The Sandiganbayan has ordered Senator Rodante Marcoleta to explain why he should not be preventively suspended from office while facing plunder charges before the anti-graft court. In a two-page order dated July 22, the Sandiganbayan Third Division directed Marcoleta, through his counsel, to...
Many are now baffled as to why the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) takes longer to file criminal charges than in previous years. But what changed? According to Assistant Ombudsman Jose Dominic “Mico” Clavano IV, the longer timeline is the result of a deliberate policy shift under the reign of...
The camp of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has branded as "baseless" the claim of Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano that the former House Speaker is trying to flee the country amid possible plunder charges. According to Ade Fajardo, Romualdez 's legal counsel, the Leyte solon has...
The camp of former House Speaker, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez has vowed to give "full answer" once the Office of the Ombudsman files its advertised charges against him. This, as Romualdez 's spokesperson, lawyer Elaine Atienza, highlighted on Monday night, July 20, no criminal...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) will file two separate complaints for preliminary investigation against former House speaker Martin Romualdez, former lawmaker Elizaldy Co for alleged plunder and violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Act in connection with its investigation into alleged...
Malacañang said President Marcos will not interfere with any investigation involving his cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez, over his alleged link to the flood control mess. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said the President did not react to reports...
Staring at possible plunder charges in the face, Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez is neither fazed nor frazzled with confronting the flood control project mess allegations that have been stuck to his name for months now. "Nakahanda si former Speaker Romualdez na harapin ang proseso (Former...
The recent political realignment in the Senate has fueled online speculation that the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) investigation into alleged flood-control irregularities involving Senators Joel Villanueva and Francis “Chiz” Escudero has been sidelined. The speculation came after the two...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla has likened President Marcos’ anti-corruption message in his previous State of the Nation Address (SONA) to national hero Dr. Jose Rizal’s Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo, saying both awakened people to the need to confront wrongdoing. When...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said the “conflict of interest” complaints against Tarlac Second District Rep. Cristy Angeles and Uswag Party-list Rep. Jojo Ang are moving to the preliminary investigation stage, while similar complaints involving CWS Party-list Rep. Edwin Gardiola and former...
Saying that there is no double jeopardy because no charges were ever filed, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said it will reopen the files on the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games sports facilities project to review possible violations. “Just this morning, I asked my staff to get the whole file...
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...
