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DOJ contracts with Calida security firm aboveboard, says Guevarra

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 21 04:21 PM

Contracts between the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the security firm owned by the family of Solicitor General Jose Calida are aboveboard, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Thursday.   Read more »

Duterte lawyer is Ombudsman frontrunner? Roque thinks so

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 21 12:06 PM

MANILA - Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday hinted that President Rodrigo Duterte's former lawyer could be the frontunner among the nominees for next Ombudsman. Read more »

1 buwan bago magretiro: Mga huling banat ni Conchita Carpio Morales

Henry Omaga-Diaz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 12 08:14 PM

Mahigit isang buwan na lamang bago ang nakatakda niyang pagreretiro, naghahabol pa rin si Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales sa mga opisyal na maaaring ginagamit ang posisyon para sa kanilang negosyo. Read more »

Ano ang conflict of interest at paano ito maiiwasan?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 06 08:02 PM

Base sa nakasaad sa RA 6713, may mga paraan upang maiwasan ang conflict of interest sa pagitan ng opisyal ng gobyerno at mga negosyo nito. Read more »

SC orders SolGen to comment on Sereno's ouster appeal

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 04:38 PM

The Supreme Court has ordered Solicitor General Jose Calida to comment on the motion for reconsideration that Maria Lourdes Sereno filed against her ouster as the country's top magistrate. Read more »

OSG lawyers' allowances can exceed 50 percent of salary: Hilbay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 03 12:46 AM

MANILA - Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay is backing the position of Solicitor General Jose Calida that the law permits government lawyers to receive allowances exceeding 50 percent of their salaries. Read more »

Calida's security agency: What the law says on conflict of interest

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 07:51 PM

“A public official may divest and or resign from the corporation. Hindi clear ang claim ni SolGen Calida diyan eh, or iyan alternative pero pag ma-prove iyung conflict of interest, divestment ang required ng law." Read more »

OPINION: The Calida scandal

Buddy Gomez -- Cyberbuddy
Posted at Jun 02 03:13 PM

The Calida scandal involves conflict of interest, “a circumstance of a public officeholder whose personal interest benefits from his official action or influence.”   Read more »

Higit P7 milyong allowance ni SolGen Calida pinababalik ng COA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 09:00 PM

Ipinasasauli na ng Commission on Audit (COA) ang milyon-milyong halaga ng sobrang allowance at honoraria na tinanggap umano ng ilang opisyal ng Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).   Read more »

Unlike Calida, sacked OGCC chief says he did not accept excess allowances

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 05:57 PM

Former Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) head Rudolf Philip Jurado reiterated he did not receive hefty allowances aside from his regular salary, contrary to the millions of pesos received by Solicitor General Jose Calida which was flagged by the Commission on Audit. Read more »

Ombudsman urged: Dig deeper into Calida security agency

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 04:22 PM

Private complainant Jocelyn Acosta-Nisperos pressed the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate further the security agency supposedly owned by Solicitor General Jose Calida which has bagged government contracts, including at the House of Representatives. Read more »

OPINION: Yes, Solicitor General Calida IS violating the Constitution. Here's the proof

Raïssa Robles
Posted at Jun 01 01:23 PM

I guess they don’t make public officials like they used to? With a sense of ethics? Or shame? Read more »

COA flags excess P10.774-M compensation paid to Calida, other OSG lawyers

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 11:22 AM

The Commission on Audit has flagged the excess honoraria and allowances received by Solicitor General Jose Calida amounting to P7.46 million, contrary to a 1985 COA circular which supposedly prohibits him from receiving additional fees exceeding 50 percent of his annual basic salary. Read more »

Palace welcomes Senate probe vs Calida

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 06:59 PM

Malacañang on Thursday welcomed a possible Senate probe into government contracts bagged by the security firm owned by Solicitor General Jose Calida’s family. Read more »

Security agency ng pamilya ni Calida, iimbestigahan sa kontrata sa gobyerno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 11:49 PM

Magsasagawa rin ang Senado ng sariling imbestigasyon. Read more »

Senators seek probe into Calida security firm's contracts with gov't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 10:02 PM

MANILA - Minority senators on Wednesday filed a resolution urging the Senate to investigate Solicitor General Jose Calida over the government contracts bagged by his family's security firm. Read more »

Makabayan bloc wants Calida out

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 06:20 PM

The Makabayan bloc, a group of left-leaning members of the House of Representatives, accused Solicitor General Jose Calida of corruption over the multi-million peso contracts of his security agency with several government agencies.   Read more »

Guevarra flip-flops, will now probe security contract with Calida firm

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 05:08 PM

Newly-confirmed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said his department will now look into the contracts it entered into with a security firm owned by Solicitor General Jose Calida. Read more »

Duterte won’t sack SolGen Calida

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 30 09:28 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday defended Solicitor General Jose Calida, who is facing criticism after it was revealed that some government offices contracted his family's security agency. Read more »

DOJ says contracts with Calida security firm aboveboard

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 29 03:40 PM

MANILA- The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Tuesday the contracts it entered into with a security firm owned by Solicitor General Jose Calida are aboveboard and underwent the required procurement process. Read more »