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Deprrtmem of tho tmCrfOr end Locrl
Ggyernment

BUREAU OT

fNE PROTECflON

NANONAT I.IEADQUAR?Ef, 5

OffiCt of $rc Grlcf, Btp

Agham Road, Brgy. Blgon3 p.g.rsa, glflman,


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201

AUB

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AUGUSI rrjl s
Date

MEIIORANDUM CIRCULAR

NUMBER

City

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SUBJECT.

POLICY/GUIDELINES ON THE PROCESSING


OF REIIREf.4ENT

BENEFITS OF BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION


{EFP)
OFFICER/PERSONNEL/NUP W1TH
,TEND1NG

CRIMINAUADMI NISTRATIVE CASES


REFERENCES

1. Repubtrc Act No 6975 or D|LG Act of 19g0 and its trnpisrnenling

2
3.
4.
5,
6
7

Rutes
end Regulations (lRR),
Revised Rures on Administratrve csses in
the crvir seruice:
Repubrrc Act No. 101s4 othenffisc
knowrr as An Ac{ Requrring Att
Concerned Govarnmenl Agencics to Ensure
The Earty Release of The
Rctirgrnsnl pey. pension$, Gratuttigg s66
Othcr Benefits of Retiring
Governn-refit Empioyses and iis Imptementing
irfaa Snd Regulationg;
Rapublic Act No, 30,tg or The Anti6rart
anOioitipt rractices Act;
Executive Order 292 or ihe Adminietratrve
Code of 1987,
Prosrdentiai De*ee No 144s or rh.
Gouernrnent -l.L,r,ng ccde of the
Phitippines;

BFP Board of Oficers Rcsoiution No 2001 _


A Resolution
Estabrirhrng e Retirernent and separatron
Benefit system for the
Unrformed personnel ol the Bureau of Fire protoclton:
8, Mcmorendum circurar No. 10 scries of 199s oi tn* office of the
Ombudsman;
CO,A Circuler 2009-006 dated Seprcmber
1S, 2009.
10 COA Circuier ?0012_003 deted OetobEr Zg,zll;l
11. Civrl Service Commrssion Resolutron
No. 13002g7 dated 30 January

01

9.

2013;

12. Civfl sarvrce commisaron Resoiuiion


2A13

il.

lro

1302?42 cretad 01 0ctober

PURPOSE

To prescribe a unrficrm set of spec,fic poticies and guidelinps


for the expeditious
rlea$e of rotrrerent claims and terminal
lcave benefit cU]ms of those unrformed
BFp
cfficers Non'offcer rank (NoR) and Non-Uniformea (r.lup)
personnel who have
outstending crrminal'Sndlor administrati,re
cases in the office of the ornbudsman. crvrr
servrce commission, Burcau of Fire Protection,
courts and othor quasi-judiciat entffres

This shall also spPlit to thesa ,rvith pendrng


l..lotice of Suspenssn, Drse'owancr/Charge
wrth the Comrnission on Audit {COA).

fit.

$coPE

ffiH-

The provisions enurnerated hersn

Bges-d*rrls

s@o

th*SAt&leffipd

:'

il

-Pretection, . c nu rd lno nli' r*, r, o,;#


provirian of Rule lll. $5'61;6q''''ti
of csc Resoturion *"- iiooetT dsted 30
January 2013
relative to pending administrative csse rn
fre BFp. Termrnal Leav* Benefit elaims of
Non-Uniforined Farsonnci shaii iikewree be governed
by the provi$ions of thie poticy.

IV.

Hffi ,*r;I#i:*

DEFI'{ITDN OF TERI'S

Erlb*ry* p BFP officer ar p6r$gnnel whq received either pereonally qr


through another
gtfts or presents or ecceFted ofbre
or promises for the purpo$e of executing a
crime
anc thet the a* constrtuting the crirne reiates
to tn axarcise of the offrce whrch tho gFp
oficgr or NOft personnel discharges
Notlcs of *u*penrlon/oi*rll*mncelcherg*,Notices rssued by the cornmi$sron on
Audit purausnt ro COA
Crrcular i009_006.

