Promotion System for the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP.
Section 10
SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP. — Within six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act, the DILG shall establish a system of promotion for the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP through the following principles: Rationalized Promotion System. - The system of promotion shall be based on merits and on the availability of vacant ranks in the BFP and the BJMP staffing pattern. Such system shall be gender-fair so as to ensure that women personnel of the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau shall enjoy equal opportunity for promotion as of men; Requirements for Promotion. - Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall not be eligible for a promotion to a higher rank unless he/she has met the minimum qualification standards or the appropriate civil service eligibility set by the CSC, and has satisfactorily passed the required psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical tests; Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who has exhibited acts of conspicuous courage and gallantry at the risk of his/her life above and beyond the call of duty, or selected as such in a nationwide search conducted by any accredited civic organization, shall be promoted to the next higher rank: Provided, That these shall be validated by the DILG and the CSC based on established criteria.