Libre Notaryo sa Barangay
Free notary, legal services for Toril residents held

Free notarial and legal services were provided for residents of barangays Daliao and Lizada in Toril, District 3 this city from 8 to 12 AM and from 2 to 5 PM yesterday September 11, 2008.

The free notarial and legal service program was spearheaded by the office of councilor Rachel Zozobrado in coordination with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and the barangay officials of the respective areas. There was also a mobile late registration of birth for the said barangays in coordination with the Local Civil Registry.

“This is one of way of making legal services more accessible to the barangays particularly to the poor people who have no way or have difficulty in securing the services of a lawyer,” councilor Rachel Zozobrado said.

She said this is the second time they are providing the said services for free to the third district. The first free notarial and legal services program was held last August 22 in barangays Sto. Niño and Mintal of Tugbok District.

“We are hoping that people will take advantage not only of the free notarial and legal services but also of the mobile registration of birth offered by the LCR,” she said.

The group was in barangay Daliao in the morning and in barangay Lizada in the afternoon. Among those who joined yesterday's program were IBP president Manuel Quibod, councilor Rachel Zozobrado as well as other IBP members.