For failing to act promptly and creditably on scandalous anomalies such as the COMELEC Mega Pacific deal, the World Bank Road Project Collusion Reportl, the Fertilizer Fund Scam, the alleged money extortion by former Justice Secretary Hernando Perez from Mark Jimenez, the Euro General dollar smuggling case and for grave abuse of power in the suspension of local government officials, specifically Iloilo Gov. Neil Tupas and Bataan Gov. Enrique Garcia, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez became a subject of an impeachment complaint filed last Monday by former Senate President Jovito Salonga and 30 others.
Her retort:
- Salonga is just being used to add “fanfare” to the impeachment complaint. Under his term as head of the PCGG, most of the cases filed by his Office against Marcos et al were dismissed. Salonga must answer for the loss of vital documents pertaining to graft cases against the ousted dictator and company
- Former cabinet member Dinky Soliman should just concentrate on coloring her hair instead of supporting the impeachment against her.
- Party list representative Riza Hontiveros Baraquiel has plans to run for the Senate and is just using the impeachment case to promote herself
- Former Bukidnon Rep. Nereus Acosta is just trying to get back at her for the graft charges the Office of the Ombudsman filed against him last week.
With these kind of answers, what more evidence does the public need to be convinced that the Ombudsman has transformed from a defender of the people to the "coddler of the powerful and corrupt"?
Obviously, this woman is on the wrong side of history.
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