Incentives and Awards.
SEC. 69. Incentives and Awards. — There shall be established an incentives and awards system which shall be administered by a board under such rules, regulations and standards as may be promulgated by the Department: Provided, That equivalent awards shall be given by the Department for every award duly given by respectable civic organizations in a nationwide selection for outstanding achievement and/or performance of any member.
Health and Welfare.
SEC. 70. Health and Welfare. — It shall be the concern of the Department to provide leadership and assistance in developing health and welfare programs for its personnel. The heads of all bureaus and other offices created under this Act shall take all proper steps towards the creation of an atmosphere conducive to a good supervisor–subordinate relationship and the improvement of personnel morale.
Longevity Pay and Allowances.
SEC. 71. Longevity Pay and Allowances. — Uniformed personnel of the Department shall be entitled to a longevity pay of ten percent (10%) of their basic monthly salaries for every five (5) years of service, which shall be reckoned from the date of the personnel's original appointment in the AFP, or appointment in the police, fire, jail or other allied services prior to the integration of the PC and the INP: Provided, That the totality of such longevity pay shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the basic pay. They shall also continue to enjoy the subsistence allowance, quarters allowance, clothing allowance, cost of living allowance, hazard pay, and all other allowances as provided by existing laws.
Active Service.
SEC. 72. Active Service. — For purposes of this Act, active service of the uniformed personnel shall refer to services rendered as an officer and non–officer, cadet, trainee or draftee in the PNP, Fire or Jail Force or in the municipal police prior to the integration of the PC–INP or in the AFP, and services rendered as a civilian official or employee in the Philippine Government prior to the date of separation or retirement from the PNP, Fire or Jail Force: Provided, That, for purposes of retirement, he shan have rendered at least ten (10) years of active service as officer or non–officer in the AFP, and/or in the INP and/or in the PNP, Fire or Jail Force: Provided, further, That services rendered as cadet, probationary officer, trainee or draftee in the AFP or as cadet or trainee in the INP and PNP shall be credited for purposes of longevity pay: Provided, finally, That, for cadet services, the maximum number of service to be credited shall not exceed the duration of the pre–commissionship course specified in the curriculum.
Permanent Physical Disability.
SEC. 73. Permanent Physical Disability. — An officer or non–officer who, having accumulated at least twenty (20) years of active service, incurs total permanent physical disability in line of duty shall be compulsorily retired: Provided, That, if he has accumulated less than twenty (20) years of active service, he shall be separated from the service and be entitled to a separation pay equivalent to one and one–fourth (I 1/4) months base pay for every year of service, or a fraction thereof, and longevity pay of the permanent grade he holds.
Retirement in the Next Higher Grade.
SEC. 74. Retirement in the Next Higher Grade. — Uniformed personnel covered under this Act shall, for purposes of retirement pay, be retired in one (1) grade higher than the permanent grade last held: Provided, That they have served for at least one (1) year of active service in the permanent grade.
Retirement Benefits.
SEC. 75. Retirement Benefits. — Monthly retirement pay shall be fifty percent (50%) of the base pay and longevity pay of the retired grade in case of twenty (20) years of active service, increasing by two and one–half percent (2.5%) for every year of active service rendered beyond twenty (20) years to a maximum of ninety percent (90%) for thirty–six (36) years of active service and over.
Death and Disability Benefits.
SEC. 76. Death and Disability Benefits. — A uniformed personnel and/or his heirs shall be entitled to all benefits relative to the death or permanent incapacity of said personnel, as provided for under this Act, and/or other existing laws.
Exemption from Attachment and Taxes.
SEC. 77. Exemption from Attachment and Taxes. — All benefits granted by this Act, including benefits received from the Government Service Insurance System, shall not be subject to attachment, levy, execution or any tax of whatever nature.
Uniformed Personnel Missing in Action.
SEC. 78. Uniformed Personnel Missing in Action. — Any uniformed personnel who, while in the performance of duty or by reason of his being an officer or member of the PNP, Fire or Jail Force, is officially confirmed missing in action, kidnaped or captured by lawless elements shall, while so absent, be entitied to receive or to have credited to his account the same pay and allowances to which such officer or uniformed member was entitled at the time of the incident: Provided, That the compulsory retirement of a person missing in action shall be processed to allow the members of the next of kin to enjoy the retirement benefits: Provided, further, That should the Chief of the PNP, Fire or Jail Force, as the case may be, upon the recommendation of the proper authority and/or immediate supervisor, subsequently determine that the officer or uniformed member concerned have been absent from duty without authority, such member or his heirs shall reimburse the PNP, Fire or Jail Force all such amount and allowances received by him in accordance with this section and the following section.
Payment of Salary and Allowances to the Heirs of Uniformed Personnel.
SEC. 79. Payment of Salary and Allowances to the Heirs of Uniformed Personnel. — In case any uniformed personnel has been officially confirmed as missing in action under any of the circumstances provided in the preceding section, the Chief of the PNP, Fire or Jail Force, as the case may be, shall direct payment of the absent uniformed personnel's monthly salary and allowances and other emoluments pertinent thereto to his/her heirs for their support for a maximum period of one (1) year from the date of commencement of absence or when last heard from as those kidnaped or captured by lawless elements.
Finding of Death and Termination of Payment of Salary and Allowances.
SEC. 80. Finding of Death and Termination of Payment of Salary and Allowances. — Upon the termination of the one (1) year period as specified in the preceding section, the missing uniformed personnel shall be automatically terminated. In the event said personnel shall thereafter be found to have been alive and is not entitled to the benefits paid under the preceding sections of this Act, said benefits shall be reimbursed to the State within six (6) months from the discovery of the fact or his reappearance. However, if his continued disappearance was fraudulent or made in bad faith he shall, together with his co–conspirators, be prosecuted according to law.
Complaints and Grievances.
SEC. 81. Complaints and Grievances. — Uniformed personnel shall have the right to present complaints and grievances to their superiors or commanders and have them heard and adjudicated as expeditiously as possible in the best interest of the service, with due regard to due process in every case. Such complaints or grievances shall be resolved at the lowest possible level in the unit of command and the respondent shall have the right to appeal from an adverse decision to higher authorities.
Prohibitions; Penallies.
SEC. 82. Prohibitions; Penallies. — As professional police, fire and jail officers and members responsible for the maintenance of peace and order and public safety, the members and officers of the PNP, Fire or Jail Force are hereby prohibited from engaging in strikes, rallies, demonstrations and other similar concerted activities, or performing other acts prejudicial to good order and police discipline. Any PNP, Fire or Jail Force member found guilty by final judgment of violating the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be dismissed from the service without prejudice to whatever criminal or civil liability he may have incurred in relation to such violations.
Provisions on this page are reproduced verbatim from official open data. See the attribution line.
Source: Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines — Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).