PCIJ request for Duterte SALN runs into dead end – again Only Vice President Maria Leonor ‘Leni’ Robredo is known to have released her 2020 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN). The Senate and House of Representatives are still sitting on PCIJ’s requests. BY MARTHA TEODORO July 26, 2021 | 11:00:00 AM
President Rodrigo Duterte’s wealth remains a secret as the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) request for a copy of his 2020 Statement of Assets of Liabilities and Networth (SALN) again ran into a dead end.
The central office of the Office of the Ombudsman is the custodian of the SALNs of presidents, vice presidents, and constitutional officials. However, Ombudsman Samuel Martires issued in 2020 a controversial memorandum restricting access to the documents.
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Covering Campaign Finance: The Philippine Experience Campaign finance is an important, if not the most important aspect, of any electoral exercise. One’s capacity to run for office is largely hinged on their access to resources. BY KAROL ILAGAN AND FLOREEN SIMON May 9, 2021 | 07:00:00 AM
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President Rodrigo Duterte is not one to keep his lips sealed about money. As a presidential candidate then, the former mayor would tease audiences about the state of his finances and donors whose money he supposedly accepted and refused.
Value of SALN in campaign finance The shrinking trend in accessing SALN of public officials had proven to pose hindrances in reporting on the wealth of public officials. The latest of these restrictions is an Ombudsman Memorandum Circular that prevents access to SALNs under its safekeeping unless requested by the filer themselves, authorized by the filer, or if summoned by the Ombudsman’s Field Investigation Office, Bureau or Unit for purposes of a fact-finding investigation. BY KAROL ILAGAN AND FLOREEN SIMON May 9, 2021 | 07:00:00 AM
As many election and governance advocates would say, campaign finance is the first step by which the people can tell whether a candidate, once elected into office, would do well in a public post and in handling public funds. A cross-checking of campaign finance submissions with wealth declarations should be able to provide better contexts towards