MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be asked to dismiss two of her Cabinet officials and for the House of Representatives to initiate the filing of an impeachment case against the Ombudsman for "gross negligence," Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago said Tuesday.

Santiago named Finance Secretary Margarito Teves and Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr., and Merceditas Guiterrez.

Santiago issued the statement at a press conference after her committee on economic affairs heard statements by those involved in the controversy surrounding the World Bank report that banned three Filipino firms from its road projects for alleged corruption.

And if the President will not heed her recommendation, Santiago said, "She [Arroyo] will have to take responsibilities for her own action."

"She will have to assume moral responsibilities before the Filipino people," the senator added.