ISSUE: Whether or not the Ombudsman may directly discipline public school teachers

and employees?
RULING: Yes. The authority of the Ombudsman to act on complaints fled against
public ofcers and employees is explicit in Article XI, Section ! of the "#$
%onstitution& Article XI, Section ' of the same %onstitution delineates the po(ers,
functions and duties of the Ombudsman& The enumeration of these po(ers is non)
exclusi*e& %ongress enacted +&A& ,o& -$$., other(ise /no(n as The Ombudsman
Act of "#", gi*ing the Ofce such other po(ers that it may need to efciently
perform the tas/ gi*en by the %onstitution& In fne, the manifest intent of the
la(ma/ers (as to besto( on the Ofce of the Ombudsman full administrati*e
disciplinary authority in accord (ith the