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The Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Taga-usig Panlahat), formerly known as the Bureau of Justice, is an independent and autonomous office attached to the Department of Justice. The OSG is headed by Menardo Guevarra. The Office of the Solicitor General is the "law firm" of the Republic of the Philippines.
(in concurrent capacity as Secretary of Socio-economic Planning) January 24, 2001 – December 16, 2002 Romulo Neri (in concurrent capacity as Secretary of Socio-economic Planning) December 17, 2002 – July 18, 2005 Augusto Santos (in concurrent capacity as Secretary of Socio-economic Planning) July 14, 2005 – February 16, 2006 Romulo Neri
Article 7, Section 16 of the Constitution of the Philippines says that the President . shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, and other officers whose appointments are vested in him in this ...
The secretary of justice (Filipino: kalihim ng katarungan) is the head of the Department of Justice and is a member of the president's Cabinet. [ 1 ] The current secretary is Jesus Crispin Remulla , who assumed office on June 30, 2022.
It is the government's principal law agency, serving as its legal counsel and prosecution arm. [2] It has its headquarters at the DOJ Building in Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila. The department is led by the Secretary of Justice, nominated by the president of the Philippines and confirmed by the Commission on Appointments.
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC; Filipino: Sangguniang Panghukuman at Pang-abogasya [1]) of the Philippines is a constitutionally-created body that recommends appointees for vacancies that may arise in the composition of the Supreme Court, other lower courts, and the Legal Education Board, and in the offices of the Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman and the Special Prosecutor.
Cabinet Secretary Ma. Leonora Vasquez-de Jesus, Ph.D. Cabinet Secretary: 1992: Fidel Ramos: Ma. Leonora Vasquez-de Jesus, Ph.D. Cabinet Secretary: 1998: Joseph Estrada: Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office Trixie Cruz-Angeles: Press Secretary: 2022: Bongbong Marcos: Cheloy Garafil: Press Secretary/Secretary of the ...
[3]: 10866 In 2015 the court recognized the standing of cetaceans, including "toothed whales, dolphins, [and] porpoises", [5] [11] who while lacking independent legal personality could be represented by Philippine citizens, [12] in a case regarding oil exploration in the Tañon Strait. The decision came following a case lasting eight years ...