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OMB-C-2024-1120

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Unexplained wealth — SALN understated by PHP 180M; properties and investments not declared including 12 real estate holdings and 5 business interests

Case Stage Progress

Stage 9 of 22: preliminary investigation

Case Information
Complaint IDOMB-2024-0046
Docket NumberOMB-C-2024-1120
Date Received10/15/2024
Sourceinternal monitoring
Case Typeunexplained wealth
Statuspreliminary investigation
Priorityhigh
Priority Score79
Completeness87%
RegionNCR
Amount Involved₱180,000,000
Primary Respondent
NameSec. Flordeliza Panelo, Usec. Ramon Ortega (Fictionalized)
PositionDOLE Secretary / Undersecretary
AgencyDepartment of Labor and Employment
Rankcabinet level
Gov't Branchexecutive
ComplainantOMB Field Investigation Unit
Complainant Typepublic official
Allegations & Details

Nature of Complaint

Unexplained wealth — SALN understated by PHP 180M; properties and investments not declared including 12 real estate holdings and 5 business interests

Alleged Acts or Omissions

Failure to declare real properties worth PHP 120M, non-disclosure of business interests in 5 corporations, misrepresentation of annual income, understated bank deposits, assets disproportionate to legitimate income as government official

Date of Incident2018-01-01
Place of IncidentDOLE Central Office, Manila
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