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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 »

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 »

Mactan-Cebu Airport GM suspended for allegedly allowing foreigners to manage facility

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 05:56 PM

The complaint alleged that Mactan-Cebu International Airport general manager Steve Dicdican consented, allowed and collaborated with foreign nationals to manage and operate the airport, which is a public utility that can only be administered and controlled by Filipino citizens. Read more »

Ombudsman open to reviving resident ombudsman post in gov’t offices

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 07:50 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Tuesday said he is open to the proposal of reviving the assignment of a resident ombudsman in government offices as a form of another anti-corruption measure in the government. Read more »

Ombudsman Martires welcomes Duterte-backed 'mega task force' vs corruption

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 07:00 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires, however, asserted that any findings of the DOJ-led mega task force would still be evaluated by his office.  Read more »

8 PhilHealth execs suspended for 6 months over reimbursement funds mess

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 08:25 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman issued Wednesday a 6-month preventive suspension order against 8 officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) over their involvement in the allegedly anomalous implementation of the Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM).  Read more »

Ombudsman suspends 44 Immigration employees tagged in 'pastillas scheme'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 09:40 PM

(UPDATED) — Ombudsman Samuel Martires ordered Tuesday the 6-month preventive suspension of 44 Bureau of Immigration (BI) employees allegedly involved in the "pastillas scheme." Read more »

Ex-Ombudsman Carpio Morales rejects abolishing anti-graft body

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 11 10:52 AM

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales said Sunday a Constitutional amendment is needed should the country's anti-graft body be abolished. Read more »

'Maling mali': Robredo hits Ombudsman for limiting access to gov't officials' SALN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 04:39 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday limiting the public's access to government officials' declaration of wealth gives them the "license" to hide their riches. Read more »

Ex-Ombudsman tells successor: Follow anti-graft law 'to the letter'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 10:48 AM

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales on Thursday told her successor to follow the anti-graft law "to the letter" following his restriction of public access to the wealth declaration of government officials. Read more »

Carpio Morales tutol sa panukalang pagbuwag sa Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 05:27 PM

Tutol si dating Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales na buwagin ang kaniyang dating opisina. Read more »

Abolishing Ombudsman office will open floodgates to corruption: Morales

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 02:21 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - Abolishing the Office of the Ombudsman will open the floodgates to more corruption, former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales warned Wednesday, alleging as well that the current chief graftbuster's policy is to dismiss complaints. Read more »

Ombudsman order limiting SALN access 'putting blinders' on public: Chel Diokno

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 11:29 AM

An Ombudsman order limiting public access to government officials' declaration of wealth puts blinders on the public, lawyer Chel Diokno said Wednesday. Read more »

Ombudsman stops lifestyle checks on gov't officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 10:21 PM

After restricting public access to officials' statements of assets. liabilities and net worth, the Ombudsman revealed he has stopped the lifestyle checks on government officials as well. Read more »

No coordination between Ombudsman, PCGG on Marcos ill-gotten wealth cases: Martires

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 08:27 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires admitted to the House Appropriations Committee today that there is no coordination between his office and the Presidential Commission on Good Government regarding the ill gotten wealth cases against the family of dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Read more »

Too many high-paying posts? Ombudsman told to fix workforce imbalance

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 05:25 PM

MANILA — The Commission on Audit (COA) has told the Office of the Ombudsman to improve its workforce and organizational structure by filling up the agency's low and mid-level positions instead of just focusing on high-ranking officials. Read more »

Ombudsman minaliit ang halaga ng SALN sa laban kontra katiwaliaan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 08:09 PM

Nauna nang sinabi ng Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism na mahalaga ang naging papel ng SALNs sa pag-imbestiga sa mga nakaraang presidente. Dagdag nila, trabaho ng Ombudsman na protektahan ang taumbayan at hindi mga opisyal ng gobyerno. Read more »

Ombudsman: SALN unnecessary in corruption probe, can be weaponized vs officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 03:19 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman said Tuesday it did not need officials' declaration of wealth to investigate them for corruption and the document could be weaponized against them.    Read more »

'I-abolish na lang ang Ombudsman': Chief laments lack of witnesses vs corrupt officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 02:34 PM

A shortage of witnesses against corrupt officials has stumped investigations by the Office of the Ombudsman, its chief said Tuesday, as he floated the idea of abolishing the body.    Read more »

Budget chief debunks Ombudsman, denies withholding P173-million COA funds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 07:48 PM

MANILA - Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado on Tuesday denied allegations that his department was withholding the release of a P173-million capital outlay funding for the Commission on Audit (COA). Read more »