MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. designated Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Dante Vargas as acting Ombudsman, Malacañang confirmed on Wednesday.
"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., This news data comes from:http://www.jyxingfa.com
Vargas shall oversee affairs at the agency until Marcos names a permanent Ombudsman.
- PH, Australia commend ‘impressive’ joint sea drills
- NKorea could produce ten to twenty nukes per year — SKorea leader
- Gloria Arroyo files bill to empower Office of the Vice President
- Philippines to launch shame campaign vs traffic violators
- Rise in HFMD cases due to better reporting, not outbreak
- Marcos, first lady visit Cambodia to boost ties
- Marcos signs laws creating more court branches
- UN force in Lebanon slams Israeli drone attack on peacekeepers
- 'Strangest' dinosaur covered in spiked armory — Scientists
- Floods kill over 30 in Indian-controlled Kashmir, displace 150,000 in east Pakistan
