President Marcos said the decision on whether former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan would be accepted as a state witness in the government 's investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects rests solely with the Office of the Ombudsman....
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has dismissed Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca from the service following an administrative investigation into the shooting incident inside the Senate compound, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla announced. Remulla said he signed the dismissal order...
The prospective Sandiganbayan trial on Senator Rodante Marcoleta 's plunder charge could end up being an easy case for prosecutors, according to Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson. Lacson thinks that Marcoleta has pretty much doomed himself with his own words, leaving a scenario wherein the...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta technically has himself to blame for his current troubles with the Office of the Ombudsman. Such was the assessment of his former colleague over at the House of Representatives, ex-quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Robert Ace Barbers. According to Barbers, the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Friday, July 3, filed before the Sandiganbayan a plunder case, a non-bailable offense, against Senator Rodante Marcoleta over the alleged P75 million in undeclared donations he received while he was still serving as a congressman, along with three separate...
Former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) secretary Manuel Bonoan is the “most polluted" source of testimony when it comes to the flood control projects corruption scandal. Thus, said the spokesperson of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez, lawyer Ade Fajardo, amid the...
Investigators found the statements of eight former Marines to be “categorical and consistent” regarding alleged money deliveries to former House Speaker Martin Romualdez and former party-list Representative Zaldy Co, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said on Thursday, July 2. Assistant...
Delays in the signing of the affidavits of eight former Marines are slowing its investigation against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, t he Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, July 2. It then urged their lawyer to expedite the review so the statements can be formally included in its...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Thursday, July 2, disclosed that the conflict-of-interest complaints against two lawmakers whom the anti-graft body referred to as “congtractors” have been elevated to the preliminary investigation (PI) stage. “As a general rule kasi, pag fact-finding...
A progressive group has rejected the move of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to make former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan a state witness in flood-control cases involving high-ranking government officials, saying it is unacceptable for Bonoan to get off...
The Office of the Ombudsman will proceed with the planned filing of a plunder complaint against Senator Rodante Marcoleta despite a protest staged by members of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Wednesday, July 1. “Nothing is changing, nothing has...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla assured that his office would investigate and prosecute any public official, regardless of rank, if evidence warrants legal action. Speaking during the launch of the Office of the Ombudsman 's Field Investigation Course, Remulla said investigators have the...
