PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equality Act
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PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equality Act
Republic Act No. 11549
May 26, 2021
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Summary of Republic Act No. 11549 (PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equality Act)Lowering of Minimum Height Requirement
- For Philippine National Police (PNP) applicants (Section 2):
- Males: 1.57 meters
- Females: 1.52 meters
- For Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) applicants (Section 3):
- Males: 1.57 meters
- Females: 1.52 meters
- For Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) applicants (Section 4):
- Males: 1.57 meters
- Females: 1.52 meters
Waiver for Height Requirement
- Automatically granted to applicants belonging to cultural communities/indigenous peoples (Sections 2, 3, and 4)
Other Provisions
- Implementing Rules and Regulations to be promulgated within 90 days by the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Department of Justice, in coordination with relevant agencies (Section 5)
- Separability Clause (Section 6)
- Repealing Clause (Section 7)
- Effectivity 15 days after publication in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation (Section 8)
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PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equality Act
Republic Act No. 11549
•May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11549
AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equality Act."
SECTION 2. Section 30 of Republic Act No. 6975, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 30. General Qualifications for Appointment. — No person shall be appointed as officer or member of the PNP unless he or she possesses the following minimum qualifications:
"(a) x x x
"(b) x x x
"(c) x x x
"(d) x x x
"(e) x x x
"(f) x x x
"(g) x x x
"(h) Must be at least one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) in height for males and one meter and fifty-two centimeters (1.52 m.) for females:...
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Tags
Statutes
Republic Acts
Philippine National Police (PNP)
Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor)
Height requirement
Minimum height
Cultural communities
Indigenous peoples
Waiver
Implementing rules and regulations
Separability clause
Repealing clause
Effectivity
May 26, 2021
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11549
AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575
SECTION 1. Short Title. — This Act shall be known as the "PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equality Act."
SECTION 2. Section 30 of Republic Act No. 6975, as amended, is further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 30. General Qualifications for Appointment. — No person shall be appointed as officer or member of the PNP unless he or she possesses the following minimum qualifications:
"(a) x x x
"(b) x x x
"(c) x x x
"(d) x x x
"(e) x x x
"(f) x x x
"(g) x x x
"(h) Must be at least one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) in height for males and one meter and fifty-two centimeters (1.52 m.) for females:...
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