MANILA - The Senate on Monday unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that reduces the minimum height requirement for those who wish to enter the Philippine National Police.
Twenty-three senators agreed to pass Senate Bill No. 1563, which lowers the height requirement to 5 feet and 2 inches for males, and to 5 feet for females who wish to enter the PNP, Bureau of Fire Protection , as well as the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Bureau of Correction .
"We give an important contribution in addressing the social inequality for those who have not been gifted with towering height," he said, noting that shorter people are "almost always discriminated" in society. Dela Rosa ended his speech by thanking his colleagues for voting in favor of his bill, saying there is "no tall order that cannot be conquered" by the police force.
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