commissionship, BuCor personnel of the year and acknowledgements that will be
promulgated in a BuCor circular to be issued accordingly.

Section 20. Retirement and other Benefits. Upon compulsory retirement, any Custodial
Officer and Technical Officer from the rank of Corrections Chief Superintendent and
below shall be entitled to retirement benefits computed on the basis of one grade higher
than the position last held: Provided, That the retirement pay shall be subject to
adjustments based on the prevailing scale of base pay of the uniformed personnel in the
active service.

a) Monthly retirement This shall be fifty percent (50%) of the base pay and longevity pay
of one grade higher of the retired grade in case the twenty (20) years of active service,
increasing by two and a half percent (2.5%) for every year of active service rendered
beyond the twenty (20) years to a maximum of ninety percent (90%) for thirty-six (36)
years of active service and over. Provided, that, the uniformed personnel shall have the
option to receive in advance and in lump sum his retirement pay for the first five (5) years:
Provided, further, that payment of the retirement benefits in lump sum shall be made
within six (6) months from effectivity date of retirement and/or completion: Provided,
finally, that retirement pay of the BuCor personnel shall be subject to adjustments based
on the prevailing scale of base pay of uniformed personnel in the active service.

b) Retirement 20 years or more in the service with Total Physical Disability (TPD). BuCor
personnel who, having accumulated at least twenty (20) years of active service, incurs
total permanent physical disability in line of duty shall be compulsorily retired and shall
have a retirement benefit computed at one grade higher, and a monthly disability pension
based on existing applicable laws.
c) Retirement 20 years or more in the service with Physical Disability (PD). BuCor
personnel, who having accumulated at least twenty (20) years of active service, incurs
physical disability in line of duty other than total permanent, may, at his option, be retired.
He shall have a retirement benefit computed at one grade higher, and a monthly disability
pension based on existing applicable laws.

d) Retirement by Death. BuCor personnel with at least twenty (20) years of accumulated
satisfactory service who dies in line of duty, shall be considered retired for survivorship
benefits. The survivors shall be entitled to a monthly annuity equivalent to fifty per centum
of his base and longevity pay based on the next higher grade he holds.

e) Retirement Title-Rank. Although all retirement pay is one grade higher than the last
grade held, all retirement title-ranks shall also be one rank higher except for Senior
Superintendent or higher, which shall remain as their last held rank in the service.

f) Separation Pay. Personnel who have accumulated less than twenty (20) years of active
service and who voluntarily resign or otherwise fail to comply with the standards of
competence and proficiency of BuCor, low potentiality, doubtful integrity and/or acts
inconsistent with the best interest of the service, shall be separated from the service
through BuCor Efficiency and Separation Board (ESB). He shall be entitled to a separation
pay equivalent to one month base and longevity pay of the permanent grade he holds for
every year of active service, upon the recommendation of ESB, subject to the approval of
the Director General.

g) Separation of Less than 20 years with Total Physical Disability (TPD). A personnel
who incurs in line of duty Total Permanent Physical Disability with less than twenty (20)
years of service shall be separated from the service in the next higher grade he holds. He
shall have a separation benefit equivalent to one and one-fourth (1 ¼ ) months base pay
and longevity pay for every year of service, or a fraction thereof, computed at one grade
higher.

h) Separation Less than 20 years with Physical Disability (PD). A personnel who incurs
in line of duty Physical Disability other than total permanent before completing twenty
years (20) years of active service, may, at his option, be separated in the grade next higher
than the permanent grade he holds. He shall have a separation benefit equivalent to one
and one-fourth (1 ¼ ) months base pay and longevity pay for every year of service, or a
fraction thereof, computed at one grade higher.

i) Separation less than 20 years by death. BuCor personnel with less than twenty years
of active service who dies in line of duty or on account of any wound, injury or illness
contracted in line of duty shall be considered separated from the service in the next higher
grade for survivorship benefits. The survivors shall be entitled to a monthly annuity
equivalent to fifty per centum of his base and longevity pay based on the next higher
grade he holds.
j) Exemption from Attachment and Taxes.All benefits granted by this Act shall not be
subject to attachment, levy, execution or any tax of whatever nature.

k) Uniformed Personnel Missing in Action. Any personnel who while in the performance
of duty or by reason of his being a BuCor personnel 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 this account the same pay and allowances to which the
BuCor personnel was entitled at the time of the incident, provided, that the compulsory
retirement of a person missing in action shall be processed to allow members of his
family or his next of kin to enjoy the retirement benefits, provided, further, that should the
head of the prison and penal farm, as the same maybe, upon recommendation of the
proper authority and or immediate supervisor, subsequently determine that the BuCor
personnel concerned have been absent from duty without authority, such officer shall
reimburse the BuCor all such amount and allowances received by him in accordance with
this paragraph and the following paragraph.

l) Payment of Salary and Allowances to the Heirs of Uniformed Personnel. In case any
personnel has been officially confirmed missing in action under any of the circumstance
provided in the preceding paragraph, the head of the prison and penal farm, as the case
may be, shall direct, subject to accounting and auditing rules, payment of the missing
uniformed personnel’s monthly salary and allowances and other emoluments pertinent
thereto for his his/heirs as support for a maximum period of one (1) year from the date
of the commencement of the missing officer or when last heard from as those kidnapped
or captured by lawless elements.

m) Finding of Death and Termination of Payment of Salary and Allowances. Upon the
termination of one (1) year period as specified in the preceding paragraph, the missing
uniformed personnel shall be automatically terminated. In the event said personnel shall
thereafter be found to have been alive and is not entitled to the benefits paid under the
preceding paragraphs of this IRR, said benefits shall be reimbursed to the BuCor within
six (6) months from the discovery of the fact or his reappearance. However, if his
continued disappearance was fraudulent or made in bad faith, he shall, together with his
co-conspirators (if any), shall be prosecuted according to law;

n) Complaints and Grievances. Uniformed personnel shall have the right to present
complaints and grievances to their superiors officers and have them heard and
adjudicated as expeditiously as possible in the best interest of the service, with due
regard to due process in every case. Such complaints or grievances shall be resolved at
the prison and penal farm administration level and the respondent shall have the right to
appeal from an adverse decision to higher authorities.

o) Prohibitions; Penalties. As professional corrections officers responsible for the

maintenance of peace and order and public safety, they are thereby strictly prohibited
from engaging in strikes, joining rallies, participating in demonstrations and other similar
acts or performing other acts inimical or prejudicial to good order and discipline. Any
personnel found guilty by final judgment of violating the provisions on this rule shall be
dismissed from the service without prejudice to whatever criminal or civil liability he may
be incurred in relation to such violations.

p) Other Undertakings. All other service-related undertakings by BuCor personnel which

are not mentioned in this IRR (such as in times of war, insurgency uprising, mutiny,
hostage incidents, Termination of Salaries/Allowances/Benefits, Complete Disability
Discharge (CDD), and others), shall be dealt with in accordance with the authorized and
lawful practices of other uniformed services, which shall be regulated by BuCor circulars
to be promulgated and issued accordingly.

RULE XVIII – FUNDING SOURCE

Section 21. Funding Source. The funds required for the implementation of this IRR as
indicated in the Act including personnel benefits shall be taken from the budget of the
BuCor for the current fiscal year and also from the following sources:

a) Collections from clearance and certification fees

b) Revenues from contracts. Income from institutional projects subject to memorandum

of agreements (MOAs), contracts or joint venture agreements; and

c) Miscellaneous income or sources of funds (outside MOAs and contracts), such as:

1. Penal farm agro production; and

2. Inmate handicraft industry.

Thereafter, such amounts as may be necessary shall be included in the annual General
Appropriations Act in the succeeding years of implementation.

RULE XIX – TRANSITORY PROVISION

Section 22. Implementation. The implementation of this act shall be undertaken in

staggered phases, but not to exceed five (5) years, taking into consideration the financial
position of the national government; provided that any partial implementation shall be
uniform and proportionate for all ranks and for the facilities of all Prison and Penal Farms.
Due to a distorted pyramidal rank structure, personnel build-up within five years shall be
carried out through new hiring on the lowest rank level and lateral absorption on the upper
ranks from qualified officers of other uniformed service.

The implementation of this Act generally encompasses the modernization of Personnel,

Facilities, Equipment, Supplies, Land Utilization, Security Procedure, Safekeeping
Procedure, Reformation Procedure, Engineering Procedure, Admin Procedure, Provisions
for Sustainability, and continuing Legal Update.
a) First Year Implementation Phase. For the first (1st) year upon effectivity of this Act, the
BuCor shall undertake the following activities:

Personnel Management

1. Adaptation of the Personnel Management Cycle of the uniformed service (a.

Recruitment and Selection, b. Training and Development, c. Employment and
Reassignment, d. Performance Evaluation, e. Promotion and Servicing, f. Attrition:
Natural, Voluntary, Disciplinary, Forced);
2. To promote progressive career management, secure advancing career path, and
prevent undue familiarization between inmates and BuCor employees, full
uniformed staffing shall be implemented on the first five (5) years of personnel
build-up as provided for in this Act, except for the Director General and the other 3
Deputy Director Generals who were appointed by the President;
3. Determination of Pyramidal Rank Structure for Corrections Officers and
Corrections Technical Officers;
4. Staffing of New Uniformed Organizational Structure delimited by the Pyramidal
Rank Structure;
5. Absorption of old personnel to the new uniformed organizational structure based
on continuity of active service record, as comparable to continuity of active service
in jail, police, military, and fire protection, and adjustment of corresponding Pay
Scale upon the effectivity of this Act;
6. Creation of a Uniform Board;
7. Procurement of New set of Uniforms;
8. Transitory Training of absorbed personnel to uniformed service;
9. Procurement of Individual Equipment;
10. Off-Campus Schooling of personnel (first batch) to meet educational requirement;
11. Eligibility acquisition of personnel (first batch);
12. Organizing the Skeletal Command Structure from Other Uniformed Service;
13. Seminar and implementation of Republic Act 6713 otherwise known as the “Code
of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees;”
14. Rank Adjustment of qualified absorbed personnel through an outsourced board;
15. Recruitment of new personnel and lateral absorption through a new outsourced
recruitment/absorption board;
16. Development of Personnel Accounting and Information System (PAIS);

Facilities, Equipment and Supplies

17. Inventory and Repairs of Existing Prison Facilities;

18. Inventory and Procurement of Unit Equipment;
19. Procurement of Standard Custodial, Reformation, Engineering, and Admin
Supplies;

Land Utilization
 20. Land Titling;
21. Creation of Land Development Board to undertake Rule 6 of this IRR;

Standardization of Procedures

22. Doctrine Development of Procedures on Security, Safekeeping, Reformation,

Engineering, and Administration based on existing local and international theories,
principles, and studies;

Provisions for Sustainability and Legal Update

23. Revision of Applicable Policies and Regulations;

24. Comprehensive Budget Preparation; and
25. Continuing liaison efforts with the Legislative Branch.

——————- end of 1st year implementation phase ——————-

b) Second to Fifth Year Implementation Phase. During the second (2nd) to fifth (5th) year
of implementation of this Act, the BuCor shall undertake the following activities:

Personnel Management

1. Continuing adaptation of the Personnel Management Cycle of the uniformed

service (a. Recruitment and Selection, b. Training and Development, c.
Employment and Reassignment, d. Performance Evaluation, e. Promotion and
Servicing, f. Attrition: Natural, Voluntary, Disciplinary, Forced);
2. Continuous training of personnel to complete the requirement;
3. Continuous Procurement of Individual Equipment if needed;
4. Continuous Off-Campus Schooling of personnel (2nd to 5th batch) to meet
educational requirement;
5. Continuous Eligibility acquisition of personnel (2nd to 5th batch);
6. Continuing Seminar, implementation, and upholding of Republic Act 6713
otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public
Officials and Employees” (seminar for the newly hired personnel and the remaining
personnel who were not accommodated during the first year seminar);
7. Recruitment of new personnel and lateral absorption through a new outsourced
recruitment/absorption board;
8. Continuous Staffing of New Uniformed Organizational Structure as delimited by
the Pyramidal Rank Structure;
9. Regular promotion on the 3rd year of implementation;
10. Maintenance of Personnel Accounting and Information System (PAIS);
11. Continuing function of the Uniform Board;

Facilities, Equipment and Supplies

 12. Continuous Maintenance and Repairs of Existing Prison Facilities;
13. Construction of standard prison facilities in accordance with Section 7 hereof;
14. Continuous Procurement of Unit Equipment as necessary;
15. Implementation of Re-Fleeting Program;
16. Continuous Procurement of the Standard Basic Custodial, Reformation,
Engineering, and Admin Supplies;

Land Utilization

17. Continuous Land Titling;

18. Continuity of functions of Land Development Board;
19. Organizational build-up of Reservation Security, Safety, and Cleanliness Service;

Standardization of Procedures

20. Continuous development and gradual implementation of the Procedures on

Security, Safekeeping, Reformation, Engineering, and Administration, based on
existing local and international theories, principles, and studies;
21. Conduct of Feasibility Study and Practitioner Research for the corrections
academe in accordance with Rule XI, Section 11, paragraph c of this IRR;

Provisions for Sustainability and Legal Update

22. Implementation of Applicable Laws, Amended Laws, Policies and Regulations;

23. Efficient Implementation of the Approved Budget;
24. Preparation of Comprehensive Budget for the next fiscal year; and
25. Continuing liaison efforts with the Legislative Branch.

