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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 »

Ombudsman drops charges vs cops behind 'secret jail' in Tondo

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 27 02:01 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed criminal and administrative complaints filed by the Commission on Human Rights against Manila policemen for supposedly maintaining a secret detention facility as well as other violations committed against detainees. Read more »

DA Secretary Dar inireklamo ng agri group sa Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 06:34 PM

Inireklamo ng isang agriculture group si Agriculture Secretary William Dar dahil sa pagtapyas ng taripa sa imported pork. Read more »

LOOK: Duterte gets his national ID

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 10:29 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has received his national ID card, photos from Malacañang showed on Thursday, even as some officials face a graft complaint for the project.  Read more »

LOOK: Duterte registers for national ID

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 11:07 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to the national ID system, photos from Malacañang showed, even as some officials face a graft complaint for the project. Read more »

Palace stands by BSP's Diokno over graft raps

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 04:30 PM

Malacañang said on Thursday it stands by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno as he and other officials faced a graft complaint over the P1.75 billion contract for the rollout of the national ID system.    Read more »

BSP's Diokno, other officials face graft complaint over P1.75-B national ID system project

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 03:32 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno is facing a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman over the P1.75 billion contract for the roll-out of the national ID system. Read more »

89 barangay chairpersons na sinuspinde ng Ombudsman, pinangalanan ni Duterte

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 19 04:04 AM

Muling nagbanggit si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng mga pangalan ng mga nasa gobyerno na sangkot umano sa mga anomalya at korapsyon. Read more »

Supreme Court OKs Peralta’s early retirement, search on for next chief justice

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 02:56 PM

The Supreme Court en banc has approved the early retirement of Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta effective on March 27, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) announced on Thursday. Read more »

Task force endorses criminal, admin raps vs ex, current PhilHealth officials for alleged corruption

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 05:25 PM

The said officials were tagged in an alleged fake membership and benefits claim scheme in one of the agency’s regional offices. The Department of Justice, however, has yet to release the officials’ names as of this story’s posting.    Read more »

Abaya, ex-transport officials cleared of graft, plunder over MRT-3 maintenance contract

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 03:17 PM

The Ombudsman stressed in the resolution that the problems which hounded the MRT-3 railway operations appeared to be in the implementation stage which involved issues absent during the screening, negotiation and bidding processes.   Read more »

Media orgs file raps vs anti-communist body over of red tagging

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 04:19 PM

Alternative media groups on Friday filed graft and administrative raps before the Office of the Ombudsman against 3 officials of the government's anti-insurgency task force. Read more »

Quezon solon faces raps over P56-M in 'unliquidated funds' during gubernatorial tenure

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 09:25 PM

(UPDATE) — Quezon Rep. David Suarez was charged with a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman over alleged unliquidated cash advances totaling P56.143 million from 2013 to 2018 during his tenure at the provincial capitol. Read more »

‘Red-tagged’ lawyers hit back, ask for dismissal of Esperon, Parlade, Badoy

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 06:59 PM

Lawyers who have been linked to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New Peoples’ Army (NPA) are pushing back and going after government officials making the allegations.   Read more »

Security officials na pasimuno umano ng red-tagging inireklamo sa Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 09:38 PM

Pinaaalisan ng pondo o pinapa-abolish ang NTF-ELCAC dahil sa ilegal umanong pag-aresto at pagpatay ng mga aktibista.  Read more »

Rights group impleads admin officials before Ombudsman over red tagging vs activists

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 06:37 PM

MANILA — Rights group Karapatan on Friday filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and other administration officials over their alleged red tagging of activists. Read more »

‘Ridiculous’: De Lima appeals Ombudsman's junking of her raps vs Guevarra

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 05:28 PM

Detained Sen. Leila De Lima on Saturday appealed the Office of the Ombudsman’s decision which dismissed her complaint against Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra for allegedly violating the law on using criminal convicts as state witnesses.    Read more »

Di bababa sa 12 kongresista 'pinagkakakitaan' ang DPWH projects: PACC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:59 PM

Di bababa sa 12 kongresista ang dawit umano sa katiwalian sa mga proyekto ng Department of Public Works and Highways.  Read more »

Ombudsman 'right body' to probe alleged corrupt solons: lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 12:31 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman should be the one to investigate 12 alleged corrupt lawmakers, a congressman said Wednesday. Read more »