Appendices

APPENDIX A

Constitutional and Statutory Mandate (Source: PPA DOJ Annual Report 2009)

PPA-DOJ was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 968, otherwise known as the

The Probation Law of 1976, to administer the probation system and by virtue of Executive

Order 292, the Administrative Code of 1987, promulgated on November 23, 1989, Probation

Administration was renamed Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) and given the added

function of supervising released prisoners on parole or pardon with parole condition.

APPENDIX B Umbrella matrix
Parole and Probation Administrations UMBRELLA MATRIX of its Rehabilitation
program with the three pronged approach namely Therapeutic Modality Program,
Restorative Justice nad Volunteerism
MANILA
MALACAANG

APPENDIX C

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 968

ESTABLISHING A PROBATION SYSTEM, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, one of the major goals of the government is to establish a more enlightened and
humane correctional systems that will promote the reformation of offenders and thereby reduce
the incidence of recidivism;

WHEREAS, the confinement of all offenders prisons and other institutions with rehabilitation
programs constitutes an onerous drain on the financial resources of the country; and

WHEREAS, there is a need to provide a less costly alternative to the imprisonment of offenders
who are likely to respond to individualized, community-based treatment programs;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of

the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree the following:

Section 1. Title and Scope of the Decree. This Decree shall be known as the Probation Law of
1976. It shall apply to all offenders except those entitled to the benefits under the provisions of
Presidential Decree numbered Six Hundred and three and similar laws.

Section 2. Purpose. This Decree shall be interpreted so as to:

(a) promote the correction and rehabilitation of an offender by providing him with individualized
treatment;

(b) provide an opportunity for the reformation of a penitent offender which might be less
probable if he were to serve a prison sentence; and

(c) prevent the commission of offenses.

Section 3. Meaning of Terms. As used in this Decree, the following shall, unless the context
otherwise requires, be construed thus:

(a) Probation is a disposition under which a defendant, after conviction and sentence, is
released subject to conditions imposed by the court and to the supervision of a probation officer.

(b) Probationer means a person placed on probation.

(c) Probation Officer means one who investigates for the court a referral for probation or
supervises a probationer or both.

Section 4. Grant of Probation. Subject to the provisions of this Decree, the court may, after it
shall have convicted and sentenced a defendant and upon application at any time of said
defendant, suspend the execution of said sentence and place the defendant on probation for such
period and upon such terms and conditions as it may deem best.

Probation may be granted whether the sentence imposes a term of imprisonment or a fine only.
An application for probation shall be filed with the trial court, with notice to the appellate court if
an appeal has been taken from the sentence of conviction. The filing of the application shall be
deemed a waver of the right to appeal, or the automatic withdrawal of a pending appeal.

An order granting or denying probation shall not be appealable.

Section 5. Post-sentence Investigation. No person shall be placed on probation except upon prior
investigation by the probation officer and a determination by the court that the ends of justice
and the best interest of the public as well as that of the defendant will be served thereby.

Section 6. Form of Investigation Report. The investigation report to be submitted by the

probation officer under Section 5 hereof shall be in the form prescribed by the Probation
Administrator and approved by the Secretary of Justice.

Section 7. Period for Submission of Investigation Report. The probation officer shall submit to
the court the investigation report on a defendant not later than sixty days from receipt of the
order of said court to conduct the investigation. The court shall resolve the petition for probation
not later than five days after receipt of said report.

Pending submission of the investigation report and the resolution of the petition, the defendant
may be allowed on temporary liberty under his bail filed in the criminal case; Provided, That, in
case where no bail was filed or that the defendant is incapable of filing one, the court may allow
the release of the defendant on recognize the custody of a responsible member of the community
who shall guarantee his appearance whenever required by the court.

Section 8. Criteria for Placing an Offender on Probation. In determining whether an offender

may be placed on probation, the court shall consider all information relative, to the character,
antecedents, environment, mental and physical condition of the offender, and available
institutional and community resources. Probation shall be denied if the court finds that:

(a) the offender is in need of correctional treatment that can be provided most effectively by his
commitment to an institution; or

(b) there is undue risk that during the period of probation the offender will commit another
crime; or

(c) probation will depreciate the seriousness of the offense committed.

