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PNP, BFP, BJMP AND BUCOR HEIGHT EQUALITY ACT
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Date Parliamentary status Senator(s) 3/15/2021 Sponsorship Speech on the Conference Committee Report Dela Rosa, Ronald "Bato"
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08261 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11549 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT AND REMOVING THE HEIGHT WAIVER FOR APPLICANTS TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AS AMENDED, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575 | |
| SHORT TITLE : " P N P, B F P, B J M P And Bu Cor Height Equality Act" | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to lower the minimum height requirement for the appointment as officer or member of the PNP, uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP and the BuCor as follows :a. from one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) to one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for male; and from one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) to one meter fifty-two centimeters (1.52 m.) for female.b. applicants belonging to the Cultural Communities or Indigenous Peoples must be at least one meter and fifty-two centimeters (1.52 m.) for male, and one meter and forty-seven centimeters (1.47 m.) for female.States that cadets of the PNPA shall be retained at one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) for male, and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : GARCIA, PABLO JOHN F., GERON, RICO B., TUPAS, RAUL C., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., GORRICETA, MICHAEL B., BARONDA, JULIENNE "JAM" L., CRISOLOGO, ANTHONY PETER "ONYX" D., SY-ALVARADO, "KUYA" JOSE ANTONIO R., NIETO, JOHN MARVIN "YUL SERVO" C., ERIGUEL, SANDRA Y., M.D., OLIVAREZ, ERIC L., CABOCHAN, MANUEL III. D., VILLAFUERTE, LUIS RAYMUND "LRAY" JR F., SALVADOR-TAMBUNTING, JOY MYRA, RUIZ DAZA, PAUL, VARGAS, ALFRED, CUEVA, LEO RAFAEL M., ACOP, RESURRECCION M., BORDADO, GABRIEL JR. H., CUARESMA, LUISA LLOREN, TY, DIEGO "NONOY" C., BRAVO, NARCISO JR. R., TAN, SAMIER A., BIAZON, RUFFY B., EBCAS, ADRIANO A., PLAZA, EDDIEBONG G., MARIANO-HERNANDEZ, RUTH, REVILLA, STRIKE B., LOYOLA, DAHLIA A., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., CHATTO, EDGAR M., PADUANO, JOSEPH STEPHEN S., SARMIENTO, EDGAR S., SIAO, FREDERICK W., BUSTOS, JORGE ANTONIO P. | |
| DATE FILED : 2020-12-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Tan (A.) (000 2021-01-27) | 2. Dalipe (000 2021-03-09) |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Garcia (P.J.) | 2. Geron |
| 3. Tupas | 4. Tejada |
| 5. Gorriceta | 6. Baronda |
| 7. Crisologo | 8. Sy-Alvarado |
| 9. Nieto | 10. Eriguel |
| 11. Olivarez | 12. Cabochan |
| 13. Villafuerte | 14. Salvador-Tambunting |
| 15. Ruiz Daza | 16. Vargas |
| 17. Cueva | 18. Acop |
| 19. Bordado | 20. Cuaresma |
| 21. Ty (D.) | 22. Bravo |
| 23. Tan (S.) | 24. Biazon |
| 25. Ebcas | 26. Plaza |
| 27. Mariano-Hernandez | 28. Revilla |
| 29. Loyola | 30. Arenas |
| 31. Chatto | 32. Paduano |
| 33. Sarmiento | 34. Siao |
| 35. Bustos | 36. Agabas |
| 37. Maceda | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01563 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00699 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2020-12-15 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: PUBLIC ORDER AND SAFETY | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommending its approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 2242, 3639, 5340, 6635, 7520, 7639, 7960, Senate Bill No. 1563 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB02242, HB05340, HB03639, HB06635, HB07520, HB07639, HB07960, SB01563 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2020-12-16 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2020-12-16 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2021-01-20 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2021-01-25 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Cabochan;Bravo | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2021-01-25 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Garcia (P.J.), Geron, Tupas, Tejada, Gorriceta, Baronda, Crisologo, Sy-Alvarado, Nieto, Eriguel, Olivarez, Cabochan, Villafuerte, Salvador-Tambunting, Ruiz Daza, Vargas, Cueva, Acop, Bordado, Cuaresma, Ty (D.), Bravo, Tan (S.), Biazon, Ebcas, Plaza, Mariano-Hernandez, Revilla, Loyola, Arenas, Chatto, Paduano, Sarmiento, Siao, Bustos, Agabas, Maceda | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2021-01-25 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2021-01-28 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2021-02-02 | |
| THIRD READING TITLE : AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT AND REMOVING THE HEIGHT WAIVER FOR APPLICANTS TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AS AMENDED, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:203 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.6 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| Y---Abante | X---Abaya |
