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Quo warranto plea to revoke ABS-CBN franchise 'never discussed' in Cabinet: DOJ chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 11:33 AM

A supposed plan for government lawyers to seek the cancellation of ABS-CBN media network's franchise "has never been discussed at all" during a meeting among President Rodrigo Duterte and his top aides, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Thursday, contrary to a news report.    Read more »

Ex-human rights chair wants new SolGen after dismissal of another Marcos case

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Posted at Oct 29 03:12 PM

The Philippines needs to have another Solicitor General after state lawyers lost another forfeiture case against the Marcos family, former Commission on Human Rights chair Etta Rosales said Tuesday. Read more »

Pagbasura ng ill-gotten wealth case ng mga Marcos, iaapela

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:48 PM

Pero para sa isang dating taga-PCGG, hindi na dapat hayaang hawakan ng OSG ang kaso. Read more »

Ex-PCGG official slams anti-graft court's dismissal of P1-B case vs Marcoses, Tantocos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 11:02 PM

Malacañang said the chief government lawyer, Jose Calida, will decide whether to appeal the decision of the anti-graft court to dismiss the P1-billion civil case against the Marcos family. Read more »

Palawan fisherman says he was 'pressured' to withdraw from writ of kalikasan plea

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 09:34 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - A Palawan fisherman named as one of the petitioners in the plea seeking to protect the marine environment in the West Philippine Sea has claimed he was “pressured” into withdrawing from the petition pending before the Supreme Court. Read more »

Robredo slams OSG for involvement in sedition complaint

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 12:18 AM

Vice President Leni Robredo hits the Office of the Solicitor General for its involvement in her sedition complaint amid the numerous pending cases of the agency. Read more »

Robredo binuweltahan si SolGen Calida kaugnay ng kasong sedisyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 08:29 PM

Inakusahan ni Vice President Robredo si Solicitor General Calida na nasa likod ng reklamong sedisyon.  Read more »

Calida touts Sereno ouster as 'legacy,' other 'triumphs' in 3 years as SolGen

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 05:50 PM

MANILA – Solicitor General Jose Calida on Wednesday touted his office’s “legendary” success in the many landmark cases it has handled for the Philippine government, particularly citing the ouster of former Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as his “legacy.” Read more »

Robredo tells Calida: Focus on your case backlog instead of meddling with critics

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 03:37 PM

Robredo made the comment amid reports that Calida's office has had a hand in the sedition complaint against Robredo and other opposition figures. Read more »

IBP, fisherfolk withdraw writ of kalikasan plea before SC

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 09:02 PM

MANILA – The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and 7 fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales have asked the Supreme Court(SC) to withdraw as petitioners in the petition seeking to protect marine life in the West Philippine Sea, a reliable source told ABS-CBN News Friday. Read more »

'Navy lumapit sa petitioners para iurong ang writ of kalikasan'

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Posted at Jul 16 11:48 PM

Dalawang mangingisda ang nagsabing nilapitan sila ng Philippine Navy para iurong ang writ of kalikasan petition. Read more »

2 Palawan fishers say Navy lawyer approached them to withdraw West PH Sea plea

Mike Navallo and Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 07:04 PM

PUERTO, PRINCESA/MANILA – Members of the Philippine Navy approached fishermen to execute statements disowning a petition filed before the Supreme Court seeking to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea, two of the fishers told ABS-CBN News.    Read more »

Chel Diokno unfazed by disbarment threat after clients disown West PH Sea plea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 03:39 PM

MANILA - Veteran human rights lawyer Chel Diokno on Tuesday brushed aside the threat of disbarment after his clients disowned a petition asking the government to protect the marine environment in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Read more »

IBP, Diokno ask SC for time to confer with West PH Sea writ of kalikasan petitioners

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 05:16 PM

MANILA - Lawyers from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and collaborating counsel Chel Diokno have asked the Supreme Court (SC) for more time to confer with their clients concerning a writ of kalikasan plea for the protection of the West Philippine Sea.    Read more »

'Labag sa legal ethics': Lawyer sees gov't hand in fishermen's withdrawal of SC petition

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 06:19 PM

One of the lawyers who filed the petition asking the Supreme Court to compel Philippine government officials to enforce Philippine environmental laws to protect the West Philippine Sea claimed on Wednesday the government may be behind the fishermen’s move to disown the petition. Read more »

Calida: Parties agree to dismiss SC plea to protect West PH Sea marine environment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 07:09 PM

MANILA - Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday said petitioners and respondents have agreed on the dismissal of a writ of kalikasan plea seeking to protect the West Philippine Sea marine environment after several petitioners withdrew from the plea.  Read more »

Central bank officials, SolGen Calida, Bersamin among PH's highest paid officials

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 06:51 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas officials led by its late governor Nestor Espenilla, and Solicitor General Jose Calida and Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin were among the 10 highest paid government officials in 2018. Read more »

COA flags SolGen's P14-million spending on plane tickets, supplies, hotels

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 05:46 PM

The Commission on Audit has flagged expenses of the Office of the Solicitor General on foreign travel, office supplies and equipment as well as trainings and meetings done in hotels and restaurants which all contradicted government audit and procurement rules. Read more »

Calida denounces IBP president for giving 'Bikoy' platform to 'peddle false stories'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 07:33 PM

MANILA - Solicitor General Jose Calida on Thursday called for the resignation of Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) president Abdiel Dan Elijah Fajardo for allegedly using his position to "advance his personal agenda." Read more »

P800-M pinagtatalunan ng martial law victims at gobyerno

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 08:03 PM

Pinagtatalunan ngayon kung kanino mapupunta ang $13.75 milyon na bahagi umano ng tagong yaman ng mga Marcos.  Read more »