MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman is in need of 2,100 “honest lawyers” to fill the vacant posts at the Ombudsman.
Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon, Gerard Mosquera, said that they are now in the process of hiring officers.
“Because not only should we hire intelligent lawyers, we need to hire honest lawyers, lawyers with integrity,” he said.
He also said that they are being careful when it comes to the selection of candidates, explaining that it is easy to check the intelligence of applicants but very difficult to hire “good” and “honest” lawyers.
“That’s why we have to be very, very careful because these are permanent positions. Once we put a warm body in this position, theoretically, he or she can stay there until he or she is 65,” he said.
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