Pres. Duterte Speaks on Chairpersons Linked to SAP Anomalies DUTERTE – Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Roa Duterte said around 89 barangay chairpersons are under preventive suspension by Ombudsman. Amid the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines, a lot of Filipino families were aided through the Social Amelioration Program. More commonly called as SAP, it provided certain amounts […]

Ombudsman Express Doubts Of Pastillas Scheme Masterminds’ Pull In Anti-Graft Office OMBUDSMAN ON PASTILLAS SCHEME – Ombudsman Samuel Martires expressed his doubts regarding allegations on the pastillas scheme. Recently, a whistle blower known as Jeffrey Dale Ignacio tagged former Ports Division Chief Marc Red Mariñas as the mastermind behind the scheme. Furthermore, the immigration officer […]

DILG Urges Ombudsman To Suspend 50 Village Chiefs Over Cash Anomalies 50 VILLAGE CHIEFS – DILG recently urgd the Ombudsman for the preventive suspension of 50 village chiefs over cash aid distribution anomalies. Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said that the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) have […]

Complaints Submitted To Ombudsman Over SAP Cash Aid OMBUDSMAN – The Office of the Ombudsman confirmed that they received complaints against the government officials over the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) cash aid. The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected a lot of people in the Philippines. The quarantine measures have to be implemented to prevent the […]

Charges Filed Against 119 Bureau of Customs Officials BUREAU OF CUSTOMS OFFICIALS – BOC Chief Rey Leonardo Guerrero revealed that 119 officials of the government agency are faced with charges. Currently, not only the campaign against drugs is being heightened but as well as the campaign against corruption. Cleaning the country from these two are […]

Ombudsman Releases Decision on Accusations Against 7 Customs Employees OMBUDSMAN – The government body released a decision that removed seven(7) employees of the Bureau of Customs from their posts. Undeniably, several employees and officials of government agencies are faced with accusations. Some were accused of neglect of duty, corruption, serious dishonesty, and grave misconduct. These […]

Lawyer Filed For Acosta And Erfe’s Suspension OMBUDSMAN – A petition has been filed in the Ombudsman’s office calling for the suspension of Acosta and Erfe over PAO Forensic Laboratory. The office of the Ombudsman received a petition calling for the preventive suspension of the chief of Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Persida Acosta and the […]

Ombudsman Finds ‘Probable Cause’ To Charge Former DOTC Sec. Abaya, 16 Others Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales found a ground to charge former Department of Transportation and Communications Secretary (DOTC) Joseph Emilio Abaya and 16 others over the MRT3 maintenance contract. Recently, on social media, ABS-CBN reporter Adrian Ayalin took a photo of the news release stating […]

Ombudsman Releases Statement Over DAP Issue OMBUDSMAN – The Office of the Ombudsman reportedly found a ‘probable cause’ to’indict’ former President Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III. Currently, there are still issues surrounding the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) under the term of former Pres. Noynoy Aquino. Based on a recent report in Inquirer, the office of Ombudsman […]

Associate Justice Teresita De Castro Nominated By Supreme Court As Ombudsman The Supreme Court (SC) has nominated Associate Justice Teresita De Castro to replace Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. Last Wednesday (May 02, 2018), Teresita De Castro has been nominated by retired associate justice Arturo Brion as Ombudsman in a letter to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC). […]