Mandaue trike drivers haul LTO worker to Ombud

Norman V. Mendoza 10/19/2014

Five tricycle drivers in Mandaue City accused a supply officer of the Land Transportation Office (LTO)  Mandaue Licensing Center of refusing to release their certificates of registration. The National Confederation of Tricycle Drivers and Operators Association in…

Ombudsman slaps 1 year suspension vs public attorney

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/15/2014

The head of the Public Attorney’s Office in Central Visayas (PAO 7) has been suspended for one year for having an illicit relationship with a married policeman. Regional Director Maria G-ree Calinawan was found guilty of “disgraceful…

Ombud suspends Sta. Fe barangay captain

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/14/2014

A barangay captain of Sta. Fe town in northern Cebu was ordered suspended for one month and a day for appointing a losing candidate as his secretary less than a year after the May 2010 elections. The…

Ombud suspends two D’bantayan officials

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 09/04/2014

The Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas has ordered the suspension of two top officials of barangay Malbago in Daanbantayan, Cebu for releasing P100,000 in government funds without authorization from the village council. Barangay Captain Virgilio…

Acting Visayas Ombud based in Mindanao

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/27/2014

While President Benigno Aquino III has yet to make his choice, Tanodbayan Conchita Carpio-Morales designated an acting Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas. In a memorandum dated Aug. 22, Morales ordered Rodolfo Elman, Deputy Ombudsman in Mindanao, to…

Bye tension, hello pension

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 08/24/2014

After seven years of serving as Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas, Pelagio Apostol, is  looking forward to doing two things: receiving his retirement benefits and going  home to Bugasong in Antique province to farm. Apostol, 62, retired…

Ombudsman suspends Sibonga mayor

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Carine M. Asutilla 08/22/2014

For closing down two government-owned tennis courts last year without the Sibonga municipal council’s approval, the Ombudsman for the Visayas has ordered the suspension of Sibonga Mayor Lionel Bacaltos after he was found guilty of simple misconduct.…

JBC releases names of applicants for Deputy Ombudsman post

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 07/31/2014

THREE weeks before Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol retires the Judicial and Bar Council announced the names of the nine applicantts for the post. The list includes former Cebu City Regional Trial Court Judge Geraldine…

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