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Tonggopon ng MonononggolPomboyon(PUBLTC ATTORNEY'S OFFTCE)

DOJ Agencies BuiHing, NlARd. mr. East Ave. 1104 Diliman, Quezon City

Telephone tlos. 929-90-10i929-9436; FAx Nos. 927$&10/ 926-28-78

ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTOF THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

FOR THE YEAR 2016

PREFATORY STATEMENT

As protectors of the poor, downtrodden, marginalized, and lessprivileged in life, the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) has shownwholehearted dedication, enduring perseverance, and unquestionableprofessionalism in fulfilling its legal mandate of providing free legalservices and aid.

Guided by the outmost interest to serue the people with respectto their legal needs as mandated by the Constitution, and inspired bythe passion and principles which are continually being inculcatedupon them, the PAO continues to thrive, adopting to the changes ofthe present time, as well as taking on the challenges of the ever-growing needs and demands of society.

To promote social awareness and reform, the PAO has madeefforts to reach a wider audience, aiming to protect the victims ofinjustices, to educate the less knowledgeable, and to empower thosewho were weakened. Led by the undersigned, who personally andprofessionally advocate for the rule of law, truth and social justice toalways prevail, the PAO bravely faces the perils and hazards posed bythe crucial and the controversial cases it handles, without cowering infear. Such valiant and dauntless chivalry has become the norm thatevery PAO employee strives to uphold.

With the constant influx of clients, heavy downpour of variouscases, and the strict deadlines posed by the prescriptive andreglementary periods imposed by law, the PAO's humble manpowerof two thousand, seven hundred and twelve (2,712) employees,stands strong.

Despite this and the meager resources available, the PAO has

demonstrated creativity, ingenuity and tenacity in dealing withgargantuan tasks. This only proves that the PAO is truly committed in

serving and in responding to the growing legal needs of the Filipinopeople.

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As such, before looking forward to another progressive year forthe PAO, it is important to look back and review the achievementsand progresses it met the past year. The statistics below will reveal asignificant improvement in the overall performance of the Office. Inthe analysis, the increase with the number of case disposals and therendition of legal services is palpably a validation that the countlesstears, head-splitting migraines, and sleepless nights spent on thestudy of each dispute and issue faced, preparation of pleadings, andlitigation of the cases were not in vain.

With all things said, this report shall serve as a testament to thePAO's effi ciency, competence, and productivity.

Finally, in parallel with President Rodrigo Roa Duterte'sadministration's policy that is to be "sensitive to the State'sobligations to promote and protect, and tulfil the rights of [its]citizens, especially the poor, the marginalized and the vulnerable,"lthe PAO, through the leadership of the undersigned Chief PublicAttorney, will endeavor to continue its unyielding pursuit to improveand provide a more exceptional and beyond excellent public service.

Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9406, entitled "An Act Reorganizing andStrengthening the Public Attorney's ffice (PAO)" established thePAO as an independent and autonomous Office attached to theDepartment of Justice only for the purpose of policy and program

coordination. The law expanded the mandate of the PAO to includeproviding free legal services and assistance to indigent clients, otherqualified persons, and in the exigency of the service, when calledupon by proper government authorities to render such seruice toother persons, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations, in all

criminal, civil, labor, administrative and other quasi-judicial cases.

The PAO-Central Office is located at the DOJ AgenciesBuilding, NIA Road corner East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. Theregional and districVsub-district offices, on the other hand, arestrategically located nationwide to effectively respond to indigentclients from eighty-one (81) provinces, one hundred and forty-five(145) cities, one thousand and four hundred eighty-nine (1,489)municipalities and forty-two thousand and thirty-six (42,036)barangays2, all of which, are in dire need of legal assistance.

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PAO ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2016 of 31

I. THE OFFICE

Currently, the PAO has 18 regional offices and 298 districtoffices, six sub-district offices, two Regional Special andAppealed Cases Units, one satellite office, and one annex.Most of these offices are situated at the Halls of Justice nationwidealong with the courts and other offices involved in the administrationof justice. However, some district offices are housed at rented officespaces like the PAO-Manila District Office, etc.

II. PUBLIC ATTORNEYS THE REGIONAL ANDDISTRICT OFFICES , AND THE COURTS

Despite the high turn-over rate of the Public Attorneys,primarily due to resignation to engage in private law practice,

transfer to the National Prosecution Seruice (NAPROSS), to thejudiciary, to other government owned and controlled corporations,and healry workload, among others, the PAO has a total of 11688public attorneys, who actively handle criminal and civil cases

before the courts nationwide.

About 59 of them devote themselves to special and appealed

cases before the Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court and the Officeof the President. However, the handling of criminal and civil cases

and representation of clients in courts as above-stated is only aportion of the public attorneys'functions. They also appear in and

handle administrative and labor cases, the so-called quasi-judicial

cases, and such other limited and special cases and services aS

shown hereafter.

Below is a table indicating the number of existing offices and

assigned lawyers in each region as follows:

NUMBER OFPUBLIC

ATTORNEYS

DrsTRrcr / suB-DISTRICT OFFICESREGION

113Central Office

27616National Capital Region

51LB I 2 sub-districtCordil lera AdministrativeRegion

872TRegion IIlocos Region

6415Region II

Cagayan Valley

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Region IIICentral Luzon

3t I t annex L4L

Region IV-ACAI.ABARZON

34 20r

Region IV-BMIMAROPA

L2 44

Region VBicol Region

23 65

Region VIEastern Visayas

L2 tL4

Region VIICentral Visayas

L4 I L RSACU 104

Region VIIIWestern Visayas

25 BB

3 I L sub-district 33

Region IX-BZamboanga Peninsula

L4 lG sub-district& 1

satellite office5B

Region XNorthern Mindanao

L4 I G RSACU & 1 sub-district)

B6

Region XIDavao Region

11 5B

Region XIISOCCSIGARGEN

11 61

Region XIIICARAGA

11 44

Region )0/IIINegros Island Region

13

TOTAL 30s 1,688Table No. 1

The establishment of district offices in different regions of thecountry complements the agency's mission to provide litigants freeaccess to courts and quasi-judicial agencies by rendering legal

assistance without cost. The PAO envisions the establishment ofadequate district offices to enhance the accessibility of its seruices inorder that justice could efficienUy be delivered despite geographicalfragmentation.

