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{{Short description|Filipino lawyer}}
{{Infobox Officeholder
| name = Jose Calida
{{Philippine name|Callangan|Calida}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =Jose Calida - 2017 (cropped).jpg
| name = Jose Calida
| image_size =
| image = Chair Jose Calida.png
| caption =Calida in May 2017
| image_size =
| office = [[Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines|Solicitor General of the Philippines]]
| caption = 2022, COA portrait
| term_start = June 30, 2016
| office = [[Commission on Audit (Philippines)|Chairman of the Commission on Audit]]<br><small>Ad interim</small>
| term_end =
| term_start = July 4, 2022
| president = [[Rodrigo Duterte]]
| term_end = October 4, 2022
| predecessor = [[Florin Hilbay]]
| appointer = [[Bongbong Marcos]]
| successor =
| office2 = Executive Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board
| predecessor = Rizalina P. Justol
| successor = [[Gamaliel Cordoba]]
| term_start2 = January 21, 2004
| office2 = [[Solicitor General of the Philippines]]
| term_end2 = October 31, 2004
| term_start2 = June 30, 2016
| president2 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]
| term_end2 = June 30, 2022
| predecessor2 = Efren Q. Fernandez
| president2 = [[Rodrigo Duterte]]
| successor2 = Edgar C. Galvante
| predecessor2 = [[Florin Hilbay]]
| office3 = Undersecretary of the [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]]
| successor2 = [[Menardo Guevarra]]
| term_start3 = March 12, 2001
| office3 = Executive Director of the [[Dangerous Drugs Board]]
| term_end3 = January 20, 2004
| term_start3 = January 21, 2004
| president3 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]
| term_end3 = October 31, 2004
| predecessor3 =
| president3 = [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]]
| successor3 =
| predecessor3 = Efren Q. Fernandez
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| successor3 = Edgar C. Galvante
| birth_name = Jose Callangan Calida
| office4 = Undersecretary of the [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|07|07}}
| term_start4 = March 12, 2001
| birth_place = [[Mawab, Compostela Valley|Nuevo Iloco]], [[Davao (province)|Davao]], Philippines
| term_end4 = January 20, 2004
| nationality = [[Filipino people|Filipino]]
| party = [[Citizens' Battle Against Corruption]]
| president4 = Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
| predecessor4 =
| occupation = business executive
| successor4 = <!-- personal details -->
| profession = Lawyer
| birth_name = Jose Callangan Calida
| residence =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|07|07}}
| education = [[Ateneo de Davao University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br/>[[Ateneo de Manila University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]])
| birth_place = [[Mawab|Nuevo Iloco]], [[Davao (province)|Davao]], <br> (now [[Mawab]], [[Davao de Oro]]) Philippines
| spouse = Milagros Parantar Ordaneza
| nationality = [[Filipinos|Filipino]]
| children =
| party = [[Citizens' Battle Against Corruption]]
| religion =
| website =
| occupation = Business executive
| footnotes =
| profession = Lawyer
| residence =
| education = [[Ateneo de Davao University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]])<br/>[[Ateneo de Manila University]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])
| spouse = Milagros Parantar Ordaneza
| children =
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'''Jose Callangan Calida''' (born July 7, 1950)<ref name="philstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/168879/donna-and-carlo-no-plan-do-nida-blanca-movie |title=Donna and Carlo: No plan to do Nida Blanca movie |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |author=Lo, R. |date=20 July 2002 |accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref> is a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] lawyer currently serving as the [[Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines|Solicitor General of the Philippines]]. He was sworn into the post on June 30, 2016 to replace [[Florin Hilbay]]. He previously served in the [[Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo|Arroyo administration]] as Undersecretary of the [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]] and as Executive Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board.<ref name="inq">{{cite web|url=http://www.inquirer.net/duterte/cabinet |title=The Duterte Administration |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author1=Inquirer Research |author2=Pacia, S.I. |accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="inter">{{cite web |url=http://interaksyon.com/article/128534/the-duterte-cabinet--many-are-in-their-60s-70s-digong-pals-and-classmates-ex-govt-execs |title=The Duterte Cabinet |publisher=[[Interaksyon]] |date=1 June 2016 |accessdate=14 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609055532/http://interaksyon.com/article/128534/the-duterte-cabinet--many-are-in-their-60s-70s-digong-pals-and-classmates-ex-govt-execs |archivedate=9 June 2016 }}</ref>
'''Jose Callangan Calida''' (born July 7, 1950)<ref name="philstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com:8080/entertainment/168879/donna-and-carlo-no-plan-do-nida-blanca-movie |title=Donna and Carlo: No plan to do Nida Blanca movie |publisher=[[The Philippine Star]] |first=Ricky|last=Lo|author-link=Ricky Lo|date=20 July 2002 |accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref> is a Filipino lawyer. He previously served as [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Undersecretary of Justice]] and executive director of [[Dangerous Drugs Board]] under the [[Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo|Arroyo administration]], as [[Solicitor General of the Philippines|Solicitor General]] under the [[Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte|Duterte administration]], and as Chairman of [[Commission on Audit (Philippines)|Commission on Audit]] (COA) under the [[Presidency of Bongbong Marcos|Marcos administration]].<ref name="inq">{{cite web|url=http://www.inquirer.net/duterte/cabinet |title=The Duterte Administration |publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |author1=Inquirer Research |author2=Pacia, S.I. |accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="inter">{{cite web |url=http://interaksyon.com/article/128534/the-duterte-cabinet--many-are-in-their-60s-70s-digong-pals-and-classmates-ex-govt-execs |title=The Duterte Cabinet |publisher=[[Interaksyon]] |date=1 June 2016 |accessdate=14 June 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609055532/http://interaksyon.com/article/128534/the-duterte-cabinet--many-are-in-their-60s-70s-digong-pals-and-classmates-ex-govt-execs |archivedate=9 June 2016 }}</ref>