P*cunirry Liebilrty - I ffionstary obligetion


to cornpensate any ro*t dameged, or
dasroyed property resutting from fauit or neglect,
or from ,*or"o"i
ar fund$
that results frsm ths on*'s faiture to properly
";;;..*;
disctrarge assrgned
responu&fities
Ltkeli'ise' retirement benefrte of the roirrrng
ernproyee, wherein l1ts pending csse do
not
congtilute as Fcuniary iiability pr so, rnay
be withhetd but only as a possible source
of
money tc comply with the cecisron wher.e 1:.v.
the noscihre
na-=rr., ra
p ;-rrl,,+=,vfr i,Eiiitiry
io r..^
;i.ilposecl is

drsmrssal

fromthgservrce

Peadlng Calt .. a ca$e, whether crrmrnal


ar administratiye, ,ilsd and heard rn
the Office
+l tha ombudsman, civir $ervrce f,ommsrion,
Bureeu of Fire protection, court$ and
slner guasi-judi'al lrodies lhat ars not yer
decided o, u*"n,ng-;ffiil;on pr
if
dscision is etrsady rendcred but such
dcci$on ls on appeal

posting of $urety
Eond * 6 necossary safaguard to be made
by a retr.ee tc s surety
Bong comp5ny equrvarent to hrs retiremeni banerits
in arder to ensurre restituton

in the

cvent hsdshe is found guitty of hislher pending


casels

xgtir*s -a BFF officer sr personnel who avarie of


the,optionar retrremenr naving

complstgd at lgast trru'enty {20} yegrs rn the uniformed


sarvice end thoss whs reechsd
the rn8ndetory rge of 56 yaars, witti at leasl
z0 ,veam rfi the unrfarnned seryree .j:l
cfiicers and personnel apporrrted upon the affecirvity
of
DILG Law

Retiremlnt

Btnrfltr

* ff monetary gratuity grven to th6 retir* upon qprron&i or

oompurlsory retirement to be given on


the raiiree. lt is also celled pension

* rnonthiy basis cr rr; ir;55p surn al tha ootion ol

surEty Bond company- Guaranlor Any individuar,


partnership or corporetion whc
answrs for
the debt, default cr obhEation of the principat

v'

cLAS$lFlcATl0N oF PROSPECTIVE RETIREE$


WTH pENDtHs cntfirtrruAl

AT.ID/OR AD}JIIHISTRATIVE eA,sT$

A'

with Fending crimrnar case not rerated ts Repubric Act


No. 3CI1g. Maiversaticn
or Eribery under ths Rev,sed penat Code.

B'

with Pendrng Crimrnai Case Reteteo to Repubtrc Act No 301g,


Malversatron or
Bribery.

C. W[h

pending Crrminat Case Not


Related to Repubtic Act No 3019.
Malversetion or Bribery, the penstty rmposable if
fisund guilty is dirmrsssl and hss

ss1
ecce$$ory penalty of for.feiture Of benelits or pecuniefy
fiaOitrty on the part of the retiree
ii: fevor of the BFp

D.

Wth Pendrng Adrninistralive Case, the CI$cCIme of the csgs invo,ves


a F,osarbie
oecuniary trabrtrty on ths pa( of the relirse in lavour
of the BFp,

5.
Audit

vl.

lMth ISSued Notice of Suspension. Disaliowsnce/Chargo


by the Commrssion on

cAsEs

PEr'rDrNG BEF0RE

rHE BUREAU oF F|RE pRorEcnoN

lf a egse rs pendrng before tlte Bureeu of Fire protadion


ihe orfice concerned
shali ensure that sq(-qgqe-1p tgmlrtalpd/resotved
wirhin a penod of three i3) mcfitlrs
t9:rr6-fi'IiY
o{ trre co.gslnsd
or
si:ch penod and the cs nas not yet b,een terminated/resotved,
wiilroui ;ustifiable

trT

ai;-iGtltC.nt

"*ffiffi

reesonis anclor wthout fault or delay sttrilutabfe


to the retirrng ampioyee, the
rctrrg,.rrsnl be*efits due shalt be rmrnediatoly relaaSed
to himiher

Vi,.

POTIEIHS AHD FRSCEDURES ON RELEASE OF RETiREfifiE'\i?


BEF'EFITS OF
PROSPECTIVE RETIREES:

A" Wth Pending Crimrnal Case not retated to Repubtrc


Act No 3019. Matvsr$atron or
Bnbery i"rnder ihe Revisscj Fanal Corje.
.'..

All retrrEment benefits af ;'etirseg falling within this ciaseiticatron


shell be
pr+cssard and.relEescd rm mediately.
B. Wrth Pending Crininal Caee Rsteted to Repubirs Act No 301g Maivrsation
si.

