Philippine National Police(PNP)

September 16, 2022 Dear Armando Flores, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 13, 2022 10:52:40 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You're requesting for age waiver to join the PNP being a licensed Architect. As a backgrounder, please be informed that under Sections 30-32 of Republic Act No. 6975 as amended by Section 14 of Republic Act No. 8551 “No person shall be appointed as officer or member of the PNP unless he possesses the following minimum qualifications.” xxx Must not be less than twenty-one (21) nor more than thirty (30) years of age.xxx Further, pursuant to NAPOLCOM Memorandum Circular No. 2013-004 dated May 21, 2013, “The age requirement for initial appointment to the PNP may be waived only when the number of qualified applicants falls below the approved national/regional quota. Waiver of the age requirement may be granted provided that the applicant shall not be less than twenty (20) or not more than thirty-five (35) years of age.” Based on your mentioned credentials, it appears that you are already 35 years of age. Since, the recruitment processing for CY 2022 Patrolman/Patrolwoman Recruitment has been almost done, and you will not be qualified for the next recruitment processing for 2023, we recommend that you may apply as Non-Uniformed Personnel (NUP) of the PNP. For queries on NUP application, please contact the Non-Uniformed Personnel Affairs Division (NUPAD) of the Directorate for Personnel and Records Management (DPRM) at telephone number (02) 8725-6780. Further, may we request to fill up the FOI Client/Customer Survey with the link provided to better improve our services regarding FOI: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0_DD1bx1ZnWey-d_CQr6a7yZsawf1-Up6tnM0ObkPcMTEHQ/viewform. Thank you for your continued support to the PNP. Respectfully, NASU PRSS FDM FOI Receiving Officer