Provision of Legal Opinion
Duration: 5 – 15 Days*
Responsible Division: Legal Unit
Service Description: Provision of Legal Opinion on local governance administration and related concerns
Who May avail: Local Officials, functionaries and citizens
Requirements:
- Original copy of the written request
- Relevant documents on the request, if any
Availability of Service: Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm (No Noon break)
Fees: No payment required
How to avail of the Service:
| RESPONSIBILITY |
DURATION (5 – 15* DAYS) |
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| CLIENT | OFFICE | PERSON IN CHARGE | |
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1. Submits query together with relevant documents, if any |
1. Receiving clerk (stamp RECEIVED), records and forwards the documents to ORD. | RUBY CATHERINE A. APILADO / FRANCISCO P. FABIE | 1 hour |
| 2. ORD receives and records query and routes it to the ORD- Legal Unit. | ELVIN JAKE R. EMPLEO / JULIE ANN B. QUILATES | ||
| 3. Legal Unit acts/ research on the query and prepares legal opinion for endorsement to DILG-CO or direct to the client. | ATTY. JOSEPH O. APOLONIO | 5 days | |
| 4. RD signs legal opinion or endorsement. | REGIONAL DIRECTOR / ASSISTANT REGIONAL DIRECTOR / In-Charge of Office | 1 hour | |
| 2. Receives update from RO | 5. Records personnel logs and releases legal opinion or endorsement. | RUBY CATHERINE A. APILADO / FRANCISCO P. FABIE | 1 hour |
*5 days – Simple cases; 15 days – Complex cases
