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==New Ombudsman Morales holds testimonial bash in Ilocos== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=52536 | |||
*By: Cherry Joy Discaya | |||
*''September 05, 2011'' | |||
LAOAG CITY- Newly appointed Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales held yesterday her Testimonial party at the Ilocos Norte Convention Center here. | |||
Morales, dressed in Filipiniana, arrived at the Convention Center with her family and greeted her co-Ilocanos with a smile and a thankful gesture. | |||
Conchita Carpio Morales who comes from a family of lawyers, her father was a former judge, hails from the historic town of Paoay in Ilocos Norte. | |||
She spent her childhood and grade school in Paoay Elementary School. She finished her Bachelor of Science in Economics and bachelor of Laws at the University of the Philippines. | |||
In her testimony, Morales reiterated President Aquino campaign on eliminating corruption in the government. | |||
Morales said she will uphold the dignity of good governance and eliminate corruption in the country. | |||
Morales is previously an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2002 under the administration of former President and now Pampanga representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. | |||
Traditionally, it is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines who administers the oath of office to the incoming President and the Vice President. | |||
However, President Aquino formally requested Associate Justice Carpio-Morales to swear him into office together with VP Binay. | |||
Present during the testimonial party are municipal officials of Paoay, Provincial Administrator Windell Chua and Sangguniang Panlalawigan members of Ilocos Norte. | |||
Conchita Carpio Morales was born on June 19, 1941 in Paoay, Ilocos Norte. She is the daughter of Lucas D. Carpio, a judge, and Maria Claudio Carpio. | |||
==Damages in Ilocos Norte due to Mina reaches P312.9 million== | ==Damages in Ilocos Norte due to Mina reaches P312.9 million== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=51892 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r01&id=51892 | ||