He was sworn into the post on June 30, 2016 to replace Florin Hilbay.
“Justice Leonen gave the impression that the Marcoses are guilty of the crime of plunder.
He said Leonen’s scornful remarks in opposing the burial of the former president in the Libingan ng Mga Bayani “established his hatred towards the Marcos family, to which protestant belongs.”. He must also appear to be impartial.”. Marcos is represented by former cabinet members of his father, the late President Marcos — former justice minister and solicitor general Estelito Mendoza and former defense minister and senator Juan Ponce Enrile.
In his motion, Marcos said “Leonen must recuse himself from being the ponente and hearing the case, because his partiality has been duly established with reasonable certainty by his prior dissents and statements. [4][5][6] A born again Christian, he is married to Milagros Parantar Ordaneza who is also from Davao with whom he has three children. Marcos filed his protest on June 29, 2016. Solicitor General Jose Calida and former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday submitted separate motions before the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to force Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Mario Victor Leonen to inhibit from the election protest filed by Marcos. Get the latest news from your inbox for free. The case has been pending at the PET for more than four years. [9][10][11] Calida has denied any conflict of interest and said he is not liable under the Code of Conduct for Public Officials nor the anti-graft law. It is unfair for the sitting Vice President to be accused of cheating and equally unfair for the protestant to give him false hope in the guise of calculated yet very slow progress of the protest,” Calida said. Stated otherwise, a little delicadeza will go a long way in preserving the integrity of the High Court,” he added. Coronavirus vaccine results fuel hopes for return to normal, Chevron Malampaya deal can be voided – DoE, Florida cities mop up after deluge from Tropical Storm Eta, JBC shortlists 3 candidates for Court of Appeals chief post, Velasco finally takes oath as speaker before Duterte.
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Marcos, on the other hand, has claimed he has not discussed his election protest with Calida, who campaigned for him in 2016.
If Leonen was unsure of the PET’s jurisdiction, “then he should have made inquiries a year ago, when the case was first raffled to him in October 2019,” he said. LONG WAITFormer senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. shows a copy of his petition. Calida was a member of the prosecution team during the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada in 2000. He said Marcos and Calida raised similar arguments and even submitted "similarly worded" sentences. “The People need to know who the actual winner is in the vice-presidential race. Ang tanong namin po, baka tribune of Mr. Marcos po si Solicitor General Calida po," he added. The Times had been shown by a court insider the 25-page draft reflections of Leonen, which he circulated on July 10, 2017 to the court’s justices. In his motion, Marcos asked for the inhibition of Leonen and the reassigning of the case. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices.
It was the first time the chief government lawyer has gotten involved in an election protest case. In their motions, Calida and Marcos quoted from The Manila Times stories …
And while the word ‘kleptocracy’ was, by way of allegation, used by petitioner Republic in said case, said word and the other similar words were never used by the Supreme Court,” Calida said. [7][8] According to one of the charges, Calida allegedly violated the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees for failing to divest his interest in his family-owned security agency, which received ₱261.39 million worth of contracts from the Department of Justice and other government agencies.
Yahoo is part of Verizon Media. Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte was not consulted by Solicitor General Jose Calida in his decision to move for the inhibition of Supreme Court … The voluntary inhibition of Leonen “will give life to the spirit of the Canons regarding inhibition of judges. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Your Privacy Controls.
In their motions, Calida and Marcos quoted from The Manila Times stories exposing the bias of Leonen in the case. Marcos said Leonen’s “open hatred” for the Marcos family made the chances of resolving the protest in a fair and impartial manner slim.
Compare his salary with those next in line at the Office of the Solicitor General: Calida, Jose Callangan, solicitor general, P12,469,650.68; Angeles, Henry Sumaway, assistant solicitor general, P4,697,524.42; Ramos, Renan Espinoza, assistant solicitor general, P4,355,676.61. Assistant Solicitor General Henry Angeles said Calida receives allowances from client agencies that the OSG represents. Yet a quick perusal of Republic v[s] Sandiganbayan from where he purportedly sourced his ad hominen arguments reveals that the Supreme Court in said case merely ordered the civil forfeiture of treasury notes and bank accounts of foreign foundations.
He also served as senior vice president of the insurance company Prudential Guarantee and Assurance Inc. Calida was endorsed by then Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as a candidate for the Ombudsman post in 2011. [3], Calida returned to private law and business after leaving government service in October 2004. He was president and chairman of the Vigilant Investigative and Security Agency, which won a contract with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation in 2010. [2][3], Calida was born in Nuevo Iloco, Davao in what is now the municipality of Mawab, Davao de Oro. Following the Second EDSA Revolution, he was appointed by the newly installed President Gloria Arroyo as the Undersecretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Secretary Hernando B. Perez in 2001, Merceditas Gutierrez in 2002, and Simeon Datumanong in 2003. In 2004, he assumed the leadership of the Dangerous Drugs Board as the agency's Executive Director.
Marcos filed his motion in the morning while Calida sent a messenger to file his in the afternoon. By continuing to use this website without disabling cookies in your web browser, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Calida is a practicing lawyer and founding partner of J. Calida & Associates law firm based in Davao del Sur. Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a petition this morning to ask the Supreme Court to declare embattled media giant ABS-CBN’s franchise void, barely a month before it is set to expire.
[1][3] He also co-founded the party list group called Citizens' Battle Against Corruption and served as its president in 1997.
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