Workshop Sessions

Structure of Workshops
Action Plan of Workshop One
Action Plan of Workshop Two
Action Plan of Workshop Three
Action Plan of Workshop Four
Action Plan of Workshop Five

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Structure of the Workshops
On Day Three of the Seminar the participants were divided into five group workshops. Each group
was constituted from various participants from all five pillars of the Philippine criminal justice system. The
topic of each of the five group workshops reflected the five pillars of the criminal justice system.
The five group workshops were, therefore, as follows:
Group One - The Law Enforcement Pillar
Group Two - The Prosecution Pillar
Group Three - The Courts Pillar
Group Four - The Corrections Pillar
Group Five - The Community Pillar
Each group workshop was given the task of formulating action plans pertinent to the theme of the
Seminar and the individual topics of the respective workshops. The action plans took the form of policy
initiatives, legislative reform initiatives and community initiatives. Each group was asked to divide theiraction plans into two areas:(a) Exchange of Information. Problems encountered in sharing information between criminal justiceagencies and the community and strategies required to mitigate against these problems, looking
at the specific action required and the agencies who are responsible to realize these strategies.
(b) Enhanced Community Involvement in Crime Prevention. Problems encountered in forging
partnerships between the community and criminal justice agencies and strategies required tomitigate against these problems, looking at the specific action required and the agencies who areresponsible to realize these strategies.
Each group workshop elected a chairperson, a rapporteur and a facilitator whose names appear on
page 173. The action plans prepared by the group workshops were presented by the chairpersons of theworkshops at the Plenary Session of the Seminar on the final day. These action plans provided the basis forthe drafting of the final recommendations which were ultimately adopted by the Seminar.

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GROUP WORKSHOP ONE
LAW ENFORCEMENT PILLAR
ACTION PLAN
A.

Exchange of Information
PROBLEMSENCOUNTEREDSTRATEGIESSPECIFIC ACTIONREQUIREDTIME FRAME

1. Inadequate
a. Institutionalization of a ･ Establishment and maintenance of a Jan. 2002
communication among
criminal database involving the(Continuing)
crime information
and/or between law
community
system that will include
enforcement agencies andthe community
community due to:･ Strengthening of the Barangay
Information Network (BIN)･ Lack of information
system･ Strengthening the Peace and OrderCouncils by active involvement of the･ Lack of adequate
community
coordination amonglaw enforcement･ Dissemination or publication of crime
agencies
information/newsletters that will notaffect national security

RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
DILG, LGU, NBI, DOJ,NAPOLCOM, PNP, NGOs,
LAGs

PNP, LGUs
DILG, Napolcom

PNP, Napolcom･ Operationalization of Patrol 117 in all Immediate in highly DILG, PNP
regions
urbanized areas tobe completed in 3
years timeB.

Enhanced Community Involvement in Crime Prevention
PROBLEMSENCOUNTEREDSTRATEGIES

1. Low priority for police
community relations
programa. Allocation of
additional manpower
and financial resources
for PCR activities

SPECIFIC ACTIONREQUIRED･ Identify other sources of funds･ Strengthening all existing police
community relations program

TIME FRAME
One year(beginning Jan.
2002)

･ Creation of new plantilla positions for
PCR offices and its inclusion in thebudget2. Apathy/complacency ofthe community in police
community program

PNP

PNP, NAPOLCOM
DBM, Congressa. Consistent･ Information dissemination campaign
implementation of theCommunity-Oriented･ Continuous development of
Policing System (COPS) coordinated programs of action
against criminality･ Direct and increased involvement of
the citizenry in police crime
prevention activitiesRESPONSIBLE
AGENCYPPSC, PNP,NAPOLCOM
CY 2002(Continuing)NGOs･ Inclusion of COPS in the POI of allpolice training courses and in the
training of barangay tanods･ Community survey on theimplementation of COPS
3. Negative public
perception of law
enforcers

a. Increase the conduct of ･ Tri-media campaign to enhance image CY 2002
public informationof law enforcers(Continuing)
programs that will focus
on law enforcement･ MOA with MTRCB
functions, police
programs, etc

KBP, PIA, NGOs

b. Value re-orientation to ･ Conduct of values formation seminars
members of the different
law enforcement･ Revitalize the MRP & Resident
agencies
Ombudsman Program (transparency,
integrity and impartiality)

CSC, OMB, etc.

— 156 —PNP

PNP, NGOs
PNP, OMB, CSC,
Napolcom

GROUP WORKSHOP TWO
PROSECUTION PILLAR
ACTION PLAN
A.

