Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT TRANSFORMING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO) INTO AN INDEPENDENT AND AUTONOMOUS OFFICE, TRANSFERRING IT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODEOF 1987
Date filed
September 15, 1999
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08354 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT TRANSFORMING THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE (PAO) INTO AN INDEPENDENT AND AUTONOMOUS OFFICE, TRANSFERRING IT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE PERTINENT PROVISIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODEOF 1987 | |
| ABSTRACT : Rationale: With the policy thrusts of the present administration to alleviate the plight of the less fortunate and impoverished, the task of addressing the legal and administrative inadequacies besetting the PAO requires immediate attention. By establishing PAO as an independent, autonomous office attached to the office of the President, it would mean greater flexibility in the performance of its avowed legal mandate: to give life and meaning to the principles of justice, right to due process,and equal protection and access to law. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TEODORO, GILBERTO JR. C. | |
| DATE FILED : 1999-09-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
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| 3. | 4. |
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| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 1999-09-21 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON JUSTICE |
Abstract
Rationale: With the policy thrusts of the present administration to alleviate the plight of the less fortunate and impoverished, the task of addressing the legal and administrative inadequacies besetting the PAO requires immediate attention. By establishing PAO as an independent, autonomous office attached to the office of the President, it would mean greater flexibility in the performance of its avowed legal mandate: to give life and meaning to the principles of justice, right to due process,and equal protection and access to law.
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