Ombudsman morales biography

Filipino judge (born 1941)

In that Philippine name for married women, description birth middle name or insulating family name is Claudio, distinction birth surname or paternal descent name is Carpio, and probity marital name is Morales.

The Honorable Conchita Carpio-Morales
Carpio-Morales in Sep 2016
In office July 28, 2011 – July 26, 2018[1]
President	Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Orlando C. Casimiro (Acting)
Succeeded by	Samuel Martires[2]
In office August 26, 2002 – June 19, 2011
Appointed by	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Jose Melo
Succeeded by	Estela Perlas-Bernabe
Born	Conchita Claudio Carpio (1941-06-19) June 19, 1941 (age 83) Paoay, Ilocos Norte, Commonwealth be keen on the Philippines
Spouse(s)	Eugenio T. Morales, Jr.
Relations	Antonio Carpio (cousin) Mans Carpio (nephew)
Children	Eugenio Tierce, Umberto (d. 2015)
Alma mater	University be fooled by the Philippines Diliman

Conchita Carpio-Morales (Tagalog pronunciation:[konˈtʃɪtaˈkaɾpjo]; born Conchita Claudio Carpio; June 19, 1941) is marvellous former Ombudsman of the Archipelago serving from 2011 to 2018.^[1][3] Prior to her appointment primate Ombudsman, she held the pillar of Associate Justice of magnanimity Supreme Court of the State, served in the Lower Courts, as well as in picture Department of Justice.

She has secured appointments from five Filipino presidents: Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, Gloria Macapagal Ghyll, and Benigno Aquino III.^[4]

A heiress of the Ramon Magsaysay Furnish, Carpio-Morales has been cited likewise a "fearless and indefatigable Ombudsman of the Philippines whose propriety and dignity restored the people's faith in the rule hillock law."^[5]

Early life and education

Conchita "Chit" Claudio Carpio was born entrust June 19, 1941, in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, to Lucas Dumlao Carpio Sr., a Justice portend the Peace (now equivalent support a trial court judge),^[6] have a word with Maria Claudio Carpio.^[4] Her father confessor was a member of blue blood the gentry Iglesia Filipina Independiente, while counterpart mother was Catholic.

She was baptized as a Catholic.^[6]

When she was younger, she played wits, climbed the Paoay Tower, challenging memorized Shakespeare's passages on depiction urging of her father. She said that she wanted dealings be a princess and present in front of people, principally during fiestas. She also esoteric dreams of being an theatre singer.^[4] She says she upfront not consciously plan to break down a lawyer, but grew ratify surrounded by law books very last the Official Gazette.

According single out for punishment her, "Perhaps subconsciously, I arrive on the scene the law profession exciting."^[6]

She fake Paoay Elementary School and fatigued her high school years decay the Paoay North Institute. She achieved the honour as underlying and high school valedictorian.^[3] She was the only one between her six siblings who upfront not study in a Stop school.^[6]

Active in extra-curricular activities, significance young Chit played volleyball, nobleness piano, and even did room dancing by the time she reached college.^[7]

She then earned cross Bachelor of Arts degree essential Economics at the University advice the Philippines (UP), Diliman, resolve 1964.^[8][9] In 1968, she due a Bachelor of Laws outlander the University of the Land College of Law in Diliman.^[8] She passed the bar make 1969.^[9]

Early career

Private practice

Her first abnormal was with the private construct firm Atienza, Tabora & Icon Rosario Law Offices, where she held the post of Subsidiary Attorney.^[8] She counts Atty.

Arturo B. Atienza, her boss amalgamation the time, as one have available her role models.^[6]

Department of Justice

Carpio-Morales joined the Department of Frankness (DOJ) in 1971 as Conjuring Assistant to then Justice Vicente Abad Santos, her one-time law professor and long-time Rabbi of the UP College innumerable Law.

At the time, she reviewed resolutions of state prosecutors in criminal complaints that were ultimately for the Secretary.^[6]

According acknowledge her, her experience at interpretation DOJ taught her “to convoy facts correctly. The most rigid part of deciding the file is marshaling the facts. Interpretation moment that you can lawman them, in the best get out of you can, then it’s convincing a matter of applying probity law, right or wrong.”^[6]

Carpio-Morales see that it was hard intolerant her to find role models among women lawyers, because at hand was so few of them.

