National Correctional Consciousness Week Proclamation

The proclamation grounds its mandate on Article II, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution, which affirms the State’s duty to value the dignity of every human person and guarantee full respect for human rights.
The proclamation links the observance to rehabilitation objectives stated in Book IV, Title III, Chapter 8, Section 26 of the Administrative Code of 1987.
The proclamation states that the purpose of the annual week is to raise the level of program standards and to continuously create awareness for public participation.
The proclamation frames offender dignity as the foundation for support, humane understanding, sympathy during confinement and during parole or probation, and social acceptance upon release.

The proclamation declares that the awareness created by the week supports the re-socialization and reintegration of prisoners, probationers, and parolees into society as productive and law-abiding citizens.
The proclamation emphasizes the dignity of the offender as the basis for citizenry to extend humane understanding and sympathy throughout the correctional process.
The proclamation requires that the well-being and important role of offenders’ families be emphasized in correctional consciousness.
The proclamation recognizes the vital role of correctional workers and volunteers in safeguarding and rehabilitating both adult and youth offenders.

The proclamation centers the annual observance on adult and youth offenders through the correctional system’s rehabilitation and transformation efforts.
The proclamation directs public and sectoral support toward the reintegration of prisoners, probationers, and parolees into mainstream society.
The proclamation includes offenders’ families as a key focus for support and encouragement of rehabilitation outcomes.
The proclamation includes correctional workers and volunteers as essential contributors whose efforts the public should recognize and support.

The proclamation calls for both public and private sectors to rally behind efforts that support a successful correctional system.
The proclamation states that the public and private sectors share responsibility for ensuring a successful correctional system.
The proclamation connects correctional consciousness to healing social cleavages and reintegrating Filipinos into the national community.
The proclamation directs support for the correctional process so that released individuals are met with social acceptance as responsible citizens.

The proclamation creates the annual observance titled “NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS WEEK.”
The observance is held during the last week of October every year.
The proclamation applies the declared week for every year thereafter beginning with the issuance’s annual cycle.