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Duterte’s Ombudsman appointments defied independence

Independence. That is one qualification of precedence prescribed by law, the RA 6770 or the Ombudsman Act of 1989, in considering appointments to the position of Ombudsman and the deputies. That law’s Section 5 insists on “persons of recognized probity and independence.”

Duterte’s Ombudsman appointments defied independence