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Solicitor General to use 'all remedies' to contest Manila Water's arbitration win

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Updated as of Dec 06 12:04 PM

The Philippine government's top lawyer said Friday he would "exhaust all available legal remedies" to challenge an international arbitration court's ruling that favored water distributor Manila Water. Read more »

NEDA wants POGOs taxed, Angara says

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 06:03 AM

MANILA—The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Monday opposed with the Office of the Solicitor General’s (OSG) opinion that online casinos or Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) could not be taxed.  Read more »

Anti-graft court allows gov’t to appeal dismissed P102-billion Marcos forfeiture case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 12 05:30 PM

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan on Tuesday granted government's appeal to reconsider the dismissal of the P102-billion civil forfeiture case against former President Ferdinand Marcos, his widow Imelda and 11 others.   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 »

OSG insists on authority to represent CIDG in DOJ probe vs Robredo, others

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 11:17 PM

MANILA – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Tuesday cited legal bases to continue appearing in the Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into the sedition complaints against Vice President Leni Robredo, opposition figures, lawyers, and Catholic Church officials. 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 »

Saguisag binanatan ang OSG: 'Tuta ng Malacañang'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 01:24 AM

Umarangkada na ang imbestigasyon ng Department of Justice sa sedition complaint laban kina Vice President Leni Robredo at higit 30 iba pa. Read more »

OSG under fire for representing police in probe vs. PH opposition members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 12:14 AM

The Philippine justice department begins its preliminary probe into the sedition complaints filed against the Vice President and other key opposition figures. 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

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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 »

OSG slams 'self-serving' Hilbay, says 'well-within law' to assist PNP in sedition case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 06:12 PM

MANILA - The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Friday slammed former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay for saying it had no authority to assist in initiating the filing of criminal cases. Read more »

SolGen has no authority to assist in initiating criminal cases: ex SolGen Hilbay

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 03:12 PM

Former top state lawyer Florin Hilbay on Wednesday said the Office of the Solicitor General has no authority to assist in initiating the filing of criminal cases. Read more »

Vice president's camp asks SolGen: Why was Robredo's case 'singled out?'

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Posted at Jul 25 01:03 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo's spokesperson on Thursday criticized the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for allegedly singling out a sedition case filed against the country's second-in-command. Read more »

OSG says nothing wrong with helping draft 'Bikoy' affidavit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 11:57 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General said there is nothing unusual to the revelation its lawyers had a hand in drafting the affidavit used in the sedition complaint against opposition figures Read more »

OSG 'caught with hand in cookie jar', says Hontiveros

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 07:41 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General's supposed involvement in the filing of a sedition complaint against Vice President Leni Robredo and several opposition figures was a classic case of being caught with a hand in the cookie jar, according to Senator Risa Hontiveros. Read more »

Albayalde: CIDG kumonsulta sa SolGen para sa kaso vs Leni, iba pa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 08:29 PM

Kumonsulta ang CIDG sa Office of the Solicitor General kaugnay ng kasong sedisyon laban sa mga taga-oposisyon. Read more »

Bikoy’s lawyer defends OSG help in case vs VP, opposition

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 03:38 PM

The lawyer of Peter Joemel Advincula alias Bikoy denied Wednesday that the involvement of the Office of the Solicitor General in the filing of a sedition complaint against Vice President Leni Robredo and other opposition figures is a form of oppression of the opposition. Read more »

Solicitor General's Office behind Bikoy affidavit?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 04:45 AM

Despite Malacañang's repeated denial of its involvement in the sedition charge against Vice President Leni Robredo and other opposition figures. Read more »