To equip future managers of the Agency with the rightful skills and competencies of a coach, a seminar on Coaching for Leaders was conducted for Supervising Probation and Parole Officers (SPPOs) on April 22, 2019 at the DOJ-PPA Multi-Purpose Hall in Quezon City. The one-day seminar which was attended by 27 SPPOs from regions I, continue reading : Coaching Seminar Held for PPA Supervisors

PROBATION INFORMATION SYSTEM A total of 143 officials and selected personnel or end users from all regions nationwide trained for the Probation Information System (PIS) in preparation for its implementation in the coming months. Conducted in six batches from February to March of the current year, the training primarily aimed to introduce to the participants continue reading : Information System

HALFWAY HOUSE AND LIVELIHOOD TRAINING CENTER A three-storey Halfway House and Livelihood Training Center (HHLTC) was constructed to serve as a temporary shelter for the clients of the Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) who have no home or immediate family to return to after termination of their probation and parole period. The two buildings located continue reading : Halfway House and Training Center

7th Luzon Inter-Regional Sportsfest The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) – Central Office team was the overall champion in the 7th Luzon Inter-Regional Sportsfest held on March 12-14, 2019 at DJ Paradise Resort and Bulacan Sports Complex in Malolos, Bulacan. The team, composed of officials and employees from different divisions of the Central Office, garnered continue reading : 7th Luzon Inter-Regional Sportsfest

PPA is Certifiable ISO 9001:2015 Standard After almost two years, the Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) is now certifiable to ISO 9001:2015, a Quality Management System standard. TUV Nord auditors recommended PPA for the certification after the two-stage audits they conducted on November 16 and December 14, 2018. Following the audit, the result was brought continue reading : Certifiable ISO 9001:2015 Standard

PPA to Adopt Human Resource Management and Development Information System The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) will soon adopt Human Resource Management and Development Information System (HRMDIS) that will provide employees of the Agency with various employee-related information systems and at the same time facilitate the management of personnel data system files, process various types continue reading : Human Resource Management and Development Information System

PPA Kick Off Parallel Care Program The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) held the kick-off ceremony for the ComPassion Project: Parallel Care for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL), Persons with Restored Liberty (PRL) and their Families. The ceremony was held on November 8, 2018 at the Office of the Deputy Administrator in Central Office. Department continue reading : Parallel Care Program

PPA Recruits More Volunteers for Rehab of Offenders The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) celebrates the 24th National Correctional Consciousness Week (NCCW) from October 22-26, 2018 with a theme, “Reinforcing Correctional Awareness through Promotion of First-Hand Participation”. This year, the celebration focuses on recruitment of volunteer probation assistants (VPAs) for the rehabilitation of its clients continue reading : PPA Recruits for Volunteers

2017 TCLP and PRAISE Awards Winners In the culminating program of the 42nd Anniversary celebration of the promulgation of Presidential Decree 968 and the 24th Probation and Parole Week, Parole and Probation Administration conferred awards to the PRAISE winners and Outstanding Therapeutic Community Ladderized Program (TCLP) Implementers. Held on July 24, 2018, at the DOJ-PPA continue reading : TCLP and PRAISE Awards

Message of the Deputy Administrator on the TCLP Awarding Ceremony For almost two decades of implementation of the Therapeutic Community as a treatment modality for our clients. And in 2013, the National TC team came up with the Therapeutic Community Ladderized Program Manual to guide us all in implementing the program more efficiently and more continue reading : Deputy Administrator’s Address