Executive Summary.pdf - Public Attorneys Office

Republiko ng PilipinosKogoworon ng Kolorungon

Tonggopon ng MonononggolPomboyon(PUBLtC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE)

DOJ Agencies Building, NIA Rd. cor. East Ave. 1 1M Diliman, Quezon City

Tebphone Nos. 929-90-10/92$94-36; F/U( Nos. 927 48-101 926-28-78

ACCOMPUSHMENT REFORTOF THE PUBUC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

FOR THE YEAR 2016

Eceutive Summary

* Clients Assisted and Cases Handled. Total No. of Clients Assistedo Total No. of Cases Handled. Average No. of Clients Assisted by Each Lawyer. Average No. of Cases Handled by Each Lawyer

8,839,742850,298

5,237511

* Major Final OutpuB Free Legal Seruices to Indigent Clientsand Other Qualified Persons

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ACCOMPLISHMENTSTARGETSPERFORMANCE IN DICATORS

73.30o/o(309,7481422,576)

100o/o

(756,8361756,836)

99.89o/o(438,016/438,5L2)

850,212

75.860/o(230,83U304,267)

100o/o

( 1, 199, 183/1, 199, 183)

100o/o

(486,4351486,435)

850,298PI Set 1:

. Number of cases undermanagement.

Percentage of cases withfavorable judgment.

Percentage of requests forlegal assistance/representation acted uponwithin three (3) workingdays from the date ofrequest.

Percentage of hearings forwhich no postponement issought by the PAO legalrepresentative.

a

o

o

99.98o/o(517,800/5t7,928)

4,990,548

L,922,468

100o/o

(563,6781563,678)

5,411,808

2,577,636

PI Set 2:. Number of clients serued

(Non-Judicial).

Number of legaladvisories/cou nsel li ngprovided.

Percentage of clients whorated the legal services ofPAO as satisfactory orbetter.

a

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o Percentage of requests forassistance that are actedupon within two (2) hours.

100o/o

( 1,530,860/1,530,860)100o/o

(2,336,800/2,336,800)

* Total No. of Winning Appealed Criminal Cases(For Court of Appeals and Supreme Court only). Acquittals from Reclusion Temporalo Acquittals from Reclusion Perpetua

* Total No. of Winning AppealedCivil and Special Cases(For Court of Appeals and Supreme Court only)

{. Acquittals and Other Favorable Dispositions(Rrc a MCTC METq

Accused Benefited from :

A. AcquittalB. Dismissal with PrejudiceC. Granted Motion to QuashD. Granted Demurrer to EvidenceE. Provisional DismissalF. Conviction to Lesser OffenseG. Granted ProbationH. WonI. Granted Lesser AwardJ. Dismissal based on Compromise Agreement

K. Criminal Cases for Preliminary Investigation:K.1. Case filed in court (Complainant)K.2. Dismissed (Respondent)

L. Pre-trial Releases and Other FavorableDispositions:1.1. Released on Bail (Non-bailable offense)L.2. Released on RecognizanceL.3. Diversion Proceedings/InterventionL.4. Suspended SentenceL.5. Maximum Imposable Penalty Serued

* Special Legal Seruices(Pursuant to Sec. 14-A of R.A. 9406 and MOAs)

* Rendition of Quasi-Judicial SeruicesMediation and ConciliationInvestigation (R.A. 9745 or Anti-Torture Law)

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73B5

64s

L48t7L6

13,8814L,469

9082,323

43,04438,3523,75t

524L

189

2,422436

4023503L4249s33

23,O66

252,L8559

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* Nationwide Monthly Jail Visitation of District Offices

No. of Detainees/Inmates who were:A. Interviewed and AssistedB. Provided Legal Representation in CourtC. Acquifted:

