services
1. Representation of indigents in judicial and quasi-judicial cases. The following
are considered indigent:
* Those residing in Metro Manila, whose family income does not exceed P14,000
a month
* Those residing in other cities whose family income does not exceed P13,000
a month; and
* Those residing in all other places whose family income does not exceed P12,000
a month;
2. Rendition of non-judicial services like mediation, conciliation, counseling,
administration of oaths and documentation services to meet the legal aid needs
of indigent persons.
3. Conduct of legal outreach activities such as:
a. Custodial Interrogation and Inquest Investigation. Lawyers are assigned
to specific major police precincts to provide suspects access to counsel if
they do not have a lawyer of their own choice.
b. Jail Visitation. Every District Public Attorney should ensure that jails
within their territorial jurisdiction are visited at least once a month.
c. Barangay Outreach Program. The main thrust of this program is to provide
a more accessible free legal representation to the poverty stricken Filipinos
residing in barangays nationwide.
d. Media Linkage. Information dissemination campaigns in coordination with
the print and broadcast media for legal counseling on the air and to improve
the legal literacy of the citizenry.
e. KALAHI Program of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The PAO sends Public
Attorneys and staff to provide legal assistance in the depressed areas in Metro
Manila and other places nationwide together with other departments/agencies
of the government. This is the Arroyo Administration’s main thrust in
helping the poor of the country.
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