“My appeal is for the Office of the Ombudsman to be the model agency in the reporting and liquidation of confidential funds,” Pimentel said as the Senate deliberated on the antigraft office’s budget request of P4.7 billion for next year.
Ombudsman Samuel Martirez said his office was preparing charges to be filed before the Sandiganbayan against a government guard over the questionable P280 million in bank deposits.
An employee of the Philippine Ports Authority is urging the Office of the Ombudsman to file criminal charges and suspend two acting officials in his agency for usurpation of authority.
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla said former senator Leila De Lima’s release will be decided by courts following the Office of the Ombudsman’s dismissal of bribery charges against her.
Malacañang on Wednesday welcomed the dismissal order of the Office of the Ombudsman against 45 Bureau of Immigrstion (BI) officials and agents involved in the “pastillas” scam.
The Office of the Ombudsman has the obligation to investigate Senator Dick Gordon for supposedly pocketing at least P86 million when he was still the chairperson of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), Malacañang said Wednesday.
The Office of the Ombudsman is open to revisit its memorandum regarding the public’s access to the Statement of the Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN) of government officials.
Senators can investigate but not prosecute, a task Senate President Tito Sotto says falls on the executive and the Ombudsman.
Stop hiding President Duterte’s SALN from the public.
Malacañang is still leaving it up to the Office of the Ombudsman to decide on the release of President Rodrigo Duterte’s statements of assets, liabilities and net worth or SALN.