Section 9. Disqualified Offenders. The benefits of this Decree shall not be extended to those:

(a) sentenced to serve a maximum term of imprisonment of more than six years;

(b) convicted of any offense against the security of the State;

(c) who have previously been convicted by final judgment of an offense punished by
imprisonment of not less than one month and one day and/or a fine of not less than Two Hundred
Pesos;

(d) who have been once on probation under the provisions of this Decree; and

(e) who are already serving sentence at the time the substantive provisions of this Decree became
applicable pursuant to Section 33 hereof.

Section 10. Conditions of Probation. Every probation order issued by the court shall contain
conditions requiring that the probationer shall:

(a) present himself to the probation officer designated to undertake his supervision at such place
as may be specified in the order within seventy-two hours from receipt of said order;

(b) report to the probation officer at least once a month at such time and place as specified by
said officer.

The court may also require the probationer to:

(a) cooperate with a program of supervision;

(b) meet his family responsibilities;

(c) devote himself to a specific employment and not to change said employment without the
prior written approval of the probation officer;

(d) undergo medical, psychological or psychiatric examination and treatment and enter and
remain in a specified institution, when required for that purpose;

(e) pursue a prescribed secular study or vocational training;

(f) attend or reside in a facility established for instruction, recreation or residence of persons on
probation;

(g) refrain from visiting houses of ill-repute;

(h) abstain from drinking intoxicating beverages to excess;

(i) permit to probation officer or an authorized social worker to visit his home and place or work;
(j) reside at premises approved by it and not to change his residence without its prior written
approval; or

(k) satisfy any other condition related to the rehabilitation of the defendant and not unduly
restrictive of his liberty or incompatible with his freedom of conscience.

Section 11. Effectivity of Probation Order. A probation order shall take effect upon its issuance,
at which time the court shall inform the offender of the consequences thereof and explain that
upon his failure to comply with any of the conditions prescribed in the said order or his
commission of another offense, he shall serve the penalty imposed for the offense under which
he was placed on probation.

Section 12. Modification of Condition of Probation. During the period of probation, the court
may, upon application of either the probationer or the probation officer, revise or modify the
conditions or period of probation. The court shall notify either the probationer or the probation
officer of the filing such an application so as to give both parties an opportunity to be heard
thereon.

The court shall inform in writing the probation officer and the probationer of any change in the
period or conditions of probation.

Section 13. Control and Supervision of Probationer. The probationer and his probation program
shall be under the control of the court who placed him on probation subject to actual supervision
and visitation by a probation officer.

Whenever a probationer is permitted to reside in a place under the jurisdiction of another court,
control over him shall be transferred to the Executive Judge of the Court of First Instance of that
place, and in such a case, a copy of the probation order, the investigation report and other
pertinent records shall be furnished said Executive Judge. Thereafter, the Executive Judge to
whom jurisdiction over the probationer is transferred shall have the power with respect to him
that was previously possessed by the court which granted the probation.

Section 14. Period of Probation.

(a) The period of probation of a defendant sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not more than
one year shall not exceed two years, and in all other cases, said period shall not exceed six years.

(b) When the sentence imposes a fine only and the offender is made to serve subsidiary
imprisonment in case of insolvency, the period of probation shall not be less than nor to be more
than twice the total number of days of subsidiary imprisonment as computed at the rate
established, in Article thirty-nine of the Revised Penal Code, as amended.

Section 15. Arrest of Probationer; Subsequent Disposition. At any time during probation, the
court may issue a warrant for the arrest of a probationer for violation of any of the conditions of
probation. The probationer, once arrested and detained, shall immediately be brought before the
court for a hearing, which may be informal and summary, of the violation charged. The
defendant may be admitted to bail pending such hearing. In such a case, the provisions regarding
release on bail of persons charged with a crime shall be applicable to probationers arrested under
this provision. If the violation is established, the court may revoke or continue his probation and
modify the conditions thereof. If revoked, the court shall order the probationer to serve the
sentence originally imposed. An order revoking the grant of probation or modifying the terms
and conditions thereof shall not be appealable.

Section 16. Termination of Probation. After the period of probation and upon consideration of
the report and recommendation of the probation officer, the court may order the final discharge
of the probationer upon finding that he has fulfilled the terms and conditions of his probation and
thereupon the case is deemed terminated.

The final discharge of the probationer shall operate to restore to him all civil rights lost or
suspend as a result of his conviction and to fully discharge his liability for any fine imposed as to
the offense for which probation was granted.