———————— end of 2nd to 5th year implementation phase ————————

c) Sustaining the Modernization. BuCor is the first uniformed service whose highest
officials in direct command of the organization are civilian employees with the ranks of
Undersecretary and Assistant Secretary as Director General and Deputy Director
Generals, and whose retirement ages can go beyond 56 years old in the service. This set-
up established a strong moral ascendancy among all personnel of the agency who direly
needs the long overdue upgrading called “moral recovery.” After the five-year period, high
ranking civilian employees can be hired, preferably retired BuCor officers including those
who went on early retirement, to sustain such moral recovery and to preserve the stocked
knowledge about the institution. They shall be designated as deputies of any BuCor units,
with the ranks of Director III to Director V, through an outsourced selection board.

d) Outsourced Boards. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) shall assist BuCor and
provide guidance for the creation of both an Ad Hoc Special Recruitment Board and
Special Training Board whose composition shall be non-organic and outsourced. Both
boards, however, shall have a BuCor representative. This is purposely for said composite
teams to undertake the recruitment and training of recruits of BuCor. The CSC, upon the
recommendation of BuCor, shall promulgate the necessary guidelines for the said boards
respective functions and scope of work and issue special circular/s to this effect. They
shall be functioning purposely to aid BuCor in its preliminary recruitment and training and
shall be dissolved after five (5) years or upon due notice that the BuCor’s own Selection
and Promotion Board is ready and fully able to undertake the same.

Sec 23. Transitory Provisions. The provisions for personnel and facility transitions are
described in the following paragraphs.

a) Incumbency. The incumbent Director and two (2) incumbent Assistant Directors shall
serve as Director General and Deputy Director Generals under the terms for which they
have been appointed without need of new appointments upon the enactment of this Act.
However, the President may opt to extend their tour of duty to serve the remaining years
of the 6-year term from the date of their original appointments, or reappoint them for a
new full 6-year term of office as Undersecretary and Assistant Secretaries.

b) New Appointment for a third Deputy Director General. The third Deputy Director
General of this agency shall be duly appointed as Assistant Secretary (newly created
item) to meet the organizational requirement for Deputy Director Generals. In case an
appointment has already been made but not as Assistant Secretary he also need no new
appointment to serve the remaining years of the 6-year term from the date of his original
appointment as Deputy Director General upon the implementation of this Act. However,
the President may opt to reappoint such Deputy Director General for a new full 6-year
term of office as Assistant Secretary.

c) Absorption. The following incumbent personnel of BuCor shall fill up corresponding

Corrections Officers ranks in order to effect the transition of the Bureau into a Uniformed
Service, whose qualifications and eligibility shall be subjected to the conditions provided
under Sections 11 to 19 hereof:

1. Corrections Officers:

1.1) Prison Guard I (PGI): with 0-1 year in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Officer I (COI); with 1 year and 1 day to 3 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Officer II (COII); with 3 years and 1 day to 6 years in the service shall fill up
the rank of Corrections Officer III (COIII); and with 6 years 1 day to 10 years in the service
shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I (CSOI); and with more than 10 years in
the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer II (CSOII).

1.2) Prison Guard II (PGII): with 0-1 year in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Officer II (COII); with 1 year and 1 day to 3 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Officer III (COIII); with 3 years and 1 day to 6 years in the service shall fill up
the rank of Corrections Senior Officer I (CSOI); with 6 years and 1 day to 10 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer II (CSOII); and with more than
10 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer III (CSOIII).

1.3) Prison Guard III (PGIII): with 0-1 year in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Officer III (COIII); with 1 year and 1 day to 3 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Senior Officer I (CSOI); with 3 years and 1 day to 6 years in the service shall
fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer II (CSOII); with 6 years and 1 day to 10 years
in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer III (CSOIII); and with more
than 10 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV (CSOIV).

1.4) Security Officer I (SOI): with 0-1 year in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Senior Officer I (CSOI); with 1 year and 1 day to 3 years in the service shall fill up the rank
of Corrections Senior Officer II (CSOII); with 3 years and 1 day to 6 years in the service
shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer III (CSOIII); with 6 years to 1 day to 12
years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Officer IV (CSOIV); and with
more than 12 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Inspector (CI).

1.5) Security Officer II (SOII): with 0-6 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Senior Officer IV (CSOIV); with 6 years and 1 day to 12 years in the service
shall fill up the rank of Corrections Inspector (CI); with 12 years and 1 day to 18 years in
the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector (CSI); and with more 18
years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Chief Inspector (CCI).

1.6) Security Officer III and Penal Institution Supervisor (SOIII/PIS): with 0-6 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Inspector (CI); with 6 years and 1 day to 12
years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Inspector (CSI); with 12
years and 1 day to 18 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Chief
Inspector (CCI); and with more than 18 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Superintendent (CS).

1.7) Penal Superintendent I: with 0-12 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Chief Inspector (CCI); with 12 years and 1 day to 18 years in the service shall
fill up the rank of Corrections Superintendent (CS); and with more than 18 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Senior Superintendent (CSS).

1.8) Penal Superintendent II: with 0-12 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Superintendent (CS); and with more than 12 years in the service shall fill up
the rank of Corrections Senior Superintendent (CSS).

1.9) Penal Superintendent III: with 0-12 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Senior Superintendent (CSS); and with more than 12 years in the service shall
fill up the rank of Corrections Chief Superintendent (CCS).
1.10) Penal Superintendent IV: with 0-12 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Chief Superintendent (CCS); and with more than 12 years in the service shall
fill up the rank of Corrections Deputy Director (CDD).

2. Corrections Technical Officers:

2.1) Salary Grade 1-3

Administrative Aide I, Administrative Aide III, Cook I, Handicraft Worker I, Light Equipment
Operator, Security Guard I, and Tailor: shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer
I (CTOI).

2.2) Salary Grade 4

Nursing Attendant I, Administrative Aide IV, Heavy Equipment Operator I, Machinist I: with
0-8 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer I (CTOI); and
with more than 8 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer
II (CTOII).

2.3) Salary Grade 5

Cook II, Handicraft Worker II, Administrative Aide V, Legal Aide, Security Guard II, Master
Tailor I, Bill Collector: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Technical Officer I (CTOI); with 5 years and 1 day to 10 years in the service shall fill up
the rank of Corrections Technical Officer II (CTOII); and with more than 10 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer III (CTOIII).

2.4) Salary Grade 6

Farm Foreman, Laundry Worker III, Sales Representative I, Administrative Aide VI,
Blacksmith II, Welder II, Medical Laboratory Technician I, Medical Equipment Technician
I, Draftsman I: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical
Officer II (CTOII); and with more than 5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Technical Officer III (CTOIII).

2.5) Salary Grade 7

Administrative Assistant I, Fingerprint Examiner I, Security Guard III: with 0-3 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer II (CTOII); and with more than
3 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer III (CTOIII).

2.6) Salary Grade 8

Farm Supervisor, Handcraft Worker III, Labor & Employment Assistant, Master Fisherman
II, Medical Equipment Technician II, Sanitation Inspector I, Administrative Assistant II,
Automotive Equipment Inspector I, Firefighter II, Security Guard III, Master Tailor II: with
0-2 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer II (CTOII);
with 2 years and 1 day to 8 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Technical Officer III (CTOIII); and with more than 8 years in the service shall fill up the
rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I (CTSOI).

2.7) Salary Grade 9

Food Service Supervisor I, Recreation & Welfare Services Officer I, Administrative

Assistant III, Fingerprint Examiner II, Foundry Foreman, Machinist III: with 0-5 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer III (CTOIII); and with more
than 5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I
(CTSOI).

2.8) Salary Grade 10

Administrative Assistant IV, Administrative Officer I, Information Systems Researcher I,

Sales & Promotion Supervisor I, Agricultural Technologist: with 0-3 years in the service
shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer III (CTOIII); and with more than 3
years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I (CTSOI).

2.9) Salary Grade 11

Agriculturist I, Food Service Supervisor II, Medical Technologist I, Nurse I, Nutritionist

Dietitian I, Penal Institution Program Officer I, Pharmacist I, Psychologist I, Social Welfare
Officer I, Sociologist I, Teacher I, Administrative Officer II, Administrative Assistant V,
Computer Programmer I, Fingerprint Examiner III, Special Investigator I, Music Director:
with 0-2 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Officer III
(CTOIII); with 2 years and 1 day to 8 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Technical Senior Officer I (CTSOI); and with more than 8 years in the service shall fill up
the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer II (CTSOII).

2.10) Salary Grade 12

Engineer I, Legal Assistant II, Teacher II, Postmaster II, Engineer I, Accountant I: with 0-5
years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer I (CTSOI);
and with more than 5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical
Senior Officer II (CTSOII).

2.11) Salary Grade 13

Freight Service Supervisor II, Veterinarian I, Freight Supervisor II, Data Entry Machine
Operator IV, Sr. Admin Assistant I, with 0-3 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Technical Senior Officer I (CTSOI) and with more than 3 years in the service
shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer II (CTSOII).
2.12) Salary Grade 14

Administrative Officer III, Head Teacher I: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank
of Corrections Technical Senior Officer II (CTSOII); and with more than 5 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer III (CTSOIII).

2.13) Salary Grade 15

Administrative Officer IV, Agriculturist II, Farm Superintendent II, Inmate Guidance Officer
II, Medical Technologist II, Nurse II. Nutritionist Dietitian II, Penal Institution Program
Officer II, Psychologist II, Sociologist II, Pharmacist II, Project Evaluation Officer II,
Fingerprint Examiner IV: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Technical Senior Officer III (CTSOIII); and with more than 5 years in the service shall fill
up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV (CTSOIV).

2.14) Salary Grade 16

Chaplain, Veterinarian II, Accountant II, Engineer II, Attorney I: shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV (CTSOIV).

2.15) Salary Grade 17

Dentist II, Nurse III, Executive Assistant II: shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical
Senior Officer IV (CTSOIV).

2.16) Salary Grade 18

Master Teacher I, Phlebotomist I, Sales & Promotion Supervisor III, Senior Penal
Institution Program Officer, Administrative Officer V, Fingerprint Examiner V, Religious
Guidance Adviser, Attorney II: with 0-3 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Technical Senior Officer IV (CTSOIV); and with more than 3 years in the
service shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Inspector (CTI).

2.17) Salary Grade 19

Accountant III, Engineer III, Nurse IV, Veterinarian III: shall fill up the rank of Corrections
Technical Inspector (CTI).

2.18) Salary Grade 20

Dentist III, Senior Phlebotomist, Executive Assistant III, and Nurse V: shall fill up the rank
of Corrections Technical Inspector (CTI).

2.19) Salary Grade 21

Medical Officer III, Attorney III: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Technical Inspector (CTI); and with more than 5 years in the service shall fill
up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Inspector (CTSI).

2.20) Salary Grade 22

Education Program Supervisor, Medical Specialist I, Supervising Penal Institution

Program Officer, and Accountant IV: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Technical Senior Inspector (CTSI); and with more than 5 years in the service
shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Chief Inspector (CTCI).

2.21) Salary Grade 23

Medical Officer IV, Attorney IV: with 0-5 years in the service shall fill up the rank of
Corrections Technical Chief Inspector (CTCI); and with more than 5 years in the service
shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Superintendent (CTS).

2.22) Salary Grade 24

Chief Accountant, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief of Hospital I, Chief Penal Institution
Program Officer, Inmate Guidance Chief: shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical
Superintendent (CTS). Chief Accountant with Master in National Security Administration
(MNSA) shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior Superintendent (CTSS).

