MANILA, Philippines — Three applicants for Ombudsman on the second day of public interviews by the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) were supportive of conducting lifestyle checks on government officials, recognizing it as a basic power of the position. The applicants shared their sentiments amid a recent order by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to conduct a lifestyle check on government officials, beginning with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), as his administration investigates the alleged anomalies in flood-control projects nationwide. READ: Transparency urged in choosing Ombudsman One applicant, former Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) commissioner Kim Jacinto-Henares […]... Keep on reading: 3 Ombudsman applicants back lifestyle checks