This article explains how an individual can qualify for legal assistance from the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) in the Philippines. It focuses on the 'Merit Test' and 'Indigency Test' used by PAO to determine eligibility.
Dear PAO ,My friend, who used to work as an OFW, no longer has any income and is now back in the Philippines. He wants to seek assistance from your office for the filing of a petition for nullification of his marriage because he cannot afford the services of a private lawyer. How would he know if he is qualified for the services of PAO ? He has a small property which, according to him, is categorized as a 'row house.
' Pursuant to Paragraph 1, Article 3, Chapter II of the 2021 PAO Revised Operations Manual, the following shall be considered indigent persons:' If residing in cities or municipalities within the National Capital Region , persons whose individual net income does not exceed Twenty-four Thousand Pesos a month;' If residing in other cities outside the NCR, persons whose individual net income does not exceed Twenty-two Thousand Pesos a month; and,' If residing in municipalities...
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