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Request of the Public Attorney's Office to Delete Section 22, Canon III of the Proposed Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability

REQUEST OF THE PUBLIC ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO DELETE SECTION 22, CANON III OF THE PROPOSED CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

A.M. No. 23-05-05-SC | 2023-07-11

R E S O L U T I O N
 
SINGH, J.:
 
This refers to the April 20, 2023 Letter[1] of the Chief of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO), Atty. Persida V. Rueda-Acosta (Atty. Acosta), to Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo (Chief Justice Gesmundo). In the said letter, Atty. Acosta prayed that:
 
1) 
SECTION 22, CANON III of the Proposed Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability, to wit:
 
 
 
 
 
"SECTION 22. Public Attorney's Office; conflict of interest. – The Public Attorney's Office is the primary legal aid service of the...