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Cagayan State University Carig Campus

College of Public Administration
Bachelor of Science in Criminology
LEA 1 – Law enforcement Organization and Administration
Professor: Joel Gatan Diciano, RCrim, MS Crim, Jail Inspector (Ret.) BJMP
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of this topic, the students will be able to:
• Explain the history, Vision and Mission.
• Discuss the organization, leadership and rank of the BJMP.
• Understand the qualification standard, recruitment and mandatory trainings of the
BJMP.
• Understand the salient provisions of RA 9263.
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology is an attached agency of the Department of the
Interior and Local Government mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and
operation of all district, city and municipal jails in the Philippines with pronged tasks of
safekeeping and development of its inmates, officially classed as persons deprived of liberty
(PDL).

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Agency overview
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Formed January 2, 1991; 32 years ago

Jurisdiction Government of the Philippines

Headquarters 144 Mindanao Avenue, Project

8.Quezon City, Philippines

Motto "Changing lives, building a safer

nation"

Annual budget ₱22.33 billion (2023)

J/Dir Ruel S. Rivera, DSC, Chief,

Agency
BJMP
executives
JCSupt. Dennis U. Rocamora,
CESE, Deputy Chief for
Administration
JCSupt. Efren A. Nemeño, DPA,
TLPE, Deputy Chief for Operations
JCSupt. Paulino H. Moreno Jr.,
CSEE, Chief, BJMP Directorial
Staff
Parent agency Department of the Interior and
Local Government
Website www.bjmp.gov.ph

History

It was created on January 2, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 6975 also known as the
Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990. Prior to its creation, the Office of
Jail Management and Penology of then Philippine Constabulary - Integrated National Police was
the agency handling the local penology of the Philippines. It aimed to separate the agency from
the national police, reporting directly to the Secretary of the Interior and Local Government.

The Jail Bureau is the upgraded version of its forerunner, the Office of Jail Management and
Penology of the defunct PC/INP last headed by BRIG GEN Arsenio E. Concepcion.

Starting from scratch with 500 personnel in 1991 the BJMP weaned from its mother PC/INP as a
mere component, to become a full-fledged bureau. Director Charles S. Mondejar took his oath of
office on July 1 of 1991 as the first Chief of the Bureau.

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology supervises and controls all district, city and
municipal jails.

MANDATES AND FUNCTIONS

Mandates
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BJMP is mandated to direct, supervise and control the administration and operation of all district,
city and municipal jails nationwide with pronged tasks of safekeeping and development of PDL.

Functions

In line with it's mission, the Jail Bureau endeavors to perform the following functions:
 Formulate policies and guidelines in the administration of all district, city, and
municipal jails nationwide;
 Implement strong security measures for the control of PDL;
 Provide for the basic needs of PDL;
 Conduct activities for the development of PDL;
 Improve jail facilities; and,
 Promote the general welfare and development of personnel.

MISSION AND VISION

BJMP MISSION

We provide humane safekeeping and developmental opportunities for persons deprived

of liberty as our contribution to a safe, just, and prosperous Philippines.

BJMP VISION

A highly capable agency dedicated to global best practices and standards in jail
management.
Command Structure

1. The president of the Philippines as Commander-in-Chief

2. The secretary of the Interior and Local Government
3. The Chief, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (C, BJMP)
4. The Deputy Chief for Administration (TDCA)
5. The Deputy Chief for Operations (TDCO)
6. The Chief Directorial Staff (TDCS)
Leadership

 Commander-in-Chief: President Bongbong Marcos

 Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (SILG): Atty. Benjamin C. Abalos Jr.
o Undersecretary for Peace and Order, DILG: Oscar F. Valenzuela
 Chief, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (C, BJMP): Jail Dir. Ruel S. Rivera, DSC
 The Deputy Chief for Administration (TDCA): JCSUPT. Dennis U. Rocamora, CESE
 The Deputy Chief for Operations (TDCO): JCSUPT. Efren A. Nemeño, DPA, TLPE
 The Chief, BJMP Directorial Staff (TCDS): JCSUPT. Paulino H. Moreno Jr., CSEE

