ARE YOU GOING TO JAIL WHEN YOU RECEIVE A SUBPOENA FROM THE PROSECUTOR?

What is a subpoena and what does it mean when you receive one from the prosecutor’s office? Does it mean jail time?

In this video, Your_Lawyer talks about:

Subpoena from the Prosecutor
Preliminary Investigation
Complaint Affidavit
Counter-Affidavit
Resolution
Warrant of Arrest
Court
Public Attorney’s Office (PAO)
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP)
Private Lawyer
Private Attorney
Defence Attorney
Criminal Procedure
Criminal law

Guidelines of the Public Attorneys Office (PAO):

A. PERSONS QUALIFIED FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE

Under R. A. 9406, the PAO shall independently discharge its mandate to render, free of charge, legal representation, assistance and counselling to indigent persons in criminal, civil, labor, administrative and other quasi-judicial cases. In the exigency of the service, the PAO may be called upon by proper government authorities to render such service to other persons, subject to existing laws, rules and regulations.”

The Merit Test

Under PAO M.C. No. 18 series of 2002, a case shall be considered meritorious if an assessment of the law and evidence on hand discloses that the legal services of the office will assist or be in aid of or in the furtherance of justice, taking into consideration the interests of the party and those of the society. In such cases, the Public Attorney should agree to represent the party concerned. On the other hand, a case is deemed unmeritorious if it appears that it has no chance of success, or is intended merely to harass or injure the opposite party or to work oppression or wrong. In such situation, the Public Attorney must decline the handling of the case.

A Public Attorney may represent an indigent client even if his cause of action is adverse to a public officer, government office, agency or instrumentality provided the case is meritorious. Caution should however be exercised that the office be not exposed to charges of harassment, unfairness or undue haste in the filing of suits.

In criminal cases, the accused enjoys the constitutional presumption of innocence until the contrary is proven. Hence, cases of defendants in criminal actions are considered meritorious.

The Indigency Test

Pursuant to PAO MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 02 Series of 2010 dated January 27, 2010 and entitled as "AMENDING SECTIONS 3, 4, and 5, ARTICLE II OF MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 18, S. 2002 (Amended Standard Office Procedures in Extending Legal Assistance)" in relation to the provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 9406 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the Indigency Test set forth in Section 3, Article II, MC No. 18, S. 2002, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Indigency Test. – Taking into consideration recent surveys on the amount needed by an average Filipino family to (a) buy its “food consumption basket” and (b) pay for its household and personal expenses, the following applicant shall be considered as an indigent person:
1. If residing in Metro Manila, whose net income does not exceed Php14,000.00 a month;
2. If residing in other cities, whose net income does not exceed Php13,000.00 a month;
3. If residing in other places, whose net income does not exceed Php 12,000.00 a month.

The term “net income” as herein employed shall be understood to refer to the income of the litigant less statutory deductions.

Statutory deductions shall refer to withholding taxes, GSIS, SSS, Pag-Ibig, Health Insurance and Philhealth premiums as well as mandatory deductions.

For purposes of this Section, ownership of land shall not per se constitute a ground for disqualification of an applicant for free legal assistance in view of the ruling in Juan Enaje vs. Victorio Ramos, et al. (31 SCRA 141, G.R. No. L-22109, January 30, 1970) that the determinative factor for indigency is the income of the litigant and not his ownership of real property.

To ensure that only those qualified shall be extended free legal assistance, the applicant shall be required to execute an Affidavit of Indigency and to submit any of the following documents:

1. Latest Income Tax Return or pay slip or other proofs of income; or

2. Certificate of Indigency from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, its local District Office, or the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office having jurisdiction over the residence of the applicant; or

3. Certificate of Indigency from the Barangay Chairman having jurisdiction over the residence of the applicant.

PAO lawyers and personnel shall exercise diligence in ascertaining the indigency qualification of said applicant/s.

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[paulaeguico]

Attorney magandang araw. Tanong lang po pag ang nasa subpoena yung name ng accuse is hindi po real name or mali po, valid pa rin yung subpoena? Or pwede pa rin masubmit?

[lhenpangilinan]

thank u atty napakalinaw ng paliwanag mu 😊

[FrisheerHo]

Atty paano kung hindi umabot ung sopoena sa akin, bigla na lang may warrant

[princessjillian]

Hello po Good evening po.. Paano po Atty. kung walang natanggap na subpoena tapos after a year nagka warrant na po? Anu po pwedeng dapat na gawin?

[NrebOniacna]

atty good day po
tanong ko lang po makakukuha po ba yung tao ng nbi clearance o police clearance kung ito po ay pinapadalhan po ng demand letter ng marketing ng kinuhanan ng motor

[reasimon]

Paano po kung pyansado sa unang kaso tapos nakulong ulit dahil sa ibang kaso pero wala pang resolution? Paano po makakaattend sa hearing ng unang kaso? At ano pong mangyayari sa pyansa?

[RonalynPacardo]

god day po attorney tanung ko lang po.yung ka live in partner ko po na nakulong dahil my active warant po cya 2008 case sa case ravery whith violence 6years po piro nabuno na nya nuon ang 2 years nabigyan po cya parol at na aply sa probetion ngayun ang nka lagay po sa warant nya na reboke po ng probetion nya lumapit na po ako sa pao sa corte sabe po ni attorney galves bubunuan talaga nya ang apat na taon attorney wala na po ba talaga pwede gawen para makalaya po cya

[arneldolorosa]

gdpm Atty, tanong q lng po di po kc aq nakabayad sa lending company (di q alam kung illegal sila bsta umutang lng aq nasa 5k) ngayon Atty. ng-messege sila sakin pero wala akung natanggap na sabpeona. anung maganda legal basis Atty? thanks and God Bless

[marivicformalejo]

Attorney kapag po ba na dismiss ang kaso s procecutor office dahil sa hndi pag attend ng hearing ng complainant po. Pwede po b ituloy agad s RTC po o ibabalik po ulit s procecutor un ififile n kaso

[RonalynPacardo]

sabe po wala dw pyancya po attorney pa advice naman po kng saan pa po ako pwedeng lumapit

[zionyanos]

Atty .kanina lang po dumating ang subpena po june 21 dapat hearing na, kaya pumunta kami agad sa procecutor hall of justice, kasi di naka attend hearing at kakadating lang

[hecteezy]

Hello sir, pano po kapag may nagpadala ng sobpoena pero wala po nakalagay na name kung sino nagcomplain? Salamat po

[jeevyrasalan-knsd]

Paano kungperson wwirh disability kna dja nakapunta

[kyomai]

Hi sir pagkafile po ng kaso, ilang araw po makakatanggap ng subpoena yung kinasuhan?

[melbamonda]

pano po kung huli n dumating yung subpina sa sinampahan tapos na hearing ano po dapat gawin attorney

[erenitoquizada]

Ang Asawa ko po ay nag pensyon sa sss makatanggap parin po ba siya ng 1000 monthly sa. Senyor ka 60 years old na po siya salamat po

[gabrielManangan]

tanung ko po, may puideng ikaso ba sa taong nag attemp na suntukin ang isang babae sa loob ng brgy habang sila ay kinaka usap ng brgy opisyales, .salamat sa pagtugon

[rogermartinez]

Ang subpoena po ba ay pedeng ipadala thru email?

[EmmaTamo]

Paano po kung si PAO hindi ka ginawan ng counter affidavit

[cristymanalo-ze]

Gud pm po ulit sir, nagta2ka din po ako bat agad pong resolution yong pinadala