A multisectoral coalition has filed a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against current and former officials of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO), alleging irregularities in the continued collection of a P169 “computer fee” from...
The Supreme Court (SC) has voided the 2018 dismissal by the Office of the President of then overall deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur H. Carandang who was acting as Ombudsman in the investigation of the charges filed against former president Rodrigo Duterte. The SC, in a decision written by Associate...
A group identifying itself as “Concerned Health Workers” has filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Glen Matthew Baggao, accusing him of conflict of interest and procurement-related violations involving government-funded...
Police will be working with the Office of the Ombudsman to track down the individuals responsible for leaking the sensitive personal data of its field investigators. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the unauthorized leak could jeopardize the safety of the Ombudsman investigators...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Sunday, April 26, vowed to run after those behind the malicious online disclosure of its investigators’ identities. It said coordination is now being done with he National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Philippine National Police Anti-Cybercrime...
House members under the Committee on Justice appears to be just days away from recommending to plenary the second impeachment of Vice President Sara Duterte in as many years. Meanwhile, the Senate leadership has a "forthwith" attitude when it comes subjecting the Vice President to an impeachment...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Saturday, April 25, identified former House speaker Martin Romualdez as the lawmaker whose assets were ordered frozen by the Court of Appeals (CA). “Si former Speaker Martin Romualdez, na-freeze na ’yung kaniyang… May freeze order na (Former Speaker Martin...
Citing an alleged "pattern of prejudgment", former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez is seeking to disqualify the Office of the Ombudsman from investigating him over his supposed involvement in the flood control projects corruption scandal. In a four-page letter dated April 22,...
Former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez remains in the Philippines, his counsel-spokesperson confirmed on Thursday morning, April 23. This, as the Romualdez camp slammed the apparent narrative that he planned on fleeing the country amid alleged links to anomalous flood control...
The camp of former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has firmly denied allegations of any wrongdoing, even as the Office of the Ombudsman appears to go after him. In a statement Wednesday, April 22, Romualdez 's counsel-spokesperson lawyer Ade Fajardo said, “We have not...
Former House speaker Martin G. Romualdez “is a flight risk, has means to travel and leave fast, and has access to a diplomatic passport.” This was how the Office of the Ombudsman justified its plea for the Sandiganbayan to issue a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) against Romualdez. The...
Like a man backed into a corner, former House Speaker Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez vowed to "fully defend himself" from allegations of involvement in the flood control projects mess, which according to him was being turned into a "political demolition job". Romualdez, 62, broke months...
