Section 4Sec./Art. 4

Section 11 of Republic Act No. 10575 is amended to read as follows:

"SEC. 11.Professionalization and Upgrading of Qualification Standards in the Appointment of the BuCor Personnel. -(a) No person shall be appointed as personnel of the BuCor unless one possesses the following minimum qualifications:

"(1) x x x

"(2) x x x

"(3) x x x

"(4) x x x

"(5) x x x

"(6) x x x

"(7) x x x

"(8) Must be at least one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.) in height for males, and one meter and fifty-two centimeters (1.52 m.) for females:Provided,That a waiver for height and age requirements may be granted to applicants belonging to the cultural communities/indigenous peoples:Provided, further,That a new applicant must not be less than twenty-one (21) or more than forty (40) years of age.

Except for this particular provision, the above-enumerated qualifications shall be continuing in character and an absence of one of them at any given time shall be ground for separation or retirement from the service:Provided, furthermore,That those who are already in the service upon the effectivity of this Act shall be given five (5) years from the date of such effectivity obtain the minimum educational qualification and eligibility with subsidiary assistance as provided for in this Act.

"(b) x x x

"(c) x x x

"(d) x x x."