The Supreme Court (SC) will conduct an inventory of all projects within the judiciary that may have been contracted to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
This move comes amid the government’s ongoing probe into anomalous infrastructure projects across the country, acting Chief Justice Marvic Leonen said on Thursday during the oath-taking of Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla. In his message, Leonen said the SC is already implementing reforms to ensure integrity within its ranks, noting that the Court’s public email address ([email protected]) is open for reports on any corruption involving the judicial body.
‘The Court en banc has also agreed to create a working committee to inventory any and all projects within the judiciary that might have been contracted to and undertaken by the DPWH if any and to report soonest to the chief justice as [to] their status,’ said Leonen.
He then emphasized in the same message that the judiciary will fulfill its part in supporting Remulla in his role as Ombudsman.
‘Remember always: While we enjoy these temporary titles, we should do what we should,’ Leonen told Remulla.
‘We trained for this. Your life, all your challenges, brought you to where you are now. I ask of you, do not fail our people. They continue to suffer,’ he told the new ombudsman. /apl