Bill seeks lower PNP height requirement

LAWMAKERS have again called for the lowering of the height requirement for admission to the Philippine National Police (PNP), to give a chance to qualified applicants especially those from the indigenous peoples (IPS) who lack height.

During a budget hearing of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Nueva Vizcaya Representatives Luisa Cuaresma and Magnolia Antonino urged the PNP to give consideration to applicants who do not meet the height requirement, noting that the country is in need of 10,000 additional policemen.