Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (CPRA)
Section 36. Pro bono Limited Legal Services. - A lawyer appointed by the court as counsel de officio shall not refuse to render Limited Legal Services pro bono on the ground of conflict of interest. Instead, the lawyer shall disclose to all affected parties such conflict of interest. In any case, the lawyer may not refuse to render such pro bona legal services to the person concerned if only to the extent necessary to safeguard the latter's fundamental rights and not to deprive such person of remedies available under the law or rules. A lawyer currently serving in the government shall not be exempt from pro bona service and may be appointed by any court, tribunal, or other government agency as counsel de officio, unless prohibited by law, or the applicable Civil Service rules and regulations, or when there is a conflict of interest with the government.