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Acosta asks Ombudsman to junk graft complaints, strike out ‘fake’ testimony

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2019 11:48:58 +0000

Suit proves PAO didn’t start vaccine scare – Acosta

MANILA, Philippines – Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to dismiss the graft complaint filed against her and a to strike out a manifestation from supposed PAO lawyers seeking her suspension. According to the 7-page motion filed by Acosta on Friday, through the help of PAO, there […]

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Martires sees religious education as key to combating corruption

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:16:15 +0000

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Ombudsman Samuel Martires has proposed strengthening values formation and religious education in schools to combat corruption in the government.

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Customs officials under probe may be preventively suspended — Martires

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:06:22 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines – The more than 50 Bureau of Customs (BOC) officials under scrutiny for corruption issues may be preventively suspended to make the investigation easier, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said on Thursday. However, Martires said that he would await the initial findings of the panel formed last Tuesday before he decides if he would issue […]

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Retired SAF chief’s lawyer asks Ombudsman: Why exempt Aquino?

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2019 13:46:39 +0000

The legal counsel of retired Special Action Force (SAF) chief Maj. Gen. Getulio Napeñas has questioned the Ombudsman’s decision to withdraw raps versus former President Benigno Aquino III.

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Sandiganbayan cases filed by Ombudsman dip by more than half in 2018

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 12:46:54 +0000

Data from the Sandiganbayan shows that the cases filed by the Office of the Ombudsman went down from 2,513 in 2017 to just 739 in 2018.

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Ombudsman to House: ‘Don’t drag office in feud with Budget dept’

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Credit to Author: MA. REINA LEANNE TOLENTINO, TMT| Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 22:26:01 +0000

OMBUDSMAN Samuel Martires chided the House of Representatives for allegedly “dragging” the office into its ongoing investigation against Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno over the alleged flood control fund scam in…READ

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Ombudsman orders withdrawal of motions to suspend incumbent officials facing raps

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Ombudsman Samuel Martires ordered the withdrawal of motions seeking the preventive suspension of incumbent officials facing charges. Martires’ order, which directs the withdrawal of “[a]ll motions for suspension pendente lite [pending litigation]which have been filed before the issuance of this Memorandum but which remain unresolved by the trial courts,” prompted prosecutors handling the graft cases […]

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Ombudsman Martires vows speedy disposition of cases, weed out corruption

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INCOMING Ombudsman Samuel Martires vows to speed up the disposition of about 9,000 pending cases before his new office and to weed out corruption in government when he takes over from Conchita Carpio Morales, who will retire this week. In his final flag raising ceremony as associate justice of the Supreme Court on Monday, Martires […]

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