Philippine National Police(PNP)

June 9, 2022 Dear Jesset Jazon, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jun 08, 2022 01:51:53 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. This has reference to your request for Requirements for PNP Entrance. 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.” "a) A citizen of the Philippines; "b) A person of good moral conduct; "c) Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical tests to be administered by the PNP or by any NAPOLCOM accredited government hospital for the purpose of determining physical and mental health; "d) Must possess a formal baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of learning; "e) Must be eligible in accordance with the standards set by the Commission; "f) Must not have been dishonorably discharged from military employment or dismissed for cause from any civilian position in the Government; "g) Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral turpitude; "h) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62 m.) in height for male and one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) for female; "i) Must weigh not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from the standard weight corresponding to his or her height, age, and sex; and "j) For a new applicant, must not be less than twenty-one (21) nor more than thirty (30) years of age: except for the last qualification, the above-enumerated qualifications shall be continuing in character and an absence of any one of them at any given time shall be a ground for separation or retirement from the service: Provided, That PNP members who are already in the service upon the effectivity of this Act shall be given at least two (2) more years to obtain the minimum educational qualification and one (1) year to satisfy the weight requirement. Further, be informed that Pursuant to Section 30 of Republic Act No. 11549 or otherwise known as “The PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor Height Equality Act”. An act lowering the minimum height requirement for applicants of the PNP, BFP, BJMP and BuCor, amending RA No. 6975, as amended, RA No. 9263, and RA No. 10575, states that the minimum height requirement to be a member of the PNP is at least 157 cm for males and 152 cm for females. Provided, that a waiver for height requirement shall be automatically granted to applicants belonging to the cultural minorities/indigenous peoples. For other details on the PNP Recruitment Program, please visit or follow the PNP Recruitment and Selection Service (PNP RSS) Official Facebook page (facebook.com/pnprss). 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