The probationer and the probation officer shall each be furnished with a copy of such order.

Section 17. Confidentiality of Records. The investigation report and the supervision history of a
probationer obtained under this Decree shall be privileged and shall not be disclosed directly or
indirectly to anyone other than the Probation Administration or the court concerned, except that
the court, in its discretion, may permit the probationer of his attorney to inspect the
aforementioned documents or parts thereof whenever the best interest of the probationer make
such disclosure desirable or helpful: Provided, Further, That, any government office or agency
engaged in the correction or rehabilitation of offenders may, if necessary, obtain copies of said
documents for its official use from the proper court or the Administration.

Section 18. The Probation Administration. There is hereby created under the Department of
Justice an agency to be known as the Probation Administration herein referred to as the
Administration, which shall exercise general supervision over all probationers.

The Administration shall have such staff, operating units and personnel as may be necessary for
the proper execution of its functions.

Section 19. Probation Administration. The Administration shall be headed by the Probation
Administrator, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator, who shall be appointed by the
President of the Philippines. He shall hold office during good behavior and shall not be removed
except for cause.

The Administrator shall receive an annual salary of at least forty thousand pesos. His powers and
duties shall be to:

(a) act as the executive officer of the Administration;

(b) exercise supervision and control over all probation officers;

(c) make annual reports to the Secretary of Justice, in such form as the latter may prescribe,
concerning the operation, administration and improvement of the probation system;

(d) promulgate, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Justice, the necessary rules relative to
the methods and procedures of the probation process;

(e) recommend to the Secretary of Justice the appointment of the subordinate personnel of his
Administration and other offices established in this Decree; and

(f) generally, perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be necessary or incidental to
achieve the objectives of this Decree.

Section 20. Assistant Probation Administrator. There shall be an Assistant Probation

Administrator who shall assist the Administrator perform such duties as may be assigned to him
by the latter and as may be provided by law. In the absence of the Administrator, he shall act as
head of the Administration.

He shall be appointed by the President of the Philippines and shall receive an annual salary of at
least thirty-six thousand pesos.

Section 21. Qualifications of the Administrator and Assistant Probation Administrator. To be

eligible for Appointment as Administrator or Assistant Probation Administrator, a person must
be at least thirty-five years of age, holder of a masters degree or its equivalent in either
criminology, social work, corrections, penology, psychology, sociology, public administration,
law, police science, police administration, or related fields, and should have at least five years of
supervisory experience, or be a member of the Philippine Bar with at least seven years of
supervisory experience.

Section 22. Regional Office; Regional Probation Officer. The Administration shall have regional
offices organized in accordance with the field service area patterns established under the
Integrated Reorganization Plan.

Such regional offices shall be headed by a Regional Probation Officer who shall be appointed by
President of the Philippines in accordance with the Integrated Reorganization Plan and upon the
recommendation of the Secretary of Justice.

The Regional Probation Officer shall exercise supervision and control over all probation officer
within his jurisdiction and such duties as may assigned to him by the Administrator. He shall
have an annual salary of at least twenty-four thousand pesos.

He shall, whenever necessary, be assisted by an Assistant Regional Probation Officer who shall
also be appointed by the President of the Philippines, upon recommendation of the Secretary of
Justice, with an annual salary of at least twenty thousand pesos.
Section 23. Provincial and City Probation Officers. There shall be at least one probation officer
in each province and city who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Justice upon
recommendation of the Administrator and in accordance with civil service law and rules.

The Provincial or City Probation Officer shall receive an annual salary of at least eighteen
thousand four hundred pesos.

His duties shall be to:

(a) investigate all persons referred to him for investigation by the proper court or the
Administrator;

(b) instruct all probationers under his supervision of that of the probation aide on the terms and
conditions of their probations;

(c) keep himself informed of the conduct and condition of probationers under his charge and use
all suitable methods to bring about an improvement in their conduct and conditions;

(d) maintain a detailed record of his work and submit such written reports as may be required by
the Administration or the court having jurisdiction over the probationer under his supervision;

(e) prepare a list of qualified residents of the province or city where he is assigned who are
willing to act as probation aides;

(f) supervise the training of probation aides and oversee the latters supervision of probationers;

(g) exercise supervision and control over all field assistants, probation aides and other personnel;
and

(h) perform such duties as may be assigned by the court or the Administration.

