TAIPEI, TAIWAN: The Philippines on Monday entered into a legal aid deal with the Legal Aid Foundation (LAF) during the 2014 International Forum on Legal Aid being held here.

Persida Rueda-Acosta, chief of the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), led the Philippine delegation of public defenders in signing the Mutual Legal Aid Agreement, which shall provide free legal assistance to Filipinos and even foreigners abroad.

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