Office of the Ombudsman Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires has vouched for the integrity of the three nominees chosen by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) for the vacant post of Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao. "Nothing turned up derogatory in my vetting, no one has a record of graft and corrupt
Published April 25, 2021, 1:33 PM
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) is set to conduct an online public interview of five applicants to the post of Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao starting at 9 a.m. on April 28.
To be interviewed via Zoom are Rowena J. Apao Adlawan, Mario C. Duaves, Beda A. Epres, Maria Iluminada S. Lapid Viva, and Anderson A. Lo.
They applied to the post that was vacated last March 13 by Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodolfo M. Elman.
A check with Google showed that both Adlawan and Duaves are judges of the regional trial court (RTC); Epres, director of the General Investigation Bureau of the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB); Viva, also with OMB as head of the bids and awards committee; and Lo, undersecretary of the Presidential Management Staff.
Published January 14, 2021, 9:44 AM
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) is now accepting applications or recommendations to the post of Chief Justice and head of the country’s judiciary, which will be vacant on March 27 with the early retirement of Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta, until February 15.
In an announcement made by the JBC and published in the Manila Bulletin, also open for applications or nominations is the post of Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodolfo M. Elman whose term of office will end on March 13.
For the Deputy Ombudsman’s post, the deadline for applications or recommendations is on March 1.
The JBC is the constitutional office that accepts, screens, and nominates appointments to the judiciary, the Ombudsman, and deputy Ombudsman, among other offices.