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Dicdican’s suspension repeated

The Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday reiterated the implementation of the suspension order on an official of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority. It required...

Ombudsman suspends 8 PhilHealth, 5 DOH execs over fund issues

Ombudsman Samuel Martires ordered the suspension of eight Philippine Health Insurance Corp. executives and five Department of Health officials for various offenses. Martires suspended PhilHealth...

Ombudsman suspends 44 BI execs over ’pastillas’ scam

The Office of the Ombudsman has issued a suspension order against 44 Bureau of Immigration officials accused of involvement in the so-called "pastillas" scheme. This...

Carpio-Morales slams Martires limiting access to SALN

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has criticized her successor Samuel Martires for ordering to limit public access to a government official’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities,...

Martires: SALN used by crooks for extortion

The Statements of Assets Liabilities and Networth in some cases are used by crooked individuals for extortion, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said on Saturday while...

No SALN, no lifestyle check

"What is the Ombudsman trying to prove?"   Ombudsman Samuel Martires came out with two controversial statements recently. This leads me to ask: What is he...

Abolition of Ombudsman nixed

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales on Wednesday hit her successor Samuel Martires’ proposal to abolish the Office of the Ombudsman. In a statement, Morales said:...

Ombudsman stops lifestyle checks in gov’t

In ordering a stop to the conduct of lifestyle checks on public officials, Ombudsman Samuel Martires told Congress on Tuesday his office does not...

Ombudsman suspends 13 PhilHealth execs for six months

Amid a growing corruption scandal at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), Ombudsman Samuel Martires has ordered a six-month suspension for 13 officials of the...

50 village executives risk suspension over SAP mess

Around 50 barangay chairpersons may face suspension over alleged anomalies in the distribution of the government’s social amelioration program (SAP) during the pandemic. In a...

Ombudsman probes Duque

Health Ombudsman Samuel Martires said other Department of Health (DOH) officials and employees would also be subject to investigation. “I directed the creation of two...

SEAG organizers face graft probe

Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Monday said he has created a seven-member fact-finding panel to look into allegations of corruption involving members of the Philippine...

CHED exec faces 3-month suspension

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered a three-month suspension on Commission on Higher Education executive director Julito Vitriolo for simple misconduct. In an Oct....

Mar, Leila told to explain role in GCTA mess

The Ombudsman has asked former Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II and former Justice secretary and now Senator Leila de Lima why they failed to...
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