Senator Francis Tolentino will launch the Philippine Legal Justice Center (PLJC), a free legal aid clinic, on Wednesday.
In a statement, Tolentino, founder of PLCJ, said the legal aid clinic will provide free, adequate, and accessible legal assistance to marginalized and indigent litigants, overseas Filipino workers, and indigenous peoples and communities.
The free clinic will open its first office in Manila on December 8. Satellite offices will be inaugurated in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The legal services freely offered by the clinic include legal advice, drafting of legal instruments, and representation and counseling in cases filed before the Office of the Prosecutor or any court of justice, quasi-judicial bodies, and other administrative bodies.
“The program aims to instill civic consciousness through social engagement among members of the Bar by instituting a legal clinic and serving the community and the country through pro bono legal work,” the senator said.
The opening of this clinic aims to uphold and concretize the people’s rights to speedy disposition of their cases and to be given fair, impartial, and efficient justice, he added.
Tolentino, a lawyer himself, likewise explained that the initiative was directed towards legal literacy and nation-building by promoting justice, including environmental justice, across all sectors of society.
According to Tolentino, the PLCJ is collaborating with law schools to soon provide practical legal training and internships to law students. — DVM, GMA News
Tolentino to open free legal aid clinic in Manila
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