House panel OKs bill placing PCGG, OGCC under OSG

The House justice committee has approved the consolidated bill expanding the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).

This means the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) would now be absorbed into the OSG.

Before proceeding to the impeachment hearing against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, the House panel, chaired by Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali, tackled the committee report and the bill bolstering OSG’s capacity.

Umali lauded the OSG for a “hundred percent success of all cases” it handled.

The OSG, headed by Solicitor General Jose Calida, thanked the House justice committee through a representative for approving the measure.  /kga