Samuel Martires said : “the Ombudsman continues to conduct in-depth investigations on alleged anomalies especially those committed in these trying times of the pandemic”

rappler Friday, March 18, 2022 9:28:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Our office hierarchy was entirely messed up. I just inherited the present organizational structure. I am in a ‘damned if you do, (damned) if you don’t’ situation,”

philstar Sunday, February 13, 2022 8:14:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “I agree with the report of the COA, and this situation is the one giving us nightmares in our reorganization plan,”

philstar Sunday, February 13, 2022 8:14:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires asked : “Would you believe that the salary and allowances of the Overall Deputy Ombudsman is the same as the Deputy Ombudsman? Why did we have to create such laws when the position of ODO and Deputy Ombudsman are one and the same?”

philstar Sunday, February 13, 2022 8:14:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires told : "There were a lot of cases that went to the lower courts, there are also cases where we have to forego with the criminal aspect of the case and just continue with the administrative aspect of the case,"

rappler Monday, November 15, 2021 7:26:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Why our cases decreased is because we didn't file many cases from one single act, unlike before, from one single act, four cases are filed against one official,"

rappler Monday, November 15, 2021 7:26:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "My example is if you kill a person, and before you killed them, you spat on them, you slapped them, you kicked them, you beat them, would you file murder, physical injuries, and slander? That should be absorbed in one,"

rappler Monday, November 15, 2021 7:26:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "We were talking of quantities before, I don't want to talk about how many cases we file, I just want to talk about the quality of the cases we file,"

rappler Monday, November 15, 2021 7:26:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires added : “The Supreme Court admitted in Biraogo that the Supreme Court itself has its own set of guidelines on how to access the SALNs of justices and judges. So bakit ako lang ang sinisisi (why am I the only one being blamed?), why are fingers pointed at me, blaming [me] for violating transparency? Hindi lang ako ang may ganito eh (I’m not the only one who has these rules),”

rappler Tuesday, October 26, 2021 12:58:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "If one were to carefully read the proposed draft bill and the original text of RA 6713, the proposed amendments are nothing more than an expansion for purposes of clarity, of provisions already existing in the law,"

manilatimes Wednesday, October 20, 2021 8:58:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "As such, the draft containing the proposed amendments is still subject to scrutiny, refinement and deliberation by the House of Representatives as a law-making body," "As investigative journalists, much is expected from the PCIJ where all parties to a story should be heard unless the purpose is simply to destroy the office or the head of the office,"

manilatimes Wednesday, October 20, 2021 8:58:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Such use by news and communications media shall be strictly limited to reporting of facts provided in the statement, and no further commentaries could be made thereon,”

thestandard-ph Wednesday, October 20, 2021 8:15:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “In principle we are agreed na magkaroon ng resident ombudsman. Kaya lang ang problema dahil kulang kami sa tao ang suggestion ko sa kanya kung gusto mo, ide-deputize namin 'yung inyong mga piskal,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Mayroon yatang mga (There were) resident ombudsman who were given allowances, who were provided with service vehicles which did not fare good with Chit Morales,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Hindi kami puwede mag e-filing kasi may mga kasamang ebidensya eh, mga records kaya di uubra ang e-filing sa amin,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Nag-aksaya ka ng panahon, nag-aksaya ka ng papel para ano? Para ipangalandakan mo sa publiko na andami kong naifile na kaso? Hindi ko gawain 'yun,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Kaya nga sabi ko baka mamaya darating ang panahon maging useless ang Sandiganbayan kasi nag-add pa sila ng dalawang divisions from 5 to 7, wala na silang rason para ‘di makatapos kasi with expanded jurisdiction of RTC 'yung bulk ng cases napupunta ngayon sa RTC,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Suwerte mo kung ang kaso mo 2 lang, karamihan 3 o 4 kasi naniniguro 'yung mga dating Ombudsman na at least pag na-acquit dito sa isa mayroon pang mga iba na baka maka-secure pa ng conviction, which I do not agree [with] because that is already harassment so tinigil ko 'yun. One act, one case period,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires added : “In any case, investigations conducted by the DOJ involving complaints of corruption are subject to the evaluation of the Ombudsman,”

