Probation Aides Roles and Responsibilities

Probation Aides

• Assist Provincial or City Probation Officers in supervising probationers
• Responsible for supervision of probationers under the guidance of Probation Officers

Qualifications

• Must be a citizen of good repute and probity
• Minimum educational requirement: high school graduate
• Preferably a resident of the same locality or community as the probationer and/or CPPOs, SPPOs, and SrPPOs

Appointment

• Probation Aides are appointed by the Probation Administrator or by Regional Directors within their respective areas of responsibility
• Appointment is based on the recommendation of CPPOs

Caseloads

• Minimum case classification: 10 probationers
• Maximum case classification: 3 probationers

Disqualification for Parole

• Inmates convicted of offences punished with death penalty or life imprisonment are not eligible for parole
• Treason, conspiracy or proposal to commit treason, espionage, misprision of treason, rebellion, sedition, or coup d'etat convicts are disqualified from parole
• Piracy or mutiny on the high seas or Philippine Waters convicts are not eligible for parole
• Habitual delinquents, i.e., those convicted of serious or less serious physical injuries, robbery, theft, estafa, or falsification, three times or more within 10 years, are disqualified from parole
• Inmates who escaped from confinement or evaded sentence are not eligible for parole
• Those who violated the terms of their conditional pardon granted by the President of the Philippines are disqualified from parole
• Inmates with a maximum term of imprisonment not exceeding one (1) year or those with a definite sentence are not eligible for parole
• Convicts of offenses punished with Reclusion Perpetua or whose sentences were reduced to reclusion Perpetua by Republic Act No. 9346 are disqualified from parole
• Inmates convicted of terrorism, plunder, and transnational crimes are not eligible for parole

Learn about the duties and qualifications of Probation Aides, including their role in supervising probationers and the requirements for appointment.