LABOR Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd and Associate Justice Samuel Martires lead the list of candidates for Ombudsman as the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) starts its interviews today, Wednesday.

The other candidates are Sandiganbayan Justice Efren de la Cruz, lawyers Edna Batacan, Rey Nathaniel Ifurung, Rainier Madrid, Felito Ramirez, Rex Rico; and Special Prosecutor Edilberto Sandoval.

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