FOLLOWING are links to articles VERA Files had written on how to deconstruct Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN).
Lessons of Corona SALNs • 11 February 2012
ALL public officers and employees must submit a declaration under oath of their respective statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) on April 30. In accomplishing the SALN, they could learn a lesson or two from arguably the most scrutinized SALN in Philippine history: that of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona. Corona is on trial in the Senate for, among others, betrayal of public trust arising from his failure to disclose to the public his SALN. Article 11, Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution provides that “a public officer or employee shall, upon assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be required by law, submit a declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities and net worth.” »Read More
SC sacked RTC employee for not declaring market stall • 11 February 2012
THE impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona has put the spotlight on an otherwise nondescript document that all government officials routinely file annually: the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN). Supreme Court decisions show that violations relating to improper filing of a SALN, including what some may consider minor, have been meted out severe penalties. »Read More
Monitoring assets of civil servants • 7 November 2009
IF Filipinos are wondering how government officials and employees become millionaires overnight, buying expensive cars, moving to upscale homes, or taking frequent trips abroad, the answers can be partly found by checking their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN). »Read More
Statements of Assets and Net Worth: A critical tool to combat public sector corruption • 19 March 2010
HOW honest are our elected officials?
In theory, this should be easy to tell since all public officials and employees are legally obliged to report everything they own and owe in their annual Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). In reality, though, it is an altogether different story. >>Read More
SALN violators: No big fish since Marcelo’s time • 7 November 2009
IN December 2003, a son of former Armed Forces comptroller Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia was caught bringing $100,000 into the U.S. and held by Customs authorities. Garcia later admitted the money was his and said it was intended for his wife’s medical treatment in the U.S. »Read More
Where to get SALN • 7 November 2009
President, Vice President, chairs and commissioners of constitutional commissions and offices
Central Records Division, Office of the Ombudsman
Address: Ombudsman Building on Agham Road in North Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City 1101
Tel. Nos.: 926-9032; 926-8752 loc. 222
Website: ombudsman.gov.ph »Read More
