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