Solicitor General of the Philippines

Office of the Solicitor General

Tanggapan ng Taga-usig Panlahat
Department overview
Formed	June 6, 1901
Jurisdiction	Government of the Philippines
Headquarters	OSG Building, 134 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati, Philippines
Motto	Integrity in Advocacy. Social Justice through Advocacy.
Annual budget	₱1.37 billion (2023)[1]
Department executive	Menardo Guevarra, Solicitor General
Parent Department	Department of Justice
Website	www.osg.gov.ph

The Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines (Filipino: Tanggapan ng Taga-usig Panlahat), formerly known as the Bureau of Justice, is an independent and autonomous office attached to the Department of Justice. The OSG is headed by Menardo Guevarra.

The Office of the Solicitor General is the "law firm" of the Republic of the Philippines. The Solicitor General is the principal law officer and legal defender of the Republic of the Philippines. He shall have the authority and responsibility for the exercise of the Office's mandate and for the discharge of its duties and functions, and shall have supervision and control over the Office and its constituent units.^[2] He also determines the legal position that the government will take in the courts and argues in virtually every case in which the government is a party. It is tasked to represent the people of the Philippines, the Philippine government, its agencies, instrumentalities, officials, and agents in any litigation, proceeding, or investigation before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.^[3] When authorized by the President, he shall also represent government owned or controlled corporations.