8ribery

All rElirennant bgnelrts of retiroes falling within Ha ctsssifieetion


slrouirj riot **
precessed and wthheld pendinE the re$oltJtion/clscison
of the cs$s, exs6pt ss pi.6vrded
lor in peragreph V,l, of this Circular.

tt
I

$' Wffi Pending Cnminal

Case Not Retated to Reptrbtrc Act No 3$1S, Maiversatron or


Bribeni bu1 has an aceesssry penalty rf forfuiture of banefits
or pecuniary liabitity on rhe
part of the retrree in favor of the BFp

All i-etiiement henefits ci retrree$ failing wiihin ti:rs ciasslficarron should not

prOCASsed end withheld pending the re$qlutionfdecisron


of the ca$e,

fur in paragraph Vlll of this Circular.

be

sxcept as provrded

D wrth Pendrng ,{dminirtrative case. the outccme ol which rnvolves


pecuniery liability or forfeiture of banefits on ths part ol ths retrree.

poSsrbie

Aii retiremani irenefits of reiirees fuiiing within thrs ctasSificetion shauld not
be
proessed and withheici pendrng the resolution/decision of
the case. sxqept as pravided
far in p66graph Vlll of this Circutar.

With lseusd Notics af Suspension. DisallowanceJcharge hy the Commisgrori on

Audit.

Ali

retircment benefits of retirees with He{ic.e sf Suspensign and/r:r


SissllowencelCherge by the Commrssron on Audrt should not be processecj
ufiisss 6
NOtrCg ol $tttlement of $uspsnsisniDisallawance/Charge
is issueC by the ssm

Commrssron.

vlll' Rettrees failing on letters 8, C and D cn the aforementiened clersificaton niay b*


girren retirertrent benefita subject to nece$sary saf*guards
to *nsure restitltron in the
si'ent thc retare has bn found guiiiy This may be done by postrng
a $uret./ borid or
oiher moSe$ of sngunng restitittion, ihrough the Government
Service lnsu:.ance Syst*rn
(GSl$), or e surely ilond cOmpAny acredited
by ths lnsurance Cornmiseion. provided,
thet the retirsg cennot opt to be paid with lump eum retiremeni pension
*f ihree 13)
Year*. Pravided, further. tl-rat e reiires nlay recejve his/her oLiir,ight
Ben$isn on the
condition thrr he/Bhe postB ii surety bond in en arnount aqurvaient
tc hrs annuar pensron
and upon comBletion of the processrng of rBtirsffient papers. surch
surety bond shall be
rsfiow?d yearly and *hail Berue a$ condition
crecadont to the cantrnued release of
monthly pen$,on$
ccns*quently, the Fosting of bond wrlt cessa once there is finality cf d*eisior.i
cf
thc pending *idrlnal or edministrati.ve cese.

ln cpse the deciaior: on the panrxing criminal or administ;gliv


cass ,tiirne on
ltier$ B C and D cn the stated cl8ssification is edverse
to the retiree, his/her pensron
ehall be automaticelly siopfed. The Bureau sf FirE prciection,
through the Moraie ano

Bgnefit Divisron, shall 6qltsct trom the GSIS or the accredited Surery
Bono Company the
tOlal obitgatrong Of the retires to the BFp and an Otficiet Recerpt shalt be {Ssued. Tne
collec*ad amount rl'lafi be dcposrted 10 a specitlc fund acccunl of the BFp,
Neti'ertheiesE' if the decieron is in fuvor of the r6tireg, his pension
Contrnuously without n*d for poeting of a bonct

wii be rebassd

Onty th*c $ursly bond issued by the GSIS ar Surety Bond Company accrsdited
by thc lnguruncc Commissron shail be acesptcd by the concerned o#ices reiative 10 rhe

processrng end'releasa of benefits of OffrCers and personnel Ciassified under ietters g, C

EN

IX. TERtrIINAUACCRUED LEAVE CLAIBIS OF RETIREE$:


ACcumulated vacation and sick leeve of a reltree Shall be prOcessed rrnnjsd{ataiy
wrthout eny hmrtations or rmpsiments notwithstanding the fact that the relirs has a
pending crtminal or administrative casE, pu!'$uant to the provrson of Sec. 4 of BFpRSBS

However, tn cs$$ falhng under letter E, paragraph V sf lh;s circular, eii


accurnuleted Leave CreOits of retirees shall hkewrse be wrthhsld untrl a NotiCe of
Settlernc*l of Suspension. Di*allowance/Charge is issued by the Commission on Audit
X. REPEALING CLAU$E

Ait SFP rrernoranda end circutars contrary cr rn direct conflict with this
upon itc appreval rr* hereby repaled or modrfied sccordrngly^

cir.cru;ar,

XI, BEFARAEILITY CLAUSE

lf sfly pruvtsion of thrS Circular is dec.lared invaiid or Unconstitutionat by e


com$etect court, the other provisi+ns hereof ',vhrch 6rs not affecied thereby ahaii
contrnue to be rr': full force afld effoct
XII. EFFECTIVITY
This circular shall t6ke effect i:pon its approval.

ARrrf*SmSsA,

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FIRE D|RECTOn {DSC}


Chief. BFP .

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