Amid criticism over its absence from a Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said its official representative was unable to attend after being denied entry at a Senate security checkpoint. The clarification came after Senator Rodante Marcoleta hit the OMB over its...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday, May 26, said the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is preparing what he described as the “grandest case of them all” against former House Speaker Martin Romualdez in connection with an alleged conspiracy involving the national budget. During...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday, May 26, said the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) may file a plunder case before the Sandiganbayan against Sen. Joel Villanueva within the next two weeks in connection with the flood control issue. According to Remulla, the case involving...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Tuesday, May 26, said the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) is set to file plunder and malversation charges before the Sandiganbayan against Senator Jinggoy Estrada in connection flood control issue. Remulla said the “Information” against Estrada was...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) on Tuesday, May 26, argued before the Sandiganbayan Seventh Division that Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, and businessmen Joseph Varias Espiritu and Aristotle Baluyut Viray should be barred from leaving the country pending...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has sought the issuance of Precautionary Hold Departure Orders (PHDOs) against Senator Rodante Marcoleta, former lawmaker Michael “Mike” Defensor, and two other individuals before the Sandiganbayan. A PHDO is a court order that prohibits a respondent facing a...
Former Caloocan City Mayor Reynaldo Malonzo on Thursday, May 21, filed corruption charges before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Caloocan Third District Rep. Dean Asistio, a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) district engineer, and six private contractors over alleged...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has ordered Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero to submit a counter affidavit to answer allegations in his supposed involvement on the alleged anomalous flood control projects, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Thursday, May 21. Per Clavano, the case involving...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla on Friday, May 15, placed Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca under preventive suspension without pay for six months effective immediately, as the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) begins its investigation into the shooting incident inside the Senate of the...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) awarded service honors to 61 employees during its 38th anniversary celebration, recognizing their long years of service and dedication to public service. In his speech, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla underscored the role of the OMB and its employees in...
CEBU CITY – “FLR” and “OMB.” Sen. Imee Marcos on Saturday, May 2, said that these three “little words” may affect how members of the House of Representatives will vote on the impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte. The FLR (for later release) that Marcos was referring to is a...
Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has urged the government not to leave employees of the Optical Media Board (OMB) in limbo. During the Senate’s hearing on the proposed budget of the OMB for 2025, OMB’s primary function was put into question after Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy...
