Office of the Solicitor General

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government agency principal law office

The Office of the Solicitor General is the principal law office of the Philippine government responsible for representing the state, its agencies, and officials in legal proceedings, particularly before appellate courts.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Office of the Solicitor General (Philippines)	0

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ principal law office ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	OSG (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsBefore	Court of Appeals of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandiganbayan NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointmentOfHead	appointed by the President of the Philippines ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
distinctFrom	Department of Justice (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ
employs	Assistant Solicitors General ⓘ Associate Solicitors ⓘ Solicitors ⓘ support staff ⓘ
headedBy	Solicitor General of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
headTitle	Solicitor General NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ Filipino ⓘ
legalBasis	Administrative Code of 1987 (Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic Act No. 9417 NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Manila NERFINISHED ⓘ
mandate	defend the constitutionality of Philippine laws ⓘ represent the Republic of the Philippines in other courts and tribunals as required by law ⓘ represent the Republic of the Philippines in the Court of Appeals ⓘ represent the Republic of the Philippines in the Sandiganbayan ⓘ represent the Republic of the Philippines in the Supreme Court ⓘ represent the government in civil appeals ⓘ represent the government in criminal appeals ⓘ represent the government in international arbitration and other international proceedings when authorized ⓘ represent the government in special civil actions ⓘ
primaryFunction	handle appellate litigation for the government ⓘ represent government agencies in legal proceedings ⓘ represent public officials in legal proceedings ⓘ represent the state in legal proceedings ⓘ
reportsTo	President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibility	advise government agencies on appellate litigation ⓘ appear in oral arguments for the government ⓘ handle petitions for certiorari and other special civil actions involving the government ⓘ prepare and file government briefs and pleadings ⓘ represent the government in cases involving administrative decisions on appeal ⓘ represent the government in cases involving government contracts ⓘ represent the government in cases involving public interest ⓘ represent the government in cases involving state property and assets ⓘ
role	principal law office of the Philippine government ⓘ
supersedes	Office of the Attorney General (historical, Philippines) NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfAgency	independent and autonomous office ⓘ

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Department of Justice of the Philippines → oversees → Office of the Solicitor General ⓘ