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STATEMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN

The Office of the Ombudsman has created a panel to conduct a fact-finding investigation into alleged anomalies in the release of P6.4 billion worth of Methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu,” through the greenlane of the Bureau of Customs. The release was...

Court convicts BOC officer for perjury

The Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila Branch 4 has convicted Bureau of Customs Operations Officer Walter Reynoso Sr. of 15 counts of Perjury under Article 193 of the Revised Penal Code and meted upon him four months imprisonment for each count. The respondent’s...

Camarines Sur mayor faces 90-day suspension pendente lite

Mayor Tomas Bongalonta, Jr. of Pili, Camarines Sur is facing a 90-day suspension pendente lite after the Sandiganbayan sustained the motion filed by the Ombudsman’s Office of the Special Prosecutor. In its Resolution, the Seventh Division of the Sandiganbayan...