(UPDATE) MALACAÑANG on Tuesday called on Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra to "assess himself" to determine if he is worthy to remain as the government's top lawyer after he opted out of defending agencies that participated in the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte.
Guevarra last Monday submitted to the Supreme Court a manifestation of recusal from the consolidated habeas corpus petitions filed by Veronica Duterte, Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte, and Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte, stating that as head of the Office of the Solicitor General, he "may not be able to effectively represent respondents in these cases" due to his firm stance that the ICC has no jurisdiction over the Philippines.
