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...
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...
Reforms in public procurement, infrastructure oversight, and accountability must be fully carried out to ensure that the billion-peso flood-control corruption scandal does not happen again and those responsible are made to answer, according to four governance and business groups. In a joint...
Human rights advocates and various cause-oriented groups filed on Wednesday, June 3, a case of obstruction of justice against Senators Alan Peter Cayetano and Robin Padilla in connection with the May 14 escape of fellow senator Ronald ‘Bato” Dela Rosa before the Office of the Ombudsman. Aside...
The Office of the Ombudsman has confirmed that it is conducting fact-finding on issues involving Vice President Sara Duterte, while being mindful of ongoing impeachment proceedings before the Senate, Assistant Ombudsman Jose Dominic Clavano IV said. He said the office is observing developments in...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta, on Monday, May 25, denounced what he described as a politically motivated complaint filed against him before the Office of the Ombudsman, adding that the case was intended to intimidate independent voices in the Senate. In a privilege speech, Marcoleta said the complaint...
The Senate Minority Bloc will definitely raise questions regarding Wednesday’s (May 13) shooting incident inside the premises and Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa’s disappearance the following day, Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, May 17. “I will definitely stand up. I will raise the issue on...
Amid the more vocal and aggressive stand of the Office of the Ombudsman especially against top government officials linked to corruption, the agency has recorded a noticeable increase in the number of applicants seeking employment. In fact, Assistant Ombudsman for Internal Affairs Luigi Bonoan said...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has tightened the noose on its own ranks as the agency confirmed it will continue filing cases against officials and personnel linked to anomalous flood control projects across the country. DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon stated that the cases will be...
Senator Rodante Marcoleta pressed anew Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla regarding statements suggesting that it was acceptable to “bend the law” so long as it was not broken. During the Senate’s plenary deliberations on the proposed 2026 budget of the Office of the Ombudsman on Friday, Nov....
The next Ombudsman should be chosen based on integrity, intelligence and insight—three qualities vital in detecting corruption at its earliest stages, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said. Speaking with reporters after the August 28 interview of the first batch of Ombudsman applicants, whose screening...
