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Image of Senator Lito Lapid, the main proponent of the Lapid Law.  It is taken from google.com. Though this law was enacted in the year 2010, but majority of the people are not aware yet of its existence.  All what they knew was it is only the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) who provides them free legal services.  They are not yet aware of the fact that even Private Law Practitioners could provide them free legal assistance. This is what Republic Act No. 9999 tells us.  The provision of free legal assistance to qualified citizens of the Philippines.  This act is also known as the LAPID LAW precisely because the main proponent of which was Senator Lito Lapid. This act provides a mechanism for free legal assistance and for other purposes. As provided for in this Act, the free legal services to be performed by a lawyer refer to any activity which requires the application of law, legal procedure, knowledge, training and experiences which shall ...

This is the statement of Department of Budget of Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio "Butch" Abad on his offer to resign resignation following the declaration of the Supreme Court of the Philippines important parts of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).  Said letter was published on Thursday, August 12, 2014 in the website of the Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines (http://www.gov.ph/2014/07/12/statement-by-abad-on-his-resignation/ ). His resignation, however, was not accepted by President Aquino. A picture of Sec. Abad taken from google.com On Thursday , I tendered my resignation from my position as DBM Secretary to the President. This was not without thought or reflection. In the wake of the controversy surrounding the DAP—especially after the adverse Supreme Court ruling that declared parts of the program unconstitutional—it became clear to me that I must abide by the highest standards of accountability that we in the ...