Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Chief Persida V. Rueda Acosta reminded the public that she and PAO lawyers do not demand payments from anyone for the legal services they render.
In her Friday, Nov. 5, Facebook post, Acosta said: “Hindi nagpapabayad si PAO Chief Acosta kahit kanino man (PAO Chief Acosta does not demand payments from any person).”
Acosta has been reminding the public against scammers including those who have been using her name and that of the PAO and its lawyers.
“Sa mga gumagamit po ng pangalan niya at nagpapanggap na siya, tigilan po ninyo ang ganitong klase ng panloloko dahil mananagot po kayo, una sa Diyos at sa batas kapag kayo ay nahuli (Those who have been using Acosta’s name and posing as her, you should stop because you will be held accountable by God and the law when you get caught),” she warned.
PAO, an agency under the Department of Justice, extends free legal assistance to indigent persons in criminal, civil, labor, administrative, and other quasi-judicial cases.