The office had given no documents or copies of documents to the Ombudsman’s Office, it said. It now turns out that sometime in November last year, the Ombudsman’s Office terminated the fact–finding probe. In formal communication to Calida, Ombudsman Morales claimed that she learned of the termination of the probe only on January 29, because she had recused herself from the case. The Ombudsman has a constitutional duty to disclose all the facts about its investigation or its failure. If the Ombudsman found no substance to the Trillanes complaint during its investigation, it should say so.

Source: Manila Times February 18, 2018 16:41 UTC