Public Attorneys Office(PAO)

Hi! I would like to know the number of cases - civil, administrative and most especially criminal - that the PAO has refused to represent due to conflict of interest. Thank you.

August 25, 2020

Dear Patricia,

Thank you for your request dated Aug 22, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of cases refused to be represented by PAO due to conflict of interest.

We received your request on Aug 22, 2020 and will respond on or before Sep 11, 2020 09:52:54 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFBBTy01OTE5MzMxNjQ1NjYM, for request with ticket number #PAO-591933164566.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

PAO-RO PAO
FOI Officer

September 10, 2020

Dear Patricia Gutierrez,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Aug 22, 2020 09:52:54 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Number of cases refused to be represented by PAO due to conflict of interest.

Response to your request

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance this Office does not have the information you have requested.   

At present, the documentation of denial of assistance to a non-qualified individual ends upon the issuance of a denial/disqualification form and individual reporting by the concerned public attorney.  A tally/summary of such information is no longer made as the PAO focuses on summarizing and reporting information that are required by law, rule, or regulation, or requested by other government agencies, due to manpower and resource constraint.  Hence, the PAO cannot produce the information you requested.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the Honorable Chief Public Attorney Dr. Persida V. Rueda-Acosta, DSD at 5th Floor, DOJ Agencies Building, NIA Road corner East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
PAO-FOSS-DM PAO
FOI Officer