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The Philippine Star
|October 15, 2025
After five long years, new Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla has reversed an order of his unlamented predecessor, which effectively ended public access to the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth of government officials.
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SALNSs were routinely made accessible to the media until Samuel Martires was appointed ombudsman by then president Rodrigo Duterte.
Following the lead of the Supreme Court where he used to be an associate justice, Martires clamped down in 2020 on the public accessibility of the SALN - a requirement under the principles of transparency and accountability provided in the Constitution and Republic Act 6713, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees.
This story is from the October 15, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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