2.23) Salary Grade 25

Medical Officer V, Chief of Hospital II: shall fill up the rank of Corrections Technical Senior
Superintendent (CTSS).

d) Serial Number. There shall be generated an orderly and unique serial numbering
system for Commissioned Officers (CO), which is from CI/CTI to all next higher ranks,
and Non-Commissioned Officers (NCO), which is from COI/CTOI to CSOIV/CTSOIV, that
will appear on the badges and uniforms based on the following schemes:

1. Commissioned Officers. The serial number shall have four (4) series for
commissioned officers with four (4) digits, each starting from 0001 bearing a
prefix letter indicative of the service for which the officer stands:
C for Custodial service: C-0001 (Series -1)
R for Reformation service: R-0001 (Series -2)
E for Engineering service: E-0001 (Series -3)
A for Administrative service: A-0001 (Series -4)
2. Non-Commissioned Officers. The serial number shall also have four (4) series for
non-commissioned officers but with six (6) digits, each starting from 000001
bearing a prefix letter indicative of the service for the officer stands:
 C for Custodial service: C-000001 (Series -1)
R for Reformation service: R-000001 (Series -2)
E for Engineering service: E-000001 (Series -3)
A for Administrative service: A-000001 (Series -4)
3. Absorbed Personnel. Upon absorption to initial rank on the first year of
implementation (no lateral entry yet) each rank shall have a seniority listing by total
years of active service. The highest year of service shall have the lowest serial
number in that particular rank. The reference position for absorption shall be the
Plantilla item held by each personnel upon the effectivity of this Act. If the
personnel has been promoted or transferred from civilian item to custodial item,
or vice-versa, after the effectivity of this Act, such promotion or transfer of item
shall not be considered as reference position in the absorption process. The
highest rank shall have the lowest series of serial numbers starting from 0001 for
commissioned officers and 000001 for non-commissioned officers.
4. Rank Adjustment. When qualified BuCor personnel undergo rank adjustment on
the first year of implementation due to their existing qualifications, those who were
adjusted within the bracket of non-commissioned officer ranks shall retain their
absorption serial numbers. Likewise, those who were adjusted within the bracket
of commissioned officer ranks shall also retain their absorption serial numbers.
However, those who were adjusted from the bracket of non-commissioned officer
ranks to the bracket of commissioned officer ranks shall drop off their six (6) digit
serial number to be replaced by the new four (4) digit serial number.
5. Lateral Entry from Within BuCor. During lateral entry from within the agency after
the first year of implementation due to a personnel’s newly acquired qualifications,
the six (6) digit serial number shall be dropped off to be replaced by the new four
(4) digit serial number. This shall be determined by merit and qualification among
other candidates regardless of the length of service. The highest merit and
qualification shall have the lowest serial number, next only to the assigned serial
number of the last officer in that particular rank.
6. Lateral Entry from Outside BuCor. Lateral entry from outside the agency shall be
determined also by merit and qualification as reference for the digits in the new
serial number which shall be next only to serial number of the last officer in that
particular rank.
7. Qualifications Standards for Lateral Entry. Qualifications Standards for lateral
entry shall be promulgated by the Civil Service Commission with due consideration
on the continuity of service record in jail, police, military, and fire protection, and
without diminution of currently received pay scale and allowances.
8. Representations in the Selection Board. All rank adjustments and lateral entries
shall be administered by an outsourced selection board, authorized by BuCor from
the guidelines of CSC, and with representations of concerned sectors such as
Education Sector, Economic Sector, Religious Sector, National Security Sector,
Law Enforcement Sector, Prosecution Sector, Judicial Sector, Community Sector,
and the Civil Service Sector, among others.
 9. New Graduates for CO & NCO Basic Course. The serial number shall be
determined by over-all ranking in the graduating officers. The number one among
the graduates shall have the lowest serial number next only to the last officer in
the entry rank of graduating candidates: Corrections Inspector/Corrections
Technical Officer (CI/CTI) for commissioned officers’ basic course, and
Corrections Officer I/Corrections Technical Officer I (COI/CTOI) for non-
commissioned officers’ basic course.
10. Alphabetical Reference. In the event where there shall be more than one (1)
personnel qualifying for the same serial number based on the afore-stated
conditions, in cases of batch mates, the series to be applied shall be on
alphabetical basis in an ascending order.

e) Optional Retirement. All incumbent personnel who, upon the effectivity of this Act,
shall opt to early or optionally retire from the service will be entitled to the retirement
benefits computed as follows:

Age Basis for

Age
Computing Benefits
57 62
58 63
59 64
60-65 65

f) Retirement Age. All incumbent personnel, upon the effectivity of this Act, may continue
to render services until one reaches the compulsory age of retirement for public officers
of sixty-five (65). Those who shall be newly hired uniformed personnel will have a
compulsory age retirement of fifty-six (56) years pursuant to the prevailing provisions on
retirement age of those who are in the uniformed services.

g) Transitory Training. There shall be a transitory training from civilian culture and
traditions to uniformed culture and professionalism for all incumbent personnel.

h) Inventory of all Facilities. There shall be an inventory of all facilities requiring repairs
and those requiring replacement in accordance with the provisions for standard prison
facilities as provided for in Rule 7 of this IRR.

RULE XX – ANNUAL REPORT

Section 24. Annual Report. The BuCor, through the DOJ and the DBM, shall jointly submit
to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives an annual
report on the implementation of this Act. This report shall include information on the
application of the budget for the salary and other benefits provided under this Act. The
DBM, in consultation with the BuCor through the DOJ, shall periodically review and adjust
every five (5) years the rates of base pay, taking into consideration labor productivity,
consumer price index, oil price and other similar economic indicators as may be
determined by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

RULE XXI – FINAL PROVISION

Section 25. Separability Clause. If any provision in this IRR, or application of such
provision to any circumstance, is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions
not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting.

Section 26. Repealing Clause. All laws, decrees, proclamations, orders, rules and
regulations, and other issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the
provisions of this IRR particularly on the administration and management of: security,
safekeeping, reformation, standard facilities, personnel, and land use, are hereby deemed
repealed, amended or modified accordingly. These include, among others, the 2013
BuCor Rationalization Plan by virtue of E.O. 366, presidential Proclamation No. 350, s.
1994, Proclamation No. 718, s. 1996, Proclamation No. 111, s. 2001, Proclamation No.
112, s. 2001, Proclamation No. 234, s. 2002, Proclamation No. 335, s. 2003, Proclamation
No. 667, s. 2004, Proclamation No. 1158, s. 2006, Proclamation No. 1159, s. 2006,
Executive Order 568 – year 2006 (all three (3) signed in a single day of September 8,
2006), and Proclamation No. 1952, s. 2009.

Section 27. Effectivity Clause. This IRR shall take effect thirty (30) calendar days after its
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general nationwide circulation and
upon filing with the University of the Philippines Law Center of three (3) certified copies
of this IRR.

Done this 23 day of May 2016.

(Sgd.) EMMANUEL L. CAPARAS

Secretary
Department of Justice
 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
METRO MANILA

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE UNDER A REORGANIZED

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES

SECTION 1. Title of the Act. — This Act shall be known as the “Department of the
Interior and Local Government Act of 1990.”

SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy. — It is hereby declared to be the policy of the

State to promote peace and order, ensure public safety and further strengthen local
government capability aimed towards the effective delivery of the basic services to the
citizenry through the establishment of a highly efficient and competent police force that
is national in scope and civilian in character. Towards this end, the State shall bolster a
system of coordination and cooperation among the citizenry, local executives and the
integrated law enforcement and public safety agencies created under this Act.

The police force shall be organized, trained and equipped primarily for the performance
of police functions. Its national scope and civilian character shall be paramount. No
element of the police force shall be military nor shall any position thereof be occupied by
active members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

SECTION 3. Promulgation of Comprehensive Policies by Congress. — Subject to

the limitations provided in the Constitution, the President shall recommend to Congress
the promulgation of policies on public order and safety to protect the citizenry from all
forms of lawlessness, criminality and other threats to peace and order.

CHAPTER I

The Department of the Interior and Local Government

SECTION 4. The Department of the Interior and Local Government. — To carry out
the policies and purposes of this Act, the Department of Local Government is hereby
reorganized into the Department of the Interior and Local Government, hereinafter
referred to as the Department, in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 5. Powers and Functions of the Department. — In furtherance of the

objectives of this Act, the Department shall continue to exercise the powers and functions
of the Department of Local Government in addition to the powers and functions as herein
provided.
SECTION 6. Organization. — The Department shall consist of the Department
Proper, the existing bureaus and offices of the Department of Local Government, the
National Police Commission, the Philippine Public Safety College, and the following
bureaus: the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Bureau of
Jail Management and Penology.

SECTION 7. Department Proper. — The Department Proper shall consist of the

existing staff services as provided for under Executive Order No. 262 and the following
offices:

(a) Office of the Secretary. — The office of the Secretary shall consist of the
Secretary and his immediate staff; and

(b) Office of the Undersecretaries and Assistant Secretaries. — The Secretary shall
be assisted by two (2) Undersecretaries, one (1) for local government and the other for
peace and order, at least one (1) of whom must belong to the career executive service,
and three (3) career Assistant Secretaries.

SECTION 8. Head of Department. — The head of the Department. — The head of

the Department, hereinafter referred to as the Secretary, shall also be the ex-officio
Chairman of the National Police Commission and shall be appointed by the President
subject to confirmation of the Commission on Appointments. No retired or resigned
military officer or police official may be appointed as Secretary within one (1) year from
the date of his retirement or resignation.

SECTION 9. General Powers, Term of Office and Compensation of the Secretary. —

The authority and responsibility for the exercise of the Department’s powers and
functions shall be vested in the Secretary, who shall hold office at the pleasure of the
President and shall receive the compensation, allowances and other emoluments to
which heads of departments are entitled.

SECTION 10. Specific Powers and Functions of the Secretary. — In addition to his
powers and functions as provided in Executive Order No. 262, the Secretary as
Department head shall have the following powers and functions:

(a) Prepare and submit periodic reports, including a Quarterly Anti-Crime

Operations Report and such other reports as the President and Congress may require;

(b) Act as Chairman and Presiding Officer of the National Police Commission; and

(c) Delegate authority to exercise any substantive or administrative function to the

members of the National Police Commission or other officers of rank within the
Department.
SECTION 11. Regional Offices. — The Department shall establish, operate and
maintain a regional office in each of the administrative regions of the country to
implement the policies and programs of the Department. Each regional office shall be
headed by a regional director to be assisted by two (2) assistant regional directors: one
(1) for jail management and penology and another for fire protection in addition to the
present assistant regional directors of the Department of Local Government.

SECTION 12. Relationship of the Department with the Department of National

Defense. — During a period of twenty-four (24) months from the effectivity of this Act, the
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) shall continue its present role of preserving the
internal and external security of the State: Provided, That said period may be extended by
the President, if he finds it justifiable, for another period not exceeding twenty-four (24)
months, after which, the Department shall automatically take over from the AFP the
primary role of preserving internal security, leaving to the AFP its primary role of
preserving external security. However, even after the Department has assumed primary
responsibility on matters affecting internal security, including the suppression of
insurgency, and there are serious threats to national security and public order, such as
where insurgents have gained considerable foothold in the community thereby
necessitating the employment of bigger tactical forces and the utilization of higher
caliber armaments and better armored vehicles, the President may, upon
recommendation of the peace and order council, call upon the Armed Forces of the
Philippines to assume the primary role and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to play
the supportive role in the area concerned.

In times of national emergency, all elements of the PNP, the Bureau of Fire Protection,
and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology shall, upon direction of the President,
assist the Armed Forces of the Philippines in meeting the national emergency.

The complementary relationship between the Department of the Interior and Local
Government and the Department of National Defense in any of the preceding
eventualities shall be jointly prescribed by their respective Secretaries in a memorandum
of agreement that shall thereafter be published and implemented.

CHAPTER II

The National Police Commission

SECTION 13. Creation and Composition. — A National Police Commission,

hereinafter referred to as the Commission, is hereby created for the purpose of effectively
discharging the functions prescribed in the Constitution and provided in this Act. The
Commission shall be a collegial body within the Department. It shall be composed of a
Chairman and four (4) regular commissioners, one (1) of whom shall be designated as
Vice-Chairman by the President. The Secretary of the Department shall be the ex-officio
Chairman of the Commission, while the Vice-Chairman shall act as the executive officer
of the Commission.
SECTION 14. Powers and Functions of the Commission. — The Commission shall
exercise the following powers and functions:

(a) Exercise administrative control over the Philippine National Police;

(b) Advise the President on all matters involving police functions and
administration;

(c) Foster and develop policies and promulgate rules and regulations, standards
and procedures to improve police services based on sound professional concepts and
principles;

(d) Examine and audit, and thereafter establish the standards for such purposes on
a continuing basis, the performance, activities, and facilities of all police agencies
throughout the country;

(e) Prepare a police manual prescribing rules and regulations for efficient
organization, administration, and operation, including recruitment, selection, promotion
and retirement;

(f) Establish a system of uniform crime reporting;

(g) Conduct surveys and compile statistical data for the proper evaluation of the
efficiency and effectiveness of all police units in the country;

(h) Render to the President and to Congress an annual report on its activities and
accomplishments during the thirty (30) days after the end of the calendar year, which
shall include an appraisal of the conditions obtaining in the organization and
administration of police agencies in the municipalities, cities and provinces throughout
the country, and recommendations for appropriate remedial legislation;

(i) Approve or modify plans and programs on education and training, logistical
requirements, communications, records, information systems, crime laboratory, crime
prevention and crime reporting;

(j) Affirm, reverse or modify, through the National Appellate Board, personnel
disciplinary actions involving demotion or dismissal from the service imposed upon
members of the Philippine National Police by the Chief of the Philippine National Police;

(k) Exercise appellate jurisdiction through the regional appellate boards over
administrative cases against policemen and over decisions on claims for police benefits;

(l) Recommend to the President, through the Secretary, within sixty (60) days
before the commencement of each calendar year, a crime prevention;
(m) Prescribe minimum standards for arms, equipment, and uniforms and, after
consultation with the Philippine Heraldy Commission, for insignia of ranks, awards and
medals of honor;

(n) Issue subpoena and subpoena duces tecum in matters pertaining to the
discharge of its own powers and duties, and designate who among its personnel can
issue such processes and administer oaths in connection therewith; and

(o) Perform such other functions necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
and as the President may direct.

SECTION 15. Qualifications. — No person shall be appointed regular member of the

Commission unless:

(a) He is at least thirty-five (35) years of age;

(b) A member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public

administration, business administration, management, sociology, criminology, law
enforcement, national security administration, defense studies, and other related
discipline; and

(c) Has had experience in law enforcement work for at least five (5) years .

