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London-based information security firm TurgenSec says sensitive court documents were made publicly available online for at least two months (Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) is investigating a reported data breach of some 345,000 sensitive court documents that was first revealed by a U.K. security company. In a statement, it said that it would also prosecute and punish those responsible for the data breach that involved its court documents. The […]
Suggests submission of documents instead (Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General is moving for the cancellation of the oral arguments on the petitions against the Anti-Terrorism Law set in September. In calling for the same in its very urgent motion filed on Monday, Aug. 24, the OSG noted the “logistical restrictions and health threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,” and the provisions of the Internal Rules of Court and pertinent jurisprudence that […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General will be closed starting Tuesday, Aug. 4. The OSG said the temporary closure, which will last until Aug. 18, was in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement Metro Manila and four other areas will revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine. The President made the decision after the medical community called for a two-week “time-out” so they could recover from exhaustion. The medical community said the […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General in Makati will be on lockdown “until further notice” after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. In an advisory, the OSG said the employee tested positive during a swab test conducted on July 12. Only personnel from the Facility Management System and the sanitation and disinfection team will be allowed in the OSG premises. “Likewise, no documents will be received or sent out until further notice,” […]
(Eagle News) — ABS-CBN’s petition for certiorari and prohibition is improper because the National Telecommunications Commission’s issuance of a cease and desist order stopping several of its radio and television operations was merely an administrative act, the NTC said. In its comment to ABS-CBN’s petition for certiorari and prohibition against the shutdown order, the commission added that the filing of the ABS-CBN petition was not the proper recourse since such a petition is available under […]
Denies meddling, threat allegations (Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida has declined to appear before the Senate hearing on ABSCBN’s franchise scheduled today, May 19, as he defended himself against allegations hurled against him. In declining the invitation, a statement from Calida’s office noted that the issues on the alleged violations of ABSCBN of its franchise, and the possible extension of the franchise, which were to be discussed in the Senate hearing, were sub judice, as […]
(Eagle News) — Solicitor General Jose Calida on Wednesday, May 6, said critics were “barking up the wrong tree” in blaming the National Telecommunications Commission for ABSCBN Corp.’s plight, noting that the commission was only following the law when it issued a cease and desist order against the media giant. In a statement, Calida said “without a valid and subsisting franchise from Congress,” after all, the NTC “cannot allow any broadcasting entity from operating […]
(Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida on Sunday, May 3, warned the National Telecommunications Commission against granting provisional authorities to operate broadcasting services to ABS-CBN Corporation and its affiliate, ABS-CBN Convergence, Inc., despite the absence of franchises from Congress. In a statement, Calida said the NTC commissioners risk subjecting themselves to prosecution under the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act should they issue the same as the Constitution gives Congress the exclusive power to grant franchises […]
(Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General asked the Supreme Court on Monday, Feb. 10, to cancel and revoke the existing franchise of ABS-CBN corporation and its subsidiary by filing a quo warranto petition with the high court. “We want to put an end to what we discovered to be highly abusive practices of ABS-CBN benefitting a greedy few at the expense of millions of its loyal subscribers. These practices have gone unnoticed […]
(Eagle News)– The Office of the Solicitor General on Friday, Dec. 6, said it would exhaust “all available legal remedies” against the decision issued by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore that ordered the Philippine government to indemnify Manila Water for losses it supposedly incurred due to the state’s refusal to implement higher water rates. In a statement, the OSG said that while “the OSG respects its obligation to keep confidential the arbitration proceedings, […]
(Eagle News)–Interior undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya on Tuesday, Sept. 24, expressed surprise over the “rubbish” tag given to the reports on the drug war submitted by the Office of the Solicitor General and the Philippine National Police. The tag was given by the Center for International Law in its manifestation and motion asking the Supreme Court to cite the PNP and the OSG in contempt. The submission of the documents was in compliance with […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police and the Office of the Solicitor General submitted “rubbish reports” on the administration’s drug war, a group of lawyers said. As a result, the Center for International Law is asking the Supreme Court to order the PNP and the OSG to explain why they should not be cited in contempt, in a motion filed on Monday, Sept. 23. In its motion, Centerlaw noted that an examination of 107 of the […]
