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Ex-Ombudsman says new anti-graft chief Martires will be ‘independent, fair’

Outgoing Associate Justice and newly-appointed Ombudsman Samuel Martires would be an independent and fair anti-corruption crusader, former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez said on Friday. In an ambush interview at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Gutierrez lauded Martires, saying that he would be an "effective" Ombudsman, given his judicial experience and "untarnished reputation." Gutierrez was at the DOJ to attend the necrological services for the late Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Ricardo C. Puno Sr. who passed away at the age of 95. "I would like to thank the President for appointing a very good person in my former office. The judicial experience of Justice Martires i...

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Motorcyclist dead in Lucena collision

LUCENA CITY ---- A motorcyclist running against a one-way street died after he collided with another motorcycle in Lucena City early Friday....