WAIVERS FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE PNP
The age, height, weight, and educational requirements for initial appointment to the PNP may be waived only when the number of qualified applicants fall below the minimum annual quota: provided, that an applicant shall not be below twenty (20) nor over thirty-five (35) years of age: provided, further, that any applicant not meeting the weight requirement shall be given reasonable time but not exceeding six (6) months within which to comply with the said requirement: provided, furthermore, that only applicants who have finished second year college or have earned at least seventy-two (72) collegiate units leading to a bachelor’s decree shall be eligible for appointment: provided, furthermore, that anybody who will enter the service without a baccalaureate degree shall be given a maximum of four (4) years to obtain the required educational qualification: provided, finally, that a waiver for height requirement shall be automatically granted to applicants belonging to the cultural communities. (R.A. 8551 Sec. 15)
PRESCRIBING THE GUIDELINES ON THE GRANT OF WAIVER ON THE MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE INITIAL APPOINTMENT TO THE UNIFORMED
COMPONENT OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15 of Republic Act No. 8551, the age, height, weight
and educational requirements for initial appointment to the PNP may be waived only when the number of qualified applicants fall below the minimum annual quota;
WHEREAS, Section 16 of the same law prescribes the selection criteria under the waiver program and mandates the Commission to promulgate rules and regulations to address other situations arising from the waiver of the entry requirements;
WHEREAS, in compliance with the requirement of the law, the Commission issued Memorandum Circular No. 99-005 which provides for the guidelines and procedure governing the grant of waiver on the minimum qualification for initial appointment to the uniformed component of the PNP;
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WHEREAS, relative thereto, the Commission adopted Memorandum Circular No. 2007-009 prescribing the procedures and guidelines for the recruitment, selection and appointment of PNP uniformed personnel, including appointments under the waiver Program;
WHEREAS, it has been observed in previous recruitments that the recruitment quotas for the different offices/units are not always filled up due to lack or' qualified
applicants;
WHEREAS, under existing policy, applicants who do not meet the required height or weight can apply for waiver only when the number of qualified applicants below the office/unit quota that is determined at the end of the recruitment process:
WHEREAS, in order to have a wider base of applicants possessing exemplary aptitude
to be capable police officers, with special qualifications or skills which are useful to or
needed by the PNP but do not meet the required age, height or weight, should be given an
opportunity to apply for waiver prior to the official start of or during the recruirment
Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Commission in the exercise of its mandate to administer
and control the PNP, HAS RESOLVED, AS IT HEREBY RESOLVES, to precribe the guidelines on the grant of waiver on the minimum qualifications for the initial appointment
to the uniformed component of the Philippine National Police, to wit:
Conditions on Waivers for Initial Appointment to the PNP
- The age, height and weight for initial appointment to the PNP may be waived only when the number of qualified applicants falls below the approved national/regional quota.
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- Waiver of the age requirement may be granted provided that the applicant shall not be less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty-five (35) years of age. For purposes of this paragraph, one is considered to be not over thirty-five (35) years old if he or she has not yet reached his or her thirry-sixth (36s) birthday on the date of the issuance of his or her appointment.
- Waiver of the height requirement may be granted to a male applicant who is at least 1 meter and 57 cm (1.57m) and to a female applicant who is at least I meter and 52 cm (1.52m): Provided, that the minimum height requirement for applicants who belong to indigenous group duly certified by the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF), or the National Commission on lndigenous Peoples (NCIP) shall be 1.52m for male and 1.45m for female. Provided further, that the Commission shall require said applicants to submit appropriate proof of their membership in a certain indigenous group.
- An applicant who is granted a weight waiver shall be given reasonable time butnot enceeding six (6) months within which to comply with said requirement.
- The grant of waiver is not a guarantee for appointment into the police service.
- The PNP Screening Committee shall, through the Chief of the PNP, request the Commission to consider the appointment of those applicants with a certification under oath that the qualified applicants, at the time the applicant is beingconsidered, fall below the office/unit quota concerned.
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NATURE OF APPOINTMENT UNDER A WAIVER PROGRAM
Any PNP uniformed personnel who is admitted due to the waiver of the educational or weight requirements shall be issued a temporary appointment pending the satisfaction of the requirement waived. Any member who will fail to satisfy any of the waived requirements within the specified time periods under Section 13 of this Act shall be dismissed from the service. (R.A. 8551 Sec. 16)
RE-APPLICATION OF DISMISSED PNP MEMBERS UNDER A WAIVER PROGRAM
Any PNP member who shall be dismissed under a waiver program shall be eligible to re-apply for appointment to the PNP: provided, that he or she possesses the minimum qualifications under Section 14 of this Act and his or her reappointment is not by virtue of another waiver program. See General Qualifications for PNP (R.A. 8551 Sec. 17)
Source: pcw.gov.ph; napolcom
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