MANILA, Philippines — Solicitor General Jose Calida is facing graft raps at the Office of the Ombudsman over his allegedly anomalous ownership of a security agency that has contracts with several government agencies. VISAI, said Acosta-Nisperos, acts as the security agency of the National Economic Development Agency, National Anti-Poverty Commission, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. and National Parks Development Corp. “As solicitor general, respondent represents the agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including the NEDA, NAPC, PAGCOR and NDPC. The complainant also claimed Calida’s filing of quo warranto against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is a violation of the anti-graft law. Acosta-Nisperos earlier urged Calida to initiate a quo warranto case against Associate Justice Teresita De Castro, which the solicitor general denied due to lack of merit.

Source: Philippine Star May 10, 2018 07:18 UTC