MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Richard Gordon expressed dismay after President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed a bill aiming to expand the powers of Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). “I worked hard on that,” Gordon, principal author of the measure, said in Filipino during an interview aired over AM radio station DWIZ on Saturday. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to Gordon, the OSG itself drafted the bill, which would, among other things, raise the salaries and benefits of its members. “When the bill was drafted, we asked them if it would be OK with them,” he said. ADVERTISEMENTThe bill also seeks to allow the OSG to hire more lawyers and their increase benefits.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2019 13:30 UTC