Exchange of Information
PROBLEMSENCOUNTERED

1. Lack of cooperation,
coordination andcommitment of law
enforcers andprosecutors

STRATEGIESSPECIFIC ACTIONREQUIRED

Policy Initiatives
1. Conduct of seminar/training dialogues Look for funding source (local andbetween law enforcers and prosecutors foreign)* Make the 5-Year Master Plan of Action
for Peace and Order a continuing
Include in the budget appropriation
Program especially on training of DIAPs
and Enhancing Investigative Capability Coordinate with the Philippine Public
Safety College (PPSC)/PNPA/NBI
Academy to include module on
Enhancing Investigative Capability intheir curriculum
2. Re-activate the TASK FORCE･ Reconvene the Task Force in every
KATARUNGAN
region3. Re-activate PROLECCS (Prosecution, ･ Reconvene the PROLECCS
Law Enforcement and Community
Coordinating Service)

2. Shortage of Prosecutors ･ Filling up of vacancies･ Exemption from the SalaryStandardization Law･ Provide for more prosecution attorney
positions･ Publication of vacancies in schools
and universities･ Push for the enactment of law

TIME FRAME RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
Continuing

DOJ
DILG
Napolcom
PPSC

1st quarter 2002 DOJ
1st quarter 2002 DOJ
Napolcom
TCCPCJ(Prosecution Pillar)
DOJ
Continuing
DOJ･ Coordinate with DBM to convert
Prosecutor position to Prosecution
Attorney position

DOJ

3. Unprepared prosecutors Strict implementation of DOJ･ Re-issuance of specific Circulars and 1st quarter 2002 DOJ
in attending trial
Memoranda and Circulars in the handling
Memoranda
of cases (i.e. preparation of trial brief)
4. Inadequate skillsa)Prosecutorsb)Prosecutorial skillsof police asprosecutorsc)Mediation skills of
Lupon･ Creation of National Prosecution Service ･ Enactment of Law creating theAcademy (NPSA) to include training for NPSAPNP who acts as prosecutors･ Continue the Trial Advocacy
Program of DOJ

Continuing

DOJ

5. Uncooperative
witnesses, victims or
relatives of victims･ Info dissemination on the importance of Provide assistance to victims, relatives Continuing
witnesses in the successful prosecution and witnessesof cases

DOJ

B.

･ Conduct of training and workshop･ Assists in the conduct of training formembers of Lupon

Enhanced Community Involvement in Crime Prevention
PROBLEMSENCOUNTERED

1 Non-cooperation of
witnesses

STRATEGIESSPECIFIC ACTIONREQUIRED･ Amendment of certain provisions of RA Preparation of draft Bill amending the
6981
provision of RA 6981
･ Increase in the appropriation of WPSBTIME FRAME RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
Continuing

DOJ

Issue Circular to all RSPs/PPs/CPs to Continuing
carry out an extensive drive thru
members regarding the Witness
Protection Program and assistance DOJ
can provide in the prosecution of cases

DOJ

Enter into a MOA with different
Continuing
government agencies and NGOs within
the municipality

DOJ
NGOs
Gas

Liaison with Committees in Congressto sponsor Bill
Liaison with appropriate committees tosponsor the increase in appropriation
for the Program

2. Non-cooperation of
victims or relatives ofvictims

Information-Education-Dissemination
campaign on the WPSB

3. Shortage of Prosecutors Tapping of government and private
lawyers to assist in the prosecution ofcases in the municipal courts where
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GROUP WORKSHOP THREE
COURTS PILLAR
ACTION PLAN
A.

Exchange of Information

PROBLEMSENCOUNTEREDSTRATEGIESSPECIFIC ACTIONREQUIREDCONTINUINGTIME FRAME
Performance Indicators
Quant.

RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY

Qual.