Section 24. Miscellaneous Powers of Provincial and City Probation Officers. Provincial or City
Probation Officers shall have the authority within their territorial jurisdiction to administer oaths
and acknowledgments and to take depositions in connection with their duties and functions under
this Decree. They shall also have, with respect to probationers under their care, the powers of
police officer.

Section 25. Qualifications of Regional, Assistant Regional, Provincial, and City Probation
Officers. No person shall be appointed Regional or Assistant Regional or Provincial or City
Probation Officer unless he possesses at least a bachelors degree with a major in social work,
sociology, psychology, criminology, penology, corrections, police science, administration, or
related fields and has at least three years of experience in work requiring any of the
abovementioned disciplines, or is a member of the Philippine Bar with at least three years of
supervisory experience.
Whenever practicable, the Provincial or City Probation Officer shall be appointed from among
qualified residents of the province or city where he will be assigned to work.

Section 26. Organization. Within twelve months from the approval of this Decree, the Secretary
of Justice shall organize the administrative structure of the Administration and the other agencies
created herein. During said period, he shall also determine the staffing patterns of the regional,
provincial and city probation offices with the end in view of achieving maximum efficiency and
economy in the operations of the probation system.

Section 27. Field Assistants, Subordinate Personnel, Provincial or City Probation Officers shall
be assisted by such field assistants and subordinate personnel as may be necessary to enable
them to carry out their duties effectively.

Section 28. Probation Aides. To assist the Provincial or City Probation Officers in the
supervision of probationers, the Probation Administrator may appoint citizens of good repute and
probity to act as probation aides.

Probation Aides shall not receive any regular compensation for services except for reasonable
travel allowance. They shall hold office for such period as may be determined by the Probation
Administrator. Their qualifications and maximum case loads shall be provided in the rules
promulgated pursuant to this Decree.

Section 29. Violation of Confidential Nature of Probation Records. The penalty of imprisonment
ranging from six months and one day to six years and a fine ranging from hundred to six
thousand pesos shall be imposed upon any person who violates Section 17 hereof.

Section 30. Appropriations. There is hereby authorized the appropriation of the sum of Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand Pesos or so much as may be necessary, out of any funds in the
National Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this Decree.
Thereafter, the amount of at least Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Pesos or so much as may
be necessary shall be included in the annual appropriations of the national government.

Section 31. Repealing Clause. All provisions of existing laws, orders and regulations contrary to
or inconsistent with this Decree are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

Section 32. Separability of Provisions. If any part, section or provision of this Decree shall be
held invalid or unconstitutional, no other parts, sections or provisions hereof shall be affected
thereby.

Section 33. Effectivity. This Decree shall take effect upon its approval: Provided, However, That,
the application of its substantive provisions concerning the grant of probation shall only take
effect twelve months after the certification by the Secretary of Justice to the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court that the administrative structure of the Probation Administration and of the other
agencies has been organized.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 24th day of July in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
seventy-six.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

By the President:
(Sgd.) J. C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
APPENDIX D

Republic of the Philippines

Congress of the Philippines

Metro Manila

Sixteenth Congress

Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand
fifteen.

[Republic Act No. 10707]

AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 968, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE

PROBATION LAW OF 1976, AS AMENDED

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 4 of Presidential Decree No. 968, as amended, is hereby further amended
to read as follows:

SEC. 4. Grant of Probation. Subject to the provisions of this Decree, the trial court may,
after it shall have convicted and sentenced a defendant for a probationable penalty and upon
application by said defendant within the period for perfecting an appeal, suspend the execution
of the sentence and place the defendant on probation for such period and upon such terms and
conditions as it may deem best. No application for probation shall be entertained or granted if the
defendant has perfected the appeal from the judgment of conviction: Provided, That when a
judgment of conviction imposing a non-probationable penalty is appealed or reviewed, and such
judgment is modified through the imposition of a probationable penalty, the defendant shall be
allowed to apply for probation based on the modified decision before such decision becomes
final. The application for probation based on the modified decision shall be filed in the trial court
where the judgment of conviction imposing a non-probationable penalty was rendered, or in the
trial court where such case has since been re-raffled. In a case involving several defendants
where some have taken further appeal, the other defendants may apply for probation by
submitting a written application and attaching thereto a certified true copy of the judgment of
conviction.

