STANDARD OFFICE PROCEDURES IN EXTENDING LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN SUBJECTED TO VIOLENCE UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9262 AND OTHER RELATED LAWS

This circular defines and outlines the procedures and actions to be undertaken by the lawyers and staff of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) in extending legal assistance to victims of violence against women and their children and in handling applications for protection orders, in consonance with Sections 13 and 35(b) of Republic Act No. 9262, its Implementing Rules and Regulations, and Supreme Court A.M. No. 04-10-11-SC (Rules on Violence Against Women and Their Children).
 

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