MANILA, Philippines: The Commission on Human Rights eyes a tie-up with the Public Attorney's Office for free legal assistance to persons deprived of liberty .This surfaced during a visit by CHR Commissioner Faydah Maniri-Dumarpa, along with other commission officers, to PAO chief Persida Rueda-Acosta this week where the agency sought to ink a memorandum of agreement that would help PDLs.
'This is one big reason why we paid a visit to PAO and the chief public attorney as we sought to forge a memorandum of agreement to formalize the partnership between the two government agencies that both serve the marginalized sectors and ensure more efficient referral mechanisms,' she said.
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