Jose Callangan Calida(born July 7, 1950)[1]is a Filipino lawyer. He previously served asUndersecretary of Justiceunder theArroyo administration,as executive director of theDangerous Drugs Board,asSolicitor General of the Philippinesunder theDuterte administration,and as the Chairman ofCommission on Audit(COA) under the administration of PresidentBongbong Marcos.[2][3]
Jose Calida | |
|---|---|
 2022, COA portrait | |
| Chairman of the Commission on Audit Ad interim | |
| In office July 4, 2022 – October 4, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Rizalina P. Justol |
| Succeeded by | Gamaliel Cordoba |
| Solicitor General of the Philippines | |
| In office June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Florin Hilbay |
| Succeeded by | Menardo Guevarra |
| Executive Director of theDangerous Drugs Board | |
| In office January 21, 2004 – October 31, 2004 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Efren Q. Fernandez |
| Succeeded by | Edgar C. Galvante |
| Undersecretary of theDepartment of Justice | |
| In office March 12, 2001 – January 20, 2004 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jose Callangan Calida July 7, 1950 Nuevo Iloco,Davao, (nowMawab,Davao de Oro) Philippines |
| Political party | Citizens' Battle Against Corruption |
| Spouse | Milagros Parantar Ordaneza |
| Education | Ateneo de Davao University(BA,PhD) Ateneo de Manila University(LLB) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Life and education
editCalida was born in Nuevo Iloco,Davao(present-dayMawab,Davao de Oro).[4][5][6]A born again Christian, he is married to Milagros Parantar Ordaneza who is also from Davao with whom he has three children.[1][3]
Calida holds aDoctor of Philosophydegree in English from theAteneo de Davao Universityin 1969. He studied law at theAteneo de Manila University Law Schoolwhere he was a dean's lister. He graduated in 1973 and was admitted to the Bar the following year with a general average of 83.25 percent (the highest grade of 100 percent in Criminal Law, 90 percent in Civil Law and 90 percent in Taxation) in the 1974Philippine Bar Examination.[1][3]
Calida is a member of theAquila Legis Fraternity.
Career
editCalida is a practicing lawyer and founding partner of J. Calida & Associates law firm based in Davao del Sur. He served as secretary general of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption during the administration of PresidentFidel Ramosand was the convenor of the God's People's Coalition for Righteousness that staged protests and prayer rallies against the proliferation of pornography and smut films in the 1990s. In 1997, he led the group called Support the Initiatives for the Good of the Nation or SIGN which pushed for Charter Change through people's initiative and helped the Pirma movement gather signatures to allow then President Fidel Ramos to run for reelection through a plebiscite.[1][3]He also co-founded theparty listgroup calledCitizens' Battle Against Corruptionand served as its president in 1997.
Calida was a member of the prosecution team during the impeachmenttrial of President Joseph Estradain 2000. Following theSecond EDSA Revolution,he was appointed by the newly installed PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyoas the Undersecretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under SecretariesHernando B. Perezin 2001,Merceditas Gutierrezin 2002, andSimeon Datumanongin 2003. As Justice Undersecretary, he was in charge of theNational Bureau of Investigation,the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel, the DOJ Task Force on Corruption and Internal Security, and the DOJ Task Force on Financial Fraud and Money Laundering. In 2004, he assumed the leadership of the Dangerous Drugs Board as the agency's executive director.[3]
Calida returned to private law and business after leaving government service in October 2004. He was president and chair of Vigilant Investigative and Security Agency, which won a contract with thePhilippine Amusement and Gaming Corporationin 2010. He also served as senior vice president of the insurance company Prudential Guarantee and Assurance Inc. Calida was endorsed by then Davao City Vice MayorRodrigo Duterteas a candidate for theOmbudsmanpost in 2011. Prior to his return to government service, he was also one of the campaign managers of the2016 Duterte-Marcos presidential-vice presidential campaign.[7][3][1][2]President Duterte has described Calida as "passionately... pro-Marcos."[8]
Calida faces criminal and administrative charges at theOffice of the Ombudsman.[9][10]According to one of the charges, Calida allegedly violated the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees for failing to divest his interest in his family-owned security agency, which received₱261.39 millionworth of contracts from theDepartment of Justiceand other government agencies.[11][12][13]Calida has denied any conflict of interest and said he is not liable under the Code of Conduct for Public Officials nor the anti-graft law.[11]
Calida was reported to be the second highest-paid government official in 2019, earning₱16.95 millionaccording to a report fromCommission on Audit (COA).[14][15]
Calida was appointed by President-electBongbong Marcosas the Chairman of Commission on Audit (COA) on June 29, 2022; he assumed the post on July 4.[16][17]However, his appointment was bypassed by theCommission on Appointments (CA)on September 28 and he was not reappointed by Marcos.[18]Calida resigned from the post on October 4 due to undisclosed reasons;[19]he was replaced byGamaliel Cordoba.[20][21]
Wikipedia biography incident
editOn May 5, 2020, after Calidaordered ABS-CBN to go off-air,an unregisteredWikipediauser added the nicknames "Joe". The following day, another IP user added the nickname "Demonyo" to his biography. As of May 8, his Wikipedia article has no nicknames at all.[22]
See also
editReferences
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- ^abBuan, Lian (May 28, 2018)."Calida: No conflict of interest in gov't contracts even if I did not divest".Rappler.Retrieved2019-05-29.
- ^Cabato, Regine (June 21, 2018)."EXCLUSIVE: Justice Secretary: No anomalies in deals of SolGen's family firm with DOJ".CNN.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-05-29.Retrieved2019-05-29.
- ^Buan, Lian (May 29, 2018)."Gov't database shows additional P110M contracts for Calida firm".Rappler.Retrieved2019-05-29.
- ^"Calida now 2nd highest paid among Cabinet, GOCC officials".ABS-CBN News.July 29, 2020.RetrievedJuly 29,2020.
- ^O. Enano, Jhesset (30 July 2020)."Calida is 2nd highest-paid government official".Philippine Daily Inquirer.Retrieved30 July2020.
- ^"SolGen Calida is COA chair under Marcos admin; PNB exec appointed to GSIS".CNN Philippines.June 29, 2022. Archived fromthe originalon October 5, 2022.RetrievedOctober 5,2022.
- ^"New COA Chairperson Jose Calida assumes office".Commission on Audit.July 6, 2022.RetrievedOctober 5,2022.
- ^Gascon, Melvin (September 30, 2022)."14 Marcos picks bypassed".INQUIRER.net.RetrievedOctober 5,2022.
- ^"Calida quits post as COA chairman".CNN Philippines.October 5, 2022.RetrievedOctober 5,2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^Gregorio, Xave."Gamaliel Cordoba, key figure in ABS-CBN shutdown, is new COA chairperson".Philstar.Retrieved2022-10-26.
- ^"NTC chief Cordoba is Marcos' new COA chairperson".RAPPLER.2022-10-21.Retrieved2022-10-26.
- ^"Jose Calida given 'demonic' nickname on Wikipedia, but it doesn't stick".Rappler.RetrievedJanuary 6,2024.