By Benjamin Pulta/ PNA
MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) will work closely with the Office of the Solicitor General to fast-track President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order for a review of government contracts.
In a message to newsmen Tuesday, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said priority contracts for review include concession agreements on public utilities and foreign loan contracts and will “target provisions are those perceived to be onerous, one-sided, disadvantageous to the government, and/or contrary to public order or public policy.”
The DOJ chief explained that for contracts, the first course of action should be to jointly review and renegotiate these if warranted and if this is unsuccessful, resort to legal action for rescission.
“We have organized teams to conduct this review. But my office as attorney general will need a lot of help from the office of the solicitor general to perform and complete this task at the soonest possible time,” he added.