thestandard-ph Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:46:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires added : “In any case, investigations conducted by the DOJ involving complaints of corruption are subject to the evaluation of the Ombudsman,”

manilastandardtoday Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:03:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Menardo Guevarra ) : "Secretary Guevarra is an intelligent and decent public servant who is well-respected by his peers and colleagues,"

abs-cbnnews Friday, October 30, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Several partnership agreements have also been forged between the two agencies to ensure the prompt handling and speedy disposition of cases,"

abs-cbnnews Friday, October 30, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "As an independent constitutional body, the Ombudsman assures the public that it will continue to conduct in-depth parallel investigations as to alleged anomalies in the government despite this Office’s limited manpower and the ongoing reorganization to strengthen the bureaus undertaking investigative functions,"

abs-cbnnews Friday, October 30, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Huwag naman ho sana ikagagalit ng Presidential Commission on Good Government. Pero, mula po nang ako ay umupo bilang Ombudsman, hindi pa ho kami nagkakadaupang-palad ng sinumang opisyal ng Presidential Commission on Good Government," "So, ibig sabihin, wala ho kami pinag-uusapan tungkol sa recovery ng mga assets ng panahon ng dating Pangulong Marcos,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, September 22, 2020 4:40:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "So ito lang ang ipinagtataka ko: Bakit pinag-iinitan ang SALN? Saan ho ba gagamitin ang SALN kundi para siraan ang isang kawani o opisyal ng pamahalaan?"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:56:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "will not come out in the open and accuse this particular collector of Customs of being corrupt,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:20:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Should our request for an additional budget for 2021 be restored by the House of Representatives, we will be grateful who will move for our proposed budget to be restored,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:20:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "We need to strengthen our field offices," "Kung kami ay babawasan ng DBM.. kung ayaw nila ibigay yung hinihiling namin na dagdag, baka naman they can give us back what we had in 2020,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, September 14, 2020 6:27:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "I don't want to say some bad words against the Department of Budget and Management, but I think it has gravely abused its discretion amounting to what we always say lack of jurisdiction,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, September 14, 2020 12:11:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "I think we have to put a stop on this to avoid any abuse to the future. We always keep on begging congress to, 'Please reinstate our budget when we should not be doing that annually,'" "We have to teach these people a lesson that not because they are close to the gods, they should be acting like gods,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, September 14, 2020 12:11:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "They shouldn't try to blame us for their lapses, if any. If they say that they weren't able to deliver because the Ombudsman asks for a lot of paperwork. That statement alone is an admission of the incompetence of those people under this official who said that. Because you can order your people to do things,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, June 22, 2020 9:47:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires told : “We want to know where the money was spent, how long it took to provide aid to the families of front liners who died after they were inflicted with the virus... Where's the money and where did it go?”

thestandard-ph Sunday, June 21, 2020 10:36:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires told : “We want to know where the money was spent, how long it took to provide aid to the families of front liners who died after they were inflicted with the virus... Where's the money and where did it go?”

manilastandardtoday Sunday, June 21, 2020 10:20:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires told : “We want to know where the money was spent, how long it took to provide aid to the families of front liners who died after they were inflicted with the virus... Where’s the money and where did it go?”

manilastandardtoday Saturday, June 20, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires told : “We want to know where the money was spent, how long it took to provide aid to the families of front liners who died after they were inflicted with the virus... Where’s the money and where did it go?”

thestandard-ph Saturday, June 20, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Our investigators were given the runaround by some health department officials and personnel by referring us from one department or office to another,”

