Ombudsman Samuel R. Martires stood pat on his suggestion that the Commission on Audit (COA) should not publish its annual audit reports (AARs) for fear that the public may make incorrect assumptions on possible acts of corruption. During the hearing before the Committee on Appropriations of the...
It is the right of Filipinos to avail of their freedom of information from government entities, especially since their taxes pay the salaries of government employees. Sen. Robin Padilla, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media, presides over a hearing on several...
The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded government agencies on Monday, June 26 of the deadline for submission of the 2022 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) to the appropriate repository agency, which is set on June 30. According to CSC, under the CSC Memorandum Circular No....
Transparency isn't a mere afterthought in the proposed Philippine sovereign wealth fund, dubbed the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF). (MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave this assurance to Filipinos Sunday, Dec. 18, or just three days removed from the MIF Bill's passage on third and...
Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno believes the enactment of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Law will reduce corruption among government agencies. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (Photo from Diokno’s campaign team) Diokno, a senatorial bet under Vice President Leni Robredo’s ticket, noted the FOI...
To curb corruption in the government, Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Feb. 2, said she will push for a “regular lifestyle check” aside from the public access to officials’ Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) if she wins the presidency in May 2022. Vice President...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said he has not spent the P50 million in excess campaign funds stemming from his failed 2016 senatorial bid. “Naitabi naman natin ng maayos, masinop naman ako sa buhay... mansion, naku wala (I kept the money and has not...
Presidential aspirant and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Tuesday, Jan. 25, said he is willing to make his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) public if he is elected as the country’s next president. PHOTO FROM MAYOR ISKO MORENO'S FACEBOOK PAGE/ MANILA...
Senatorial candidate and human rights lawyer Jose Manuel "Chel" Diokno stressed on Tuesday, Jan. 25, that public officials and employees are duty bound to make their statement of assets and liabilities and net worth (SALN) public to prevent them from amassing ill-gotten wealth. Human rights lawyer...
Presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso bared that some P50 million out of P171 million in campaign contributions for his failed 2016 senatorial run is now part of his income. Broadcast Journalist Jessica Soho, during the GMA News presidential candidate...
Aspiring president Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has no plans of making public his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth or SALN as he said it can be used against him by political rivals. During a panel interview with various media outfits aired on DWIZ Facebook page Monday, Marcos said...
To curb corruption in the government, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday, Dec. 5, said he intends to propose the publication of government workers’ Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) on websites and the mandatory video recording of all government bidding...
