CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS

(Absolute Pardon)

1. Verified Petition which shall include the following:

a. Name of Prisoner;
b. Age;
c. Previous criminal record, if any;
d. Citizenship
e. Previous occupation;
f. Place of residence;
g. Present crime for which he was convicted;
h. Trial or appellate court;
i. Penalty of imprisonment, fine, indemnity and the commencing date;
j. The jail or prison to which he was committed and/or where he is presently
confined;
k. Date he received for confinement;
l. Certification from the trial court that the case is not on appeal. (Not on appeal
means that the case is already final and executory)

2. Certificate of Discharge from prison authenticated by the Director of Corrections or

Warden of a local jail, as the case may be. (If applicable)
3. Certified true copy of the Order of the Court granting Probation, as the case may be.
(If applicable)
4. Certificate of Final Release and Discharge/Certificate of Discharge from Probation, if
granted parole/conditional pardon or probation.
5. Affidavits of at least two (2) responsible members of the community where petitioner
resides. The affidavits shall, among others, state that petitioner has conducted himself in
a moral and law-abiding manner since he was released from prison and shall indicate his
occupation and the community service he had rendered, if any.
6. Fiscal’s Information and Court’s Decision in the criminal case/s for which petitioner
was convicted.
7. Clearances from the Police, NBI, Prosecutor’s Office and Courts (MTC and RTC) where
petitioner resides.
8. Proof of payment of indemnity or in lieu thereof, a certification issued by the
Municipal/City Treasurer’s Office of the place where petitioner resides, that he has no
real property or sufficient income to pay the said indemnity adjudged against him, if any.
9. Certification from the appointing authority that petitioner will be reinstated in the
government service, if granted absolute pardon (if ground use is the re-instatement in
the government service).
10.An application as immigrant to the foreign country where petitioner’s family resides
as approved by the foreign embassy concerned (if any).
11.Post-Sentence Investigation Report (PSIR) to be conducted by the Parole and
Probation Administration on the place where petitioner resides.
12.Publication in a newspaper of general circulation.
13.Notice to/Comment from the Offended Party.
14.Commitment Order.

GROUNDS FOR ABSOLUTE PARDON BEFORE FINAL RELEASE OR DISCHARGE

1. Prisoner is seeking an appointive/elective public position or reinstatement in the
government service;

2. Prisoner needs medical treatment abroad which is not available locally;

3. Prisoner will take any government examination; or

4. Prisoner is emigrating.

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE GRANT OF EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY

1. The trial court or appellate court in its decision recommended the grant of executive
clemency for the inmate;

2. Under the peculiar circumstances of the case, the penalty imposed is too harsh
compared to the crime committed;

3. Evidence which the court failed to consider, before conviction which would have
justified an acquittal of the accused;

4. Inmates who were over fifteen (15) years but under eighteen (18) years of age at the
time of the commission of the offense;

5. Inmates who are seventy (70) years old and above whose continued imprisonment
is inimical to their health as recommended by a physician of the Bureau of Corrections
Hospital and certified under oath by a physician designated by the Department of
Health;
6. Inmates who suffer from serious, contagious or life-threatening illness disease, or
with severe physical disability such as those who are totally blind, paralyzed,
bedridden, etc., as recommended by a physician of the Bureau of Corrections Hospital
and certified under oath by a physician designated by the Department of Health;

7. Alien inmates where diplomatic considerations and amity among nations

necessitate review; and

8. Such other similar or analogous circumstances whenever the interest of justice will
be served thereby.