HB 3951

House·20th Congress·Filed Aug 20, 2025

An Act Strengthening the Legal Staff of the Department of Justice, Renaming It as the Office of the Chief State Counsel, Redefining, Expanding, Rationalizing and Further Professionalizing Its Organization, and Appropriating Funds Therefor

In plain language

The bill renames the Department of Justice’s Legal Staff as the Office of the Chief State Counsel, expands its staff to seven divisions, upgrades salaries and benefits to match senior judges, and provides an initial ₱200 million appropriation plus a trust fund from collected fees.

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Author · Representative

Ferdinand Hernandez
RepresentativeSouth Cotabato, 2nd District
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HB03951 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch