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SILVESTRE Afable, until now, remains awestruck with the “mercurial emotions” of over a million people who took to the streets for a four-day vigil to protect military rebels during the 1986 Edsa People Power Revolution. As the Ministry of National Defense (MND) information service chief, he was the only civilian…
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Published July 24, 2021, 2:14 PM
Former Press Secretary Tomas “Buddy” Gomez III passed away while on a spiritual pilgrimage in Spain, according to a family member.
Former Press Secretary Tomas Gomez III passed away on July 22, 2021, his daughter Karen Gomez Dumpit confirmed in a Facebook post (Photo: Karen Gomez Dumpit /Facebook)
Gomez, a former Cabinet official during the administration of then President Corazon Aquino, died on Thursday at the age of 86. His passing was announced by his daughter Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commissioner Karen Gomez Dumpit in a Facebook post.
“With deep sorrow in our hearts, we announce the passing of TOMAS ‘Buddy’ GOMEZ III, who left us on July 22, 2021 while doing the Camino to Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain,” Dumpit said.
endIndex: The Office of the Ombudsman has junked the graft complaints filed against former Transportation Secretary Jun Abaya and 16 other ex-officials of the Transportation Department in connection with the ₱4.2 billion MRT-3 maintenance deal with South Korea s Busan Joint Venture in 2016. (FILE PHOTO)
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 12) The Office of the Ombudsman has junked the graft complaints filed against former Transportation Secretary Jun Abaya and 16 other ex-officials of the Transportation Department in connection with the ₱4.2 billion MRT-3 maintenance deal with South Korea s Busan Joint Venture in 2016.
The case was dismissed due to lack of evidence. The evidence on record shows that the element of manifest partiality, evident bad faith and/or gross inexcusable negligence, so as to amount to a violation of Section (e) of RA No. 3019 is wanting, thereby warranting the dismissal of the complaints, stated the order signed by Ombudsman Samuel Martires on