C.1. After trialC.2. On appeal

D. Released on:D. 1. Pardon/Executive Clemency/ProbationD.2. Motion to Dismiss/Motion to QuashD.3. Inquest Assistance/RepresentationD.4. BaiURecognizanceD.5. After serving the possible maximum prison termD.5. Released on other grounds (i.e. Motion for judicialdetermination of probable cause, and others)

r'. Outreach Activities

2. Barangay Legal Outreach Activities. Total No. of Beneficiaries

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200,493

198,863

301,319342,828

7,7581,305

6 469

. Total No. of Program Beneficiaries

. No. of Beneficiaries of Legal Assistance

. No. of Beneficiaries of Medical Assistance

. No. of Beneficiaries of Dental Assistance

. No. of Beneficiaries of Optical Assistanceo Total No. of Inmates Released

(from various jails in Metro Manila and nearbyprovinces visited by the PAO-Central Office andfollowed up by the field offices)

4,788484836t4290s

2,421

* Legal/Inquest Proceedings Assistance

On their scheduled duties, the public attorneys and staff of thePAO-Central Office have alternately been providing legal and inquestproceedings assistance even during night time, weekends andholidays since October 2009. For this purpose, the PAO hotline, 929-9436 (local 106 or 107 during office hours and lual 159 afrerhourc)is open to the public 24/7.

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1. Inquest Investigation & Custodial Interrogation. Total No. of Clients Assisted

2,5777,1382,258

14,859t,215

* PAo-Central Office Legal & Medical Jail Visitation andDecongestion Program

a Clients Served 39,079

* Case Load

Out of t92r328 terminated criminal oases, there wereL48,7L6 or about 77.32o/o favorable dispositions obtained bythe Public Attorneys from representing indigent clients.

* Training Sessions and Seminarc Attended. Training Participants Lawyerc

Supprt Personnel

. Total No. of Criminal Cases Handledo Total No. of Cases Terminated. Terminated Cases Favorable to Clientso Total Percentage of Winning Criminal Cases

e Total No. of Civil Cases Handledr Total No. of Cases Terminatede Terminated Cases Favorable to Clientso Total Percentage of Winning Civil Cases

. Total No. of Labor Cases Handledo Total No. of Cases Terminated. Terminated Cases Favorable to Clients. Total Percentage of Winning Labor Cases

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Out of 9,188 terminated civil cases, there were 6,928 orabout 75.4oolo favorable dispositions obtained by the PublicAttorneys from representi ng i ndigent cl ients.

Out of 64,949 terminated labor cases, there were 55r9O9or about 86.O80/o favorable dispositions obtained by the Public

Attorneys from representing i nd igent clients.

34,34L9,1886,928

754O%o

84,92464,94955,909

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In September 2010, the coverage of this program wasexpanded to serve the people covered by the regional and districtoffices of the PAO, nationwide. Since then, the said offices have beenrendering lqal assistance (e.9. legal advice, attending to the legalneeds of suspects in the police stations within the territorialjurisdiction of the concerned PAO regional/district offices) up to10:00 P.M. everyday (including weekends and holidays). Further, theassigned PAO inquest public attorneys and staff therein remain onall, even beyond 10:00 P.M., to attend to inquest calls in policestations nationwide.

535,138t92,328148,776

77,320/o

Out of 3r8O3 terminated administrative cases prcper,there were 2,472 or about 65.(X)o/o favorable dispositionsobtained by the Public Attorneys from representing indigent clients.

With respect to cases involving violation of Republic Act 9262(AntFViolence Against Women and their Children Act), out of25F7t terminated cases, there were A3,276 or about 51.92o/ofavorable dispositions obtained by the Public Attorneys fromrepresenting women clients.

52,724

On the other hand, with respect to cases involving Children inConflict with the Law pursuant to R.A. 9344, out of 6,t76terminated cases, there were 31062 or about 49.58o/o favorabledispositions obtained by the Public Attorneys from representingCICLS.

