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HOUSE Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia’s plan to run for governor in the 2019 elections may just hit a major obstacle. This after the Office of the Ombudsman, in a decision released yesterday, upheld Garcia’s dismissal from public…
The Office of the Ombudsman has denied the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) filed by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Gwendolyn Garcia. Former Ombudsman Conchita Morales signed the 11-page order denying the Motion for Reconsideration filed…
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires as the new Ombudsman. “We have a new Ombudsman. I signed the appointment of Justice Martires,” Duterte said in a speech during the 69th “Araw ng…
THE OFFICE of the Ombudsman has sought the suspension of Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio “Tonyboy” Floirendo Jr. in connection with the graft case he is facing before the Sandiganbayan. In a motion filed on Wednesday, prosecutors…
Youth and student leaders filed on Monday an administrative complaint against Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Esther Margaux “Mocha” Uson for allegedly using her position to proliferate “fake news” and silence the critics of the government. In the…
Of course, Deputy House Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia was bound to question her permanent disqualification from public office by the Ombudsman over her liability for Cebu province’s questionable backfilling of the Balili lots in Naga City when she…
THE OFFICE of the Ombudsman finally confirmed that the probe on President Duterte for plunder had already been closed and terminated, two days after Solicitor General Jose Calida made the revelation. “The Office of the Ombudsman confirms…
Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia says her dismissal order from Ombudsman an encroachment on House powers House Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia lashed out at opposition lawmaker Rep. Edcel Lagman, who defended the Ombudsman’s order dismissing her from public office…
CEBU CITY—Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday said the Ombudsman’s decision to dismiss her from the service was a “blatant attempt” to stop the looming impeachment of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. In a statement, Garcia said the timing…
Deputy Speaker Gwendolyn Garcia questioned the ‘timing’ of Ombudsman’s decision to dismiss her from public office. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ordered the dismissal of Garcia, former Cebu Governor and now third district representative for grave misconduct. The…
The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed a complaint filed by a former Cebu City Hall employee against Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña accusing him of abuse of authority. The anti-graft office has not found any probable…
Resist temptations. Shun corruption. Live within your means. So was the unsolicited advice of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio–Morales to both workers in government and those in private sectors as the nationwide war against dishonesty and fraud continues. “Upholding…
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