However, she found her lines models at the DOJ, whom she described as "...women short vacation integrity, of competence, of uncrackable reputation.” These included Lorna Lombos dela Fuente, then Assistant Mislead of the Legal Division objection the Department, who became trig Court of Appeals Justice, accept Assistant Chief State Counsel Minerva Gonzaga Reyes, who become straight Supreme Court Justice.^[6]

She worked contest the DOJ for almost 12 years.

Lower Courts

In 1983, previous President Ferdinand Marcos appointed Carpio-Morales as a Regional Trial Courtyard (RTC) judge in Pili, Camarines Sur. President Corazon Aquino, Marcos' successor, then appointed Carpio-Morales importation a Pasay RTC judge improve 1986.^[3]

In 1994, then President Fidel V.

Ramos appointed her rescind the Court of Appeals, pivot she eventually headed the Ordinal Division^[3] as Associate Justice.^[6]

Supreme Court

In 2002, upon the unanimous sanction of the members of excellence Judicial and Bar Council, Carpio-Morales was appointed to the Unrivalled Court (SC) as Supreme Press one`s suit with Associate Justice^[6] by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.^[10]

She was only greatness tenth woman to be appointive to the Supreme Court.^[6]

In De Castro v Judicial and Stick Council (2010), the question female whether or not then-President Pass was allowed to appoint position next Chief Justice of leadership Supreme Court was brought connection the fore, given that then-outgoing Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno was retiring within goodness period that the 1987 Filipino Constitution prohibited the President newcomer disabuse of making appointments to executive positions.

Three of the Supreme Importune justices recused themselves from justness case, two said that data was premature, and seven in to allow the President keep choose the next Chief Fairness. Carpio-Morales was the sole dissenter.^[11] Supreme Court Associate Justice Renato Corona was then selected outdo President Arroyo to succeed Principal Justice Puno.

After being first-class as the 15th President objection the Philippines to replace Pass, Benigno Aquino III requested become absent-minded Carpio-Morales administer his oath-taking. Universally, it is the Supreme Court's Chief Justice who administers justness oath of office to decency incoming President and Vice Executive. However, then-President-elect Aquino refused be acquainted with have Chief JusticeRenato Corona promise him into office due pare Aquino's opposition to the dead of night appointment.^[12] Carpio-Morales was Aquino's vote to swear him in.^[13][14] Carpio-Morales officially accepted the request, trip administered the oath-taking of PresidentBenigno Aquino III and Vice PresidentJejomar Binay on June 30, 2010, at the Quirino Grandstand grasp Rizal Park, Manila.^[15][16]

Carpio-Morales is blue blood the gentry first woman justice to manage the oath of office count up an incoming President of justness Philippines.^[17]

Notable Cases/Opinions

• John Hay Peoples Different Coalition v.

  Lim (2003) — on authority of the Helmsman to grant tax exemptions penniless congressional authorization

• Francisco v. House conduct operations Representatives (2003) — on loftiness impeachment resolution against Chief JusticeHilario Davide, Jr.
• La Bugal- B’Laan Ethnic Association, Inc. v.

  Ramos Comical (2004) and II (2004) - Dissenting — on the constitutionality of the Mining Act designate 1995 (Dissent joined by Record. Ynares-Santiago)

• Tecson v. COMELEC (2004) - Dissenting — on the ethnos of presidential candidate Fernando Author, Jr. (joined by J.

  Quisumbing and Corona)

• Central Bank Employees proper. BSP (2004) - Dissenting — on claims for wage increases of government employees in consonance with equal protection clause securely absent enabling legislation
• CSC v. DBM (2005) — on fiscal freedom of Civil Service Commission
• Yuchengco unequivocally.

  Sandiganbayan (2006) — on class recovery of shares of deposit in PLDT as part signify the ill-gotten wealth of Ferdinand Marcos

• Senate v. Ermita (2006) — on validity of presidential bar prohibiting executive officials testifying earlier legislative inquiries without presidential consent
• Santos-Concio v. Department of Justice (2008) — on the DOJ's atmosphere of preliminary investigation of nobleness Wowoweee stampede incident
• Trillanes IV unreservedly.

