OSG rebukes Saguisag over ‘gutter’ talk

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 10:08:27 +0000

OSG rebukes Saguisag over 'gutter' talk

Former Senator Rene Saguisag has a distorted understanding of the Office of the Solicitor General’s (OSG) mandate that it would be best for him to keep it to himself, the OSG said in a statement Friday.

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Robredo: OSG seems to be lawyering for the Marcoses

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 11:21:38 +0000

Robredo: OSG seems to be lawyering for the Marcoses

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) seems to be serving the Marcos family over the best interest of the country following its decision to block the settlement deal which would give martial law victims P77,000 each. Robredo expressed her disappointment over the decision of […]

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More martial law victims slam OSG: Why block reparation claims?

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2019 23:18:46 +0000

More martial law victims slam OSG: Why block reparation claims?

Another group of former political prisoners during the martial law regime of President Ferdinand Marcos has questioned the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for blocking what should have been the third payout of reparation claims granted human rights victims by a Hawaii District Court.

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Gov’t nixes deal on ill-gotten Imelda paintings

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 21:38:18 +0000

Gov’t nixes deal on ill-gotten Imelda paintings

MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration has decided to reject a US court-supervised deal to split with a group of martial law victims $20 million from the proceeds of the sale of ill-gotten paintings of former first lady Imelda Marcos that were recovered from her aide in New York in 2013. The Office of the […]

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OSG: No more deal on seized $20-M Marcos assets for ML victims

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 15:38:37 +0000

The Philippine government will no longer enter into a settlement agreement for the distribution of $20-million assets seized from the Marcos family in the United States to the martial law victims, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) said in a statement Wednesday.

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Calida says drug war documents submitted to SC not for sharing

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:31:50 +0000

The Office of the Solicitor General gave the Supreme Court one condition before it can get its hands on the documents related to the government’s war on drugs — it’s not meant for sharing.

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OSG: Quo warranto ‘appropriate remedy’ for Mislatel franchise

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 06:58:11 +0000

The OSG believes that a quo warranto proceeding is the appropriate remedy to resolve the questions raised against the franchise of Mislatel.

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‘War isn’t over,’ says SolGen on 3rd extension of martial law in Mindanao

Credit to Author: JOMAR CANLAS, TMT| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 19:39:08 +0000

THE war isn’t over in Mindanao as the “specter of terrorism and rebellion continue to cast dark shadows on the country and we must steel ourselves for a long struggle…READ

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SolGen says Makati judge erred in ruling vs Trillanes’ arrest

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 10:50:20 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has accused Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 148 Judge Andres Soriano of acting arbitrarily in dismissing the bid of the government to reopen the coup d’ etat case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. In a petition dated Jan. 17, 2019, the OSG, thru Solicitor […]

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