PPA Celebrates 42nd Anniversary All throughout the country, the Parole and Probation Administration’s (PPA) celebration of the 42nd Anniversary of the signing of Presidential Decree 968 and the 24th Probation and Parole Week was marked with simple and nature-friendly activities. Various field offices in Regions I, II, III, IV-B, V, VII, VIII, X and XI continue reading : 42nd Founding Anniversary of PPA

DOJ Secretary Keynotes PPA 42nd Anniversary Celebration Newly appointed Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra was the keynote speaker during the culminating program of the 42nd Anniversary celebration of the Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) held last July 24, 2018 at the DOJ-PPA Multi-Purpose Hall in Quezon City. The celebration was attended by officials and employees continue reading : DOJ Secretary Keynote Address

UNAFEI Invites Administrator Co for TCTP Follow-up Seminar To give lecture and participate in the meeting on community correction fields, Administrator Manuel G. Co was invited as visiting expert by the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute (UNAFEI) for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders to the Third Country Training Program continue reading : TCTP Follow-up Seminar

PPA Undergoes QMS Readiness Assessment for ISO Certification To determine the extent of conformance of the established Quality Management System (QMS) of the Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) against the ISO 9001:2015 requirements, eight offices of the Agency underwent the Readiness Assessment conducted by the project team of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP). continue reading : ISO Readiness Assessment

PPOLPI Elects Executive Officers The new set of executive officers of the Probation and Parole Officers League of the Philippines (PPOLPI) was elected on its 16th National Convention and 14th Training Institute held in Bohol Tropics, Tagbilaran City on May 22-25, 2018. The executive officers elected who will serve for two years, 2018-2020 are Liberty continue reading : POLPI ELECTION

Administrator Co Gives Lecture on Community-Based Corrections at TCTP in Thailand Administrator Manuel G. Co was invited by Thailand’s Department of Probation to serve as a resource person and act as one of the panelists in the second phase of the “Third Country Training Programme (TCTP) for the Development of Effective Community-Based Treatment of Offenders” continue reading : Lecture on Community-Based Corrections

UNAFEI, JICA Evaluates Training and Dialogue Programs To understand the impact of the Knowledge Co-Creation Program (KCCP) and the challenges former participants face upon returning to their own country, the UNAFEI-led evaluators assessed the success and effect of the joint JICA-UNAFEI trainings and dialogue programs they held in the past years. The United Nations Asia continue reading : Jica Evaluation

PPA Conducts End User Training on Single Carpeta System The End-User Training on the Single Carpeta System particularly on the Investigation and Supervision of Parole and Execuitve Clemency Information System was conducted by the Ideyatech, Inc., the developer of the system, and facilitated by the Case Management and Records Division (CMRD) and Training Unit. From continue reading : Single Carpeta System End-User Training

PPA’s Roadmap to ISO Certification – an Update Continuing the bid for ISO certification 9001:2015, the Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) conducted a Quality Management System (QMS) internal audit, launched the use of Customer Feedback Management System (CFMS), and updated the personnel on the handling of Public Assistance and Complaint Desk (PACD). The QMS internal continue reading : ISO Update

Administrator Co Focuses on RJ Concept during Probation Congress The Restorative Justice (RJ) concept in Philippine setting was given emphasis during one of the sessions conducted in the recent 3rd World Congress on Probation held in Tokyo, Japan. Administrator Manuel G. Co of the Parole and Probation Administration (PPA), as one of the resource speakers continue reading : Third World Congress on Probation