Ombudsman set to probe spiraling prices of onions
Published Jan 11, 2023 05:57 am
The Office of the Ombudsman was reported on Tuesday, Jan. 10, to be investigating the spiraling prices of onions in the market.
While Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires has not confirmed his reported move, reports stated that the OMB will issue inquiry letters to the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Food Terminal, Inc. (FTI) on the issue of onion’s supply and prices.
Under Republic Act No. 6770, the OMB can investigate on its own even without a complaint “any act or omission of any public officer or employee, office or agency, when such act or omission appears to be illegal, unjust, improper or inefficient.”
The OMB can also “direct, upon complaint or at its own instance, any officer or employee of the Government, or of any subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, as well as any government-owned or controlled corporations with original charter, to perform and expedite any act or duty required by law, or to stop, prevent, and correct any abuse or impropriety in the performance of duties.”