SECTION 16. Term of Office. — The four (4) regular and full-time Commissioners
shall be appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary. Of the
first four (4) commissioners to be appointed, two (2) commissioners shall serve for six
(6) years and the two (2) other commissioners for four (4) years. All subsequent
appointments shall be for a period of six (6) years each, without reappointment or
extension.

SECTION 17. Temporary or Permanent Incapacity of the Chairman. — In case of

absence due to temporary or permanent incapacity of the Chairman, the President shall
designate an Acting Chairman. In case of death or permanent incapacity or
disqualification of the Chairman, the Acting Chairman shall also act as such until a new
Chairman shall have been appointed and qualified.

SECTION 18. Removal from Office. — The members of the Commission may be
removed from office for cause. All vacancies in the Commission, except through
expiration of term, shall be filled up for the unexpired term only: Provided, That any person
who shall be appointed in this case shall be eligible for regular appointment for another
full term.

SECTION 19. Prohibitions. — The Chairman and members of the Commission shall
not engage in the practice of any profession, or intervene, directly or indirectly, in the
management and control of any private enterprise. They shall not, directly or indirectly,
have any financial or material interest in any transaction requiring the approval of their
office.

SECTION 20. Organizational Structure. — The Commission shall consist of the

following units:

(a) Commission Proper. — This is composed of the offices of the Chairman and the
four (4) commissioners.

(b) Staff Services. — The staff services of the Commission shall be as follows:

(1) The Planning and Research Service, which shall provide technical services to
the Commission in areas of overall policy formulation, strategic and operational planning,
management systems or procedures, evaluation and monitoring of the Commission’s
programs, projects and internal operations; and shall conduct thorough research and
analysis on social and economic conditions affecting peace and order in the country;

(2) The Legal Affairs Service, which shall provide the Commission with efficient
and effective service as legal counsel of the Commission; draft or study contracts
affecting the Commission and submit appropriate recommendations pertaining thereto;
and render legal opinions arising from the administration and operation of the Philippine
National Police and the Commission;

(3) The Crime Prevention and Coordination Service, which shall undertake
criminological researches and studies; formulate a national crime prevention plan;
develop a crime prevention and information program and provide editorial direction for
all criminology research and crime prevention publications;

(4) The Administrative Service, which shall provide the Commission with
assistance on budgetary and financial matters; provide the necessary services relating to
records, correspondence, supplies, property and equipment, security and general
services, and the maintenance and utilization of facilities; and provide services relating
to manpower, career planning and development, personnel transactions and employee
welfare;

(5) The Inspection and Monitoring Service, which shall conduct continuous
inspection and management audit of personnel, facilities and operations at all levels of
command of the PNP and shall monitor the implementation of the Commission’s
programs and projects relative to law enforcement; and

(6) The Installations and Logistics Service, which shall review the Commission’s
plans and programs and formulate policies and procedures regarding acquisition,
inventory, control, distribution, maintenance and disposal of supplies and shall oversee
the implementation of programs on transportation facilities and installations and the
procurement and maintenance of supplies and equipment.
(c) Disciplinary Appellate Boards. — The Commission shall establish a formal
administrative disciplinary appellate machinery consisting of the National Appellate
Board and the regional appellate boards.

The National Appellate Board shall decide cases on appeal from decisions rendered by
the PNP chief, while the regional appellate boards shall decide cases on appeal from
decisions rendered by officers other than the PNP chief, the mayor, and the People Law
Enforcement Board (PLEB) created hereunder.

SECTION 21. Regional Offices. — The Commission shall establish, operate and
maintain regional offices headed by regional directors who shall implement the policies
and programs of the Commission in their respective regions. For administrative
purposes, the regional offices of the Commission shall be attached to the general offices
of the Department.

Subject to the standards that shall be prescribed by the Commission, the regional offices
shall likewise perform the functions of adjudication of benefit claims.

SECTION 22. Qualifications of Regional Directors. — No person shall be appointed

regional director unless:

(a) He is at least thirty (30) years of age;

(b) A holder of a baccalaureate degree and appropriate civil service eligibility; and

(c) Has at least five (5) years experience in the field of law enforcement,
criminology or police administration.

CHAPTER III

A. The Philippine National Police Organization

SECTION 23. Composition. — Subject to the limitations provided for in this Act, the
Philippine National Police, hereinafter referred to as the PNP, is hereby established,
initially consisting of the members of the police forces who were integrated into the
Integrated National Police (INP) pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 765, and the officers
and enlisted personnel of the Philippine Constabulary (PC). For purposes of this Act, the
officers and enlisted personnel of the PC shall include those assigned with the Narcotics
Command (NARCOM) or the Criminal Investigation Service (CIS); and those of the
technical services of the AFP assigned with the PC and the civilian operatives of the CIS.
The regular operatives of the abolished NAPOLCOM Inspection, Investigation and
Intelligence Branch may also be absorbed by the PNP. In addition, a PC officer or enlisted
personnel may transfer to any of the branches or services of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines in accordance with the provisions of Section 85 of this Act.
In order to be qualified for transfer to the PNP units in Metropolitan Manila and in highly
urbanized cities, an individual must have completed not less than second year collegiate
work or its equivalent in training of seventy-two (72) collegiate units.

Anyone who has any pending administrative or criminal case or has been adjudged liable
or convicted of any crime pending appeal shall be allowed to join the PNP provisionally
without prejudice to final judgment by a body of competent jurisdiction.

The permanent civilian employees of the present PC, INP, Narcotics Command, CIS, and
the technical services of the AFP assigned with the PC, including NAPOLCOM hearing
officers holding regular items as such, shall be absorbed by the Department as
employees thereof, subject to existing laws and regulations.

SECTION 24. Powers and Functions. — The PNP shall have the following 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.

In addition, the PNP shall absorb the office of the National Action Committee on Anti-
Hijacking (NACAH) of the Department of National Defense, all the functions of the
present Philippine Air Force Security Command (PAFSECOM), as well as the police
functions of the Coast Guard. In order to perform its powers and functions efficiently and
effectively, the PNP shall be provided with adequate land, sea, and air capabilities and all
necessary material means of resources.
SECTION 25. Organization. — 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 senior and qualified officers in the service: Provided,
however, That in no case shall any officer who has retired 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.

At the national level, the PNP shall maintain its office in Metropolitan Manila which shall
house the directorial staff, service staff and special support units.

At the regional level, the PNP shall have regional offices, including that of the National
Capital Region, which may be divided into two (2) separate regions without prejudice to
the pertinent provisions of the Organic Act for the Autonomous Regions of the Cordilleras
and Muslim Mindanao relative to the creation of a regional police force in the area of
autonomy. Each of these regional offices shall be headed by a regional director for peace
and order.

At the provincial level, there shall be a PNP office, each headed by a provincial director.
In the case of large provinces, police districts may be established by the Commission to
be headed by a district director.

At the city or municipal level, there shall be a PNP station, each headed by a chief of
police. aisa dc

The Chief of the PNP shall, within sixty (60) days from the effectivity of this Act and in
accordance with the broad guidelines set forth herein, recommend the organizational
structure and staffing pattern of the PNP to the Commission.

SECTION 26. Powers, Functions and term of Office of the PNP Chief . — The
command and direction of the PNP shall be vested in the Chief of the PNP who shall have
the power to direct and control tactical as well as strategic movements, deployment,
placement, utilization of the PNP or any of its units and personnel, including its
equipment, facilities and other resources. Such command and direction of the Chief of
the PNP may be delegated to subordinate officials with the respect to the units under
their respective commands, in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by
the Commission. The Chief of the PNP shall also have the power to issue detailed
implementing policies and instructions regarding personnel, funds, properties, records,
correspondence and such other matters as may be necessary to effectivity carry out the
functions, powers and duties of the Bureau. The Chief of the PNP shall be appointed by
the President from among the senior officers down to the rank of chief superintendent,
subject to confirmation by the Commission on Appointments: Provided, That the Chief of
the PNP shall serve a term of office not to exceed four (4) years: Provided, further, That
in times of war or other national emergency declared by Congress, the President may
extend such term of office.

SECTION 27. Manning Levels. — On the average nationwide, the manning levels of
the PNP shall be approximately in accordance with a police-to-population ratio of one (1)
policeman for every five hundred (500) persons. The actual strength by cities and
municipalities shall depend on the state of peace and order, population density and actual
demands of the service in the particular area: Provided, That the minimum police-to-
population ratio shall not be less than one (1) policeman for every one thousand (1,000)
persons: Provided, further, That urban areas shall have a higher minimum police-to-
population ratio as may be prescribed by regulations.

SECTION 28. Rank Classification. — For purposes of efficient administration,

supervision and control, the rank classification of the members of the PNP shall be as
follows:

Director General

Deputy Director General

Director

Chief Superintendent

Senior Superintendent

Superintendent

Chief Inspector

Senior Inspector

Inspector

Senior Police Officer IV

Senior Police Officer III

Senior Police Officer II

Senior Police Officer I

Police Officer III

Police Officer II
Police Officer I

SECTION 29. Key Positions. — The head of the PNP with the rank director general
shall have the position title of Chief of the PNP. The second in command of the PNP with
the rank of deputy director general shall be the Deputy Chief of the PNP for
Administration. The third in command with the rank also of deputy director general shall
be the Deputy Chief of the PNP for Operations.

At the national office, the head of the directorial staff with the rank of deputy director
general shall be known as Chief of the Directorial Staff of the PNP.

The heads of the various staff divisions in the directorial staff shall have the rank of
director with the position title of Director of the Directorial Staff of their respective
functional divisions. The head of the Inspectorate Division with the rank of chief
superintendent shall assume the position title of Inspector General. The heads of the
administrative and operational support divisions shall have the rank of chief
superintendent.

The head of the NCR with the rank of director shall assume the position title of NCR
Director.

The heads of the regional offices with the rank of chief superintendent shall assume the
position title of Regional Director.

The heads of the NCR district offices with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the
position title of District Director.

The heads of provincial offices with the rank of senior superintendent shall be known as
Provincial Director.

The heads of the district offices with the rank of superintendent shall have the position
title of District Director.

The heads of the municipality or city offices with the rank of chief inspector shall be
known as Chief of Police.

SECTION 30. General Qualifications for Appointment. — No person shall be

appointed as officer or member of the PNP unless he possesses the following minimum
qualifications:

(a) A citizen of the Philippines;

(b) A person of good moral conduct;

(c) Of sound mind and body;

(d) Must possess a formal baccalaureate degree for appointment as officer and
must have finished at least second year college or the equivalent of seventy-two (72)
collegiate units for appointment as non-officer or an equivalent training or experience for
those already in the service upon the effectivity of this Act.

(e) Must be eligible in accordance with the standards set by the Commission;

(f) Must not have been dishonorably discharged from military employment or
dismissed for cause from any civilian position in the Government;

(g) Must not have been convicted be final judgment of an offense or crime
involving moral turpitude;

(h) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in height for
male and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female;

(i) Must weight not more or less than five kilograms (5 kg.) of the standard weight
corresponding to his or her height, age, and sex; and

(j) For a new applicant, must not be less than twenty-one (21) nor more than thirty
(30) years of age.

SECTION 31. Appointment of PNP Officers and Members. — The appointment of the
officers and members of the PNP shall be effected in the following manner:

(a) Police Officer I to Senior Police Officer IV . — Appointed by the PNP regional
director for regional personnel or by the Chief of the PNP for the national headquarters
personnel and attested by the Civil Service Commission.

(b) Inspector to Superintendent. — Appointed by the Chief of the PNP, as

recommended by their immediate superiors, attested by the Civil Service Commission;

(c) Senior Superintendent to Deputy Director General. — Appointed by the

President upon recommendation of the chief of the PNP, with proper endorsement by the
Chairman of the Civil Service Commission and subject to confirmation by the
Commission on Appointments; and

(d) Director General. — Appointed by the President from among the senior officers
down to the rank of chief superintendent in the service, subject to confirmation by the
Commission on Appointments: Provided, That the Chief of the PNP shall serve a tour of
duty not to exceed four (4) years: Provided, further, That, in times of war or other national
emergency declared by Congress, the President may extend such tour of duty.
SECTION 32. Examinations for Policemen. — The Civil Service Commission shall
administer the qualifying entrance examinations for policemen on the basis of the
standards set by the NAPOLCOM.

SECTION 33. Lateral Entry of Officers into the PNP. — In general, all original
appointments of commissioned officers in the PNP shall commence with the rank of
inspector, to include all those with highly technical qualifications applying for the PNP
technical services, such as dentist, optometrists, nurses, engineers, and graduates of
forensic sciences. 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. Licensed criminologists may be appointed to the rank of
inspector to fill up any vacancy after promotions from the ranks are completed.

SECTION 34. Qualifications of Chief of City and Municipal Police Stations. — No

person may be appointed chief of a city police station unless he holds a bachelor’s degree
from a recognized institution of learning or has served in the Philippine Constabulary or
in the police department of any city or municipality with the rank of captain or its
equivalent therein for at least three (3) years.

No person may be appointed chief of a municipal police station unless he holds a

bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution of learning or has served as officer in the
Philippine Constabulary or in the police department of any city or municipality for at least
two (2) years with the rank lieutenant or its equivalent: Provided, That a member of the
Bar with at least five (5) years experience in active law practice and who possesses the
general qualifications under Section 30 of this Act shall be qualified for appointment as
chief of a city or municipal police station: Provided, further, That the chief of police shall
be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 51, paragraph b),
subparagraph (4) (i) of this Act.

