Make SALNs easier to get again
The Freeman
|October 27, 2025
There's some good news for graft and corruption watchers; Statements of Assets Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) are accessible again...well, technically.
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Before, at least under then Ombudsman Samuel Martires, if any taxpayer wanted to get a SALN of any officials right he or she would have to: go to the particular location of the office or agency of that official, fill up different forms asking for a SALN, justify why you want a copy of someone's SALN, spend for photocopy and certification of that SALN, and wait for a copy of that SALN.
Of course, there was always the chance that the request for SALN will be denied, ignored, or just get "lost" in the bureaucratic process.
This story is from the October 27, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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