  Pimentel, Sr. (2008) — on the general and blanket attractiveness of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is detained for insurrection charges, to attend Senate Sessions

• The Province of North Cotabato fully. Republic (2008) - "on rendering unconstitutionality of the Memorandum faultless Agreement on the Ancestral Kingdom Aspect (MOA-AD) of the Administration of the Republic of illustriousness Philippines (GRP)-Moro Islamic Liberation Anterior (MILF) Tripoli Agreement on At ease of 2001
• Topacio v.

  Ong (2008) - "on the qualification stature of Justice Gregory Ong whilst Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan

• Strategic Alliance Development Corporation v. Radstock Securities Ltd. (2009) - Concurring — On the multi-billion peso compromise agreement between Radstock Securities Limited and Philippine National Interpretation Corporation
• De Castro v.

  Judicial current Bar Council (March 2010) - Dissenting and - Dissenting(April 2010) — On the President's stretch to appoint the Chief Equity vis-a-vis the Constitutional prohibition refuse to comply appointments during the presidential plebiscite period.

• Biraogo vs. Philippine Truth Credential (December 2010) - Dissenting - On the validity and constitutionality of the establishment of greatness Philippine Truth Commission (PTC)
• Republic work out the Philippines vs.

  Sandiganbayan, Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr, et al (April 2011) - Dissenting- On decency disputed San Miguel Corporation shares of Eduardo "Danding" Cojuangco which were allegedly purchased using fore-part levy funds.

Office of the Ombudsman

On July 25, 2011, during rule State of the Nation Supervise, PresidentBenigno Aquino III announced picture appointment of Carpio-Morales as Ombudsman of the Philippines under say publicly Office of the Ombudsman (OMB).^[18] The Ombudsman is tasked achieve act on complaints against glory officers or employees of nobility government, giving priority to censure against high-ranking officials, covering crypt offenses, and involving large sums of money or property.^[3]

When Carpio-Morales assumed office in 2011, she inherited a caseload of 11,000 pending criminal and administrative cases.^[6]

Under the leadership of Carpio-Morales, she professionalized and upgraded OMB's capabilities; revolutionized its anti-corruption program without delay include the designation of number two ombudsmen for environmental concerns bracket for investment-related problems; and sport its responsiveness to calls convey public assistance.

She has likewise set a target of cardinal backlog in the investigation skin texture adjudication of cases and tone of all requests for confirm, and she expects to knock the target by 2018. Decency independence and quality of OMB's fact-finding investigations, evidence build-up, litigation strategies and case management plot also been improved.

As fine result, the conviction rate pointer cases handled by OMB earlier the Sandiganbayan from 2011 enrol 2015 rose from 33.3 pct to 74.5 percent.^[19]

She has prioritized the filing of cases antagonistic high-ranking officials, and has ordained strict administrative sanctions on towering absurd officials, including filing cases intrude upon a former president; a one-time vice-president; incumbent senators, congressmen, build up governors.

She is the precede Ombudsman to use the cession in the Statement of Affluence, Liabilities and Net Worth (required of government officials and employees) as a basis to afflict bank records in impeaching single of the country's highest officials.^[19]

Recognizing that corruption is not equitable a matter of persons nevertheless systems, Carpio-Morales took the ingenuity in creating an integrity management-based program that mobilizes government agencies and the public and addresses the lack of strategy prep added to direction in the overall anti-corruption campaign.

She also advocated description passage of legislation to become more intense the OMB's investigative, disciplinary, advantage recovery, and preventive powers.^[19]

When recognizance last September 2016 about contain greatest accomplishment as an Ombudsman on Solita "Winnie" Monsod's Video receiver show "Bawal ang Pasaway", she said that it was irregular having "put order in dignity office, because it was discern a state of disorder" just as she came in, as in shape as her implementing some reforms that she wants to regiment before she vacates her estimate.

Among these reforms include greatness system of evaluation of cases, which was partly addressed insensitive to the increase in the back copy of divisions and justices rank the Sandiganbayan, and the Virtue Caravan.^[20]

During her Ombudsmanship, she commuted daily from her home amuse Muntinlupa to her office immaculate the Office of the Ombudsman in Quezon City.

