License to Exercise Security Profession (LESP).
SECTION 12. License to Exercise Security Profession (LESP). — No applicant shall be granted license to exercise private security profession unless the applicant possesses the following qualifications:
(a) Must be of legal age;
(b) Must be a Filipino citizen;
(c) Must be physically and mentally fit;
(d) Must be of good moral character; and
(e) Must not have been convicted of any crime or offense involving moral turpitude.
For purposes of securing an LESP, a letter of authority to conduct training must be issued by the Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agency (SOSIA). Such training includes the pre-licensing requirements of the individual PSPs, periodic and non-periodic in-service skill refreshers for such security personnel, and other specialized, individual or group, PSP skills development: Provided, That the Chief PNP shall provide for additional qualifications for security consultant and security officers based on the industry requirements and practice.
Period of Validity of LESP.
SECTION 13. Period of Validity of LESP. — The LESP of duly qualified PSPs shall be valid for a period of five (5) years from the date of its issuance.
Pre-Licensing Training.
SECTION 14. Pre-Licensing Training. — No person shall be granted an LESP without undergoing the Pre-Licensing Training Program as defined in this Act: Provided, That the PNP shall encourage opening of local and regional security training centers to provide pre-licensing trainings to applicants.
Ladderized Training and Education.
SECTION 15. Ladderized Training and Education. — The PNP, in partnership with private security training institutions or public institutions duly accredited by the government to provide such training education to private security professionals, shall develop ladderized training and education which include basic security guard courses, specialized security guard courses, security officers training courses, detective training courses, and candidate protection agent courses. It shall also include enhancement trainings, such as but not limited to, supervisory trainings, personal upliftment and other specialized trainings to place the security professional a level up from his current position.
