Jose Calida
| Jose Calida | |
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| Solicitor General of the Philippines | |
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Assumed office June 30, 2016 |
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| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Florin Hilbay |
| Executive Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board | |
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In office January 21, 2004 – October 31, 2004 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Efren Q. Fernandez |
| Succeeded by | Edgar C. Galvante |
| Undersecretary of the Department of Justice | |
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In office March 12, 2001 – January 20, 2004 |
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| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jose Callangan Calida July 7, 1950 Nuevo Iloco, Davao, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Political party | Citizens' Battle Against Corruption |
| Spouse(s) | Milagros Parantar Ordaneza |
| Alma mater |
Ateneo de Davao University Ateneo de Manila University |
| Occupation | Politician, business executive |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jose "Jun" Callangan Calida (born July 7, 1950) is a Filipino lawyer and current Solicitor General of the Philippines. He was sworn into the post on June 30, 2016 to replace Florin Hilbay. He previously served in the Arroyo administration as Undersecretary of the Department of Justice and as Executive Director of the Dangerous Drugs Board.
Calida was born in Nuevo Iloco, Davao in what is now the municipality of Mawab, Compostela Valley. A born again Christian, he is married to Milagros Parantar Ordaneza who is also from Davao with whom he has three children.
Calida holds a bachelor's 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.
Calida is a member of the Aquila Legis Fraternity.
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. He also co-founded the party list group called Citizens' Battle Against Corruption and served as its president in 1997.
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