Oct 3, 2017 | Press Release
“I will not be baited into abandoning my constitutional duties. If the President has charges against me, I am prepared to answer them in accordance with existing laws. I expect him to answer the charges against him in the same manner. As public officials, we...
Oct 2, 2017 | Press Release
Prosecutors from the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas have secured the conviction of Romeo Pañares, a cashier of the Cebu Ports Authority, for Malversation of Public Funds. Pañares was sentenced by Branch 23 of the Cebu City Regional Trial Court to imprisonment...
Oct 2, 2017 | Press Release
The former governor of the province of Tawi-Tawi, Sadikul Sahali, has pleaded guilty before the Sandiganbayan for six counts of violation of Section 8 of Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (Republic Act No. 6713). Sahali was...
Oct 2, 2017 | Press Release
In two separate Decisions, the Office of the Ombudsman has found former Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala guilty of Grave Misconduct and Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service. The Ombudsman meted the penalty of dismissal from...
Oct 2, 2017 | Press Release
Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang maintains that the Office of the Ombudsman has observed confidentiality in the Ombudsman investigation on the complaint against then Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, which complaint was filed, in fact, even before the 2016...
Sep 29, 2017 | Press Release
Sorry, Mr. President, but this Office shall not be intimidated. The President’s announcement that he intends to create a commission to investigate the Ombudsman appears to have to do with this Office’s on-going investigation into issues that involve him. This Office,...
