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Why PAO opposes ‘conflict of interest’ provision in new lawyers’ code of conduct
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) just recently launched the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA) for lawyers, but a specific section in the code already got the...
View ArticleSC orders Acosta to explain tirades vs new code of conduct for lawyers
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) ordered Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta to explain why she should not be sanctioned over her remarks against a specific provision in...
View ArticleAcosta apologizes to SC, orders PAO to follow code of conduct for lawyers
Only a few days after the Supreme Court (SC) asked her to explain why she should not be cited in contempt, Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta issued an apology to the High Court. Play...
View Article‘Love the Philippines’ ad agency’s P187-M tourism contracts | The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: ‘Love the Philippines’ ad firm won at least P187-M worth of tourism promotion contracts Research by the Philippine Center...
View ArticleSC orders Acosta anew to explain new action on code of conduct for lawyers
MANILA, Philippines – For the second time, the Supreme Court (SC) ordered Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta to explain her latest actions on the Code of Professional Responsibility...
View ArticlePAO chief Acosta echoes ICC findings: Hard to get drug war witnesses due to fear
MANILA, Philippines – The inability of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) to file more cases against the police in the bloody drug war stems from the unwillingness of witnesses to come forward and...
View ArticleGarin grills PAO on forensics, vaccines during DOJ budget hearing
Even though it’s been years since the Dengvaxia controversy, Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin, former health secretary under the administration of late president Benigno “Noynoy”...
View ArticleSC finds PAO chief Acosta guilty of indirect contempt, orders her to pay fine
MANILA, Philippines – Supreme Court (SC) justices unanimously found Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta guilty of indirect contempt, the High Court announced on Tuesday, February 27....
View ArticleRodrigo Duterte tells Quiboloy ‘just get yourself arrested’| The wRap
Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world: ‘Just get yourself arrested,’ Duterte advises Quiboloy Former president Rodrigo Duterte advises his embattled friend,...
View ArticleHuman rights at the heart of lawyering for public attorney Noliver Barrido
Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) lawyer Noliver Barrido initially thought he would become a doctor. Growing up, Barrido said he had a proclivity for pure and natural sciences. In school, he exceled in...
View ArticleMario Dionisio Jr. juggled security guard job and law school, now he’s a PAO...
Perfectly ironed sleeves, partnered with black pants and shoes. Towering height, calming but commanding voice. These things can easily be associated with Mario Dionisio Jr., a Public Attorney’s Office...
View ArticleSC orders Acosta to explain tirades vs new code of conduct for lawyers
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) ordered Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta to explain why she should not be sanctioned over her remarks against a specific provision in...
View ArticleSC orders Acosta anew to explain new action on code of conduct for lawyers
MANILA, Philippines – For the second time, the Supreme Court (SC) ordered Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta to explain her latest actions on the Code of Professional Responsibility...
View ArticlePAO chief Acosta echoes ICC findings: Hard to get drug war witnesses due to fear
MANILA, Philippines – The inability of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) to file more cases against the police in the bloody drug war stems from the unwillingness of witnesses to come forward and...
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