Govt won’t let up case vs ABS-CBN

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 16:25:58 +0000

A petition of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to nullify ABS-CBN Corp.’s franchise will still push through even after President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the network giant’s apology over a critical campaign commercial, a Malacañang official said on Saturday. In a media interview, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo reiterated that Duterte’s displeasure with ABS-CBN had […]

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Calida wants IBP president to resign over ‘Bikoy’ appearance

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 10:58:24 +0000

Calida wants IBP president to resign over ‘Bikoy’ appearance

SolGen Jose Calida has called on the resignation of the IBP president over Peter Joemel Advincula’s appearance at the group’s main office.

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SolGen seeks proper venue for settlement of Martial Law victims’ claims

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 13:01:22 +0000

The Office of Solicitor General on Thursday renewed its call for the claims of Martial Law victims to be settled in the “proper venue.”

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Bato on release of ‘Tokhang’ files: I have nothing to fear

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 10:20:36 +0000

Bato on release of ‘Tokhang' files: I have nothing to fear

Former chief of police Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Tuesday said the release of “Oplan Tokhang” police reports does not worry him at all.

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Calida says human rights groups not entitled to access all drug war documents

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:40:23 +0000

Solicitor General Jose Calida said that the human rights groups are not entitled to all documents related to the government’s war on drugs.

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Calida blocking release of drug war docs despite SC order — lawyers group

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 10:57:18 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — The government has refused to release the documents related to the government’s war on drugs despite orders from the Supreme Court, a lawyers group and human rights advocate said. In a motion filed with the Supreme Court, the Center for International Law (Centerlaw) urged the Supreme Court to order the Office of […]

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OSG hails SC ruling on legality of 3rd martial law extension in Mindanao

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:59:54 +0000

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has welcomed the SC decision, upholding the legality of the 3rd martial law extension in Mindanao.

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DOLE appeals CA ruling vs PLDT regularization order

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Wednesday asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to reconsider its decision nullifying the order issued to the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) to regularize 7,344 workers hired by under the labor-only contract scheme. In a 59-page partial motion for reconsideration filed through Solicitor General Jose Calida, DOLE […]

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