Jun 22, 2018 | Press Release
The Sandiganbayan found former mayor Nicomedes Delos Santos of Alcoy, Cebu, guilty of 10 counts of Failure to Render Accounts under Article 218 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC). He was sentenced to pay a total fine of P30,000.00. Records show that from October 2007 to...
Jun 22, 2018 | Press Release
For seven consecutive years, local government units (LGUs) topped the list of agencies with most number of cases filed against their officials and employees before the Office of the Ombudsman. In a report released by the Ombudsman’s Finance and Management Information...
Jun 20, 2018 | Press Release
Acting on the motions for reconsideration filed by the parties, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales found probable cause to indict former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III for Usurpation of Legislative Powers under Article 239 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) over the...
Jun 11, 2018 | Press Release
The Field Investigation Office (FIO) completed its fact-finding investigation into the sale of the property owned by the Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP) located in Malugay Street, Makati City. The FIO recommended the filing of criminal and administrative charges...
Jun 7, 2018 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to indict former mayor Mohammadali Abboh Abinal of Marantao, Lanao del Sur, for six counts each of violation of Section 8 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (Republic Act No....
Jun 7, 2018 | Press Release
The Sandiganbayan convicted Paulo Edison Dela Rita, Jr., member of the Sangguaniang Panlungsod of Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, of Failure to Render Accounts under Article 218 of the Revised Penal Code. Dela Rita was sentenced to pay a fine of P1,000.00. Case...
