FACT CHECK: Remulla NOT named new Ombudsman
A YouTube video claims that Justice Secretary Boying Remulla is the new Ombudsman. Not true.
Tag Archives: Ombudsman
FACT CHECK: Malacañang’s Liza Logan is NOT the new Ombudsman
A YouTube channel is claiming that Anna Liza Logan, a deputy executive secretary at the Office of the President, is the new Ombudsman. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Remulla NOT disqualified from Ombudsman race
Multiple Facebook posts are claiming that the Judicial and Bar Council has disqualified Justice Secretary Boying Remulla from the race for Ombudsman. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Ombudsman did NOT convict Sara over alleged fund misuse
Facebook and YouTube posts claim that the Ombudsman has convicted Vice President Sara Duterte and ordered her imprisonment. This is false.
FACT CHECK: Claim that Ombudsman will suspend Luistro MISLEADS
A YouTube video claims that Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro will be suspended for vote buying and premature campaigning. This is misleading.
FACT CHECK: The Ombudsman did NOT file a case vs Stella Quimbo
A video on YouTube falsely claimed that the Office of the Ombudsman filed a case against Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo regarding her "extravagant lifestyle".
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Ombudsman nag-flip-flop sa paglalathala ng mga COA report
Sa isang pagdinig ng House appropriations committee noong Setyembre 11, hiniling ni Ombudsman Samuel Martires sa Kongreso na tanggalin ang utos sa Commission on Audit na ilathala ang Audit Observation Memorandum nito dahil lumilikha ito ng mga pahiwatig na nasuhulan ang kanyang opisina para ibasura ang kaso samantalang ang kakulangan sa audit ay hindi pagsumite lamang ng mga resibo.
FACT CHECK: Ombudsman flip-flops on publication of COA reports
After calling on Congress to remove from the General Appropriations Act a provision requiring the Commission on Audit to publish Audit Observation Memorandum, Ombudsman Samuel Martires changed his tune two days later, saying that what he actually meant was the removal of the requirement to publish COA’s Annual Audit Reports.
FACT CHECK: Manila lawmaker wrongly claims no law requires govt officials to submit SALN
Aside from the 1987 Constitution, at least three laws require public officials to file their SALN: Republic Act (RA) No. 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), RA 6713 (1989 Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees), and RA 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Pahayag ng Manila Congressman na walang batas na nag-aatas sa mga opisyal ng gobyerno na magsumite ng SALN hindi totoo
Bukod sa 1987 Constitution, hindi bababa sa tatlong batas ang nag-uutos sa mga pampublikong opisyal at empleyado na magsumite ng kanilang SALN. Ito ay ang Republic Act No. 3019, RA 6713 at RA 7160.
