Ombudsman merceditas gutierrez biography of williams
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Nature of the Case
For this Court's resolution is the Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing the Resolutions dated January 9, 2017[1] and March 24, 2017[2] of herein respondent Sandiganbayan, 3rd Division, in Criminal Case Nos. SB-16-CRM-0773-0774, denying petitioner Elpidio Tagaan Magante's Motion to Dismiss the two separate informations filed against him, and the subsequent Motion for Reconsideration thereof.
The antecedents, as found by the Sandiganbayan, are as follows:
In view of the Office of the Ombudsman's Resolution[3] dated April 25, 2016[4] in OMB-V-C-11-0008-A, two separate informations for Falsification of Public Documents,[5] docketed as SB-16-CRM-0773,[6] and for Splitting of Contracts,[7] docketed as SB-16-CRM-0774,[8] were filed against petitioner and his five (5) co-respondents therein on October 7, 2016 before the Sandiganbayan.
Thereafter, petitioner filed a Motion to Dismiss[9] the cases ag
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Philippine anti-corruption primary steps down
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Neri Colmenares
Filipino human rights lawyer and activist
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Javier and the surname or paternal family name is Colmenares.
Neri Javier Colmenares (Tagalog pronunciation:[haˈvjeɾkɔlmɛˈnarɛs], born December 4, 1959) is a Filipino legislator, human rightslawyer and activist. He was an associate of the Asian Law Centre at Melbourne Law School when he was completing his Ph.D. in law on "The Writ of Amparo and the International Criminal Court." He also lectured at the University of Melbourne on International Human Rights Law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.[1]
He was an aspirant in the 2016, 2019,[2] and 2022 Philippine Senate elections, where he was part of the 1Sambayan Senate slate, but was defeated in all three runs.[3] On December 4, 2024, Colmenares and 74 others filed the second impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, citing betrayal of public trust for her office's alleged misuse of confidential funds.[4][5]
Early life
[edit]Born on December 4, 1959 in Bacolod, Negros Occidental,[6] Colmenares joined the struggle against the late former PresidentFerdinand Marcos' leadership in