III. SIGNIFICANT MPLISHMENTS

o CLIENTS ASSISTED AND CASES HANDLED

The statistical figures below show the total number of indigentclients assisted and the total number of cases fiudicial and uasi-


Region IX-AARMM

judicial) handled by the PAO and its proportionate relation to the11688 lawyerc for the period covering January to December, 2016.

Total No. of Clients Assisted 8,839,742Total No. of Cases Handled 850,298Average No. of Clients Assisted by Each Lawyer 5,237Average No. of Cases Handled by Each Lawyer 511

Table No. 2

o MA'OR FINAL OUTPUT AND PERFORMANCEINDICATORS

In order to fully monitor the effective implementation of itsseruices and to obtain the feedbacks of its qualified clients, the PAO'sperformance indicators were refined/enhanced to include thedetermination of the timelines and quality of its seruices, instead ofmerely focusing on quantity.

For the year 20t6, the implementation of the new indicatorsyielded positive results, to wit:

Maior Final Output: Free Leoal Seruices to Indioent Clients

FY 2016 TARGETSACCOMPLISHMENTS

(FY 2016)PERFORMANCE TN DICATORS

73.30o/o(309,7481422,576)

100o/o

(756,8361756,836)

99.89o/o(438,0t61438,512)

850,2L2

75.860/o(230,831/304,267)

100o/o

( 1, 199, 183/1, 199, 183)

100o/o(486,4351486,435)

950,298Number of cases undermanagement.

Percentage of cases with favorablejudgment.

Percentage of requests for legalassista nce/representation actedupon within three working daysfrom the date of request.

Percentage of hearings for whichno postponement is sought by thePAO Iegal representative.

PI Set 1:

a

a

a

a

5,411,808

2,577,636

4,990,548

L,922,ffi8

Number of clients serued (Non-Judicial).

Number of legaladvisories/counsell ing provided.

PI Set 2:

O

a

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Percentage of clients who rated thelegal services of the PAO assatisfactory or better.

Percentage of requests forassistance that are acted uponwithin two hours.

o

99.98o/o(5r7,8001517,928)

100o/o

1

100o/o

(563,6781563,678)

100o/o

ACQI.IITTALS / DISMISSAL OF CASES / RELEASE FROMD E TE NTTIO N / JAILS AND O TH ER FAVO RABLE D I SPO SITI ONS

r A. Acquittal. C. Motion to quash grantedr E. Provisionally dismissedI G. Probation Grantedr I. Granted lesser awardI K. Case filed in court (Complainant), M. Bail (Non-bailable offense)

O. Diversion prnoceedings / Interventionr O lVlqrimrrm imnoshle nennltv served

r B. Dismissed with prejudiceD. Demurrer to evidence granted

I F. Convicted to lesser offenseI H. WonI J. Dismissed based on compromised agreementr L. Dismissed (Respondents)t N. Recognizance

P. Suspended sentence

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,m0

Pb bs$ tors.,g +q dP*0

s.P"" ePe

No. ofAccused Benefited

,P

o CLIENTS ASSISTED AND CASES HANDLED

Graph No. 1

Undaunted by the overwhelming caseloads, the publicattorneys ably represented indigent clients who are accused in court.The Public Attorneys skillfully facilitated the release and favorabledisposition of cases of indigent clients, by way of acquittals, dismissalof Cases, Ot for some Other reasons, their cases were favorablydisposed of, as shown in the graph below.

The graph above shows the figures of acquittals, dismissals andother favorable dispositions in criminal cases for the period coveringJanuary to December 2016, totaling L48.,7t.6.

o WINNING APPEALED CASES

For criminal cases alone, a total of 158 cases were favorablydisposed of during the period of January to December 2016 by thePAO-special and Appealed Cases Seruice (SACS).

Table No. 3

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The table below shows the breakdown of figures, to wit:

Acquittals from Reclusion Temporal 73Acquittals from Reclusion Perpetua B5

TOTAL 158Table No. 4

Aslde from criminal cases, the PAO-SACS also handled a total of645 civil and special cases such as appeals from the decision ofNLRC, SSS and GSIS. In those handled cases, a total of 645favorable dispositions were obtained by the PAO-SACS fromJanuary to December 2016.

o JAIL VISITATION AND DECONGESTIONPROGRAM

This non-judicial service rendered by the Office for the inmateshas been strengthened by the PAO-Central Office Legal, Medical,Dental and Optical lail Visitation Program. The program started in2007 and is now being continuously conducted in various jails in thePhilippines. The tables below show the output of the project for theyear 20L6, to wit:

Regular Monthly Jail Visitation of District Offices Nationwide:

Table No. 5

PAO-Central Office Legal & MedicalJail Visitation & Decongestion Program

No. of Inmates / DetaineesMonthly Jail Visitation

of District OfficesNationwide

Interuiewed & Assisted 301,319

Provided Legal Representation in Couft 342,828

Released 43,519

TOTAL NO.

OF INMATESRELEASED

NO. OFBENEFICIARIES

FOR DENTALASSISTANCE

NO. OFREADINGGLASSES

DISTRIBUTED

LEG

NO. OFBENEFICIARIES

FOR LEGALASSISTANCE

(ADVICE)

NO. OF

BENEFICIARIESFOR MEDICALASSISTANCE

VISITED ]AIL DATE

2tl2s3 45February9, 2016

1sr 2031

Taguig City Jail(Male & Female

Dormitories)

t74190 39April 21,2016

2ND 822 Quezon City FemaleDormitory

259and

A total of2A2t

inmateswere

releasedfrom variousjails in

100 25C-orrectional

Institution forWomen

April27,2016

3RD 1093

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4Correctional

Institution forWomen

December27,2016

4TH 90 293 33 26L

nearbyprovincesvisited bythe PAO-

Crntralffice and

followed upby the field

offices.

TOTAL 444 836 t42 905 2,421

o LEGAL/ rNQU EST PROCEEDTNGSASSISTANCE

Table No. 6

On their scheduled duties, the public attorneys and staff of thePAO-Central Office have alternately been providing legal and inquestproceedings assistance even during nighttime, weekends andholidays since October 2009. For this purpose, the PAO hotline, 929-9436 (lrcal 106 or 107 during office hourc and loal 159 afrer officehours) is open to the public 24/Z

In September 2010, the coverage of this program was

expanded to serue the people covered by the regional and districtoffices of the PAO, nationwide. Since then, the said offices have beenrendering lqtal assisbnce (e.9. legal advice, attending to the legalneeds of suspects in the police stations within the territorialjurisdiction of the concerned PAO regional/district offices) up to10:00 P.M. everyday (including weekends and holidays). Further, theassigned PAO inquest public attorneys and staff therein remain oncall, even beyond 10:00 P.M., to attend to inquest calls in police

stations nationwide.

