Editing Pro bono (section)

===Philippines===
In late 1974, former Philippine Senator [[Jose W. Diokno]] was released from prison as a political detainee. He set out as a litigation lawyer to devise a means to combat the [[Marcos dictatorship]] and introduced the term "developmental [[legal aid]]", which involved lawyers providing ''pro bono'' legal services but also providing allowances to their clients, who were normally the urban poor, informal settlers, farmers, and victims of [[Martial law under Ferdinand Marcos]]. Diokno set up the [[Free Legal Assistance Group|Free Legal Assistance Group or FLAG]], which is the oldest human rights organization in the country. During martial law FLAG has handled most of the human rights cases against the military police and the administration.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gavilan|first=Jodesz|title=No cause more worthy: Ka Pepe Diokno's fight for human rights|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/jose-ka-pepe-diokno-human-rights|date=2017-09-21|access-date=2020-10-14}}</ref> Eventually the concept of developmental legal aid has grown and fresh lawyers are required to conduct part-time free legal aid for a considerable amount of time, otherwise called the Community Legal Aid Service (CLAS) Rule.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Te|first=Theodore|title=ANALYSIS-Deep Dive, Community legal aid service: Too much, too soon?|url=https://www.rappler.com/voices/thought-leaders/analysis-deep-dive-community-legal-aid-service-too-much-soon|date=2018-12-20|access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref> Many developmental legal services are provided by most law firms and NGOs in the Philippines.