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ParoleandProbationAdministration
(Philippines)
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TheParoleandProbationAdministration
(Filipino:PangasiwaanngParolatProbasyon),
abbreviatedasPPA,isanagencyofthePhilippine
governmentundertheDepartmentofJustice
responsibleforprovidingalesscostlyalternative
toimprisonmentoffirsttimeoffenderswhoare
likelytorespondtoindividualizedcommunity
basedtreatmentprograms.
ParoleandProbationAdministration
PangasiwaanngParolatProbasyon
Abbreviation PPADOJ
Contents
SealoftheParoleandProbationAdministration
1 History
2 TheOrganization
2.1 Mission
Agencyoverview
Formed
July24,1976
Legal
personality
Governmental:Governmentagency
2.2 Mandate
2.3 Goals
Jurisdictionalstructure
National
agency
Philippines
2.4 Functions
2.5 MajorRehabilitationPrograms
3 Sources
4 Seealso
5 Externallinks
History
ProbationwasfirstintroducedinthePhilippines
duringtheAmericancolonialperiod(18981945)
withtheenactmentofActNo.4221ofthe
PhilippineLegislatureonAugust7,1935.This
lawcreatedaProbationOfficeunderthe
DepartmentofJustice.OnNovember16,1937,
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MapofParoleandProbationAdministration'sjurisdiction.
Size
General
nature
300,000squarekilometers
Lawenforcement
Civilianagency
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afterbarelytwoyearsofexistence,theSupreme
CourtofthePhilippinesdeclaredtheProbation
Lawunconstitutionalbecauseofsomedefectsin
thelaw'sproceduralframework.
In1972,HouseBillNo.393wasfiledin
Congress,whichwouldestablishaprobation
systeminthePhilippines.Thisbillavoidedthe
objectionablefeaturesofAct4221thatstruck
downthe1935lawasunconstitutional.Thebill
waspassedbytheHouseofRepresentatives,but
waspendingintheSenatewhenMartialLawwas
declaredandCongresswasabolished.
Operationalstructure
Headquarters DOJAgenciesBuilding,NIARoadcor.
EastAvenue,Diliman,QuezonCity
Agency
executive
ManuelG.Co,Administrator
Parent
agency
DepartmentofJustice
Website
www.probation.gov.ph(http://www.probation.gov.ph)
In1975,theNationalPoliceCommissionInterdisciplinarydraftedaProbationLaw.After18technical
hearingsoveraperiodofsixmonths,thedraftdecreewaspresentedtoaselectedgroupof369jurists,
penologists,civicleadersandsocialandbehavioralscientistsandpractitioners.Thegroupoverwhelmingly
endorsedtheestablishmentofanAdultProbationSysteminthecountry.
OnJuly24,1976,PresidentialDecreeNo.968,alsoknownasAdultProbationLawof1976,wassigned
intoLawbythePresidentofthePhilippines.
Thestartupoftheprobationsystemin19761977wasamassiveundertakingduringwhichalljudgesand
prosecutorsnationwideweretrainedinprobationmethodsandproceduresadministrativeandprocedural
manualsweredevelopedprobationofficersrecruitedandtrained,andthecentralagencyandprobation
fieldofficesorganizedthroughoutthecountry.FifteenselectedprobationofficersweresenttoUnitedStates
fororientationandtraininginprobationadministration.Upontheirreturn,theywereassignedtotrainthe
newlyrecruitedprobationofficers.
TheprobationsystemstartedtooperateonJanuary3,1978.Asmoreprobationofficerswererecruitedand
trained,morefieldofficeswereopened.Thereareatpresent204fieldofficesspreadalloverthecountry,
supervisedby15regionaloffices.
TheOrganization
TheProbationAdministrationwascreatedbyvirtueofPresidentialDecreeNo.968,TheProbationLawof
1976,toadministertheprobationsystem.UnderExecutiveOrderNo.292,TheAdministrativeCodeof
1987whichwaspromulgatedonNovember23,1989,theProbationAdministrationwasrenamedParole
andProbationAdministrationandgiventheaddedfunctionofsupervisingprisonerswho,afterserving
partoftheirsentenceinjailsarereleasedonparolepardonwithparoleconditions
EffectiveAugust17,2005,byvirtueofaMemorandumofAgreementwiththeDangerousDrugsBoard,the
Administrationperformsanotheradditionalfunctionofinvestigatingandsupervisingfirsttimeminordrug
offenderswhoareplacedonsuspendedpursuanttoRepublicActNo.9165.
