The push to restructure the Philippine National Police is a step closer in the House of Representatives after House Bill No. 8327 was passed on second reading. | GabrielLaluINQ
Police officers march at the Philippine National Police grounds in Camp Crame in Quezon City. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETAis a step closer in the House of Representatives after House Bill No. 8327 was passed on second reading on Tuesday.
HB No. 8327, which seeks to amend various sections of Republic Act No. 6975 or the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990 and R.A. No. 8551 or the Philippine National Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998, was approved via viva voce or voice voting.The measure — a consolidated version of House Joint Resolution No. 11 and HB Nos. 5229 and 7351 — seeks to institutionalize offices created under the PNP chief’s command by amending Section 25 of R.A. No. 6975.
Under the bill, the PNP chief shall have a Command Group composed of the offices of the Deputy Chief of the PNP for Administration, the Deputy Chief of the PNP for Operations, and the Chief of the Directorial Staff.
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