During his time as a Solicitor General, Calida is a controversial figure on the issues regarding the [[Shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting|shutdown]] of television network [[ABS-CBN]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/philippines/266316-jose-calida-statement-july-11-abs-cbn-denial-franchise/|title=‘End has come:’ Calida warms towards House in hailing ABS-CBN franchise kill|last=Buan|first=Lian|date=July 11, 2020|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref>


==Life and education==
==Life and education==
Calida was born in Nuevo Iloco, [[Davao (province)|Davao]] in what is now the municipality of [[Mawab, Davao de Oro|Mawab]], [[Davao de Oro]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/baradmission/lawlist/c.php |title=Law List |publisher=[[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] |accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibp.ph/ibp%20website/html/lawlist/lawlist_c.html |title=Lawyers List |publisher=[[Integrated Bar of the Philippines]] |accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref> <ref name="sunstar">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2016/06/01/duterte-bares-more-cabinet-members-476884?qt-sidebar_tabs=1 |title=Duterte bares more cabinet members |publisher=[[Sun.Star Davao]] |author=Perez, A.S. |date=31 May 2016 |accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref> A born again Christian, he is married to Milagros Parantar Ordaneza who is also from Davao with whom he has three children.<ref name="philstar"/><ref name="inter"/>
Calida was born in Nuevo Iloco, [[Davao (province)|Davao]] (present-day [[Mawab]], [[Davao de Oro]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/baradmission/lawlist/c.php |title=Law List |publisher=[[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] |accessdate=14 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibp.ph/ibp%20website/html/lawlist/lawlist_c.html |title=Lawyers List |publisher=[[Integrated Bar of the Philippines]] |accessdate=14 July 2016 |archive-date=26 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726202033/http://www.ibp.ph/ibp%20website/html/lawlist/lawlist_c.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="sunstar">{{cite web |url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2016/06/01/duterte-bares-more-cabinet-members-476884?qt-sidebar_tabs=1 |title=Duterte bares more cabinet members |publisher=[[Sun.Star Davao]] |author=Perez, A.S. |date=31 May 2016 |accessdate=14 July 2016 |archive-date=15 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815230741/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/local-news/2016/06/01/duterte-bares-more-cabinet-members-476884?qt-sidebar_tabs=1 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A born again Christian, he is married to Milagros Parantar Ordaneza who is also from Davao with whom he has three children.<ref name="philstar"/><ref name="inter"/>


Calida holds a PhD's degree in English from the [[Ateneo de Davao University]] in 1969. He studied law at the [[Ateneo Law School|Ateneo de Manila University Law School]] where 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 1974 [[Philippine Bar Examination]].<ref name="inter"/><ref name="philstar"/>
Calida holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree in English from the [[Ateneo de Davao University]] in 1969. He studied law at the [[Ateneo Law School|Ateneo de Manila University Law School]] where 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 1974 [[Philippine Bar Examination]].<ref name="philstar"/><ref name="inter"/>


Calida is a member of the [[Aquila_Legis|Aquila Legis Fraternity.]]
Calida is a member of the [[Aquila Legis|Aquila Legis Fraternity]].


==Career==
==Career==
Calida 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 President [[Fidel Ramos]] and 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.<ref name="philstar"/><ref name="inter"/> He also co-founded the [[party list]] group called [[Citizens' Battle Against Corruption]] and served as its president in 1997.
Calida 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 President [[Fidel Ramos]] and 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.<ref name="philstar"/><ref name="inter"/> He also co-founded the [[party list]] group called [[Citizens' Battle Against Corruption]] and served as its president in 1997.


Calida was a member of the prosecution team during the impeachment [[Trial of Joseph Estrada|trial of President Joseph Estrada]] in 2000. Following the [[Second EDSA Revolution]], he was appointed by the newly installed President [[Gloria Arroyo]] as the Undersecretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Secretary Hernando B. Perez in 2001, [[Merceditas Gutierrez]] in 2002, and [[Simeon Datumanong]] in 2003. As Justice Undersecretary, he was in charge of the [[National Bureau of Investigation (Philippines)|National 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.<ref name="inter"/>
Calida was a member of the prosecution team during the impeachment [[Trial of Joseph Estrada|trial of President Joseph Estrada]] in 2000. Following the [[Second EDSA Revolution]], he was appointed by the newly installed President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] as the Undersecretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Secretaries [[Hernando B. Perez]] in 2001, [[Merceditas Gutierrez]] in 2002, and [[Simeon Datumanong]] in 2003. As Justice Undersecretary, he was in charge of the [[National Bureau of Investigation (Philippines)|National 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.<ref name="inter"/>


Calida returned to private law and business after leaving government service in October 2004. He was president and chairman of the Vigilant Investigative and Security Agency, which won a contract with the [[Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation]] in 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 Mayor [[Rodrigo Duterte]] as a candidate for the [[Ombudsman of the Philippines|Ombudsman]] post in 2011. Prior to his return to government service, he was also one of the campaign managers of the [[Rodrigo Duterte presidential campaign, 2016|2016 Duterte presidential campaign]].<ref name="inter"/><ref name="philstar"/><ref name="inq"/>
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 the [[Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation]] in 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 Mayor [[Rodrigo Duterte]] as a candidate for the [[Ombudsman of the Philippines|Ombudsman]] post in 2011. Prior to his return to government service, he was also one of the campaign managers of the [[Rodrigo Duterte presidential campaign, 2016|2016 Duterte-Marcos presidential-vice presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranada |first=Pia |date=2017-03-27 |title=In charge of recovering ill-gotten wealth? But Calida is pro-Marcos |url=https://www.martiallawchroniclesproject.com/charge-recovering-ill-gotten-wealth-calida-pro-marcos/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Martial Law Chronicles |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="inter"/><ref name="philstar"/><ref name="inq"/> President Duterte has described Calida as "passionately... pro-Marcos."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=Duterte outs Calida as a rabid Marcos loyalist: He's related to them |url=https://abogado.com.ph/duterte-outs-calida-as-a-rabid-marcos-loyalist-hes-related-to-them/ |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=Abogado |language=en-US}}</ref>


