LAGAWE, Ifugao (PIA) — Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) are granted time allowance for good conduct and exemplary services rendered or for loyalty under Republic Act No. 10592
Jail Officer II Elsie Cayong of Ifugao District Jail elaborated over the Hummangan radio program at Radyo Kiphodan 99.1FM that under RA10592, Provincial Wardens are authorized to award time allowances for three specific purposes: good conduct; study, teaching, or mentoring, and loyalty.
Good Conduct Time Allowance is a reward for exemplary behavior. It allows PDLs to reduce their prison term for every month of detention or service of sentence based on their good conduct and behavior while incarcerated.
PDLs can also earn an additional 15 days of allowance each month dedicated to educational or mentoring activities through the Time Allowance for Study, Teaching, or Mentoring.
Meanwhile, the Special Time Allowance for Loyalty is a unique privilege for PDLs who serve during calamities or disasters. To qualify, they must surrender within 48 hours following the issuance of a proclamation of the calamity’s passing away or if they chose to remain in the place of his confinement notwithstanding the existence of a calamity or catastrophe. This can qualify them to a grant of deduction of one fifth of the period of their sentence.
Cayong emphasized that the “all or nothing” principle applies in the grant of time allowance. If a PDL violates prison rules or doesn’t participate in recognized activities during a month, the time allowance for that month is forfeited.
PDLs can sign a manifestation to qualify for these grants or sign a waiver if they choose not to participate. (JDP/FBR- PIA CAR, Ifugao)
