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Public Attorney’s Office

Legal Basis
z Republic Act No. 1199 (August 30,1954) created the Agricultural Tenancy Commission, later
renamed Tenancy Mediation Commission (TMC), to provide legal assistance to agricultural tenants.

z Republic Act No. 3844 (August 8, 1963), the Agricultural Land Reform Code, reconstituted and
renamed the TMC to Office of the Agrarian Counsel (OTAC).

z Presidential Decree No. 1 (September 24, 1972), or the Integrated Reorganization Plan, made
possible the shift from strictly agrarian concerns to legal aid with the creation of the Citizen’s
Legal Assistance Office (CLAO) to represent, free of charge, indigent persons in legal cases.

z Letter of Implementation No. 4 (October 23, 1972) implemented the provisions of PD 1 on the
creation of CLAO, expanding its functions to include civil, administrative, criminal, and labor cases
as well.

z Executive Order No. 292 (July 25, 1987), the Administrative Code of 1987, renamed CLAO to
Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), an attached agency of the Department of Justice.

• Republic Act No. 9406 (March 23, 2007), reorganized and strengthened the PAO and amended
pertinent provisions of Executive Order No. 292, Administrative Code of 1987.

Mandate

The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) provides free legal representation, assistance and counselling
to indigent persons in all criminal, civil, labor, administrative and other quasi-judicial cases in the
interest of justice.

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK (PAO)

Societal Goal Peace & Order/Justice

Sectoral Goal
Rule of Law

Accessible Legal Services to Indigents


Organizational Outcome

Free Legal Representation and Counseling


Major Final Output Services to Indigents

P/A/P Provision of Legal and Counseling Services to Indigents

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PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND TARGET
(Amounts in Thousand Pesos)

FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009


Particulars
Actual / Amount Target / Amount Target / Amount

MFO
Free legal representation and counselling 689,049 767,397 781,776
services to indigents

No. of cases handled (Judicial) 432,843 437,171 441,543


No. of cases handled (Quasi-Judicial) 68,058 68,739 69,426
No. of clients served (Instant services) 3,881,710 3,815,683 3,853,839
TOTAL 689,049 767,397 781,776
FY 2009 MFO BUDGET

By MFO/By Expense Class


(In thousand pesos)
Particulars PS MOOE CO TOTAL % S hare

MFO
Free legal representation and counselling
serv ices to indigents 706,473 65,303 10,000 781,776 100%

TOTAL 706,473 65,303 10,000 781,776 100%

% Share 90.37% 8.35% 1.28% 100%

By Expense Class
(Total Budget = P 781,776,000)

CO
MOOE 1.28%
8.35%

PS
90.37%

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