ヘスス・クリスピン・レムヤ氏がオンブズマン事務所の設立38周年を迎え、現在進行中の危機下にあってもフィリピンにはまだ希望があることを国民に呼びかけた。
記念式典ではフラビアーノ・ビジャヌエバ神父がミサを執り行い、オンブズマンを国の揺るぎない良心であると評した。同神父は、オンブズマン事務所は不正行為の調査を行うだけでなく、統治における道義的勇気を維持しなければならないと述べた。
レムヤ氏は、オンブズマン事務所での業務には、腐敗を一掃し、正義を遂行するための道義的勇気、誠実さ、そして不屈の精神が必要であると指摘した。式典にはメルチョール・カランダン元全体副オンブズマンも出席した。
最高裁判所第3法廷は先ごろ、ドゥテルテ政権下でのカランダン氏の免職処分を取り消し、同氏がロドリゴ・ドゥテルテ前大統領の銀行取引疑惑を漏洩させたとして責任を問われた2018年の判決を無効としている。
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The Supreme Court has voided former president Rodrigo Duterte's 2018 dismissal of overall deputy ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang. The court awarded Carandang backwages and retirement benefits up to the end of his 2020 term. The Third Division ruled on January 29, 2026, that the president lacks disciplinary authority over a deputy ombudsman.
Former House speaker and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has moved to disqualify the Office of the Ombudsman from probing his alleged involvement in the flood control controversy, warning of a ‘pattern of prejudgment’ that violates due process. In a four-page letter dated April 22, his lawyers argued that statements by Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla show prosecution for plunder was decided in advance. He seeks handling by a neutral official.
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Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla insisted he will not inhibit from the probe linking former House Speaker Martin Romualdez to the flood control scandal. He confirmed a Court of Appeals freeze order on Romualdez's assets and warned of more cases to come. Hold departure orders were also sought against former Senate President Francis Escudero and businessman Maynard Ngu.
Malacañang has asked the public to wait patiently for the results of investigations into the multibillion-peso flood control controversy, stating that investigators are conducting a thorough job. A government official's statement noted that findings have been submitted to the Ombudsman and Department of Justice. This comes after calls for accountability from the Iglesia ni Cristo regarding corruption allegations.
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The Prosecutor's Office has requested full absolution for doctor David Cangrejo and eleven other individuals involved in an alleged electoral corruption case in Neiva. After a decade of investigations, the evidence failed to overcome the presumption of innocence. The proceedings, started in 2016, collapsed due to insufficient proof.