Responding to earlier statements made by the camp of former House speaker Martin Romualdez, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said a recantation does not erase a witness’ previous statement but instead becomes additional evidence that investigators must evaluate. On Thursday, Aug. 27,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is pushing for the wider use of forensic science in criminal investigations to help establish facts more accurately and strengthen the reliability of police findings. In a statement, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. underscored the importance of...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has initiated an investigation into reports that two police officers in Cagayan de Oro City allegedly harassed two female criminology interns inside a police station. Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., PNP chief, confirmed that the suspects, a police...
The 9mm pistol discovered inside a parked vehicle in San Rafael, Bulacan, where a mother and her two children were found dead on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 20, was registered to the victim herself, police said. Authorities identified the victims as “Rose,” 31, an online bookkeeper for a...
Malacañang said the government’s investigation into alleged anomalies in flood control projects will continue despite the reported recantation of witness Orly Guteza, stressing that investigating bodies must pursue evidence and hold accountable those responsible for wrongdoing. Presidential...
Despite the recantation of Orly Guteza, a former security aide of resigned lawmaker Zaldy Co, the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) said 28 uniformed personnel still in active service are ready to provide direct and material information in its investigation involving former House Speaker Martin...
Derek Ramsay has broken his silence on the Land Transportation Office (LTO) investigation involving a supercar allegedly found using a fake license plate. The actor addressed the issue via Instagram, saying he was aware of the LTO probe. He went on to clarify that he does not drive vehicles with...
Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Bayani Jacinto urged the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) newly trained field investigators to soldier on as they probe what he described as “arguably, the biggest corruption scandal in our history.” He made the appeal during the graduation ceremony for the...
Sixty employees of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) from across the country have completed the Field Investigation Course (FIC), becoming its first batch of graduates. The graduation ceremony for FIC Class 01 SIGHARI, or “Serbisyong may Integridad, Gabay sa Hustisya, Abilidad at Responsableng...
Sen. Robinhood “Robin” Padilla is seeking to penalize individuals who deliberately provide false addresses to prevent respondents from receiving subpoenas and allow preliminary investigations to proceed without their participation. Under Senate Bill No. 1957, Padilla proposed imprisonment of...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has identified the driver and vehicle allegedly used to unload one of the abandoned caskets in Quezon City, providing authorities with a key lead in the investigation into the caskets found in five areas across Metro Manila on Friday, Aug. 7. The QCPD earlier...
Ombudsman Jesus “Crispin” Remulla has accused the camp of former House speaker Martin Romualdez of being behind the recantation of some of former lawmaker Zaldy Co’s former bodyguards, saying the move shows the camp’s desperation as the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has already built a...
