Philippines, First Time in the History: The House of Representative Impeaches Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez

Merceditas Gutierrez

The first time in the history of the House of Representative in the Philippines, that the house impeaches the Ombudsman. On Tuesday morning the ‘House of Representatives’ mustered a votes more than enough to impeach ‘Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez’. As the court procedure to hear the case, the Senate needs at least two-thirds of vote to … Read more

Ombudsman Impeachment: Recommended by Senate committee

Senate Blue committee has recommended an impeachment trial against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez with regards to the alleged bungling of the plunder case against former comptroller Carlos Garcia. A request to eliminate the four other state prosecutors is also proposed by the committee. In the partial report presented by the Chairman of committee, Senator Teofisto Guingona … Read more