Solicitor General Jose Calida believes it would be better just to abolish both the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) and the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
Calida: OSG charter meant to attract the brightest lawyers
The Charter of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) allows its officials to receive allowances and honoraria exceeding more than 50 percent of their salaries.
Calida: COA can’t stop hefty OSG allowances, honoraria
Solicitor General Jose Calida said the Commission on Audit cannot dictate what his office should when it comes to receiving allowances and honoraria.
Calida on pursuing Marcos wealth: No conflict of interest, promise
Solicitor General Jose Calida assured that there will be no conflict of interest in the event he is tasked to lead the recovery of the Marcos family’s ill-gotten wealth.
Here’s why Hilbay thinks De Lima’s drug charges should be dismissed outright
Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay said that the disagreement between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on what should have been charged agaist Senator Leila De Lima is enough basis for the dismissal of her drug case.
COA hits SolGen office over P12M foreign travels
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in 2015 incurred P12.76 million travel expenses for trainings abroad which state auditors did not deem urgent and necessary.
De Lima slams Calida for defending Napoles: How low can you go?
Senator Leila de Lima on Wednesday (Feb. 15) assailed reported moves by the Office of the Solicitor General filing a recommendation to the Court of Appeals (CA) for the acquittal of so-called pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles.
SC asks De Lima to explain why Duterte isn’t immune from suit
The Supreme Court (SC) has asked Senator Leila De Lima to submit her explanation on why President Rodrigo Duterte isn’t immune from suit.
Resbak: OSG asks SC to trash petitions vs. Marcos LNMB burial
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked the Supreme Court (SC) to junk all of the petitions which sought to stop the burial of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB).
Imelda’s younger brother, Bejo Romualdez, seeks delay on ill-gotten wealth case
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Office of the Solicitor General have asked the Sandiganbayan Third Division to reset the scheduled February 1, 2016 pre-trial date of Alfredo “Bejo” Romualdez and his co-respondents in the the civil case against them regarding the forfieture of ill-gotten wealth.
PNoy appoints anti-Arroyo lawyer as Solicitor General
A bar topnotcher lawyer who led the filing of graft charges against then President and incumbent Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been appointed as the…
