Manila, Sept. 3 -- President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants the next Ombudsman to be impartial, Malacanang said Wednesday, following claims that there is a plot to appoint an ally to put Vice President Sara Duterte and her allies in jail by 2028.

Palace Press Officer Claire Castro maintained that the next Ombudsman must have integrity and is nonpartisan, based on the qualities Marcos is looking for.

"Ang gusto po ng Pangulo of course ay dapat may integridad, hindi nadidiktahan at walang kinakampihan (What the President wants, of course, is to have integrity, not be dictated to, and not take sides)," Castro said.

This comes after Marcos' sister, Senator Imee Marcos, claimed that there is an effort to get rid of Duterte ahead of the 2028 ...