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Under the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the Ombudsman Act of 1989, the Office of the Ombudsman independently monitors all three branches of the government for political corruption. The Ombudsman "is principally tasked to investigate on its own or upon complaint by any person, in any form or manner, any act or omission of any public officer ...
The Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan – Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services – National Community-Driven Development Program (Kalahi CIDSS–NCDDP) is the community-driven development program of the Philippine Government implemented through the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
The Ombudsman's role in New Zealand is to protect the rights of citizens across various sectors, most notably to request official information that central and local government hold through the Official Information Act 1982 and the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act. It investigates complaints on perceived breaching of ...
Simeon V. Marcelo (born October 21, 1953) is a Filipino lawyer and was the third Ombudsman of the Philippines.As the Ombudsman, he acted as protector of the people against the illegal and unjust acts of those who are in the public service.
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 ombudsman is given the mandate to investigate and prosecute any government official allegedly guilty of crimes, especially graft and corruption. The ombudsman is assisted by six deputies: the overall deputy, the deputy for Luzon, the deputy for Visayas, the deputy for Mindanao, the deputy for the armed forces, and the special prosecutor.
The Patient Ombudsman (French: Ombudsman des patients) is an ombudsman office which acts as a neutral body of last resort for complaints about the healthcare system in Ontario, Canada. The Patient Ombudsman has jurisdiction over public hospitals and long-term care homes, as well as home and community care coordinated by the Local Health ...
Samuel Reyes Martires was born on January 2, 1949, in Palapag, Samar (now in Northern Samar). [1] [2] [3] His father died when he was five years old.When he was in high school, he wanted to become a priest; he sought permission from his mother to become a missionary but was denied.