House SALN review panel formed

Speaker Faustino Dy III has issued a memorandum reconstituting an eight-member panel tasked to review and push for the submission of the updated statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALN) of the 317 members of the House of Representatives.

- By DELON PORCALLA

Deputy Speaker Ferdinand Hernandez will head the SALN Review and Compliance Committee, pursuant to the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Government Officials and Employees.

The committee was tasked to “continue to perform its mandate as contained in House Memorandum Order 17-42 dated December 2016, and in the Rules of Procedure in the Filing, Review and Disclosure of, and Access to, the SALNs of House members and employees.

The reconstitution of the SALN Committee follows the Speaker's statement last week that the House will review its rules on the public disclosure of members’ SALNs to ensure transparency and accountability.

Dy noted that lawmakers’ SALNs used to be open to public inspection and that Congress should consider returning to that practice.

So far, only nine congressmen have released copies of their 2025 SALN to the public.