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SC suspends impeachment proceedings vs Ombudsman

Published by Ellen on September 14, 2010

Are we surprised?

The Supreme Court has temporarily stopped the House of Representatives from hearing the 2 impeachment complaints filed against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.

Court Administrator and SC spokesman Jose Midas Marquez confirmed the news Tuesday, a day after Gutierrez filed the petition.

Eight magistrates supposedly ruled in favor of Gutierrez, citing the one-year ban rule in lodging impeachment cases, a source said.

Three magistrates ruled against the status quo ante order, which mandates parties to set aside all actions so far rendered on the issue. They are: Associate Justices Antonio Carpio, Conchita Carpio Morales, and Ma. Lourdes Sereno.

The source said most of the 8 magistrates are familiar faces, who also voted to give then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo the leeway to choose the next chief justice despite a supposed constitutional ban on appointments.

Bias for crooks

Published by Ellen on September 13, 2009

I beg to disagree with Ombudsman Merceditas Guttierrez that the “independence and objectivity” of the Ombudsman would be “endangered, diminished or destroyed” if they would not impose more restrictions on the public to secure the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth of government officials and employees.

In fact, by making it difficult for taxpayers to get those documents that are important in anti-corruption investigation, the Ombudsman is showing her bias for crooks in the government.

Enshrined in the Constitution’s Bill of Rights is the provision that “The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized. Access to official records, and to documents, and papers pertaining to official acts, transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy development, shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by the law.”

Graft charges filed vs Mikey Arroyo; Ombudsman tightens rules on access to officials’ SALN

Published by Ellen on September 10, 2009

By Michael Punongbayan
The Philippine Star

Following a series of negative reports on the First Family’s wealth based partly on their Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, the Office of the Ombudsman has tightened rules in giving out copies of government officials’ SALN “to protect the integrity of the document.”

Graft rap filed vs Mikey Arroyo

By Philip Tubeza
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Militant government workers have filed with the Ombudsman a graft complaint against Pampanga Representative Juan Miguel “Mikey” Arroyo for not declaring his P63.7-million property in California in his statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).

“With the small salary he gets, it is unacceptable that his assets more than tripled,” said Ferdinand Gaite, president of the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (Courage), which filed the complaint at 12 noon Thursday

Assistant Ombudsman Mark Jalandoni said the Ombudsman field investigation unit has already been looking into Arroyo’s assets after receiving an anonymous online complaint against him weeks ago.

Instead of a simple letter-request, requirements now include a sworn statement before a prosecutor of the anti-graft body stating the reasons for the request.

Magkakampi laban sa bayan

Published by Ellen on March 4, 2009

Nakakabahala ang hayagang pagdepensa ni MikeArroyo, asawa ni Gloria Arroyo, kay Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez na nahaharap ngayon sa isang impeachment complaint na isinampa sa House of Representatives ng mga dating opisyal ng pamahalaan sa pangunguna ni dating Senate President Jovito Salonga.

Parang instruksyon yun sa mga congressman na depensahansi Gutierrez.Pampalakas loob din kay Gutierrez. “Ang mensahe ay, huwag ka mag-alala. Prutektado ka namin.”

Hindi na tinatago ng Malacañang na kaalyado nila ang Ombudsman. Na hindi dapat ganun. Ang Ombudsman ay para ma-check sa mga katiwalian na nangyayari sa pamahalaan. Independent siya dapat.

Sa ginawang pagdepensa ng hayagan ni Mike, buking na buking na hawak nila si Gutierrez. Anong klaseng Ombudsman siya?

Marcelo:Ombudsman ignoring big fish

Published by Ellen on March 3, 2009

by Luz Rimban VERA Files Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez may have filed more cases than her predecessor, Simeon Marcelo, but she has focused on the small…

Multuhin sana sila ni Marlene Esperat

Published by Ellen on November 8, 2008

marlene-esperat Ito ang nasabi ng abogadong si Harry Roque nang malaman niya na ibinasura ng Ombudsman ang kasong isinampa ni Marlene Esperat laban kina Agriculture Sec. Arthur Yap, dating Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante, sa salang ilegal na paggamit ng pondo ng bayan.

Ito ang kasong kaugnay sa P728 milyon para sa abono ng mahihirap na magsasaka na ginamit para pambili ng boto para kay Gloria Arroyo noong eleksyon ng 2004.

Ang resolusyon ay inaprubahan ni Overall Deputy Ombudsman Orlando Casimiro at Assistant Ombudsman Jose de Jesus Jr base sa rekomendasyon ni Director Elvira Chua ng Preliminary Investigation, Administrative Adjudication and Monitoring Bureau ng Ombudsman.

Siyempre lahat yun aprubado ni Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez na kaklase at matalik na kaibigan ni Mike Arroyo.

Ombudsman junks Esperat case versus Bolante

Published by Ellen on November 7, 2008

Related article in Verafiles : Coverup, whitewash seen in Bolante case

by Johanna Camille Sisante
GMANews.TV

The Office of the Ombudsman on Friday junked the 2004 case filed by slain journalist Marlene Esperat against Agriculture Sec. Arthur Yap, former Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante, and other officials over the illegal use of public funds.

In a telephone interview with GMANews.TV, Anna Sanchez – media officer of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez – confirmed the ruling on Esperat’s complaint but did not disclose any further details, saying a press conference will be held Monday regarding the resolution.

Lawyer Harry Roque, who has made it a personal crusade to find truth and justice in the fertilizer scam, said: “I hope that Merceditas Gutierrez can explain that to the children of Marlene Esperat who all witnessed her gruesome murder.

Continue readingOmbudsman junks Esperat case versus Bolante

Nasilaw ang Ombudsman sa Cebu lamppost

Published by Ellen on October 20, 2008

Nagpapatawa itong Ombudsman.

Imbestigahan daw nila itong mga Euro generals lalo pa si Gen. Eliseo de la Paz na nahulihan sa Moscow na may dalang 105,000 euros (P6.9 million), lampas sa limit na pwedeng dalhin (mga 7,300 euros o $10,000) palabas ng bawat taong umaalis papuntang ibang bayan.

Sabi ni Assistant Ombudsman Mark Jalandoni, aalamin daw nila kung pera ng gobyerno o sariling pera ni De la Paz. Kung sarili raw pera ni De la Paz, imbestigahan raw kung saan galing ang ganyang napakalaking pera.

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