Calida faces criminal and administrative charges at the [[Ombudsman of the Philippines|Office of the Ombudsman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/05/10/solgen-jose-calida-ombudsman.html|title=SolGen faces criminal, administrative charges at the Ombudsman|date=May 10, 2018|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/10/solgen-calida-faces-multiple-charges-before-ombudsman|title=SolGen Calida faces multiple charges before Ombudsman|last=Ong|first=Czarina Nicole|date=May 10, 2018|website=Manila Bulletin News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref> 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 {{Philippine Peso|261.39 million}} worth of contracts from the [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]] and other government agencies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com//nation/203561-jose-calida-security-agency-government-contracts-no-conflict-interest|title=Calida: No conflict of interest in gov’t contracts even if I did not divest|last=Buan|first=Lian|date=May 28, 2018|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/06/21/justice-secretary-menardo-guevarra-no-anomalies-solgen-calida-security-firm-DOJ-deals.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: Justice Secretary: No anomalies in deals of SolGen's family firm with DOJ|last=Cabato|first=Regine|date=June 21, 2018|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com//newsbreak/in-depth/203622-government-database-additional-contracts-calida-security-agency|title=Gov’t database shows additional P110M contracts for Calida firm|last=Buan|first=Lian|date=May 29, 2018|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
Calida faces criminal and administrative charges at the [[Ombudsman of the Philippines|Office of the Ombudsman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/05/10/solgen-jose-calida-ombudsman.html|title=SolGen faces criminal, administrative charges at the Ombudsman|date=May 10, 2018|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29|archive-date=2019-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224025149/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/05/10/solgen-jose-calida-ombudsman.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/10/solgen-calida-faces-multiple-charges-before-ombudsman|title=SolGen Calida faces multiple charges before Ombudsman|last=Ong|first=Czarina Nicole|date=May 10, 2018|website=Manila Bulletin News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-29|archive-date=2019-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529003225/https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/10/solgen-calida-faces-multiple-charges-before-ombudsman/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 {{Philippine Peso|261.39 million}} worth of contracts from the [[Department of Justice (Philippines)|Department of Justice]] and other government agencies.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com//nation/203561-jose-calida-security-agency-government-contracts-no-conflict-interest|title=Calida: No conflict of interest in gov't contracts even if I did not divest|last=Buan|first=Lian|date=May 28, 2018|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/06/21/justice-secretary-menardo-guevarra-no-anomalies-solgen-calida-security-firm-DOJ-deals.html|title=EXCLUSIVE: Justice Secretary: No anomalies in deals of SolGen's family firm with DOJ|last=Cabato|first=Regine|date=June 21, 2018|website=CNN|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29|archive-date=2019-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529003214/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/06/21/justice-secretary-menardo-guevarra-no-anomalies-solgen-calida-security-firm-DOJ-deals.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rappler.com//newsbreak/in-depth/203622-government-database-additional-contracts-calida-security-agency|title=Gov't database shows additional P110M contracts for Calida firm|last=Buan|first=Lian|date=May 29, 2018|website=Rappler|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />


Calida was reported to be the second highest-paid government official in 2019, earning {{Philippine Peso|16.95 million}} according to a report from [[Commission on Audit of the Philippines|Commission on Audit (COA)]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Calida now 2nd highest paid among Cabinet, GOCC officials |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/29/20/calida-now-2nd-highest-paid-among-cabinet-gocc-officials |accessdate=July 29, 2020 |work=[[ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|ABS-CBN News]] |date=July 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O. Enano |first1=Jhesset |title=Calida is 2nd highest-paid government official |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1314223/calida-2nd-highest-paid-govt-official |accessdate=30 July 2020 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=30 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==

