Tag: Ombudsman retirement benefit system

Gordon urges Duterte to sign measure creating Ombudsman retirement benefit system following Tanyag’s killing

(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday, June 5, urged President Rodrigo Duterte to sign into law a proposed bill that seeks to create a retirement benefit system in the Ombudsman. Gordon made the statement following the killing of Ombudsman Assistant Special Prosecutor Madonna Joy Tanyag. Under Senate Bill 1638, the heirs of Tanyag would be entitled to death benefits equivalent to five years’ worth of salary. Death benefits under the bill are also […]