An agitated Francis Tolentino, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chair, cried foul over insinuations his wealth had almost doubled in the past two years, saying the media had misinterpreted two different forms of the required statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) which were recently made public.
The burden of explaining the P21-million jump in the net worth of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Francis Tolentino lies with him, Malacañang said Saturday.
An agitated Francis Tolentino, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chief, cried foul over “insinuations” his wealth had increased as shown by a government officials’ 2011 and 2012 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth released by Malacanang on Friday.
Does joining the government make one poorer—or richer? Malacañang released to the media on Friday the copies of the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) of Cabinet secretaries for 2012, reflecting the rise and fall of the net worth of the members of President Benigno Aquino III’s official family in a year.
Senator Loren Legarda allegedly failed to declare as part of her assets a posh condominium unit on Park Avenue in New York City for four years, and did so only in 2011 just before she and the other senators convened as an impeachment court to try then Chief Justice Renato Corona.
In her statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) from 2007 to 2011, Sen. Loren Legarda listed 48 Dunwoody St. in University Hills Subdivision in Malabon City as her home address.
A payment of P7 million for the film rights to the movie about his life in exile three years ago has made Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson’s net worth increase significantly.
The Office of the Ombudsman has reminded all government officials and employees to file their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) on or before the April 30 deadline.
Retired Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot, former military chief comptroller, on Friday posted bail before the Sandiganbayan in connection with perjury charges slapped against him for filing erroneous statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) while in office.
It’s tax filing season and for government officials, in particular, the time of year for disclosing their statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).
Declaring foreign currency deposits as required in the new Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) form may not be a good idea for government officials and employees, a veteran tax collector claimed Saturday.
All government workers, from the President to administrative aides, are now required to file a statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN) based on “simpler” but more detailed forms intended “to maximize the SALN’s potential as a transparency and accountability tool,” Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chair Francisco Duque III said Friday.
Even long-retired government officials are not safe from the Office of the Ombudsman’s intensified crackdown on the errant reporting of statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN).
