PCPT MELGAR JERI C. DINIO JR.
PSOBC CLASS 2022-01
ADMINISTRATIVE DISCIPLINARY MACHINERY
ATTY. MARWIL NACOR LLASOS
Disciplinary Authority
Chief of Police
Mayor
People’s Law Enforcement Board
Jurisdiction
If the penalty is withholding of privileges;
restriction to specified limits; suspension
or forfeiture of salary; or any combination
thereof, for a period not exceeding
fifteen (15) days;
If the penalty is 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)
If the penalty is withholding of privileges;
restriction to specified limits; suspension
or forfeiture of salary; or any combination
thereof, for a period exceeding thirty
(30) days; demotion or by dismissal
from the service.
 Breach of Internal Discipline
Disciplinary Authority
Chief of Police or Equivalent Supervisor
Provincial Director or Equivalent
Supervisor
Regional Director or Equivalent
Supervisor
Chief, PNP
Jurisdiction
If the penalty is admonition;
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 fifteen (15)
days;
If the penalty is admonition or
reprimand; restrictive custody;
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.
If the penalty is dismissal from the
service; admonition or reprimand;
restrictive custody; 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.
If the penalty is dismissal from the
service; demotion; suspension or
forfeiture of salary, or any
combination thereof for a period not
exceeding one hundred eighty (180)
days.
Note: The Chief of the PNP has the
authority to place police personnel
under restrictive custody during the
pendency of a grave administrative or
criminal case against him.
 Summary Dismissal

Disciplinary Authority Jurisdiction

1. When the charge is serious,

Regional Director and evidence of guilt is strong;
2. When the respondent is a
recidivist or has been
Chief, PNP repeatedly charged and there
are reasonable grounds to
believe that he is guilty of the
charge.
3. When the respondent is guilty
of a serious offense involving
National Police Commission conduct unbecoming of a
(NAPOLCOM) police officer; and
4. When any member or officer
has been absent without
official leave for a continuous
period of thirty (30) calendar
days or more.

Appellate jurisdiction

Appellate Tribunal Jurisdiction

Regional Appellate Board
a. Decisions of the city/municipal
Mayors and the Chiefs of Police
in the exercise of their
disciplinary powers;
b. Decisions of the PLEB or the
PNP Regional Director in the
exercise of disciplinary power
where the penalty imposed is
demotion or dismissal from the
service;
c. Decisions of the PNP Regional
Director or equivalent supervisor
in the exercise of their
disciplinary powers where the
penalty imposed is demotion or
dismissal from the service;
d. Decisions of the PNP Regional
Director or equivalent supervisor
in the exercise of its summary
 dismissal powers where the
penalty imposed is demotion or
dismissal from the service;

a. Decisions of the PNP Chief

where the penalty imposed
demotion or dismissal from the
service;
National Appellate Board b. Decisions of the Inspector
General affirming the Resolution
of the regional IAS or the
Prosecution Division of the
National IAS dismissing the
complaint for lack of probable
cause.

a. Decisions of the Regional

Secretary of DILG Appellate Board and the National
Appellate Board.

a. Decisions of the Secretary of

Civil Service Commission
b. Decisions of the NAPOLCOM en
DILG in the exercise of his
appellate jurisdiction except
decisions of the NAB affirming
the Resolution of the National
IAS dismissing the complaint for
lack of probable cause.
banc as summary dismissal
authority except Decisions
approving the dismissal of the
complaint for lack of probable
cause