Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales orders the hiring of new lawyers

In a bid to ensure the speedy disposition of cases at the Office of the Ombudsman, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the hiring of more than a hundred lawyers for the Office.

This is one of the first steps taken by the newly-appointed Ombudsman upon her assumption to said office.

Ombudsman Morales said the Office “intends to hire more than a hundred lawyers as Graft Investigation and Prosecution Officers and Assistant Special Prosecutors.”

She said the Office is looking for competent lawyers with unquestionable integrity, who have at least three years of relevant experience in the practice of law. Interested parties are advised to await the vacancy announcement and bulletin updates to be published at the OMB website (www.ombudsman.gov.ph) for other qualification standards and further details.

At present, Ombudsman Morales is conducting and overseeing an intensive assessment and review of the existing systems and programs of the Office through a series of consultations and strategic planning during the transition phase.

This is the reason the Ombudsman has not granted interviews with the Office’ media partners. She thus begs the “indulgence of our partners in the media industry”. She said however that the Office is committed to transparency in informing the public of its immediate program of action and concrete plans once they are finalized after a series of consultations and strategic planning. Ombudsman Media Bureau