AsiaOne Friday, June 19, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "I just hope this official will just cooperate with us. Shut up and just cooperate,"

abs-cbnnews Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:48:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Francisco Duque ) : “This also includes Health Secretary Francisco Duque, in relations to the response of the DOH during this pandemic,”

vanguardngr Thursday, June 18, 2020 6:31:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Francisco Duque ) : “I directed the creation of two more investigating teams who will jointly investigate alleged irregularities and anomalies committed by DoH officials and employees, including Health Secretary Francisco Duque [3rd], in relation to the response of the DoH during this pandemic…”

manilatimes Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:16:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Francisco Duque ) : "I directed the creation of two more investigating teams who will jointly investigate alleged irregularities and anomalies committed by DOH officials and employees, including Health Sec. Francisco Duque, in relation to the response of the DOH during this pandemic,"

abs-cbnnews Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "But our investigators were given a runaround by some DOH officials and personnel by referring us from one department or office to another,"

abs-cbnnews Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Hinihintay pa namin 'yung data galing DILG. Hinihintay din namin complaints, nagko-coordinate DILG, ether file it online,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, June 9, 2020 7:54:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Tigil lahat mula nung mag lockdown ang field investigation,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, June 9, 2020 7:54:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “The panel is given a period of 30 days within which to submit their report and recommendations to the undersigned,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, February 13, 2020 9:42:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Natural. Hindi tayo pwedeng maging selective"

abs-cbnnews Monday, December 9, 2019 1:19:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires added : "We only do an investigation when the crime has been done, that is reactionary. So, pigilan naten ang krimen sa pamamagitan ng pagtuturo sa kabataan na hindi lamang masama ang pagnanakaw kung hindi krimen din ang pagpatay at marami pang ibang masamang bagay na hindi natin dapat gawin (let's stop crime by teaching our youth that not only stealing is evil, that killing someone is also crime and other evil acts which we shouldn't do),"

pna Thursday, September 26, 2019 6:23:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “As of press time, investigators have already obtained raw data and pertinent documents from the BuCor (Bureau of Corrections). Meanwhile, documents are also being gathered from the Department of Justice, Senate and other relevant agencies,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, September 5, 2019 2:05:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “there is no evidence presented to show that respondents took, misappropriated or consented or through abandonment or negligence, permitted another person to take the public funds”

pna Tuesday, August 27, 2019 2:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “The corruption allegations against the high-ranking PAO officials will be judiciously scrutinized and the cases shall be resolved solely on the basis of the evidence presented by the parties,”

manilastandardtoday Friday, August 16, 2019 10:42:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “During the SONA of the President, he asked a question, when will corruption stop? I was seated directly in front of the President, and I said never, never shall we stop corruption,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, July 25, 2019 5:10:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “I don't think we can proceed with the investigation smoothly if we do not impose preventive suspension,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, July 25, 2019 3:42:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It is, thus, recommended that a fact-finding investigation be conducted by the Field Investigation Bureau of this Office, to determine whether the May 18, 2017 (operation) was a legitimate police operation, what violations were committed, if any, and who are the personalities involved,”

manilametro Thursday, April 4, 2019 12:47:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It is therefore inaccurate to say that ‘the Office of the Ombudsman has noticed red flags of corruption on the evidence presented and on the testimonies made during the hearing’ in the alleged ‘flood-control scam’ in Sorsogon,”

manilametro Saturday, January 12, 2019 11:07:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Likewise, it is also imprecise to say that ‘we have requested copies of testimonial and documentary evidence’ generated during the public hearing in Naga City [Camarines Sur],”

manilametro Saturday, January 12, 2019 11:07:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Panfilo Lacson ) : “We have not yet conducted any investigation with respect to the subject matter of the privileged speeches of Senator Panfilo Lacson and Representative Andaya. As of the moment, we are only in the process of gathering documents,”

thestandard-ph Friday, January 11, 2019 6:02:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It must be remembered that investigations conducted by the Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombudsman are highly confidential in nature,”

manilametro Thursday, January 10, 2019 5:36:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Panfilo Lacson ) : “Truth of the matter is, we have not seen any red flag even from the horizon because we have not been sufficiently educated as to the subject matter of the privilege speeches of Sen. Lacson and Rep. Andaya, and as we have yet to fully investigate the matter,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:55:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It is not good to drag the Office of the Ombudsman into this feud between the Office of the Secretary of Budget and Management and the House of Representatives,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:55:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It must be remembered that investigations conducted by the Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombudsman are highly confidential in nature,”

