The six-month suspension of Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta had been cut short, and she is now poised to be back at the helm of the power industry’s regulatory body. A memorandum order from the Office of the Ombudsman dated October 22, 2024 stipulated that the...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Gov. Edcel Greco "Grex" Lagman of this province announced on Friday, Oct. 18, that he has been issued a preventive suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman. Lagman did not detail the reason of the suspension in his official Facebook account. LAGMAN (FB) He instead informed...
The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has dismissed the administrative charges against former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco T. Duque III over the alleged anomalous purchases of Covid-19 supplies worth P41.4 billion in 2020. “The administrative charges for Grave Misconduct, Conduct...
CEBU CITY – They have signified their intention to return to office but two suspended mayors have bigger battles to hurdle other than the 2025 election. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and Mandaue City Mayor Jonas Cortes have been dismissed from service by the Office of the Ombudsman for various...
CEBU CITY – Two residents have filed criminal and administrative complaints against the two highest ranking government officials of Mandaue City, Cebu. The complaints were filed before the Office of the Ombudsman against suspended Mayor Jonas Cortes and acting Mayor Glen Bercede by Karina Labos...
The National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms, Inc. (Nasecore) has asked the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) to cite in contempt suspended Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta for discussing her case in public. As a lawyer, Nasecore President Petronilo...
CEBU CITY – Suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama simply could not catch a break. Rama, still serving a six-month preventive suspension, has found himself in another legal battle after the Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to charge him with three counts of violating Republic Act 3019...
CEBU CITY – An international boxing judge and radio personality on Tuesday, September 24, filed a string of criminal complaints, including plunder and graft, against a congresswoman and her husband in Mandaue City. INTERNATIONAL boxing judge and radio broadcaster Edward Ligas shows voluminous...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (PPAB) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has questioned the Office of the Ombudsman’s sough P115 million confidential funds for 2025, which is a massive increased from this year’s...
A veteran lawyer who is considered an ‘energy sector outsider’ is reportedly being eyed as prospective officer-in-charge (OIC) at the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) while current Chairperson Monalisa C. Dimalanta is on six-month suspension as ordered by the Office of the Ombudsman....
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino reiterated his position that only the Senate has a valid arrest warrant against dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo. (Photo from the Office of Senator Francis Tolentino) During the plenary session of the Senate on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Tolentino delivered...
Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Monalisa C. Dimalanta will temporarily leave her office as chief regulator of the deregulated power industry to comply with the six-month suspension meted out by the Office of the Ombudsman. In a statement to the media, Dimalanta indicated that she will...
