+ Follow SAMUEL MARTIRES Tag
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[Title] => Ex-Ombudsman Martires received money from Rody Duterte, says ex-bagman
[Summary] => Former Ombudsman Samuel Martires received money from former president Rodrigo Duterte, according to self-proclaimed "bagman" Ramil Madriaga on Tuesday, April 14.
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[Title] => Who else did ex-ombudsman ‘secretly’ exonerate?
[Summary] => Ex-ombudsman Samuel Martires would do well to answer that question. Filipinos find suspicious his erstwhile unknown pardon of Sen. Joel Villanueva for graft as far back as 2019.
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[Title] => EDITORYAL — Ombudsman nga molaban sa katawhan
[Summary] => Padayun karon ang pagpangita og bag-ong Ombudsman ang Pilipinas human sa pag-retiro ni kanhi Ombudsman Samuel Martires niadtong Hulyo 27.
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[Title] => Ex-CA justice fills Ombudsman post as Martires retires
[Summary] => Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed that former Court of Appeals Justice Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo was named acting Ombudsman on Monday, July 28, a day after Martires ends his term on July 27.
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[Title] => TRO ni Garcia sa CA ipabasura ni Martires
[Summary] => Si Ombudsman Samuel Martires nihangyo sa Court of Appeals (CA) nga ibasura ang temporary restraining order (TRO) sa preventive suspension nga gipahamtang sa iyang buhatan batok ni outgoing Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.
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[Title] => No valid grounds to probe VP – ombudsman
[Summary] => For Ombudsman Samuel Martires, there are no valid grounds at this point to investigate Vice President Sara Duterte for her alleged threat to assassinate President Marcos or for her possible misuse of confidential funds amounting to P125 million.
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[Title] => Courts junking Ombudsman cases to clear up dockets, says Martires
[Summary] => Courts have allegedly been citing inordinate delay as a reason to junk Ombudsman cases to clear up their case dockets, Ombudsman Samuel Martires said on Monday, September 23.
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[Title] => Ombudsman wants CIF cut to P1 million from P51 million
[Summary] => Ombudsman Samuel Martires has asked Congress to reduce his office’s confidential and intelligence fund allocation to just P1 million instead of the regular P51-million budget for 2024 and 2025.
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[Title] => Congress asked to slash Ombudsman's confidential funds from P51M to P1M
[Summary] => Ombudsman Samuel Martires made this request to Congress, which is currently reviewing the proposed 2024 national budget.
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[Title] => No need to reinvestigate Dengvaxia case – Martires
[Summary] => Ombudsman Samuel Martires is not keen on conducting a reinvestigation of the controversial Dengvaxia mass vaccination program, maintaining that all the respondents in the complaint – including former health secretary Janette Garin – were given ample opportunity to answer the allegations against them.
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SAMUEL MARTIRES
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[Title] => Who else did ex-ombudsman ‘secretly’ exonerate?
[Summary] => Ex-ombudsman Samuel Martires would do well to answer that question. Filipinos find suspicious his erstwhile unknown pardon of Sen. Joel Villanueva for graft as far back as 2019.
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[Title] => Ex-CA justice fills Ombudsman post as Martires retires
[Summary] => Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin confirmed that former Court of Appeals Justice Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo was named acting Ombudsman on Monday, July 28, a day after Martires ends his term on July 27.
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[Title] => TRO ni Garcia sa CA ipabasura ni Martires
[Summary] => Si Ombudsman Samuel Martires nihangyo sa Court of Appeals (CA) nga ibasura ang temporary restraining order (TRO) sa preventive suspension nga gipahamtang sa iyang buhatan batok ni outgoing Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia.
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[Title] => No valid grounds to probe VP – ombudsman
[Summary] => For Ombudsman Samuel Martires, there are no valid grounds at this point to investigate Vice President Sara Duterte for her alleged threat to assassinate President Marcos or for her possible misuse of confidential funds amounting to P125 million.
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[Title] => Courts junking Ombudsman cases to clear up dockets, says Martires
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[Summary] => Ombudsman Samuel Martires has asked Congress to reduce his office’s confidential and intelligence fund allocation to just P1 million instead of the regular P51-million budget for 2024 and 2025.
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[Title] => No need to reinvestigate Dengvaxia case – Martires
[Summary] => Ombudsman Samuel Martires is not keen on conducting a reinvestigation of the controversial Dengvaxia mass vaccination program, maintaining that all the respondents in the complaint – including former health secretary Janette Garin – were given ample opportunity to answer the allegations against them.
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