监察专员赫苏斯·克里斯平·雷穆拉（Jesus Crispin Remulla）在纪念其办公室成立38周年之际，提醒菲律宾民众，尽管当前危机重重，但菲律宾依然充满希望。
庆祝活动包括由弗拉维亚诺·维拉纽瓦（Flaviano Villanueva）神父主持的弥撒，他称赞监察专员是国家坚定的良知。他表示，该机构不仅要调查不当行为，还必须在治理中维护道德勇气。
雷穆拉指出，在监察专员办公室工作需要道德勇气、正直和毅力，以根除腐败并坚持做正确和公正的事。前总副监察专员梅尔乔·卡兰当（Melchor Carandang）出席了此次活动。
最高法院第三分庭早前推翻了杜特尔特政府对卡兰当的解职决定，并废除了2018年认定其因披露前总统罗德里戈·杜特尔特涉嫌银行交易而负有责任的裁决。
由 AI 报道 AI 生成的图像
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.
由 AI 报道
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.
由 AI 报道
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.