He shall have the authority and responsibility for the exercise of the Office's mandate and for the discharge of its duties and functions, and shall have supervision and control over the Office and its constituent units. In 2006, with the passing of Republic Act 9417 or the OSG Law, the Office has expanded to thirty (30) legal divisions with a corresponding increase in the general and administrative support personnel and provision for ample office space. Aside from the paper chase involved in appealed cases and original petitions before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals, a Solicitor General or Associate Solicitor has to match wits with the best lawyers of the country in countless trials."[3]. It is tasked to represent the People of the Philippines, the Philippine Government, its Agencies and Instrumentalities, Officials and Agents in any litigation, proceeding, investigation before the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Under Republic Act No. The Solicitor General is the principal law officer and legal defender of the Republic of the Philippines. (7) Deputize, whenever in the opinion of the Solicitor General the public interest requires, any provincial or city fiscal to assist him in the performance of any function or discharge of any duty incumbent upon him, within the jurisdiction of the aforesaid provincial or city fiscal. 2327. The executive order established the first freedom of information (FOI) Program in the Philippines covering all government offices under the Executive Branch. He shall have the authority and responsibility for the exercise of the Office's mandate and for the discharge of its duties and functions, and shall have supervision and control over the Office and its constituent units. Act No. 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 for budgetary purposes. Republic Act No. In some common law and hybrid jurisdictions the officer performs the function of a legal advisor to the government, analogous to attorneys general in other common law and hybrid jurisdictions. The Office of Special Prosecutors, which the Solicitor General formerly headed, was later converted into a Division of Special Attorneys by R.A. No. 2666 would later divide the department into a Department of Justice and a Department of Finance. [1] The Solicitor General is the principal law officer and legal defender of the Republic of the Philippines. Integrity in advocacy. (5) Represent the Government in all land registration and related proceedings. Subsequently, the legislature passed R. A. The Act also named the Solicitor General as the head of the Bureau of Justice. The current Attorney General is Ba Tambadou, a former attorney with the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. Institute actions for the reversion to the Government of lands of the public domain and improvements thereon as well as lands held in violation of the Constitution. 311 of 1948. The current state Attorney General is Gordon MacDonald. Each lawyer at the OSG handles an average of 800 cases at any given time. The Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, which was headed by the Solicitor General under Executive Order No. 392 of 1950, became a separate office in the Department of Justice by virtue of R.A. No. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the Philippines. A succession of laws relieved the Office of the Solicitor General of some of its burdens. The Office of the Solicitor General is the "law firm" of the Republic of the Philippines. The proposal for appointment of Solicitor General, Additional Solicitor General is generally moved at the level of Joint secretary/Law Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs and after obtaining the approval of the Minister of Law & Justice, the proposal goes to the ACC and then to the president. Under this law, the Attorney General and Solicitor General continued to represent the Government in the Supreme Court and lower courts. Lebbeus Redman Wilfley ( March 30, 1866 – May 26, 1926) was an American attorney who served as Attorney General of the Philippines and as a judge of the United States Court for China. Before her appointment Devanadera was a Government Corporate Counsel. Prepare, upon request of the President or other proper officer of the National Government, rules and guidelines for government entities governing the preparation of contracts, making of investments, undertaking of transactions, and drafting of forms or other writings needed for official use, with the end in view of facilitating their enforcement and insuring that they are entered into or prepared conformably with law and for the best interests of the public. Duterte had repeatedly accused ABS-CBN of refusing to air his campaign ad … Under Section 40 of this Act, the Attorney General, as head of the Bureau of Justice, was vested with the powers and functions of today's Solicitor General. [4] He also determines the legal position that the government will take in the courts and argues in virtually every case in which the government is a party. This law specifically provided that "it should be the special duty of the Solicitor General to conduct and argue suits and appeals in the Supreme Court, in which the Philippine Government is interested.". [2], Sergio Apostol Social Justice through Advocacy. Act No. 392 of 1950, became a separate office in the Department of Justice by virtue of R.A. No. Dit onafhankelijke en autonome kantoor is onderdeel van het Filipijnse ministerie van justitie en heeft als taak om de Filipijnen, de Filipijnse overheid en al haar agentschappen te vertegenwoordigen bij juridische aangelegenheden. Roberto Puno, "Act No. 683 of 1903, became second in command of the Bureau. Deputize legal officers of government departments, bureaus, agencies and offices to assist the Solicitor General and appear or represent the Government in cases involving their respective offices, brought before the courts, and exercise supervision and control over such legal officers with respect to such cases. 4007 which was enacted in 1932 abolished the position of Attorney General. The Attorney General is usually a highly respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling government. Deputize, whenever in the opinion of the Solicitor General the public interest requires, any provincial or city fiscal to assist him in the performance of any function or discharge of any duty incumbent upon him, within the jurisdiction of the aforesaid provincial or city fiscal. Represent the Government in all land registration and related proceedings. (6) Prepare, upon request of the President or other proper officer of the National Government, rules and guidelines for government entities governing the preparation of contracts, making of investments, undertaking of transactions, and drafting of forms or other writings needed for official use, with the end in view of facilitating their enforcement and insuring that they are entered into or prepared conformably with law and for the best interests of the public. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government. Institute actions for the reversion to the Government of lands of the public domain and improvements thereon as well as lands held in violation of the Constitution. OSG Building, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village. 02, also known as the Freedom of Information (FOI) Program, on July 23, 2016 in Davao City. In accordance with E.O No. His functions were taken over by the Secretary of Justice. Under Section 40 of this Act, the Attorney General, as head of the Bureau of Justice, was vested with the powers and functions of today's Solicitor General.