Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has denied allegations she tried to block Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza from getting a seat at the high tribunal when he was still solicitor general.
Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said then solicitor general Francis Jardeleza was given a chance to explain before the Judicial Bar Council (JBC) his stand over the West Philippine Sea.
The House of Representatives committee on justice has approved a bill expanding the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), which shall absorb the powers of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC).
If President Duterte is bent on showing Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales the door, he can ask the Office of the Solicitor General (SolGen) to file a case before the court to question her continued discharge of the functions of the office, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said.
Solicitor General Jose Calida has vowed to drop a surprise during his turn in the oral arguments at the Supreme Court (SC) which is hearing the petitions seeking the nullification martial law over Mindanao.
Solicitor General Jose Calida is not about to let two “yellow” senators to rain down on his parade after successfully reversing the conviction of the pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles in the illegal detention case against Benhur Luy.
Solicitor General Jose Calida on Monday (May 8) lauded the decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) 12th Devision to acquit alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles from her serious illegal detention charge.
Is the administration planning to make use of Janet Lim Napoles’ testimony to pin down other lawmakers implicated in the nearly P10 billion pork barrel scam?
Detained Senator Leila De Lima filed a memorandum before the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday seeking to grant her petition questioning the issuance of warrant of arrest by a Muntinlupa court in connection with the drug trafficking charges filed against her.
Senator Risa Hontiveros chastised House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’ proposal to consolidate the functions of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel under the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).
