President Duterte’s former lawyer Edna Batacan is reportedly the leading candidate in the search for a new Ombudsman.
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Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday said the Office of the Ombudsman should have indicted former President Benigno Aquino III and former Budget Secretary Butch Abad for more serious charges such as malversation, graft, and corruption.
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Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales on Thursday confirmed she had dismissed the criminal and administrative case against Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and denied the timing was meant to avoid affecting his candidacy to be her replacement.In a chance interview with reporters in Pasay City, Morales also disclosed the case involved former Senator Ramon Revilla Sr. as one of Bello’s more than 20 co-respondents.
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Moneyed respondents are resorting to a “parking fee” (keeping a case on hold) to delay the result of the investigation of cases before the Office of the Ombudsman. Retired Sandiganbayan Associate Justice now the Special Prosecutor Edilberto Sandoval said he found out that some cases filed against government officials and employees have been dismissed due to […]
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A group of religious workers on Monday formally filed their opposition against Ombudsman aspirant Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires. “The Constitution provides that the Ombudsman should have recognized probity in which had been administered as a high standard; in fact, adhere to the highest principles and ideals as per having strong moral principles, honesty, […]
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The Office of the Ombudsman has sought the suspension of Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio “Tonyboy” Floirendo Jr. in connection with the graft case he is facing in the Sandiganbayan.
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The Sandiganbayan has rejected the motion of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. asking to defer his plunder trial and to require the prosecution to identify the evidence proving allegations of ill-gotten wealth.
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As Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales is set to retire in about a month, the opposition invited the anti-graft chief to join their slate in 2019 even when the 1987 Constitution prohibits this.
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For outgoing Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, her successor must have these traits: industry, independence and integrity.
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The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted a former mayor of Marantao, Lanao del Sur for failing to declare five firearms and a truck in his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) from 2007 to 2012.
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