Visayas resident ombudsmen in Iloilo for a 3-day confab
Resident Ombudsmen from the Visayas will attend a three-day convention starting today until Friday at the Sarabia Manor Hotel.
The annual convention with the theme "Resident Ombudsmen in the Era of New Technology" will be attended by around 100 participants from the three regions in the Visayas, said Director Virginia Santiago of the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas.
A discussion on Cyber Crime Investigation will be held this afternoon to be presided by Dir. Elfren Meneses Jr., chief of the Intellectual Property Rights Division of the NBI Central Office.
On Thursday, lawyer Rodolfo Elman, of the Office of the Ombudsman -Mindanao will give updates on the powers, proceedings and jurisprudence of the Office of the Ombudsman. This will be followed by a consultative conference with Ombudsman officials led by Over-all Deputy Ombudsman Orlando Casimiro.
Santiago said the participants will attend a briefing on environmental issues especially the oil spill in Guimaras when they will visit the island on Friday.