Solon: Ombudsman ‘open’ to revise circular limiting access to SALN of gov’t execs

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The Office of the Ombudsman is “open for revision” of the circular which limits access to the SALN of government officials, a lawmaker said. | NAMercadoINQ

Under the memorandum dated September 2020, SALNs will be released only in three situations:

• if the declarant, meaning the government official who filed it and his or her official representative made a request;• if the request is made through the Office of the Ombudsman’s field investigation office for the purpose of a fact-finding probe “In all other instances, no SALN will be furnished to the requester unless he/she presents a notarized letter of authority from the declarant allowing the release of the requested SALN,” the memorandum said.

SALNs have been considered crucial in identifying possible graft and corruption, as it would show whether a public official’s wealth and liabilities correspond to his or her salary and other ventures while in office.

 

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