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OMB-Luzon closes Calamba Regional Office
31 July 2012

     The Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon announced that its Regional Office in Calamba City ceases operations starting today.

     The Calamba,Laguna Regional Office, located at the City Hall along Bacnotan Road in Calamba City, is OMB-Luzon’s first Regional Office. Its second Regional Office, located in Rosales, Pangasinan was inaugurated last April 30, 2012.

     Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon Gerard Mosquera said that effective July 31, 2012, all operations of the said office shall be conducted and pending complaints evaluated at the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon, at the Ombudsman Building, Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City.

     He explained that the closure of the regional office does not mean it will no longer be providing public service to said area, as the closure is only physical, since services shall continue to be delivered from the Head Office in Quezon City.

     He further clarified that the move is meant to maximize the existing personnel complement of OMB-Luzon. “Magagaling ang mga officers natin sa Calamba pero di sila namamaximize so ibabalik natin sila sa Head Office.” There were only eight officers manning the Calamba office.

     DO Mosquera added that the services being provided in Calamba were limited to public assistance and mediation, and that even applications for Ombudsman clearance were being brought to the Head Office because all data are in Quezon City.

     He advised those with pending requests with the Calamba, Laguna office to contact Ms. Lora Laudato at (049) 545-6789 loc. 8207 or Ms. Lorna Sitjar at (02) 926-8794.

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