| Y---Abellanosa | Y---Abu |
| Y---Abueg-Zaldivar | Y---Abunda |
| Y---Acop | X---Acosta |
| X---Acosta-Alba | Y---Adiong |
| Y---Advincula | Y---Agabas |
| Y---Agarao | Y---Aglipay |
| Y---Albano (A.) | D---Albano (R.)--(N/A) |
| Y---Vargas Alfonso | Y---Almario |
| Y---Alonte | Y---Alvarez (F.) |
| Y---Alvarez (G.) | X---Alvarez (P.) |
| Y---Amante-Matba | X---Amatong |
| D---Andaya--(N/A) | Y---Angara |
| Y---Aragones | Y---Arbison |
| Y---Arenas | X---Macapagal Arroyo |
| Y---Arroyo | Y---Atienza |
| X---Aumentado | Y---Babasa |
| Y---Bagatsing | X---Bainto-Aguinaldo |
| Y---Balindong | Y---Bañas-Nograles |
| X---Barba | Y---Barbers |
| Y---Baronda | Y---Barzaga |
| Y---Bascug | Y---Bautista |
| Y---Bautista-Bandigan | Y---Belmonte |
| Y---Benitez | X---Bernos |
| X---Biazon | Y---Billones |
| X---Biron | Y---Bolilia |
| Y---Bondoc | Y---Bordado |
| Y---Bravo | A---Brosas |
| X---Bulut | X---Bustos |
| Y---Cabatbat | Y---Cabochan |
| Y---Cabredo | Y---Cagas |
| Y---Calderon | Y---Calixto |
| Y---Caminero | Y---Campos |
| Y---Canama | Y---Caoagdan |
| X---Cardema | X---Cari |
| Y---Castelo | A---Castro (F.L.) |
| Y---Castro (F.H.) | Y---Cayetano (A.P.) |
| Y---Cayetano (M.L.) | Y---Celeste |
| Y---Chatto | Y---Chipeco |
| Y---Chungalao | X---Co (A.N.) |
| X---Co (E.) | X---Cojuangco |
| Y---Collantes | X---Crisologo |
| Y---Cua | Y---Cuaresma |
| Y---Cueva | A---Cullamat |
| Y---Dagooc | Y---Dalipe |
| Y---Dalog | D---Datol--(N/A) |
| Y---Ruiz Daza | Y---De Jesus |
| Y---De Venecia | Y---Defensor (L.) |
| Y---Defensor (M.) | D---Del Mar--(N/A) |
| X---Delos Santos | Y---Deloso-Montalla |
| Y---Dimaporo (A.) | Y---Dimaporo (M.K.) |
| X---Duavit | X---Dujali |
| Y---Duterte | Y---Dy (F.M.C.) |
| Y---Dy (F.) | Y---Dy (I.P.) |
| Y---Ebcas | X---Ecleo |
| A---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| Y---Erice | Y---Eriguel |
| X---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| Y---Espina | Y---Espino |
| X---Estrella | Y---Fariñas (R.C.) |
| X---Fariñas I (R.C.) | X---Fernandez |
| X---Fernando | Y---Ferrer (J.M.) |
| Y---Ferrer (L.) | X---Flores |
| D---Fongwan--(N/A) | Y---Fortun |
| Y---Fortuno | Y---Frasco |
| Y---Fuentebella | A---Gaite |
| Y---Garbin | Y---Garcia (J.E.) |
| Y---Garcia (P.J.) | Y---Garcia (V.) |
| Y---Garin (J.) | Y---Garin (S.) |
| Y---Gasataya | X---Gatchalian |
| X---Gato | Y---Geron |
| X---Go (E.C.) | Y---Go (M.) |
| Y---Torres-Gomez | Y---Gonzaga |
| Y---Gonzales (A.) | X---Gonzales (N.) |
| X---Gonzalez | X---Gorriceta |
| Y---Guico | Y---Gullas |
| X---Guya | Y---Haresco |
| Y---Hataman | X---Hernandez |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| Y---Jalosjos | X---Javier |
| Y---Jimenez | Y---Kho (E.) |
| Y---Kho (W.) | X---Khonghun |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lacson-Noel | X---Lagman |
| X---Lagon | Y---Lara |
| Y---Lazatin | X---Leachon |
| Y---Legarda | Y---Lim |
| Y---Limkaichong | X---Lopez (M.L.) |
| Y---Loyola | Y---Lusotan |
| Y---Maceda | X---Madrona |
| X---Malapitan | X---Mangaoang |
| Y---Mangudadatu | Y---Marcoleta |
| X---Mariano-Hernandez | X---Mariño |
| Y---Marquez | Y---Martinez |
| X---Matba | Y---Matugas |
| Y---Mendoza | X---Mercado |
| Y---Momo | Y---Natividad-Nagaño |
| X---Nava | Y---Nieto |
| Y---Noel | Y---Nograles (J.J.) |
| X---Nograles (J.F.F.) | X---Nolasco |
| X---Nuñez-Malanyaon | Y---Oaminal |
| X---Olivarez | X---Ong (J.) |
| Y---Ong (R.) | X---Ordanes |
| X---Ortega | X---Ouano-Dizon |
| Y---Pacquiao (A.) | Y---Pacquiao (R.) |
| Y---Padiernos | Y---Paduano |
| Y---Palma | Y---Pancho |
| X---Panotes | Y---Peña |
| X---Pichay | Y---Pimentel |
| X---Pineda | Y---Plaza |
| Y---Puno | X---Quimbo |
| Y---Radaza | Y---Ramirez-Sato |
| D---Ramos--(N/A) | X---Remulla |
| Y---Revilla | Y---Reyes |
| Y---Rivera | Y---Robes |
| Y---Rodriguez | X---Roman |
| X---Romero | Y---Romualdez (F.M.) |
| Y---Romualdez (Y.M.) | X---Romualdo |
| Y---Romulo | Y---Roque |
| Y---Sacdalan | X---Sagarbarria |
| Y---Sakaluran | X---Salceda |
| Y---Salimbangon | Y---Salo |
| Y---Salvador-Tambunting | Y---Sanchez |
| Y---Sangcopan | Y---Santos-Recto |
| Y---Sarmiento | Y---Saulog |
| Y---Savellano | Y---Siao |
| X---Silverio | X---Singson |
| Y---Singson-Meehan | Y---Sinsuat |
| Y---Suansing (E.) | Y---Suansing (H.) |
| Y---Suarez (A.) | X---Suarez (D.) |
| Y---Suntay | X---Sy-Alvarado |
| Y---Taduran | X---Tallado |
| X---Tan (A.S.) | X---Tan (A.) |
| X---Tan (S.) | Y---Tan (S.A.) |
| X---Tan-Tambut | X---Tejada |
| X---Teves (A.) | X---Teves (J.) |
| Y---Tiangco | Y---Tolentino |
| Y---Tulfo | Y---Tupas |
| Y---Tutor | X---Ty (A.) |
| Y---Ty (D.) | Y---Umali (A.) |
| Y---Umali (M.V.) | X---Unabia |
| Y---Ungab | X---Uy (J.) |
| Y---Uy (R.) | Y---Valeriano |
| Y---Valmayor | Y---Vargas |
| Y---Velasco | X---Veloso |
