Published on October 21st, 2015 | by The Maharlikan
President Aquino visits wake of Ombudsman Morales’ late son
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President Benigno Aquino III has paid his last respects at the wake of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales’ son on October 12 at the Heritage Park in Taguig.
A picture of the president visiting the wake of Morales’ youngest son, Umberto, was uploaded on the government website Official Gazette but there were no other details provided.
It was captioned: “Earlier this evening, President Benigno S. Aquino III paid his respects to the late Umberto Morales, son of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, at the Heritage Park in Taguig.”
Umberto worked as chief of staff to her mother at the Office of the Ombudsman. He was also the team manager of the Ombudsman Graft Busters, a basketball team participating on the UNTV Cup.
Ombudsman Morales seems to have chosen to keep her son’s death very private as there were no reports in the media except for the photo that was uploaded on Official Gazette.
This is despite the anti-graft body chief being in the news recently over the Ombudsman’s decision to dismiss Makati Mayor Junjun Binay and slapped him with ‘perpetual disqualification’ from holding public office and forfeiture of retirement benefits.
On Monday, she also announced Vice president Jejomar Binay, son Junjun and 22 other respondents will be indicted in criminal charges over the alleged overpriced Makati parking building.
A professional to the hilt, Morales managed to keep her private life away from public eye.
Apparently now, she is putting up a brave face in front of the media and her critics while, as a mother, is secretly grieving in sorrow over her son’s untimely demise.
