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Ombudsman ruling on De Lima bribery raps consistent with ours: DOJ

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 07:43 PM

The DOJ said Thursday there is no inconsistency between a recent Ombudsman ruling junking bribery raps against former Senator Leila de Lima and an earlier DOJ resolution involving the same incident. Read more »

Ombudsman junks bribery raps vs De Lima, Ronnie Dayan

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 09 09:45 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has junked bribery complaints against former senator Leila de Lima and her former bodyguard over an alleged P8 million bribe from self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa. Read more »

'Pastillas scam' respondents question graft raps

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 02:50 PM

The Sandiganbayan moved the arraignment of individuals tagged in the pastillas scam after they questioned graft charges filed by the Ombudsman. Read more »

Ombudsman orders dismissal of 45 BI officers, staff linked to 'pastillas scam'

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 13 02:30 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal from service of 45 Bureau of Immigration officers and staff linked to the “pastillas scam” after they were found to be administratively liable for the illegal entry of foreign nationals to the Philippines from 2017 to 2020. Read more »

NTF-ELCAC's Badoy faces 2 more complaints from Ressa, NUPL

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 07:20 PM

Communications Usec. Lorraine Badoy is facing two more complaints, one from Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa and another from the National Union of Peoples Lawyers. Read more »

NTF-ELCAC spox faces new complaints at Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 01:03 AM

Complaints were filed with the Office of the Ombudsman against Lorraine Badoy, spokesperson of the government's anti-communist task force. Read more »

Senate report sa 'pastillas scam' ipinadala na sa DOJ, Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:58 PM

Tinawag na "pastillas" ang scam dahil sa pamamaraan umano ng pagbibigay ng suhol kapalit ng ilegal na pagpapapasok ng mga banyaga. Read more »

Lawyer urges Duterte to release SALNs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 10:50 PM

A Filipino lawyer makes a last-ditch attempt to secure President Rodrigo Duterte's Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth. Read more »

'Ombudsman lost its purpose in imposing SALN restraints'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 08:57 AM

A framer of the 1987 Constitution on Monday slammed the Office of the Ombudsman for having “lost its purpose” in imposing restrictions on access to statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of government officials. Read more »

Ombudsman nangatwiran sa di paglalabas ng SALN ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 08:29 PM

Maraming mga abogado ang kumontra sa posisyon ng Ombudsman tungkol sa di paglalabas ng SALN ng mga opisyal. Read more »

Palace 'respects' Ombudsman jail bid for SALN critics

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 04:23 PM

Malacañang respects the proposal of Ombudsman Samuel Martires to jail people who make public comments on SALNs. Read more »

5 'graft-prone' agencies named in Ombudsman-COA-DOJ memo

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 12:26 AM

Five agencies were identified as prone to graft. Read more »

Lawyer seeks remedies after failure to get Duterte SALN

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 10:18 AM

A lawyer who was given the run-around in his attempt to get copies of President Rodrigo Duterte’s SALN is now looking at legal remedies after his request for a copy of it was eventually denied. Read more »

Ombudsman must quietly probe overpriced PPEs: senator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 12:19 PM

Senator Richard Gordon said Wednesday even the Office of the Ombudsman was "compromised" as President Rodrigo Duterte had appointed someone linked to those involved in the mismanagement of pandemic funds. Read more »

Lawyer given run-around in bid to secure Duterte’s SALN

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 08:28 PM

A lawyer failed to secure President Rodrigo Duterte's statements of assets, liabilities and net worth. Read more »

Palace: Duterte filed SALN, get copy from Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 06:47 PM

The release of President Rodrigo Duterte's SALN rests on the Office of the Ombudsman, Malacañang told Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Journalists decry ruling on Davao columnist's arrest

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 03:46 PM

Both the NUJP and the International Association of Women in Radio and Television - Philippines found the ruling unacceptable. Read more »

Ombudsman: 'We respect' Bong Revilla's acquittal in 'pork' cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 08 03:26 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday said it would no longer appeal the decision of Sandiganbayan to clear Sen. Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. of his criminal cases in relation to the anomalous Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) scam. Read more »

Former Ombudsman urges successor: Probe spending of COVID-19 funds

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 05:56 PM

Former Ombudsman and 1Sambayan convenor Conchita Carpio Morales on Wednesday chided the Duterte administration over its COVID-19-related expenditures, and urged her successor to look into the matter.  Read more »

'Setback': CHR warns Ombudsman after clearing cops behind 'dehumanizing' secret jail

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 05:54 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Tuesday reminded the Office of the Ombudsman of its mandate to "check abuse of power" after it exonerated the Manila City cops allegedly behind the controversial secret jail cell discovered in 2017 that shocked the nation. Read more »