De Castro declines nomination for Ombudsman post

NOVEMBER 29, 2017 House of Representatives hearing on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno: Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo De Castro talks on the alleged falsification of a resolution reviving RCAO in Region 7. INQUIRER PHOTO/LYN RILLON

Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita De Castro. INQUIRER file photo / LYN RILLON

Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo De Castro has declined the nomination that she be considered as among the choices for the next Ombudsman.

Her response is contained in a single-page letter sent to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC).

Here is her formal letter:

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