AMENDING SECTION TWELVE OF REPUBLIC ACT FOUR THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED AND SIXTY-FOUR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "POLICE ACT OF 1966."

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 263
• Sections: 4

Preamble

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;

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; and

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;

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:

Section 1

SECTION 1. Section 12 of Republic Act No. 4864, otherwise

known as the "Police Act of 1966" is hereby amended as follows:

"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 qualifications shall retain such rank until the end

of school year 1975-1976 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."

Section 2

SEC. 2. All laws, rules and regulations which are

inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed, modified and/or amended

accordingly.

Section 3

SEC. 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.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) ROBERTO V. REYES

Assistant Executive Secretary