A total of 39p79 clients benefited from the services provided

by the PAO consisting of inquest assistance, legal advice/counsellingand documentation at the above duty stations covering the period

January to December 2016.

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rV. CASE LOAD STATISTICAL REPORT AND

A. RENDITION OF JUDICIAL SERVICES1. Regular Seruices

a) CRIMINAL

No.

For the year 20L6, the PAO handled a total of 5351138criminal cases; of this total, 275,654 are newly received cases and259,484 are carried-over from the previous year.

REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENTS INJUDICIAL CASES (CRIMINAL)

*Cases Handled vs. Target*600,000

500,ooo

400,000

300,0o0

200,0o0

100,000

o

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES HANDLED

r Carry-Over

rNewlyReceived

I Target

*535,138*OUTPUT

*469,078*TARGET

REPRESENTATION OFINDIGEI\TTS IN JUDICIAL*ACQUITTALS, WINNING

CASES-FAVORABLEDISPOSITIONS*

OU1TPUTTOTAL NUMBER OF CASES

150,000

100,000

50,000

0

TERMINATED

I Favorable

I Others

REPRESEI{ITATION OFINDIGENTS IN JUDICIAL

CASES (CRIMINAL)*Cases Terminated vs. Target*

*192,328* *209,071*

OUTPUT TARGET

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASESTF;RMINATED

Fa250,000

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

0

I Others

I Target

Graph No.3 Graph No.4

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r

275,65424L,626

259,484 I 227,452

43,612

148, 7t6

148,716 16 1,662

43,6L2 41,409

Out of the 1921328 terminated criminal crses from January toDecember 2016, L48.Jl.6 cases or about 77,32olo thereof werefavorably disposed by the respective Public Attorneys assigned tohandle the same.

b) crwl


For the year 2016, the ffice has handled a total of 34,34tcivil cases consisting of newly received and carry-over cases. Duringthe same period, a total of 91188 were terminated.

c) ADMINISTRATM CASES PROPER

RE PRE SENTATION OF INDIGENTSIN JUDICIAL CASES (CNIL)

*Cases Handled vs. Target*

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES HANDI,ED

40,000

20,000

l0,ooo

30,ooo

o

f Carry-Over

I NewlyReceived

I Tareet

*34,341*OIITPUT

*49,522*TARGET

REPRESENTATION OFINDIGEI\T,TS IN JUDI CIAL

CASES (CNIL)*Cases Terminated vs. Targetx

OUTPUT TARGE-T


40,0o0

30,ooo

30,310

0

20,ooo

10,ooo

I Ou@ut

Target

REPRESE NTATION OF INDIGENTSIN QUASI-JIIDI CIAL CASES

(ADMINI STRATIVE CASE S PROPER)*Cases Handled vs. Target*

*12,842n *17,910*

OUTPUT TARGET

TOTAL NI]MBER OF CASES HANDLED

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

I Carry-Over

! NewlyReceived

I Target

REPRESENTATION OFINDIGENTS IN QUASI-

JUDICIAL CASES(ADMINISTRATIVE CASES

5.000 PROPER)' *Cases Terminated vs. Target*

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES

7,290

OUTPUT TARGET

4,OOO

3,OOO

2,OOO

l,ooo

o

r OuhutTarget

Graph No.7 No.8


27,r6t

18,835

22,36115,506

9.188

14,96010,727

I

2,9502,115 :

3,803

The PAO handled a total of 12,842 administrative casesconsisting of L0,727 carry-over cases and 2,115 newly received casesfrom January to December 2016. A total of 3r8O3 cases from theaforesaid total number of administrative cases were terminated.

d) PROSECUTOR',S OFFTCE CASES

Graph No.9 Graph No. 10

For the year 2016, the Office handled a total of 681838 casesat the Prosecutor's level, 30,653 of which are newly received and38,185 are carried over from the previous year. Out of the said totalnumber of cases, 331999 were already terminated.

e) LABOR CASES

Graph No.11 No.12

REPRESENTATION OFIND I GENTS IN QUASI -JTIDI C IALCASES @ROSECTfTOR'S OFFICE

CASES)* Cases Handled vs. Target*

*68,838* "73,661*OUTPUT TARGET


75,OOO

o

50,ooo

25,OOO

I Carry-Over

I NewlyReceived

I Target

REPRESEI{TATION OFINDIGEIVTS IN QUASI.JUDI CIALCASES (PROSECITTOR'S O FFICE

CASES)* Cases Terminated vs. Target*

OUTPUT TARGET


30,oo0

34,712

10,ooo

o

40,000

20,ooo

I Output

Target

REPRESENTATION OF INDIGENTSIN QUASI-JTIDICIAL CASES

(LABOR CASES)*Cases Handled vs. Target*

*84,924* *84,869*

OUTPUT TARGET

TOTAL NI]MBER OF CASES HANDI,ED

60,000

30,000

0

90,000 I Carry-Over

I NewlyReceived

I Target

REPRESENTATI ON OF I NDI GE}TTSIN QUASI-JIIDICIAL CASES

(LABOR CASES)*Cases Terminated vs. Target*

OUTPUT TARGET

TOTAL NIJMBER OF CASES HANDLED

75,000

50,000

51,466

0

25,000

IOu@ut

Target

PAO ACCOMPLISHME},TT REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2016 of31

40,86038,185

32,80130,653

32,748

52,176 52,142

64,949

-

In Labor cases, the PAO was able to handle a tobl of 4,924complaints from January to December 2016, il,949 of which werealready disposed of.

2. Limited Seruices

Graph No. 13

The Office has extended limited services to accused in criminalcases specifically on the stages of arraignrnent, pre-trial,promulgation of sentence and in such other stages of the case wherethe PAO is sought to engage. It assisted a total of 649,775 accusedfrom January to December 2016.

3. Special Legal Services (Purcuant to Sec 14-A of R.A.9406 and MOAs)

From January to December 20L6, the PAO serued a total of231066 clients under Special Legal Seruices.

