The Palace on Tuesday called on Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra to check if he is still fit to be in his position after he recused from the petitions filed by the children of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
Palace Officer Undersecretary Atty. Claire Castro called upon the SolGen when she was asked in a press briefing whether there was a possibility of removing Guevarra from his post.
“Wala pa pong napag-uusapan diyan dahil napakabago talaga nito. Lumabas lang ‘yata ‘to kagabi. Pero siguro mas maganda kung mismo si SolGen ang mag-assess sa sarili niya kung siya pa po ba ay nararapat na tumayo bilang Solicitor General,” Castro said.
SolGen Guevarra said that he will “leave it to the President” in response.
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Monday afternoon issued a manifestation before the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to recuse itself from the petitions filed by the children of the former President as they “may not be able to effectively represent Respondents in these cases.”
Habeas Corpus petitions were filed by Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte, and Davao City Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte with the high court.