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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 seeks more time to consult with fishermen over writ of kalikasan plea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 06:59 AM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines on Friday filed a motion before the Supreme Court to allow lawyers more time to consult with fisherfolk, who filed an environmental protection order in some areas 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 »

SolGen asks SC to inhibit Carpio in West PH Sea case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 06:09 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to inhibit Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio from participating in the writ of kalikasan petition on the disputed West Philippine Sea. 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 »

SolGen asks SC to junk NUPL petition for writs of amparo, habeas data

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 06:43 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court to junk the petition for writs of amparo and habeas data filed by the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), claiming the petition is nothing but a “frantic and desperate cry for undue attention.” Read more »

SC tells SolGen to bare all 'Tokhang' papers, hits partial release of drug death docs

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 03:45 PM

MANILA – The Supreme Court has called out the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for releasing only selected police documents in its compliance with the order to provide copies of police reports on drug war deaths to petitioners that had questioned the campaign before the tribunal. Read more »

Lawyering for Marcoses? Solgen slams Robredo 'lies'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 08:35 AM

MANILA - Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday dubbed as an "outright lie" the statement of Vice President Leni Robredo that he is "lawyering" for the family of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos.  Read more »

Public can test right to information after SC orders release of 'Tokhang' documents - lawyer

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 11:19 AM

The public and even the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) can now seek copies of documents pertaining to the police force's anti-narcotics operations after the Supreme Court ordered these released a lawyer said Monday. Read more »

Supreme Court orders OSG to release copies of drug war documents

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 03 12:08 AM

The Supreme Court ordered the Office of the Solicitor General to furnish petitioners police documents in relation to the government's war on drugs. Read more »

Dela Rosa fine with release of drug war records

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 07:55 PM

Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief and senatorial aspirant Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said he was unfazed by the release of thousands of police documents in relation to the government’s war on drugs. Read more »

Supreme Court orders SolGen to release 'Tokhang' police reports

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 07:57 AM

The Supreme Court has ordered the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to furnish petitioners copies of thousands of police documents in relation to the government’s war on drugs. Read more »

Duterte orders review of all gov't contracts

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 02 11:10 PM

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a review of all contracts entered into by the government with companies and other countries to ensure none puts the country at a disadvantage, his spokesman said on Tuesday. Read more »

SolGen urges SC to junk PT&T petition vs 3rd telco bidding

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 04:00 PM

The Office of the Solicitor General has urged the Supreme Court to dismiss a petition filed by the Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Corp. (PT&T) seeking to reverse its disqualification from the selection for the third telco in November last year. Read more »

Duterte vetoes bill strengthening SolGen’s office

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 11:18 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a bill that seeks to expand the powers and capabilities of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), citing issues in granting additional benefits to the agency’s employees.   Read more »

Calida insists only SC entitled to documents on alleged extrajudicial killings

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 05 06:54 PM

Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday insisted only the Supreme Court is entitled to receive documents on alleged extrajudicial killings under the government’s war on drugs. Read more »

OPINION: SolGen actions giving ICC reason to exercise jurisdiction over PH EJKs

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 01 04:47 PM

One of the reasons that will make the International Criminal Court (ICC) decide to exercise jurisdiction over alleged extra-judicial killings (EJKs) committed under the Duterte administration is when they see that the government is “unable or unwilling” to prosecute the crimes. It is called the principle of complementarity. Read more »

Calida blocking release of war on drugs documents, lawyers' group tells SC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 28 03:58 PM

Solicitor General Jose Calida is refusing to release reports on the war on drugs despite a Supreme Court order to do so, a lawyer's group complained Wednesday. Read more »

Calida opposes move to raise salary of gov’t nurses

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 01:30 AM

MANILA - The Solicitor General on Tuesday said there is no legal basis to grant the salary increase demanded by government nurses through a petition filed before the Supreme Court. Read more »