Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada dismissed the accusations thrown against him related to the anomalous flood control projects as hearsay and based on rumors. Estrada said this in a statement on Wednesday, Oct. 29, following the Independent Commission for Infrastructure 's (ICI) recommendation...
ILOILO CITY — The Office of the Ombudsman has perpetually disqualified former Cuartero, Capiz Mayor Tito Mayo from public office after he was found guilty of violating Republic Act No. 9485 or the Anti-Red Tape Act 2007. The Ombudsman’s February 2025 ruling publicly released over the weekend...
If proven that the dismissal order against then congressman and now Senator Joel Villanueva was reversed, it would be concerning, Malacañang said. "Kung ito po ay mapapatunayang totoo, ito po ay nakakabahala dahil hindi dapat nagkakaroon ng pagdududa ang taumbayan sa ating justice system...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said on Friday, Oct. 24, that resigned Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co may be included in the first batch of flood control cases that are targeted to be filed before the Sandiganbayan next month. "Malamang kasama kasi naalala mayroong Mindoro case na kasama sa mga finile...
Senator Joel Villanueva, on Thursday, Oct. 13, dismissed the implementation of a dismissal order in 2016 by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla against him as "harassment". Villanueva showed reporters in a Viber message certifications he obtained from the Office of the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan,...
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman junked the graft charges filed against former Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, who was quick to lash back at her accuser. The anti-graft court found no probable cause to charge Garcia and contractor Anthony James Limchesing with graft over a desilting project....
CEBU CITY – He is out of public office but legal issues continued to hound him. Former Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been found guilty by the Office of the Ombudsman of oppression or grave abuse of authority for what the anti-graft court described as “cruel and excessive” reassignment of...
Malacañang has distanced itself from the calls to investigate the alleged misuse of confidential and intelligence funds of Vice President Sara Duterte. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said it is up to the Ombudsman to conduct the investigation. "It 's in...
Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III gave his two cents about being a public servant. In an interview on DWIZ on Saturday, Oct. 18, Sotto said that being a public servant entails sacrifice, as he discussed the disclosure of senators ' statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth...
Vice President Sara Duterte urged the Marcos administration not to be “selective” in its corruption probe, pointing out that it should investigate corruption issues from all past administrations and not just that of her father’s. In a media interview in Zamboanga City on Wednesday, Oct. 15,...
Some senators on Wednesday, Oct. 15, expressed openness to making their Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALNs) available to the public. One of the first things newly-installed Ombudsman Jesus Crispin C. Remulla looked into when he assumed office was to reopen the public’s...
ILOILO CITY — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed Mayor Maria Jofel Marañon-Soldevilla and Vice Mayor Michael Omar Lacson of Zarraga town in Iloilo province for grave abuse of authority in a P11.6-million land purchase. The 22-page decision approved last Sept. 12 and publicly made...
