29/06/2025
Never forget this man, magreretire na and still is a minion looking for palusot for his tatay!
Dutertes had corrupted people‘s funds, SALN‘s are shielded! Daming panloloko sa bansang Pinas, and yet their minions are having fun!
Ombudsman Samuel Martires is about to retire. Let me remind you of his sins.
Appointed by Rodrigo Duterte in July 2018.
Since then, Martires used the Office of the Ombudsman not to expose corruption—but to shield it.
He Blocked SALNs and Gagged the Public
In 2020, he issued Memorandum Circular No. 1.
It required a notarized letter from the official before anyone could access their Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth.
This rule made it impossible for the public—or journalists—to inspect how officials gained sudden wealth.
It protected those in power.
And shut everyone else out.
His defense? Weaponization.
He claimed SALNs were being used “to damage reputations” and “besmirch political rivals.”
But that’s the point of a transparency document. To check for abuse.
He made it private.
And called that protection.
Then he went further.
Martires publicly proposed a law to imprison people who make “commentaries” on SALNs.
He wanted jail time for citizens, watchdogs, even the press—just for talking about public disclosures.
He didn’t stop there.
He tried to prevent the Commission on Audit from publishing its reports.
His reasoning: public “prejudgment” might occur.
What really happened: he tried to hide audit results that show misspending, theft, or abuse in agencies.
He Shut Down Investigative Tools
Lifestyle checks? Scrapped.
Martires said the concept was vague.
That being rich wasn’t proof of theft.
His exact line:
“What is our business with anyone’s life if that person is not a thief?”
But lifestyle checks exist for a reason—when your lifestyle doesn’t match your income, questions must be asked.
He didn’t want to ask them.
And worse, he didn’t want anyone else asking either.
He Gave Up—And Told Us So
Instead of launching serious investigations, Martires gave speeches.
He blamed corruption on “greed, envy, lust, avarice.”
Said it would take a lifetime to fix.
That unless Filipino values changed, nothing would happen.
These weren’t reflections.
They were excuses.
He Admitted His Own Office Is Dirty
He told senators this in 2022:
“This is not to destroy the Office of the Ombudsman—but we ourselves are fighting corruption within the office.”
He admitted his staff were doing deals over lunch.
Said he couldn’t catch them.
Said he had no proof.
That’s not leadership. That’s surrender.
The agency assigned to fight corruption…
was rotting under his nose.
And all he did was admit it.
He Protected His Own
Slow on Duterte.
Complaints linked to the President, his allies, and his family stalled.
Leila de Lima called this out.
Nothing moved. No urgency. No outcomes.
Sara Duterte? Suddenly fast.
In 2025, when the House sent corruption complaints involving Vice President Sara Duterte, Martires ordered her to respond almost immediately.
Unusual speed for an office known for delay.
Even De Lima said the move was “out of character.”
Critics called it selective enforcement.
Others said it looked like a set-up to clear her early—before heat escalated.
Pharmally? Suspicious handling.
Martires suspended 33 officials linked to the Pharmally scandal—a P11-billion pandemic procurement mess.
But he cleared Duterte.
Declared “no evidence” tied him to the deals.
Despite records linking the President’s former adviser, Michael Yang, to Pharmally execs.
Even when the amounts reached billions, Martires said no plunder charges could be filed.
Only graft.
He Promised Independence. He Delivered Loyalty.
His 2018 statement:
“I won’t allow any party or group to use this office for political persecution.”
But what happened under his watch was the opposite.
He protected the very people who gave him power.
And anyone else got the full weight of his silence—or the speed of selective action.
What’s Left Behind
He gutted transparency.
Silenced scrutiny.
Removed lifestyle checks.
Blocked audit reports.
Proposed jailing critics.
Admitted his own office was corrupt—and did nothing.
Took his time on Duterte cases.
Moved fast on Sara’s.
Cleared the powerful.
Blamed culture.
And now he retires.
Not with dignity.
But with a trail of damage no one’s cleaning up.
Samuel Martires must not be allowed to retire quietly—not after shielding the corrupt, silencing the public, and gutting the very office meant to protect us. He should be held to account.
The question is: who will do it?
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
