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History |
The Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) was founded on December 01, 1935 as a Government Counsel Division under the Department of Justice (DOJ). Todate, it has merged as the premier law office of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), their subsidiaries, other corporate offspring and government-acquired asset corporations. As such, it is mandated to safeguard the legal interests of government-owned and controlled corporations, their subsidiaries, other corporate offsprings and government-acquired asset corporations. Its mission is to provide competent, speedy and adequate legal services to its clientele in its commitment to uphold justice under the rule of law. |
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1935 |
The Corporate Counsel Division under the Department of Justice (DOJ) was created upon the recommendation of then Secretary of Justice Jose Yulo to Pres. Manuel L. Quezon.
E.O No. 94 converted the Corporate Counsel Division into the OGCC under the direct administration and supervision of the DOJ
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1950 |
E.O. No. 400, Series of 1951 directed the Solicitor General to act as the ex-officio Government Corporate Counsel.
RA No. 2327 declared the OGCC as separate and distinct from the OSG, and mandated the GCC the full control and supervision over all legal departments and/or divisions of government owned and controlled corporations (GOCC) on legal matters. |
1960 |
R.A. No. 3838 amended R.A. No. 2327 providing for new salary rates for members of legal staff.
R.A. No. 6000 provided that in addition to the assessments made by the President of the Philippines on GOCCs, whenever a GOCC is awarded attorney’s fees in a judicial proceeding handled by OGCC, one-half thereof shall be paid directly to the General Fund. Moreover, it authorized GOCCs to extend to the personnel of OGCC the benefits and privileges given to the former’s employees. |
1970 |
P.D. No. 242 prescribed the mandatory administrative settlement or adjudication of disputes, claims and controversies between GOCCs by the OGCC.
P.D. No. 1415 granted the GCC the rank, emoluments, and privileges of an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals and the Assistant Government Corporate Counsel (AGCC) the rank, emoluments and privileges of a Judge of the Court of First Instance. |
1980 |
E.O 878 reorganized the OGCC to be consistent with the reorganization of the judiciary under B.P. Blg. 129, and prescribed that the GCC shall have the rank, qualifications for appointment, emoluments, and privileges of a Presiding Justice of the Appellate Court (now Court of Appeals); the Deputy GCC, those of an Associate Appellate Justice; and the AGCC, those of a Regional Trial Court Judge.
P.D. No. 2029 defined the meaning of GOCCs and identified their role in national development |
1990 |
Department Order No. 208 issued by Sec. Franklin M. Drilon delegated to OGCC the hearing and reception of evidence on cases involving GOCCs after which the findings and a draft decision/resolution shall be submitted to the Secretary of Justice for his consideration.
A.O. No. 130 required that all legal matters pertaining to GOCCs, their subsidiaries, other corporate offsprings and governement acquired asset corporation be referred to and handled exclusively by the OGCC, unless otherwise provided under their charters or authorized by the President.
MC. No. 9 prohobited government-owned or controlled corporations (GOCCs) from referring their cases and legal matters to the Office of the Solicitor General, private legal counsel or law firms and directing the GOCCS to refer their cases and legal matter to the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, unless otherwise authorized under certain exceptional circumstances. |
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- Hon. Ramon Diokno - December 1935 to December 1941
- Hon. Rafael Dinglasan - December 1941 to August 1946
- Hon. Marcial Lichauco - August 1946 to December 1950
- Hon. Pompeyo Diaz - June 1951 to June 1952
- Hon. Juan Liwag - June 1952 to February 1954
- Hon. Querube Macalintal - February 1954 to July 1954
- Hon. Ambrosio Padilla - July 1954 to October 1957
- Hon. Simeon Gopengco - July 1958 to July 1962
- Hon. Tomas Matic, Jr. - August 1962 to June 1966
- Hon. Teopoldo Abellera - 1966 to 1976
- Hon. Manuel L. Lazaro - February 1976 to February 1986
- Hon. Ariel F. Aquirre - April 1986 to November 1992
- Hon. Oscar I. Garcia - November 1992 to October 1997
- Hon. Virgilio C. Abejo - April 1998 to July 1998
- Hon. Jun N. Valerio - July 1998 to March 2000
- Hon. Alan Roullo Yap - April 2000 to March 2001
- Hon. Agnes Devanadera - September 2004 to February 2007
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