. Total No. of Administrative Cases Proper Handledr Total No. of Cases Terminated. Terminated Cases Favorable to Clientsr Total Percentage of Winning Administrative Cases

. Total No. of Cases Involving Children inConflict with the Law (CICL)

. Total No. of Cases Terminatedo Terminated Cases Favorable to CICLo Total Percentage of Winning Cases in Favor of

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* Total No. of Clients Assisted by thePAO-National Labor Relations Commission(NLRC) Sub-Station Located in Banawe,

Quezon City

* Total No. of Research Work and LegalOpinions for Queries from the Publicthat were Directly Addressed or otherwisereferred to the PAO

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12,8423,8032,472

65.000/o

25,57113,276

22,136

6,1763,062

49.58o/o

4,486

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. Total No. of Cases Involving Women Victims ofViolation of R.A. 9262

o Total No. of Cases Terminated. Terminated Cases Favorable to Women Client Victims

of Violation of R.A. 9262o Total Percentage of Winning Cases in Favor of Women 57.92o/o

18,079

{. Library Services

No. of legal books and referencematerials distributed to regional anddistrict offices

No. of news releases from variousbroadsheets and tabloids concerning theOffice, its cases, and various programsand projects

a

228

a

2,532

i. PAO Equipment

For the period covering January to December 2016, thefollowing office equipment were procured and distributed tovarious PAO regional and district offices as well as the CentralOffice, to wit:

Propertyaquird:

. 135 units Copier

. 721units Printer

. 7tG units UPS

. 33 units Shredder

. 33 units Scanner

. 1 unit Digital Duplicator

. 3 units Fax Machine

. 1 unit Vacuum cleaner

. 50 Air conditioning unit

. 1 unit Bookshelf

. 72 units ffice table

. 13 units ExecuUve table

. 6 units Computer table

. 8O units Clericalchair

. 1O3 units Visitot's chair

. 126 uniB Executive chairo l Sala set. 39 units Filing cabinet. 2 units Scannero 2 units Portable Printer

For bidding at PS-DBM

. 7L6 units Computer Deskop

. 716 uniB Computer Printero 7t6 units Uninterruptible Power Supply

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. 9 units Multifunction Printer

. 486 units Open License Package

. 2L3 units Multifunction Copier

. 145 packs Multi user pack Anti virus

PtopttydifribtM:. 516 units Computer DesKop. 26 units Computer Laptop. 530 units Computer Printer. 557 units UPS. 133 units Copier. 33 units Scanner. 32 units Shredder

N. The Office of theanswered 6O907December 2016;

The Offtce of tlre Chief PublicAttorney

Chief Public Attorney receivd andommuniations from January to

* The Office of the Chief Public Attorney served 23,056 clientsduring this period;

* The Chief Public Attorney served as neiourae petson, in thefollowing seminars, trainings, and meeUngs, among others:

b. Guest Spaker, Rotary Club-Forbes ParkFellowship/Meeting, July 28, 2016, Turf Room, ManilaPolo Club, Mckinley St., Makati City;

d. Speaker, Nationwide Youth Leadership ConferenceInnovation, April 19, 2016, Camp Bado Dangwa,Trinidad, Benguet;

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a. Speaker, l1th Annual Dr. Ernesto P. Namin LectureSeries, August 20,2016, University of St. La Salle College ofMedicine, Bacolod;

c. Keynote Speaker, l"t International ResearchConference, on Gender and Criminal Justice, (Theme:Advocating GeMer Responsivenus in tlrc CriminalJustie System), June 28, 2016, Camp Benjamin, Alfonso-Maragondon Road, Barangay Taywanak-Ilaya, Alfonso,Cavite;

e. Speaker, UP Law Student Governmenfs Gareer &Internship Fair: Litigation Tallg April 15, 2016, MalcolmTheater, Malcolm Hall, UP College of Law, Diliman, QuezonCity;

f. KeynoE Spaker, 2nd Visayas-Mindanao ConsultativeWorkshop on Barangay CMI Registration System(BCRS), March 15, 2016, Punta Villa Resoft and ConventionCenter, Sto. Nifio Sur, Arevalo, Iloilo City;

g. Keynote Spaker, Golden Globe Annual Awards forBusiness Excellence and Filipino Achievers 2Ot6,March 13, 2016, CentennialA Grand Ballroom, Manila Hotel;

and Induction of Officerc of the Institute ofInternal Auditorc-Philippines, February 24, 2016, SMXConvention Centre, Mall of Asia, Pasay City;

a. Carl Lon hundep (Saunders), an Australian national,and alleged victim of his Filipina girlfriend who took away hispapers and properties, but was charged by the latter of theViolation of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9262.

