Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra/File

President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has no plans of asking the resignation of Solicitor General (Solgen) Menardo Guevarra after the later refuse to participate in the Supreme Court case vs FPRDD.

At a press conference, Malacanang quoted President Marcos saying ”Hindi ko hinihingi ang pagreresign niya.”

Malacanang said the President and Guevarra have already talked regarding the matter, noting that Marcos still trusts the solicitor general.

Earlier, the Office of the Solicitor General had recused itself from petitions filed by former President Rodrigo Duterte’s children before the Supreme Court seeking his release and return from The Hague, Netherlands.

In its nine-page motion, the OSG stated it “may not be able to effectively represent Respondents in these cases” due to its firm stance that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over the Philippines.

Meanwhile, the Department of Justice will represent the respondent government officials in the consolidated petitions of the Duterte siblings.

A day after, Guevarra said that he was leaving it up to President Marcos if he will be retained as the government’s top lawyer.