SECTION 35. Support Units. — The PNP shall be supported by administrative and
operational support units. The administrative support units shall consist of the Crime
Laboratory, Logistic Unit, Communications Unit, Computer Center, Finance Center and
Civil Security Unit. The operational support units shall be composed of the Maritime
Police Unit, Police Intelligence Unit, Police Security Unit, Criminal Investigation Unit,
Special Action Force, Narcotics units, Aviation Security Unit, Traffic Management Unit,
the Medical and Dental Centers and the Civil Relations Unit. To enhance police
operational efficiency and effectiveness, the Chief of the PNP may constitute such other
support units as may be necessary subject to the approval of the Commission: Provided,
That no support unit headed by a chief superintendent or a higher rank can be created
unless provided by law.

(a) Administrative Support Units. — (1) Crime Laboratory. There shall be

established a central Crime Laboratory to be headed by a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, which shall provides scientific and technical investigative aid and
support to the PNP and other government investigative agencies.

It shall also provide crime laboratory examination, evaluation and identification of

physical evidences involved in crimes with primary emphasis on their medical, chemical,
biological and physical nature.

There shall be likewise be established regional and city crime laboratories as may be
necessary in all regions and cities of the country.

(2) Logistic Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief superintendent, the
Logistics Unit shall be responsible for the procurement, distributions and management
of all the logistical requirements of the PNP including firearms and ammunition.

(3) Communications Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief

superintendent, the Communications Unit shall be responsible for establishing an
effective police communications network.

(4) Computer Center. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief superintendent,
the Computer Center shall be responsible for the design, implementation and
maintenance of a database system for the PNP.

(5) Finance Center. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief superintendent,
the Finance Center shall be responsible for providing finance services to the PNP.

(6) Civil Security Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief superintendent,
the Civil Security Unit shall provide administrative services and general supervision over
organization, business operation and activities of all organized private detectives,
watchmen, security guard agencies and company guard forces.

The unit shall likewise supervise the licensing and registration of firearms and explosives.

The approval applications for licenses to operate private security agencies, as well as the
issuance of licenses to security guards and the licensing of firearms and explosives, shall
be decentralized to the PNP regional offices.

(b) Operational Support Units. — (1) Maritime Police Unit. Headed by a Director with
the rank of chief superintendent, the Maritime Police Unit shall perform all police
functions over Philippine territorial waters and rivers.

(2) Police Intelligence Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, the Police Intelligence Unit shall serve as the intelligence and
counterintelligence operating unit of the PNP.
(3) Police Security Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, Police Security Unit shall provide security for government officials,
visiting dignitaries and private individuals authorized to be given protection.

(4) Criminal Investigation Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, the Criminal Investigation Unit shall undertake the monitoring,
investigation and prosecution of all crimes involving economic sabotage, and other
crimes of such magnitude and extent as to indicate their commission by highly placed or
professional criminal syndicates and organizations.

This unit shall likewise investigate all major cases involving violations of the Revised
Penal Code and operate against organized crime groups, unless the President assigns
the case exclusively to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

(5) Special Action Force. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, the Special Action Force shall function as a mobile strike force or
reaction unit to augment regional, provincial, municipal and city police forces for civil
disturbance control, counterinsurgency, hostage-taking rescue operations, and other
special operations.

(6) Narcotics Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief superintendent,
the Narcotics Unit shall enforce all laws relative to the protection of the citizenry against
dangerous and other prohibited drugs and substances.

(7) Aviation Security Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, the Aviation Security Unit, in coordination with airport authorities, shall
secure all the country’s airports against offensive and terroristic acts that threaten civil
aviation, exercise operational control and supervision over all agencies involved in airport
security operation, and enforce all laws and regulations relative to air travel protection
and safety.

(8) Traffic Management Unit. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, the Traffic Management Unit shall enforce traffic laws and regulations.

(9) Medical and Dental Centers. — Headed by a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, the Medical and Dental Centers shall be responsible for providing
medical and dental services for the PNP.

(10) Civil Relations Units. — Headed with a Director with the rank of chief
superintendent, the Civil Relations Unit shall implement plans and programs that will
promote community and citizens’ participation in the maintenance of peace and order
and public safety.

SECTION 36. Status of Members of the Philippine National Police. — The members
of the PNP shall be considered employees of the National Government and shall draw
their salaries therefrom: Provided, That PNP members assigned in Metropolitan Manila,
chartered cities and first class municipalities may be paid in additional monthly
allowance by the local government unit concerned.

B. Professionalism, Welfare and Benefits

SECTION 37. Performance Evaluation System. — There shall be established a

performance evaluation system which shall be administered in accordance with the rules,
regulations and standards, and a code of conduct promulgated by the Commission for
members of the PNP. Such performance evaluation system be administered in such a
way as 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.

The rating system as contemplated herein shall be based on standards prescribed by the
Commission and shall consider results of annual physical, psychological and
neuropsychiatric examinations conducted on the PNP officer or member concerned.

SECTION 38. Promotions. — (a) A member of the PNP shall not be eligible for
promotion to a higher position or rank unless he has successfully passed the
corresponding promotional examination given by the Commission, or the Bar or
corresponding board examinations for technical services and other professions, and has
satisfactorily completed an appropriate and accredited course in the PNPA or equivalent
training institutions. In addition, no member of the PNP shall eligible for promotion unless
he has been cleared by the People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) of complaints
proffered against him, if any.

(b) Special promotion may be extended to any member of the PNP for acts of
conspicuous courage and gallantry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of
duty, or selected as such in a nationwide search conducted by the PNP or any accredited
civic organization.

SECTION 39. Compulsory Retirement. — Compulsory retirement, for officer and non-
officer, shall be upon the attainment of age fifty-six (56): Provided, That, in case of any
officer with the rank of chief superintendent, director or deputy director general, the
Commission may allow his retention in the service for an unextendible period of one (1)
year.

SECTION 40. Optional Retirement. — Upon accumulation of at least twenty (20) years
of satisfactory active service, an officer or non-officer, at his own request and with the
approval of the Commission, shall be retired from the service and entitled to receive
benefits provided for by law.

C. Administrative Disciplinary Machinery

SECTION 41. (a) Citizen’s Complaints. — Any complaint by an individual person
against any member of the PNP shall be brought before the following:

(1) Chiefs of police, where the offense is punishable by withholding of privileges,

restriction to specified limits, suspension or forfeiture of salary, or any combination
thereof for a period not exceeding fifteen (15) days;

(2) Mayors of cities or municipalities, where the offense is punishable by

withholding of privileges, restriction to specified limits, suspension or forfeiture of salary,
or any combination thereof, for a period of not less than sixteen (16) days but not
exceeding thirty (30) days;

(3) People’s Law Enforcement Board, as created under Section 43 hereof, where
the offense is punishable by withholding of privileges, restriction to specified limits,
suspension of forfeiture of salary, or any combination thereof, for a period exceeding
thirty (30) days; or by dismissal.

The Commission shall provide in its implementing rules and regulations a scale of
penalties to be imposed upon any member of the PNP under this section.

(b) Internal Discipline. — In dealing with minor offenses involving internal discipline
found to have been committed by any regular member of their respective commands, the
duly designated supervisors and equivalent officers of the PNP shall, after due notice and
summary hearing, exercise disciplinary powers as follows:

(1) Chiefs of police or equivalent supervisors may summarily impose the

administrative punishment of admonition or reprimand; restriction to specified limits;
withholding of privileges; forfeiture of salary or suspension; or any of the combination of
the foregoing: Provided; That, in all cases, the total period shall not exceed fifteen (15)
days;

(2) Provincial directors or equivalent supervisors may summarily impose the

administrative punishment of admonition or reprimand; restriction to specified limits;
withholding of privileges; forfeiture of salary or suspension; or any combination of the
foregoing: Provided, That, in all cases, the total period shall not exceed thirty (30) days;

(3) Police regional directors or equivalent supervisors shall have the power to
impose upon any member the disciplinary punishment of dismissal from the service. He
may also impose the administrative punishment of admonition or reprimand; restriction
to specified limits; withholding of privileges; suspension or forfeiture of salary; demotion;
or any combination of the foregoing: Provided, That, in all cases, the total period shall not
exceed sixty (60) days;
(4) The Chief of the PNP shall have the power to impose the disciplinary
punishment of dismissal from the service; suspension or forfeiture of salary; or any
combination thereof for a period not exceeding one hundred eighty (180) days.

(c) Exclusive Jurisdiction. — A complaint or a charge filed against a PNP member

shall be heard and decided exclusively by the disciplining authority who has acquired
original jurisdiction over the case and notwithstanding the existence of concurrent
jurisdiction as regards the offense: Provided, That offenses which carry higher penalties
referred to a disciplining authority shall be referred to the appropriate authority which has
jurisdiction over the offense.

For purposes of this Act, a “minor offense” shall refer to an act or omission not involving
moral turpitude, but affecting the internal discipline of the PNP, and shall include, but not
limited to:

(1) Simple misconduct or negligence;

(2) Insubordination;

(3) Frequent absences or tardiness;

(4) Habitual drunkenness; and

(5) Gambling prohibited by law.

SECTION 42. Summary Dismissal Powers of the PNP Chief and Regional Directors.
— The Chief of the PNP and regional directors, after due notice and summary hearings,
may immediately remove or dismiss any respondent PNP member in any of the following
cases:

(a) When the charge is serious and the evidence of guilt is strong;

(b) When the respondent is a recidivist or has been repeatedly charged and there
are reasonable grounds to believe that he is guilty of the charges; and

(c) When the respondent is guilty of conduct unbecoming of a police officer.

SECTION 43. People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB). — (a) Creation and Functions.
— Within thirty (30) days from the issuance of the implementing rules and regulations by
the Commission, there shall be created by the sangguniang panlungsod/bayan in every
city and municipality such number of People’s Law Enforcement Boards (PLEBs) as may
be necessary: Provided, That there shall be at least one (1) PLEB for every municipality
and for each of the legislative districts in a city. The PLEB shall have jurisdiction to hear
and decide citizen’s complaints or cases filed before it against erring officers and
members of the PNP. There shall be at least one (1) PLEB for every five hundred (500)
city or municipal police personnel.

(b) Composition and Term of Office. — The PLEB shall be composed of the
following:

(1) Any member of the sangguniang panlungsod/bayan chosen by his respective

sanggunian;

(2) Any barangay captain of the city or municipality concerned chosen by the
association of barangay captains; and

(3) Three (3) other members who shall be chosen by the peace and order council
from among the respected members of the community known for their probity and
integrity, one (1) of whom must be a member of the Bar or, in the absence thereof, a
college graduate, or the principal of the central elementary school in the locality.

The Chairman of the PLEB shall be elected from among its members. The term of office
of the members of the PLEB shall be for a period of two (2) years from assumption of
office. Such member shall hold office until his successor shall have been chosen and
qualified.

(c) Compensation — Membership in the PLEB is a civic duty. However, PLEB

members may be paid per diem as may be determined by the city or municipal council
from city or municipal funds.

(d) Procedure — (1) The PLEB, by a majority vote of all its members and its
Chairman shall determine whether or not the respondent officer or member of the PNP is
guilty of the charge upon which the complaint is based.

(2) Each case shall be decided within sixty (60) days from the time the case has
been filed with the PLEB.

(3) The procedures in the PLEB shall be summary in nature, conducted in

accordance with due process, but without strict regard to technical rules of evidence.

(4) The Commission shall issue the necessary implementing guidelines and
procedures to be adopted by the PLEB, including graduated penalties which may be
imposed by the PLEB.

(5) The Commission may assign the present NAPOLCOM hearing officers to act as
legal consultants of the PLEBs and provide, whenever necessary, legal services,
assistance and advise to the PLEBs in hearing and deciding cases against officers and
members of the PNP, especially those involving difficult questions of law: Provided, That
these lawyers may also be assigned to investigate claims for death and disability benefits
of PNP members or their heirs.

(e) Decisions — The decision of the PLEB shall become final and executory:
Provided, That a decision involving demotion or dismissal from the service may be
appealed by either party with the regional appellate board within ten (10) days from
receipt of the copy of the decision.

SECTION 44. Disciplinary Appellate Boards. — The formal administrative disciplinary

machinery for the PNP shall be the National Appellate Board and the regional appellate
boards.

The National Appellate Board shall consist of four (4) divisions, each division composed
of a Commissioner as Chairman and two (2) other members. The Board shall consider
appeals from decisions of the Chief of the PNP.

The National Appellate Board may conduct its hearings or sessions in Metropolitan
Manila or any part of the country as it may deem necessary.

There shall be at least one (1) regional appellate board per administrative region in the
country to be 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: Provided, That the Commission may create additional
regional appellate boards as the need arises.

