Malacañang is determined to fight the Sandiganbayan ruling affirming the plea bargain agreement forged years ago between then Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez and former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) comptroller Carlos Garcia.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is bent on pursuing the syndicated estafa case against realty firm Globe Asiatique (GA) owner Delfin Lee and four others, which the Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Tuesday.
Saying that President Benigno Aquino III did not violate any law in ordering Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia suspended, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) formally opposed Garcia’s petition to stop her suspension in the Court of Appeals.
Malacañang has yet to form an opinion on whether to support or thwart a House bill that seeks to ban religious symbols and ceremonies from government offices.
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has contested the Sandiganbayan decision dismissing the P50-billion ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcos and Ver families, former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin and the participants in the so-called Binondo central bank, claiming the case was resolved too early and questioning the court’s “procedural shortcuts.”
The family of Ruby Rose Barrameda, whose dead body was found stuffed inside a steel case off the waters of Navotas in June 2009, is so far still studying what legal action to take after the Court of Appeals ordered the indefinite suspension of hearings on the murder case filed by her parents.
Incoming Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza on Wednesday sought to allay concerns of coconut farmers over his appointment as the new lawyer for the government, saying any decision he will make on cases would be based on what’s good for the public interest.
President Benigno Aquino III on Monday said he wanted the new, incoming solicitor general—whom a senior aide said would be Deputy Ombudsman Francis Jardeleza—to prioritize the government’s next move in connection with a Court of Appeals ruling on the Banco Filipino (BF) case.
The changing of the guard at the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) should not lead to a change in its position to distribute Hacienda Luisita to land tillers, farmers and militant groups said Monday.
President Aquino thanked on Monday newly resigned Solicitor General Jose Anselmo Cadiz for a job well done during his two-year stint in government.
The camp of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has asked the Supreme Court to stop the electoral sabotage case against her from proceeding and to issue a temporary restraining order and writ of preliminary injunction during its next full court session, which is on Tuesday.
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Monday asked the Office of the Ombudsman to issue a preventive suspension against 14 top officials of the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) in connection with the alleged P660 million behest loans that the state-owned bank extended to businessman Roberto Ongpin. The OSG, representing the DBP, [...]
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Wednesday opposed the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Court of Appeals freezing the joint memorandum of the justice and interior departments stopping the operations of jai alai off-fronton betting stations.
