P-Noy appoints new Visayas ombudsman

MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino has appointed a new deputy ombudsman for the Visayas.

Paul Elmer Clemente, who succeeded deputy ombudsman Pelagio Apostol, took his oath before Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales last week.

Clemente joined the Office of the Ombudsman in 1995 as a graft investigation officer at the Office of the Chief Legal Counsel.

He served as a director and acting assistant ombudsman until he resigned in 2006.

In 2012, he rejoined the anti-graft agency and was appointed Prosecution Officer II at the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon.