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Tag: OSG

  • Categories News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    Families of victims see no justice under Marcos government, urge ICC to junk appeal to stop drug war probe

    By IVEL JOHN M. SANTOS  |  May 23, 2023 11:58 PM

    Families of the victims of the “drug war” are pushing for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to forge ahead with its investigation of the bloody campaign as they see no hope in getting justice even under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. 

    Duterte's drug war, ICC, International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, Marcos Jr. administration, OSG, Rodrigo Duterte

  • Categories News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    ICC public counsel shoots down PH appeal to stop probe on Duterte’s drug war

    By IVEL JOHN M. SANTOS  |  Apr 20, 2023 3:41 PM

    The government has suffered another setback in its effort to stop the investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on drug-related crimes during the Duterte administration as an office of public lawyers in the tribunal shot down all the arguments it presented.    In an April 18 submission, the Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) […]

    Duterte's drug war, International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, Marcos Jr. administration, Menardo Guevarra, OPCV, OSG, Rodrigo Duterte, VPRS

  • thumbnail ICC denies PH request to suspend drug war investigation
    Categories News THE ICC PROBE Duterte's Drug war

    ICC denies PH request to suspend drug war investigation

    By Ivel John M. Santos  |  Mar 28, 2023 8:49 AM

    The International Criminal Court has thrown out the government’s request to suspend its investigation into alleged crimes against humanity in the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, removing one hurdle for the resumption of the probe.

    Appeals Chamber, Duterte's drug war, ICC, OSG

  • vffc-osg on abs-cbn.jpg
    Categories Fact Check Filipino

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng SolGen na ‘lumabag” ang ABS-CBN sa pagbabawal sa foreign ownership nangangailangan ng konteksto

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 12, 2020 2:28 PM

    Ang paninindigan ng Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) na nilabag ng ABS-CBN broadcast network ang ipinagbabawal ng konstitusyon na pagmamay-ari sa media ng mga dayuhan sa pamamagitan ng Philippine Deposit Receipts (PDRs) ay nangangailangan ng konteksto.

    ABS-CBN, ABS-CBN franchise, OSG, quo warranto

  • vffc-osg on abs-cbn.jpg
    Categories FACT CHECK News

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: SolGen’s claim that ABS-CBN ‘violated’ foreign ownership restriction needs context

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 12, 2020 1:38 PM

    The assertion of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that broadcast network ABS-CBN breached the constitutional prohibition on foreign ownership by issuing Philippine Deposit Receipts (PDRs) to foreigners needs context.

    ABS-CBN, OSG, quo warranto

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    Categories Editor's Pick News

    Centerlaw says OSG,PNP gave them ‘rubbish’, files contempt charge

    By VERA Files  |  Sep 23, 2019 12:27 PM

    Philippine National Police and the Office of the Solicitor General had been opposing the release of documents related to the more than 20,000 drug related deaths. But last April, voting unanimously, the Supreme Court ordered the two agencies to submit the documents being demanded by families of the victims.

    centerlaw, OSG, PNP

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