BJMP ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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Organizations and Key Positions

The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, also referred to as the Jail Bureau, was created
pursuant to Section 60 to 65, Chapter V, RA No. 6975, and initially consisting of uniformed
officers and members of the Jail Management and Penology service as constituted under
Presidential Decree No. 765. RA 9263 provides that the Bureau shall be headed by a Chief who
is assisted by two (2) Deputy Chiefs, one (1) for Administration and another for Operations, and
one (1) Chief of Directorial Staff, all of whom are appointed by the President upon the
recommendation of the DILG Secretary from among the qualified officers with the rank of at
least Senior Superintendent in the BJMP. The Chief of the BJMP carries the rank of Director and
serves a tour of duty that must not exceed four (4) years, unless extended by the President in
times of war and other national emergencies. Officers who have retired or are within six (6)
months from their compulsory retirement age are not qualified to be appointed as Jail Director or
designated as BJMP Chief.

The second officer in command of the BJMP is the Deputy Chief for Administration, the third
officer in command is the Deputy Chief for Operations, and the fourth officer in command is The
Chief of the Directorial Staff, all of whom carry the rank of Chief Superintendent. They are
assisted by the Directors of the Directorates in the National Headquarters who carry the rank of
at least Senior Superintendent.

The BJMP operates and maintains Regional Offices in each of the administrative regions of the
country, headed by a Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology, with the rank of at
least Senior Superintendent. The Regional Director is assisted by an Assistant Regional Director
for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief of
Directorial Staff, who are all officers with the rank of at least Superintendent.
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The National Headquarters is the Command and Staff Office of the BJMP, and is composed of
the Command Group, Directorates and Management Support Staff, namely:

Command Group:

1. Chief, BJMP
2. Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau
3. Deputy Chief for Operation of the Jail Bureau
4. Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau

Directorates

1. Directorate for Personnel and Records Management

2. Directorate for Comptrollership
3. Directorate for Logistics
4. Directorate for Intelligence
5. Directorate for Operations
6. Directorate for Human Resource Development
7. Directorate for Welfare and Development
8. Directorate for Investigation and Prosecution
9. Directorate for Program Development
10. Directorate for Information and Communications Technology
Management
11. Directorate for Health Service

Support Services

 Finance Service Office

 Chaplaincy Service Office
 Community Relations Service Office
 Accounting Office
 Legal Service Office
 Headquarters Support Service Office
 Supply Accountable Office-BJMP Wide
 Office of the National Executive Senior Jail Officer
 Legislative Liaison Office
 National Jail Management and Penology Training Institute
 Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Center
 Retirement and Separation Benefits Administration Service Office
 Jail Service Intelligence Operations Center
 Internal Audit Unit
 Center for Jail Excellence and Strategy Management
Special Tactics and Response Team (BJMP - STAR)
An elite unit of BJMP specialized in responding to incident that require tactical response, as well
as transporting high value Person Deprived of Liberty (PDL).

Regional Office.

The BJMP operates and maintains Regional Offices in each of the administrative regions of the
country, headed by a Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology, with the rank of at
least Senior Superintendent. The Regional Director is assisted by an Assistant Regional Director
for Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief of
Directorial Staff, who are all officers with the rank of at least Superintendent.
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Provincial Jail Administrator's Office.

In every province, the BJMP operates and maintains a Provincial Jail Administrator’s Office
headed by a Provincial Administrator, to oversee the implementation of jail services of all
district, city and municipal jails within its territorial jurisdiction.

District Jail.

Within large cities or a group of clustered municipalities, a District Jail headed by a District
Warden may be established.

City and Municipal Jails.

The BJMP operates and maintains City and Municipal Jails, each headed by a City or Municipal
Warden, as the case may be.

