Ombuds upholds decision on ambulance case vs Frasco couple

CDN Digital 10/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman said there was no need to overturn its earlier decision to dismiss the complaint filed against Deputy Speaker Vicente Franco “Duke” Frasco and his wife, former Liloan Mayor…

TIMELINE: From suspension to disqualification – key events in Michael Rama’s legal battles

Pia Piquero 10/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The leadership of Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has been in jeopardy in recent months as a series of legal controversies have unfolded. Initially, he was placed under preventive suspension for failing to…

Kawit Island deal: Ombud stands by decision to clear Tomas, others

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman stood by with its decision to clear several previous and current Cebu City Hall officials, including former Mayor Tomas Osmeña, over the development of Kawit Island at the…

Rama dismissed from public office? Lawyers shut down rumors

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The camp of suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama shut down rumors that the Office of the Ombudsman has ordered him dismissed from public office. Rama’s legal counsel, in a statement, slammed reports…

Ombudsman denies Rama’s petition to lift preventive suspension

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 07/21/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has denied the motions of preventively suspended Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and other suspended City Hall officials to lift the order of their preventive suspension filed in…

Bohol governor appeals suspension over Chocolate Hills fiasco

Leo Udtohan 06/16/2024

TAGBILARAN CITY — Suspended Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado has requested the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider its decision suspending him for six months. The request comes, pending an investigation on the construction of a resort at…

Ombudsman suspends DepEd, PS-DBM execs over alleged overpriced laptops

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 08/25/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Several current and former officials of Department of Education (DepEd) and Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) have been suspended by the Office of the Ombudsman. The order is due…

Ombudsman dismisses graft charges vs Labella, Dacua over uncollected garbage issue in Inayawan

Wenilyn Sabalo 05/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City dismissed the complaints filed by Inayawan village chief Kirk Bryan Repollo against former Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella and former Department of Public Services (DPS)…

15 face charges for anomalous Cebu City Garbage Collection

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Wenilyn Sabalo 12/15/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—At least 15 individuals, including former and incumbent officials of the Cebu City Government, are facing criminal and administrative charges over an anomalous garbage collection scheme that cost P240 million in public funds. The National…

Tomas cleared of charges over stripping of Mayor’s office 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/11/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has been cleared of the criminal charges filed against him over the debacle involving the Mayor’s Office in Cebu City Hall. The Office of the Ombudsman dismissed…

Ombudsman suspends ARTA chief, 4 other execs for 6 months

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 06/05/2022

MANILA, Philippines —  The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the preventive suspension of Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) Director General Jeremiah Belgica and four other officials for alleged graft. In its order dated May 24, the Ombudsman ordered the…

2 criminal cases vs Caindec now with Ombudsman Visayas

Doris C. Bongcac 04/27/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Central Records Division of the Office of the Ombudsman has endorsed to the Office of the Ombudsman for the Visayas copies of the cases that motorcycle dealers have filed against Victor Caindec,…

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