gulf-times Thursday, January 10, 2019 2:44:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “I neither confirm nor deny that the so-called 'flood control scam' is under investigation,”

abs-cbnnews Wednesday, January 9, 2019 1:53:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It must be remembered that investigations conducted by the Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombusman are highly confidential in nature,”

abs-cbnnews Wednesday, January 9, 2019 1:53:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “If accused Senen is indeed innocent or unaware of the grand plan of accused Delos Trino and Garcia, he should have immediately reported the incident to his commanding officer to properly address the same or prevent the disposal of generators,”

manilatimes Friday, January 13, 2017 7:07:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires asked : “As early as April (2013), JLN Corporation and Mrs. Napoles were already being investigated by the NBI for the Malampaya and PDAF scamBefore you executed your affidavit on August 5, may mga kumakausap na ba sayo,”

gmanews Friday, March 13, 2015 6:20:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires asked : “You will not do anything with the instruction of Napoles?”

gmanews Friday, March 6, 2015 7:15:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires asked : “So, sa buong stay mo sa JLN Corporation you never used your head? Kelan mo ginamit ang utak mo?”

gmanews Friday, March 6, 2015 7:15:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Do you read comics? Do you watch telenovelas?...Saan mo nakuha 'yang ugali mo na nag dadagdag ka ng kwento?"

gmanews Friday, February 27, 2015 12:51:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Sabi mo kanina, P10 million ang pinakamalaking halaga ng kickback na binigay ninyo sa kanya, bakit ngayon naging P20 million na? Ano ba talaga ang totoo?"

gmanews Friday, February 27, 2015 12:51:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “the Ombudsman continues to conduct in-depth investigations on alleged anomalies especially those committed in these trying times of the pandemic”

rappler Friday, March 18, 2022 9:28:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Our office hierarchy was entirely messed up. I just inherited the present organizational structure. I am in a ‘damned if you do, (damned) if you don’t’ situation,”

philstar Sunday, February 13, 2022 8:14:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “I agree with the report of the COA, and this situation is the one giving us nightmares in our reorganization plan,”

philstar Sunday, February 13, 2022 8:14:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires asked : “Would you believe that the salary and allowances of the Overall Deputy Ombudsman is the same as the Deputy Ombudsman? Why did we have to create such laws when the position of ODO and Deputy Ombudsman are one and the same?”

philstar Sunday, February 13, 2022 8:14:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires told : "There were a lot of cases that went to the lower courts, there are also cases where we have to forego with the criminal aspect of the case and just continue with the administrative aspect of the case,"

rappler Monday, November 15, 2021 7:26:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Why our cases decreased is because we didn't file many cases from one single act, unlike before, from one single act, four cases are filed against one official,"

rappler Monday, November 15, 2021 7:26:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "My example is if you kill a person, and before you killed them, you spat on them, you slapped them, you kicked them, you beat them, would you file murder, physical injuries, and slander? That should be absorbed in one,"

rappler Monday, November 15, 2021 7:26:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "We were talking of quantities before, I don't want to talk about how many cases we file, I just want to talk about the quality of the cases we file,"

rappler Monday, November 15, 2021 7:26:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires added : “The Supreme Court admitted in Biraogo that the Supreme Court itself has its own set of guidelines on how to access the SALNs of justices and judges. So bakit ako lang ang sinisisi (why am I the only one being blamed?), why are fingers pointed at me, blaming [me] for violating transparency? Hindi lang ako ang may ganito eh (I’m not the only one who has these rules),”

rappler Tuesday, October 26, 2021 12:58:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "If one were to carefully read the proposed draft bill and the original text of RA 6713, the proposed amendments are nothing more than an expansion for purposes of clarity, of provisions already existing in the law,"

