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It is mandated to provide free legal assistance to indigent people. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] In 2006, the CLAO was renamed as the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) through Republic Act 9406.
When the Japanese Empire occupied the Philippines during the World War II, the Japanese-installed Philippine Executive Commission issued Executive Order No. 141 on March 25, 1943, which repealed Act No. 2710 and expanded the divorce law in the archipelago through the new decree providing eleven grounds for a valid absolute divorce. [7]
The Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Taga-usig Panlahat), formerly known as the Bureau of Justice, is an independent and autonomous office attached to the Department of Justice. The OSG is headed by Menardo Guevarra. The Office of the Solicitor General is the "law firm" of the Republic of the Philippines.
The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) is a nationwide organization of human rights lawyers in the Philippines. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] It was founded in 1974 by Sen . Jose W. Diokno , [ 5 ] Lorenzo Tañada , [ 7 ] J.B.L. Reyes , [ 4 ] and Joker Arroyo [ 8 ] during the martial law era under former President Ferdinand Marcos . [ 9 ]
Finally, in 1987, President Raúl Alfonsín was successful in passing the divorce law (Law 23,515), following a ruling of the Supreme Court. The new law also provided for gender equality between the wife and husband. [94] [95] A new Civil and Commercial Code, [96] modernizing family law and simplifying divorce, came into force in August 2015 ...
She is the Founding Chair of the Child Justice League, a foundation that provides free legal assistance to abused children and children in conflict with the law. She is also a founding member of the CASA/GAL- Philippines Foundation, Inc. She is a member of the Rotary Club and the Iota Tau Tau International Legal Sorority.
SyCip Gorres Velayo & Company (branded as SGV & Company) is a Philippine multidisciplinary professional services firm.. As of 2014, SGV & Company has employed over 3,000 professionals from various disciplines, including Certified Public Accountants, legal professionals, economists, human resource professionals, engineers, statisticians, financial analysts, and other business and technical experts.
Philippines: Location: Manila, Cebu City and Cagayan de Oro: Composition method: Presidential appointment from the short-list submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council: Authorized by: Commonwealth Act No. 3, Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Republic Act No. 7902, Republic Act No. 8246, Republic Act No. 9160, Republic Act No. 9372: Appeals to