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Marcos denies Imee’s claim Ombudsman push for Remulla a plot vs VP Sara
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. denied Senator Imee Marcos' claim that the appointment of the next ombudsman is part of a plot to jail Vice President Sara Duterte and her allies.
Senator Imee Marcos had stated that Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla's bid for ombudsman was intended to remove Duterte before the 2028 presidential elections.
She suggested that the administration sought the ombudsman position after failing to amend the Constitution through a people's initiative and a collapsed impeachment attempt against Duterte.
President Marcos clarified that the appointment of an ombudsman is a procedural matter and that a decision will be made after reviewing recommendations and findings.
Justice Secretary Remulla is one of the applicants for the ombudsman position.
Labor coalition Nagkaisa is urging the swift appointment of a new ombudsman, particularly as the government investigates questionable flood control projects.
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The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed administrative and criminal cases against Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla concerning the government's handover of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court.
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Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin "Boying" Remulla's bid to become the next Ombudsman is potentially jeopardized by a pending complaint filed against him by Senator Imee Marcos.
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