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Republic Act 11131

The document summarizes Republic Act 1131, also known as the Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018. The act was created to regulate the criminology profession in the Philippines due to advances in the field. It oversees the examination, registration, licensure and education of criminologists. It also regulates professional development requirements and integration of criminology groups. The act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2018 and signed into law by President Duterte that same year.

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Republic Act 11131

The document summarizes Republic Act 1131, also known as the Philippine Criminology Profession Act of 2018. The act was created to regulate the criminology profession in the Philippines due to advances in the field. It oversees the examination, registration, licensure and education of criminologists. It also regulates professional development requirements and integration of criminology groups. The act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives in 2018 and signed into law by President Duterte that same year.

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Introduction

The Criminology profession has been highly recognized by the state as vital part in the

maintenance of the peace and order, national security, maintaining the public safety and the

development of the whole nation. Thus, Republic Act 1131 otherwise known as “The Philippine

Criminology Profession Act of 2018” was created to regulate the practice of criminology

profession in the Philippines due to the advancement and global trends in the practice of

Criminology profession. This act effectively repeals Republic Act 6506 that created the board of

examiners for criminologist of the Philippines. (Section 2, R.A. 1131)

R.A. 1131 oversees the examination, registration and licensure for criminologist. This

Act also regulates the supervision, control and regulation of the criminology. Likewise, it also

the supervises the standardization and regulation of criminology education. Furthermore, this Act

oversees the development of the professional competence of criminologists through the

Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Lastly, R.A. 1131 governs the integration of all

criminology professional groups and membership of all registered criminologists to the

accredited professional organization. (Section 3, R.A. 1131).

History

Republic Act 1131 was passed by the Senate of the Philippines as Senate Bill No. 452 on

March 12, 2018, and was adopted by the House of Representatives as an amendment to House

Bill No. 7191 authored by representative Gary Alejano and Representative Maximo Rodriguez Jr

on September 11, 2018. This act was approved by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on November 8,

2018.

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