Calida was appointed by President-elect [[Bongbong Marcos]] as the Chairman of Commission on Audit (COA) on June 29, 2022; he assumed the post on July 4.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/6/29/Marcos-appoints-Jose-Calida-COA-chair-Wick-Veloso-GSIS.html|title=SolGen Calida is COA chair under Marcos admin; PNB exec appointed to GSIS|work=CNN Philippines|date=June 29, 2022|accessdate=October 5, 2022|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005111559/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/6/29/Marcos-appoints-Jose-Calida-COA-chair-Wick-Veloso-GSIS.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.coa.gov.ph/new-coa-chairperson-jose-calida-assumes-office/|title=New COA Chairperson Jose Calida assumes office|website=Commission on Audit|date=July 6, 2022|accessdate=October 5, 2022}}</ref> However, his appointment was bypassed by the [[Commission on Appointments|Commission on Appointments (CA)]] on September 28 and he was not reappointed by Marcos.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1672950/14-marcos-picks-bypassed|title=14 Marcos picks bypassed|first=Melvin|last=Gascon|website=INQUIRER.net|date=September 30, 2022|accessdate=October 5, 2022}}</ref> Calida resigned from the post on October 4 due to undisclosed reasons;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2022/10/4/Calida-resigns-as-COA-chairman.html0|title=Calida quits post as COA chairman|work=CNN Philippines|date=October 5, 2022|accessdate=October 5, 2022}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> he was replaced by [[Gamaliel Cordoba]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gregorio |first=Xave |title=Gamaliel Cordoba, key figure in ABS-CBN shutdown, is new COA chairperson |url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/10/21/2218354/gamaliel-cordoba-key-figure-abs-cbn-shutdown-new-coa-chairperson |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=NTC chief Cordoba is Marcos' new COA chairperson |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/gamaliel-cordoba-new-commission-audit-chairperson/ |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Wikipedia biography incident==
During his time as a Solicitor General under President [[Rodrigo Duterte]], Jose Calida ordered the [[National Telecommunications Commission]] (NTC) a [[cease and desist]] order against the Philippines' largest television network, [[ABS-CBN]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/05/06/20/calida-pressed-ntc-to-issue-cease-and-desist-order-vs-abs-cbn-document-shows|title=Calida pressed NTC to issue cease and desist order vs ABS-CBN, document shows|last=Navallo|first=Mike|date=May 6, 2020|website=ABS-CBN News|language=en|access-date=December 4, 2024}}</ref> After the network ceased its broadcasting operations on May 5, 2020, an IP user added the nickname "Demonyo" ({{translation|[[demon]]}}) to his biography. As of May 8, Calida's Wikipedia article has no nicknames at all.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/inside-track/260324-jose-calida-demon-nickname-wikipedia/|title=Jose Calida given ‘demonic’ nickname on Wikipedia, but it doesn’t stick|website=[[Rappler]]|access-date=January 6, 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Shutdown of ABS-CBN broadcasting]]

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Callangan and the surname or paternal family name is Calida.
Jose Calida
2022, COA portrait
Chairman of the Commission on Audit
Ad interim
In office
July 4, 2022 – October 4, 2022
Appointed byBongbong Marcos
Preceded byRizalina P. Justol
Succeeded byGamaliel Cordoba
Solicitor General of the Philippines
In office
June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byFlorin Hilbay
Succeeded byMenardo Guevarra
Executive Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board
In office
January 21, 2004 – October 31, 2004
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byEfren Q. Fernandez
Succeeded byEdgar C. Galvante
Undersecretary of the Department of Justice
In office
March 12, 2001 – January 20, 2004
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Personal details
Born
Jose Callangan Calida

(1950-07-07) July 7, 1950 (age 74)
Nuevo Iloco, Davao,
(now Mawab, Davao de Oro) Philippines
Political partyCitizens' Battle Against Corruption
SpouseMilagros Parantar Ordaneza
EducationAteneo de Davao University (BA, PhD)
Ateneo de Manila University (LLB)
OccupationBusiness executive
ProfessionLawyer

Jose Callangan Calida (born July 7, 1950)[1] is a Filipino lawyer. He previously served as Undersecretary of Justice and executive director of Dangerous Drugs Board under the Arroyo administration, as Solicitor General under the Duterte administration, and as Chairman of Commission on Audit (COA) under the Marcos administration.[2][3]

During his time as a Solicitor General, Calida is a controversial figure on the issues regarding the shutdown of television network ABS-CBN during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

Life and education

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Calida was born in Nuevo Iloco, Davao (present-day Mawab, Davao de Oro).[5][6][7] 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 a Doctor of Philosophy degree in English from the Ateneo de Davao University in 1969. He studied law at the Ateneo de Manila University Law School where 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 1974 Philippine Bar Examination.[1][3]

Calida is a member of the Aquila Legis Fraternity.

Career

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Calida 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 President Fidel Ramos and 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 the party list group called Citizens' Battle Against Corruption and served as its president in 1997.

