Ombudsman rules: Rupinta, 7 others still suspended

Inna Mejia, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 03/15/2017

THE Office of the Ombudsman – Visayas (OMBV) denied a motion for reconsideration (MR) filed by Ermita barangay captain Felicisimo “Imok” Rupinta and seven village councilors currently under preventive suspension for six months upon orders of the…

Reinstatement of Gica follows due process, says Ombudsman Visayas

Izobelle T. Pulgo 03/15/2017

THE Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas can only act on an aggrieved person’s right if he manifested before the anti-graft office that his right was denied. This was the explanation given by lawyer Corazon Naraja,…

Dimataga on 113 indictments: ‘I was too complacent’

Norman V. Mendoza 02/17/2017

  IT could have been complacency and too much trust that landed him an indictment of over a hundred cases by the Office of the Ombudsman. “Siguro nasayop lang ko kay kompyansa ra kaayo ko nga namerma…

DILG enforces dismissal order against Gica

Izobelle T. Pulgo 02/15/2017

The dismissal order meted by the Office of the Ombudsman against Dumanjug Mayor Efren “Gungun” Gica is set to be implemented today. As of 1 p.m. Department of Interior and Local Government in Central Visayas (DILG 7)…

Ermita officials charged before Ombuds-Visayas

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/18/2016

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 7 Regional Director Yogi Ruiz has formally filed criminal and administrative complaints against all the elected officials of Barangay Ermita at the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas Friday morning. The administrative complaints include…

Two cops insist Cedeño killing was legit

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/30/2016

THE two policemen who were accused of deliberately killing a 22-year-old drug suspect maintained their innocence even as they reacted differently to the murder complaint filed against them by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) before the…

4 CASES VS. OSMEÑA

Izobelle T. Pulgo 08/25/2016

Alcover lodges complaints at the Ombudsman for the Visayas Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña faces a string of complaints before the Office of the Ombudsman for the Visayas over alleged unlawful acts that ranged from his grant…

Tuburan lot contested

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 08/15/2016

A resident from Tuburan is seeking the help of the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas in her claim of a lot, where the local government of Tuburan town is constructing a barangay hall and covered…

Jaguar’s right-hand man takes over his drug trade

Apple Ta-as, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita 07/10/2016

One of the two identified right hand men of Jeffrey “Jaguar” Diaz is seen as the heir apparent of the operation left behind by the slain Cebuano drug lord, according to the police. “I have already heard…

Soc files plaint, urges Ombud to probe JVR

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/03/2016

TALISAY City Councilor Socrates Fernandez has requested the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas to conduct an investigation against Mayor Johnny delos Reyes for dishonesty and misconduct. In his complaint, Fernandez, who was the former mayor,…

Ombudsman affirms OWWA director’s suspension

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/23/2016

THE Office of the Ombudsman (OMB)  in the Visayas has affirmed the nine-month suspension of Overseas Workers’ Welfare Association (OWWA) Central Visayas director Wilfreda Misterio over various infractions she allegedly committed. The OWWA administrator was directed to…

Gov’t nurse suspended for tampering OR

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 02/09/2016

THE Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the suspension of a nurse assigned at a government-run school for allegedly tampering an official receipt to gain P300. Reafil Palema, who is detailed at the Cebu Technological University (CTU)…

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