MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro Rep. Terry Ridon said on Tuesday that new evidence in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case will include firearms worth millions that she failed to disclose in her net worth statements. In…
MANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker on Friday criticized Vice President Sara Duterte’s legal team in the impeachment complaints against her for lumping the money in her bank accounts under a different category in her net worth statements,…
MANILA – On Thursday, the Malacañang Palace said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. included a professional appraisal in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) to give the public a clearer, and updated picture of the…
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate on Monday clarified the procedures for the release of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs) of incumbent senators, reaffirming that all requests must comply with transparency and privacy regulations. In…
MANILA, Philippines — Former Speaker Martin Romualdez on Tuesday said he is willing to publicize his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) should the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) require it. Romualdez said this after…
MANILA, Philippines – Incoming Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday said there will be a major shift toward transparency and accountability in his new office. Remulla, who is currently secretary of Justice, will take his oath on…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An incumbent barangay councilor of Argao town in southern Cebu who was arrested on Monday for failing to submit his 2021 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) has posted bail. Personnel…
MANILA, Philippines — Should he win in the May 2022 polls, presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday he will not make his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) public, especially…
MANILA, Philippines — People making commentaries on public officials’ Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) may face a penalty of five years imprisonment if the proposal of Ombudsman Samuel Martires is granted. Martires on Thursday…
MANILA, Philippines — For Vice President Leni Robredo, the Office of the Ombudsman has given public officials a “license” to hide their wealth when it restricted access to their Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN)…
Yesterday’s editorial in this newspaper, “Who is he protecting?” referring to Ombudsman Samuel Martires, described his recent actions as “seemingly intent on defanging a law intended to pinpoint graft in governance and on providing a convenient shield…
MANILA, Philippines — The decision of Ombudsman Samuel Martires to limit public access to a government official’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) goes against a constitutional principle which calls for transparency, his predecessor said.…