Calida was a member of the prosecution team during the impeachment trial of President Joseph Estrada in 2000. Following the Second EDSA Revolution, he was appointed by the newly installed President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the Undersecretary of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Secretaries Hernando B. Perez in 2001, Merceditas Gutierrez in 2002, and Simeon Datumanong in 2003. As Justice Undersecretary, he was in charge of the National 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 the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation in 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 Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as a candidate for the Ombudsman post in 2011. Prior to his return to government service, he was also one of the campaign managers of the 2016 Duterte-Marcos presidential-vice presidential campaign.[8][3][1][2] President Duterte has described Calida as "passionately... pro-Marcos."[9]

Calida faces criminal and administrative charges at the Office of the Ombudsman.[10][11] 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 million worth of contracts from the Department of Justice and other government agencies.[12][13][14] 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.[12]

Calida was reported to be the second highest-paid government official in 2019, earning ₱16.95 million according to a report from Commission on Audit (COA).[15][16]

Calida was appointed by President-elect Bongbong Marcos as the Chairman of Commission on Audit (COA) on June 29, 2022; he assumed the post on July 4.[17][18] However, his appointment was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA) on September 28 and he was not reappointed by Marcos.[19] Calida resigned from the post on October 4 due to undisclosed reasons;[20] he was replaced by Gamaliel Cordoba.[21][22]

Wikipedia biography incident

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During his time as a Solicitor General under President Rodrigo Duterte, Jose Calida ordered the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) a cease and desist order against the Philippines' largest television network, ABS-CBN.[23] After the network ceased its broadcasting operations on May 5, 2020, an IP user added the nickname "Demonyo" (transl. demon) to his biography. As of May 8, Calida's Wikipedia article has no nicknames at all.[24]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Lo, Ricky (20 July 2002). "Donna and Carlo: No plan to do Nida Blanca movie". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Inquirer Research; Pacia, S.I. "The Duterte Administration". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "The Duterte Cabinet". Interaksyon. 1 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  4. ^ Buan, Lian (July 11, 2020). "'End has come:' Calida warms towards House in hailing ABS-CBN franchise kill". Rappler. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Law List". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Lawyers List". Integrated Bar of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 26 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ^ Perez, A.S. (31 May 2016). "Duterte bares more cabinet members". Sun.Star Davao. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  8. ^ Ranada, Pia (2017-03-27). "In charge of recovering ill-gotten wealth? But Calida is pro-Marcos". Martial Law Chronicles. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  9. ^ "Duterte outs Calida as a rabid Marcos loyalist: He's related to them". Abogado. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  10. ^ "SolGen faces criminal, administrative charges at the Ombudsman". CNN. May 10, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  11. ^ Ong, Czarina Nicole (May 10, 2018). "SolGen Calida faces multiple charges before Ombudsman". Manila Bulletin News. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  12. ^ a b Buan, Lian (May 28, 2018). "Calida: No conflict of interest in gov't contracts even if I did not divest". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  13. ^ Cabato, Regine (June 21, 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Justice Secretary: No anomalies in deals of SolGen's family firm with DOJ". CNN. Archived from the original on 2019-05-29. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  14. ^ Buan, Lian (May 29, 2018). "Gov't database shows additional P110M contracts for Calida firm". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  15. ^ "Calida now 2nd highest paid among Cabinet, GOCC officials". ABS-CBN News. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  16. ^ O. Enano, Jhesset (30 July 2020). "Calida is 2nd highest-paid government official". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  17. ^ "SolGen Calida is COA chair under Marcos admin; PNB exec appointed to GSIS". CNN Philippines. June 29, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  18. ^ "New COA Chairperson Jose Calida assumes office". Commission on Audit. July 6, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  19. ^ Gascon, Melvin (September 30, 2022). "14 Marcos picks bypassed". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  20. ^ "Calida quits post as COA chairman". CNN Philippines. October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 5, 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  21. ^ Gregorio, Xave. "Gamaliel Cordoba, key figure in ABS-CBN shutdown, is new COA chairperson". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  22. ^ "NTC chief Cordoba is Marcos' new COA chairperson". RAPPLER. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  23. ^ Navallo, Mike (May 6, 2020). "Calida pressed NTC to issue cease and desist order vs ABS-CBN, document shows". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  24. ^ "Jose Calida given 'demonic' nickname on Wikipedia, but it doesn't stick". Rappler. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by
Rizalina P. Justol
 Chairman of the Commission on Audit
2022–present 		Vacant
Political offices
Preceded by
Efren Fernandez
 Executive Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board
2004 		Succeeded by
Edgar Galvante
Preceded by Solicitor General of the Philippines
2016–2022 		Succeeded by
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