Mission
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Torehabilitateprobationers,paroleesandpardoneesandpromotetheirdevelopmentasintegralpersonsby
utilizinginnovativeinterventionsandtechniqueswhichrespectthedignityofmanandrecognizehisdivine
destiny.
Mandate
TheParoleandProbationAdministrationismandatedtoconserveand/orredeemconvictedoffendersand
prisonerswhoareundertheprobationorparolesystem.
Goals
TheAdministration'sprogramssetstoachievethefollowinggoals:
Promotethereformationofcriminaloffendersandreducetheincidenceofrecedivism,and
Provideacheaperalternativetotheinstitutionalconfinementoffirsttimeoffenderswhoarelikelyto
respondtoindividualized,communitybasedtreatmentprograms.
Functions
Tocarryoutthesegoals,theAgencythroughitsnetworkofregionalandfieldparoleandprobationoffices
performsthefollowingfunctions:
toadministertheparoleandprobationsystem
toexercisesupervisionoverparolees,pardoneesandprobationers
topromotethecorrectionandrehabilitationofcriminaloffenders.
MajorRehabilitationPrograms
RESTORATIVEJUSTICE(RJ)isaphilosophyandaprocesswherebystakeholdersinaspecificoffense
resolvecollectivelyhowtodealwiththeaftermathoftheoffenseanditsimplicationsforthefuture.Itisa
victimcenteredresponsetocrimethatprovidesopportunityforthosedirectlyaffectedbythecrimethe
victim,theoffender,theirfamiliesandthecommunitytobedirectlyinvolvedinrespondingtotheharm
causedbythecrime.Itsultimateobjectiveistorestorethebrokenrelationshipsamongstakeholders.
TheRestorativeJusticeprocessprovidesahealingopportunityforaffectedpartiestofacilitatetherecovery
oftheconcernedpartiesandallowthemtomoveonwiththeirlives.
TheVOLUNTEERPROBATIONAIDE(VPA)PROGRAMisastrategybywhichtheParoleand
ProbationAdministrationmaybeabletogeneratemaximumcitizenparticipationorcommunity
involvement.Citizensofgoodstandinginthecommunitymayvolunteertoassisttheprobationandparole
officersinthesupervisionofanumberofprobationers,paroleesandconditionalpardoneesintheir
respectivecommunities.Sincetheyresideinthesamecommunityastheclient,theyareabletousherthe
reformationandrehabilitationoftheclientshandson.
IncollaborationwiththePPO,theVPAhelpspavethewayfortheoffender,victimandcommunitytoeach
healfromtheharmresultingfromthecrimedone.Theycaninitiateacircleofsupportforclientsand
victimstopreventfurthercrimes,therebybeparticipantsinnationbuilding
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TheTHERAPEUTICCOMMUNITY(TC)isaselfhelpsociallearningtreatmentmodelusedinthe
rehabilitationofdrugoffendersandotherclientswithbehavioralproblems.TCadherestopreceptsofright
livingResponsibleLoveandConcernTruthandHonestytheHereandNowPersonalResponsibility
forDestinySocialResponsibility(brotherskeeper)MoralCodeWorkEthicsandPrideinQuality.
TheTherapeuticCommunity(TC)isanenvironmentthathelpspeoplegethelpwhilehelpingthemselves.It
operatesinasimilarfashiontoafunctionalfamilywithahierarchicalstructureofolderandyounger
members.Eachmemberhasadefinedroleandresponsibilitiesforsustainingtheproperfunctioningofthe
TC.Therearesetsofrulesandcommunitynormsthatmemberscommittolivebyandupholduponentry.
Theprimarytherapistandteacheristhecommunityitself,consistingofpeers,staff/probationandparole
officersandevenVolunteerProbationAides(VPA),who,asrolemodelsofsuccessfulpersonalchange,
serveasguidesintherecoveryprocess.
Sources
P.D.968
http://www.probation.gov.ph
Seealso
DepartmentofJustice
Externallinks
PPAHomepage(http://www.probation.gov.ph)
PPARegion8(http://web.evis.net.ph/lineagencies/ppa)
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