The trial court shall, upon receipt of the application filed, suspend the execution of the sentence
imposed in the judgment.

This notwithstanding, the accused shall lose the benefit of probation should he seek a review of
the modified decision which already imposes a probationable penalty.
Probation may be granted whether the sentence imposes a term of imprisonment or a fine only.
The filing of the application shall be deemed a waiver of the right to appeal.

An order granting or denying probation shall not be appealable.

SEC. 2. Section 9 of the same Decree, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

SEC. 9. Disqualified Offenders. The benefits of this Decree shall not be extended to those:

a. sentenced to serve a maximum term of imprisonment of more than six (6) years;

b. convicted of any crime against the national security;

c. who have previously been convicted by final judgment of an offense punished by

imprisonment of more than six (6) months and one (1) day and/or a fine of more than one
thousand pesos (P1,000.00);

d. who have been once on probation under the provisions of this Decree; and

e. who are already serving sentence at the time the substantive provisions of this Decree became
applicable pursuant to Section 33 hereof.

SEC. 3. Section 16 of the same Decree, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as
follows:

SEC. 16. Termination of Probation. After the period of probation and upon consideration of
the report and recommendation of the probation officer, the court may order the final discharge
of the probationer upon finding that he has fulfilled the terms and conditions of his probation and
thereupon the case is deemed terminated.

The final discharge of the probationer shall operate to restore to him all civil rights lost or
suspended as a result of his conviction and to totally extinguish his criminal liability as to the
offense for which probation was granted.

The probationer and the probation officer shall each be furnished with a copy of such order.

SEC. 4. Section 24 of the same Decree is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 24. Miscellaneous Powers of Regional, Provincial and City Probation Officers.
Regional, Provincial or City Probation Officers shall have the authority within their territorial
jurisdiction to administer oaths and acknowledgments and to take depositions in connection with
their duties and functions under this Decree. They shall also have, with respect to probationers
under their care, the powers of a police officer. They shall be considered as persons in authority.

SEC. 5. Section 27 of the same Decree is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 27. Field Assistants, Subordinate Personnel. Regional, Provincial or City Probation
Officers shall be assisted by such field assistants and subordinate personnel as may be necessary
to enable them to carry out their duties effectively.

SEC. 6. Section 28 of the same Decree is hereby amended to read as follows:

SEC. 28. Volunteer Probation Assistants (VPAs). To assist the Chief Probation and Parole
Officers in the supervised treatment program of the probationers, the Probation Administrator
may appoint citizens of good repute and probity, who have the willingness, aptitude, and
capability to act as VPAs.

VPAs shall not receive any regular compensation except for reasonable transportation and meal
allowances, as may be determined by the Probation Administrator, for services rendered as
VPAs.

They shall hold office for a two (2)-year term which may be renewed or recalled anytime for a
just cause. Their functions, qualifications, continuance in office and maximum case loads shall
be further prescribed under the implementing rules and regulations of this Act.

There shall be a reasonable number of VPAs in every regional, provincial, and city probation
office. In order to strengthen the functional relationship of VPAs and the Probation
Administrator, the latter shall encourage and support the former to organize themselves in the
national, regional, provincial, and city levels for effective utilization, coordination, and
sustainability of the volunteer program.

SEC. 7. Separability Clause. If any provision of this Act is declared invalid, the provisions
hereof not affected by such declaration shall remain in full force and effect.

SEC. 8. Repealing Clause. All laws, executive orders, or administrative orders, rules and
regulations or parts thereof which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby amended, repealed or
modified accordingly.

SEC. 9. Appropriations Clause. The amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act
shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law.

SEC. 10. Implementing Rules and Regulations. Within sixty (60) days from the approval of
this Act, the Department of Justice shall promulgate such rules and regulations as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

SEC. 11. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect immediately after its publication in the Official
Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

(Sgd.) FELICIANO BELMONTE JR. (Sgd.) FRANKLIN M. DRILON

Speaker of the House President of the Senate
 of Representatives

This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 2280 and House Bill No. 4147 was finally
passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on September 15, 2015 and September
14, 2015, respectively.

(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP

(Sgd.) OSCAR B. YABES
Secretary General
Secretary of the Senate
House of Representatives

Approved: NOV 26 2015

(Sgd.) BENIGNO S. AQUINO III

President of the Philippines
Appendix E

January 15, 2016

MR. VIRGILIO DULDULAO JR.

