Philippine Ombudsman

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The Offices of the Ombudsman independently monitor the government and all three of its branches. The Ombudsman is also responsible for receiving complaints from citizens, organizations, corporations, etc from the country. The Ombudsman usually prosecutes officials who are allegedly involved in acts of graft and corruption. Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain But recently, cases regarding officials who are involved allegedly in the rape of women, and the murder of political opponents, independent journalists and other members of the media, are quite common. Rape, also referred to as Sexual assault, is an Assault by a person involving Sexual intercourse with or Sexual penetration of another person Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries

The Offices of the Ombudsman includes the Ombudsman's own office, along with offices for a team composed of a sheriff, the Ombudsman's second in command, and 6 other deputies who lead the their respective divisions and/or bureaus.

Top Officials of the Office of the Ombudsman

Merceditas, current ombudsman

Name	Position
Hon. MA. MERCEDITAS NAVARRO-GUTIERREZ	Ombudsman
Hon. ORLANDO C. CASIMIRO	Over-all Deputy Ombudsman
Hon. VICTOR C. FERNANDEZ	Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon
Hon. PELAGIO S. APOSTOL	Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas
Hon. EMILIO A. GONZALES	Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao
Hon. HUMPHREY T. MONTEROSO	Deputy Ombudsman for Military
Hon. DENNIS M. VILLA-IGNACIO	Special Prosecutor

For more information: Office of the Ombudsman Official Website

List of Ombudsmen

Ombudsman	Term of Office
Conrado M. Vasquez	1988-1995
Aniano A. Conrado M Vasquez ( September 3, 1913 — September 19, 2006) is not the first Ombudsman of the Philippines but Justice Salvador Esguerra Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Desierto	1995-2002
Simeon V. Marcelo	2002-2005
Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez	2005-Present

Top Officials of the Office of the Ombudsman

List of Ombudsmen

See also