"No conflict" between Calida's support of Marcos family and takeover of PCGG duties

Malacanang sees no conflictt in Solicitor General Jose C. Calida’s support for the Marcos family and his office’s handling of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), the agency that goes after the family’s ill-gotten wealth.
In his press briefing on Thursday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry L. Roque, Jr. said there is a sense of “professionalism” among the lawyers in the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG).
He also stressed that “no tasks will be abandoned with the PCGG’s abolition since all its tasks will be continued to by the OSG.”
“It doesn’t mean that PCGG is inefficient, but there is no need for it to be a separate agency,” he added.
Voting 162-10 last Tuesday, May 15, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill (HB) 7376 that seeks to abolish the PCGG and the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) and transfer their functions to the OSG to eliminate overlap. — Arjay L. Balinbin