Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Bayani Jacinto urged the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) newly trained field investigators to soldier on as they probe what he described as “arguably, the biggest corruption scandal in our history.” He made the appeal during the graduation ceremony for the...
Sixty employees of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) from across the country have completed the Field Investigation Course (FIC), becoming its first batch of graduates. The graduation ceremony for FIC Class 01 SIGHARI, or “Serbisyong may Integridad, Gabay sa Hustisya, Abilidad at Responsableng...
President Marcos has vowed to hold accountable all individuals responsible for the anomalous implementation of government infrastructure projects, stressing that the government must ensure these projects deliver the protection and services Filipinos need. Speaking at the Foreign Correspondents...
Very alarming. This was how Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates B. Villegas described the possibility that former and incumbent high-ranking government officials facing corruption charges could be allowed to post bail and obtain provisional liberty. The statement came two days after the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is “very close” to filing plunder charges against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over alleged irregularities in the national budget, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Friday, July 17. “We’re very close to filing the plunder...
After Vice President Sara Duterte urged government officials to stop politicking and focus on peace, order, and development , Malacañang fired back, saying she should instead tell her own allies to stop engaging in political maneuvering. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary...
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...
Thousands of Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members gathered near the EDSA People Power Monument in Quezon City on Tuesday, June 30, for an emergency rally demanding accountability amid controversy over alleged irregularities in government funds. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) estimated the crowd...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday, June 26, vowed to recover “ill-gotten wealth” hidden in the United States, saying the country should no longer serve as a safe haven for assets unlawfully acquired from the Philippines. “We are here to make sure the US is no longer a...
A youth group on Friday, June 19, questioned the delay in the filing of charges against Senator Joel Villanueva over his alleged involvement in a flood-control project controversy in Bulacan, despite earlier pronouncements from the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) that the case was already ripe for...
In a bid to address classroom and school facility shortages, the Department of Education (DepEd) has strengthened the framework for its nationwide localized classroom-building program as 79 partner local government units (LGUs) begin infrastructure projects across the country. Through the new...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) intensified its investigation into alleged irregularities involving flood control infrastructure projects in 2026, with 209 complaints undergoing fact-finding investigation and four cases already filed before the courts, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said on...
