WHEREAS, a
number of police officers who were already in the service upon the
effectivity on September 4, 1966 of Republic Act No. 4864, otherwise
known as the "Police Act of 1966", were subsequently promoted to
different higher ranks although they do not possess the minimum
educational qualifications prescribed in Section 9(4) thereof at the
time of their promotion;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, the application of the prescribed educational requirements to
such police officers who have been promoted to higher ranks in
recognition of their meritorious length of service, experience and
training, would adversely affect the morale and efficiency not only of
the personnel directly affected but also the rank and file of the
police agencies to which they belong;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, consideration of justice and equity, as well as the interest
of the police service, require that appropriate consideration be given
to police experience acquired by length of service, as well as special
police training, for purposes of determining qualifications for
promotion of those who were already in the service at the time of the
approval of the Police Act of 1966;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and
pursuant to Proclamation No. 1081, dated September 21, 1972, and
General Order No. 1, dated September 22, 1972, as amended, do hereby
order and decree:cralaw:red
Section 1. Section 12 of Republic Act No. 4864,
otherwise known as the "Police Act of 1966" is hereby amended as
follows:cralaw:red
"Sec. 12 — Promotion shall be made by the local chief executive
concerned upon consultation with, or advice of, the chief of the local
police agency, from among those who shall have passed the corresponding
promotional examination given by the National Police Commission:
Provided, That policemen who have been in the continuous police service
for at least twenty years at the time of the effectivity of this Act on
September 8, 1966, and who were subsequently promoted, and/or may
hereafter be promoted, to higher ranks despite the lack of educational
qualifications prescribed under Section 9(4) hereof shall be considered
as possessing such educational qualifications: Provided, further, That
policemen with less than twenty years of continuous service as herein
provided who were likewise promoted to higher ranks despite the lack of
said educational qualification shall retain such rank until the end of
school year 1975-76 during which period they are hereby required to
satisfy the prescribed educational requirement: Provided, finally, That
those policemen who have satisfactorily completed any special training
course or any combination thereof conducted by the National Police
Commission or other police agencies, upon proper certification by the
Chairman of the National Police Commission, shall likewise be
considered as possessing such educational qualifications; otherwise,
they revert to their corresponding lower ranks they held prior to
September 8, 1966. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 2. All laws, rules and regulations which are
inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, modified and/or amended
accordingly.
Section 3. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 2nd day of August, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-three.
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