Public Attorney's Office
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla is pushing to have the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) represent all poor litigants and not to turn down legal assistance due to conflict of interest.
Conflict of interest arises when one of the litigants in a case is already
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 16) With more vaccines slated to arrive in the weeks ahead, a government official says ordinary Filipinos may soon be rolling up their sleeves for COVID-19 shots.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a virtual briefing Tuesday that general public vaccinations led by local government units may already be held by late April or early May.
Over a million doses of Chinese firm Sinovac s CoronaVac are expected to arrive this month, while some 900,000 doses from the country s second COVAX tranche might reach the Philippines by late March or early April, Galvez added.
Meanwhile, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified there will be no door-to-door vaccinations, which President Rodrigo Duterte wanted particularly to be done to informal settlers so they can get inoculated ahead.