Persida Acosta

Persida Acosta
Persida Acosta
Chief of the Public Attorney's Office
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 23, 2001
President	Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo; Benigno Aquino III; Bongbong Marcos
Personal details
Born	1961[1]; Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines
Spouse	Benedicto M. Acosta
Children	Kayla Gethsemane; Kamilia Persida
Education	University of the Philippines-Diliman (DSD); Harvard Kennedy School (SEF)
Profession	Lawyer

Persida V. Rueda-Acosta is a Filipina lawyer who currently serves as the chief of the Public Attorney's Office (PAO) since 2001.

Early career

Acosta was a professor at the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law as well as the University of the East, San Sebastian College, New Era University, and Bulacan State University.[2]

Public Attorney's Office (2001-present)

On February 23, 2001, then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Acosta to head the Public Attorney's Office. Since then, she served under the Aquino and Duterte administrations.

Controversies

In 2023, the Supreme Court issued a show cause order against Acosta after she criticized the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA).[3] After Acosta aplogized, she issued an order for public attorney lawyers to follow the Supreme Court's new code of conduct.[4]

References

"Who's Who in Bataan – Persida Rueda Acosta". 1Bataan. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
"Profile of Chief Public Attorney Back Home". Public Attorney's Office. Public Attorney's Office. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
"SC orders PAO chief to explain over public tirades". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
Bolledo, Jairo. "Acosta apologizes to SC, orders PAO to follow code of conduct for lawyers". Rappler. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

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[1] "Who's Who in Bataan – Persida Rueda Acosta". 1Bataan. Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[paobiodata-2] "Profile of Chief Public Attorney Back Home". Public Attorney's Office. Public Attorney's Office. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[3] "SC orders PAO chief to explain over public tirades". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.

[4] Bolledo, Jairo. "Acosta apologizes to SC, orders PAO to follow code of conduct for lawyers". Rappler. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.