MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. designated Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Dante Vargas as acting Ombudsman, Malacañang confirmed on Wednesday.
Marcos names acting Ombudsman
"Confirmed," was Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro's reply in a text message to reporters.
Vargas was appointed to the Office of the Ombudsman by former president Rodrigo Duterte in March 2022.
Marcos names acting Ombudsman
He will take over special prosecutor Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo who has been sitting as officer-in-charge of the anti-graft court since late July after Samuel Martires completed his mandated seven-year term.
Vargas shall oversee affairs at the agency until Marcos names a permanent Ombudsman. , This news data comes from:http://ybbs-aac-ahvr-nlbm.xs888999.com
- Police general suspended for ‘obstruction’ of evidence in case of missing sabungeros
- DPWH seeks lookout bulletin vs officials, contractors in ghost projects
- UP journalism professor chides Rep. Gomez over ‘media spin’ claims
- Rise in HFMD cases due to better reporting, not outbreak
- Puno seeks probe of anomalous projects ‘funders’
- Discaya’s construction companies competed against each other during biddings
- DBP launches P50M program for education
- India warns Pakistan of more cross-border flooding due to heavy monsoon rains
- NATO members to reach 2% defense spending goal this year
- 2 LPAs monitored inside PAR, bringing rain to Luzon
