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(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed the appointment of Associate Justice Samuel Martires to the post of Ombudsman, a media briefer said on Tuesday, July 17. The briefer said Martires obtained 11 votes of the 12 justices who were present. Martires did not take part in the voting, while Associate Justices Alfredo Caguioa and Estela Perlas-Bernabe were not present. Only three applicants to the Ombudsman post received votes from the SC. Apart from […]
(Eagle News) — Labor Chief Silvestre Bello III has applied for the Ombudsman post which will be vacated this year by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales. Bello submitted his application and completed his supporting documents submitted to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) Tuesday, May 15. Aside from Bello, a former lawyer for President Rodrigo Duterte and former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo, Atty. Edna Batacan, also applied for the Ombudsman position. Former presiding justice of Sandiganbayan, […]
