00:00Because the Office of the Solicitor General turned down a lawyer for the government,
00:06the Department of Justice refused the government's Sabeas Corpus petition to the Supreme Court of the Duterte brothers.
00:14The Palace asked if Soljen, who has a connection to the previous administration, will be replaced.
00:21This is the subject of Salima's reference.
00:24But maybe it would be better if Soljen will be the one to assess himself,
00:31if he deserves to stand as a Solicitor General.
00:36That is the obvious answer to the refusal of Solicitor General Menardo Guevara
00:41to remove the agencies responsible for the petition for Sabeas Corpus
00:46submitted to the Supreme Court by some of the Duterte brothers
00:50in connection with the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
00:55In the solemn manifestation of recusal of the Office of the Solicitor General,
01:00it denied their position that the International Criminal Court in the Philippines has no jurisdiction
01:06and that the justice system in the country is working.
01:09It is also possible that the OSG will not be effective in responding to the case,
01:14including the Department of Justice, DILG, PNP, Bureau of Immigration, and AFP.
01:20The Solicitor General is the standing lawyer of the government
01:23and its agencies in any case or legal process it is facing.
01:28Because Guevara refused the government's refusal of the Sabeas Corpus petition of the Duterte brothers,
01:34the government needs to find another lawyer.
01:37It's very important, it's very significant to get another lawyer who is very competent
01:41and very effective in defending the causes of the government.
01:46For now, the Department of Justice will serve as the lawyer of the government in this case.
01:51We were given the authorization by the Executive Secretary to respond.
01:57And it's okay. We gave our comment yesterday.
02:03The new Solicitor General of the Marcos Administration is memorable.
02:07Guevara served as the Justice Secretary of Duterte.
02:11He is also the founding partner of the law firm established by the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.
02:17When asked if Guevara will be replaced because of what he did, Malacanang said,
02:23We haven't talked about it yet because this is very new.
02:26In an interview, Guevara said that it is up to the President if he will remain as a Soldier or not.
02:32However, the Office of the Solicitor General is not only the lawyer of the government,
02:36but also the defender of the rights of the citizens.
02:39And the President understands this.
02:42Guevara also said that the cases of the Sabeas Corpus are only a small part of hundreds,
02:47if not thousands of difficult cases that the OSG is handling for the government.
02:53Guevara will remain in command in these cases,
02:57except if the President tells him to step down from his position.
03:02For JMA Integrated News, I'm Nymara Fran.
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