| Y---Vergara | X---Villa |
| Y---Villafuerte | Y---Villanueva (E.) |
| Y---Villanueva (N.) | Y---Villar |
| X---Villaraza-Suarez | X---Villarica |
| Y---Violago | Y---Yap (E.) |
| Y---Yap (V.) | X---Yu |
| Y---Zamora (R.) | Y---Zamora (W.K.) |
| A---Zarate | X---Zubiri |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2021-02-03 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2021-02-03 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2021-02-08 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| DATE CC REQUEST RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2021-02-11 | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2021-02-09 | |
| REMARKS : Date House ratified CC report E-transmitted and received by the Senate on 2021-03-16: Physically transmitted and received by the Senate on 2021-04-12 | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Tan (S.), Cabochan, Bustos, Bordado, Bravo | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Dela Rosa, Zubiri, Tolentino, Go, Marcos, Hontiveros | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2021-03-15 | |
| DATE CC MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2021-03-16 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2021-03-15 | |
| DATE CC MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2021-03-17 | |
| DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2021-04-13 | |
| DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2021-04-22 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2021-04-23 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2021-05-26 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11549 | |
| ORIGIN : HOUSE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575 |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT AND REMOVING THE HEIGHT WAIVER FOR APPLICANTS TO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8551, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AS AMENDED, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575 [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 18TH CONGRESS ] [ 2021 ] Introduced by Representatives PABLO JOHN F. GARCIA, RICO B. GERON, RAUL "BOBOY" C. TUPAS, JOSE "PING-PING" I. TEJADA, MICHAEL B. GORRICETA, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on February 2, 2021; 2/3/2021 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 2/8/2021 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES; 2/8/2021 Senate designated Senators Dela Rosa, Zubiri, Tolentino, Go, Marcos and Hontiveros as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1563 and HBN-8261; 2/10/2021 House of Representatives designated Representatives Bravo, Jr., Tan, Cabochan III, Bustos and Bordado, Jr. conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-8261 and SBN-1563 on February 9, 2021; 3/15/2021 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-1563 and HBN-8261, submitted to the Senate, recommending that HBN-8261, in consolidation with SBN-1563, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the conferees; 3/15/2021 Sponsorship speech of Senator RONALD "BATO" DELA ROSA on the conference committee report; 3/15/2021 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 4/12/2021 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on March 15, 2021; FINAL TITLE: AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR APPLICANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575 4/13/2021 Letter from Secretary General Mark Llandro L. Mendoza, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-8261 and SBN-1563, for the signature of Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; 4/23/2021 Letter for Speaker Lord Allan Jay Q. Velasco, dated April 21, 2021, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-8261 and SBN-1563, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III; 6/2/2021 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with SBN-1563, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on May 26, 2021 and became 6/2/2021 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11549.
Abstract
Seeks to lower the minimum height requirement for the appointment as officer or member of the PNP, uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP and the BuCor as follows :a. from one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) to one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for male; and from one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) to one meter fifty-two centimeters (1.52 m.) for female.b. applicants belonging to the Cultural Communities or Indigenous Peoples must be at least one meter and fifty-two centimeters (1.52 m.) for male, and one meter and forty-seven centimeters (1.47 m.) for female.States that cadets of the PNPA shall be retained at one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) for male, and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female.
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