Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarinon Fridaycalled the appointment of Ombudsman Samuel Martires "eerily unpleasant and disturbing in the fight against corruption." "How can one be insulated from vested interests if he was coated with it even before his appointment?" Villarin said in a statement. "If Martires wants to do right as what President Duterte told him to do, he should stand up to power and take risks even if it will mean going against the tide," he added. The lawmaker also questioned Martires' capability to remain independent and whether he could render fair and impartial justice. He cited as example Martires' decision to junk graft charges against Duterte in 201...
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