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Ombudsman Martires, shading threshold, Cesar Montano | Evening wRap
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NBI recommends charges vs Aquino, Garin, Abad over Dengvaxia mess
The National Bureau of Investigation sends its findings to the Ombudsman, saying former president Benigno Aquino III is liable for technical malversation, and former health secretary Janette Garin for graft, among others
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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
PCG officers suspended over funds misuse promoted by Duterte
Rear Admiral Athelo Ybañez and Commodore Teotimo Borja Jr are suspended by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales over allegations of misusing P27 million, but they are promoted to higher ranks
The search for the next Ombudsman
'When all else fails, God forbid, please keep the institution to its minimum standard, nothing below,' Conchita Carpio Morales tells her successor
Sandiganbayan acquits Rosario Uriarte of plunder in PCSO intel fund scam case
Former PCSO general manager Rosario Uriarte is off the hook, eliminating the P366-million intel fund scam which was a highlight in the term of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales
LIST: Get to know the applicants for Ombudsman
Informed sources from the judiciary tell Rappler that the list of applicants for the highly coveted Ombudsman spot includes 10 individuals – from private practitioners to long-time judges
Sereno on SC, Duterte on Forbes list, Vietnam on China | Evening wRap
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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
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Ombudsman is investigating Paolo Duterte – Morales
A list shows 5 docketed cases against Paolo Duterte, including one for ill-gotten wealth
Ombudsman probes P60-million DOT-Tulfo controversy
(UPDATED) The Office of the Ombudsman is looking into the controversy that led to the resignation of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo
CA overturns Ombudsman's dismissal of Junjun Binay in 2015
The Court of Appeals says the condonation doctrine still covers former Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin 'Junjun' Binay Jr in September 2015
Ombudsman clears Paolo Duterte, Mans Carpio in P6.4-B shabu case
A preliminary investigation will proceed against resigned Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and other BOC officials
SC: Ombudsman Morales entitled to full 7-year term
The Supreme Court dismisses petitions to remove Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales for supposedly overstaying
Ex-Aquino officials Alcala, Petilla face graft charges at Sandiganbayan
The Office of the Ombudsman announces the charges two months before the retirement of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, who is criticized by President Rodrigo Duterte and his allies of meting out selective justice or favoring officials of the Aquino administration
Sandiganbayan: Napoles cannot move to a DOJ safehouse
'To place Napoles into the custody of the WPP despite being presently under detention for a lawful cause is contrary to the clear and express import of Article IX, Section 1 of the IRR of RA 6891,' says the Sandiganbayan's resolution
Ex-immigration officials in bribery scandal charged with plunder
Former immigration intelligence chief Charles Calima is cleared
Aguirre: Existing Sandiganbayan charges vs Napoles have ‘defects’
'It seems that we have discovered defects in the charges in the Sandiganbayan against her. The charges here are plunder, and plunder is a charge against a government official,' says Justice Secretary Aguirre in a mix of English and Filipino
Ombudsman's case survival rate drops in 2017
This is the rate that cases reach trial and are not dismissed for lack of sufficient evidence
Garcia rallies House: Stand together vs 'illegal encroachment' of Ombudsman
The embattled lawmaker says that the Constitution and existing laws not only lack provisions that say the Ombudsman may sanction her, it contains provisions that explicitly make it illegal
Garcia hits Ombudsman: Dismissal 'leverage' for impeachment case
The former Cebu governor says the Ombudsman's decision goes beyond the Cebu land deal
Garcia questions 'timing' of dismissal: Ombudsman 'singled me out'
(UPDATED) While the Ombudsman has tasked House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez to implement the dismissal order, it's the House plenary that will ultimately decide
Ombudsman dismisses Cebu Congresswoman Gwen Garcia
(UPDATED) Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales sends a copy of the order to Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez for 'appropriate action'
Alvarez joins 'call' to impeach Ombudsman
But House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says he won't be endorsing the impeachment complaint himself
[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
Calida rehashes Binay issue to defend Carandang suspension
But are they the same? Not exactly because one involves a doctrine and the other, a statute.
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
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
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'
After Carandang, VACC goes after another Deputy Ombudsman
The complaint is filed before the Office of the President despite an SC ruling declaring the President's power to remove a deputy ombudsman and special prosecutor unconstitutional
Ombudsman issues 2nd dismissal order vs Iloilo City’s Mabilog
Mabilog is a subject of a lifestyle check due to accusations from the President that he is linked to the drug trade in Iloilo City
10 months since arrest, DOJ still amending case vs De Lima
The amendments heed the advice of the Supreme Court ruling which also says there is no need to set her free meanwhile
Duterte's word war with women
How Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales have stood up to the President
Morales asks for forgiveness in last Christmas with Ombudsman staff
Morales makes light of the unendorsed impeachment complaint filed against her
The impeachers: Out to get the Chief Justice and the Ombudsman
Two factors are crucial to both impeachment bids: timing and the inside connections of those seeking to oust Maria Lourdes Sereno and Conchita Carpio Morales
To depict ’mass murder,’ Syjuco uses clip art in dengue vaccine complaint vs Aquino
Syjuco's complaints uses as exhibits 23 news reports
Avengers or Suicide Squad? When Sereno and Morales attend a forum together
The former colleagues on the bench tease each other, but they also send a strong message
Revilla, Napoles begin move for outright dismissal of plunder cases
The Supreme Court’s main plunderer principle comes into play again, as it is used by both camps to boost their case
CHR's Gascon: Justice will prevail
Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon reiterates that constitutional bodies are not part of a destabilization plot against the government – an accusation the administration and supporters have thrown in the past year
Sereno impeachment complaint, Peace Process canceled, Roque on human rights | Evening wRap
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Morales vows action on cases by 2018 'unless impeached or convicted'
Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales refuses to comment on accusations that their investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's bank records is illegal
Aquino charged, Suspect in Grab driver killing, Twitter 280-character limit | Midday wRap
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Ombudsman files charges vs Noynoy Aquino over Mamasapano
(UPDATED) The former president is facing charges of graft and usurpation of official functions over the botched Mamasapano operation back in 2015
26 lawmakers urge House to 'preserve, protect' Ombudsman
(3rd UPDATE) The lawmakers file a resolution seeking support for the Office of the Ombudsman as it looks into the wealth of President Rodrigo Duterte
#PugadBaboy: Threat to democracy
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Duterte, Marcos, Pimentel | Evening wRap
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