1. Vague idea or･ Educate theSustained information drive through No. of info drives Public trust
insufficientpublic on the
media, seminars in schools andPublic appreciation andunderstanding of the workings of the churches, etc.
No. of seminars
approvalpublic on the
courtsworkings of the
Reproduction of bluebook on the
Number of axial
Cost, resource,
courts･ Regular
courts and all forms of publicationand lateraldialogues
investment sharing
coordination
a. Poor perception
between the
Illustrated information materials
on the integrity
courts andFavorable judicial
couched in the vernacularand competence
community
imageof judges
Continuing conduct of IBP legal aid･ Multidisciplinary clinic and seminar to popularize theb. Lack ofandlawcommunication
multisectoral
between theapproaches in Open the CJS institutions by inviting
courts andthe conduct of students and community members tocommunity
training
witness actual proceedings
No. of amendments･ Strengthening Periodic amendment of the Rules of madeIncreased knowledge:
the judiciary
gathering, preserving
Court:
andevidence by law• Rules on Examination of Child
No. of inputs
simplification of Witness, Accused and Victims
enforcers, prosecutors,
the Rules of• Amended Rules of Criminal
No. of performance correctional officers.
CourtsProcedure
criteria developed
Lessened human rights• Implementation of Guidelines and･ Community
violation complaints
Rules on the Creation of Family No. of citizens
Conferencing
Courtsinvolved
Competent CJS• Compulsory Pre-Trial in Criminal
personnel
Cases
No. of citizens
practicing desired
Establishing victim services unit/call values for purposes Competent, responsible
witnessesout processedof the court

All PublicInformation
Officers of the fivepillars of the CJS,IBP, PJA, PPSC,
civil society,religious andmedia sectors

Supreme Court,
PJA, Local
Government
Academy,Katarungang
Pambarangay, etc.

Civil society
Response teams

Civil society, e.g.,
VACC
Bringing offenders and supporters to No. of community Support systemestablished for offenders
decide appropriate dispute resolution service providers

2. Clogged dockets
a. Lack of judges
b. Low salaries
c. Lack of court
facilities• Extensive use of Diversion of cases from the court
alternative
system to the mediation center
disputeresolution like Widen coverage of cases that can be
mediation to
the subject of mediation
divert cases
from courts
Continuing trainings by all pillars of
the CJS on alternative dispute• Continuing
resolution
public educationon the other
Stricter compliance with themodes ofmandatory resolution of cases
alternative
disputeLobby for full autonomy
resolution
Citizen Vigilance• Enhancing
performance ofjudges and court
officers• Reform programfor fullautonomy— 158 —

No. of cases
mediated
No. of disputes
resolved at thebarangay levelNo. of cases
referred, diverted,
monitored
No. of safeguards& controls
established

Effective case manage- Supreme Court,
ment techniques adopted PJA, Local
Government
Academy,Non-formal judicial
katarungang
competence
pambarangay, etc.
Role Models
Good practices
Satisfaction of
aggrieved party

No. of liaisons with Funding
Congress.
High level of citizen
No. of redressess satisfaction
addressed

Civil society

Civil society
Civil society

GROUP WORKSHOP FOUR
CORRECTIONS PILLAR
ACTION PLAN
A.

Exchange of Information
PROBLEMSENCOUNTERED

1. Lack of correctional
rehabilitation programs

B.

STRATEGIESSPECIFIC ACTIONREQUIRED• Tapping of international Community Initiatives
resources for correctional • Draft a MOA between Corrections Pillar, NGOs,
UNAFEI and JICA
rehabilitation programs ofoffenders

TIME
FRAME

RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY/ORGANIZATION

Calendar year Corrections Pillar,
2002 prefer- UNAFEI, JICA
ably start of Napolcom
the year

Enhanced Community Involvement in Crime Prevention
PROBLEMSENCOUNTEREDSTRATEGIES

1. Weak Probation
Program (PD 968)
• Lack of adequate
logistics• Petition Congress toprovide funds for the
program• Lack of qualified
volunteers• Apathy of the public

SPECIFIC ACTIONREQUIRED

TIME
FRAME

RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY/LEAD AGENCY• Participants of this Seminar-Workshop to draft aCore Group
Resolution urging Congress to revise the law.
Today
Law Reform Initiative• PPA to prepare a Bill amending the Probation Law
and propose the system similar to the Japanese
PPA
Volunteer Probation System to include providing for Jan 30 2002
rewards and incentives to volunteers (tax exemption
or tax reduction)
Policy Initiatives and Community Initiatives• Develop a COMPLAN for the Volunteer Probation• Intensify campaign toProgram targetting specific publics
After Bill has PPA/PIA/KBP
recruit volunteers by PPA› NGOs/Religious Organizations/Civic Groups
been filed
and other Tri• Encourage NGOs to› CJS practitioners
Media
support program› Parolees, probationers and pardonees who have
Organizations
successfully graduated from the program• Establish an Accreditation Committee of NGOs that January 2002 PPA
can be tapped and utilized as volunteers

