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Ombudsman confirms Bello has pending criminal and administrative cases

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Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/03/03/silvestro-bello-mnib-030317.jpg"/><figcaption>Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. File photo</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The Office of the Ombudsman confirmed that Department of Labor and Employment Sec. Silvestre Bello III has two pending cases, one criminal and one administrative.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/15/18/bello-eyes-ombudsman-post">Bello eyes Ombudsman post</a></li></ul><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/16/18/gawin-mo-akong-ombudsman-bello-tells-duterte">&#x27;Gawin mo akong Ombudsman,&#x27; Bello tells Duterte</a></li></ul>According to the Public Information and Media Relations Bureau of the Ombudsman, Bello has pending cases docketed as OMB-C-C-17-0341 and OMB-C-A-17-0295, both filed in 2017.Asked for specific details of the docketed cases, the PIMRB said they cannot release details of pending cases.Bello is one of the ten applicants for the Ombudsman position, which includes Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires, Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Efren De La Cruz, Special Prosecutor Edilberto Sandoval.The pending Ombudsman cases may affect Bello’s nomination to the post to be vacated by Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales on July 26, 2018.According to the Rule 4 Section 5 of the Judicial and Bar council, a person should disqualified from being nominated to any judicial post or as Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsman if he or she has a pending criminal or regular administrative cases, has pending criminal cases in foreign courts or tribunals, or has been convicted in any criminal case or in administrative case where the penalty imposed is at least a fine of more than P10,000.

The Office of the Ombudsman confirmed that Department of Labor and Employment Sec. Silvestre Bello III has two pending cases, one criminal and one administrative.

The Office of the Ombudsman confirmed that Department of Labor and Employment Sec. Silvestre Bello III has two pending cases, one criminal and one administrative.

Ombudsman confirms Bello has pending criminal and administrative cases

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Ombudsman confirms Bello has pending criminal and administrative cases

Adrian Ayalin,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 18, 2018 01:07 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 18, 2018 01:56 PM PHT

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