Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 4004)
Republic Act No. 4004 is an Act prescribing the duties and qualifications, and fixing the number and salaries, of the officials and employees of the Board of Pardons and Parole in the Office of the Secretary of Justice.
The Secretary of Justice shall serve as the Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Parole.
The Executive Officer and Secretary of the Board and the assistant executive officers must be not less than thirty-five years of age and must be members of the Philippine Bar for at least seven years.
The salary of the Executive Officer and Secretary of the Board is twelve thousand pesos per annum.
There are two supervising parole officers authorized, each receiving a salary of eight thousand four hundred pesos per annum. They must be members of the Bar for at least five years.
Parole investigators and parole supervisors each receive six thousand pesos per annum.
Complementary personnel include: one chief records clerk (₱4,200), one chief clerk (₱4,200), three senior clerks (₱3,720 each), one senior stenographer (₱3,600), one junior stenographer (₱3,000), twelve typists (₱2,400 each), six filing clerks (₱2,400 each), and two janitor-messengers (₱2,160 each).
Yes, the Secretary of Justice may organize the Board into such divisions and sections as he may deem fit, each to be headed by any officer of the Board he designates.
Yes, all incumbent parole officers shall be eligible for appointment to any position created in the Act.
Yes, no officer or employee holding office at the date of passage shall be removed or demoted except for cause and upon due process as provided by law.
Sufficient funds are appropriated out of the National Treasury for salaries and operating expenses, and future appropriations for these purposes shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.