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Are Filipinos getting shorter?
CEBU CITY – This was the question that the founder of a national political party wanted answered as he tried to find an explanation why there are moves to reduce the height requirement for new recruits in the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail...

CEBU CITY – This was the question that the founder of a national political party wanted answered as he tried to find an explanation why there are moves to reduce the height requirement for new recruits in the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and Bureau of Corrections (BuCOR).
Buklod, a national political party is alarmed on the recent announcement of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to reduce the height requirements for new recruits to 5’2” (157.48 cm) from 5’4” (162.56 cm) for men and to 5’0” (152.4 cm) from 5’2” (157.48 cm for women.
Buklod chaiman and founder Benjamin Punongbayan said that this could obviously mean the police and the military do not have enough recruits due to the previous taller height requirements, or this could also mean that health programs being pursued by the government has remained ineffective and could even cause stunted growth among Filipinos