Manila, July 9 -- Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to dismiss the petition filed against government agencies, which seeks unspecified action on the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea.
"The petition demonstrates a grave abuse of process, which merits dismissal, if not sanction from the Court," Calida said in his opening statement at the oral argument on the matter, citing that at least three of the supposed fisherfolk-petitioners in the case have executed sworn statements denying that they authorized the filing of the suits against the government in their behalf.
The three, whom Calida identified by their last names as Abogado, Asiado, and Labandelo, confirmed that they do not know of the filing ...