QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima said she welcomed the investigation being conducted by the Office of Ombudsman on her case.
“As one of the guarantees of the Constitution to assure accountability of public officers, I welcome the Ombudsman investigation, both as a regular undertaking of said office and as an opportunity for me to clear my record of any allegations of wrongdoing,” De Lima said.
She also praised Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales for fulfilling her duties.
“To investigate such matters is the constitutional mandate of the Ombudsman. The public, including me, expects no less from the Ombudsman, especially Ombudsman Morales, who has time and again proven her competence, impartiality and capability to live up to our expectations insofar as making public officers accountable to the public is concerned,” the lady senator said in a statement.
The senator also said that it is the Office of the Ombudsman that has jurisdiction over the complaints filed against her and not the Department of Justice and the Sandiganbayan.
