Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra on Monday, Sept. 18, said he was not surprised at the petition filed against the alleged unconstitutionality of the Maharlika Investment Fund of 2023. “The filing of such a petition is expected in view of the public interest generated by the creation of the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. named former Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) lawyer Dennis Arvin Chan as the new chief state counsel of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The announcement was made through a post by the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on Friday, March 10....
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), as a representing counsel for the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), is opposed the consolidation of the cases relating to the junked rate hike on the power supply agreements (PSAs) of the two corporate vehicles of SMC Global Power Holdings Corp (SMCGP)...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to include the participation of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) especially in the next procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. The DOH has earlier disclosed its plans to purchase a limited number of bivalent COVID-19...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be referring the Supreme Court (SC) resolution on the mayoralty election in Agoo, La Union to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) as part of standard protocol. MB file photo "Per standard protocols and procedures, we will be referring the matter to...
Ex-Solicitor General Jose Calida has officially assumed the chairmanship of the Commission on Audit (COA). Calida was among the recent appointees of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Ex-SolGen. Calida arrives at the COA Main Office. To the left is Jayke Joson, a former aide to Manny...
Pro-administration Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ Tolentino on Friday, March 11 said the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) could have violated the law because they allowed the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to issue online cockfight or...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will still defend its Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Rappler. Comelec/MB This, despite the decision of the poll body to suspend its implementation. "Nothing has changed. The Comelec is still going to defend its position on the Rappler MOA," Comelec...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will answer the petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) before the Supreme Court (SC) to defend its forged memorandum of agreement (MOA) with news website Rappler. Acting Comelec Chairperson Socorro B. Inting said the MOA entered into by the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, March 4, emphasized that it is a constitutional and independent body. This, after the poll body was asked by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to end its partnership with news website Rappler. On Feb. 24, Comelec inked a memorandum of...
Malacañang has confirmed that the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has asked a Quezon City court to dismiss the petition to stop the vaccination against COVID-19 of children ages five to 11. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) In his press briefing on...
President Duterte warned Commission on Audit (COA) Chairman Michael Aguinaldo that failure on his part to lead an audit of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) would constitute a violation not only the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, but of the Constitution itself. President Rodrigo Duterte (left)...