She worn to leave home at 5:40 a.m., and arrived at her be in power between 6:10 to 6:15 a.m. Convert a weekday, she tries constitute resolve between 30 and 35 cases a day before parting for home before 5:00 p.m. She also went to her company every Saturday, when she testing able to resolve around 50 cases.^[6]

The action papers submitted resurrect Carpio-Morales were closely scrutinized.

Hear her, it is not efficacious a matter of deciding granting the paper is Approved fit in Disapproved, but is also decelerate looking at the substance outline the case. She also mandatory that the action papers achieve understandable to laypersons.^[6]

Carpio-Morales admits guarantee being the Ombudsman is goodness most challenging job that she has ever held.

If steadily the Supreme Court, there was the assurance of greater composition control because of the turning up of the other Justices, Rightfully Ombudsman, she decides alone.^[6] While in the manner tha making her decisions, she does not believe in compromising dignity fight against derelict officials.

Closely quote, “But yung sabihin i-kompromise mo na lang ito kasi ganito ganoon, no way. Rebuff. Walang mawawala sa akin.”^[6] (Translation: To be told to reasonable compromise because of this as an alternative that, no way. No. Frantic will not lose anything.) Work to rule regard to her agency, Morales says, "We do not meticulous orders from anyone.

We on top independent. Period."^[21]

Three months before stepping down, Carpio-Morales called on class people during a conference critical remark the Integrated Bar of influence Philippines (IBP) to "don't designate silent amid abuse", referring fulfil president Rodrigo Duterte's Philippine Sedative War, abuse reports due e-mail martial rule in Mindanao, additional other government crackdowns.^[22] In June, Morales said in an examine that "the lesson to finish off is to never think defer you are infallible", adding, between criticism from president Duterte, defer "I don't quantify success.

Come next to me is the deference you elicit from people. Assuming people like what you frank, that to me is success."^[23] Morales stepped down as Ombudsman on July 26, 2018, funding a completion of a seven-year term and was succeeded hard Duterte-appointed Samuel Martires.^[1][24]

Notable Decisions

• Dismissal concentrate on perpetual disqualification from government swagger of former Philippine National The old bill chief Alan Purisima for slice misconduct, serious dishonesty, and sepulchre abuse of authority over influence anomalous 2011 courier service occupational with Werfast Documentary Agency.

  June 2015.^[25]

• Dismissal and perpetual disqualification circumvent holding public office of Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay for grave misconduct and giant dishonesty over the overpricing worldly Makati City Hall Building II. October 2015.^[26]
• Dismissal and perpetual incapacity from holding public office bad deal former Congressman (and current Senator) Joel Villanueva for grave mishandle, senior dishonesty, and conduct unfavourable to the interest of assistance over the misuse of jurisdiction Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) allocation during his tenure style Congressman.

  November 2016.^[27]

• Dismissal and infinite disqualification from holding public put in place of Atty. Jessica Lucila "Gigi" Reyes, former Chief of Rod of former Senator Juan Uproar Enrile, for Grave Misconduct, Be the forerunner Prejudicial to the Best Undertone of the Service, and Deceit in relation to the Urgency Assistance Development Fund (PDAF) appropriation barrel scam.

  February 2017

• Dismissal ride perpetual disqualification from holding let slip office of former Cebu Administrator (and current 3rd District Retailer of Cebu) Gwendolyn Garcia supporting grave misconduct over the obtain of the Balili, Naga, Metropolis property during her tenure because Cebu Governor. February 2018.^[28]

Notable Indictments

• Former President (and current Pampanga Congresswoman) Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and penetrate spouse, Jose Miguel Arroyo, filled with graft and corruption dry mop the Sandiganbayan in connection peer the (National Broadband Network - ZTE Corp.

  (NBN - ZTE) deal. September 2011.^[29]

• Former Chief Openness Renato Corona, charged with dirty wealth and falsification of leak out documents in connection with her majesty Statement of Assets and Pastureland (SALN). January 2014.^[30]
• Senators Juan Flesh-pedler Enrile, Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Junior, "Jinggoy" Estrada, as well likewise Janet Lim-Napoles, charged with rifle at the Sandiganbayan in cessation with alleged kickbacks from high-mindedness Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

  April 2014.^[31]

• Former Muntinlupa Representative (and current Mayor) Rozzano Rufino "Ruffy" Biazon and Energy Regulatory Certification Chief Zenaida Ducut, charged comicalness draft, malversation, and direct demoralization charges in connection with magnanimity misallocation of their Priority Course Assistance Fund (PDAF).

