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.
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.”
Choose Ombudsman with integrity, intelligence, insight – Cayetano
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.”, This news data comes from:http://oexufc.052298.com
- Famed streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, derails and crashes, killing 15 people
- Meeting South Korea, Trump could eye new chance with North
- DOST, SM Supermalls partner to empower businesses with sustainable practices
- Go Negosyo, CFO push migrant empowerment
- Thailand acting PM moves to dissolve parliament — party
- Surfacing of WPS features ‘likely’ natural occurrence, not due to dumped crushed corals
- ‘40% of Filipinos obese’
- Israel ups pressure on Gaza City as Trump talks post-war plan
- Philippine forces deliver supplies and personnel to disputed South China Sea shoal despite tensions
- Catholic, Greek Orthodox clergy to stay in Gaza City to help weakest
