THE UNIVERSITY of Asia and the Pacific and  the city government of Pasig signed a Memorandum of Agreement to provide free legal assistance to the poor.

Under the agreement, the UA&P’s Institute of Law will help members of marginalized sectors in need of legal services.

The activity is part of the university’s Clinical Legal Education Program.

The signing ceremony was attended by Mayor Vico Sotto, Institute of Law Dean Atty. Maria Concepcion S. Noche, City Administrator Atty. Jeron Manzanero, City Legal Officer Atty. Jo Lati-Bagaoisan, and Institute of Law Secretary Atty. Joel Arzaga.

Sotto invited Pasig residents in need of legal advice to visit the city’s Legal Office.