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PNA file photo MANILA - The chairman of the House Committee on Labor and Employment on Thursday said the Department of Education's (DepEd) plan to provide teachers with legal and financial advice is a step in the right direction to protect them from falling into debt. Rizal Rep. Fidel Nograles said the department's move to coordinate with lawyer groups and other institutions to provide teachers with free consultations on loan contracts they might sign would equip them with the necessary financial knowledge and legal resources to avoid the debt trap. "Magandang hakbang ang planong ...

Public Attorney's Office Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla is pushing to have the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) represent all poor litigants and not to turn down legal assistance due to conflict of interest. Conflict of interest arises when one of the litigants in a case is already

VP Sara seeks IBP help in teachers’ loan woes

TO speed up administration of justice, the House of Representatives and the Senate are looking at several judicial reform bills to speed up the administration of justice. Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez issued a statement over the weekend following the recent 19th National Convention of Lawyers and the Golden Jubilee…

The House of Representatives intends to revisit the almost century old Revised Penal Code (RPC), or Act No. 3815. House Speaker Martin Romualdez, a lawyer and President of the Philippine Constitution Association (Philconsa), delivers his message before members of the Integrated Bar of the Ph