Chief Probation and Parole Officer
Mandaluyong/San Juan Parole and Probation Office

Dear CPPO Duldulao;

I am Marie Rojan S. Padua, a graduating student of the De La Salle University,

Taft Manila, taking up JURIS DOCTOR, College of Law, who is currently conducting
research on my thesis entitled Probation Law - Its Flow and Flaws:The Missing
Link Between Corrections and the Community as a major requirement in said
course.

The study aims to assess the effectiveness of Mandaluyong/San Juan Parole

and Probation Office (M/SJ PPO) Probation System. This study can give vital inputs to
the M/SJ PPO Officers, shall likewise be beneficial to the PPA-DOJ and on the part of
the government as a whole, because the findings of this study will help us to be more
capable in appropriately implementing the M/SJ PPOs probation system, its policy,
program and strategy determination.

In this regard, I am respectfully requesting that I will be allowed to conduct a

survey through the attached Survey Questionnaire, to your office for the matter.

Hoping for your favorable action.

Thank you for this and past favors.

Very respectfully yours,

MARIE ROJAN S. PADUA

Appendix F

LETTER OF REQUEST TO RESPONDENTS

Dear Sir/Madam:

I am Marie Rojan S. Padua, a graduating student of the De La Salle University,

Taft Manila, taking up JURIS DOCTOR, College of Law, who is currently conducting
research on my thesis entitled Probation Law - Its Flow and Flaws:The Missing
Link Between Corrections and the Community as a major requirement in said
course.

The study aims to assess the effectiveness of Mandaluyong/San Juan Parole

and Probation Office (M/SJ PPO) Probation System. This study can give vital inputs to
the M/SJ PPO Officers, shall likewise be beneficial to the PPA-DOJ and on the part of
the government as a whole, because the findings of this study will help us to be more
capable in appropriately implementing the M/SJ PPOs probation system, its policy,
program and strategy determination.

In this regard, I am respectfully requesting that I will be allowed to conduct a

survey through the attached Survey Questionnaire, to your office for the matter.

Hoping for your favorable action.

Thank you for this and past favors.

Very respectfully yours,

MARIE ROJAN S. PADUA

Appendix G

SURVERY QUESTIONNAIRE

Personal Data:
(Except for your name, personal data entries need to be satisfied for statistical
grouping)
Name (optional): __________________________ SG:________________ Age:
______
Position/Designation: _________________________ Unit/Office:
______________________
Family Income :____________________ Years of Investigation
Experience:_______________

II Survey Questions:
Instructions: Kindly check (/) the appropriate box that best conforms to your perception
of the statement given at the left. The letters on the opposite side correspond to the
following:
SA - Strongly Agree
A - Agree
D - Disagree
SD - Strongly Disagree

(There is no right or wrong answer here, so please do not leave a number unanswered.
If you are not sure of your answer, just give your best understanding of the statements.)

Statements SA A D SD
VALIDITY
1. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that
provides true and precise documents
to courts BPP and other concerned
offices
1. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that
provides sufficient information needed
as an essential tool to decision-making
2. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that
implements effective document control
3. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that
submits quality and consistent required
reports to courts, other agencies and
PPA Offices.
4. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that
counter-validates data gathered
exhaustively
 Statements SA A D SD
RELIABILITY

5. M/SJ PPO has well trained PPOs who

efficiently conduct an effective Probation
System

6. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that

provides data on all reports which are easily
understood

7. M/SJ PPO Field Officers do not use

technical words that are not easily
understood during investigation and
supervision period..

8. M/SJ PPO Field Officers ask pertinent

questions and discuss related matters for
clients reformation during investigation and
supervision period

9. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that

immediately responds to the requests of
other offices and agencies on time.

EFFICIENCY

10. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that

conducts case conferences as the need
arises without unnecessary difficulty during
investigation and supervision period

11. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that

provides answers or pertinent data needed
for other stakeholders.

12. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that has

no difficulty in complying with the requests of
other stakeholders.

13. M/SJ PPO has a Probation System that

appropriately accomplish required records
check results free from any form of monetary
charges
 14. On the part of the recipient (agencies, courts
or PPA offices), there is controversy in the
acceptability of M/SJ PPOs Probation
System

Comments:
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