Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez

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Merceditas Gutierrez
Ma. Merceditas N. Gutierrez

Incumbent
Assumed office 
2005

In office
December 24, 2003 – August 31, 2004

In office
November 27, 2002 – January 15, 2003

Nationality Filipino
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

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