Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 28 of Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the "Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990", is hereby amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 28. Rank Classification. - For purposes of clarity of command and responsibility, and for the effective and efficient administration, supervision and control, the rank classification of the uniformed personnel of the PNP shall be as follows:

"Police General  

"Police Lieutenant General

"Police Major General

"Police Brigadier General

"Police Colonel

"Police Lieutenant Colonel

"Police Major

"Police Captain

"Police Lieutenant

"Police Executive Master Sergeant

"Police Chief Master Sergeant

"Police Senior Master Sergeant

"Police Master Sergeant

"Police Staff Sergeant

"Police Corporal

"Patrolman/Patrolwoman"

SEC. 2. The remaining provisions of Republic Act No. 6975, as amended by Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the "Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998", that have reference to the rank classification of the uniformed personnel of the Philippine National Police, and all other laws, executive orders, rules and regulations inconsistent with the provisions of this Act shall be deemed modified or repealed accordingly.

SEC. 3. Within thirty (30) days from the effectivity of this Act, the Chief of the Philippine National Police shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Act.

SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its full publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III           President of the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO         Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2031 and House Bill No. 5236 was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on November 21, 2018 and November 26, 2018, respectively.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA           Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING         Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: FEB 08 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
  President of the Philippines