1. Jose Calida previously served as Undersecretary of Justice and executive director of Dangerous Drugs Board under the Arroyo administration, as Solicitor General under the Duterte administration, and as Chairman of Commission on Audit under the Marcos administration.
Jose Calida holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in English from the Ateneo de Davao University in 1969.
Jose Calida studied law at the Ateneo de Manila University Law School where he was a dean's lister.
Jose Calida graduated in 1973 and was admitted to the Bar the following year with a general average of 83.25 percent in the 1974 Philippine Bar Examination.
Jose Calida 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.
Jose Calida co-founded the party list group called Citizens' Battle Against Corruption and served as its president in 1997.
Jose Calida returned to private law and business after leaving government service in October 2004.
Jose Calida was president and chair of Vigilant Investigative and Security Agency, which won a contract with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation in 2010.
Jose Calida served as senior vice president of the insurance company Prudential Guarantee and Assurance Inc Calida was endorsed by then Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as a candidate for the Ombudsman post in 2011.
Jose Calida has denied any conflict of interest and said he is not liable under the Code of Conduct for Public Officials nor the anti-graft law.
Jose Calida was reported to be the second highest-paid government official in 2019, earning according to a report from Commission on Audit.
Jose Calida was appointed by President-elect Bongbong Marcos as the Chairman of Commission on Audit on June 29,2022; he assumed the post on July 4.