Question & AnswerQ&A (OP EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 868)
The Board is headed by a Chairman with the rank and privileges of an Undersecretary and assisted by seven members: a sociologist, clergyman, educator, person with expertise in correction work, member of the Philippine Bar, retired Judiciary member, 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 recommendation of the Secretary of Justice and serve full-time with a term of six years.
The Chairman has the rank and privileges of an Undersecretary while the seven members have the rank and privileges of an Assistant Secretary.
Members include a sociologist, clergyman, educator, expert in correction work, member of the Philippine Bar, retired judiciary member, and the Administrator of the Parole and Probation Administration.
The Chairman receives honoraria equivalent to an Undersecretary's hiring rate (Salary Grade 30) and each member receives honoraria equivalent to an Assistant Secretary's hiring rate (Salary Grade 29).
Financial resources are taken from the available funds of the Department of Justice.
Presidential Decree No. 1416 as amended by P.D. No. 1772, and Section 31, Chapter 10, Title III, Book IV of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987) grant the President continuing authority to reorganize the administrative structure for efficiency.
The Executive Order recognizes the need to ensure continuity of workflow which is usually affected by changes in leadership, motivating the reorganization provisions.
All previous orders, instructions, rules, and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with EO No. 868 are repealed or modified accordingly.
EO No. 868 took effect immediately upon its signing on March 08, 2010.