Ombudsman probes Calida security firm’s contracts

Solicitor General Jose Calida is facing an investigation before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with his family’s security agency that had contracts with the government, according to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.

“Ibig sabihin, kliyente mo ang NEDA dahil ikaw ay may security agency na nakipag-kontrata sa iyo and at the same time, kliyente mo ang NEDA dahil ikaw ang magre-represent sa kanya sa husgado or kaso na ilalahad sa iyo. So iyan ang tinitignan ng mga investigators [You mean, NEDA is your client because it has a contract with your security agency and at the same time, NEDA is your client because you will represent it in courts or in cases that it presents to you. So that is what investigators are looking at],” Morales told ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol in an interview.