MANILA, Philippines — The Fee on Human Rights (CHR) has introduced that it partnered with the Supreme Courtroom by means of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) which might see the implementation of the Unified Authorized Support Service (ULAS) aimed toward guaranteeing enough and well timed authorized help for indigent, deprived, and susceptible Filipinos.
CHR Chairman Richard Palpal-latoc advised The Manila Occasions that the collaboration was formalized through the excessive court docket’s launching of Section 1 of the ULAS Portal on March 3, 2026 whereby the Nationwide Anti-Poverty Fee, Nationwide Fee on Indigenous Peoples, and the Presidential Fee for the City Poor have been additionally MOU signatories.
ULAS, in line with CHR, serves as a centralized digital platform enabling lined attorneys to adjust to necessary professional bono (free or with out cost) authorized support obligations whereas increasing nationwide entry to free authorized providers.
Palpal-latoc cited the significance of the partnership, notably for deprived and susceptible sectors.
“Entry to justice is a cornerstone of human dignity, and establishments should work collectively to dismantle boundaries that forestall people from asserting their rights. Might our shared work proceed to convey the promise of justice nearer to each Filipino,” the highest CHR official mentioned.
The CHR, grounded in its constitutional mandate to supply authorized support and preventive measures to people whose rights have been violated or require safety, acknowledges ULAS as an important mechanism that strengthens collective efforts to ensure entry to justice, Palpal-latoc mentioned.