District, City and Municipal Field Units

There are four hundred sixty-seven (467) BJMP jail units nationwide classified as District, City
and Municipal Jail whose operational control, management and supervision is under the
Regional Director or the Provincial Administrator in either case maybe. The primary function of
these units is to provide security/ control and PDL welfare development facility for PDL
undergoing trial or those sentenced city prisoners.

Section 64, RA 6975. BJMP Rank Classification?

For purpose of efficient administration, supervision and control, the rank classification of
the members of the Jail Bureau shall be as follows:

Jail Officer Rank (JOR)

Director
Chief Superintendent
Senior Superintendent
Superintendent
Chief Inspector
Senior Inspector
Inspector

Jail Non - Officer Rank (JNOR)

Senior Jail Officer IV
Senior Jail Officer III
Senior Jail Officer II
Senior Jail Officer I
Jail Officer III
Jail Officer II
Jail Officer I

General Qualifications for Appointment to Jail Officer 1

No person shall be appointed as Jail Non-Officer Rank of the BJMP unless he/she possesses the
following minimum qualifications:

1. A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;

2. A person of good moral character;
3. Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical tests for the purpose
of determining his/her physical and mental health;
4. Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution of learning;
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5. Must possess appropriate eligibility (Second Level eligibilities: CSE-Professional, RA

1080, and Penology Officer Examination, etc);
6. Must not have been dishonorably discharged or dismissed for cause from previous
employment;
7. Must not have been convicted by final judgment of an offense or crime involving moral
turpitude;
8. Must be at least one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) in height for male, and
one meter and fifty-two centimeters (1.52 m.) for female (as per Republic Act 11549 or
the PNP, BFP, BJMP, and BuCor Height Equality Act);
9. Must weigh not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from the standard weight
corresponding to his/her height, age and sex.; and
10. Must not be less than 21 years old and not more than 30 years old at the time of
appointment to BJMP Service.

RA 11549 - AN ACT LOWERING THE MINIMUM HEIGHT REQUIREMENT FOR

APPLICANTS OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), BUREAU OF FIRE
PROTECTION (BFP), BUREAU OF JAIL MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AND
BUREAU OF CORRECTIONS (BUCOR), AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, AS
AMENDED, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10575
The National Jail Management and Penology Training Institute (NJMPTI) serves as the
training institution for Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) uniformed personnel.

BJMP Uniformed Personnel Mandatory Trainings

JNOR Courses:
Jail Basic Recruit Course (JBRC)
Jail Junior Leadership Course (JJLC)
Jail Senior Leadership Course (JSLC)
Jail Officers Candidate Course (JOCC)
JOR Courses:
Jail Officers Basic Course (JOBC)
Jail Officers Advance Course (JOAC)
Public Safety Officers Senior Executive Course (PSOSEC)

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9263 - AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE PROFESSIONALIZATION

OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) AND THE BUREAU OF JAIL
MANAGEMENT AND PENOLOGY (BJMP), AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6975, PROVIDING FUNDS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.

“This Act shall be known as the “Bureau of Fire Protection and Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology Professionalization Act of 2004.”

SEC. 2. (RA 9263) Declaration of Policy and Principles. — It is the declared policy of the State
to maintain peace and order, protect life, liberty and property, and promote the general welfare
essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy (Article II, Section 5
of the Philippine Constitution). Moreover, it recognizes the responsibility of the State to
strengthen government capability aimed towards the strengthening of the delivery of basic
services to the citizenry through the institutionalization of highly efficient and competent fire and
jail services.

It is provided for under Republic Act No. 6975, otherwise known as the “Department of the
Interior and Local Government Act of 1990,” that the tasks of fire protection, and jail
management and penology shall be the responsibility of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and
the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), respectively.
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Moreover, Section 3 of Republic Act No. 8551, otherwise known as the “Philippine National
Police Reform and Reorganization Act of 1998,” provides that in times of national emergency,
the BFP and the BJMP along with the Philippine National Police (PNP) shall, upon the direction
of the President, assist the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in meeting the national
emergency, in addition to the performance of their inherent functions as mandated by law.

