ADVERTISEMENTA warrantless search of their vehicles also allegedly took place. The DoJ then endorsed the case and forwarded the records to the Office of the Ombudsman in Visayas on February 3, 2011. But, it took two years and six months before the Office of the Overall Deputy Ombudsman issued its review resolution on August 7, 2013. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales took another three months to approve the charge sheet in February 18, 2015. Ombudsman prosecutors blamed the delay on the “voluminous” case records forwarded by the DoJ.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 19, 2017 06:21 UTC