Tag: Melchor Carandang

Office of the President sacks Deputy Ombudsman Carandang

(Eagle News)– The Office of the President has fired Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang. In its dismissal order signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the OP said Carandang was guilty of graft and corruption, and betrayal of public trust, but dismissed the charges against Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodolfo Elman and members of the Ombudsman-Mindanao fact-finding team were dismissed for “lack of substantial evidence.” In finding Carandang guilty, the OP noted that in September 2017, Carandang […]

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Panelo: Official who refuses to enforce suspension order vs Carandang may face “administrative, criminal sanctions”

(Eagle News) — Any official who refuses to enforce the suspension order against Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang may face “administrative and criminal sanctions.” This is according to Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, who issued the statement after the Office of the Ombudsman said it would not implement the suspension order issued by the Office of the President. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said that the order was unconstitutional. “The suspension should be implemented by the Office […]

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Palace charges Deputy Ombudsman Carandang for “grave misconduct” and dishonesty, suspends him for 90 days

(Eagle News) – Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang has been formally charged with grave misconduct and grave dishonesty, and has been placed under a 90-day preventive suspension for leaking alleged bank documents that had been denied by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced this in a press conference on Monday, January 29, in connection to his action of releasing alleged bank documents concerning supposed accounts of President Rodrigo Duterte. These allegedly […]

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