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Ombudsman Carpio Morales wins Ramon Magsaysay Award

Ombudsman Carpio Morales wins Ramon Magsaysay Award

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Updated Jul 27, 2016 12:40 PM PHT

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Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. File Photo

MANILA (UPDATED) - Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has been selected as one of six awardees of this year's prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award.

The Ombudsman was recognized by the award-giving body for restoring faith in the rule of law.

"In electing Conchita Carpio-Morales to receive the 2016 Ramon Magsaysay Award, the board of trustees recognizes her moral courage and commitment to justice in taking head-on one of the most intractable problems in the Philippines; promoting by her example of incorruptibility, diligence, vision and leadership, the highest ethical standards in public service," the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said.

Aside from the Philippines, other awardees came from India, Indonesia, Japan and Laos. They are:

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Bezwada Wilson (India)
Dompet Dhuafa (Indonesia)
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (Japan)
Thodur Madabusi Krishna (India)
Vientiane Rescue (Laos)

Carpio-Morales, who retired as Supreme Court Associate Justice, was appointed Ombudsman in 2011. President Benigno S. Aquino III announced her appointment during his second State of the Nation Address in 2011.

The RMAF said that when Carpio-Morales was appointed Ombudsman, the justice system was "extremely sluggish; cases have mostly involved low-level officials and employees; and public confidence in government’s resolve to root out corruption is practically non-existent."

The foundation said Carpio-Morales professionalized and upgraded the Office of the Ombudsman's capabilities, "revolutionized its anti-corruption program to include the designation of deputy ombudsmen for environmental concerns and for investment-related problems; and improved its responsiveness to calls for public assistance."

"Setting a target of zero backlog in the investigation or adjudication of cases and disposition of all requests for assistance, the backlog has already decreased and she expects to hit the target by 2018. She raised the independence and quality of OMB’s fact-finding investigations, evidence build-up, prosecution strategies and case management to ensure that meritorious cases are not sabotaged, withdrawn, or dismissed."

These, the RMAF said, yielded positive results.

"From 2011 to 2015, the conviction rate of cases handled by OMB before the Sandiganbayan rose from 33.3 percent to 74.5 percent," it noted.

The foundation also took notice of her move to file cases against high-ranking officials.

"Under her leadership, OMB has boldly imposed strict administrative sanctions on high officials, filing cases against a former president; a former vice-president; incumbent senators, congressmen, and governors. She is the first Ombudsman to use the waiver in the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth as basis to secure bank records in impeaching one of the country’s highest officials."

At 75 years old and unfazed and determined despite death threats, the RMAF described Carpio-Morales as an "inspiring public servant".

She is the fifth Ombudsman since the Office of the Ombudsman became operational in May, 1998.

Carpio-Morales obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Economics in 1964 and Bachelor of Laws in 1968, both from the University of the Philippines (UP). She then worked at the Atienza Tabora and Del Rosario Law Offices after finishing law school.

For almost 12 years, starting in 1971, she joined the Department of Justice as Special Assistant to then Justice Secretary Vicente Abad Santos before moving to the Judiciary in 1983 when President Ferdinand Marcos appointed her Regional Trial Court (RTC) Judge in Pili, Camarines Sur.

She was appointed Pasay City Regional Trial Court Judge in 1986 by President Corazon Aquino and at the Court of Appeals, where she eventually headed the 7th Division, by President Fidel V. Ramos in 1994.

She was then elevated to the Supreme Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2002 upon the endorsement of the Judicial and Bar Council.

Carpio-Morales is related to President Rodrigo Duterte by marriage.

She is the sister of Atty. Lucas Carpio Jr, husband of Court of Appeals Justice Agnes Carpio. Lucas and Agnes are the parents of Mans Carpio, husband of Duterte's daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

Last year, Filipina Ligaya Fernando-Amilbangsa was also included as one of the recipients of the Ramon Magsaysay Award.

Fernando-Amilbangsa was recognized for her single-minded crusade in preserving the endangered artistic heritage of southern Philippines, and in creatively propagating a dance form that celebrates and deepens the sense of shared cultural identity among Asians.

