AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY''S OFFICE (PAO)
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AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY''S OFFICE (PAO)
Republic Act No. 9406
March 23, 2007
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Summary of Republic Act No. 9406Reorganization and Strengthening of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO)
- Amends the Administrative Code of 1987 to reorganize and strengthen the PAO (Section 1-6)
- Renames the Citizen's Legal Assistance Office (CLAO) to Public Attorney's Office (PAO) (Section 2)
- Establishes the PAO as an independent and autonomous office attached to the Department of Justice for policy and program coordination (Section 2)
- Defines the PAO as the principal law office of the government in extending free legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal, civil, labor, administrative, and other quasi-judicial cases (Section 2)
- Grants the PAO the power to independently discharge its mandate to render free legal representation, assistance, and counselling to indigent persons (Section 3)
- Outlines the organizational structure of the PAO, including the Office of the Chief Public Attorney, Deputy Chief Public Attorneys, line divisions, and regional, provincial, city, and municipal district offices (Section 4-5)
- Specifies the qualifications, ranks, salaries, allowances, and retirement privileges of PAO officials and lawyers, equivalent to those of the National Prosecution Service (Section 5)
- Provides for the appointment, vacancy, and incumbent officials and personnel of the PAO (Section 6)
- Exempts PAO clients from payment of docket and other fees, and allows costs of the suit and attorney's fees to be deposited as a trust fund for special allowances of PAO officials and lawyers (Section 6)
- Authorizes local government units to extend financial and other support to the PAO (Section 6)
- Grants the PAO franking privilege for official communications (Section 6)
- Establishes a ratio of one public attorney position for each organized court sala (Section 7)
- Authorizes PAO lawyers to administer oaths in connection with their duties (Section 8)
- Grants special allowances to PAO officials and lawyers, up to 100% of their basic salary (Section 9)
- Provides for the conversion of special allowances to basic salary upon subsequent salary increases (Section 10)
- Appropriates funds for the implementation of the Act (Section 11)
- Requires the issuance of implementing rules and regulations within 90 days (Section 12)
- Includes repealing, separability, and effectivity clauses (Section 13-15)
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AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY''S OFFICE (PAO)
Republic Act No. 9406
•March 23, 2007
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Thirteenth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand six.
Republic Act No. 9406             March 23, 2007
AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987", AS AMENDED, GRANTING SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO PAO OFFICIALS AND LAWYERS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 4, Chapter 1, Title III, Book IV of Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known as the "Administrative Code of 1987", as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 4. Organizational Structure - The Department shall consist of the following constituent units:
(1) Department Proper;
(2) Office of the Government Corporate Counsel;
(3) National Bureau of Investigation;
(4) Public Attorney's Office (as an attached agency);
(5) Board...
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Amended by
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Statutes
Republic Acts
Public Attorney's Office
legal assistance
indigent persons
criminal cases
civil cases
labor cases
administrative cases
quasi-judicial cases
organizational structure
Chief Public Attorney
Deputy Chief Public Attorneys
Regional Public Attorneys
Provincial Public Attorneys
City Public Attorneys
Municipal District Public Attorneys
salaries
allowances
retirement privileges
appointments
vacancies
exemption from fees
trust fund
local government support
franking privilege
ratio of public attorneys
administering oaths
special allowances
salary increases
appropriations
implementing rules and regulations
Republic of the Philippines
Congress of the Philippines
Metro Manila
Thirteenth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of July, two thousand six.
Republic Act No. 9406             March 23, 2007
AN ACT REORGANIZING AND STRENGTHENING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO), AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 292, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987", AS AMENDED, GRANTING SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO PAO OFFICIALS AND LAWYERS, AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Section 4, Chapter 1, Title III, Book IV of Executive Order No. 292, otherwise known as the "Administrative Code of 1987", as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 4. Organizational Structure - The Department shall consist of the following constituent units:
(1) Department Proper;
(2) Office of the Government Corporate Counsel;
(3) National Bureau of Investigation;
(4) Public Attorney's Office (as an attached agency);
(5) Board...
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