Ermita brgy execs in trouble

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/18/2016

PDEA-7 chief files four complaints against Rupinta, 7 others at Ombud The head of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Central Visayas made good on his threat to file complaints against all the barangay officials of Barangay…

Plaint vs. Tom junked

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2016

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña has been cleared by the Ombudsman over allegations of indirect bribery when he allegedly received two Chrysler Dodge Charger from Bigfoot Studios during his previous term in 2009. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales…

Ombud dismisses raps against Tomas

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 11/15/2016

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales dismissed the criminal case for indirect bribery against Mayor Tomas Osmeña in relation to the Dodge Charger cars he received due to lack of probable cause. Morales also dismissed the administrative case for…

Ombud: Put Bogo VM Martinez under suspension

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/14/2016

THE Office of the Ombudsman is seeking to put Bogo City Vice Mayor Maria Cielo Martinez under preventive suspension pending the graft and malversation case filed against her. Prosecutors Jennifer Agustin-Se and Jennifer Carreon filed the motion…

PNP chief to be probed

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/11/2016

Ombud to investigate ‘Bato’ for Pacquiao-sponsored Vegas trip The Ombudsman is investigating Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, Philippine National Police chief, after he admitted in an interview that Senator Manny Pacquiao paid for his and his…

PROBE LAUNCHED

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/11/2016

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has constituted a panel to investigate the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., on the heels of a Senate investigation that called the killing a premeditated act of the police. “We, in…

UN office, Ombud finalize workshop on forest crimes mitigation

Izobelle T. Pulgo 11/11/2016

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in partnership with the Ombudsman, conducted a two-day activity aimed at strengthening regional cooperation to mitigate corruption risks in wildlife and forest crimes. Among the recommendations presented by…

Sandigan dismisses graft case against Dalaguete mayor

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/26/2016

The Sandiganbayan’s First Division dismissed the graft case filed against Dalaguete Mayor Ronald Cesante for the Ombudsman’s failure to investigate the case for “unreasonably long period of time.” In resolving the mayor’s motion to quash, the Sandiganbayan…

Abellanosa ready to face charges at Sandigan

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/12/2016

CEBU City South District Rep. Rodrigo Abellanosa said he is ready to answer the graft charges filed against him by the Ombudsman at the Sandiganbayan in relation to his involvement in the city’s scholarship program during his…

Ombudsman reminds DILG to enforce suspension order

Izobelle T. Pulgo 10/05/2016

THE Ombudsman-Visayas directed the regional Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG-7) to enforce the one month suspension order against Tudela town Mayor Erwin Yu. Yu was ordered suspended by the Ombudsman on charges of simple misconduct…

RAMA CLEARED BY OMBUDSMAN

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Izobelle T. Pulgo, Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Nestle L. Semilla 10/04/2016

While Cebu City’s former mayor has been cleared of a graft complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman, an incumbent local chief executive awaits his suspension over a failure to liquidate cash advances amounting to just over…

Probe distribution of elderly cash aid

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 10/04/2016

The Cebu City Council is asking the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate last Sunday’s holding of the city’s distribution of financial assistance for senior citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) in private areas like the house…

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