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Pampasaherong jeep sumalpok sa 8 sasakyan sa Samson Road, Caloocan; 7 sugatan

Pampasaherong jeep sumalpok sa 8 sasakyan sa Samson Road, Caloocan; 7 sugatan

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MAYNILA — Sugatan ang pitong indibidwal, kabilang ang isang menor de edad, matapos araruhin ng isang pampasaherong jeep ang walong sasakyan sa Samson Road, Caloocan nitong Miyekules ng gabi.

Ayon kay Caloocan police investigator PCpl. Denver Flores, galing ng direksyon ng Monumento ang jeep at papunta ito sa direksyon ng Navotas nang mabangga nito ang 2 pampasaherong jeep, 3 bisikleta, 2 motorsiklo at kotse.

“Sabi ng driver ng jeep, nawalan siya ng brake then kumabig siya nang pakaliwa para sana ibangga na lang niya sa pader ngunit ayun, dire-diretso pa rin siya,” sabi ni Flores.

Ayon kay Barangay 73 Chairman Milan Lactud, na isa sa mga unang rumeponde sa insidente, isinugod nila sa ospital ang apat sa mga sugatan, kabilang ang isang 17-anyos na lalaki na nasa gilid ng kalsada nang mabangga siya ng jeep.

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"Dinatnan namin may mga nakahandusay na po na mga victim ito po ay inararo ng jeep, may mga duguan na po.

Bale po sa nakita namin, apat po [sugatan] kabilang na dito ang isang minor, duguan po na umilalim sa jeep," sabi ni Lactud.

Nagtamo ng mga sugat sa paa ang dalawa sa mga motorcycle rider na nabangga ng jeep.

Kwento ni Reynante Robles, isa sa mga jeepney driver na nadamay sa banggaan, sinubukan niya umiwas sa humaharurot na jeep pero nabangga pa rin siya nito. Sugatan ang isa sa kanyang mga pasahero.

"Sa una ‘yung jeep, nasalubong namin, malayo pa lang nakita ko na [yung jeep], ang bilis ng pangyayari, umilag ako, hindi na ako nakailag. Ako po natamaan sa una. Kasi nakita ko yung una, marami nang inararo yung jeep, nasalubong ko, tumawid din siya sa kabilang lane," sabi ni Robles.

Dagdag niya, nangako ang operator ng nakabanggang jeep na sasagutin nila ang pagpapaayos sa unahan at bumper ng kanyang jeep.

Si Edgardo Ravella, may sakay pang dalawang pasahero sa kanyang jeep nang madamay siya sa salpukan.

"Iyon pong sinusundan kong [jeep] binangga niya ng face to face, sa bigat po ng jeep na nawalan ng preno, tinulak siya ng paatras kaya hindi na ako nakailag. Kaya tinamaan din ako sa may bumper. Napagkasunduan namin ng may-ari papagawa nila," sabi ni Ravella.

Pangalawang buhay kung maituturing ni Fernando Andales ang nangyari dahil nagtamo lamang siya ng ng mga galos sa paa kahit na diretsong nabangga ng jeep ang kanyang siomai cart.

"Nakausap namin yung driver, sabi niya bukas na lang yung bayad sa damage. Sa awa ng Diyos nakaligtas naman. Pagkalaglag ko dito [sa gutter] gumulong ako ng konti," sabi ni Andales.

Kasalukuyang nagpapagaling sa ospital ang apat sa mga nasugatan sa insidente habang nakalabas na ng ospital ang tatlong iba pa, ayon sa PNP.

“Nawalan po ako ng preno eh. Noong galing pa ng monumento, okay pa ang preno, tapos bigla lang nawala eh. Inaapakan ko na hindi naman kumagat. Naghihingi po ako ng pasensya, hindi ko naman sinasadya un,” sabi ng driver ng jeep.

Nasa kustodiya ng Caloocan police ang driver na posibleng maharap sa reklamong reckless imprudence resulting in multiple physical injuries and multiple damage to properties.

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