manilatimes Wednesday, October 20, 2021 8:58:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "As such, the draft containing the proposed amendments is still subject to scrutiny, refinement and deliberation by the House of Representatives as a law-making body," "As investigative journalists, much is expected from the PCIJ where all parties to a story should be heard unless the purpose is simply to destroy the office or the head of the office,"

manilatimes Wednesday, October 20, 2021 8:58:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Such use by news and communications media shall be strictly limited to reporting of facts provided in the statement, and no further commentaries could be made thereon,”

thestandard-ph Wednesday, October 20, 2021 8:15:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “In principle we are agreed na magkaroon ng resident ombudsman. Kaya lang ang problema dahil kulang kami sa tao ang suggestion ko sa kanya kung gusto mo, ide-deputize namin 'yung inyong mga piskal,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Mayroon yatang mga (There were) resident ombudsman who were given allowances, who were provided with service vehicles which did not fare good with Chit Morales,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Hindi kami puwede mag e-filing kasi may mga kasamang ebidensya eh, mga records kaya di uubra ang e-filing sa amin,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Nag-aksaya ka ng panahon, nag-aksaya ka ng papel para ano? Para ipangalandakan mo sa publiko na andami kong naifile na kaso? Hindi ko gawain 'yun,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Kaya nga sabi ko baka mamaya darating ang panahon maging useless ang Sandiganbayan kasi nag-add pa sila ng dalawang divisions from 5 to 7, wala na silang rason para ‘di makatapos kasi with expanded jurisdiction of RTC 'yung bulk ng cases napupunta ngayon sa RTC,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Suwerte mo kung ang kaso mo 2 lang, karamihan 3 o 4 kasi naniniguro 'yung mga dating Ombudsman na at least pag na-acquit dito sa isa mayroon pang mga iba na baka maka-secure pa ng conviction, which I do not agree [with] because that is already harassment so tinigil ko 'yun. One act, one case period,”

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, November 24, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires added : “In any case, investigations conducted by the DOJ involving complaints of corruption are subject to the evaluation of the Ombudsman,”

thestandard-ph Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:46:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires added : “In any case, investigations conducted by the DOJ involving complaints of corruption are subject to the evaluation of the Ombudsman,”

manilastandardtoday Saturday, October 31, 2020 12:03:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Menardo Guevarra ) : "Secretary Guevarra is an intelligent and decent public servant who is well-respected by his peers and colleagues,"

abs-cbnnews Friday, October 30, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Several partnership agreements have also been forged between the two agencies to ensure the prompt handling and speedy disposition of cases,"

abs-cbnnews Friday, October 30, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "As an independent constitutional body, the Ombudsman assures the public that it will continue to conduct in-depth parallel investigations as to alleged anomalies in the government despite this Office’s limited manpower and the ongoing reorganization to strengthen the bureaus undertaking investigative functions,"

abs-cbnnews Friday, October 30, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Huwag naman ho sana ikagagalit ng Presidential Commission on Good Government. Pero, mula po nang ako ay umupo bilang Ombudsman, hindi pa ho kami nagkakadaupang-palad ng sinumang opisyal ng Presidential Commission on Good Government," "So, ibig sabihin, wala ho kami pinag-uusapan tungkol sa recovery ng mga assets ng panahon ng dating Pangulong Marcos,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, September 22, 2020 4:40:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "So ito lang ang ipinagtataka ko: Bakit pinag-iinitan ang SALN? Saan ho ba gagamitin ang SALN kundi para siraan ang isang kawani o opisyal ng pamahalaan?"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, September 22, 2020 11:56:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "will not come out in the open and accuse this particular collector of Customs of being corrupt,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:20:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Should our request for an additional budget for 2021 be restored by the House of Representatives, we will be grateful who will move for our proposed budget to be restored,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:20:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "We need to strengthen our field offices," "Kung kami ay babawasan ng DBM.. kung ayaw nila ibigay yung hinihiling namin na dagdag, baka naman they can give us back what we had in 2020,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, September 14, 2020 6:27:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "I don't want to say some bad words against the Department of Budget and Management, but I think it has gravely abused its discretion amounting to what we always say lack of jurisdiction,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, September 14, 2020 12:11:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "I think we have to put a stop on this to avoid any abuse to the future. We always keep on begging congress to, 'Please reinstate our budget when we should not be doing that annually,'" "We have to teach these people a lesson that not because they are close to the gods, they should be acting like gods,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, September 14, 2020 12:11:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "They shouldn't try to blame us for their lapses, if any. If they say that they weren't able to deliver because the Ombudsman asks for a lot of paperwork. That statement alone is an admission of the incompetence of those people under this official who said that. Because you can order your people to do things,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, June 22, 2020 9:47:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires told : “We want to know where the money was spent, how long it took to provide aid to the families of front liners who died after they were inflicted with the virus... Where's the money and where did it go?”