It is therefore recognized that the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP, as members of
the uniformed service of the government under the Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG), are required the same amount of sacrifice, service and dedication like their
counterparts in the PNP and the AFP to carry out their respective duties to the extent of risking
their lives and limbs.

Towards this end, the State shall provide for the professionalization and restructuring of the BFP
and the BJMP by upgrading the level of qualifications of their uniformed personnel and
standardizing their base pay, retirement and other benefits, making it at par with those of the
PNP and the AFP.

SEC. 3. (RA 9263) Organization and Key Positions of the BFP and the BJMP. — The BFP
and the BJMP shall be respectively headed by a Chief who shall be assisted by two (2) deputy
chiefs, one (1) for administration and one (1) for operations, all of whom shall be appointed by
the President upon recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG from among the qualified
officers with at least the rank of senior superintendent in the service: Provided, That in no case
shall any officer who has retired or is retirable within six (6) months from his/her compulsory
retirement age be appointed as Chief of the Fire Bureau or Chief of the Jail Bureau, as the case
may be: Provided, further, That the Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau shall
serve a tour of duty not to exceed four (4) years: Provided, however, That in times of war or
other national emergency declared by Congress, the President may extend such tour of duty.

The heads of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of director shall have the position title of
Chief of Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The second officers in command
of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the position title of
Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau and Deputy Chief for Administration of the
Jail Bureau, respectively. The third officers in command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank
of chief superintendent shall have the position title of Deputy Chief for Operations of the Fire
Bureau and Deputy Chief for Operations of the Jail Bureau, respectively. The fourth officers in
command of the BFP and the BJMP with the rank of chief superintendent shall have the
respective position title of Chief of Directional Staff of the Fire Bureau and Chief of Directorial
Staff of the Jail Bureau, who shall be assisted by the directors of the directorates in the respective
national headquarters office with at least the rank of senior superintendent.

The BFP and the BJMP shall establish, operate and maintain their respective regional offices in
each of the administrative regions of the country which shall be respectively headed by a
Regional Director for Fire Protection and a Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology
with the rank of senior superintendent. He/she shall be respectively assisted by the following
officers with the rank of superintendent: Assistant Regional Director for Administration,
Assistant Regional Director for Operations, and Regional Chief of Directorial Staff.

SEC. 5. (RA 9263) Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP. — The
appointment of uniformed personnel to the BFP and the BJMP shall be effected in the following
manner:

a) Fire/Jail Officer I to Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV. — Appointed by the respective Regional
Director for Fire Protection and Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology for the
regional office uniformed personnel or by the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of
the Jail Bureau for the national headquarters office uniformed personnel, and attested by the
Civil Service Commission (CSC);
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b) Fire/Jail inspector to Fire/Jail Superintendent. — Appointed by the respective Chief of the

Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, as recommended by their immediate superiors, and
attested by the CSC;

c) Fire/Jail Senior Superintendent. — Appointed by the Secretary of the DILG upon

recommendation of the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, with the
proper attestation of the CSC; and

d) Fire/Jail Chief Superintendent to Fire/Jail Director. — Appointed by the President upon,

recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG, with the proper endorsement by the Chairman of
the CSC.

SEC. 6. (RA 9263) Lateral Entry of Officers into the BFP and the BJMP. — In general, all
original appointments of officers in the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau shall commence with the
rank of fire/jail inspector wherein applicants for lateral entry into the BFP shall include all those
with highly specialized and technical qualifications such as, but not limited to, civil engineers,
mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, chemical engineers, chemists, architects,
criminologists, certified public accounts, nurses, physical therapists, and dentists, while applicant
for lateral entry into the BJMP shall include all those with highly specialized and technical
qualifications such as, but not limited to, social workers, psychologists, criminologists, teachers,
nurses, dentist and engineers. Doctors of Medicines, members of the Philippine Bar and
chaplains shall be appointed to the rank of fire/jail senior inspector in their particular technical
service. Graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) shall be automatically
appointed to the initial rank of fire/jail inspector.

