Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines – Former Ombudsman and Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales expressed dismay on Sunday over the charges faced by public officials in recent months.
Carpio-Morales made the remarks during her speech at the University of the Philippines Diliman’s 115th Commencement Exercises, themed “Gumagalang.”
“In a world increasingly divided by arrogance, intolerance, and indifference, the call to gumalang (respect) is not merely timely, but urgent,” the former justice said.
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