Enhanced protection of human rights through legal assistance will be tackled in a four-day legal aid summit in Bacolod City starting Sunday, Nov. 27.
The summit is spearheaded by the Supreme Court in partnership with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines , the Philippine Association of Law Schools, , the Free Legal Assistance Group , and the Alternative Law Groups .
The PIO said the summit, which will be held at the L’Fisher Hotel, is called “Reimagining the Art of Legal Empowerment: National Summit on Access to Justice through Cultivating Approaches on Legal Aid.” Participants in the summit, the PIO said, are expected “to work out a common vision of adequate legal aid and a calibrated and strategic approach premised on cooperation, coordination, and collaboration through various plenary discussions, dialogues, keynote addresses, and breakout sessions.”
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