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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 ...
Prior to being the Ombudsman, he was appointed head of the Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines, representing the Government of the Philippines, its agencies and instrumentalists and its officials and agents in any litigation, proceeding, investigation or matter requiring the services of a lawyer, replacing Justice Ricardo Galvez.
Under the R.O.C. Constitution and its seventh amendment, the Control Yuan, one of the five branches of the Taiwanese government, functions as the ombudsman. Other than acting as the auditor of national government and being responsible for impeachment of officials, the Control Yuan investigates petitions and complaints from the general public ...
Cases are filed at the Sandibanbayan by the Ombudsman. [21] [22] The Ombudsman is tasked with investigation official corruption, and can prosecute all public officials and agencies aside from the President, who is immune from such prosecution while in office. The Ombudsman and their deputies are selected by the President from a list provided by ...
In September 2021, the National Anti-Corruption Coordinating Council (NACC), a child agency under the PACC, was formed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. The NACC launched the Project Kasangga: Aksyon Kontra Korapsyon, an initiative to improve the detection of anomalous transactions amidst scrutiny on the utilization of the ...
The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) is a quasi-judicial government agency of the Philippines whose primary mandate is to recover the ill-gotten wealth accumulated by Ferdinand Marcos, his immediate family, relatives, subordinates and close associates, whether located in the Philippines or abroad.
Sign in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, giving directions to the ombudsman's office. An ombudsman (/ ˈ ɒ m b ʊ d z m ən / OM-buudz-mən, also US: /-b ə d z-,-b ʌ d z-/-bədz-, -budz-[1] [2] [3]) is a government employee who investigates and tries to resolve complaints, usually through recommendations (binding or not) or mediation.
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA [a]) is a Philippine government agency mandated to ensure ease of business among all agencies of the Philippine government.It was created through Republic Act No. 11032 or the "Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act", which was passed on May 28, 2018.