Office of the Solicitor General

Malacañang refuted the opinion of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) cannot be subject to tax.

A brief respite was awarded to the Office of the Solicitor General in the aftermath of a procedural flub which junked the prosecution's motion for reconsideration in a P102 billion forfeiture case.

Former Senator Rene Saguisag continues to oppose to have the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to represent the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG).

Former Magdalo party-list representative Gary Alejano has questioned the authority of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to represent the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) in the…

Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) lawyers Lorenzo Tanada III, Chel Diokno and Theodore Te have asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to disallow the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) from participating in the sedition case against them…

Solicitor General Jose Calida has asked the Supreme Court (SC) that his office be excused from participating in the case concerning the rights of illegitimate children to claim inheritance.

Because of this, the panel of prosecutors conducting the preliminary investigation asked the lawyers of respondents to file motions this August 16 to formally question the authority of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to represent…

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has one piece of advice to former Senator Rene Saguisag: shut up.

Former senator Rene Saguisag has expressed dismay that the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has become tha lapdog of President Rodrigo Duterte.

Lawyer Larry Gadon is planning to file an impeachment case against Vice President Leni Robredo if she will be indicted for sedition or inciting to sedition over the “Ang Totoong Narco List” video series.

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) asserted it has legal authority to assist law enforcers in preparing the sedition complaint filed against Vice President Ma. Leonor Robredo and 34 others following revelations made by Joemel "Bikoy"…

Malacañang sees nothing wrong with the move of the Philippine National Police to seek the Office of the Solicitor General’s (OSG) advice on the sedition complaint filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and other opposition figures.

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said state lawyers has found disadvantageous to the government the terms set before an American court in the settlement case of the victims of abuses during the martial law era.

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Office of the Solicitor General, the Department of Justice, and all legal departments to "review," "evaluate," and "scrutinize" every contract entered by the government with foreign private…

President Rodrigo Duterte has called on the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to “study” the arbitration between Maynilad Water Services, Inc. and the Philippine government.

President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a bill that seeks to expand the powers and capabilities of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), the government's legal defender.

Solicitor General Jose Calida has been ordered by the Supreme Court (SC) to submit this Friday (Jan. 25) the detailed report of the Department of National Defense (DND) concerning the implementation of martial law in Mindanao.

The congressional bicameral conference committee on Monday approved the reconciled version of a measure further strengthening the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has hailed the decision of the Senate not to abolish the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC).

The Office of the Solicitor General will ask the Court of Appeals to reverse the ruling of Makati City Regional Trial Court Branch 148, Malacanang said.

Solicitor General Jose Calida hailed the decision of the Supreme Court (SC) to turn down the petition fugitive suspected drug boss Peter Lim who sought to stop the the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation against the latter.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has assured that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will help the government search for the third telecommunications player in the country.

Solicitor General Jose Calida has dared Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to face the charges concerning the lawmaker’s involvement in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny and 2007 Manila Peninsula siege.