Press Release

Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires said that he has full trust and confidence on the integrity and competencies of the three (3) nominees in the shortlist of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) for the position of Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao. The JBC shortlist, released in...

"The Office of the Ombudsman would prefer to work quietly and away from the limelight, particularly when the reputation of people in the government is concerned. After all, we still operate under the Constitutional presumption of innocence and the statutory...

This pertains to the observations of the Commission on Audit (COA) anent the Department of Health’s (DOH) 2020 budget utilization as contained in its Annual Audit Report (AAR).  It must be noted that the AAR contains several Audit Observation Memorandum reports, and...

Louis C. Biraogo vs. Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires

The Office of the Ombudsman has rested its case against Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.   This after the Sandiganbayan (SB) acquitted him for insufficiency of evidence on the remaining 16 graft cases in relation to the pork barrel scam.  The SB First Division voted...

The Office of the Ombudsman has launched its values education campaign as part of its character transformation plan under the umbrella of the WE PROTECT (We Establish Public Responsibility Outcomes through Enforcement, Collaboration and Transformation) program....

People of the Philippines vs. Al C. Argosino, et al.

People of the Philippines vs. Jesus A. Verzosa, et al.

SC Rules that OSG Has No Control Over Ombudsman, Dismisses Petition

The Office of the Ombudsman has required the office of the Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to submit the status of the implementation of the preventive suspension order issued against Steve Dicdican, General Manager of the Mactan-Cebu...