CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia insisted that there was no defiance when she did not relinquish her post when the Office of the Ombudsman preventively suspended her a few weeks before the midterm elections. Garcia’s legal counsel, Alex Avisado, said the governor did not step down...
Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires demanded an apology from Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn F. Garcia who, he said, accused him of politicking in the issuance of a six-month preventive suspension order against her. Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires In a statement...
Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia acknowledged her suspension on Tuesday in a social media post. GOV. Garcia (FB) “The Office of the Ombudsman has placed me under preventive suspension,” Garcia said. “I respect the processes of the law, but I must respectfully disagree with both the basis and the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered the dismissal of Albay Gov. Edcel Greco Alexandre "Grex" B. Lagman from the service after he was found guilty of administrative charges for his involvement in jueteng, an illegal numbers game. The OMB's decision stated: "Wherefore, Edcel Greco Alexandre...
Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires has ordered the six-month preventive suspension of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn F. Garcia over the issuance of a quarry permit in a protected areas in 2024. In an order, Martires said Garcia's preventive suspension is immediately executory and the suspension cannot be...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has suspended further action on the criminal complaints filed against House Speaker Martin Romualdez and three other congressmen for their alleged involvement in the reportedly illegal entries made in the 2025 national budget. In a resolution dated March...
The number of cases filed by prosecutors before the Sandiganbayan dwindled in 2024 with only 138 cases compared to 263 in 2023, 240 in 2022, and 163 in 2021. Based on the summary of the anti-graft court's "Statistics on Cases Filed, Pending and Disposed of as of Dec. 31, 2024," there were 625 cases...
The National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms, Inc. (Nasecore) has asked the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to cite in contempt suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta for discussing her case in public. As a lawyer, Nasecore President Petronilo...
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta has been preventively suspended for six months by the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on a complaint filed against her by the National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms, Inc. (Nasecore). In an order issued last Aug....
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered the dismissal of former Albay governor Noel E. Rosal and the one-year suspension of Legazpi City Mayor Carmen Geraldine B. Rosal after they were found guilty of administrative charges involving the reassignment of several department heads in 2022. The...
Ombudsman Samuel Martires (Screenshot from YouTube live) For Ombudsman Samuel Martires, the benefit of having confidential funds just isn't worth the accompanying drama. Because of this, Martires asked on Tuesday night, Aug. 27 the House...
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of suspended Mayor Alice Leal Guo of Bamban, Tarlac after she was found guilty of grave misconduct in the 2019 acquisition of parcels of land where the Baofu compound is located. The Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) that was raided by...
