NAPOLCOM has set guidelines and procedures to facilitate the entry of MILF and MNLF into the PNP
NAPOLCOM — The National Police Commission has set guidelines and procedures to facilitate for the entry of the members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to the Philippine National Police (PNP).
NAPOLCOM has eased the requirements for former Moro rebels who wanted to join the PNP.
In a statement, the NAPOLCOM said that it has set guidelines and procedures for the entry of MILF and MNLF members to the PNP. Citing Memorandum Circular No. 2022-001, the NAPOLCOM said that age, height, and educational requirements are eased “to truly afford MILF and MNLF members the opportunity to join the police service”.
The height requirement for MILF and MNLF applicants who are indigenous people or members of the cultural community is set at 4’11” (1.52 meters) for male and 4’9″ (1.45 meters) for female.
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The age requirement for MILF and MNLF applicants is from 20 to 35 years old.
For educational requirements, NAPOLCOM said MILF and MNLF applicants must have completed at least junior high school under the current K-to-12 Program, or 4 years of high school under the previous program, or Alternative Learning System (ALS) Accreditation and Equivalency Program accredited by the Department of Education (DepEd) and by the Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education.
The PNP Public Information Office (PIO) said that the current height requirement to join the police organization is 5’4″ (1.63 meters) for male and 5’2″ (1.57 meters) for female.
Currently, the PNP PIO said that regular applicants shouldn’t be older than 30 years old. According to the PNP PIO, regular applicants should be at least a college graduate of any course to join the police organization.
NAPOLCOM also said the “waiver” doesn’t cover eligibility requirements as MILF and MNLF members should pass NAPOLCOM’s Special Qualifying Eligibility Examination.
GMA News Online reported that the entry of members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) to the Philippine National Police (PNP) is in accordance with the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL).
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