thestandard-ph Sunday, June 21, 2020 10:36:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires told : “We want to know where the money was spent, how long it took to provide aid to the families of front liners who died after they were inflicted with the virus... Where's the money and where did it go?”

manilastandardtoday Sunday, June 21, 2020 10:20:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires told : “We want to know where the money was spent, how long it took to provide aid to the families of front liners who died after they were inflicted with the virus... Where’s the money and where did it go?”

manilastandardtoday Saturday, June 20, 2020 12:23:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires told : “We want to know where the money was spent, how long it took to provide aid to the families of front liners who died after they were inflicted with the virus... Where’s the money and where did it go?”

thestandard-ph Saturday, June 20, 2020 12:13:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Our investigators were given the runaround by some health department officials and personnel by referring us from one department or office to another,”

AsiaOne Friday, June 19, 2020 1:24:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "I just hope this official will just cooperate with us. Shut up and just cooperate,"

abs-cbnnews Thursday, June 18, 2020 4:48:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Francisco Duque ) : “This also includes Health Secretary Francisco Duque, in relations to the response of the DOH during this pandemic,”

vanguardngr Thursday, June 18, 2020 6:31:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Francisco Duque ) : “I directed the creation of two more investigating teams who will jointly investigate alleged irregularities and anomalies committed by DoH officials and employees, including Health Secretary Francisco Duque [3rd], in relation to the response of the DoH during this pandemic…”

manilatimes Wednesday, June 17, 2020 2:16:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Francisco Duque ) : "I directed the creation of two more investigating teams who will jointly investigate alleged irregularities and anomalies committed by DOH officials and employees, including Health Sec. Francisco Duque, in relation to the response of the DOH during this pandemic,"

abs-cbnnews Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "But our investigators were given a runaround by some DOH officials and personnel by referring us from one department or office to another,"

abs-cbnnews Wednesday, June 17, 2020 11:00:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Hinihintay pa namin 'yung data galing DILG. Hinihintay din namin complaints, nagko-coordinate DILG, ether file it online,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, June 9, 2020 7:54:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Tigil lahat mula nung mag lockdown ang field investigation,"

abs-cbnnews Tuesday, June 9, 2020 7:54:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “The panel is given a period of 30 days within which to submit their report and recommendations to the undersigned,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, February 13, 2020 9:42:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Natural. Hindi tayo pwedeng maging selective"

abs-cbnnews Monday, December 9, 2019 1:19:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires added : "We only do an investigation when the crime has been done, that is reactionary. So, pigilan naten ang krimen sa pamamagitan ng pagtuturo sa kabataan na hindi lamang masama ang pagnanakaw kung hindi krimen din ang pagpatay at marami pang ibang masamang bagay na hindi natin dapat gawin (let's stop crime by teaching our youth that not only stealing is evil, that killing someone is also crime and other evil acts which we shouldn't do),"

pna Thursday, September 26, 2019 6:23:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “As of press time, investigators have already obtained raw data and pertinent documents from the BuCor (Bureau of Corrections). Meanwhile, documents are also being gathered from the Department of Justice, Senate and other relevant agencies,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, September 5, 2019 2:05:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “there is no evidence presented to show that respondents took, misappropriated or consented or through abandonment or negligence, permitted another person to take the public funds”

