President Rodrigo Duterte and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, aunt of his daughter Sara’s husband, have decades of experience in enforcing laws. After retiring as Supreme Court associate justice in 2011, Morales was named Ombudsman by then-President Benigno Aquino 3rd. Selective justice wins awardsThat Ombudsman Morales plays favorites with the Aquino camp should not surprise anyone by this time. Having received public adulation despite her actuations, Ombudsman Morales looks set to continue her selective justice, ignoring criticism like this writer’s article, “How the Ombudsman can prove she is not biased” < http://www.manilatimes.net/how-the-ombudsman-can-prove-she-is-not-biased/226156/ >. To keep powerful entities off balance, President Duterte and his Cabinet have flip-flopped on foreign and defense policy.

Source: Manila Times November 14, 2016 15:49 UTC