Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT RATIONALIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PROBATION SYSTEM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 968, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PROBATION LAW OF 1976', AS AMENDED
Congress Author
Date filed
July 1, 2013
Scope

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00117
FULL TITLE : AN ACT RATIONALIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PROBATION SYSTEM, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 968, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'PROBATION LAW OF 1976', AS AMENDED
ABSTRACT : Amends five (5) salient points of the Probation Law: 1) provides that the offender could still avail of the benefits of probation, so long as the penalty meted out on appeal remains probationable; 2) increases the probationable period from 6 years and one day to less that eight years; 3) grants benefits of probation to offenders sentenced for crimes against public order that are classified as less grave felonies; 4) vests to Regional Directors the same miscellaneous powers enjoyed by Provincial and City Probation Officers, and considers all of them as persons in authority; and 5) renames the Volunteer Probation Aide as Volunteer Probation Officer in order to attract and encourage more civic minded and responsible members of the private sector to work hand in hand with the Probation and Parole personnel in the rehabilitative effort of the government.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : AGGABAO, GIORGIDI B.
DATE FILED : 2013-07-01
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
NATURE : Reform
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Romualdo (017 2013-09-04) 2. Co (011 2014-09-01)
3. Batocabe (011 2014-09-01)
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
MOTHER BILL: HB04147
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION OF LAWS ON 2013-07-23

Abstract

Amends five (5) salient points of the Probation Law: 1) provides that the offender could still avail of the benefits of probation, so long as the penalty meted out on appeal remains probationable; 2) increases the probationable period from 6 years and one day to less that eight years; 3) grants benefits of probation to offenders sentenced for crimes against public order that are classified as less grave felonies; 4) vests to Regional Directors the same miscellaneous powers enjoyed by Provincial and City Probation Officers, and considers all of them as persons in authority; and 5) renames the Volunteer Probation Aide as Volunteer Probation Officer in order to attract and encourage more civic minded and responsible members of the private sector to work hand in hand with the Probation and Parole personnel in the rehabilitative effort of the government.

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