Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth is referred to as SALN. It is a declaration of an official or employee's assets (such as real estate, automobiles, etc.), liabilities (such as loans, debts, etc.), as well as commercial and financial interests, as well as those of their spouse and any unmarried children under 18 who are still living with their parents. Article XI Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution and Section 8 of Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the "Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees," require the submission of a SALN, which includes a waiver allowing the Ombudsman or his authorized representatives to obtain documents from all appropriate government agencies that may reveal assets, liabilities, net worth, business interests, and financial connections.
All governmental employees and representatives, whether on a permanent or temporary basis, are required to submit a SALN.
Art. The 1987 Philippine Constitution's Article XI, Section 17:
“A public officer or employee shall, upon assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be required by law, submit a declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities, and net worth.”
“In the case of the President, the Vice-President, the Members of the Cabinet, the Congress, the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Commissions and other constitutional offices, and officers of the armed forces with general or flag rank, the declaration shall be disclosed to the public in the manner provided by law.”
Administrative Code of 1987, Book 1, Chapter 9, Sec. 34
“A public officer or employee shall upon assumption of office and as often thereafter as may be required by law, submit a declaration under oath of his assets, liabilities, and net worth.”
RA 6713, Sec. 8
“Statements and Disclosure — Public officials and employees have an obligation to accomplish and submit declarations under oath of, and the public has the right to know, their assets, liabilities, net worth and financial and business interests including those of their spouses and of unmarried children under eighteen (18) years of age living in their households.”
In accordance with the principles outlined in these rules, public employees and employees with temporary status must also register their SALNs and Disclosure of Business Interests and Financial Connections under oath.
RA 6713, Sec. 8
A SALN must be submitted:
- within thirty (30)days of taking office;
- on or before April 30 of the following year, and
- After leaving the military, "within thirty (30) days.
RA 6713, Sec. 8
“All public officials and employees required under this section to file the aforestated documents shall also execute, within thirty (30) days from the date of their assumption of office, the necessary authority in favor of the Ombudsman to obtain from all appropriate government agencies, including the Bureau of Internal Revenue, such documents as may show their assets, liabilities, net worth, and also their business interests and financial connections in previous years, including, if possible, the year when they first assumed any office in the Government.”
“Identification and disclosure of relatives. — It shall of the duty of every public official or employee to identify and disclose, to the best of his knowledge and information, his relatives in the Government in the form, manner and frequency prescribed by the Civil Service Commission.”
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