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.
Marcos names acting Ombudsman
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://emtp-jth-ld-hmt.erlvyiwan.com
- PNP chief Torre relieved, Nartatez to take over
- China's Communist rulers push party role before World War II anniversary
- Hontiveros pushes P15,000 salary hike for teachers
- Super Sale: Pag-IBIG offers 40% off on foreclosed assets
- Marcos willing to submit to a lifestyle check
- Famed streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, derails and crashes, killing 15 people
- House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submits changes
- SpaceX cancels Starship megarocket launch
- DILG to roll out nationwide unified 911 hotline on Sept. 11
- Govt preparations for WorldSkills PH hosting go 'full blast'