"SEC. 14-A Powerc and Functrbns. - The PAO shallindependently dixharge ib mandate to render, fre ofchargq lqal represenbtio4 assistancg and counselling toindigent petwns in criminal, ciuil, labor, administratiue andother quasi-judicial ases. In the exigenry of the seruicgthe PAO may be calld uryn by proper governmentauthorities to render such seruice to other peaons,to existing laws, rules and rqulations. "

ARRAIGNMENT PRE.TBIAL PROMUICAITONOF

ruDGMENT

Total number of accused assisted = 649,775

LIMITED SERVICES

500,000

400,000 378,

300,000

200,000

100,000

1

1

7

0OTTIERS

I OUTPUT T TARGE:T

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173,

B. RENDTTTON OF QUASr-IUDTCTAL SERVTCES

1. Mediation and Conciliation

Graph No. 14 GraPh No. 15

It is worthy to take note that the Office also renders mediationand conciliation seruices as part of its quasi-judicial function. For theperiod covering January to December 20L6, it handled a total of252,L85 disputes and resolved a total of 232,519 thereof.

2. Investigation

For the year 20L6, the PAO conducted a total of 59investigations of cases involving torture. The Office is mandated toassist in torture cases through Sec. 11 of Republic Act (R.A.) 9745 orthe Anti-Tofture Act of 2009, uiz

"section 11. Assistance in Filing a Complaint - The

CHR and the PAO shall render lqal assistance in theinvestigation and monitoring and/or filing of the complaintfor a peren who sufferc torture and other cruel, inhumanand dqrading treatment or punishment, or for anyinterested party thereto, "

RENDITION OF QUASI-JUDICIALSERVICES

(NIEDIATTO N & CO NCILIATIO N*Disp ute s Handled vs. Target*

*252,185* *458,O52x

OUTPUT TARGET


300,000

200,ooo

100,000240,805

o

2A 670

Carry-OverNewlyReceived

437,382 Target

11,380

RENDITION OF QUASI-JUDICIALSERVI C E S (IVIE DIATI ON &

coNCrLrATrolr)*Disputes Terminated vs. Target*

OUTPUT TARGET

TOTALNUMBER OF CASES HANDLED

300,000

200,000

100,000

446,650

0

IOuhut

Tarpt

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232,519

C. RENDITION OF NON.JUDICIAL SERVICES

1. Instant/Outreach Seruices

Graph No.

The Office has rendered instant I outreach seruices to61015,749 clienB that include legal documentation, counselling andadministering of oaths for the period covering January to December2016.

2. Inquest Activities

From January to December 2016, the PAO assisted a total of2OO,493 clients during inquest investigations and custodialinterrogations.

3. Barangay Le{al Outreach and Visitation

Craph No. 17

INSTANT I OIITREACH SERVICES

OATHS ADMINISTERED CT ENTS COUNSEI,ED

Total number of clients assisted = 6,015,749

IOUTPUT ITARGES]

2,577,6362,500,000

2,000,000 1,888,286

1,500,000

1,000,000

1,549,827

500,000

0LEGAL

DOCTTMENTATION

BARANGAY LE GAL O I]TREA CHACTIVITTES

OUTPUT TARGET

TOTAI NI'MBER OF BENEFICIARIES

200,000

150,000

100,000

50,000

0

! Ou@ut Target

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1,203.51 I

I

1,291,

198.863153,483

In the barangay outreach activities conducted by the Officefrom January to December 2016, it assisted a total of 198,863clients.

WOMEN CLIENTSAflD CHTLDREN TN CONFLICT WTTH TTIE LAW

Under R.A. No. 9262, otherwise known as the Anti-ViolenceAgainst Women and their Children Act and R.A. No. 93,14, otherwiseknown as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare System Act, as well as thesubsequent peftinent issuances, the PAO is specifically mandated bylaw to extend legal assistance to women and their children who arevictims of violence and to facilitate the release and proper dispositionof cases involving Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL),particularly those who were fifteen years old or below at the time ofthe alleged commission of the crime.

To this mandated task, the PAO continuously gives specialattention to the cause of women and children in so far as the criminaljustice system is concerned.

Graph No. 18 GraPh No. 19

The graphs above show the number of women and childrenassisted by the PAO for the year 2016. From January to December2016, the Office handled a total of 52,724 and 22,t36 casesinvolving women and CICL, respectively.

REPRESENTATIONOFWOMEN CLIENTS

*Disputes Handled vs. Target*

*52,724* *?5,a36*OUTPUT TARGET


60,ooo

40,ooo

20,ooo

0

r carry-Over

! NewlyReceived

I Target

TOTAI, NUMBER OF CASES HANDLED

40,o00

30,ooo

20,oo0a Target

ro,ooo

o

Ilece i

*22,136*OT]TPTJT

*35,999*TARGET

a Carry-Over

r Newly

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29,797

42,977

42,454

.t.> o.>n

REPRESENTATTON OFCHILDRENIN CONFLICT

\^/ITHTHE I.AW(CICL)*Disputes Handled vs- Target*

16,564

26,944

5,568 I,O55

REPRESEIVTATION OF WOMENCLIEI{TS

*Disputes Terminated vs. Target*

OUTPUT TARGE"T

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASBS HANDLED

30,ooo

20,oo0

45,979

10,ooo

o

I Ou@ut

Target

REPRESENTATTON OF CHILDREN INCONFLICTWITHTIM LAW

*Disputes Terminated vs. Target*

OUTPUT TARGEf,

TCIAL NI'T,TBER OF CASFS HANDLED

10,000

8,000

6,000

4,000

2,000

19,398

0

rOu@ut

Target


The graphs above show that from January to December 2016, atotal of 25F7L and 6,t76 cases involving women and CICL,respectively, were terminated.

It is humbly submitted that the above-shown data manifest andindicate the continuous trust and faith of the people in theperformance of the agency.

It is viewed that when the agency performs its duties andresponsibilities with the highest standard of efficiency and dedication,it gives its humble share in converting and transforming public apathyand chaos into trust and faith to the criminal justice system andultimately to the entire administration.

