NAIPADALA na ng Judicial and Bar Council sa Palasyo ng Malakanyang ang Shortlist para bakanteng pwesto bilang ombudsman.
Kasama sa JBC Shortlist sina Justice Sec. Boying Remulla, Dating Commission on Audit Chair Michael Aguinaldo, at Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Lopez.
Ang tatlong iba pang nasa Shortlist ay sina Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Gaerlan, Retired Court of Appeals Justice Stephen Cruz, Deputy Executive Secretary Lisa Logan, at Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Michael Musngi.
Isa sa pitong nabanggit ang hihirangin bilang bagong ombudsman kapalit ng nagretriro na si Samuel Martires.