The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) on Monday filed charges against Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad for blocking the retirement benefits of retired government lawyers.

In their Extremely Urgent Petition filed at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court, the PAO retirees sought the full implementation of Republic Act 9406 that created PAO.

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