(MANILA BULLETIN)
“The Solicitor General apprised the Supreme Court that, along with other staffers, one of the Assistant Solicitors General (ASG) slated to join the oral arguments on January 19 tested positive for COVID-19,” the OSG said in a statement.
The SC granted the request of the OSG and on Friday, Jan. 15, issued an advisory resetting the oral arguments to Feb. 2.
The OSG is representing all the government officials who have been named as respondents by the 37 petitions.
“Conscious of any potential community transmission, the Solicitor General directed an immediate contact tracing and swab testing of individuals who may have had contact with the said ASG and staffers,” the OSG said.