SHE doesn’t want the post but Justice Secretary Leila de Lima has been nominated before the Judicial and Bar Council for the position Ombudsman which was left vacant following the resignation of Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez.

De Lima was nominated by Assistant State Prosecutor Romeo Senson, who prosecuted the case of the 42 health workers or the so-called “Morong 43.”

Senson cited the DoJ chief’s commendable performance during her stint in the justice department  and the Commission on Human Rights.

“Secretary de Lima has shown her incorruptible stand, integrity beyond reproach and character par excellence in serving the public,” Senson said.          

Under the Constitution, the JBC is mandated to screen applicants and nominees for vacancies in the judiciary and the  Office of the Ombudsman  and submit a shortlist of nominees for the vacancy.

“Even if her appointment will surely be a loss to the justice department, the same is more for the betterment of the Filipino people in general,” the state prosecutor added.

De Lima earlier said she is not keen on getting the Ombudsman’s post as she finds her role as justice secretary more “fulfilling.”

Aside from her, lawyer Ernesto Francisco, Jr. has also been nominated for the Ombudsman post.