The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) has scheduled the conduct of Special Qualifying Eligibility Examination (NSQEE) in Lamitan, Basilan on May 29, 2022 exclusively for members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF).
The prospective examinees will have to submit a certification issued by the chairman of the MILF or the MNLF and validated by the ad hoc office on Bangsamoro policing, as prescribed under Executive Order No. 0003, by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, issued on March 7, 2022.
The ad hoc office should provide general administrative support in the application process set by the NAPOLCOM, and should be responsible for the initial screening of applications for the NSQEE.
The ad hoc office should also coordinate with the national government and the Bangsamoro government agencies in the processing of the applicants’ documents, as well as authentication of the certificates of membership issued by the authorized officials of the MILF and MNLF, then endorse and submit the applications for the NSQEE to the NAPOLCOM.
The ad hoc office on should also validate and verify information about the applicants, as may be requested by NAPOLCOM; and submit updates, reports and recommendations to the Chief Minister and the Bangsamoro-Intergovernmental Relations Body (IGRB).
To facilitate the entry into the Philippine National Police (PNP) of MILF and MNLF members, the NAPOLCOM was mandated to grant age, height and educational waivers, for a period of five (5) years from the ratification of Republic Act No. 11504, otherwise known as the “Organic Law for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao”.
Eligibility, however, as one of the minimum qualification standards for appointment in the PNP, is not covered by a waiver provision as provided for under Republic Act 11504, hence, the need to administer the NSQEE.
Passers of the NSQEE will be conferred by the NAPOLCOM with eligibility which can be used solely as appropriate eligibility for the rank of Patrolman/Patrolwoman in a temporary appointment.
Permanent appointment may only be given upon satisfaction of the prescribed educational requirement of baccalaureate degree which they have to obtain within fifteen (15) years upon entry to the PNP, as prescribed under Section 14 of RA 8551, on the general qualification for appointment into the PNP.
The NSQEE, also, shall not automatically entitle the holder to an appointment in the PNP as further prescribed in NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 2022-0081 entitled “Prescribing NAPOLCOM Special Qualifying Eligibility (NSQE) as Appropriate Eligibility for Temporary Appointment to the Rank of Patrolman / Patrolwoman in the Philippine National Police (PNP) for Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF)” .