Published by Public Attorneys Office(PAO) on Aug. 23, 2020.
Requested from PAO by P. Gutierrez at 03:17 PM on
Aug. 23, 2020.
Purpose: Thesis research
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2015 - 06/30/2020
Tracking no: #PAO-031699699862
P.GUTIERREZ
Aug. 23, 2020, 3:17 p.m.
Hi! I would like to request for the ff information (or at least info from PAO Quezon City/Manila):
1. No. of indigent cases - criminal, civil, administrative - represented by PAO since 2015;
2. No. of indigent cases - criminal, civil, administrative - REFUSED to be represented by PAO due to conflict of interest since 2015; and,
3. Org structure of PAO as an Office, with corresponding roles and responsibilities of the positions.
If I may ask, does the PAO function as one law firm? Or is each chapter/district office considered as an independent of other district office? Thanks
P.PAO
Aug. 25, 2020, 2:11 p.m.
August 25, 2020
Dear Patricia,
Thank you for your request dated Aug 23, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Number of indigent cases represented by PAO and organizational structure.
We received your request on Aug 23, 2020 and will respond on or before Sep 11, 2020 03:17:29 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/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFBBTy0wMzE2OTk2OTk4NjIM, for request with ticket number #PAO-031699699862.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
PAO-RO PAO
FOI Officer
P.PAO
Sept. 10, 2020, 9:33 a.m.
September 10, 2020
Dear Patricia Gutierrez,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Aug 23, 2020 03:17:29 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Number of indigent cases represented by PAO and organizational structure.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved. Please note that we are only able to provide some of the information you have requested for reasons to be discussed below.
The number of indigent clients and cases handled by the PAO from 2015 to 2019 are disclosed in the annual accomplishment report, which you may access through the Transparency Seal of PAO's website. Here is the link: https://pao.gov.ph/page.php?id=125I
As to the number of indigent clients and cases refused by the PAO, I regret to inform you that the PAO has no official tally of such cases/clients.
Finally, you can also access the organizational structure of the PAO, with brief description of functions, through our website. Here is the link: https://pao.gov.ph/page.php?id=22
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 Receiving Officer
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