Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 468)
The appointment of Volunteer Probation Aides is authorized under Presidential Decree No. 968, otherwise known as the Probation Law of 1976, as amended.
Citizens must be of good repute and probity to be appointed as Volunteer Probation Aides.
The Parole and Probation Administration (PPA) is responsible for the recruitment, selection, training, and appointment of Volunteer Probation Aides.
The VPA program serves as a practical and effective means to involve the community as the fifth pillar of the criminal justice system in crime prevention, offender treatment, and criminal justice administration.
The PPA coordinates with the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police Community Relations Office, National Police Commission, Liga ng mga Barangay, Department of Social Welfare and Development, the National Prosecution Service of the Department of Justice, and other NGOs and people's organizations.
The PPA is directed to review existing rules and regulations and establish new rules and regulations governing the VPA program, subject to the approval of the Secretary of Justice.
The PPA must review its existing organization, system and operations and submit a report with recommendations to the Secretary of Justice for review, endorsement, and approval by the Office of the President.
The financial resources will be taken from available funds of the PPA.
All executive orders, instructions, rules, and regulations or parts thereof that are contrary or inconsistent with this Executive Order shall be repealed or modified accordingly.