Aug 29, 2017 | Press Release
Mayor John Henry Osmeña of Toledo City, Cebu was ordered suspended from office for one year after the Ombudsman found him guilty of Grave Abuse of Authority. He is also set to face trial before the Sandiganbayan after the Ombudsman found probable cause to charge him...
Aug 25, 2017 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of graft charges against Bislig City, Surigao del Sur Mayor Librado Navarro before the Sandiganbayan for the anomalous purchase of a hydraulic excavator in 2012 worth P14,750,000.00. This developed after the...
Aug 24, 2017 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman launched its first-ever Data Migration System (DMS) for its case records management system on 22 August 2017. Top officials from the Office of the Ombudsman, the United States Embassy in Manila, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law...
Aug 23, 2017 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman secured the conviction of three executives for failing to comply with the mandatory remittance of GSIS premiums as required under the revised Government Service Insurance System Act or Republic Act No. 8291. In two separate Decisions...
Aug 18, 2017 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman has found Mayor Darussalam Lajid of Al-Barka, Basilan guilty of Gross Neglect of Duty for failure to ensure the timely completion of the 2014 Salintubig Program of the Bottom-up Budgeting project in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao...
Aug 17, 2017 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed from the service Talitay, Maguindanao Mayor Montasir Sabal for Serious Dishonesty. He was also meted the accessory penalties of perpetual disqualification from holding public office, cancellation of eligibility and forfeiture...