SECTION 45. Finality of Disciplinary Action. — The disciplinary action imposed upon
a member of the PNP shall be final and executory: Provided, That a disciplinary action
imposed by the regional director or by the PLEB involving demotion or dismissal from the
service may be appealed to the regional appellate board within ten (10) days from receipt
of the copy of the notice of decision: Provided, further, That the disciplinary action
imposed by the Chief of the PNP involving demotion or dismissal may be appealed to the
National Appellate Board within ten (10) days from receipt thereof: Provided, furthermore,
That the regional or National Appellate Board, as the case may be, shall decide the appeal
within sixty (60) days from receipt of the notice of appeal: Provided, finally, That failure
of the regional appellate board to act on the appeal within said period shall render the
decision final and executory without prejudice, however, to the filing of an appeal by either
party with the Secretary.

SECTION 46. Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases. — Any provision of law to the contrary
notwithstanding, criminal cases involving PNP members shall within the exclusive
jurisdiction of the regular courts: Provided, That the courts-martial appointed pursuant to
Presidential Decree No. 1850 shall continue to try PC-INP members who have already
been arraigned, to include appropriate actions thereon by the reviewing authorities
pursuant to Commonwealth Act No. 408, otherwise known as the Articles of War, as
amended, and Executive Order No. 178, otherwise known as the Manual for Courts-
Martial: Provided, further, That criminal cases against PC-INP members who may have
not yet been arraigned upon the effectivity of this Act shall be transferred to the proper
city or provincial prosecutor or municipal trial court judge.

SECTION 47. 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 until the case is
terminated. Such case shall be subject to continuous trial and shall be terminated within
ninety (90) days from arraignment of the accused.

SECTION 48. Entitlement to Reinstatement and Salary. — A member of the PNP who
may have been suspended from office in accordance with the provisions of this Act or
who shall have been terminated or separated from office shall, upon acquittal from the
charges against him, be entitled to reinstatement and to prompt payment of salary,
allowances and other benefits withheld from him by reason of such suspension or
termination.

SECTION 49. Legal Assistance. — The Secretary of the Department 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: Provided,
That government lawyers so authorized shall have the power to administer oaths. The
Secretary of Justice, the Chairman of the Commission, and the Chief of the PNP shall
jointly promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this section.

SECTION 50. Power to Administer Oaths. — Officials of the Commission who are
appointed by the President, as well as officers of the PNP from rank of inspector to senior
superintendent, shall have the power to administer oaths on matters which are connected
with the performance of their official duties.

D. Participation of Local Executives in the Administration of the PNP

SECTION 51. Powers of Local Government Officials Over the PNP Units or Forces. —
Governors and mayors shall be deputized as representatives of the Commission in their
respective territorial jurisdiction. As such, the local executives shall discharge the
following functions:

(a) Provincial Governor — (1) Power to Choose the Provincial Director. — The
provincial governor shall choose the provincial director from a list of three (3) eligible
recommended by the PNP regional director.
(2) Overseeing the Provincial Public Safety Plan Implementation. — The governor,
as chairman of the provincial peace and order council, shall oversee the implementation
of the provincial public safety plan, which is prepared taking into consideration the
integrated community safety plans, as provided under paragraph (b) (2) of this section.

(b) City and Municipal Mayors — (1) Operational Supervision and Control. The city
and municipal mayors shall exercise operational supervision and control over PNP 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, oversee and inspect the police units and forces.

It shall include the power to employ and deploy 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 term “employ” and “deploy” shall mean as
follows:

“Employ” refers to 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 offenders to justice, and ensuring
public safety, particularly in the suppression of disorders, riots, lawless violence,
rebellious seditious conspiracy, insurgency, subversion or other related activities.

“Deploy” shall mean the orderly organized physical movement of elements or units of the
PNP within the province, city or municipality for purposes of employment as herein
defined.

(2) Integrated Community Safety Plans. — The municipal/city mayor shall, 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 shall, likewise, be 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.

(3) 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, as provided in Section 41 of this Act.
(4) Other Powers. — In addition to the aforementioned powers, city and municipal
mayors shall have the following authority over the PNP units in their respective
jurisdictions:

(i) Authority to choose the chief of police from a list of five (5) eligibles
recommended by the provincial police director, preferably from the same province, city
or municipality.

(ii) Authority to recommend the transfer, reassignment or detail of PNP members

outside of their respective city or town residences; and

(iii) Authority to recommend, from a list of eligibles 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 appointment shall be
attested.

SECTION 52. Suspension of Operational Supervision and Control. — The President

may, upon consultation with the provincial governor and congressman concerned,
suspend the power of operational supervision and control of any local executive over
police units assigned or stationed in his jurisdiction 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, motu proprio or upon the recommendation
of the National Police Commission, restore such power withdrawn from any local
executive.

CHAPTER IV

Bureau of Fire Protection

SECTION 53. Composition. — The Bureau of Fire Protection, hereinafter referred to

as the Fire Bureau, is hereby created initially consisting of the existing officers and
uniformed members of the fire service of the Integrated National Police as constituted
under Presidential Decree No. 765.

SECTION 54. Powers and Functions. — The Fire Bureau shall be responsible for the
prevention and suppression of all destructive fires on buildings, houses and other
structures, forest, land transportation vehicles and equipment, ships or vessels docked
at piers or wharves or anchored in major seaports, petroleum industry installations, plane
crashes and other similar incidents, as well as the enforcement of the Fire Code and other
related laws.

The Fire Bureau shall have the power to investigate all causes of fires and, if necessary,
file the proper complaints with the city or provincial prosecutor who has jurisdiction over
the case.

SECTION 55. Organization. — The Fire Bureau shall be headed by a chief who shall
be assisted by a deputy chief. It shall be composed of provincial offices, district offices
and city or municipal stations.

At the provincial level, there shall be an office of the provincial fire marshall which shall
implement the policies, plans and programs of the Department; and monitor, evaluate and
coordinate the operations and activities of the fire service operating units at the city and
municipal levels. In the case of large provinces, district offices may be established, to be
headed by a district fire marshall.

At the city or municipal level, there shall be a fire station, each headed by a city or
municipal fire marshall: Provided, That, in the case of large cities and municipalities, a
district office with subordinate fire stations headed by a district fire marshall may be
organized as necessary.

The Fire Chief shall recommended to the Secretary the organizational structure and
staffing pattern, as well as the disciplinary machinery for officers and men of the Bureau,
in accordance with the guidelines set forth herein and as provided in Section 85 of this
Act.

The local government units at the city and municipal levels shall be responsible for the
fire protection and various emergency services such as rescue and evacuation of injured
people at fire-related incidents and, in general, all fire prevention and suppression
measures to secure the safety of life and property of the citizenry.

SECTION 56. Establishment of Fire Station. — There shall be established at least one
(1) fire station with adequate personnel, firefighting facilities and equipment in every
provincial capital, city and municipality subject to the standards, rules and regulations as
may be promulgated by the Department. The local government unit shall, however,
provide the necessary and or site of the station.

SECTION 57. Qualification Standards. — The qualification standards of the members

of the Fire Bureau shall be as prescribed by the Department based on the requirement of
the service.
SECTION 58. Rank Classification. — For purposes of efficient administration,
supervision and control, the rank classification of the members of the Fire Bureau shall
be as follows:

Director

Chief Superintendent

Senior Superintendent

Superintendent

Chief Inspector

Senior Inspector

Inspector

Senior Fire Officer IV

Senior Fire Officer III

Senior Fire Officer II

Senior Fire Officer I

Fire Officer III

Fire Officer II

Fire Officer I

SECTION 59. Key Positions. — The head of the Fire Bureau with the rank of director
shall have the position title of Chief of the Fire Bureau. He shall be assisted by a deputy
chief with the rank of chief superintendent.

The assistant heads of the Department’s regional offices with the rank of senior
superintendent shall assume the position title of Assistant Regional Director for Fire
Protection as provided in Section 11 of this Act; the heads of the NCR district offices with
the rank of senior superintendent shall have the position title of District Fire Marshall; the
heads of the provincial offices with the rank of superintendent shall be known as
Provincial Fire Marshall; the heads of the district offices with the rank of chief inspector
shall have the position title of District Fire Marshall; and the heads of the municipal or city
stations with the rank of senior inspector shall be known as Chief of Municipal/City Fire
Station.
 CHAPTER V

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology

SECTION 60. Composition. — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology,

hereinafter referred to as the Jail Bureau, is hereby created initially consisting of officers
and uniformed members of the Jail Management and Penology Service as constituted
under Presidential Decree No. 765.

SECTION 61. Powers and Functions. — The Jail Bureau shall exercise supervision
and control over all city and municipal jails. The provincial jails shall be supervised and
controlled by the provincial government within its jurisdiction, whose expenses shall be
subsidized by the National Government for not more than three (3) years after the
effectivity of this Act.

SECTION 62. Organization. — The Jail Bureau shall be headed by a Chief who shall
be assisted by a deputy chief.

The Jail Bureau shall composed of city and municipal jails, each headed by a city or
municipal jail warden: Provided, That, in the case of large cities and municipalities, a
district jail with subordinate jails headed by a district jail warden may be established as
necessary.

The Chief of the Jail Bureau shall recommended to the Secretary the organizational
structure and staffing pattern of the Bureau as well as the disciplinary machinery for
officers and men of the Bureau in accordance with the guidelines set forth herein and as
prescribed in Section 85 of this Act.

SECTION 63. Establishment of District, City or Municipal Jail. — There shall be

established and maintained in every district, city and municipality a secured, clean
adequately equipped and sanitary jail for the custody and safekeeping of city and
municipal prisoners, any fugitive from justice, or person detained awaiting investigation
or trial and/or transfer to the national penitentiary, and/or violent mentally ill person who
endangers himself or the safety of others, duly certified as such by the proper medical or
health officer, pending the transfer to a medical institution.

The municipal or city jail service shall preferably be headed by a graduate of a four (4)
year course in psychology, psychiatry, sociology, nursing, social work or criminology who
shall assist in the immediate rehabilitation of individuals or detention of prisoners. Great
care must be exercised so that the human rights of this prisoners are respected and
protected, and their spiritual and physical well-being are properly and promptly attended
to.
SECTION 64. Rank Classification. — For purpose of efficient administration,
supervision and control, the rank classification of the members of the Jail Bureau shall
be as follows:

Director

Chief Superintendent

Senior Superintendent

Superintendent

Chief Inspector

Senior Inspector

Inspector

Senior Jail Officer IV

Senior Jail Officer III

Senior Jail Officer II

Senior Jail Officer I

Jail Officer III

Jail Officer II

Jail Officer I

SECTION 65. Key Positions. — The head of the Jail Bureau with the rank of director
shall have the position title of Chief of Jail Bureau. He shall be assisted by a deputy chief
with the rank of chief superintendent.

The assistant heads of the Department’s regional offices with the rank of senior
superintendent shall assume the position title of Assistant Regional Director of Jail
Management and Penology as provided by Section 12 of this Act; the heads of district
offices with the rank of chief inspector shall have the position title of District Jail Warden;
and the heads of the city or municipal stations with the rank of senior inspector shall be
known as City/Municipal Jail Warden.

CHAPTER VI
 The Philippine Public Safety College

SECTION 66. Creation of the Philippine Public Safety College. — There is hereby
created the Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC), which shall be the premier
educational institution for the training, human resource development and continuing
education of all personnel of the PNP, Fire and Jail Bureaus.

Said College shall be under the direct supervision of a Board of Trustees composed of
the Secretary and the three (3) bureau heads.

SECTION 67. Composition, Powers and Functions. — The College shall consist of the
present Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) established pursuant to Section 13
of Presidential Decree No. 1184, the Fire Service Training Center, the Philippine National
Training Center (PNTC), the National Police College, and other special training centers as
may be created by the Department, whose functions shall be as follows:

(a) Formulate and implement training programs for the personnel of the
Department;

(b) Establish and maintain adequate physical training facilities;

(c) Develop and implement research and development to support educational

training programs; aisa dc

(d) Conduct an assessment of the training needs of all its clientele; and

(e) Perform such other related functions as may be prescribed by the Secretary.

SECTION 68. Organization. — The structure and staffing pattern of the College shall
be prescribed by the Secretary.

CHAPTER VII

Common Provisions for Uniformed Personnel

SECTION 69. Incentives and Awards. — There shall be established an incentives and
awards system which shall be administered by a board under such rules, regulations and
standards as may be promulgated by the Department: Provided, That equivalent awards
shall be given by the Department for every award duly given by respectable civic
organizations in a nationwide selection for outstanding achievement and/or performance
of any member.

SECTION 70. Health and Welfare. — It shall be the concern of the Department to
provide leadership and assistance in developing health and welfare programs for its
personnel.
The heads of all bureaus and other offices created under this Act shall take all proper
steps towards the creation of an atmosphere conducive to a good supervisor-subordinate
relationship and the improvement of personnel morale.

SECTION 71. Longevity Pay and Allowances. — Uniformed personnel of the

Department shall be entitled to a longevity pay of ten percent (10%) of their basic monthly
salaries for every five (5) years of service, which shall be reckoned from the date of the
personnel’s original appointment in the AFP, or appointment in the police, fire jail or other
allied services to the integration of the PC and the INP: Provided, That the totality of such
longevity pay shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the basic pay. They shall also
continue to enjoy the subsistence allowance, quarters allowance, clothing allowance cost
of living allowance, hazard pay, and all other allowances as provided by existing laws.

