Napolcom sets test for police applicants

The National Police Commission (Napolcom) announced that it is now accepting entrance test applications for civilian professionals wanting to join the ranks of those who serve and protect.

College graduates not more than 30 years old who qualify in the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) height requirements for both men and women are being given until March 17 for the April 27, 2008  examination date.

According to the schedule, those applying for the second testing date on Oct. 26, may fill-up and submit their forms from July 7 to Aug. 29.

Napolcom and ad­ministra­tive service chief, Isidro Siriban, said police promotional exams for PNP personnel seeking promotions cover the same dates.

He said the two sets of police exams, one for civilians aspiring to join the PNP and the other for those who are already in the service, shall be conducted simultaneously in designated schools in Metro Manila and 18 other testing centers nationwide.

Siriban said the PNP entrance test is open to civilians who are college graduates, not more 30 years old, and 1.62 meters tall for male and 1.57 meters for female.  

The PNP entrance exam is also a requirement for PNP officers with temporary status as Police Officer 1 (PO1) wanting to have a permanent appointment in the police  service.

The promotional exam, on the other hand, is for all qualified uniformed members of the PNP since those who will pass the same shall be considered eligible for promotion to the next rank corresponding to the examination’s Eligibility Rank Coverage (ERC). 

Siriban said the promotional exams cover Police Officer for PO2 and PO3; Senior Police Officer for SPO1 to SPO4; Police Inspector for Inspector and Senior Inspector and Police Superintendent for Chief Inspector and Superintendent. He said civilian applicants must bring three recent and identical 1”x1” I.D. pictures with name tags, two legal size window envelopes, birth certificate, transcript of scholastic records or diploma from Commission on Higher Education (CHED) accredited schools and barangay clearance for the Manila applicants only. – Michael Punongbayan