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Umali: I have no proof that ‘small lady’ exists

By JOSEPH HOLANDES UBALDE
ORIENTAL Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali on Tuesday insisted that a “small lady” handed him the dubious photocopies of bank documents showing the accounts allegedly owned by Chief Justice Renato Corona, but he admitted he cannot prove his source’s existence. “I have no proof, I have no proof but my word as an officer of the court,” Umali told reporters Tuesday.

Umali: I have no proof that ‘small lady’ exists

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.”

Lessons of Corona SALNs

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.

SC sacked RTC employee for not declaring market stall