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Jose Calida to head Commission on Audit under Marcos admin

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Solicitor General Jose CalidaJose Calida, July 15, 2016. ABS-CBN News/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/news/06/28/20160715-calida-jose-8419-fsj.jpg"/><figcaption>Solicitor General Jose CalidaJose Calida, July 15, 2016. <em>ABS-CBN News/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Solicitor General Jose Calida will lead the Commission on Audit under the administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his camp said on Wednesday.</p><p>Calida will serve as chairperson of COA, incoming press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said. </p><p>President Rodrigo Duterte, who steps down on Thursday, appointed Calida as solicitor general in July 2016. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/12/21/list-highest-paid-cabinet-gocc-officials-2020-coa-report">BSP&#x27;s Diokno now highest paid among Cabinet, GOCC officials: COA report</a></li></ul><p>Calida graduated cum laude from Ateneo de Davao University in 1969. In 1973, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and passed the bar exam the same year, according to the Office of the Solicitor General&#x27;s website. </p><p>Before joining the Duterte administration, he had served as justice undersecretary and executive director of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB). </p><p>Calida had backed the non-renewal of ABS-CBN&#x27;s franchise in 2020, claiming that the broadcaster violated several laws despite being cleared by several government agencies including the Bureau of Internal Revenue. </p><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div>

Solicitor General Jose Calida will lead the Commission on Audit under the administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 