PNP Lateral Entry Related Laws and Memorandum Circulars

The PNP was created by operation of law and is under the administrative control and operational supervision by the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM), which is attached to the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for policy and program coordination. NAPOLCOM issued circulars on the standards for the lateral entry program of the PNP and there are also laws on where it is based, which are listed below:

• Republic Act (RA) No. 6975: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT OF 1990

• RA 8551: PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE REFORM AND REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1998

• RA 9708: AN ACT AMENDING PROVISIONS OF RA 6975 AND RA 8551

• NAPOLCOM Memorandum Circular (MC) 2003-010: PRESCRIBING THE GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES FOR LATERAL ENTRY OF OFFICERS INTO THE PNP

• NAPOLCOM MC 2005-006: FURTHER CLARIFYUNG THE PHYSICAL AGILITY TEST (PAT) FOR LATERAL ENTRY IN THE TECHNICAL SERVICE OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) WITH THE RANKS OF POLICE INSPECTOR AND POLICE SENIOR INSPECTOR

• NAPOLCOM MC 2008-006: AMENDING NAPOLCOM MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2003-010 (**Updated)

• NAPOLCOM MC 2011-005: AMENDING THE PRESCRIBED SEQUENTIAL PROCEDURES INTHE PROCESSING OF LATERAL ENTRY APPLICANTS INTHE PNP AND THE GUIDELINES ON PROBATIONARY PERIOD AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER NAPOLCOM MC 2008-006

• NAPOLCOM MC 2013-005: PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT VIA LATERAL ENTRY OF DOCTORS OF MEDICINE, MEMBERS OF THE BAR, AND CHAPLAINS AS POLICE SENIOR INSPECTOR INTHE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP) TECHNICAL SERVICE, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE SECTION II OF NAPOLCOM MC 2008-006

 

These are the only resources I was able to search over the internet which are publicly available. It is hard to gain other sources specifically command circulars from the PNP and other resolutions by the Lateral Entry Board (LEB). My only intention in posting this is to have a general knowledge on how the conduct of lateral entry is executed and what are the qualifications.