MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano said on Thursday that the next Ombudsman should possess integrity, intelligence, and insight.
Cayetano, the Senate’s representative in the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), said these qualities are “vital in detecting corruption at its earliest stages and acting before scandals erupt.”
The senator made the remark after interviewing the first batch of Ombudsman applicants, whose screening would run until Sept. 2.
Cayetano, chairman of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, said the office of the Ombudsman is not a prize but a responsibility. “It’s not a reward. It’s a tool for you to get something done. And, usually, that something is a problem that you can solve.”
Choose Ombudsman with integrity, intelligence, insight – Cayetano, This news data comes from:http://gifv-sk-gmvl-xcn.ycyzqzxyh.com
He stressed the need for vigilance in the selection process, saying the country’s “history of inefficiency, nepotism, and corruption makes it vital to choose wisely.”
Cayetano said integrity is important because one’s intelligence would not matter if he or she is corrupt or unreliable.
He also said that the Ombudsman should be able to “keep up with the way information spreads instantly in today’s digital world.”
- Sen. Go calls for round-the-clock DFA support for OFWs welfare
- 13 massage therapists robbed, 2 cry rape
- Escudero subpoenas 5 contractors, 3 DPWH executives to Senate probe
- Dizon requests for immigration lookout order vs ex-DPWH exec
- Israeli PM tells Gaza City residents to 'leave now'
- An AI simulation of a Mount Fuji eruption is being used to prepare Tokyo for the worst
- Ever dream of having an entry in the Guinness World Records? Here's how to do it
- PH’s newest warship arrives in Manila, joins BRP Jose Rizal, BRP Gabriela Silang
- Marcos orders full budget review for DPWH amid ghost projects scandal
- China 'elephant in the room' at fraught Pacific Islands summit
