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On a late Wednesday evening in early March, Filipino human rights lawyer Angelo Karlo Guillen headed home after a long day at his office in Iloilo, a city renowned for its well-preserved Spanish-era homes in the central Philippine island of Panay.
As he walked to his residence, two men wearing ski masks appeared and started attacking him.
The assailants took his backpack, which contained his laptop and court case files, but left his wallet and smartphone untouched, according to the police report. They escaped with two other accomplices on separate motorbikes, and have never been found.
The 33-year-old lawyer was left slumped on the ground, fighting for his life. When rescuers found him, a yellow-handled screwdriver was still stuck in his left temple.
DOJ, IBP to aid non-PAO clientele
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ACTION CENTER. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (center) leads the signing of the agreement between his agency and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines on Monday (March 8, 2021) to provide legal assistance in case the Public Attorney’s Office cannot do so. DOJ Action Center will give consultation, mediation, conciliation and arbitration services. (Photo courtesy of IBP/Facebook)
MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) has entered into an agreement with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to provide legal aid to parties who cannot avail of the services of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO).
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
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…”