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I’m Ellen Tordesillas, a journalist.

I will be posting in this blog my columns in Malaya, articles by VERA Files, as well as materials relevant to strengthening democracy and making life worth living.

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VERA Files is composed of veteran journalists taking a deeper look at current issues.

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Ellen
E-mail: ellentordesillas {at} gmail {dot} com

Welcome!

I’m Ellen Tordesillas, a journalist.

I will be posting in this blog my columns in Malaya, articles by VERA Files, as well as materials relevant to strengthening democracy and making life worth living.

Malaya (malaya.com.ph) is a daily (except Sunday) newspaper in English that has a courageous history in the Filipinos' fight against tyranny.

VERA Files (verafiles.org) is composed of veteran journalists taking a deeper look at current issues.

Thank you.
Ellen

E-mail: ellentordesillas {at} gmail {dot} com

Tag: Mercy Gutierrez

Gov’t struck deal with Gutierrez over resignation

Published by Ellen on July 3, 2011

(I did this story for VERA Files. It has been released to all media outlets.)

merceditas gutierrez resigns — Resignation came with a price

The government paid a price for getting Merceditas Gutierrez to resign as Ombudsman, a deal one official justified by saying that subjecting her to a drawn-out impeachment trial would have been an emotional and divisive political exercise.

A highly reliable source said President Benigno Aquino III agreed to the two conditions Gutierrez set in exchange for her resignation. One, she would get her full retirement benefits. Two, government would not file charges against her.

The deal, however, does not preclude private individuals from filing cases against the former Ombudsman, who had also served as acting justice secretary during the Arroyo administration, the source said.