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Panukalang foreign trip funds ng SolGen, sahod ni Calida sinita sa Senado

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 06:31 PM

Tinanong ni Sen. Francis Tolentino kung bakit ang laki ng pasahod kay Jose Calida kumpara sa mga dating SolGen.  Read more »

Senate panel defers SolGen's 2021 budget over travel, confidential funds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 02:04 PM

A Senate panel on Monday deferred the approval of the Office of the Solicitor General's (OSG) P1.61-billion budget for 2021, after the agency failed to clarify some appropriations in its funding request.   Read more »

SC requires Comelec, SolGen to comment on Marcos poll protest vs VP Robredo

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 07:01 PM

(UPDATE) The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has required the Commission on Elections and the Office of the Solicitor General to comment on pending issues in the election protest filed by defeated candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. against Vice President Leni Robredo, the court's public information office said Wednesday. Read more »

SC blocks attempt to secure Leonen's SALN for quo warranto plea

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 15 08:52 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a request of lawyer Lorenzo Gadon and the Office of the Solicitor General to secure the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of SC Associate Justice Marvic Leonen for a possible quo warranto petition. Read more »

More groups oppose SolGen’s bid to cancel oral arguments on anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 04:54 PM

More groups are opposing the Office of the Solicitor General’s bid to cancel oral arguments on petitions challenging the constitutionality of the country's Anti-Terrorism Act.   Read more »

Ex-justices Carpio, Morales reject Estelito Mendoza’s 'expertise' in anti-terror law petitions

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 09:02 AM

Former Solicitor General Estelito Mendoza may have had a storied legal career but that’s not enough for former Supreme Court justices and other legal luminaries to qualify him as an amicus curiae or “friend of the court” in the petitions challenging the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

State auditors flag Office of Solicitor General over questionable P1.1-M travel expenses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 03:15 PM

State auditors noted that the liquidation reports of 17 officers and employees of OSG were not properly documented, in violation of COA Circular 2012-001 which states that the head of agency should certify the necessity of travel expenses which exceeded the prescribed rate per day. Read more »

'Repression in broad daylight': SC urged to issue TRO vs anti-terror law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 12:13 PM

A group of senators, media practitioners and lawyers who filed a petition against the Anti-Terrorism Act has urged the Supreme Court to act on their plea for a temporary restraining order to stop the implementation of the new law. Read more »

SolGen moves to cancel oral arguments on petitions vs Anti-Terrorism Act

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 04:14 PM

The OSG has moved to cancel oral arguments on the petitions questioning the constitutionality of the Anti-Terrorism Act. Read more »

Lawyer to SC: Put Duterte health rumors to rest by compelling him to disclose medical records

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 04:37 AM

MANILA – The lawyer seeking the disclosure of President Rodrigo Duterte’s health records is not stopping just yet, despite the Supreme Court’s outright junking of his petition. Read more »

Court of Appeals denies Maria Ressa's appeal to travel to US to receive award

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 06:28 PM

The Court of Appeals has denied Rappler CEO and journalist Maria Ressa's plea to be allowed to travel to the United States to receive an award and attend the screening of a documentary about her. Read more »

Ex-OGCC head: Gov't lawyers should not receive excessive allowances

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 09:21 PM

Former government corporate counsel Philip Jurado said Thursday government lawyers should not aspire to get rich while in public service and be modest when receiving allowances and honoraria.    Read more »

PSC seeks help of SolGen in payroll scam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 04:51 PM

The Philippine Sports Commission has sought the help of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in the agency's case against one of its staff members, who is alleged to have conducted a "payroll padding" scheme. Read more »

SolGen office shuts down due to COVID-19 case

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 02:34 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General in Makati will temporarily shut down beginning Monday after an employee contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).  Read more »

READ: Statement of Solicitor-General Jose Calida on the denial of the renewal of ABS-CBN’s franchise

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 06:12 PM

And now, the end has come. Read more »

NTC orders ABS-CBN to stop TVPlus in Metro Manila, SKY Direct

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 09:20 PM

MANILA (3rd UPDATE) - The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Tuesday served 2 cease-and-desist orders stopping ABS-CBN’s digital broadcast on TVPlus in Metro Manila and SKY’s satellite broadcast nationwide. Read more »

SolGen shuts down Makati office after employee's positive COVID-19 rapid test

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 03:15 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General based in Makati said it would shut down its premises Tuesday after an employee turned out positive for COVID-19 using a rapid test. Read more »

SolGen, NTC can no longer refuse to answer questions on ABS-CBN franchise, says solon

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 10:59 PM

Minority congressmen "will be more direct" in questioning the Solicitor General and the NTC after the high court threw out the OSG's quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN, a lawmaker said on Tuesday. Read more »

Supreme Court junks SolGen's quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 10:04 PM

The Philippine Supreme Court dismissed the quo warranto petition filed by the government's top lawyer against ABS-CBN Corporation. Read more »

Supreme Court junks SolGen's quo warranto plea vs ABS-CBN Corp

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 04:12 PM

The Supreme Court en banc on Tuesday dismissed Solicitor General Jose Calida's petition questioning ABS-CBN Corp's franchise, ruling that the issue was "moot and academic." Read more »