Republic Act No. 11200
S.B. No. 2031
H.B. No. 5236
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Seventeenth Congress
Third Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand eighteen.
[ Republic Act No. 11200 ]
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE RANK CLASSIFICATION IN THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSES SECTION 28 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990"
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippine Congress Assembled:
Section 1. Section 28 of Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the "Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990", is hereby amended to read as follows:
- "Section 28. Rank Classification.— For purposes of clarity of command and responsibility, and for the effective and efficient administration, supervision and control, the rank classification of the uniformed personnel of the PNP shall be as follows:
- "Police General
- "Police Lieutenant General
- "Police Major General
- "Police Brigadier General
- "Police Colonel
- "Police Lieutenant Colonel
- "Police Major
- "Police Captain
- "Police Lieutenant
- "Police Executive Master Sergeant
- "Police Chief Master Sergeant
- "Police Senior Master Sergeant
- "Police Master Sergeant
- "Police Staff Sergeant
- "Police Corporal
- "Patrolman/Patrolwoman"
Section 2. The remaining provisions of Republic Act No. 6975, as amended by Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the "Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998", that have reference to the rank classification of the uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, and all other laws, executive orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed modified or repealed accordingly.
Section 3. Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Chief of the Philippine National Police shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.
Section 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its full publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
| (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL - ARROYO. | (Sgd.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives | President of the Senate |
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2031 and House Bill No. 5236 was finally passed by the Senate and House of Representatives on November 21, 2018 and November 26, 2018 respectively.
| (Sgd.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING | (Sgd.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA |
| Acting Secretary General House of Representatives | Secretary of the Senate |
Approved: 8 February 2019
President of the Philippines