WESTMINCOM: 11,000 MILF, MNLF Members Take NAPOLCOM Qualifying Exam to Gain Entry Into the PNP

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11,000 MILF, MNLF Members Take NAPOLCOM Qualifying Exam to Gain Entry Into the PNP

COTABATO CITY --- Around 11,000 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) took the National Police Commission’s (NAPOLCOM) Special Qualifying Eligibility Examination (NSQEE) on Sunday, May 29.

 
The NSQEE was held in Cotabato City for applicants coming from the mainland provinces, and in Lamitan City in Basilan for those residing in the island-provinces of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

 
Passing the NSQEE confers one of the requirements to qualified MILF and MNLF members to join the Philippine National Police (PNP). This is contained under Art. 11, Sec. 2 of RA 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), which realizes the provisions contained in the political track under the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB).

The CAB is the landmark peace agreement signed between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the MILF in 2014. It has two tracks: the political and normalization tracks.

PMGen Eden T. Ugale, chair of the GPH Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) and member of the GPH Joint Peace and Security Committee (JPSC) visited the examination sites together with officials from the Police Regional Office Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO BAR) and the NAPOLCOM National and BARMM offices.

 
Ugale was accompanied by GPH Coordinating Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) Operations Head Dave Jungco and Jeoffrey Sol representing CCCH Chair BGen. Antonio Nafarrete during the on-site monitoring to ensure the orderly and safe conduct of the examination.

 
"The GPH AHJAG commends the smooth and orderly conduct of the NSQE exam, which we owe much to the joint efforts of the national and Bangsamoro governments through the NAPOLCOM, PNP, DILG and other members of the Inter-Governmental Relations Body," Ugale said.

 
"We are honored to be part of this process that will enable former MILF and MNLF combatants to serve their country as peacekeepers. And for the examinees who will pass the examination and meet the other requirements, congratulations as we whole-heartedly welcome you to the PNP," he added.

 
Meanwhile, Presidential Peace Adviser Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. earlier expressed the national government's full support to the MILF and MNLF members who wish to join the PNP.

"By joining the PNP, these MILF and MNLF members are not only demonstrating their commitment to return to mainstream society as peaceful and productive civilians, but also their desire to help ensure peace and security in their communities,” Galvez said.

 
“This is the legacy of peace that the Duterte Administration would like to leave behind, which we hope the incoming administration will sustain and continue to build on in the coming years,” Galvez added.
Article 11, Section 2, Paragraph 3 of the BOL states that:

“To facilitate entry into the PNP of MILF and MNLF members from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, the age, height and educational attainment requirements may be waived by the NAPOLCOM, subject to existing rules and regulations: Provided, That such shall be availed of within a period of five (5) years from ratification of this Organic Law: Provided, further, That the requirement of educational attainment shall be complied within fifteen (15) years from their entry: Provided, finally, That their ranks and grades shall be subject to existing laws, rules and regulations governing the PNP.”

A total of 5,060 successful examinees will be granted eligibility for temporary appointment as patrolman or patrolwoman of the PNP as contained under NAPOLCOM Resolution No. 2022-0081 “Prescribing NSQE as Appropriate Eligibility for Temporary Appointment to the Rank of Patrolman/Patrolwoman in the PNP for members of the MILF and MNLF.”

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