Tag: Ombudsman

NBI files raps vs Aquino, others over Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has filed  charges against former President Benigno Aquino III over the P3-billion Dengvaxia mess. Apart from Aquino, charged with graft before the Ombudsman were former Health Secretary Janette Garin,  former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and officials of the French firm Sanofi Pasteur, Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health. In filing the charges the NBI said there were irregularities in the issuance of the certificate of product registration, among others. […]

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Ombudsman finds probable cause to charge DENR official over Canada trash mess

(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge a Department of Environment and Natural Resources official over the Canada trash mess. In a statement, the Ombudsman said Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna, who was also found  guilty of simple misconduct and ordered suspended without pay for three months, will face charges for  violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act after it was found he “acted with gross […]

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Bello says he has no pending cases before Ombudsman; other applicants screened

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday, June 20, said he does not have pending cases in the Ombudsman. Bello made the statement during the Judicial and Bar Council’s public interview of applicants to the Ombudsman post. Under JBC rules, anyone with a pending case is disqualified from being nominated to judicial posts, or as Ombudsman and Deputy Ombudsman. “Fortunately, I found out, Your Honor, that the case has […]

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4 na ERC commissioners, muling pinatawan ng suspension order

(Eagle News) — Muling sinuspinde ng Office of the Ombudsman ang apat na commissioner ng Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Sa 14 na pahinang resolusyon, iginiit ng Ombudsman na “guilty” sina ERC Commissioners Gloria Victoria Yap-Taruc, Alfredo Non, Josefina Patricia Asirit at Geronimo Sta. Ana sa pagpapahintulot o pagbibigay ng kapangyarihan sa Meralco na gumamit ng pondo sa electric bill deposits ng kanilang consumers upang tugunan ang kanilang operasyon. Matatandaang nais paabutin ng Ombudsman ng isang […]

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Albayalde vows to “dig deeper” into killing of Ombudsman prosecutor

By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday, June 6, vowed to “dig deeper” into the killing of an assistant special prosecutor in Quezon City on Monday, June 4. Albayalde made the statement even after the police ruled the motive for the killing of Madonna Joy Tanyag was robbery. The suspect, Angelito Avenido Jr., has been arrested. “Sa atin naman, we assure them na we will dig deeper kung […]

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Zarate: Duterte admin should support bill that requires gov’t officials to allow Ombudsman to check their local, foreign deposits

(Eagle News)~Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate on Wednesday, June 6, urged the government to support a bill that seeks to look into the foreign and local currency deposits of all elected and appointed officials and employees. “If the present Duterte administration war on corruption is not just a bluster, it should support House Bill 7146,” he said in a statement. According to Zarate, “then and now, alleged undisclosed bank accounts of some employees are issues […]

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Suspect in killing of Ombudsman prosecutor issues apology; says killing of Tanyag was an “accident”

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The suspect in the killing of Madonna Joy Ednaco-Tanyag on Tuesday, June 5, issued an apology for committing the crime, saying he did not mean to stab the Ombudsman Assistant Special Prosecutor on Monday, June 4. “Aksidente lang po nangyari..Nag-agawan po kami ng kutsilyo kaya ko siya nasaksak..,” Angelito Avenido Jr. said as he was presented to the media on Tuesday, June 5, after his arrest only hours after he […]

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Suspect in killing of Ombudsman prosecutor arrested

(Eagle News)~The suspect in the killing of an Ombudsman assistant special prosecutor has been arrested. A report said jeepney barker Angelo Avenido Jr. ,31, was nabbed by authorities on Monday, June 4, at 5:45 p.m. This was only hours after the killing of Madonna Joy Enaco Tanyag in Quezon City. Police said Avenido had tried to rob Tanyag, but she resisted. Tanyag was five months pregnant at that time.

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Pregnant Ombudsman official stabbed to death in QC

  (Eagle News) – The Office of the Ombudsman is asking the help of the Philippine National Police to investigate the killing of an Assistant Prosecutor who was attacked and murdered by a still unknown assailant on Monday, June 4, in Quezon City. The victim was identified as Assistant Prosecutor, Atty. Madonna Joy Tanyag, of the Office of the Ombudsman, and a resident of Concepcion, Marikina City. Tanyag was four months pregnant when she was […]

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Sinibak na alkalde ng Pozorrubio, muling pinaupo sa pwesto

Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service POZORRUBIO, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Muling pinaupo ng Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) sa pwesto si Pozorrubio Mayor Artemio Chan nitong Lunes, ika-28 ng Mayo, matapos itong masibak noong August 2017. Ito ay matapos paburan umano ng  Ombudsman ang motion for reconsideration  ni Chan kaugnay sa inilabas nitong kautusan na masibak ito dahil sa pagpirma sa isang marriage contract bagamat wala naman siya nang mangyari ang kasal. […]

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Duterte on Bello application for Ombudsman post: “I will assign him as labor attaché to Kuwait”

(Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III can probably expect another assignment from President Rodrigo Duterte. But apparently not as Ombudsman, a post Bello has said he was interested in. “I will assign him as labor attache sa Kuwait,” Duterte said when asked to comment on Bello’s application for the post, which would be left vacant with Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales’ retirement in July. The President did not elaborate. Other candidates for the post are […]

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SC Associate Justice De Castro turns down Ombudsman nomination

(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro has turned down her nomination for the Ombudsman post. In a letter addressed to acting Chief Justice and Judicial and Bar Council acting chairman Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, De Castro said that while she was  “deeply moved and sincerely moved by, and thankful for, Justice Brion’s kind endorsement,” she had to decline as she “wish(es) to continue serving the Supreme Court until (she) reach(es) […]

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