SEC. 7. (RA 9263) Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the

Designation of Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to Key Positions. —

a) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BFP unless
he/she has met the qualifications provided therein:

1) Municipal Fire Marshal. — Should have the rank of senior inspector, who must have
finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’s
degree program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology
or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily
passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the
Fire Bureau;

2) City Fire Marshal. — Should have the rank of chief inspector, who must have finished at
least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty-four (24) units in a master’s degree
program in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other
related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed
the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire
Bureau;

3) District Fire Marshal, Provincial Fire Marshal, Assistant Regional Director for
Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial
Staff. — Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or
a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety,
criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have
satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be
established by the Fire Bureau;

4) District Fire Marshal for the National Capital Region, Regional Director for the Protection
and Director of the Directorate of the National Headquarters Office. — Should have at least
the rank of senior superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a
master’s degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology
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or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily
passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the
Fire Bureau;

5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the
Fire Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Fire Bureau. — Should have the rank of
chief superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s
degree in public administration, management, engineering, public safety, criminology or other
related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed
the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Fire
Bureau; and

6) Chief of the Fire Bureau. — Should have the rank of senior director, who must be a member
of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in public administration, management,
engineering, public safety, criminology or other related disciplines from a recognized institution
of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the Fire Bureau;

b) No person shall be designated to the following key positions of the BJMP unless
he/she has met the qualifications provided therein:

1) Municipal Jail Warden. — Should have the rank of the senior inspector, who must have
finished at least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twelve (12) units in a master’s
degree program in management; public administration, public safety, criminology, penology,
sociology, national security administration defense studies or other related disciplines from a
recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or
career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail bureau.

2) City Jail Warden. — Should have the rank of the chief inspector, who must have finished at
least second year Bachelor of Laws or earned at least twenty-four (24) units in a master’s degree
program in management, public administration, public safety; criminology, penology, sociology,
national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized
institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career
courses for such position as may be established by the Jail Bureau: Provided, That in city jails
with a population of one thousand (1,000) or more inmates, the city jail warden shall have the
rank and qualifications of a district jail warden;

3) District Jail Warden, Provincial Jail Administrator, Assistant Regional Director for
Administration, Assistant Regional Director for Operations and Regional Chief of Directorial
Staff. — Should have the rank of superintendent, who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or
a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public safety, criminology,
penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines
from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary
training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail Bureau;

4) Regional Director for Jail Management and Penology and Director of the Directorate of
the National Headquarters Office. — Should have at least the rank of senior superintendent,
who must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder of a master’s degree in management,
public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security
administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution of
learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the Jail Bureau.

5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Jail Bureau, Deputy Chief for Operations of the
Jail Bureau and Chief of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau. — Should have the rank of chief
superintendent, who must be a member of the Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in
management, public administration, public safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national
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security administration, defense studies or other related disciplines from a recognized institution
of learning, and must have satisfactorily passed the necessary training or career courses for such
position as may be established by the Jail Bureau; and

6) Chief of the Jail Bureau. — Should have the rank of director, who must be a member of the
Philippine Bar or a holder of a master’s degree in management, public administration, public
safety, criminology, penology, sociology, national security administration, defense studies or
other related disciplines from a recognized institution of learning, and must have satisfactorily
passed the necessary training or career courses for such position as may be established by the Jail
Bureau.

Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who is currently occupying such position
but lack of the qualifications mentioned therein shall be given three (3) years upon the effectivity
of this Act to comply with the requirements, otherwise he/she shall be relieved from the position.

