Module 8
Parole and Probation Administration
Probation Administration- it was created by PD no. 968 “The Probation Law of 1976”
EO 292 “ The Administrative Code of 1987 , November 23, 1989 – Probation
Administration was renamed to “ Parole and Probation Administration”
Given added function of supervising prisoners , after serving part of their
sentence in Jails are released on parole pardon with parole conditions.
August 17, 2005 – DDB – Dangerous Drug Board – added function to investigate
and supervise first time minor drug offenders , suspended pursuant to 9165
VISION – by 2024 the DOJ_PPA will be the ASEAN’s model of community based
corrections in justice
MISSION – to rehabilitate and reintegrate person
MANDATE – to conserve and redeem
Legal Basis of Parole and Probation Administration or PPA
1. PD 968 – JULY 24,1976
2. EO 292 – NOV. 23, 1989 – renamed Probation Administration – Parole and
Probation Administration
3. Section 60-70 – RA 9165 Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 – AUG.
30,2002
4. Section 54- 57 RA 9165 - PPA was given task to supervise a person who is on
probation or community under voluntary service
5. RA 10389 – Recognizance Act of 2012 – monitoring and evaluating the
activities of the person release in recognizance
6. EO 468 – Revitalization of Volunteer Probation Aide Program
7. RA 10707 – amending PD 968
a. section 4 : grant of probation
b. section 9 : disqualified offenders
c. section 16 : termination of probation
d. section 24: miscellaneous power of regional, provincial and city probation
officers
e. field assistance subordinates
f. section 28: volunteer probation assistance
Structural Personnel Organization of PPA
1. headed by the ADMINISTRATOR , Should be appointed by the President upon
the recommendation of the secretary
holders must be doctoral/ masteral degree and lawyer at least one year of
supervisory experience in probation work
2. the administrator shall have Technical Service
3. The Administration shall likewise continue to operate and maintain a regional
office – the Regional , Provincial and city offices shall each headed by a
regional probation and parole officer , appointed by the secretary upon
recommendation of the administrator
REHABILATION PROGRAM
1. Therapeutic Community (TC) – Self – help social learning treatment
modality that uses the TC family/ community of staff to foster behavioral and
attitudinal change. It rules and norms, shared beliefs, tools and processes
combine to enable clients to actively work toward their individual goals for “
right living “
5 treatment categories
Relational/ Behavioral Management
Affective / emotional – psychological
Cognitive/ intellectual
Spiritual and psychomotor
Vocational/ survival skills
2. Restorative Justice ( RJ ) – is a process which remorseful offenders accept
responsibility for their misconduct – treats crime as the violations of people
and relationships
Promote repair, reconciliation , and reassurance
3. Volunteerism – aimed and generating maximum , effective and efficient
citizen participation and community involvement in the overall process of
client rehabilitation
Board of Pardon and Parole
Act no. 4103 also known as Indeterminate Sentence Law approved on DEC. 5, 1933
Its function to uplift and redeem valuable human material to economic
usefulness and to prevent unnecessary and excessive deprivation of
personal liberty by way of parole or through executive clemency
The Board shall be composed of the following
Secretary of Justice as the chairman
The Administrator of the 5 parole and probation administration as the vice
chairman
Six members consisting the
1. Director of Bucor
2. A sociologist
3. A psychologist
4. A clergyman
5. An educator
6. And a member of Philippine Bar
! at least one of them is a woman
Module 9 Parole Supervision
Sec 27 – Parole Supervision -
