Public Attorney’s Office

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The Public Attorney’s Office is the Philippine government’s primary legal aid agency that provides free legal representation and services to indigent and marginalized individuals nationwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
legal aid organization ⓘ
abbreviation PAO ⓘ
beneficiaryGroup economically disadvantaged Filipinos ⓘ
victims of injustice from marginalized sectors ⓘ
clientType indigent individuals ⓘ
marginalized persons ⓘ
underprivileged litigants ⓘ
coreFunction legal representation for the poor ⓘ
public legal assistance ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
eligibilityCriterion indigency based on income and property ⓘ
fundingSource Philippine national government budget ⓘ
governedBy Philippine laws on legal aid ⓘ
handlesCases administrative cases ⓘ
civil cases ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ
hasOfficeIn all regions of the Philippines ⓘ
various cities and municipalities in the Philippines ⓘ
headquartersLocation Philippines ⓘ
jurisdiction Republic of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Philippines
languageOfService English ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ
legalMandate provide free legal assistance to indigent persons ⓘ
render legal services to marginalized sectors ⓘ
mission provide free, competent and accessible legal assistance to indigent persons ⓘ
objective promote equal access to justice ⓘ
uphold the constitutional right to counsel ⓘ
officialName Public Attorney’s Office ⓘ
operatesUnder executive branch of the Philippine government ⓘ
parentOrganization Department of Justice (Philippines) ⓘ
partOf Philippine Department of Justice ⓘ
primaryRole ensure access to justice for the poor ⓘ
provide legal defense and representation in courts ⓘ
providesRepresentationFor accused persons who cannot afford counsel ⓘ
indigent litigants in various courts and quasi-judicial bodies ⓘ
scope nationwide ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
serviceArea entire Philippine territory ⓘ
serviceType court representation ⓘ
documentation and notarization for qualified clients ⓘ
legal counseling ⓘ
legal representation ⓘ
mediation and conciliation ⓘ
public legal assistance ⓘ
typeOfOrganization non-fee-charging legal service provider ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Department of Justice of the Philippines → oversees → Public Attorney’s Office ⓘ
Public Attorney’s Office → officialName → Public Attorney’s Office ⓘ
Secretary of Justice of the Philippines → oversees → Public Attorney’s Office of the Philippines ⓘ
linked to: Public Attorney’s Office