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., This news data comes from:http://ki-ldtm-ndd-kgoh.yamato-syokunin.com
Vargas was appointed to the Office of the Ombudsman by former president Rodrigo Duterte in March 2022.
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.
Marcos names acting Ombudsman
Vargas shall oversee affairs at the agency until Marcos names a permanent Ombudsman.
- House panel defers 2026 DPWH budget until agency submits changes
- China 'unstoppable', says Xi with Kim, Putin at his side
- Vico encourages citizens on Heroes’ Day to be brave
- Trump moves to cut more foreign aid, risking shutdown
- Trump: Many Americans ‘like a dictator’
- Marcos approves EO for commission to probe flood project anomalies
- Pagasa sees two to four tropical cyclones hitting Philippines in September
- LTO told to summon 2 DPWH engineers with fake driver’s license
- Sotto willing to testify in Senate probe of flood control anomalies if summoned
- Lacson to give Dizon 'damning' proof vs DPWH 'rotten fruits'
