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The memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed by Justice Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra and IBP President Domingo Egon Q. Cayosa last Monday, March 8.
The MOA provides “to strengthen the cooperation between the DOJAC (DOJ Action Center) and the IBP in the implementation of their respective mandates of providing assistance to the public, particularly indigent clients who are not qualified to avail of the services of the PAO, through endorsement/referral of cases, with the end view of promoting and enhancing the trust of the public in the legal system.”
Under the MOA, the DOJAC will endorse to the IBP persons who “do not meet the definition of an ‘indigent client’ or those who are disqualified to avail themselves of the services of the PAO…”