In a turnover ceremony today, February 10, 2012, outgoing Solicitor General Jose Anselmo I. Cadiz formally passed on his position as Solicitor General to Atty. Francis H. Jardaleza. In his speech, Solgen Cadiz thanked the employees of the OSG for supporting him in his stint as Solicitor General. “I hope you support Solgen Francis as much as you have supported me and help him be the best Solicitor General of the Republic” he said.

 Meanwhile, in his acceptance speech incoming Solicitor General Francis Jardaleza thanked Solgen Cadiz for his kind words and vowed that he will do his best to continue the policies that he initiated during his watch. Furthermore, he asked for the support and cooperation of the Office to help make the OSG a bastion for good governance and to make the OSG an instrument in bringing back the faith of the Filipino people to the Rule of Law.

by Edu Punay, Jess Diaz and Helen Flores, Philippine Star

MANILA, Philippines - Solicitor General Jose Anselmo Cadiz urged Chief Justice Renato Corona to go on leave so he can focus on his impeachment trial at the Senate, which will start next week.

“I don’t think he can be effective both as a Chief Justice and as a defendant in an impeachment case, one or the other will take all of one’s time,” Cadiz told the weekly media forum Kapihan sa Diamond Hotel in Manila.

The Philippine government prevailed again against Piatco in their attempt to set aside the July 22 2010 Award in the   international arbitration involving NAIA Terminal III.  The government welcomed the Singapore High Court’s Decision delivered yesterday (November 15,2011) which  denied Piatco's Application for Set Aside of the ICC Award rendered by a distinguished tribunal (Michael Pryles; Johnny Veeder and Florenz Reglado)arising out of the annulled Concession Agreements concerning Terminal  III and ordered PIATCO to pay the costs of the proceeding.

In 2003, the Philippine Supreme Court nullified Piatco’s build, operate and transfer contract over the airport for violation of bidding rules and other laws and for modifying the contracts to the disadvantage of government. Piatco sued the government before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Singapore where it sought to recover at least $565 million in damages. Its foreign investor, Fraport, separately sued the government at the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in Washington DC.