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Panel says this is “without prejudice to respondents’ recourse” to bring issue before “proper forum” (Eagle News)–The Department of Justice special panel of prosecutors hearing the sedition charges filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and several others has junked some of the respondents’ motions to disqualify the Office of the Solicitor General as counsel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, the acting complainant. In junking the motions in a 10-page order on Aug. 23, […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Solicitor General has maintained it can represent the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group as complainant in the sedition case against Vice President Leni Robredo and others. In its 23-page omnibus comment, the OSG said its authority to represent the CIDG was “expressly provided” in Section 35, Chapter 12 of Executive Order No. 292. According to the OSG, based on the provision, the OSG “shall represent the government of the Philippines, […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Department of Justice panel hearing the sedition charges filed against her and several others to remove the Office of the Solicitor General as counsel for the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, the acting complainant. In seeking for the OSG’s removal in a 13-page motion filed on Aug. 14, De Lima said it is “illegal and improper” for Solicitor General Jose Calida to appear as the lawyer for […]
(Eagle News)–Lawyers Chel Diokno and Lorenzo Tañada III have asked the Department of Justice panel conducting a preliminary probe into the sedition charges filed against them and several others to stop the Office of the Solicitor General from representing the Philippine National Police, the complainant, and to sanction the OSG. In filing the omnibus motion that also sought to annul all previous actions of the OSG, Diokno and Tañada said the OSG misstated University of […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Solicitor General has hailed the Court of Appeals ruling dismissing the petition for writs of habeas data and amparo by the National Union of People’s Lawyers. In a statement, the OSG said the ruling was a ” clear triumph for the rule of law and justice.” “This victory further proves that the OSG is constantly hard at work in all its cases, notwithstanding the misinformation of a select few,” the […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Solicitor General on Wednesday, July 24, said it was its “legal duty to serve its clients when they seek legal advice.” The OSG issued the statement following accusations there was oppression of the opposition since the OSG helped prepare Peter Joemel Advincula’s complaint-affidavit against Vice President Leni Robredo and others over the Ang Totoong Narcolist videos. Larry Gadon, Advincula’s lawyer, said their camp “only probably” consulted the OSG after the […]
Presents sworn affidavits, video of fishermen in case, saying they had nothing to do with the petition during oral arguments before Supreme Court (Eagle News) – Solicitor General Jose Calida bared on Tuesday, July 9, that the fishermen in the Writ of Kalikasan petition filed by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) had nothing to do at all with the petition but that their names were merely “used” by the IBP to fight the […]
(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has decided to inhibit from the Writ of Kalikasan case pending with the high court involving the protection of the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea, saying he did this for the “peace of mind” of Solicitor General Jose Calida. Carpio’s inhibition came after a motion was filed by the Office of the Solicitor General asking the high court to direct him to inhibit […]
(Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday, April 16, slammed Vice President Leni Robredo’s statements the Office of the Solicitor General was against martial law victims when it rejected a US court’s settlement deal for them. “Her statements are outright lies. She must be confused,” Calida said, noting that the OSG has “always been committed to advancing the interests of the Republic, and we will continue to do so,” and that her statements were therefore […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to uphold its earlier decision junking Vice President Leni Robredo’s bid for the use of a 25-percent ballot threshold in the ongoing manual recount. In asking the PET to uphold its April 10 decision, the OSG, acting as the people’s tribunal, noted that it was the PET that was the “sole authority […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, June 3, again defended Solicitor General Jose Calida over the allegations of conflict of interest against him. Speaking to Filipinos in South Korea, Duterte said Vigilant Investigative and Security Agency Inc. was a business “inherited” by Calida from his father long before he was appointed as SolGen. “Why should I fire him?…Basta may bidding lahat, anything in government basta may bidding ka, walang problema, okay ‘yan. Kung siya […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Solicitor General has said the Commission on Audit’s flagging of over P10 million in alleged excess allowances of several OSG lawyers, including Solicitor General Jose Calida, had “no basis.” In a statement, OSG spokesperson Hector Calilung said Circular No. 85-25-E cannot prevail over existing laws. He said Republic Act No. 9417 essentially says that OSG lawyers may receive honoraria without any cap to the amount. “To allow COA Circular No. […]
