The House of Representatives (HOR) asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the consolidated petitions that sought an immediate stop to the ongoing impeachment proceedings against Vice President Sara Duterte. In a comment filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for the HOR and its...
Amid ongoing concerns over the Navotas landfill fire, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday, April 28, said it is studying possible legal remedies against the operator of the inactive Navotas Sanitary Landfill. DENR Secretary Juan Miguel Cuna said the agency is...
Malacañang said that the Office of the Solicitor General’s (OSG) decision to reenter the Supreme Court case questioning former president Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is “proper, lawful, and mandated,” stressing that the agency is merely...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa lauded Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra for his decision not to represent the Philippine government in the petitions filed by former President Rodrigo Duterte’s children before the Supreme Court. Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa “Mabuti pa itong Solicitor...
Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra leaves it to the discretion of President Marcos to relieve him from his post at the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). Guevarra reminded that "the OSG is not only the government’s counsel but also the tribune of the people." The issue on Guevarra's...
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said on Sunday, March 9, it has not received a notice from the International Criminal Court (ICC) on arrest warrant against any Filipino. “We have not received any such notice from the ICC,” said Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra. Guevarra pointed...
Senator Pia Cayetano on Sunday, January 5 joined other lawmakers in commending the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in cancelling fraudulent birth certificates saying the OSG’s move directly confirms the findings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. “The OSG's move directly...
Some senators on Friday, January 3, welcomed the government's plan to cancel all birth certificates illegally acquired by foreigners in the country. Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva lauded the move of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) which made the promise following...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 2, renewed the push for the passage of the bill that would institutionalize the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Hontiveros made the call after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) announced that it will focus...
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) will start the seizure of the "illegally acquired assets" of foreigners involved with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and the cancellation of their "fraudulently acquired birth certificates." Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra said on...
The Philippines will take part in the proceedings of the United Nations' (UN) International Court of Justice (ICJ) on climate change, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said on Monday, Dec. 2. “The Philippines will participate in the oral proceedings at the International Court of Justice...
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Tuesday, Oct. 22, vowed to take legal action against foreign nationals who illegally acquired real estate properties in the Philippines. “Once we have gathered sufficient evidence, we’ll commence the appropriate legal actions which may include...
