MANILA - Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales on Friday said a fact-finding investigation is ongoing against Senator Leila de Lima.

According to Morales, her office gave due course to the complaint against the embattled senator.

"There have been some leads. We're giving it due course by conducting fact-finding," said Morales at the homecoming event of the University of the Philippines (U.P.) College of Law.

Morales said the investigation is being carried out by the Deputy Ombudsman for Visayas.

Albuera, Leyte police chief Jovie Espenido filed a complaint against De Lima before the Office of the Ombudsman in the Visayas.

He accused De Lima of receiving payola from suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa.