Office of the Solicitor General

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 110 placing the entire country under a state of energy emergency, and reiterating the implementation of energy conservation protocols under Memorandum Circular No. 114, the OSG shall implement a three-day onsite work and two-day work-from-home schedule for the week of June 1-5, 2026, as follows:

Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (On-Site)
Wednesday and Friday: Mandatory Work-From-Home

Nonetheless, the OSG Docket Management Service shall remain open on Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive pleadings, documents and requests from the public.

Work schedules for subsequent weeks may change following periodic assessment. The public is therefore advised to keep track of OSG advisories, and schedule their visits and transactions accordingly.

(SGD)
DARLENE MARIE B. BERBERABE
Solicitor General

OSG Welcomes SC’s Denial of Sen. Dela Rosa’s TRO Plea
20 May 2026

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) welcomes the Supreme Court’s denial of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa’s plea for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and/or status quo ante order (SQAO) in G.R. No. 278747.

In its Press Briefer dated May 20, 2026, the Supreme Court announced that the denial was reached through a vote of 9-5-1. It said that its ruling pertained solely to the requests for interim relief, and that the substantive constitutional and legal issues raised by the parties remain pending before it.

The denial of Senator Dela Rosa’s application for injunctive relief, which includes TRO, SQAO and writ of preliminary injunction (WPI), indicates that the Court found no basis to stop the implementation of the ICC warrant.

A TRO, if issued by the Supreme Court, would have enjoined the implementation of the ICC warrant until further orders. A WPI would have had the same effect as a TRO, but it is usually issued after affording parties the opportunity to be heard. Meanwhile, had the ICC warrant been implemented, an SQAO would have ordered the respondents to undo its implementation to revert the parties to the last, actual, peaceable and uncontested state of things before the controversy.

To recall, in its Comment filed on May 16, 2026, the OSG opposed the issuance of any injunctive relief, pointing out that Senator Dela Rosa failed to establish the basic requisites required by the rules. It stressed that Senator Dela Rosa failed to demonstrate a clear and unmistakable right that required immediate protection, that he failed to show an actual or imminent violation of such right, and the CIDG subpoena he invoked had already been recalled, and that he failed to establish an urgent and irreparable injury that would justify the Court’s intervention.

The Court’s denial of the TRO affirms that there is no legal impediment to the enforcement of the ICC warrant.

In its Comment, the OSG further discussed the interplay of the guarantee of due process, the demand for accountability, balancing of competing interests, and proper availment of judicial and equitable remedies, i.e. that one who deliberately places himself beyond the reach of law enforcement by going into hiding should not be entitled to ask for equity. Moreover, it pointed out that our country has expressed commitment and solidarity with other nations in recognizing that “there are crimes so grave that our government cannot simply look away.”

The OSG likewise humbly exhorted the Court to look at the law, and more importantly the highest purpose of law which is to attain justice. It noted that Senator Dela Rosa’s case compels the nation to confront a far deeper question for the Filipino people: in the face of his prosecution for crimes against humanity, our response will demonstrate what commitment to justice and the rule of law truly mean for our nation.

The OSG awaits the release of the Court’s full ruling addressing the other preliminary issues. #

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 110 placing the entire country under a state of energy emergency, and reiterating the implementation of energy conservation protocols under Memorandum Circular No. 114, the OSG shall implement a three-day onsite work and two-day work-from-home schedule for the week of May 18-22, 2026, as follows:

Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (On-Site)
Wednesday and Friday: Mandatory Work-From-Home

Nonetheless, the OSG Docket Management Service shall remain open on Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive pleadings, documents and requests from the public.

Work schedules for subsequent weeks may change following periodic assessment. The public is therefore advised to keep track of OSG advisories, and schedule their visits and transactions accordingly.

(SGD)
DARLENE MARIE B. BERBERABE
Solicitor General

Government to File Comment to Senator Dela Rosa's Manifestation and Motion before the Supreme Court
Manila, Philippines
May 14, 2026

The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), as the statutory counsel of the Government, shall file, on behalf of all respondents in G.R. No. 278747, the appropriate Comment to Senator Ronald “Bato” M. Dela Rosa’s Urgent Manifestation with Omnibus Motion and Extremely Urgent Supplemental Manifestation with Motion, both dated May 11, 2026.

