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Malacañang affirms firing of Deputy Ombudsman Carandang
(UPDATED) This again puts Ombudsman Martires on the spotlight – will he enforce the dismissal or stand firm that a Supreme Court ruling renders Carandang untouchable from Malacañang?
Carandang to appeal Malacañang dismissal
If the Ombudsman's Internal Affairs Board finds Carandang liable for the same offenses Malacañang is accusing him of, there are no legal hindrances to Martires dismissing Carandang himself
Martires: No choice but dismiss Overall Deputy Ombudsman Carandang
The new Ombudsman says he doesn’t think Carandang will take the case all the way up to the Supreme Court, saying ‘I don’t think he’s that hard headed’
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Malacañang urges Martires: 'Immediately' enforce Carandang dismissal
'It's immediately executory and we would like the order to be implemented immediately, as soon as the new Ombudsman takes his oath,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
Carandang dismissed, Binay on federalism, Janet Napoles | Evening wRap
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Roque and fishermen, Roilo Golez, Trump-Kim summit | Evening wRap
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Criminal probe vs Paolo Duterte over his SALN – Morales
Morales also confirms that Deputy Ombudsman Cyril Ramos is handling the investigation, the same deputy who terminated the bank probe into President Duterte’s alleged ill-gotten wealth
Deputy Ombudsman Carandang remains in office, but faces internal probe
Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang is subjected to an internal probe over his terminated investigation into the alleged unexplained wealth of President Rodrigo Duterte
Malacañang respects Ombudsman probe into Paolo Duterte
'We see this as part of the Ombudsman's constitutional mandate to ensure public accountability,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
Ombudsman is investigating Paolo Duterte – Morales
A list shows 5 docketed cases against Paolo Duterte, including one for ill-gotten wealth
De Lima seeks inquiry into anti-money laundering law compliance
'Duterte should never be exempted from investigation and accountability,' says Senator Leila de Lima
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Trillanes pushes Senate probe into AMLC's refusal to cooperate with Ombudsman
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says the probe will 'question the legality' of the Anti-Money Laundering Council's refusal to give the Ombudsman 'vital' data on President Rodrigo Duterte's bank accounts
Calida on Ombudsman probe, Roque on fake news bill, HRW on Duterte | Evening wRap
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[OPINION | Newspoint] Duterte vs Morales: Power vs justice
The core issue is hidden, possibly ill-gotten, wealth. It began hounding Duterte during the electoral campaign. During his presidency it has been overshadowed by other, graver, issues he can’t seem to stop provoking.
FAST FACTS: Who is Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang?
(UPDATED) Carandang, who lead the investigation into President Duterte's alleged ill-gotten wealth, is no stranger to high-profile cases
[EDITORIAL] #AnimatED: Rule of law in a compromised democracy
A compromised democracy results from arbitrary laws that define what is right and just according to standards of the ruling thugs
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Carandang case: Impeachment for Morales or Duterte?
'If Duterte acts contrary to the law in the Carandang case, he is violating his oath of office and culpably violating the Constitution,' says legal expert Tony La Viña
Malacanang on Carandang, Rappler cyber libel complaint, Top CHED official resigns | Evening wRap
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Malacañang on Carandang: 'There is only one President'
'Without a TRO, we will implement the law,' Malacañang says after Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales rejected its suspension order against Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang
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Trillanes eyes charges vs AMLC chief for 'cover up' of Duterte bank documents
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV also slams President Rodrigo Duterte for ordering the suspension of Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang
The Carandang conflict: Threat to checks and balances
'I don’t think the President is comfortable in any notion that anyone can exercise a check on his office,' says constitutional law professor Dan Gatmaytan
Morales on Carandang suspension, Roque on fake news, Taguba ordered arrested | Evening wRap
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Ombudsman Morales' defiance opens her to sanctions – Panelo
Until a court declares President Rodrigo Duterte's order as a violation of the Constitution, this is 'presumed to be valid and legal,' says Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo
Malacañang to act on Ombudsman defiance after Carandang responds
(UPDATED) If Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang does not respond to the suspension order against him, Malacañang 'will proceed with the case'
Ombudsman to defy Malacañang order to suspend Carandang
(UPDATED) Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales says the order is 'not an inadvertent error but a clear affront to the Supreme Court and an impairment of the constitutionally enshrined independence of the Office of the Ombudsman'
EXPLAINER: Can SC reverse ruling on deputy ombudsman?
(UPDATED) Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang can now challenge the suspension order before the Supreme Court
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Malacañang confident of ruling reversal on President's power over Ombudsman execs
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, a lawyer, says the ruling in the Gonzales vs Office of the President case 'can be overturned'
Malacañang suspends Deputy Ombudsman Carandang
(UPDATED) The Office of the Executive Secretary files an administrative case against Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang for supposed premature disclosure of documents about President Rodrigo Duterte's bank accounts
Duterte's word war with women
How Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales have stood up to the President
Calida threatens Ombudsman with lawsuit, impeachment
'They are destabilizing the presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, and we will not let that happen,' says Solicitor General Calida
Did Carandang commit breaches, and can the President remove him?
The provision granting the President the power to remove a Deputy Ombudsman was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2014
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Malacañang sees demolition job in Ombudsman probe
'What all this confirms is that there is indeed a deliberate effort to discredit the President, to mislead the public, and to create popular outrage against the duly elected chief executive,' says Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella
I will not be baited into abandoning my duties – Ombudsman Morales
The investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's wealth continues
Cases filed in Malacañang vs Deputy Ombudsman Carandang
Complainants say the Ombudsman investigation into the Duterte family's wealth is part of a 'synchronized' attempt to 'destabilize this government'
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Deputy Ombudsman Carandang: I maintained confidentiality
Carandang issues the statement in the face of threats of cases to be filed against him for breaching confidentiality in investigating the wealth of the President and his family
Ombudsman insists on constitutional duty to probe Duterte
Amid threats from President Rodrigo Duterte, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales maintains that her office will look into his bank accounts
[Newspoint] Duterte vs the people's right to know
At any rate, the unsorted question about who provided the bank records loses much of its relevance in the glare of the damning evidence the records themselves reveal
Ombudsman hits back: We won't be intimidated
'If the President has nothing to hide, he has nothing to fear,' says the Office of the Ombudsman
Panelo hits Ombudsman exec for 'disclosing' Duterte bank records
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo warns Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Carandang that this could mean administrative sanctions
AMLC's bank records on Duterte show P1-B flow of money – Ombudsman
(UPDATED) The Ombudsman now has a copy of bank records from the AMLC which, according to the Overall Deputy Ombudsman, 'more or less' look like the documents submitted by Trillanes
Ombudsman 'blunder' may cost the plunder charges?
A former prosecutor involved in the Estrada plunder case says the Ombudsman should insist on the amended complaint and bring its argument to the SC before it s too late
Prosecutor in Maj Gen Garcia plunder case officially dismissed
Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang is designated in a concurrent capacity as acting Special Prosecutor
Lead fertilizer scam prober is new deputy Ombudsman
Melchor Arthur Carandang left the Ombudsman s office in 2007 when Merceditas Gutierrez was appointed at the helm of the graft body He returned in 2011