SECTION 72. Active Service. — For purposes of this Act, active service of the
uniformed personnel shall refer to services rendered as an officer and non-officer, cadet,
trainee or draftee in the PNP, Fire or Jail Force or in the municipal police prior to the
integration of the PC-INP or in the AFP, and services rendered as a civilian official or
employee in the Philippine Government prior to the date of separation or retirement from
the PNP, Fire or Jail Force: Provided, That, for purposes of retirement he shall have
rendered at least ten (10) years of active service as officer or non-officer in the AFP, and
/or in the INP and/or in the PNP, Fire or Jail Force: Provided, further, That services
rendered as cadet, probationary officer, trainee or draftee in the AFP or as cadet or trainee
in the INP and PNP shall be credited for purposes of longevity pay: Provided, finally, That,
for cadet services, the maximum number of service to be credited shall not exceed the
duration of the pre-commissionship course specified in the curriculum.

SECTION 73. Permanent Physical Disability. — An officer or non-officer who, having

accumulated at least twenty (20) years of active service, incurs total permanent physical
disability in line of duty shall be compulsorily retired: Provided, That, if he has
accumulated less than twenty (20) years of active service, he shall be separated from the
service and be entitled to a separation pay equivalent to one and one-fourth (11/4)
months base pay for every year of service, or a fraction thereof, and longevity pay of the
permanent grade he holds.

SECTION 74. Retirement in the Next Higher Grade. — Uniformed personnel covered
under this Act shall, for 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.

SECTION 75. 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.
SECTION 76. Death and Disability Benefits. — A uniformed personnel and/or his heirs
shall be entitled to all benefits relative to the death or permanent incapacity of said
personnel, as provided for under this Act, and/or other existing laws.

SECTION 77. Exemption from Attachment and Taxes. — All benefits granted by this
Act, including benefits received from the Government Service Insurance System, shall not
be subject to attachment, levy, execution or any tax of whatever nature.

SECTION 78. Uniformed Personnel Missing in Action. — Any uniformed personnel

who while in the performance of duty or by reason of his being an officer or member of
the PNP, Fire or Jail Force, 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 at the time of the incident: Provided, That the compulsory retirement of a
person missing in action shall be processed to allow the members of the next of kin to
enjoy the retirement benefits: Provided, further, That should the Chief of the PNP, Fire or
Jail Force, as the same may be, upon the recommendation of the proper authority and/or
immediate supervisor, subsequently determine that the officer or uniformed member
concerned have been absent from duty without authority, such member or his heirs shall
reimburse the PNP, Fire or Jail Force all such amount and allowances received by him in
accordance with this section and the following section.

SECTION 79. Payment of Salary and Allowances to the Heirs of Uniformed

Personnel. — In case any uniformed personnel has been officially confirmed as missing
in action under any of the circumstances provided in the preceding section, the Chief of
the PNP, Fire or Jail Force, as the case may be, shall direct payment of the absent
uniformed personnel’s monthly salary and allowances and other emoluments pertinent
thereto his/her heirs for their support for a maximum period of one (1) year from the date
of commencement of absent or when last heard from as those kidnapped or captured by
lawless elements.

SECTION 80. Finding of Death and Termination of Payment of Salary and

Allowances. — Upon the termination of the one (1) year period as specified in the
preceding section, the missing uniformed personnel shall be automatically terminated. In
the event said personnel shall thereafter be found to have been alive and is not entitled
to the benefits paid under the preceding sections of this Act, said benefits shall be
reimbursed to the State within six (6) months from the discovery of the fact or his
reappearance. However, if his continued disappearance was fraudulent or made in bad
faith he shall, together with his co-conspirators, be prosecuted according to law.

SECTION 81. Complaints and Grievances. — Uniformed personnel shall have the right
to present complaints and grievances to their superiors or commanders and have them
heard and adjudicated as expeditiously as possible in the best interest of the service, with
due regard to due process in every case. Such complaints or grievances shall be resolved
at the lowest possible level in the unit of command and the respondent shall have the
right to appeal from an adverse decision to higher authorities.

SECTION 82. Prohibitions; Penalties. — As professional police, fire and jail officers
and members responsible for the maintenance of peace and order and public safety, the
members and officers of the PNP, Fire or Jail Force are hereby prohibited from engaging
in strikes, rallies, demonstrations and other similar concerted activities, or performing
other acts prejudicial to good order and police discipline.

Any PNP, fire or Jail Force member found guilty by final judgment of violating the
provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be dismissed from the service without
prejudice to whatever criminal or civil liability he may have incurred in relation to such
violations.

CHAPTER VIII

Transitory Provisions

SECTION 83. Secretary of the Department of Local Government on Holdover

Capacity. — The incumbent Secretary of the Department of Local Government shall
perform the functions of the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government on holdover
capacity until such time when a new Secretary shall have been appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments.

SECTION 84. Special Oversight Committee. — A special Over-sight Committee is

hereby created, composed of the Secretary as Chairman, the Secretary of Budget and
Management as Co-chairman, the Secretary of National defense, the incumbent PC-INP
Director General, the incumbent Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, the respective
Chairmen of the Committee on Local Government and the Committee on National
Defense and Security in the Senate, and the respective Chairmen of the Committee on
Public Order and Security and the Committee on National Defense in the House of
Representatives, as members, which shall plan and oversee the expeditious
implementation of the transfer, merger and/or absorption into the Department of the
personnel, property, appropriations and installations of involved agencies.

SECTION 85. Phases of Implementation. — The implementation of this Act shall be

undertaken in three (3) phases, to wit:

Phase I — Exercise of option by the uniformed members of the Philippine Constabulary,

the PC elements assigned with the Narcotics Command, CIS, and the personnel of the
technical services of the AFP assigned with the PC to include the regular CIS investigating
agents and the operatives and agents of the NAPOLCOM Inspection, Investigation and
Intelligence Branch, and the personnel of the absorbed National Action Committee on
Anti-Hijacking (NACAH) of the Department of National Defense to be completed within
six (6) months from the date of the effectivity of this Act. At the end of this phase, all
personnel from the INP, PC; AFP Technical Services, NACAH and NAPOLCOM Inspection,
Investigation and Intelligence Branch shall have been covered by official orders assigning
them to the PNP, Fire and Jail Forces by their respective units.

Phase II — Approval of the table of organization and equipment of all bureaus and offices
created under this Act, preparation and filling up of their stalling pattern, transfer of
assets to the Department and organization of the Commission, to be completed within
twelve (12) months from the effectivity date hereof. At the end of this phase, all personnel
to be absorbed by the Department shall have been issued appointment papers, and the
organized Commission and the PNP shall be fully operational.

The PC officers and enlisted personnel who have not opted to join the PNP shall be
reassigned to the Army, Navy or Air Force, or shall be allowed to retire under existing AFP
rules and regulations. Any PC-INP officer or enlisted personnel may, within the twelve-
month period from the effectivity of this Act, retire and be paid retirement benefits
corresponding to a position two (2) ranks higher than his present grade, subject to the
conditions that at the time he applies for retirement, he has rendered at least twenty (20)
years of service and still has, at most, twenty-four (24) months of service remaining
before the compulsory retirement age as provided by existing law for his office.

Phase III — Adjustment of ranks and establishment of one (1) lineal roster of officers and
another for non-officers, and the rationalization of compensation and retirement
systems; taking into consideration the existing compensation schemes and retirement
and separation benefit systems of the different components of the PNP, to ensure that
no member of the PNP shall suffer any diminution in basic longevity and incentive pays,
allowances and retirement benefits due there before the creations of the PNP, to be
completed within eighteen (18) months from the effectivity of this Act. To accomplish
the task of Phase III, the Commission shall create a Board of officers composed of the
following: NAPOLCOM Commissioner as Chairman and one (1) representative each for
the PC, Budget and Management.

Upon the effectivity of this Act, the Secretary shall exercise administrative supervision as
well as operational control over the transferred, merged and/or absorbed AFP and INP
units. The incumbent Director General of the PC-INP shall continue to act as Director
General of the PNP until such time as he shall have been replaced by the President.

SECTION 86. Assumption by the PNP of Police Functions. — The PNP shall absorb
the functions of the PC, the INP and the Narcotics Command upon the effectivity of this
Act.

All functions of the PAFSECOM and the police functions of the Coast Guard shall be taken
over by the PNP when it acquires the capability to perform such functions after the
transition period of eighteen (18) months. The personnel of the PAFSECOM or the Coast
Guard shall, within the transition period, have the option to join the PNP or remain with
the PAFSECOM or the Coast Guard, as the case may be.
SECTION 87. Absorption by the Department of the National Action Committee on
Anti-Hijacking. — The Department shall absorb the National Action Committee on Anti-
Hijacking under the Department of National Defense, and the transfer of assets,
personnel and accountabilities of this office to the Department shall proceed in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

SECTION 88. Transfer, Merger, and Absorption of Offices and Personnel. — All
properties, equipment, finances of the transferred and absorbed agencies, including their
respective accountabilities, are hereby transferred to the Department.

The transfer, merger and/or absorption of any government office/unit concerned shall
include the functions, appropriations, funds, records, equipment, facilities, choses in
action, rights, other assets, and liabilities, if any, of the transferred Office/unit as well as
the personnel thereof, who shall; unless removed for cause and after due process; in a
holdover capacity, continue to perform their respective duties and responsibilities and
receive their corresponding salaries and benefits. Those personnel of the transferred,
merged, and/or absorbed office/unit whose positions are not included in the new position
structure and staffing pattern approved by the Department or who are not reappointed
shall be given preference to join the Department or any of the offices thereunder or shall
be allowed to retire under existing laws, rules and regulations. Otherwise, they shall be
deemed separated and paid gratuity equivalent to one and one-fourth (11/4) months
basic salary for every year of service or a fraction thereof.

The personnel of the existing Department of Local Government shall, unless removed for
cause and after due process, continue to perform their duties and responsibilities and
shall receive their corresponding salaries and benefits.

The heads of the various bureaus and offices created under this Act shall, within six (6)
months from the effectivity of this Act, recommended the organizational structure and
staffing pattern of their bureaus, and offices for approval by the Secretary.

SECTION 89. Compulsory Retirement for INP Members. — Any provision hereof to
the contrary notwithstanding and within the transition period of four (4) years following
the effectivity of this Act, the following members of the INP shall be considered
compulsorily retired:

(a) Those who shall attain the age of sixty (60) on the first year of the effectivity of
this Act.

(b) Those who shall attain the age of fifty-nine (59) on the second year of the
effectivity of this Act; and

(c) Those who shall attain the age of fifty-eight (58) on the third year of the
effectivity of this Act.
(d) Those who shall attain the age of fifty-seven (57) on the fourth year of the
effectivity of this Act.

SECTION 90. Status of Present NAPOLCOM, PC-INP. — Upon the effectivity of this
Act, the present National Police Commission, and the Philippine Constabulary-Integrated
National Police shall cease to exist. The Philippine Constabulary, which is the nucleus of
the integrated Philippine Constabulary-Integrated National Police, shall cease to be a
major service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The Integrated National Police,
which is the civilian component of the Philippine Constabulary-Integrated National Police,
shall cease to be the national police force and in lieu thereof, a new police force shall be
established and constituted pursuant to this Act.

CHAPTER IX

Final Provisions

SECTION 91. Application of Civil Service Laws. — The Civil Service Law and its
implementing rules and regulations shall apply to all personnel of the Department.

SECTION 92. Funding. — For purpose of organizing and constituting the Department,
and for carrying out the provisions of this Act, the appropriations of the abolished,
transferred or reconstituted offices for the current fiscal year shall be transferred to the
Department. Thereafter, such as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SECTION 93. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within ninety (90) days from
his appointment, the Secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to
ensure the effective implementation of this Act.

SECTION 94. Separability Clause. — If any portion or provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not effect the validity and effectivity of the other
provisions not affected thereby.

SECTION 95. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and
regulations, and other issuances or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act
hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

The provisions of Executive Order No. 262 shall remain valid insofar as they are not
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.

SECTION 96. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following
its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: December 13, 1990

 Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Twelfth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-eighth day of July, two
thousand three.

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263]

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE

PROTECTION (BFP) AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP),
AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, PROVIDING FUNDS
THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SECTION. 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the “Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau
of Jail Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004.”

SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy and Principles. — It is the declared policy of the State to
maintain peace and order, protect life, liberty and property, and promote the general
welfare essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy
(Article II, Section 5 of the Philippine Constitution). Moreover, it recognizes the
responsibility of the State to strengthen government capability aimed towards the
strengthening of the delivery of basic services to the citizenry through the
institutionalization of highly efficient and competent fire and jail services.

It is provided for under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the “Department of
the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990,” that the tasks of fire protection, and jail
management and penology shall be the responsibility of the Bureau of Fire Protection
(BFP) and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), respectively.

Moreover, Section 3 of Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the “Philippine
National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998,” provides that in times of
national emergency, the BFP and the BJMP along with the Philippine National Police
(PNP) shall, upon the direction of the President, assist the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) in meeting the national emergency, in addition to the performance of
their inherent functions as mandated by law.
It is therefore recognized that the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP, as
members of the uniformed service of the government under the Department of the
Interior and Local Government (DILG), are required the same amount of sacrifice, service
and dedication like their counterparts in the PNP and the AFP to carry out their respective
duties to the extent of risking their lives and limbs.