Pursuant to the Court’s Resolution dated May 13, 2026, respondents were directed to file their Comment within seventy-two (72) hours from the upload of the Resolution on eCourt PH and its publication on the Supreme Court website. Based on the electronic notice received by the OSG, the Resolution was uploaded on May 13, 2026 at 6:44 p.m. Accordingly, the OSG shall file the required Comment on or before May 16, 2026 at 6:44 p.m., in faithful compliance with the Court’s directive.

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 110 placing the entire country under a state of energy emergency, and reiterating the implementation of energy conservation protocols under Memorandum Circular No. 114, the OSG shall implement a three-day onsite work and two-day work-from-home schedule for the week of May 11-15, 2026, as follows:

Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (On-Site)
Wednesday and Friday: Mandatory Work-From-Home

Nonetheless, the OSG Docket Management Service shall remain open on Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive pleadings, documents and requests from the public.
Work schedules for subsequent weeks may change following periodic assessment. The public is therefore advised to keep track of OSG advisories, and schedule their visits and transactions accordingly.

(SGD)
DARLENE MARIE B. BERBERABE
Solicitor General

PUBLIC ADVISORY
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 110 placing the entire country under a state of energy emergency, and reiterating the implementation of energy conservation protocols under Memorandum Circular No. 114, the OSG shall implement a three-day onsite work and two-day work-from-home schedule for the week of May 4-8, 2026, as follows:

Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (On-Site)
Wednesday and Friday: Mandatory Work-From-Home

Nonetheless, the OSG Docket Management Service shall remain open on Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive pleadings, documents and requests from the public.

Work schedules for subsequent weeks may change following periodic assessment. The public is therefore advised to keep track of OSG advisories, and schedule their visits and transactions accordingly.

(SGD)
DARLENE MARIE B. BERBERABE
Solicitor General

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 110 placing the entire country under a state of energy emergency, and reiterating the implementation of energy conservation protocols under Memorandum Circular No. 114, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) shall implement the following schedule for the week of April 27 to May 1, 2026, as follows:

Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (On-Site)
Thursday: Mandatory Work-From-Home
Friday (May 1): Labor day (Regular Holiday)

Nonetheless, the OSG Docket Management Service shall remain open on Thursday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive pleadings, documents and requests from the public.

Work schedules for subsequent weeks may change following periodic assessment. The public is therefore advised to keep track of OSG advisories, and schedule their visits and transactions accordingly.

(SGD)
DARLENE MARIE B. BERBERABE
Solicitor General

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 110 placing the entire country under a state of energy emergency, and reiterating the implementation of energy conservation protocols under Memorandum Circular No. 114, the OSG shall implement a three-day onsite work and two-day work-from-home schedule for the week of April 20-24, 2026, as follows:

Office Hours
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (On-Site)
Wednesday and Friday: Mandatory Work-From-Home

Nonetheless, the OSG Docket Management Service shall remain open on Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive pleadings, documents and requests from the public.

Work schedules for subsequent weeks may change following periodic assessment. The public is therefore advised to keep track of OSG advisories, and schedule their visits and transactions accordingly.

(SGD)
DARLENE MARIE B. BERBERABE
Solicitor General

PUBLIC ADVISORY

Pursuant to Executive Order No. 110 placing the entire country under a state of energy emergency, and reiterating the implementation of energy conservation protocols under Memorandum Circular No. 114, the OSG shall implement a three-day onsite work and two-day work-from-home schedule for the week of April 13-17, 2026, as follows:

Office Hours

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (On-Site)
Wednesday and Friday: Mandatory Work-From-Home

Nonetheless, the OSG Docket Management Service shall remain open on Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive pleadings, documents and requests from the public.

Work schedules for subsequent weeks may change following periodic assessment. The public is therefore advised to keep track of OSG advisories, and schedule their visits and transactions accordingly.

(SGD)
DARLENE MARIE B. BERBERABE
Solicitor General

PUBLIC ADVISORY

The Office of the Solicitor General informs the public that, in compliance with the Office of the President Memorandum Circular No. 114, the office shall implement a Four-Day onsite work schedule and One-Day Work-From-Home starting March 9, 2026, as follows:

Office Hours

Monday to Thursday: 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (On-Site)
Friday: Mandatory Work-From-Home

Nonetheless, the OSG Docket Management Service shall remain open on Fridays from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. to receive pleadings, documents and requests from the public.

The public is advised to schedule their visits and transactions accordingly.

DARLENE MARIE B. BERBERABE
Solicitor General