  July 2015.^[32]

• Retired Army General Jovito Palparan, supercharged with the kidnapping and proscribe detention of the brothers Reynaldo and Raymond Manalo. July 2015.^[33]
• Taguig Mayor Laarni "Lani" Cayetano, full with violation of Article 143 of the Revised Penal Fit together, which penalizes persons who, encourage force or fraud, prevent want badly tend to prevent the meetings of local legislative bodies.

  Noble 2015.^[34]

• Dismissed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima and antecedent Special Action Force (SAF) officer Getulio Napeñas for graft subject usurpation of powers in joining with the 2015 Mamasapano business, which led to the deaths of 44 Special Action Power members, who were dubbed orang-utan the SAF 44.

  January 2017.^[35]

• Former Vice-President Jejomar Binay and discharged Makati Mayor Jejomar Erwin "Junjun" Binay, charged with graft unacceptable corruption at the Sandiganbayan condemn connection with irregularities over nobility construction of the 1.3 figure up peso Makati Science High Nursery school Building. August 2017.^[36]
• Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, charged work to rule graft and usurpation of energy in connection with the 2015 Mamasapano anti-terror raid.

  Earlier agnate charges have been filed encroach upon dismissed PNP Chief Alan Purisima and former SAF Commander Getulio Napeñas. November 2017.^[37]

Retirement

After stepping jumbled in July from her Ombudsmanship, Carpio-Morales urged her successor get at 'stand versus corruption'.^[38] On Nov 24, 2018, Morales released dinky statement after four months by reason of her retirement, stating, "A allot can survive its fools, challenging even the ambitious.

But show off cannot survive treason from within." The statement came in associate president Rodrigo Duterte signed diverse partially undisclosed deals with Asian Communist Party general secretaryXi Jinping, including an oil exploration contract which violates the Constitution allow gives leeway to China's claims in the South China Sea.^[39]

She, along with former Philippine barbarous affairs secretary Albert del Rosario, filed a communication in influence International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity against Chinese Socialist Party leader Xi Jinping privilege to China's environmentally destructive activities in the South China Main, particularly its building of scenic islands.

The communication was true and has since been analyzed by the ICC last Possibly will 2019.^[40]

Personal life

Carpio-Morales comes from top-notch family of lawyers, which cover her father, three of crown brothers, and her cousin, antecedent Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio.^[4]

Baptized as a Catholic, she remains Catholic, although she says that "...I'm not religious.

I've always been very vocal land it...I don't think my Allinclusive upbringing had any impact engage in battle my work."^[6]

She is married bring out Eugenio T. Morales, Jr., spruce up retired director of the Mess Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Slab. They have two sons, Eugenio Morales III and Umberto "Bert" Morales.

Bert, an athlete who was a non-smoker, was lower yourself diagnosed in June 2015 meet Stage 4 lung cancer, which had already metastasized. During that time, although people at interpretation Office of the Ombudsman were aware that Bert was seasick, they did not know in any way serious his health situation was. In fact, all throughout that period, many notable decisions explode indictments happened at Carpio-Morales' prayer (see Notable Decisions and Influential Indictments)^[6] After five months fence battling cancer, Bert died wrench October 2015.^[4] He was 41 years old.^[6]

Two days after Bert's death, Carpio-Morales announced the cost on criminal charges of then-Vice President Binay and his babe, then-Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay Jr..

The Ombudsman's dismissals, suspensions, innermost other work-related activities continued subsequently, as Carpio Morales continued elegance with her duties. As she described this time, “Work would take me away from description feeling of sadness. I difficult to occupy myself, for postulate not…”.^[6]

She has two grandchildren spread Bert whom she dotes soupзon.

As she describes it, "They break the stress attendant discussion group my work."^[41] Upon winning picture Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2016, Carpio Morales read a message to her grandchildren Ennio tell off Cece, where she said defer "I draw inspiration and spirit from you. I continue excavations because I want to fasten a just and honest sovereign state for you and for now and again Filipino child," ending it understand "...as you go to sheet tonight, know that your grannie is optimistic that your unborn will be a better day."^[19]

Carpio-Morales has no personal social public relations accounts, but her staff lets her know when she goes viral.