V, THE OFFICE OF E CHIEF PUBLICATTORNEY

I. The Office of the Chief Public Attorney rcceivd/answered6090Z communications from January to December, 2016.The breakdown is as follows:

66pO7Total No. ofCommunicationsCommunications to / from CPA Rueda-Acosta

13269A. Communications from the Executive Support Staff1 524t1. Appointments

4652. Memorandum4583. Memorandum Order

54. Memorandum Circular2325. Office Order

676. Reassignment Order

397. Travel Order

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25,5716,176

16B. Special Order

9. Other Communications

9.1. Signed by CPA 218

10,2459.2. Signed by Executive Lawyers

s248B. Communications from Other Seruices

2,7191. Administrative Service

1,4852. Legal Research Service

4673. Field Operations and Statistics Seruice

1664. Financial Planning and nt Seruice

4Lt5. Special and Appealed Cases Seruice

8,637C. Communications from Regional Offices

461. Region I30s2. Region II

1,0153. Region III1,0344. Region IV

6075. Region V6846. Region VI6147. Region VII401n VIII8.

3639. Region IX / ARMM

37910 onX20811. Region XI277t2 XII39113. Region XIII/CARAGA37414. CAR

1,53915. NCR

926D. Communications from OP, OVP, Senate &HOR

321747E. Communications from Other Offices5001. Department of lustice

3,6832. Supreme Couft2L,9413. Couft of Appeals2,t554. National Labor Relations Commission

4,2025. Other Communications266icants6.

83sF. Publications346L. Dear PAQ Manila Times34LKay Attorney, Bu2148TonightMo Attorneyl3

s,245G. EMAILS4,4391. Legal Assistance

20icants2.4353. Other emails3514. Emails from PAO-District Offices

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il. The Offtce of the Chief Public Attomey actually served 231056clienB during this period.

III. The Chief Public Attorney served as nesourae ptwn, in thefollowing seminars, trainings, and meetings, among others:

a. Speaker, 11h Annua! Dr. Ernesto P. Namin LectureSeries, August 20, 2016, University of St. La Salle College ofMedicine, Bacolod;

b. Gaest Spaker, Rotary Club-Forbes ParkFellowship/Meeting, July 28, 2016, Turf Room, Manila PoloClub, Mckinley St., Makati City;

c. Keynote Spaker, 1"t International ResearchConference, on Gender and Criminal Justice, (Theme:Advocating Gender Ruponsivenes in tlrc Cnlminal.lustice System), June 28, 2016, Camp Benjamin, Alfonso-Maragondon Road, Barangay Taywanak-Ilaya, Alfonso, Cavite;

d. Speaker, Nationwide Youth Leaderchip ConferenceInnovation, April 19, 2016, Camp Bado Dangwa, La Trinidad,Benguet;

e. Speaker, UP Law Student Governmentt Career &Internship Fair: LiUgation Tallg April 15, 2016, MalcolmTheater, Malcolm Hall, UP College of Law, Diliman, QuezonCity;

f. Keynote Spaker, 2nd Visayas-Mindanao ConsultativeWorkshop on Barangay Civil Registration System(BCRS), March 15, 2016, Punta Villa Resort and ConventionCenter, Sto. Nifio Sur, Arevalo, Iloilo City;

g. Keynote Speaker, Golden Globe Annual Awatds forBusiness Excellence and Filipino Achievers 2O16, March

t3, 2016, Centennial A Grand Ballroom, Manila Hotel;

h. Keynob Spake4l$ Genera! Membership Meeting andInduction of Officers of the Institute of InternalAuditors-Philippines, February 24, 20t6, SMX ConventionCentre, Mall of Asia, Pasay City;

IV The Chief Public Attorney prwnally handled and/or ldthe following cases, and/or rendetd legal assistance tothe following individuals, inter alia, to wit:

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a. Carl Lqn $underc (Saunders), an Australian national, andalleged victim of his Filipina girlfriend who took away his papersand properties, but was charged by the latter of the Violation ofRepublic Act (R.A.) No. 9262.

The Chief Public Attorney succeeded in seeking for the grantingof the permanent dismissal of the charge of the Violation ofR.A. No. 9262 against Saunders.

As per the request of the Australian Embassy in the Philippines,and with the authority of the Department of Justice, the ChiefPublic Attorney with her legal and medical teams escoftedSaunders (who had a medical condition) back to Australia onJanuarv 19, 2016, to ensure his safety while in transit up to thecustodial turn-over to his mother.

Saunders was qualified for voluntary deportation. His girlfriendwas the private complainant in the case of the Violation of R.A.

No. 9262 that was charged against him. As per the record ofthe Regional Trial Court, Branch 43 of Manila, the return ofnotices indicated that the private complainant could no longerbe located and/or unknown.

b. Spu,*s htuacion and Estehn Crtrtabisb (Spouses

Cortabista), who are both in their seventies (70s) and victims of"laglag/bnim bala" *am were assisted by the Chief PublicAttorney and her legal team.

Spouses Cortabista were assisted by the PAO-Manila DistrictOffice during the conduct of the inquest proceedings on April19, 2016. On May 13, 20L6, the Chief Public Attorney and herlegal team filed a Complaint, on behalf of the Cortabistas, atthe Pasay Prosecutor's Office against those individuals whothey believed have conducted the said scam and attempted toextort money from the elderly couple.

On May 14, 2016. Spouses Cortabista were finally allowed toleave for the United States of America, where SalvacionCortabista would seek assistance for her medical condition. Thiswas the very reason of their previous flight on April 19, 2016which did not push through due to the said laglag/tanim bala"incident.

c. Jetome Szlif (Sulit) was a honeymooner in Boracay, whobecame a victim of the "laglag/bnim-fula"scheme.

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The Chief Public Attorney and her legal team rendered legal

assistance to Sulit. On May 13, 2016, before he was arraignedfor the Violation of Section 28 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 10591,

docketed as Criminal Case No. 12872, Sulit through the Public

Attorney's Office (PAO) filed an Urgent Ad Cautelam OmnibusMotion: (a) to Quash Information (b) for Judicial Determination

of Probable Cause and (c) to Defer Arraignment.

The Omnibus Motion filed by the Chief Public Attorney and her

legal team for Sulit was granted in the absence of animuspossidendi, i.e., his lack of an intent to possess of theammunition allegedly found in his sling bag when he entered

together with his wife at the Godofredo P. Ramos Airport atBrgy. Caticlan, Malay, Aklan in the morning of April 28,2016.Moreover, since there was no probable cause against Sulit, theinstant case was dismissed and the cash bond for his

provisional liberty was ordered cancelled and released to his

bondsman.

Despite the Motion for Reconsideration filed by the Prosecution

on the Order, dated June 20, 2016 dismissing the instant case,

and taking into consideration the Comment/Opposition theretofiled by the Chief Public Attorney and her legal team for Sulit,

RegionalTrial Court Branch 6, Kalibo, Aklan, in an Order, dated

)ulv 27,2016, reiterated its Order; dated June 20, 2016, that itfound no intent to possess of the subject ammunition on thepart of the accused. Thus, it denied the Motion forReconsideration filed by the Prosecution, and after which thedismissal of the instant case became final.

d. Ricado "Richard"S'b. Ana, Jn (Sta. Ana) was charged withParricide for being allegedly the mastermind behind the murderof his wife and son.

