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Pacquiao says to waive bank secrecy right if elected as President

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 08:01 PM

Sen. Manny Pacquiao said on Wednesday he will waive his right under the Philippines' Bank Secrecy Law and will require his appointed officials to do the same, if he is elected to the country's highest office this May. Read more »

Senate aspirants push for publicly disclosing SALN

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 12:04 AM

Article XI, Section 17 of the Constitution requires the President and other high-ranking officials to disclose their SALNs to the public. Read more »

2022 polls aspirants should release SALNs: Escudero

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 02:32 PM

Those seeking elective posts in the 2022 national elections should disclose their SALN to help voters choose the next set of public officials, Sorsogon Gov. Francis 'Chiz' Escudero said. Read more »

Senate bets flag Ombudsman-led push to 'defang' SALN law

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 22 05:10 PM

Senate aspirants Chel Diokno and Teddy Baguilat criticize Ombudsman Samuel Martires for pushing amendments to the SALN law. Read more »

Ombudsman proposal: Exclude family transactions from SALN

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 02:29 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires is seeking the exclusion of transactions between members of a family from the declaration of the SALN. Read more »

'Lehitimo': Tugade dinepensahan ang offshore investments

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 08:26 PM

Sinabi ni Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade na lehitimo at hindi ilegal ang pinagmamay-aring offshore company. Read more »

Mayor Isko: 'SALN is a public document'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 11:13 PM

Naniniwala si Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso na dapat bukas ang mga opisyal ng gobyerno na ipakita sa publiko ang kanilang SALN. Read more »

Ombudsman nangatwiran sa di paglalabas ng SALN ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 08:29 PM

Maraming mga abogado ang kumontra sa posisyon ng Ombudsman tungkol sa di paglalabas ng SALN ng mga opisyal. Read more »

Palace 'respects' Ombudsman jail bid for SALN critics

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 04:23 PM

Malacañang respects the proposal of Ombudsman Samuel Martires to jail people who make public comments on SALNs. Read more »

Ombudsman's proposal: Jail those making public commentaries on SALNs

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 03:53 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires said he wants the laws on the release of SALN of government personnel reconciled, proposing jail time for those who make public comments on the said document. Read more »

Lawyer seeks remedies after failure to get Duterte SALN

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 10:18 AM

A lawyer who was given the run-around in his attempt to get copies of President Rodrigo Duterte’s SALN is now looking at legal remedies after his request for a copy of it was eventually denied. Read more »

Lawyer given run-around in bid to secure Duterte’s SALN

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 08:28 PM

A lawyer failed to secure President Rodrigo Duterte's statements of assets, liabilities and net worth. Read more »

Palace: Duterte filed SALN, get copy from Ombudsman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 06:47 PM

The release of President Rodrigo Duterte's SALN rests on the Office of the Ombudsman, Malacañang told Vice President Leni Robredo. Read more »

Robredo’s net worth rose to P11.9 million in 2020 from P3.5 million in 2019

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 09:44 PM

Robredo explained that there was an increase in her assets after her mother’s death as her siblings are already based abroad and she is the only one left in the Philippines. Read more »

Weaponized SALNs vs justices? Former SC justice says 'just file SALNs or don't join gov't'

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 05:22 PM

Amid concerns that statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) are now being weaponized to go after Supreme Court justices, the filing of SALNs is a constitutional requirement every public official must comply with, a retired magistrate said Monday.   Read more »

Ex-justice Jardeleza: Why should a Supreme Court justice be above the law?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 12:48 PM

Retired magistrate Francis Jardeleza said this Monday following reports that a House panel would tackle this week the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen for the latter's supposed failure to file his statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Read more »

'To protect our members': Access to solons' SALNs by request, says Speaker

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 07:43 PM

House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday said interested parties who want access to lawmaker's wealth report should write to their special committee, a safeguard to "protect" their members from political persecution. Read more »

CSC extends deadline for filing of SALN until May 30

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 08:24 PM

Government officials and employees now have until May 30 to file their 2020 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). Read more »

Cusi dethrones Villar as richest Cabinet member; restrictions to full SALN disclosure formalized in nearly all branches

Bethina Farin, Dave Abuel, and Che de los Reyes, ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
Updated as of Nov 06 11:03 PM

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi has dethroned Public Works Secretary Mark Villar as the richest member of the Duterte cabinet in 2019.  Read more »

The net worth of Duterte's Cabinet members

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Nov 05 12:07 AM

Who's the richest and poorest member of President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet? Find out in this infographic. Read more »