The complaint involving Senator Joel Villanueva over alleged irregularities in flood-control projects is now under preliminary investigation, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29. “’Yung nga, for PI [preliminary investigation] na (That one is already for...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will ask the Sandiganbayan to discharge former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan as a respondent so he can testify as a state witness in several cases involving alleged anomalies in flood-control projects, Ombudsman Jesus...
A plunder case against Senator Rodante Marcoleta will be filed before the Sandiganbayan this week, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Monday, June 29, adding that the anti-graft office is also moving forward with cases involving several other senators. “Si Senator Marcoleta....
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...
The Office of the Ombudsman has directed Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Robin Padilla, along with former Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca, to answer a complaint filed by Tindig Pilipinas in connection with events involving Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa at the Senate last month. In an...
A group identifying itself as “Concerned Department of Health Personnel” has filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and Health Undersecretary Randy Escolango, alleging that Escolango 's appointment to multiple key positions created a...
The Office of the Ombudsman has filed two separate graft charges against Borbon, Cebu Vice Mayor Noel Dotillos before the Regional Trial Court in Bogo City over the unauthorized release of a municipal anniversary bonus in 2019 and the contracting of his wife as municipal health officer in 2024 when...
The Office of the Ombudsman has filed graft charges before the Regional Trial Court in Naga, Cebu against suspended Minglanilla, Cebu Mayor Rajiv Enad, Vice Mayor Elanito Peña, 10 Sangguniang Bayan members, and the municipal administrator. In a statement on Monday, June 22, the Ombudsman said it...
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...
Doctors and lawyers on Thursday, June 18, urged the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to review its resolution dismissing plunder, graft and administrative complaints lodged against Executive Secretary and former Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Ralph Recto and then Philippine Health Insurance...
Investigations into alleged irregularities involving infrastructure and flood control projects must go beyond prosecution and serve as a catalyst for institutional reform, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said on Thursday, June 18. Remulla made the remarks before governance leaders and...
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...
