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."