The Chief Public Attorney and her legal team rendered legalassistance to Sta. Ana. On Julv 27. 2016, Deputy CityProsecutor Oscar T. Co of the City of Sta. Rosa, Lagunadismissed the complaint against the said accused forinsufficiency of evidence. Deputy Co, instead, recommendedthat the two (2) men who both feigned as telecommunicationsrepairmen and were involved in the said case, be charged withtwo (2) counts of murder, rape and theft. He further indo

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e. Robeft B, Dela Riatft (Dela Riarte), brother of John B. DelaRiafte, who was shot to death by two (2) Philippine NationalPolice (PNP)-Highway Patrol Group (HPG) personnel, namelyPO3 Jeremiah De Villa (now deceased) and PO2 Jonjie Manon-og, in relation to a vehicular accident which happened on July29, 2016 at around 9:00 to 10:00 otlock in the morning, alongthe southbound lane of EDSA-Estrella intersection in MakatiCitY.

The Chief Public Attorney and her legal team assisted DelaRiarte in the filing of criminal cases for Murder, Robbery,Torture, and Violation of Republic Act No. 7438 before theDepartment of Justice on August B, 2016, likewise in the filingof administrative cases against the said PNP-HPG personnelbefore the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) on thesame date.

li A total of 3,O63 affi Overcas Filipino Workerc(OFW) in tlrc Kingdom of *udi Arabia (KSA) wereassisted by the Chief Public Attorney and the three (3) teamswhich she created.

The Chief Public Attorney's creation of the said teams and theirofficial travel to KSA in various dates of Auqust 2016 was thePublic Attorney's fficet immediate response and appropriateaction relative to Memorandum, dated 01 August 2016, issuedby Secretary of the Cabinet Leoncio Evasco, Jr. to the heads ofthe concerned offices, including the Chief Public Attorney. Theabovementioned Memorandum directed the said officials "tosend a team to provide assistance to the affected overseasFilipino workerc (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA),and ensure that they have adequate food and decent livingconditions, and through the communicators in the said team,"explain to the OFWs the benefits of returning home, and tofacilitate repatriation of those interested, prioritizing wo

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that the Information for murder, rape and theft be filed beforethe proper court.

The said teams were the (1) Riyadh, KSA Team - headed bythe Chief Public Attorney, and thereafter by Regional PublicAttorney Francis A. Calatrava of Davao Peninsula; (2) Jeddah,KSA Team - headed by Atty. Giovanni R. Morales of DavaoOriental District Office; and, (3) Al-Khobar, KSA Team - headedby Atty. Ernie A. Masorong of the Autonomous Region inMuslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Office. The Chief PublicAttorney served as the PAO's Over-AllTeam Leader.

The specific tasks of the PAO delegation was to assist theOFWs in the execution of Special Power of Attorney (SPA) andComplaints/Claims against their respective employers for theirunpaid wages/salaries and other money claims to be Rledbefore the Ministry of Labor of Saudi Arabia, and explain tothem the purpose of those documents.

The table below shows the breakdown of the number of OFWswho benefited from the seruices of the PAO Teams in KSA:

Team Period

Team Riyadh 1,831 From August 12 to 23, 20L6Team Jeddah 459 From August 14 to 25, 20L6

Team Al-Khobar 773 From August 13 to 25,20L6TOTAL 3,063

g. Gina Maliwat (Maliwat), ?n OFW and victim of "laglag/bnim-bala" scheme was on her flight back to Macau, her place ofwork when she was arrested.

On behalf of Maliwat, the Chief Public Attorney and her legalteam filed an Urgent Ad Cautelam Omnibus Motion: (a) toQuash Information (b) for Judicial Determination of ProbableCause; and (c) to Defer Arraignment; and (d) Motion to LiftWarrant of Arrest on August 9 and 23,20L6.

During the hearing on August t6, 2016, the Chief PublicAttorney, argued , inter alia, that Maliwat had no intention topossess the subject ammunition and argued that possession ofbullet is punishable only it itg for use of any firearm.

Regional Trial Court-Branch 117, Pasay City was convinced thatMaliwat had no intention to use the bullet for any firearm. OnSeptember 13, 2016, the said court granted the motions filedby the PAO for Maliwat; hence, the case against Maliwat wasordered dismissed, and the warrant of arrest issued againsther was lifted.

The Chief Public Attorney received the following prestigiousawards, among others, to wit:

a. Sp ial Citation for her special role in the film, "AngelaMarkado" addressing the elimination of violence against womenand girls in connection with the United Nations' 16 Days ofActivism Against Women Violence starting November 24 to

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Number of OFW-Beneficiaries

December 10, 2016, given by the Filipino Academy of MovieArts and Sciences (FAMAS), on December 4, 2016, at theCentury Park Hotel, Manila;

b. Ten OuBbnding 9n Jo*fios in Public *rvice Awardfrom the Municipal Government of the City of San Jose delMonte, Bulacan, conferred on November 4,20L6, Siena Collegeof San Jose, Graceville, City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan;

d. Certificate of Appruiation for unwavering assistance in

sustaining and strengthening the public seruice content of thenews and current affairs program of Radyo Inquirer 990 andInquirer 990 Television, given on the occasion of the 6th Year

Anniversary Celebration of the Trans-Radio Broadcasting

Corporation, on September 28, 2016, at the NewportPerforming Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila;

e. Gawad Dangal ng Lipi (sa Larangan ng PaglilingkodBayan), given by the Provincial Government of Bulacan, held

on September 15, 2016 at the The Pavilion, Hiyas ng Bulacan

Convention Center, Malolos, Bulacan;

f. OuBbnding fndividual for Govemmerrt *ruice Awad,conferred by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption(VACC), during its 18s' Founding Anniversary on August 29,

2016 at the Rizal Hall, Malacafian Palace, Manila;

g. Oubbnding and Signiftcant Achievement in Public*ruie Awatd,jointly conferred by the Golden Globe AwardsCouncil, National Data Research Examiner and MarketingServices, Inc., Philippine Best Companies. Com, Inc., Sinag

News Magazine and Sinag Foundation, Inc., March 13, 2016,

Centennial A Grand Ballroom, Manila Hotel.

