ONE-YEAR SUSPENSION FOR SONNY OSMEÑA

Jessa Mae O. Sotto, Marc Jayson Cayabyab of Inquirer.net 08/29/2017

The Ombudsman ordered the suspension of Toledo City Mayor John Henry “Sonny” Osmeña for one year for grave abuse of authority over his alleged refusal to release the quarterly real property tax (RPT) shares of Barangay Daanlungsod…

Ombudsman Morales ‘not privy’ to nephew’s alleged Customs dealings

Inquirer.net 08/29/2017

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales on Tuesday said she does not have any knowledge about the activities of her nephew and presidential son-in-law Mans Carpio after the latter was accused of having illegal dealings with the Bureau of Customs…

Ombudsman suspends Toledo City Mayor Sonny Osmeña

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/29/2017

The Ombudsman ordered a one-year suspension of Toledo City mayor John Henry “Sonny ”Osmeña after it found him guilty of Grave Abuse of Authority Tuesday, August 29. Osmena said in a radio interview that he has not…

Ombudsman suspends SWAT team members over Iloilo radio station assault

Inquirer.net 08/27/2017

Iloilo City—The Ombudsman has suspended nine members of an elite police team for assaulting a radio station here four years ago. In a nine-page joint resolution, the Ombudsman suspended for three months without pay members of the…

Capitol PIO voluntarily resigns

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/14/2017

    THE CEBU provincial public information officer, Jason Monteclar, will only report to duty up to tomorrow, August 15, after he tendered his resignation letter to Cebu Governor Hilario Davide III last week. Davide announced this…

Ex-San Remigio mayor questioned for unliquidated cash advances

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/14/2017

FORMER San Remigio Mayor Jay Olivar is now facing a case at the Ombudsman after he allegedly failed to account cash advances worth P585,000 in 2015. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales ordered the filing of four counts of…

Former Naga mayor barred from holding public office

Doris C. Bongcac 08/04/2017

Former Naga City mayor Valdemar Chiong will now be barred from holding any government position after he was found guilty of gross misconduct and grave neglect of duty by the Office of the Ombudsman. “In case of…

Ombudsman Morales tells Duterte: Anong pakialam niya?

Inquirer.net 07/28/2017

Anong pakialam niya?” (What’s his business?) Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales had that to say on Friday when asked for her reaction to President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for the Ombudsman and the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to…

Cash reward

Editorial 06/29/2017

A decision by the Ombudsman-Visayas to deny the motion for reconsideration filed by former mayor Lionel Bacaltos on the graft complaint lodged against him should serve as a warning and a reminder to the public to remain…

Ombudsman clears Aquino, Trillanes of treason

Inquirer.net 06/18/2017

OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio Morales has dismissed the treason and espionage complaint filed against former President Benigno Aquino III and Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV over backchannel negotiations with China. In a 16-page resolution approved on April 17, the…

CA rules Nito Durano stays as mayor of Danao City pending review of his Ombudsman case

Doris C. Bongcac 06/09/2017

The Court of Appeals (CA) Seventh division has allowed Ramon “Nito” Durano III to remain as Danao City Mayor pending the review of the Ombudsman’s order to suspend him for three months for simple neglect of duty…

Gica faces suspension order for illegal raid

Ador Vincent Mayol 06/05/2017

EMBATTLED Dumanjug Mayor Efren Gica’s legal troubles just got worse due to a suspension order issued against him by the Ombudsman-Visayas. Gica was ordered suspended for leading a police team in conducting a raid without a search…

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