The Chief Public Attorney succeeded in seeking for thegranting of the permanent dismissal of the charge of theViolation of R.A. No. 9262 against Saunders.

As per the request of the Australian Embassy in thePhilippines, and with the authority of the Department ofJustice, the Chief Public Attorney with her legal and medicalteams escofted Saunders (who had a medical condition) backto Australia on lanuary 19, 2016. to ensure his safety whilein transit up to the custodial turn-over to his mother.

Saunders was qualified for voluntary deportation. Hisgirlfriend was the private complainant in the case of theViolation of R.A. No. 9262 that was charged against him. Asper the record of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 43 ofManila, the return of notices indicated that the privatecomplainant could no longer be located and/or unknown.

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h. Keynob Speaker, 1$ General Membership Meeting

* The Chief Public Attorney ptwnally handld and/or ldthe following cas;e,s, and/or rcnderd lqtal assisbne tothe following individuals, inter alia, to wit:

b. Spou*s hluacion aN Estebn Coftabisb (SpousesCortabista), who are both in their seventies (70s) and victimsof "laglag/bnrm fula"*am were assisted by the Chief PublicAttorney and her legal team.

Spouses Cortabista were assisted by the PAO-Manila DistrictOffice during the conduct of the inquest proceedings on April19, 2016. On May 13, 2016, the Chief Public Attorney and herlegal team filed a Complaint, on behalf of the Cortabistas, atthe Pasay Prosecutor's Office against those individuals whothey believed have conducted the said scam and attemptedto extort money from the elderly couple.

On Mav 14, 2016, Spouses Cortabista were finally allowed toleave for the United States of America, where SalvacionCortabista would seek assistance for her medical condition.This was the very reason of their previous flight on April 19,2016 which did not push through due to the saidla g la g/ta n i m ba la " incident.

c. Jetome 9rlr? (Sulit) was a honeymooner in Boracay, whobecame a victim of the "laglag/tanim-fula"xheme.

The Chief Public Attorney and her legal team rendered legal

assistance to Sulit. On May 13, 2016, before he was

arraigned for the Violation of Section 28 of Republic Act(R.A.) No. 10591, docketed as Criminal Case No. 12872, Sulit

through the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) filed an Urgent AdCautelam Omnibus Motion: (a) to Quash Information (b) forludicial Determination of Probable Cause and (c) to Defer

Arraignment.

The Omnibus Motion filed by the Chief Public Attorney and

her legal team for Sulit was granted in the absence ofanimus possrdendi, i.e., his lack of an intent to possess of theammunition allegedly found in his sling bag when he enteredtogether with his wife at the Godofredo P. Ramos Airport atBrgy. Caticlan, Malay, Aklan in the morning of April 28,2016.Moreover, since there was no probable cause against Sulit,

the instant case was dismissed and the cash bond for his

provisional liberty was ordered cancelled and released tohis bondsman.

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Despite the Motion for Reconsideration filed by theProsecution on the Order, dated June 20, 2016 dismissing theinstant case, and taking into consideration theCommenflOpposition thereto filed by the Chief Public

Attorney and her legal team for Sulit Regional Trial CourtBranch 6, Kalibo, Aklan, in an Order, dated Julv 27. 2016,

reiterated its Order, dated June 20, 2016, that it found no

intent to possess of the subject ammunition on the part ofthe accused. Thus, it denied the Motion for Reconsideration

filed by the Prosecution, and after which the dismissal ofthe instant case became fina!.

d. Ricado "Richatd" S-b. Ana, Jn (Sta. Ana) was chargedwith Parricide for being allegedly the mastermind behind themurder of his wife and son.