Towards this end, the State shall provide for the professionalization and restructuring of
the BFP and the BJMP by upgrading the level of qualifications of their uniformed
personnel and standardizing their base pay, retirement and other benefits, making it at
par with those of the PNP and the AFP.

SEC. 3. Organization and Key Positions of the BFP and the BJMP. — The BFP and the BJMP
shall be respectively headed by a Chief who shall be assisted by two (2) deputy chiefs,
one (1) for administration and one (1) for operations, all of whom shall be appointed by
the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG from among the
qualified officers with at least the rank of senior superintendent in the service: Provided,
That in no case shall any officer who has retired or is retirable within six (6) months from
his/her compulsory retirement age be appointed as Chief of the Fire Bureau or Chief of
the Jail Bureau, as the case may be: Provided, further, That the Chief of the Fire Bureau
and Chief of the Jail Bureau shall serve a tour of duty not to exceed four (4)
years: Provided, however, That in times of war or other national emergency declared by
Congress, the President may extend such tour of duty.

The heads of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of director shall have the position title
of Chief of Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The second officers in
command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the
position title of Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau and Deputy Chief for
Administration of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The third officers in command of the BFP
and the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the position title of Deputy
Chief for Operations of the Fire Bureau and Deputy Chief for Operations of the Jail Bureau,
respectively. The fourth officers in command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of
chief superintendent shall have the respective position title of Chief of Directional Staff
of the Fire Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau, who shall be assisted
by the directors of the directorates in the respective national headquarters office with at
least the rank of senior superintendent.

The BFP and the BJMP shall establish, operate and maintain their respective regional
offices in each of the administrative regions of the country which shall be respectively
headed by a Regional Director for Fire Protection and a Regional Director for Jail
Management and Penology with the rank of senior superintendent. He/she shall be
respectively assisted by the following officers with the rank of superintendent: Assistant
Regional Director for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and
Regional Chief of Directorial Staff.
SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Appointment of
Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP. — No person shall be appointed as
uniformed personnel of the BFP and BJMP unless he/she possesses the following
minimum qualifications:

a) A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;

b) A person of good moral character;

c) Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical tests for the
purpose of determining his/her physical and mental health;

d) Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a recognize institution of learning;

e) Must possess the appropriate civil service eligibility;

f) Must have not been dishonorably discharged or dismissed for cause from previous
employment;

g) Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral
turpitude;

h) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in height for male, and
one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female: Provided, That a waiver for
height and age requirements shall be automatically granted to applicants belonging to
the cultural communities; and

i) Must weigh not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from the standard weight
corresponding to his/her height, age and sex;

Provided, That a new applicant must not be less than twenty-one (21) nor more than thirty
(30) years of age: except for this particular provision, the above-enumerated
qualifications shall be continuing in character and an absence of any one of them at any
given time shall be a ground for separation or retirement from the service: Provided,
further, That the uniformed personnel who are already in the service upon the effectivity
of this Act shall be given five (5) years to obtain the minimum educational qualification
and one (1) year to satisfy the weight requirement.

After the lapse of the time period for the satisfaction of a specific requirement, current
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who will fail to satisfy any of the
requirements enumerated under this Section shall be separated from the service if they
are below fifty (50) years of age and have served in the government for less than twenty
(20) years, or retired if they are from age fifty (50) and above and have served in the
government for at least twenty (20) years without prejudice in either case to the payment
of benefits they may be entitled to under existing laws.
SEC. 5. Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP. — The appointment
of uniformed personnel to the BFP and the BJMP shall be effected in the following
manner:

a) Fire/Jail Officer I to Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV. — Appointed by the respective Regional
Director for Fire Protection and Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology for
the regional office uniformed personnel or by the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and
Chief of the Jail Bureau for the national headquarters office uniformed personnel, and
attested by the Civil Service Commission (CSC);

b) Fire/Jail inspector to Fire/Jail Superintendent. — Appointed by the respective Chief of

the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, as recommended by their immediate
superiors, and attested by the CSC;

c) Fire/Jail Senior Superintendent. — Appointed by the Secretary of the DILG upon

recommendation of the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau,
with the proper attestation of the CSC; and

d) Fire/Jail Chief Superintendent to Fire/Jail Director. — Appointed by the President upon,

recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG, with the proper endorsement by the
Chairman of the CSC.

SEC. 6. Lateral Entry of Officers into the BFP and the BJMP. — In general, all original
appointments of officers in the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau shall commence with the
rank of fire/jail inspector wherein applicants for lateral entry into the BFP shall include all
those with highly specialized and technical qualifications such as, but not limited to, civil
engineers, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, chemical engineers, chemists,
architects, criminologists, certified public accounts, nurses, physical therapists, and
dentists, while applicant for lateral entry into the BJMP shall include all those with highly
specialized and technical qualifications such as, but not limited to, social workers,
psychologists, criminologists, teachers, nurses, dentist and engineers. Doctors of
medicines, members of the Philippine Bar and chaplains shall be appointed to the rank
of fire/jail senior inspector in their particular technical service. Graduates of the Philippine
National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be automatically appointed to the initial rank of
fire/jail inspector.

SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Designation of

Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to Key Positions. —

a) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BFP unless he/she
has met the qualifications provided therein:

1) Municipal Fire Marshal. — Should have the rank of senior inspector, who must have
finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a
master’s degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public
safety, criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning,
and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

2) City Fire Marshal. — Should have the rank of chief inspector, who must have finished at
least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty-four (24) units in a master’s
degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety,
criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and
must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

3) District Fire Marshal, Provincial Fire Marshal, Assistant Regional Director for
Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial
Staff. — Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of
Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering,
public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of
learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses
for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

4) District Fire Marshal for the National Capital Region, Regional Director for the Protection
and Director of the Directorate of the National Headquarters Office. — Should have at least
the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder
of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety,
criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and
must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the Fire
Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Fire Bureau. — Should have the rank of chief
superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s
degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or
other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may
be established by the Fire Bureau; and

6) Chief of the Fire Bureau. — Should have the rank of senior director, who must be a
member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from a
recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary
training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

b) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BJMP unless
he/she has met the qualifications provided therein:
1) Municipal Jail Warden. — Should have the rank of the senior inspector, who must have
finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a
master’s degree program in management; public administration, public safety,
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration defense studies or
other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may
be established by the Jail bureau.

2) City Jail Warden. — Should have the rank of the chief inspector, who must have finished
at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty-four (24) units in a
master’s degree program in management, public administration, public safety;
criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or
other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may
be established by the Jail Bureau: Provided, That in city jails with a population of one
thousand (1,000) or more inmates, the city jail warden shall have the rank and
qualifications of a district jail warden;

3) District Jail Warden, Provincial Jail Administrator, Assistant Regional Director for
Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial
Staff. — Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of
Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public
safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense
studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must
have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as
may be established by the Jail Bureau;

4) Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology and Director of the Directorate of
the National Headquarters Office. — Should have at least the rank of senior
superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s
degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology,
sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines
from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the
necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail
Bureau.

5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the Jail
Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau. — Should have the rank of chief
superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s
degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology,
sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines
from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the
necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail
Bureau; and
6) Chief of the Jail Bureau. — Should have the rank of director, who must be a member of
the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration,
public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense
studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must
have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as
may be established by the Jail Bureau.

Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who is currently occupying such
position but lacks of the qualifications mentioned therein shall be given three (3) years
upon the effectivity of this Act to comply with the requirements, otherwise he/she shall
be relieved from the position.

SEC. 8. Professionalization and Qualifications Upgrading Program. — The DILG shall

design and establish a professionalization and qualifications upgrading program for the
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP in coordination with the CSC and the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) through an off-campus education program or
other similar programs within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 9. Attrition System for the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP. — There
shall be established a system of attrition for the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the
BJMP within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act to be submitted by said bureaus
to the DILG for approval. Such attrition system shall include, but is not limited to, the
provisions of the following principles:

a) Attrition by Demotion in Position or Rank. — Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and
the BJMP who is relieved and assigned to a position lower than what is established for
his/her grade in the respective staffing pattern of the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau, and
who shall not be assigned to a position commensurate to his/her grade within two (2)
years after such demotion in position shall be separated or retired from the service;

b) Attrition by Non-Promotion. — Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who
has not been promoted for a continuous period of ten (10) years shall be separated or
retired from the service, except for those who are occupying a third-level position;

c) Attrition by Other Means. — Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP with at
least five (5) years of accumulated active service shall be separated from the service
based on any of the following factors:

1) Inefficiency based on poor performance during the last two (2) successive semestral
rating periods;

2) Inefficiency based on poor performance for three (3) cumulative semestral rating
periods;

3) Physical and/or moral incapacity to perform his/her duties and functions; or

4) Failure to complete the required career courses and/or appropriate civil service
eligibility for his/her position except for justifiable reasons; and

d) Separation or Retirement from the Bureau and the Jail Bureau under this Section. —
Any personnel who is dismissed from the BFP and the BJMP pursuant to the above-
enumerated principles in this Section shall be separated if he/she has rendered less than
twenty (20) years of service, and be retired if he/she has rendered at least twenty (20)
years of service unless the concerned personnel is disqualified by law to receive such
benefits.

SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP. — Within
six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act, the DILG shall establish a system of
promotion for the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP through the following
principles:

a) Rationalized Promotion System. — The system of promotion shall be based on merits

and on the availability of vacant ranks in the BFP and the BJMP staffing pattern. Such
system shall be gender-fair so as to ensure that women personnel of the Fire Bureau and
the Jail Bureau shall enjoy equal opportunity for promotion as of men;

b) Requirements for Promotion. —

1) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall not be eligible for a promotion to a higher
rank unless he/she has met the minimum qualification standards or the appropriate civil
service eligibility set by the CSC, and has satisfactorily passed the required
psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical tests;

2) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who has exhibited acts of conspicuous
courage and gallantry at the risk of his/her life above and beyond the call of duty, or
selected as such in a nationwide search conducted by any accredited civic organization,
shall be promoted to the next higher rank: Provided, That these shall be validated by the
DILG and the CSC based on established criteria.

SEC. 11. Performance Evaluation System. — There shall be established a performance

evaluation system which shall be administered in accordance with the rules, regulations
and standards, and a code conduct for the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP
to be promulgated by the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau through the DILG. Such
performance evaluation system shall be administered in such a way as to foster the
improvement of individual efficiency and behavioral discipline as well as the promotion
of organizational effectiveness and commitment to service.

The rating system as contemplated herein shall be based on standards prescribed by the
Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau through the DILG and shall consider the results of the
annual psychiatric/psychological and physical tests conducted on the uniformed
personnel of the BFP and the BJMP.
 SEC. 12. Standardization of the Base Pay, Retirement and Other Benefits of the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP. — In order to enhance the general welfare,
commitment to service and professionalism of the uniformed personnel of the BFP and
the BJMP, they shall receive the minimum starting salary equivalent to the salary grade
level of the corresponding rank classification of their counterparts in the PNP, as provided
under Section 36 of the Republic Act No. 8551, and in the AFP, as provided under Section
2 of Republic Act No. 9166.

The rate of base pay of the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall be
adjusted in accordance with the following salary grade schedule:

SALARY GRADE
Director 28
Chief Superintendent 27
Senior Superintendent 26
Superintendent 25
Chief Inspector 24
Senior Inspector 23
Inspector 22
ire/Jail Officer IV 19
ire/Jail Officer III 18
ire/Jail Officer II 17
ire/Jail Officer I 16
Officer III 14
Officer II 12
Officer I 10

Provided, That all benefits currently received by the uniformed personnel of the BFP and
the BJMP under other existing laws shall continue to be received by them: Provided,
further, That their retirement pay shall be subject to the adjustment/s based on the
prevailing scale of base pay of the uniformed personnel in the active service.

SEC. 13. Implementation. — The implementation of this Act shall be undertaken in

staggered phases, but not to exceed three (3) years, taking into consideration the
financial position of the national government: Provided, That any partial implementation
shall be uniform and proportionate for all ranks.

SEC. 14. Implementing Rules and Regulations. — The DILG, in coordination with the BFP,
the BJMP, the CSC, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), and the
Department of Finance (DOF) shall, within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act,
promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this Act.
 SEC. 15. Annual Report. — The BFP and the BJMP through the DILG and the DBM shall
jointly submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
Representatives an annual report on the implementation of this Act. This report shall
include information on the application of the budget for the salary and other benefits
provided under this Act. The DBM, in consultation with the BFP and the BJMP through the
DILG, shall periodically review and adjust every five (5) years the rates of base pay, taking
into consideration labor productivity, consumer price index, oil price and other similar
economic indicators as may be determined by the National Economic and Development
Authority (NEDA).

SEC. 16. Separability Clause. — If any position or provision of this Act is declared
unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other
provisions not affected thereby.

SEC. 17. Repealing Clause. — All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations, and other
issuances, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are
hereby deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 18. Effectivity. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete
publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation,
whichever comes earlier.

Approved,

(Sgd.) JOSE DE VENECIA (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

Speaker of the House President of the Senate
of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2373 and House Bill No. 6557 was
finally passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on January 29, 2004 And
February 2, 2004, respectively.

(Sgd.) ROBERTO P. NAZARENO (Sgd.) OSCAR G. YABES

Secretary General Secretary of the Senate
House of Representatives

Approved: MAR 10 2004

(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO

President of the Philippines