The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) plans to file charges against embattled Sen. Leila de Lima and the lawyer who notarized her allegedly “falsified” petition before the Supreme Court. Solicitor General Jose Calida said de Lima and the notary public, Maria Cecille Tresvelles-Cabalo, could face administrative and criminal charges. In a seven-page manifestation, government lawyers told the high tribunal it was physically impossible for Cabalo to have signed de Lima’s petition on February 24, 2017. At the time, de Lima was already jailed at the Philippine National Police (PNP) Custodial Center in Camp Crame. De Lima wants the high court to nullify her arrest warrant on drug trading charges, questioning the jurisdiction of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court where the cases were filed.

Source: Manila Times March 16, 2017 16:33 UTC