The Chief Public Attorney and her legal team rendered legalassistance to Sta. Ana. On July 27. 2076, Deputy CityProsecutor Oscar T. Co of the City of Sta. Rosa, Lagunadismissed the complaint against the said accused forinsufficiency of evidence. Deputy Co, instead, recommendedthat the two (2) men who both feigned astelecommunications repairmen and were involved in the saidcase, be charged with two (2) counts of murder, rape andtheft. He further indorsed that the Information for murder,rape and theft be filed before the proper court.

e. Robert B. Dela Rtbrte (Dela Riarte), brother of John B. DelaRiarte, who was shot to death by two (2) Philippine NationalPolice (PNPlHighway Patrol Group (HPG) personnel, namelyPO3 Jeremiah De Villa (now deceased) and PO2 JonjieManon-og, in relation to a vehicular accident which happenedon July 29, 2016 at around 9:00 to 10:00 otlock in themorning, along the southbound lane of EDSA-Estrellaintersection in Makati City.

The Chief Public Attorney and her legal team assisted DelaRiarte in the filing of criminal cases for Murder, RobberyTorture, and Violation of Republic Act No. 7438 before theDepa ftment of Justice on Auoust 8. 2016. likewise in thefiling of administrative cases against the said PNP-HPGpersonnel before the National Police Commission(NAPOLCOM) on the same date.

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f, A total of 31063 atrected Ovetxas Filipino Wodcerc(OFW) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabrb (l$A) wereassisted by the Chief Public Attorney and the three (3) teamswhich she created.

The said teams were the (1) Riyadh, KSA Team - headed bythe Chief Public Attorney, and thereafter by Regional PublicAttorney Francis A. Calatrava of Davao Peninsula; (2) Jeddah,KSA Team - headed by Atty. Giovanni R. Morales of DavaoOriental District ffice; and, (3) Al-Khobar, KSA Teamheaded by Atty. Ernie A. Masorong of the AutonomousRegion in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Regional Office. TheChief Public Attorney served as the PAO's Over-All TeamLeader.

The Chief Public Attorney's creation of the said teams andtheir official travel to IGA in various dates of August 2016was the Public Attorney's Office's immediate response andappropriate action relative to Memorandum, dated 01 August20t6, issued by Secretary of the Cabinet Leoncio Evasco, Jr.to the heads of the concerned offices, including the ChiefPublic Attorney. The abovementioned Memorandum directedthe said officials "to send a team to provide assistance to theaffected overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom ofSaudi Arabia (KSA), and ensure that they have adequate foodand decent living conditions, and through the communicatorsin the said team, "explain to the OFWs the benefits ofreturning home, and to facilitate repatriation of thoseinterested, prioritizing women."The specific tasks of the PAo delegation was to assist theOFWs in the execution of Special Power of Attorney (SpA)and complaints/Claims against their respective employers fortheir unpaid wages/salaries and other money claims to beRled before the Ministry of Labor of saudi Arabia, and explainto them the purpose of those documents.

The table below shows the breakdown of the number ofOFWs who benefited from the services of the PAO Teams inKSA:

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Team Number of OFW-Beneficiaries Period

Team Riyadh 1,931 From ust 12 to 23 2016Team Jeddah 459 From August 14 to 25, 20,L6

Team Al-Khobar 773 From August 13 to 25, NL6TOTAL

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g. Gina Maliwat (Maliwat), an OFW and victim of"laglag/tanim-bala"scheme was on her flight back to Macau,her place of work when she was arrested.

On behalf of Maliwat the Chief Public Attorney and her legalteam filed an Urgent Ad Cautelam Omnibus Motion: (a) toQuash Information (b) for Judicial Determination of ProbableCause; and (c) to Defer Arraignment; and (d) Motion to LiftWarrant of Arrest on August 9 and 23, 2016.

