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THE BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLE HAS REVISED ITS RULES AND REGULATIONS TO GOVERN ITS ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS IN DETERMINING THE PROPER TIME OF RELEASE OF PRISONERS ON PAROLE PURSUANT TO ACT. NO. 4103, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE LAW AND AS AN ADVISER TO THE PRESIDENT ON PETITIONS FOR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY PURSUANT TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 83 S. 1937.
THE REVISED RULES WAS APPROVED BY JUSTICE SECRETARY HERNANDO B. PEREZ ON 26 NOVEMBER 2002. IT TOOK EFFECT FIFTEEN (15) DAYS AFTER ITS PUBLICATION ON 27 DECEMBER 2002.
THE REVISION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF ASSISTANT CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR NILO C. MARIANO, AS ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, ESTER DE JESUS-AMOR, A SOCIOLOGIST, GREGORIO F. BACOLOD, PAROLE AND PROBATION ADMINISTRATOR, CLETO B. SEŅOREN, EDUCATOR, ARTEMIO C. ASPIRAS, A CORRECTIONS EXPERT AND JUSTICE RAMON A. BARCELONA (RET.), REPRESENTING THE PHILIPPINE BAR, AS MEMBERS. ATTY. REYNALDO G. BAYANG IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. THE REVISION COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF ASSISTANT CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR NILO C. MARIANO, AS ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, ESTER DE JESUS-AMOR, A SOCIOLOGIST, GREGORIO F. BACOLOD, PAROLE AND PROBATION ADMINISTRATOR, CLETO B. SEŅOREN, EDUCATOR, ARTEMIO C. ASPIRAS, A CORRECTIONS EXPERT AND JUSTICE RAMON A. BARCELONA (RET.), REPRESENTING THE PHILIPPINE BAR, AS MEMBERS. ATTY. REYNALDO G. BAYANG IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY OF THE BOARD.
THE REVISED RULES CONTAIN A COMPILATION OF ITS POLICIES AND GUIDELINES THAT HAVE EVOLVED THROUGH THE YEARS SINCE THE ENACTMENT OF ACT NO. 4103 ON 5 DECEMBER 1933, AND MAKES REFERENCE TO EXECUTIVE ISSUANCES, RECENT LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENTS LIKE REPUBLIC ACT 7659 OR THE "DEATH PENALTY LAW".
UNDER THE REVISED RULES, IT IS NOW REQUIRED THAT THE NAMES OF PRISONERS CONVICTED OF HEINOUS CRIMES AS DEFINED UNDER REPUBLIC ACT 7659 AND OTHER SPECIAL LAWS, WHO ARE QUALIFIED FOR PAROLE OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY ARE PUBLISHED IN A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION BEFORE THE BOARD CONSIDERS THEIR PETITIONS FOR PAROLE OR EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
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