Administrative and criminal charges have been filed before the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) against Marikina City Mayor Marcelino "Marcy" Teodoro, his wife Marikina 1st District Rep. Marjorie Ann "Maan" A. Teodoro, and four others for alleged irregularities in the procurement of office and school...
CEBU CITY – The Court of Appeals has junked the petition of former Palompon, Leyte Mayor Ramon Oñate and other local officials for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against a ruling by the Ombudsman dismissing them from public service. The decision of the CA 15th Division has put the...
Zamboanga City 2nd district Rep. Mannix Dalipe (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Duterte camp has resorted to "weaponizing" the Office of the Ombudsman against House of Representatives members, the vast majority of whom signed on to impeach...
ILOILO CITY — Less than a month after former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog here was granted a presidential pardon, the Office of the Ombudsman was asked to probe P41 million in disallowances during his administration. MABILOG (Tara Yap) Former Barangay Captain Amado Jubelag Hollero sought a...
CEBU CITY–Key officials were among the 26 employees of the Mandaue City Hall who were suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman for padlocking a property that has a private claimant. Among those suspended for nine months without pay are the OIC head of the Housing and Urban...
CEBU CITY – For padlocking a disputed property, several officials and personnel of the Mandaue City government are facing graft charges after the Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to indict them for violating the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. HAPPY Melendres...
BONGABON, Nueva Ecija – Former Mayor Allan Gamilla of Bongabon town in Nueva Ecija province has cited the recent dismissal of the graft case filed against him in 2020. As expected, truth and justice will emerge. No matter what the slander and criticism of my administration is, I remain silent...
The number of cases filed by prosecutors before the Sandiganbayan dwindled in 2024 with only 138 cases compared to 263 in 2023, 240 in 2022, and 163 in 2021. Based on the summary of the anti-graft court's "Statistics on Cases Filed, Pending and Disposed of as of Dec. 31, 2024," there were 625 cases...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has upheld its indictment of former Department of Agriculture (DA) undersecretary for fisheries Eduardo B. Gongona over the alleged anomalous 2018 contract for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR) Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has upheld its decision that ordered the dismissal of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director Demosthenes R. Escoto. In an eight-page joint order, the OMB denied Escoto’s motion to reconsider its Feb. 5 orders that dismissed him from...
ILOILO CITY — Mayor Samuel Gumarin and several officials of Buenavista town, Guimaras province are facing administrative complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman for purchasing a P2.6-million water tanker. GUARIN Complaints of grave abuse of authority, grave misconduct, and conduct...
CEBU CITY – The Office of the Ombudsman upheld its previous decision suspending Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes for one year without pay. CORTES (FB) Junking the motions of reconsideration filed by Cortes, the Ombudsman affirmed its previous decision that found the mayor guilty of grave...
