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In the martial law-era 1973 Philippine Constitution (Sections 5 and 6, Article XIII), provided for the establishment of a special court called the Sandiganbayan and an office of the ombudsman called the Tanodbayan. [5] On June 11, 1978, during martial law, the late President Ferdinand Marcos created by presidential decree the office of the ...
Samuel Reyes Martires (Tagalog: [sɐmˈwɛl ˈrɛjɛs ˌmaːɾtɪˈrɛs]; born January 2, 1949) is a Filipino lawyer serving as the Ombudsman of the Philippines since 2018. He was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2018.
5th Ombudsman of the Philippines; In office July 28, 2011 – July 26, 2018 [1] President: Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte: Preceded by: Orlando C. Casimiro (Acting) Succeeded by: Samuel Martires [2] 151st Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines; In office August 26, 2002 – June 19, 2011: Appointed by: Gloria Macapagal ...
Bamban mayor since 2022, Guo was removed from office by the Ombudsman last month for grave misconduct. She also faces a money laundering complaint at the Department of Justice.
The Philippine Human Development Report 2008/2009 succinctly described the performance of the Office of the Ombudsman from its establishment in 1989 under Ombudsman Conrado Vasquez up to the present under Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez: Table 1.16 SWS rating of the sincerity of the OMB in fighting corruption (2000-2008)
Aniano Aguilar Desierto (born April 25, 1935) is a former Ombudsman of the Republic of the Philippines from 1995 to 2002. [1] He headed the Ombudsman Office which investigates all government officials who defy the law of conduct. He assumed the Office of the Philippine Ombudsman on August 4, 1995, as the second person to head the post.
Thus, she became the first woman to be appointed as ombudsman in the Philippine Republic. [1] In June 2007, she was elected as vice-president of the 22-member Asian Ombudsman Association (AOA), [2] a regional grouping which aims to improve multilateral cooperation among Asian countries in the fight against the social menace. [clarification needed]
The Philippine Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez was impeached by the House of Representatives on charges of the office's alleged underperformance and failure to act on several cases during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. She became the second official after President Joseph Estrada in 2000 to be impeached.