Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez
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Merceditas Gutierrez | |
Ombudsman of the Philippines
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Assumed office 2005 |
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In office December 24, 2003 – August 31, 2004 |
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In office November 27, 2002 – January 15, 2003 |
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Nationality | Filipino |
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Profession | Politician |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez is a filipino politician and currently the Ombudsman of the Republic of the Philippines. She heads the powerful Ombudsman Office which investigates all government officials who defies the law of conduct. She was a 2-time Justice Secretary of the Philippine Justice Department in 2002 and 2004, respectively. She assumed the Office of the Philippine Ombudsman in December 1, 2005 as the First female to head the post.
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[edit] Early life
Merceditas graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University Law School in 1972. In 1983, she then began engaging herself in Government Services. She became the Legal Officer of the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation (PADC), then, Presidential Legal Officer of the Philippine Presidential Office. After her stints from those Government Offices, She was moved by the President to the National Economic and Development Authority of the Philippines.
[edit] Justice Secretary
When she had entered the Department of Justice, she then outsandingly rose ranks from State Counsel to, as senior as, the Undersecretary of the Justice Department.
In two separate instances, Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez was appointed as Acting Secretary to fill-out the vacant seats of Secretary Hernani Perez in 2002 and Secretary Simeon Datumanong in 2004.
[edit] Ombudsman
In the 1st of December 2005, the President of the Republic of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Merceditas to the powerful post of Ombudsman, who is responsible for investigating government officials whenever they done something like corruption or plunder and the like.
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Ofice of the Ombudsman Website
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Preceded by Simeon V. Marcelo |
Ombudsman of the Republic of the Philippines 2005–Present |
Succeeded by 'Incumbent' |
Preceded by Simeon A. Datumanong |
Secretary of Justice December 24, 2003 – August 31, 2004 |
Succeeded by Raul M. Gonzalez |
Preceded by Hernando B. Perez |
Secretary of Justice November 27, 2002 – January 15, 2003 |
Succeeded by Simeon A. Datumanong |