Solons: SC ruling vindicates ex-Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang

MANILA, Philippines — Some lawmakers on Saturday said the Supreme Court ruling declaring unconstitutional the removal of former Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang vindicated the former official. They also said the resolution renewed attention on past investigations involving the Duterte family’s financial transactions. Akbayan Party-list Representative Chel Diokno said the ruling affirmed that “even the