Section 10
SEC. 10 of Republic Act No. 4864 is hereby amended to read as follows: "SEC. 10. Minimum qualification for appointment as Chief of Police Agency.—No person may be appointed chief of a city police agency unless he holds a bachelor's degree from a recognized institution of learning and has Serve in the Armed Forces of the Philippines or the National Bureau of Investigation or the National Police Commission or has served as chief of police with exemplary record, or has served in the police department of any city with the rank of captain or its equivalent therein for at least three years; or any person who has completed at least two (2) years college and who has served as officer in the Armed Forces or the National Bureau of Investigation or the National Police Commission or the police department of a city for at least six years with the rank of captain or its equivalent. "No person may be appointed chief of a municipal police agency unless he holds a bachelor's decree from a recognized institution of learning or any person who has completed at least two (2) years college and who has served the police agency of a city or municipality or has served as officer in the Armed Forces or the National Bureau of Investigation or the National Police Commission for at least six years regardless of rank or for at least two (2) years in the rank of lieutenant or its equivalent. "When the exigency of the service so requires, the service requirement provided for in the preceding paragraphs may, upon recommendation of the appointing authority, duly supported by an evaluation report of the police screening committee on the merit and fitness of the applicant, be waived by the National Police Commission en bane, taking into consideration such factors as possession of relevant police skills, special qualifications, police training, acquired experience in police or allied service, geographical location of the police department concerned, being a member of the cultural minority, and other allied factors, provided the applicant meets the other qualifications prescribed in Sections 9 and 10 of this Act, provided, that a member of the bar with at least three (3) years experience in active law practice, shall be qualified for appointment as chief of a city or municipal police agency if he meets the general qualifications under Section 9 of this Act."