Scope and Jurisdiction
- Applies to prisoners confined in any prison or penal colony in the Philippines.
- Specifically excludes prisoners governed by the Indeterminate Sentence Law (Act No. 4103, as amended).
Duties and Responsibilities
- The Board shall review or cause the review of each prisoner's records and conduct.
- It must evaluate whether a prisoner has sufficiently reformed to merit pardon.
- The Board is empowered to recommend pardons based on their assessment.
Criteria for Granting Pardons
- Consideration of the nature and gravity of the crime committed.
- Assessment of the likelihood that the prisoner will reoffend (i.e., probabilities of recidivism).
- Evaluation of the prisoner's behavior and conduct during incarceration.
- Consideration of all other relevant factors that affect the societal impact of granting a pardon.
Objective of Pardons
- To ensure that pardoned prisoners will not pose a danger to society.
- To prevent pardoned individuals from becoming public charges.
Legal Authority and Formalities
- The Order is issued by the President of the Philippines under constitutional and legal authority.
- The formal issuance took place in Manila on January 11, 1937.
- Documented and signed by President Manuel L. Quezon and Secretary of the Interior Elpidio Quirino.