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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. The renamed body retained its mandate. [6]
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 ]
Provision of Free Legal Assistance. The DOJ provides free legal assistance/representation to indigents and poor litigants as well as other qualified persons in criminal, civil, and labor cases, administrative and other quasi-judicial proceedings and non-commercial disputes through the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) pursuant to Republic act No ...
Online consultations or e-consultations refer to an exchange between government and citizens using the Internet.They are one form of online deliberation.Further, online consultation consists in using the Internet to ask a group of people their opinion on one or more specific topics, allowing for trade-offs between participants.
The Department of Justice (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Katarungan, abbreviated as DOJ) is under the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for upholding the rule of law in the Philippines. It is the government's principal law agency, serving as its legal counsel and prosecution arm. [2]
On February 23, 2001, then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Acosta to head the Citizen’s Legal Assistance Office (Public Attorney's Office; PAO since 2006). Since then, she served under the Benigno Aquino III , Rodrigo Duterte and Bongbong Marcos administrations.
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.
In the Philippines, the Office of the Ombudsman (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Tanodbayan) [3] is the constitutional body responsible for investigating and prosecuting Philippine government officials accused of crimes, especially graft and corruption.