VI. OTHER SIGNIFICANTACCOMPLISHMENTS

a. PAO-Central Office, a drug-fre workplace

In support of the Duterte Administration's campaign to eradicatedrug proliferation, and to ensure that the PAO is a drug-free

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c. Plaque of Reognition from the National Press Club (NPC),given on October 28, 2016, at the Bulawagang Plaridel,Intramuros, Manila, on the occasion of the 64h Anniversary ofthe NPC;

workplace, the Administrative Seruice of the PAO-Central Office andMs. Zillah Glarileen D. Calaunan, Administrative Officer IV of theExecutive Support Statr, PAo-Central ffice who is also a registeredmedical technologist (RMT), conducted random and unannounceddrug testing on al! the PAO rank and file employees assigned at theCentral Office and its officials, including the Chief Public Attorney.

The series of the said drug testing was conducted from August 1

to 5, 2016. Collectively, the administered drug testing yielded anegative result, i.e., no personnel was tested positive of drug use. Assuch, the PAo-Central Office was declared a drug-free workplace.

b. Assisbnce to drug dependenB tqarding documentation,nepnesen btion, a nd rehabilitation

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) requested the Chief PublicAttorney to notarize the Salayays or Affidavits of drug dependentswho voluntary surrendered for rehabilitation. Together with some ofthe PAO's senior lawyers, she responded to their request last June24,20t6. They notarized the Affidavits of almost five hundred (5OO)drug dependents who surrendered on that day.

As of December 2016, twenty-four thousand five hundred one(24,5OL) individuals have availed of the pro funo services regardingdocumentation and representation - for rehabilitation purpose - ofthe PAO through its Regional and District Offices nationwide.

VII. ADMINISTRATIVE CONCERNS

The PAO, in the delivery of its mandated mission, is

complemented by severa! administrative units that render support toits technical operations. Altogether, they managed to carry out itsoperations with utmost efficiency and dedication throughout the year.

. PERSONNEL COMPLEMENT

The table below shows the number of authorized, filled, andunfilled positions in the PAO for the year 20L6, to wit:

ble 9

UnfilledAuthorized FilledLawyers 1,693 1,688 5

L,024 1Support

Personnel1,025

2,7L8, 2,7t2 6TOTAL

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a PERSONNEL MOVEMENT

From January to December 2016, the movement of personnelin the PAO is shown here below:

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a PERSONNEL ENHANCEMENT

The PAO has conducted a series of seminars to enhance thecapability, knowledge and professional skills of participants in orderto mold them into efficient and truly competitive legal counsels.

It has been the PAO's practice to provide continuous seminarsand training programs to its personnel, specifically lawyers, to keepthem abreast with the recent developments in law and jurisprudence.Thus, ensuring the efficiency and capability of the public attorneys inprotecting the rights of the oppressed, indigents, and other qualifiedclients of the Office.

Aside from training programs and seminars conducted by theOffice, lawyers and support personnel from the PAO have likewiseattended other trainings, seminars, workshops and conferences uponinvitation of other government and non-government organizations.

From January to December 2016, there were about 22Oseminars attended by the PAO personnel. A total of 906 lawyersand 34 suppoft staff were registered in attendance.

o FINANCIAL RESOURCES

The approved appropriation for the PAO for the year 2016 is

Php2rO61r141rOOO and was fully released, intended to coverfunding for the operational requirements. In addition, Performance-Based Bonus of Php21r542r550 was released. The amount ofPhp19r077,,134 was also released for the Terminal Leave benefitsof retired employees, Php353,9271395 was released for Tranche 1

of E.O. 201 and Php95r075l75 was released for filling up newlycreated positions. The total obligations for FY 2016 amounted toPhp2,55O,763$L3.

Lawyer Suppoft Staff TOTALRecruited 4t3 57 470Promoted 393 tzt 514

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LIBRARY SERVICES

The PAO, through its library selices, envisions giving betterand more efficient means of assisting its clientele through the use ofmodern and advanced information-assisted technology such as theinternet, modern fax machines, and telephone units for seamlesstransmission of output.

For January to December 2016, a total of 228 copies of legalbooks and reference materials were purchased and distributed to thePAO Regional Offices and District Offices. The PAO Library, throughits personnel, was able to collate a total of 2,532 news releasesfrom eleven (11) various broadsheets and tabloids for the year 2016,concerning the Office, its cases, and various programs and projects.

Through its tri-media linkages, the PAO has continuously beenrendering legal advice to the general public through the newspapercolumns Say Mo Attorney? published in PapleS Tonighf,, har PAO,published in The Manila Times, and Magbnong Kay Attorney,published in Bulgar. A total of 148 articles for Say Mo Attorney?,346 articles for Dear PAO, and 341 afticles for Magtanong l<ayAttorney were published and clipped into file from January toDecember,2016.

OFFICE EQUIPMENTa

For the period covering Janualy to December, 2016, thePAO purchased and distributed the following office equipment, to wit:

Prcperty aquircd:o 135 units Copier. 72L units Printer. 716 units UPS. 33 units Shredder. 33 units Scanner. I unit Digital Duplicator. 3 units Fax Machine. 1 unit Vacuum cleaner. 50 Air conditioning unit. I unit Bookshelf. 72 units Office table. 13 units Executive table. 6 units Computer table. 8O units Clericalchair. 1O3 units Visitor's chair. 126 units Executive chair


a

. l Sala set

. 39 units Filing cabinet

. 2 units Scanner

. 2 units Poftable Printer

For bidding at PS-DBti. 71.6 units Computer DesKop. 7AG units Computer Printer. 7tG units Uninterruptible Power Supply. 9 units Multifunction Printero 486 units Open License Package. 213 units Multifunction Copiero 145 packs Multi user packs Antivirus

hopefidistrbuM:. 516 units Computer DesKop. 26 units Computer Laptop. 53O units Computer Printer. 557 units UPS. 133 units Copier. 33 units Scanner. 32 units Shredder

Since the undersigned's assumption to office, it has been herbattle cry to put into oblivion the traditional impression of publicoffices littered with office supply and obsolete and/or worn out officeequipment. With the purchase of the foregoing office furnishings,such as chairs, filing cabinets, tables, and posture chairs, the PAOpersonnel were able to perform their duties in a more office-friendlyenvironment. Needless to say, it somehow contributed to thecontinuously swelling public trust to the services of the PAO.