2. Branding of offenders as • Propose the amendment of Legislative Initiative• Draft the amendment to the Revised Penal CodeJanuary 30,“ex-convicts” /stigma of RPC• Request Congress to pass a law prohibiting
2002
being convicts/ and theemployers from disqualifying job applicants based
problem of employment
on previous criminal conviction
after serving sentence• Providing for imposition of fine penalty and tax
incentives)• To include in the provision of the Probation Law
January 30,
making it mandatory for private employers to accept 2002
1% of their total workforce from ex-convicts
Legislative Initiative
3. Lack of budgetary• Lobby for the increase in budget
2002 Budget• Petition Congress to
support for funding
preparations
increase budget of BUCor, • Request JICA for funding assistance to BuCor
correctional
specifically training of BuCor correctional
ASAP
PPA and BJMP’s
rehabilitation programs
employees
correctional rehabilitation• Amendment of the Probation Law (allowing it toprograms• Philippines-Japan• Tap NGOs to contribute to accept foreign grants)
Halfway House• Provide tax incentives for contributors
the funding of the
programJanuary 30,• Intensify Information2002
Education-Communication
programs for the citizenry
As soon as
particularly on their role in
MOA isthe effective rehabilitation
approvedof offenders• Improve existing facilities Policy Initiatives
in the Phil-Japan Halfway To include in the PPA budget for the establishment ofat least 1 Halfway House for every region.
House• Establishment of Halfway
Houses• Launch a comprehensive
4. Lack of awareness of
public information
the community of theirroles and responsibilities campaign
in the rehabilitation of
offenders

Policy and Community Initiatives• Public information campaign in coordination with
the DECS to include in the school curriculum (e.g.
social studies) that would mold favorable attitudes
and acceptance of reformed convicts.

— 159 —Starting FY
2002

PPA

PPA

Concerned
Agencies
BuCor

PPA
DECS/ PIA/KBP/
Tri-Media

PIA, KBP & TriMedia
Organizations

GROUP WORKSHOP FIVECOMMUNITY PILLAR
ACTION PLAN
A.

Exchange of Information
PROBLEMSENCOUNTEREDSTRATEGIES

A. Limited scope ofPhilippine Probation
Law

1. Adopt the Japanese
Voluntary Probation
Program System

B.

SPECIFIC ACTION REQUIRED

TIME
FRAME

RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY/NGOsa. Amend Probation Law incorporating therein theJapanese Voluntary Probation Program
Model/Concept

2002

Parole and Probation
Administration
DOJ

b. Exchange program and partnership between
Philippine Government and Japan through
UNAFEI-JICA exchange program

2002

Enhanced Community Involvement in Crime Prevention
PROBLEMSENCOUNTEREDSTRATEGIES

A.Inadequate
coordination/collaboration between andamong Government
Offices (GOs) andNon-government
Organizations (NGOs)

1. Revitalize the peace andorder councils and otherrelated bodies for
efficiency

SPECIFIC ACTION REQUIRED

TIME
FRAME

RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY/NGOsa. Amendment to E.O. 309. as amended providing
sanctions to Local Chief Executives

ASAP

DILG/LGUs
Concerned NGOsb. Regular and periodic convening of POC meetings

ASAP

2. Inventory/listing of NGOs c. Identify the NGOs and GOs to be tapped

B.Low Civic
1. Education and training
Consciousness,
indifference and apathy 2. Remedial legislationof the community

ASAP

a. Revitalize civic education program in the schools
curricula

ASAP

b. Integrate CJS concept into DECS Secondary
curricula

2002

c. Devise a family-based civic education program

2002

d. Tap the church and media for education andinformation campaign

2002

e. Continuing Civic Consciousness Education Program 2002
(NGO led)

DECS/CHED/DILG
PIA-Media
CHR
Church and otherNGOs

DILG/DND/PIA/
DECS/CHED

f. Draft Executive Order declaring civic consciousness 2002
month to highlight civic consciousness (NGOinitiated)
C. Fear of reprisal on the 1. Localize, simplify andpart of thebroaden the scope of thevictims/witnesses
Witness Protection
Program Benefit
D. Political intervention
at the barangay levela. Amendment of the WPPB Law
b. Education and awareness program to enhance thecollaboration of the five pillars of the criminal
justice system

2002
2002

1. Community empowerment a. Community civic education program re: Civic rights 2002
b. Encourage vigilance and community action during
Barangay Elections
2002c. Enhance social responsibility
d. Recognize thru rewards system responsible citizen’s 2002
actions (individual and groups)
2002— 160 —

DOJ/DECS/CHEDCHR
Congress
Church-based NGOs
PIA-Media
DILG/DND
CHR
PIA-Media
NGO