JBC opens review for 17 Ombudsman candidates
MANILA, Philippines — The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Friday, August 15, is currently vetting its running list of Ombudsman candidates.
The position of Ombudsman is a powerful one: they are tasked with probing and prosecuting cases of corruption and wrongdoing within the government. So, who’s on the JBC’s list?
The list includes Justice Secretary Boying Remulla, who has earlier voiced his intent to throw his name in the ring.
Remulla was initially rumored to be disqualified from the Ombudsman race, but the updated list confirmed that he is still part of the pool of candidates.
However, the Justice Secretary faces stiff competition, as he is up against sitting and former Supreme Court justices, as well as former and current key government officials.
One of them is Kim Jacinto-Henares, the famed former Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue during the late president Benigno Aquino III’s term.
Here is the full list of Ombudsman applicants:
- Michael Aguinaldo: Current chair of the Philippine Competition Commission, former chair of the Commission on Audit
- Romeo Benitez: Department of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary for External, Legal and Legislative Affairs
- Jonie Caroche-Vestido: Private practice lawyer
- Bautista Corpin: Current Chair of the 20th Division of the Court of Appeals
- Stephen Cruz: Current chair of the Philippine Postal Corporation, former Court of Appeals Justice
- Geraldine Econg: Current Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice
- Beda Epres: Current Commission on Human Rights Commissioner
- Samuel Gaerlan: Current Supreme Court Justice Associate
- Kim Jacinto-Henares: Retired Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue
- Anna Liza Logan: Current Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs of the Office of the President, former board of the Philippine National Railways
- Mario Lopez: Retired Supreme Court Justice Associate
- Melvin Matibag: Former PDP Laban secretary-general
- Micheal Musngi: Current Sandiganbayan Associate Justice
- Boying Remulla: Current Justice Secretary
- Felix Reyes: Current Chair of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
- Jason Rodenas: Current Municipal Trial Court Judge
- Benjamin Turgano: Retired Regional Trial Court Judge
The JBC is accepting feedback about the aforementioned candidates on their website.
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