WII. TECHNICALOPERATIONS

1. PAO-NLRC SUB-STATION

By virtue of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between thePublic Attorney's Office (PAO) and the National Labor RelationsCommission (NLRC), the Office maintains its sub-station at the NLRC,located in Banawe in Quezon City, to serve its clients.

complaining workers.

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The sub-station facilitates the rendition of legal assistance tocomplaining workers before the NLRC and aims to expedite theproceedings; hence, it makes its services more accessible to

The efficiency and effectiveness of this office has been provenfor years. For the period covering January to December 2016, a totalof 18,079 clients were accommodated and given legal assistance,under this agreement.

2. RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION

For the year 2016, a total of 4,486 research works were dulyaccomplished by the Public Attorneyt Office through the LegalResearch Seruice.

For the said period, the PAO, through the Legal ResearchService, was able to answer 148 legal queries and these werepublished in newspapers of national circulation. These include legalquestions from the public that were either directly addressed orreferred to the PAO. The sudden upsurge in the number of researchworks was brought about by the increasing public trust coupled withconsistent tri-media linkages as means of education and informationdissemination of the PAO. Perhaps, the accessibility of theundersigned Chief Public Attorney, personally, to the reach of thepublic has, for one reason, made a great difference.

3. ADMINISTRATIVE COMPI.AINTS AGAINST PAOEMPLOYEES


From January to December 2016, 2O3 aw werc rcslvedand terminaW out of 33O administratiye omplainB receivedby the PAO - Legal Research Seruice. As a result of these cases,several PAO Personnel received administrative sanctions, after duenotice and hearing pursuant to the Revised Rules on AdministrativeCases for the Civil Service. Four (4) were Fined, three (3) wereReprimanded, forty-eight (48) were Admonished, sixty-one (61) wereWarned/Strictly/Sternly Warned, one hundred and seventy-seven(177) were Advised, two (2) were Suspended, and three (3) wereDismissed from Seruice.

This further proves the PAO's thrust in fulfilling its mandateeffectively, even to the extent of disciplining its own ranks. Thisshows that misconduct or unacceptable behavior will not betolerated, especially since the PAO, through the mantle of fortitude ofthe undersigned, has been trying to preserve the integrity not only ofthe entire agency but of every lawyer and personnel appointed in theOffice.

A. Conduct training/seminars on the 2016 Revised OperationsManual and Code of Conduct for Public Attorneys and SupportStaff;

B. Organized the 6u Public Attorney's Office National Conventionand Mandatory Continuing Legal Education for theenhancement of skills and competence of Public Attorneys;

D. Development of an internal operating system to address allInformation Technology (IT) concerns, for the rendition ofprompt and more effective legal services to the indigents;

E. Organization, establishment and maintenance of database, casemanagement, and monitoring system for all cases handled bythe PAO nationwide;

F. Establishment and maintenance of Closed-Circuit Television(CCTV) in all Regional and District offices of PAO;

G. Compliance with ISO 9000 and the Government QualityManagement Systems Standards (GQMSS), pursuant toAdministrative Order No. 161, dated October 5, 2006;

H. Maintain and upgrade the PAO Forensic Laboratory for thefuftherance of investigation being conducted relative to caseshandled by this Office, pursuant to Republic Act No. 9745 (Anti-Torture Act of 2009), Republic Act No. 9262 (Anti-ViolenceAgainst Women and their Children Act of 2004), Republic ActNo. 8353 (Anti-Rape Law), and other existing laws mandatingthe PAO to assist the victims or accused on a first come-firstserved basis;

I. Development of talents of personnel through trainings andsupport to the PAo-Chorale members;

J. Poliry advocacy and coordination for the enhancement of thePAO Victims' Protection Unit;

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IX. Continuino Plans and Proorams

C. Coordinate with the Department of Budget and Management(DBM) for the construction of the PAO Central Office's ownbuilding.

K. Continuously carry out activities and outreach programs for thewelfare of prisoners and inmates such as the PAO's Legal andMedical lail Visitation and Decongestion Program;

L. Continuous promotion of good governance, professionalism,and anti-corruption measures;

N. Vigorous effiorts to implement compensation scheme, financialincentives and retirement benefits of the Public Attorneys tofurther motivate them in discharging their duties and/or stay inthe service pursuant to R.A. No. 9406 (PAO Law);

O.Increase the number of lawyers and support staff assigned ineach of the Regional and District Offices for a more effectiveand efficient delivery of services pursuant to Republic Act 9406(PAO Law);

P, Continuous coordination with the tri-media for theadvancement of the PAO outreach activities, more particularly,dissemination of free legal advice, counselling, and mediation;

Q. Vigorously pursue the rendition of prompt, effective andadequate legal services to the indigent sector;

R. Maintain programs and policies in achieving viftues ofexcellence, integrity, professionalism and moral values of allPublic Attorneys and staff;

U. Continuous active participation of the PAO in the on-going anti-drugs, anti-corruption, pro-poor and social justice programs ofthe Duterte administration; and

V. Continuous cooperation with the coufts in the casedecongestion program being spearheaded by the SupremeCourt.


M.Continuous improvement of communication facilities and otheroffice equipment;

S. Strive to achieve the ideal situation of one Public Attorneybeing assigned to one couft for a more effective and efficientrepresentation of clients;

T. Empowerment of the PAO's capacity in promoting Gender andDevelopment (GAD) Program of the government such as thecreation of projects and activities that will promote gendersensitivity;

Concluding Statement

The Public Attorney's Office humbly submits thisAccomplishment Report - reflecting its achievements, awards, andrecognitions as the testimony for its unrelenting efforts in pursuing itsmandate and ensuring that economic impoverishment will never be ahindrance in getting equal access to the courts along with theretention of quality legal service.

Despite the limited resources at its disposal, the PAo was ableto assist more than eight million clients for the year 2016.

Essentially, the Philippine Government only spent p286.393 aslegal fees for each client that was serued by the pAo. This onlyshows that the allocated budget for the PAo was prudently,judiciously and efficiently utilized to maintain its operations and serveits clientele.

Rest assured, as one of the bastions of justice in the country,the PAO will continuously maintain its long-standing commitment toserve the nation, fulfill its duty and mandate under the law and theConstitution, ultimately to endeavor in assisting every needy personin the indiscriminate dispensation of justice.

January 26, 20L7

DR. v.-Chief Publrdg

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3 Tobl audget rwi@ esrcluding Termrhal Leave for the yar 2016 (diuidd by) Total numfur ofclienB Assistd/*rud for the year 2016.

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