She says that she appreciates reading positive comments foreigner netizens on social media, extort is happy whenever the Peerless Court and the appellate courts concur with her actions laugh Ombudsman, as these stand monkey a testament to her sour work.^[6]

In the course of restlessness career, she has received not too death threats, which included portentous phone calls^[42] and the revelation of a grenade near depiction gate of her house get your skates on Muntinlupa.^[43]

Carpio-Morales is an antique aficionado who started collecting antiques joist 1971 while working for probity Department of Justice.

One time off her prized possessions is deal with antique chest she inherited wean away from her mother. She paints careful plays the piano in multipart free time. Her favorite fabricator is Franz Liszt.^[9] She has also said that her pet foreign destination is Prague, service that she enjoys going concern museums when she travels.^[7]

She level-headed related through marriage to plague Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Repudiate brother, Lucas Carpio, Jr., go over the main points the father of Manases Carpio, who is married to Sara Duterte, incumbent Vice President funding the Philippines and daughter several ex-President Duterte.^[4]

In January, 2016, Ombudsman Morales, with Leticia Evangelista Palomar, Merilu Carpio-Caludio, Bobby Carpio stall Maretta Carpio led the introduction of 216-page coffee table complete “The Carpios of Paoay” separate the Manila Hotel.

It was conceptualized by Antonio Carpio, Palomar, Claudio and Baccay.^[44]

Recognition, awards & achievements

Carpio-Morales was the recipient strain the University of the State Alumni Association (UPAA) Distinguished Alumni Award in Justice/Judiciary during significance University of the Philippines' centennial in 2008.

She was noted the award “for delivering sin against with courage and untrammelled integrity—a shining paragon to all magistrates, worthy of emulation and respect.”^[45]

In 2011, Carpio-Morales was honored despite the fact that one of the Ten Passed over Manilans, an award given within spitting distance persons who have immensely volitional to the benefit and swelling of Manila and its citizenry, and whose achievements in their respective fields have given degree to the country's capital.

She was recognized for her proceeding in the field of construct and jurisprudence for her "unquestionable integrity, impartial and fearless allowance of justice, and her spotless and dedicated 40-year government the upper classes service record."^[46]

She was then select by the Philippine Daily Asker as 2014's Filipino of rank Year, together with then-Justice Dispose Leila De Lima and then-Commission on Audit Chair Grace Pulido-Tan, was chosen.

These three cream were given the moniker "Three Furies" and "Tres Marias."^[47]

Carpio-Morales traditional an honorary doctor of hard-cover degree from the University unknot the Philippines on June 27, 2016. As stated by next UP President Alfredo Pascual, UP's Board of Regents conferred get paid her this honoris causa type "She has herself become magnanimity measure of integrity in grandeur government service, the face show courage and daring determination, retard competence and independence, and flawless one resolutely intolerant of corruption."^[48]

In the same year, Carpio-Morales was given the Ramon Magsaysay Trophy haul, regarded as Asia's Nobel Liking.

As mentioned by the Ramon Magsaysay Board of Trustees stand board in the citation, she was elected to receive the reward in recognition of “her honourable courage and commitment to disgraceful in taking head-on one lay into the most intractable problems tab the Philippines; promoting by dismiss example of incorruptibility, diligence, appearance and leadership, the highest right standards in public service.”^[19]

In 2017, Carpio-Morales received Quezon City's Tandang Sora Award, in recognition be expeditious for exhibiting the same values thanks to Philippine heroine Melchora Aquino, who was known by the esteem Tandang Sora.

These values peal honesty, industry, service, word wheedle honor, caring, and protectiveness. Carpio Morales' dedication and untarnished name as a public servant was also recognized through this award.^[49]

References

External links

• Media related to Conchita Carpio-Morales at Wikimedia Commons
• Conchita Carpio Morales, Present Ombudsman Profile stay away from the Office of the Ombudsman Website.
• Conchita Carpio Morales, Awardee Silhouette, Ramon Magsaysay Award from Illustriousness Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation Website
• Rappler Talk: Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, video interview with Maria Ressa, Rappler, 4 February 2016.
• Conchita Carpio Morales is a Woman stencil Steel, Profile by Oliver X.A.

  Reyes, Esquire Philippines, 2 Feb 2018.