National Police Commission

Maquera 08:19 AM, Jun 01, 2022

June 1, 2022

Dear Joseph Paulo,

Thank you for your request dated May 29, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Request of Age Waiver.

We received your request on May 29, 2022 and will respond on or before Jun 17, 2022 09:17:10 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://foipmo03162020141059-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyIgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiFU5BUE9MQ09NLTQ1NDQ2OTE2NDg2OQw, for request with ticket number #NAPOLCOM-454469164869.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Josephine Maquera
FOI Officer

Napolcom 11:31 AM, Jun 20, 2022

June 20, 2022

Dear Joseph Paulo Biay,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 29, 2022 09:17:10 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Request of Age Waiver.

Response to Request

Under NAPOLCOM Memorandum Circular 2013-004:

A. Conditions on Waivers for initial appointment to the PNP

1. The age, height and weight for initial appointment to the PNP may be waived only when the number of qualified applicants falls below the approved national/regional quota.

2. Waiver of age requirement may be granted provided that the applicant shall not be less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty-five (35) years of age. For purposes of this paragraph, one is considered to be not over thirty-five (35) years old if they have not yet reached their thirty-sixth (36) birthday on the date of issuance of their appointment.

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5. The grant of waiver is not a guarantee for appointment into the police service.

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C. Factors to be considered in the Grant of Waivers to Applicants:

1. Possession of skills in evidence gathering and safekeeping, cyber crime investigation, detection and prevention, crime scene investigation, martial arts, marksmanship and similar special skills;

2. Special talents in the field of sports, music, arts and culture;

3, Extensive experience or training in forensic science and other legal, medical and technical services; and

4. Outstanding academic records and extracurricular activities of applicant during their school days, good family background in law enforcement or socio-civic activities, recognized social standing in the community, awards and commendations received, which should indicate to the Commission En Banc that the applicant can become a good member of the Philippine National Police.

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D. Processing of Waiver Application/Effectivity

1. The folder of the applicant who passed the evaluation of the PNP Screening Committee shall be endorsed and submitted to the Commission En Banc, through the OVCEO, containing all supporting documents together with the C, PNP's endorsement.

2. After receipt of the folder, the VCEO presents it directly to the Commission En Banc for proper disposition, in accordance with, or in pursuant to the requirements of the law of the rules.

3. the Commission En Banc by way of resolution may grant age, height and weight waiver upon determination conducted pursuant to law and rules, that the applicant has the aptitude to be a capable police officer, based on any, some or all of the factors in par "C"

Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for as this is not the proper forum to request for an age waiver.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to ded@napolcom.gov.ph . Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,

ADEO Napolcom
FOI Receiving Officer