With the New Year upon us, now is the time to reflect on some of the highlights and challenges the country has faced through the end of 2020.
There’s no way President Rodrigo Duterte will move on from the inclusion of former Iloilo City mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog in the narco-list.
The Task Force Against Corruption (TFAC) will not public identify those currently being investigated for corruption, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Saturday (Nov. 28).
President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Warren Rex Hernandez Liong as Overall Deputy Ombudsman.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is the agency with the most number of complaints received by the anti-corruption task force formed by President Rodrigo Duterte, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said.
Senate President Tito Sotto on Friday said he’s not inclined to support a call for a Senate inquiry into the alleged anomalous P9.5 billion loan facilitated by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) for the construction of sports facilities used during the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Wednesday (Nov. 11) that not all corruption tips will be rewarded with cash after President Rodrigo Duterte offered P100,000 to those who will report anomalies in government.
The Court of Appeals (CA) has been asked on Thursday (Nov. 5) to declare null and void for being unconstitutional the memorandum circular of Ombudsman Samuel Martires which restricts public access to the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of public officials.
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday welcomed the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman imposing a six-month preventive suspension without pay on 44 Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel and officials involved in the “pastillas” scam.
MANILA – Persons or groups requesting for President Rodrigo Duterte’s Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) should comply with the new guidelines set by the Office of the Ombudsman, Malacañang said Monday.
Nine officials have been named in the complaint. One of them is former PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo Morales.
“Anong pakialam natin sa buhay ng may buhay kung wala siyang inaagrabyado?” says Ombudsman Samuel Martires.
Ombudsman Samuel Martires should reexamine his memorandum circular that limits public access to Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) Chair Dante Jimenez said Sunday.
Ombudsman Samuel Martires said Tuesday (September 22) he made access to government officials’ Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) difficult because it is being used against them.
Senate President Tito Sotto is backing Ombudsman Ombudsman Samuel Martires’ move to tighten access to statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) of the President, lawmakers and politikos.
Malacañang said it leaves it to the Ombudsman to decide on the release of President Rodrigo Duterte’s 2018 and 2019 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).
Ombudsman Samuel Martires signed the suspension orders as the inter-agency task force continues it probe on alleged anomalies within PhilHealth.
Ombudsman Samuel Martires has slapped a six-month long preventive suspension on 13 former and current Philhealth officials as an inter-agency task force continues its investigation on alleged anomalies within the state health insurer.
Dapat may managot! Senator Bong Go urges Ombudsman to probe alleged Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) anomalies.
National Telecommunications Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba is “ripe” for a graft case for letting ABS-CBN to operate with an expired franchise through its TV Plus operation, according to Cavite Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla.
There have been speculations Majayjay Mayor Jojo Clado has not been around because he was suspended by the Ombudsman. Clado took to Facebook to clear the issues revealing his illness.
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