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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.
The three branches of the Philippine government are independently monitored by the Office of the Ombudsman (Filipino: Tanodbayan). 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 ...
In 2019, the Office of the Ombudsman investigated 4,762 cases, of which 2,530 were "dealt with". Most complaints involved the Royal Thai Police and the Department of Local Administration (DLA). Since its founding in 2000, the ombudsman's office has investigated 48,441 cases and resolved 46,209 (95.4%) of them. [156]
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.
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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)
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 ...