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., This news data comes from:http://fnvp-cr-jr-tes.jyxingfa.com
Choose Ombudsman with integrity, intelligence, insight – Cayetano
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.”
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.”
- Hope dwindles for survivors days after deadly Afghan quake
- Lacson warns lawmakers may be complicit in ghost flood control projects
- Inflation up 1.5% in August
- Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800
- ICC clears applications of 15 drug war victims to join proceedings vs Duterte
- Macron's decision to recognize Palestinian state angers Israel and the US
- Surfacing of WPS features ‘likely’ natural occurrence, not due to dumped crushed corals
- 'Mockery of science': US experts blast Trump climate report
- Floods kill over 30 in Indian-controlled Kashmir, displace 150,000 in east Pakistan
- Prompt release of educational aids sought