pna Tuesday, August 27, 2019 2:03:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “The corruption allegations against the high-ranking PAO officials will be judiciously scrutinized and the cases shall be resolved solely on the basis of the evidence presented by the parties,”

manilastandardtoday Friday, August 16, 2019 10:42:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “During the SONA of the President, he asked a question, when will corruption stop? I was seated directly in front of the President, and I said never, never shall we stop corruption,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, July 25, 2019 5:10:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “I don't think we can proceed with the investigation smoothly if we do not impose preventive suspension,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, July 25, 2019 3:42:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It is, thus, recommended that a fact-finding investigation be conducted by the Field Investigation Bureau of this Office, to determine whether the May 18, 2017 (operation) was a legitimate police operation, what violations were committed, if any, and who are the personalities involved,”

manilametro Thursday, April 4, 2019 12:47:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It is therefore inaccurate to say that ‘the Office of the Ombudsman has noticed red flags of corruption on the evidence presented and on the testimonies made during the hearing’ in the alleged ‘flood-control scam’ in Sorsogon,”

manilametro Saturday, January 12, 2019 11:07:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “Likewise, it is also imprecise to say that ‘we have requested copies of testimonial and documentary evidence’ generated during the public hearing in Naga City [Camarines Sur],”

manilametro Saturday, January 12, 2019 11:07:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Panfilo Lacson ) : “We have not yet conducted any investigation with respect to the subject matter of the privileged speeches of Senator Panfilo Lacson and Representative Andaya. As of the moment, we are only in the process of gathering documents,”

thestandard-ph Friday, January 11, 2019 6:02:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It must be remembered that investigations conducted by the Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombudsman are highly confidential in nature,”

manilametro Thursday, January 10, 2019 5:36:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said ( about Panfilo Lacson ) : “Truth of the matter is, we have not seen any red flag even from the horizon because we have not been sufficiently educated as to the subject matter of the privilege speeches of Sen. Lacson and Rep. Andaya, and as we have yet to fully investigate the matter,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:55:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It is not good to drag the Office of the Ombudsman into this feud between the Office of the Secretary of Budget and Management and the House of Representatives,”

abs-cbnnews Thursday, January 10, 2019 4:55:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It must be remembered that investigations conducted by the Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombudsman are highly confidential in nature,”

gulf-times Thursday, January 10, 2019 2:44:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “I neither confirm nor deny that the so-called 'flood control scam' is under investigation,”

abs-cbnnews Wednesday, January 9, 2019 1:53:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “It must be remembered that investigations conducted by the Field Investigation Office of the Office of the Ombusman are highly confidential in nature,”

abs-cbnnews Wednesday, January 9, 2019 1:53:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : “If accused Senen is indeed innocent or unaware of the grand plan of accused Delos Trino and Garcia, he should have immediately reported the incident to his commanding officer to properly address the same or prevent the disposal of generators,”

manilatimes Friday, January 13, 2017 7:07:00 AM EAT

Samuel Martires asked : “As early as April (2013), JLN Corporation and Mrs. Napoles were already being investigated by the NBI for the Malampaya and PDAF scamBefore you executed your affidavit on August 5, may mga kumakausap na ba sayo,”

gmanews Friday, March 13, 2015 6:20:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires asked : “You will not do anything with the instruction of Napoles?”

gmanews Friday, March 6, 2015 7:15:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires asked : “So, sa buong stay mo sa JLN Corporation you never used your head? Kelan mo ginamit ang utak mo?”

gmanews Friday, March 6, 2015 7:15:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Do you read comics? Do you watch telenovelas?...Saan mo nakuha 'yang ugali mo na nag dadagdag ka ng kwento?"

gmanews Friday, February 27, 2015 12:51:00 PM EAT

Samuel Martires said : "Sabi mo kanina, P10 million ang pinakamalaking halaga ng kickback na binigay ninyo sa kanya, bakit ngayon naging P20 million na? Ano ba talaga ang totoo?"

gmanews Friday, February 27, 2015 12:51:00 PM EAT