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Feb 11, 2012

Lessons of Corona SALNs

By LALA ORDENES and ARTHA KIRA PAREDES
(Written by VERA Files for the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Talk of the Town)
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.”

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Lessons of Corona SALNs
Feb 11, 2012

SC sacked RTC employee for not declaring market stall

By LALA ORDENES and ARTHA KIRA PAREDES
(Written by VERA Files for the Philippine Daily Inquirer's Talk of the Town)
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.

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SC sacked RTC employee for not declaring market stall
Feb 10, 2012

Corona is finished

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
AS I was writing this piece, Supreme Court Spokesman Midas Marquez was having a press conference announcing the Temporary Restraining Order that the High Court issued against the Senate, seating as an impeachment court, to subpoena information on the foreign dollar account of Chief Justice Renato Corona.

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Corona is finished
Feb 9, 2012

Tight-lipped PS Bank chief prompts court to summon branch manager

By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
PHILIPPINE Savings Bank President Pascual Garcia III’s refusal to divulge information on the contested deposit account of Chief Justice Renato Corona on Thursday tested the senator-judges’ patience and eventually pushed them to summon the bank manager privy to the information.

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Tight-lipped PS Bank chief prompts court to summon branch manager
Feb 8, 2012

Corona bank deposits, SALN entries don’t match

By YVONNE T. CHUA
PSBANK President Pascual Garcia III submitted to the Senate on Wednesday certifications showing deposits in three bank accounts of impeached Chief Justice Renato Corona that apparently were not fully disclosed in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.

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Corona bank deposits, SALN entries don’t match