Office of the Solicitor General(OSG)

Greetings!  I knew that the OSG has been continuously drowned with flak due to the "controversial" cases that the OSG has won.  I want to show that the OSG has indeed fulfilled its role as the tribune of the people by winning cases that would favor the Filipinos.
Therefore, I humbly request for a:
-A list of all Landmark cases WON by the OSG from June 30, 2016-present
-A list of top ordinary cases (that have impacted the general welfare of the people/ that have given protection, benefits, etc. to the Filipinos) WON by the OSG from June 30, 2016-present

May 25, 2021

Dear Marchone Dominguez,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated May 21, 2021 02:20:15 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for LIST of OSG's Victories in Landmark and Ordinary Cases.

Response to your request

We were able to determine that this particular information is already available online under the E-FOI PORTAL, foi.gov. ph, particularly: 

https://www.foi.gov.ph/downloads/inventory-of-exceptions-to-eo-2.pdf

Your requested information falls under the list of exceptions to right to access to information provided under the INVENTORY OF EXCEPTIONS TO EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2. (S. 2016) dated Nov. 24, 2016, which provides:
9. Other exceptions to the right to information under laws, jurisprudence, rules and regulations, such as:
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(d)Lists, abstracts, summaries of information when such lists, abstracts or summaries are not part of the duties and responsibilities of the government office requested.” 
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As the request calls for the preparation of abstract, list or summaries of information on cases, which are not part of the OSG’s mandate, the request is denied. Furthermore, the requested information might involve the disclosure, intended or unintended, of information that are considered privileged under the inventory of exceptions.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Office of the Solicitor General, 134 Amorsolo St., Legazpi Village, Makati City. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Thank you.

Respectfully,
Edsel Camazo
FOI Officer