EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 868

: The Board shall be headed by a Chairman with the rank and privileges of an Undersecretary, assisted by seven members (including a sociologist, clergyman, educator, person with expertise in correction work, a member of the Philippine Bar, a retired member of the Judiciary, and the Administrator of the Parole and Probation Administration as ex-officio member). One member must be a woman.
: The Chairman and members are appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Justice, serve full time, and have a term of office of six years.
: The Chairman has the rank and privileges of an Undersecretary, while the members have the rank and privileges of an Assistant Secretary.
: The seven members must include a sociologist, a clergyman, an educator, a person trained in correction work, a lawyer (member of the Philippine Bar), a retired member of the Judiciary, and the Administrator of the Parole and Probation Administration as ex-officio member.
: One of the members of the Board must be a woman.
: The financial resources shall be taken from the available funds of the Department of Justice.
: The Chairman receives honoraria equivalent to the hiring rate of an Undersecretary (Salary Grade 30), and each member receives honoraria equivalent to that of an Assistant Secretary (Salary Grade 29).
: EO No. 868 amends Executive Order No. 154, dated December 12, 2002.
: EO No. 868 took effect immediately upon its signing on March 8, 2010.