SEC. 8. (RA 9263) Professionalization and Qualifications Upgrading Program. — The DILG
shall design and establish a professionalization and qualifications upgrading program for the
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP in coordination with the CSC and the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) through an off-campus education program or other
similar programs within ninety (90) days from the effectivity of this Act.

SEC. 9. (RA 9263) Attrition System for the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP.
— There shall be established a system of attrition for the uniformed personnel of the BFP and
the BJMP within one (1) year from the effectivity of this Act to be submitted by said bureaus to
the DILG for approval. Such attrition system shall include, but is not limited to, the provisions of
the following principles:

a) Attrition by Demotion in Position or Rank. — Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the
BJMP who is relieved and assigned to a position lower than what is established for his/her grade
in the respective staffing pattern of the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau, and who shall not be
assigned to a position commensurate to his/her grade within two (2) years after such demotion in
position shall be separated or retired from the service;

b) Attrition by Non-Promotion. — Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who has
not been promoted for a continuous period of ten (10) years shall be separated or retired from the
service, except for those who are occupying a third-level position;

c) Attrition by Other Means. — Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP with at least
five (5) years of accumulated active service shall be separated from the service based on any of
the following factors:

1) Inefficiency based on poor performance during the last two (2) successive semestral rating
periods;

2) Inefficiency based on poor performance for three (3) cumulative semestral rating periods;

3) Physical and/or moral incapacity to perform his/her duties and functions; or

4) Failure to complete the required career courses and/or appropriate civil service eligibility for
his/her position except for justifiable reasons; and

d) Separation or Retirement from the Bureau and the Jail Bureau under this Section. — Any
personnel who is dismissed from the BFP and the BJMP pursuant to the above-enumerated
principles in this Section shall be separated if he/she has rendered less than twenty (20) years of
service, and be retired if he/she has rendered at least twenty (20) years of service unless the
concerned personnel is disqualified by law to receive such benefits.
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SEC. 10. (RA 9263) Promotion System for the Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the
BJMP. — Within six (6) months after the effectivity of this Act, the DILG shall establish a
system of promotion for the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP through the
following principles:

a) Rationalized Promotion System. — The system of promotion shall be based on merits and on
the availability of vacant ranks in the BFP and the BJMP staffing pattern. Such system shall be
gender-fair so as to ensure that women personnel of the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau shall
enjoy equal opportunity for promotion as of men;

b) Requirements for Promotion. —

1) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall not be eligible for a promotion to a higher rank
unless he/she has met the minimum qualification standards or the appropriate civil service
eligibility set by the CSC, and has satisfactorily passed the required psychiatric/psychological,
drug and physical tests;

2) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who has exhibited acts of conspicuous courage and
gallantry at the risk of his/her life above and beyond the call of duty, or selected as such in a
nationwide search conducted by any accredited civic organization, shall be promoted to the next
higher rank: Provided, That these shall be validated by the DILG and the CSC based on
established criteria.

SEC. 12. (RA 9263) Standardization of the Base Pay, Retirement and Other Benefits of the
Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP. — In order to enhance the general welfare,
commitment to service and professionalism of the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the
BJMP, they shall receive the minimum starting salary equivalent to the salary grade level of the
corresponding rank classification of their counterparts in the PNP, as provided under Section 36
of the Republic Act No. 8551, and in the AFP, as provided under Section 2 of Republic Act No.
9166.

The rate of base pay of the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall be adjusted in
accordance with the following salary grade schedule:

RANK SALARY GRADE

Fire/Jail Director 28
Fire/Jail Chief Superintendent 27
Fire/Jail Senior Superintendent 26
Fire/Jail Superintendent 25
Fire/Jail Chief Inspector 24
Fire/Jail Senior Inspector 23
Fire/Jail Inspector 22
Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV 19
Senior Fire/Jail Officer III 18
Senior Fire/Jail Officer II 17
Senior Fire/Jail Officer I 16
Fire/Jail Officer III 14
Fire/Jail Officer II 12
Fire/Jail Officer I 10