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Senate bets flag Ombudsman-led push to 'defang' SALN law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 05:10 PM

Senate aspirants Chel Diokno and Teddy Baguilat criticize Ombudsman Samuel Martires for pushing amendments to the SALN law. Read more »

What Ombudsman's proposal may mean on reporting about SALNs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 07:47 AM

Reporting on government officials' SALNs will be risky if Ombudsman Samuel Martires' proposal comes to fruition, the NUJP chairman said. Read more »

Ombudsman proposal: Exclude family transactions from SALN

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 02:29 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires is seeking the exclusion of transactions between members of a family from the declaration of the SALN. Read more »

Ombudsman’s draft bill to amend SALN law raises more red flags

Carmela Fonbuena, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 18 06:50 PM

The PCIJ obtained a copy of the Ombudsman’s proposals to amend the law requiring public officials to disclose their wealth. Read more »

Biz groups say public has right to comment on SALN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 02:39 PM

Criminalizing commentaries on the SALNs of public officials violates the Constitutional provision on freedom of speech, several business groups said. 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 »

Robredo finds jail proposal over commentaries on SALN ‘unbelievable’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 05:50 PM

The proposal of Ombudsman Samuel Martires to jail those publicly commenting on officials’ SALN is 'unbelievable' and contrary to its mandate to fight corruption, Vice President Leni Robredo said Sunday. 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 »

Ombudsman's proposal: Jail those making public commentaries on SALNs

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 03:53 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires said he wants the laws on the release of SALN of government personnel reconciled, proposing jail time for those who make public comments on the said document. 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 »

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 »

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 »

SC junks petition challenging Ombudsman’s SALN restrictions

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 11:14 AM

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition questioning Ombudsman Samuel Martires' memorandum circular limiting access to statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of public officials. 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 »

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 »