Accountability, politics should never be mixed — Ombudsman

MANILA, Philippines — Accountability and politics should never be mixed, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano, the spokesman of the Office of the Ombudsman, said on Monday. This was after Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said that many times, he was offered case dismissal in exchange of turning his back on the Senate "independent majority bloc" but that he did not accept it. "Accountability and politics should never be mixed", Clavano said in Filipino when asked by media. "If there are people who are tryi