MANILA, Philippines — A United Nations anti-corruption official paid a courtesy visit to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Thursday to discuss potential areas of collaboration aimed at strengthening anti-corruption efforts. Remulla met with Annika Wythes, the anti-corruption…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Court of Appeals has cleared former Mandaue City mayor Jonas Cortes of grave misconduct in the controversial Suprea batching plant case, reversing the earlier ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman that…
MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla said Saturday that the Senate refused a subpoena for a copy of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of the Senate shooting incident last Wednesday. In a press conference on Friday, Remulla…
MANILA, Philippines — A Department of Health undersecretary is facing a graft complaint filed before the Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday over alleged conflict of interest. The complaint stems from reports that his brother secured more…
Over complaints of plunder, graft and bribery, the Office of the Ombudsman on Saturday filed a precautionary hold departure order before the Sandiganbayan against Sen. Francis Escudero.…
MANILA – Leyte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Martin Romualdez has moved to disqualify the Office of the Ombudsman from investigating him over the alleged flood control controversy, warning that the probe is tainted by a “pattern of prejudgment”…
MANILA – The Sandiganbayan has turned down Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s plea for the transmittal from the Ombudsman to the Sandiganbayan of the preliminary investigation records in the corruption cases against him involving alleged misuse of legislative funds. In…
MANILA – Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday said his office aims to be proactive in combating government corruption. “I don’t want [it] to be just a reactionary office. I want it to be a proactive office.…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Office of the Ombudsman has suspended a barangay official in Mandaue City over the delayed payment of honoraria to job-order workers who were tasked with keeping the city clean. In a decision…
MANILA, Philippines — Feelers have been sent to Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla by former House of Representatives appropriations chairperson and resigned Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, seeking a “dialogue.” This is according to Interior and Local…
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan has junked motions for reconsideration filed by the accused individuals in one of the Pharmally contracts cases. The court also questioned the Ombudsman’s withdrawal of the charges in the meantime to re-examine the…
MANILA, Philippines — Several “Save the Philippines Coalition” members filed a number of charges, including graft, plunder, and malversation, against Executive Secretary Ralph Recto and former Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) President Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. The cases…