During the hearing on August 16, 2016, the Chief PublicAttorney, argued, nter alr4 that Maliwat had no intention topossess the subject ammunition and argued that possessionof bullet is punishable only if i(s for ux of any ftrarm.

* The Chief Public Attorney received the following prestigiousawards, among others, to wit:

a. Specbl Citation for her special role in the film, "AngelaMarkado" addressing the elimination of violence againstwomen and girls in connection with the United Nations' 16Days of Activism Against Women Violence starting November24 to December 10, 2016, given by the Filipino Academy ofMovie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), on December 4, 2016, atthe Century Park Hotel, Manila;

b. Ten OuBbnding 9n Jo*ffos in Public *tuice Annrdfrom the Municipal Government of the City of San Jose delMonte, Bulacan, conferred on November 4, 2016, SienaCollege of San Jose, Graceville, City of San Jose del Monte,Bulacan;

c. Plaque of Rmgnition from the National Press Club(Nrc), given on October 28, 20\6, at the BulawagangPlaridel, Intramuros, Manila, on the occasion of the 64thAnniversary of the NPC;

d. Certificate of Apptuiation for unwavering assistance insustaining and strengthening the public service content of the

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Regional Trial Court-Branch 117, Pasay City was convincedthat Maliwat had no intention to use the bullet for anyfirearm. On Seotember 13. 2016, the said court granted themotions filed by the PAO for Maliwat; hence, the case againstMaliwat was ordered dismissed, and the warrant of arrestissued against her was Iafted.

news and current affairs program of Radyo Inquirer 990 andInquirer 990 Television, given on the occasion of the 6s YearAnniversary Celebration of the Trans-Radio BroadcastingCorporation, on September 28, 2016, at the NewportPerforming Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila;

e. Gawad Dangal ng LA (a larangan ng Paglilingkodhyan), given by the Provincial Government of Bulacan, heldon September 15, 2016 at the The Pavilion, Hiyas ng BulacanConvention Center, Malolos, Bulacan;

f. OuBbnding fndiuidual for Government *ruiceAward, conferred by the Volunteers Against Crime andCorruption (VACC), during its 18th Founding Anniversary onAugust 29,2016 atthe RizalHall, Malacafian Palace, Manila;

g. Ou&bnding and Significant Achievement in Public,*ruie Awad, jointly conferred by the Golden GlobeAwards Council, National Data Research Examiner andMarketing Services, Inc., Philippine Best Companies. Com,Inc., Sinag News Magazine and Sinag Foundation, Inc.,March 13, 2016, Centennial A Grand Ballroom, Manila Hotel.

VI. OTHER SIGNIFICANTACCOMPLISHMENTS

a. PAO-Central Offtce, a drug-fre workplace

In support of the Duterte Administration's campaign to eradicatedrug proliferation, and to ensure that the PAO is a drug-freeworkplace, the Administrative Service of the PAO-Central Office andMs. Zillah Glarileen D. Calaunan, Administrative Officer IV of theExecutive Support Statr, PAO-Central ffice who is also a registeredmedical technologist (RMI), conducted random and unannounceddrug testing on all the PAO rank and file employees assigned at theCentral Office and its officials, including the Chief Public Attorney.

The series of the said drug testing was conducted from Auqust 1

to 5. 2016. Collectively, the administered drug testing yielded anegative result, i.e,, no personnel was tested positive of drug use. Assuch, the PAO-Central Office was declared a drug-free workplace.

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b. Assisbnce to drug dependenB rqarding documentation,repnesenbtion, and rchabilibtion

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) requested the Chief PublicAttorney to notarize the Salayays or Affidavits of drug dependentswho voluntary surrendered for rehabilitation. Together with some ofthe PAO's senior lawyers, she responded to their request last June21-A& They notarized the Affidavits of almost five hundred (500)drug dependents who surrendered on that day.

As of December 24L6, twenty-four thousand five hundred one(24,501) individuals have availed of the pro bono services regardingdocumentation and representation - for rehabilitation purpose - ofthe PAO through its Regional and District Offices nationwide.

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