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The Office of the Ombudsman. Quezon City. February 19, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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Daniza Fernandez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178538665598320200219-ombudsman-headquarters-JC-8919.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Office of the Ombudsman. Quezon City. February 19, 2020.<em> Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Office of the Ombudsman strengthened the legislative provisions on plunder, asset recovery, and bribery, among other reforms, of the proposed Philippine Code of Crimes.</p><p>The Ombudsman and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime convened a joint technical writeshop &quot;to refine the joint position paper and technical comments that will support the ongoing recodification of the country&#x27;s criminal laws.”</p><p>Legal and technical experts attended the activity on July 28 in Pasig.</p><p>The anti-graft body said the writeshop is grounded on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.</p><p>&quot;The writeshop focused on strengthening legislative provisions on bribery, illicit enrichment, plunder, asset recovery, abuse of functions, and the liability of legal persons, among other key reforms,&quot; the Ombudsman said in a press release on Thursday.</p><p>&quot;Through rigorous technical discussions, participants worked toward harmonizing Philippine laws with international anti-corruption standards while ensuring that the proposed Code of Crimes responds effectively to emerging governance challenges,&quot; it added.</p><p>The Ombudsman committed that it will continue to improve reforms that promote &quot;integrity, accountability, and the rule of law.&quot;</p><p>It also said that it has been supporting the development of a legal framework that is &quot;stronger and more coherent&quot; and that bolsters public trust and &quot;contributes to a more transparent, responsive, and corruption-resistant Philippines.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PRa0FqAkxUA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The Office of the Ombudsman strengthened the legislative provisions on plunder, asset recovery, and bribery, among other reforms, of the proposed Philippine Code of Crimes.</p>

The Office of the Ombudsman strengthened the legislative provisions on plunder, asset recovery, and bribery, among other reforms, of the proposed Philippine Code of Crimes.

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Ombudsman strengthens provisions on plunder, asset recovery, bribery of proposed PH Code of Crimes

Daniza Fernandez,

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Published July 30, 2026 12:45 PM PHT

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