SECTION 21.

Scope and Extent of PSI—The IO shall conduct a thorough investigation on the

antecedents, mental and physical condition, character, socio-economic status and criminal
record, if any, of the petitioner and the institutional and community resources available for
his/her rehabilitation.
In case the petitioner has a criminal record(s), such should be verified with the proper
government entity(ies) as to its disposition, resolution which has/have to be properly
reflected in the PSIR.
If there is a need to obtain information or clarify conflicting data, refer to Title IV.
The IO shall assess, identify suitable treatment programs and recommend appropriate
probation conditions to the court.

SECTION 22. Collateral Information. — During the conduct of the PSI, collateral information
must be gathered from those persons who have direct personal knowledge of the petitioner,
offended party family members, and/or their relatives, including barangay officials and
disinterested persons.

SECTION 23. Subsequent interviews. — To obtain additional data, counter check, or clarify
discrepancy/ies between the information received from the petitioner and those secured
from other sources, the IO may conduct subsequent or further interviews on the petitioner
and/ or other persons as deemed appropriate.

SECTION 24. Absconding Petitioner. — If the petitioner whose application for probation has
been given due course by the proper court but failed to present himself/herself to the
proper Office within seventy-two (72) hours from receipt of the Probation Order or within
reasonable time therefrom, said Office shall exert diligent efforts to inquire on, and locate
petitioner’s whereabouts before it shall report such fact with appropriate recommendation
to the proper court considering the surrounding circumstances of place, date and time,
health condition and other related factors appertaining to petitioner.

IV. GENERAL INTER-OFFICE REFERRAL (GIOR)

SECTION 25. Full-Blown Courtesy Investigation (FBCI) — A comprehensive courtesy

investigation from another Probation Office which requests for a complete PSIR on a petition

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for probation pending referral investigation in the Probation Office of origin. It shall take
place when upon initial investigation it is gathered that:
a) Petitioner for probation is a transient offender in the place of commission of the crime
and/or a permanent resident of another place;
b) He/she spent his/her pre-adolescent and/or adolescent life in the province or city of
origin;
c) He/she attended and/or finished his education thereat; and
d) His/her immediate family members, collateral informants or disinterested persons and
officials who can best authenticate the inter-family relationship, upbringing, behavior of
the petitioner for probation in the community are residents of the place of his/her origin.

SECTION 26. Partial Courtesy Investigation (PCI) — All other courtesy investigation to be
conducted by another probation office not falling within the purview of an FBCI shall be
known as Partial Courtesy Investigation (PCI).