Office of the Solicitor General

Solicitor General Jose Calida said he already saw the writing the on the wall regarding the impeachment complaints against seven Supreme Court (SC) magistrates who voted for the removal of ousted chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

The Supreme Court (SC) has issued guidelines on petitions for the modification of final sentences and early release of convicts under the law that amended the Revised Penal Code (RPC) last year.

Businessman and former trade minister Roberto Ongpin has been cleared by the Court of Appeals (CA) over insider trading charges involving the shares of Philex Mining Corporation in 2009.

The camp of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo asked the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to dismiss the motion filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) asking for another extension…

Vice President Leni Robredo has asked accused Solicitor General Jose Calida of delaying the resolution of her petition to implement the 25 percent threshold for the shaded ovals of ballots in the ongoing recount.

The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Monday officially opened the application for the Chief Justice position, which is now vacant following the ouster of Maria Lourdes Sereno through a quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the…

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday defended the Department of Justice (DOJ) to secure a contract with the security agency of Solicitor General Jose Calida.

The Senate minority bloc is mulling to initiate a probe into Solicitor General Jose Calida and his wife’s security agency to expose the “plunder” committed when it bagged multi-million contracts with several government agencies, opposition…

Senate President Tito Sotto cast doubt on the truthfulness of news reports uncovering documents which show that Solicitor General Jose Calida and his wife’s security agency bagged multi-million peso contracts with several government…

Solicitor General Jose Calida was hostile to Senate media when asked about calls for his resignation amid revelations that his family’s security agency has bagged multi-million contracts with several government agencies when the Duterte…

President Rodrigo Duterte has been accused of being behind the bill abolishing the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG) to allow the revival of the Marcos family in the country.

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has upheld the stand of his predecessor not to abolish the Philippine Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC).

Solicitor General Jose Calida, a known Marcos supporter, is a step closer to gaining the power to go after the Marcos family’s ill-gotten wealth after the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading a bill abolishing the…

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Some "pulpol" lawyers are among the biggest "winners" in the Supreme Court's decision Friday to oust Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said.

Senate President Koko Pimentel posed a question which cast doubt on the constitutionality of the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice on leave Maria Lourdes Sereno pending before the Supreme Court (SC).

House justice committee chair and Oriental Mindoro 2nd District Rep. Reynaldo Umali confidently said the House of Representatives would vote to impeach Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno when it votes on the articles of impeachment his…

As judges and court employees called for Chief Justice on leave Maria Lourdes Sereno to resign, Senator Ping Lacson urged to let her face the Senate impeachment court.

The Liberal Party on Thursday issued a statement warning the Supreme Court that a constitutional crisis may arise if it tries to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on the basis of the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the…

Solicitor General Jose Calida has assured Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno that she is doing her a favor by filing a quo warranto petition against her.

The spokespersons of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Monday that the Supreme Court should not entertain the quo warranto petition filed against her by the Office of the Solicitor General “for it has absolutely no basis in law and…

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday advised Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to relax and “enjoy” her indefinite wellness leave from the judiciary.

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) should file a case with the Supreme Court (SC) to unseat Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, whose appointment, he said, is invalid due to her incomplete…

The camp of Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has called as scrap of paper the petition filed by suspended lawyer Eligio Mallari who sought a quo warranto proceeding against her.