Jul 27, 2017 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed from the service Cebu City Councilor Gerardo Carillo after finding him guilty of Serious Dishonesty. He was also permanently banned from holding public office and forfeited all his retirement benefits. The penalty is...
Jul 26, 2017 | Press Release
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the filing of multiple criminal charges against 25 officials of the Philippine Coast Guard for their involvement in the P68M irregular disbursements and procurement of office, hardware, construction supplies, information...
Jul 26, 2017 | Press Release
The former mayor of Caibiran, Biliran, Melchor Maderazo, is facing six to eight years imprisonment after a judgment rendered by the Sandiganbayan convicted him of violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (Republic Act No. 3019). He was...
Jul 26, 2017 | Press Release
Jan Hendrik Vallecer, the Mayor of President Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte, was reprimanded by the Office of the Ombudsman for failing to reply to the letter of a certain Rumar Legara, a Sangguniang Bayan member whose term ended on 30 June 2016. According to...
Jul 25, 2017 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman has sanctioned Balangiga, Samar ex-Mayor Viscuso De Lira with six-month suspension without pay, for violating Section 11 of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (Republic Act No. 6713). In view of his...
Jul 25, 2017 | Press Release
The Office of the Ombudsman has requested the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to entrap Leonardo Nicolas, an Associate Graft Investigation Officer III (AGIO III) for extortion. The request for assistance was made as part of the Ombudsman’s continuing campaign...
