Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales on Friday pledged to support two major anticorruption programs of the Aquino administration that are “geared toward building a corruption-intolerant society.”
The Sandiganbayan Third Division has barred from travelling outside the country former Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) chair Efraim Genuino and his six others accused by the Ombudsman of bilking the government’s cash cow during the Arroyo administration. The Ombudsman’s case was filed last May 27.
The Quezon City Police District is investigating several incidents of theft at the Office of the Ombudsman.
The case filed by a group calling itself Concerned City Hall Employees against Calapan City Mayor Paulino Salvador Leachon at the Office of the Ombudsman is just part of black propaganda, the mayor said in a statement.
A criminal complaint has been filed with the Office of the Ombudsman against incumbent Anini-y Antique Mayor Reynaldo Policar and several other local officials in connection with a P1.5 million feasibility study for a water supply system.
Calapan City Mayor Paulino Salvador Leachon is facing a graft case at the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the local government’s purchase of allegedly overpriced TV sets, CCTV systems and lampposts worth in excess of P2 million.
The Office of the Ombudsman has recommended the dismissal of plunder charges against three former Armed Forces chiefs, 14 other top-ranking military officials and five civilians who worked for the military, citing the lack of evidence from the complainant, retired Col. George Rabusa.
Retired airline pilot Henry Samonte recalled how his “one-man crusade for good governance” in Quezon City became his most challenging solo flight.
The Office of the Ombudsman has asked the Sandiganbayan to allow the withdrawal of a graft case against former Records Management and Archives Office (RMAO) Director Ricardo Manapat after confirming that he had died.
Saying the artwork in question could not be considered obscene, the Office of Ombudsman has dismissed the criminal case filed against controversial artist Mideo Cruz in connection with his allegedly blasphemous collage titled “Poleteismo” which was part of the “Kulo” art exhibit organized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in 2011.
The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed the criminal and administrative complaints against artist Mideo Cruz and 10 officials of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in connection with the controversial “Kulo” art exhibit.
The Office of the Ombudsman has spared former military budget officer and retired Col. George Rabusa from facing plunder and graft charges alongside fellow military officials whom he earlier implicated in the multi-million “pabaon” (retirement cash gifts) funds conversion scam in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Six former and current members of the staff of Zamboanga del Sur Rep. Aurora Cerilles and her husband, provincial Gov. Antonio Cerilles, have charged the couple with plunder, malversation and falsification in the Office of the Ombudsman.
