FILE PHOTO: Solicitor General Jose Calida
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra will not probe government deals won by Solicitor General Jose Calida’s security agency unless there’s a question to the validity of the contracts.
Ten government contracts were bagged Vigilant Investigative and Security Agency Incorporated which is owned by Calida’s family.
This has prompted calls for the resignation of SolGen Calida citing conflict of interest.
Representative Edcel Lagman said, “After going ballistic for the removal of Chief J ustice Maria Lourdes Sereno by filing and pursuing a guo warranto petition against her before the Supreme Court, Solicitor General Jose Calida is now himself facing ouster moves for conflict of interest in the enterprise of his family which cornered multi-million government contracts for security services.”
Calida’s agency has two contracts with the Department of Justice (DOJ) worth P12 million.
In a statement, Guevarra said,“What’s important is that all procurement laws, rules and regulations were observed when it entered into these contracts.” — Mai Bermudez | UNTV News & Rescue
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